HomeMy WebLinkAboutElevator Marketing Store; 2014-04-17;ASSIGNMENT AND ASSUMPTION AGREEMENT
FOR
INTERNET HOSTING SERVICES
THIS ASSIGNMENT AND ASSUMPTION AGREEMENT ("Assignment Agreement") is
made and entered into this / '-f th day of mo~ 20i}, by and between the CITY OF
CARLSBAD, a political subdivision of the Stateof alif a ("City"), ELEVATOR MARKETING
STORE, INC., A CALIFORNIA CORPORATION ("Assignor'') and DIGITOPIA, A CALIFORNIA
BENEFIT CORPORATION ("Assignee"), and is made with reference to the following facts:
RECITALS
A. On April 17, 2014, the City and Assignor entered into that certain Professional
Services Agreement concerning Internet hosting services, (the "Agreement").
B. Paragraph 25 of the Agreement allows Assignor to assign rights and obligations
under the Agreement upon written approval of the City.
C. Assignor desires to assign its interest in the Agreement to Assignee. Further,
Assignee desires to accept assignment of Assignor's interest in the Agreement and City consents
to the assignment of the interest in the Agreement from Assignor to Assignee.
NOW THEREFORE, incorporating the above recitals and in consideration of the
covenants and obligations set forth herein, the parties hereto agree as follows:
1. Assignment. Assignor hereby assigns to Assignee all of Assignor's rights and
obligations as set forth in the Agreement.
2. Assumption. Assignee hereby assumes all of Assignor's rights and obligations as
set forth in the Agreement.
3. City Consent. City hereby agrees and consents to the assignment of all of
Assignor's rights and obligations as set forth in the Agreement to Assignee.
4. General Terms and Conditions. The following general terms and conditions shall
apply to this Assignment Agreement.
4.1 Hold Harmless. In addition to the hold harmless provisions contained within the
Agreement, and except as to the sole negligence, or willful misconduct of City, Assignee shall
defend, indemnify and hold the City, its officers and employees, harmless from any and all loss,
damage, claim for damage, liability, expense or cost, including attorneys fees, which arises out of
or is in any way connected with this Assignment Agreement, notwithstanding that City may have
benefitted from this Assignment Agreement. The hold harmless provision shall apply to any acts
or omissions, wilful! misconduct or negligent conduct, whether active or passive, on the part of
Assignee.
The parties expressly agree that this section shall survive the expiration or early
termination of this Agreement.
4.2. Counterparts. This Assignment Agreement may be executed in counterparts, each
of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which, together, shall constitute one and the same
instrument.
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4.3. Successors and Assigns. It is mutually understood and agreed that this
Assignment Agreement shall be binding upon City, Assignor and Assignee and their respective
successors. Neither this Assignment Agreement or any part hereof nor any monies due or to
become due hereunder may be assigned by Assignee without the prior consent of City.
4.4. Governing Law. This Assignment Agreement shall be governed by, interpreted
under, and construed and enforced in accordance with, the laws of the State of California.
4.5. Venue. Any action at law or in equity brought by either of the parties hereto for the
purpose of enforcing a right or rights provided for by this Assignment Agreement shalt be tried in
a court of competent jurisdiction in the County of San Diego, State of California, and the parties
hereby waive all provisions of law providing for a change of venue in such proceedings to any
other county.
4.6. Notices. Service of any notices, bills, invoices or other documents required or
permitted under this Assignment Agreement shall be sufficient if sent by one party to the other by
United States mail, postage prepaid and addressed as follows:
City:
Assignor:
Assignee:
Joseph Stewart
City of Carlsbad
1635 Faraday Avenue
Carlsbad, CA 92008
Elevator Marketing Store, Inc.
5431 Avenida Encinas, Ste. J
Carlsbad, CA 92008
Digitopia
5431 Avenida Encinas, Ste. J
Carlsbad,CA 92008
4.7. Nondiscrimination. During the term of this Assignment Agreement, the parties
shall comply with the state and federal laws regarding non-discrimination.
4.8 Authority. The parties executing this Assignment Agreement on behalf of City,
Assignor and Assignee each represent and warrant that they have the legal power, right and
actual authority to bind the City, Assignor and Assignee, respectively, to the terms and conditions
hereof.
4.9 Severability. Each provision, term, condition, covenant, and/or restriction, in whole
and in part, in this Assignment Agreement shall be considered severable. In the event any
provision, term, condition, covenant, and/or restriction, in whole and in part, in this Assignment
Agreement is declared invalid, unconstitutional, or void for any reason, such provision or part
thereof shall be severed from this Assignment Agreement and shall not affect any other provision,
term, condition, covenant, and/or restriction, of this Assignment Agreement and the remainder of
this Assignment Agreement shall continue in full force and effect.
4.10 Effective Date. This Assignment Agreement shall be effective upon the date and
year first above written.
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ASSIGNOR:
ELEVATOR MARKETING STORE,
INC., A California :,9rporation ·~
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ASSIGNEE:
DIGITOPIA, a California Benefit
Corporation
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CITY OF CARLSBAD, a municipal
corporation o the State of California
By: • 1/ti-a/l , f a{.iil/t:;
MARIA CALLANDER
Director, Information
Technology
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, BARBARA ENGLESON
~~ity Clerk
If required by City, proper notarial acknowledgment of execution by contractor must be attached. If a
Corporation, Agreement must be signed by one corporate officer from each of the following two groups:
*Group A.
Chairman, President, or
Vice-President
**Group B.
Secretary, Assistant Secretary, CFO or
Assistant Treasurer
Otherwise, the corporation must attach a resolution certified by the secretary or assistant secretary under
corporate seal empowering the officer(s) signing to bind the corporation.
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
CELIA A, ~RE'f{E~ City Attorney
By: /i{;0( _.--,
Assistant City Attorney
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AMENDMENT NO. 2 TO EXTEND THE AGREEMENT FOR
INTERNET HOSTING SERVICES
ELEVATOR MARKETING STORE, INC.
This Amendment No. 2 is entered into and effective as of the s3 I st:day of March, 2017,
extending the agreement dated April 17, 201~ (the "Agreement") by and between the City of
Carlsbad, a municipal corporation, ("City"}, and Elevator Marketing Store, Inc., ("Contractor")
(collectively, the "Parties") for Internet Hosting Services.
RECITALS
A. On June 11, 2014, the Parties executed Amendment No. 1 to the Agreement to
alter the Agreement's pricing and payment schedule; and
B. The Parties desire to extend the Agreement for a period of three (3) years.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of these recitals and the mutual covenants
contained herein, City and Contractor agree as follows:
1. The Agreement, as may have been amended from time to time, is hereby extended
for a period of three (3) years ending on April15, 2020.
2. All other provisions of the Agreement, as may have been amended from time to
time, shall remain in full force and effect.
3. All requisite insurance policies to be maintained by the Contractor pursuant to the
Agreement, as may have been amended from time to time, shall include coverage for this
Amendment.
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4. The individuals executing this Amendment and the instruments referenced on
behalf of Contractor each represent and warrant that they have the legal power, right and actual
authority to bind Contractor to the terms and conditions hereof of this Amendment.
CONTRACTOR
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CITY OF CARLSBAD, a municipal
corporation of the State of California
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If required by City, proper notarial acknowledgment of execution by Contractor must be attached.
If a corporation, Agreement must be signed by one corporate officer from each of the following
two groups:
Group A
Chairman,
President, or
Vice-President
Group B
Secretary,
Assistant Secretary,
CFO or Assistant Treasurer
Otherwise, the corporation must attach a resolution certified by the secretary or assistant
secretary under corporate seal empowering the officer(s) signing to bind the corporation.
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
CELIA A BREWER, City Attorney
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AGREEMENT FOR INTERNET HOSTING SERVICES
ELEVATOR MARKETING STORE, INC.
THIS AGREEMENT is made and entered into as of the f'T'^ day of
A(piriC^ , 2014, by and between the CITY OF CARLSBAD, a municipal
corporation, (''City"), and Elevator Marketing Store, Inc., a California Corporation, ("Contractor").
RECITALS
A. City requires the professional services of an Internet Hosting Service that is
experienced in configuration, maintenance and security of website hosting.
B. Contractor has the necessary experience in providing hosting services and
advice related to hosting and maintaining websites.
C. Contractor has submitted a proposal to City and has affirmed its willingness and
ability to perform such work.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of these recitals and the mutual covenants
contained herein. City and Contractor agree as follows:
1. SCOPE OF WORK
City retains Contractor to perform, and Contractor agrees to render, those services (the
"Services") that are defined in attached Exhibit "A", which is incorporated by this reference in
accordance with this Agreement's terms and conditions.
2. STANDARD OF PERFORMANCE
While performing the Services, Contractor will exercise the reasonable professional care and
skill customarily exercised by reputable members of Contractor's profession practicing in the
Metropolitan Southern California Area, and will use reasonable diligence and best judgment
while exercising its professional skill and expertise.
3. TERM
The term of this Agreement will be effective for a period of three (3) years from the date first
above written. The City Manager may amend the Agreement to extend it for one (1) additional
three (3) year periods or parts thereof. Extensions will be based upon a satisfactory review of
Contractor's performance, City needs, and appropriation of funds by the City Council. The
parties will prepare a written amendment indicating the effective date, pricing, and length of the
extended Agreement.
4. TIME IS OF THE ESSENCE
Time is of the essence for each and every provision of this Agreement.
5. COMPENSATION
The total fee payable for the Services to be performed during the initial Agreement term will be
eleven thousand nine hundred eighty-eight dollars ($11,988). No other compensation for the
Services will be allowed except for items covered by subsequent amendments to this
Agreement. The City reserves the right to withhold a ten percent (10%) retention until City has
accepted the work and/or Services specified in Exhibit "A".
Incremental payments, if applicable, should be made as outlined in attached Exhibit "A".
6. STATUS OF CONTRACTOR
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Contractor will perform the Services in Contractor's own way as an independent contractor and
in pursuit of Contractor's independent calling, and not as an employee of City. Contractor will be
under control of City only as to the result to be accomplished, but will consult with City as
necessary. The persons used by Contractor to provide services under this Agreement will not be
considered employees of City for any purposes.
The payment made to Contractor pursuant to the Agreement will be the full and complete
compensation to which Contractor is entitled. City will not make any federal or state tax
withholdings on behalf of Contractor or its agents, employees or subcontractors. City will not be
required to pay any workers' compensation insurance or unemployment contributions on behalf
of Contractor or its employees or subcontractors. Contractor agrees to indemnify City within
thirty (30) days for any tax, retirement contribution, social security, overtime payment,
unemployment payment or workers' compensation payment which City may be required to
make on behalf of Contractor or any agent, employee, or subcontractor of Contractor for work
done under this Agreement. At the City's election. City may deduct the indemnification amount
from any balance owing to Contractor
7. SUBCONTRACTING
Contractor will not subcontract any portion of the Services without prior written approval of City.
If Contractor subcontracts any of the Services, Contractor will be fully responsible to City for the
acts and omissions of Contractor's subcontractor and of the persons either directly or indirectly
employed by the subcontractor, as Contractor is for the acts and omissions of persons directly
employed by Contractor Nothing contained in this Agreement will create any contractual
relationship between any subcontractor of Contractor and City. Contractor will be responsible for
payment of subcontractors. Contractor will bind every subcontractor and every subcontractor of
a subcontractor by the terms of this Agreement applicable to Contractor's work unless
specifically noted to the contrary in the subcontract and approved in writing by City.
8. OTHER CONTRACTORS
The City reserves the right to employ other Contractors in connection with the Services.
9. DISENTAGLEMENT AT TERMINATION
Contractor shall take all necessary and appropriate actions to accomplish a complete, timely,
and seamless transition of any terminated services from Contractor and the Subcontractors, if
any, to the City, or to any replacement provider designated by the City, without material
interruption of or material adverse impact on the terminated services or any other services
provided by third-parties or other service providers that Contractor shall continue to provide
(each transition, a "Disentanglement"). Contractor shall cooperate with the City and any new
service provider and othenwise promptly take all steps required or reasonably requested to
assist the City in effecting a complete and timely Disentanglement of City's terminated Services.
Contractor shall provide all information regarding the terminated Services or as othenwise
needed for Disentanglement, including data conversion, interface specifications, and related
professional services. Contractor shall provide for the prompt and orderly conclusion of all
terminated Services, as the City may direct including completion or partial completion of
projects, documentation of work in process, and other measures to assure an orderly transition
to the City ofthe City's designee. Contractor's obligation to provide the Services shall not cease
until a Disentanglement satisfactory to the City, including the performance by Contractor of all
asset-transfers and other obligations of Contractor provided in this Section 9, has been
completed in accordance with mutually agreed to completion or acceptance criteria or if no
agreed acceptance criteria exist, then to the City's reasonable satisfaction.
10. INDEMNIFICATION
Contractor agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the City and its officers, officials, employees
and volunteers from and against all claims, damages, losses and expenses including attorneys'
fees arising out of the performance of the work described herein caused by any negligence,
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recklessness, or willful misconduct of the Contractor, any subcontractor, anyone directly or
indirectly employed by any of them or anyone for whose acts any of them may be liable.
The parties expressly agree that any payment, attorney's fee, costs or expense City incurs or
makes to or on behalf of an injured employee under the City's self-administered workers'
compensation is included as a loss, expense or cost for the purposes of this section, and that
this section will survive the expiration or early termination of this Agreement.
11. INSURANCE
Contractor will obtain and maintain for the duration of the Agreement and any and all
amendments, insurance against claims for injuries to persons or damage to property which may
arise out of or in connection with performance of the sen/ices by Contractor or Contractor's
agents, representatives, employees or subcontractors. The insurance will be obtained from an
insurance carrier admitted and authorized to do business in the State of California. The
insurance carrier is required to have a current Best's Key Rating of not less than "A-:VH". OR
with a surplus line insurer on the State of California's List of Eligible Surplus Line Insurers
(LESLI) with a rating in the latest Best's Key Rating Guide of at least "A:X".
11.1 Coverages and Limits.
Contractor will maintain the types of coverages and minimum limits indicated below, unless Risk
Manager or City Manager approves a lower amount. These minimum amounts of coverage will
not constitute any limitations or cap on Contractor's indemnification obligations under this
Agreement. City, its officers, agents and employees make no representation that the limits of the
insurance specified to be carried by Contractor pursuant to this Agreement are adequate to
protect Contractor. If Contractor believes that any required insurance coverage is inadequate.
Contractor will obtain such additional insurance coverage, as Contractor deems adequate, at
Contractor's sole expense.
11.1.1 Commercial General Liability Insurance. $1.000.000 combined single-limit
per occurrence for bodily injury, personal injury and property damage. If the submitted policies
contain aggregate limits, general aggregate limits will apply separately to the work under this
Agreement or the general aggregate will be twice the required per occurrence limit.
11.1.2 Automobile Liability. (If the use of an automobile is involved for
Contractor's work for City). $1,000,000 combined single-limit per accident for bodily injury and
property damage.
11.1.3 Workers' Compensation and Employer's Liability. Workers' Compensation
limits as required by the California Labor Code. Workers' Compensation will not be required if
Contractor has no employees and provides, to City's satisfaction, a declaration stating this.
11.1.4 Professional Liability. Errors and omissions liability appropriate to
Contractor's profession with limits of not less than $1,000,000 per claim. Coverage must be
maintained for a period of five years following the date of completion of the work.
box is checked. Professional Liability
City's Initials Confrictor's Initials Insurance requirement is waived.
11.2. Additional Provisions. Contractor will ensure that the policies of insurance required under
this Agreement contain, or are endorsed to contain, the following provisions:
11.2.1 The City will be named as an additional insured on Commercial General
Liability which shall provide primary coverage to the City.
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11.2.2 Contractor will obtain occurrence coverage, excluding Professional
Liability, which will be written as claims-made coverage.
11.2.3 This insurance will be in force during the life of the Agreement and any
extensions of it and will not be canceled without thirty (30) days prior written notice to City sent
by certified mail pursuant to the Notice provisions of this Agreement.
11.3 Providing Certificates of Insurance and Endorsements. Prior to City's execution of this
Agreement, Contractor will furnish certificates of insurance and endorsements to City.
11.4 Failure to Maintain Coverage. If Contractor fails to maintain any of these insurance
coverages, then City will have the option to declare Contractor in breach, or may purchase
replacement insurance or pay the premiums that are due on existing policies in order to
maintain the required coverages. Contractor is responsible for any payments made by City to
obtain or maintain insurance and City may collect these payments from Contractor or deduct the
amount paid from any sums due Contractor under this Agreement.
11.5 Submission of Insurance Policies. City reserves the right to require, at any time,
complete and certified copies of any or all required insurance policies and endorsements.
12. BUSINESS LICENSE
Contractor will obtain and maintain a City of Carlsbad Business License for the term of the
Agreement, as may be amended from time-to-time.
13. ACCOUNTING RECORDS
Contractor will maintain complete and accurate records with respect to costs incurred under this
Agreement. All records will be clearly identifiable. Contractor will allow a representative of City
during normal business hours to examine, audit, and make transcripts or copies of records and
any other documents created pursuant to this Agreement. Contractor will allow inspection of all
work, data, documents, proceedings, and activities related to the Agreement for a period of
three (3) years from the date of final payment underthis Agreement.
14. OWNERSHIP OF DOCUMENTS
All work product produced by Contractor or its agents, employees, and subcontractors pursuant
to this Agreement is the property of City. In the event this Agreement is terminated, ali work
product produced by Contractor or its agents, employees and subcontractors pursuant to this
Agreement will be delivered at once to City Contractor will have the right to make one (1) copy
ofthe work product for Contractor's records.
15. INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
Work for Hire. Contractor understands and agrees that any and all materials and deliverables
(e.g. including but not limited to, documentation, computer programs, source code, software
products or system design specification, etc.) that are subject to copyright protection that are
developed in connection with the performance of this contract (Works) shall constitute a work for
hire as that term is defined in the Copyright Act of 1976 (Act), as amended. As a result, all right
title and interest in and to all such Works shall belong exclusively to the City, including without
limitation all copyrights and other intellectual property rights therein. If for any reason a Work is
not deemed to be a work for hire. Contractor hereby grants, transfers, sells and assigns, free of
charge, exclusively to the City, all title, rights and interest in and to said Work, including all
copyrights and other intellectual property rights. The Contractor further agrees to execute and
deliver to the City a confirmatory grant and assignment of all rights in and to Works and to
execute any other proper document the City deems necessary to ensure the complete and
effective transfer of all rights in Works to the City.
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In the event that Contractor utilizes a sub-contractor(s) for any portion of the Work that is in
whole or in part of the specified deliverable(s) to the City, Contractor shall include a statement in
the Contractor-subcontractor agreement (Subcontractor Agreement) that identifies that the
deliverable/ Work product to the City is a work-for hire as defined in the Act and that all
intellectual property rights in the deliverable/ Work product, whether arising in copyright,
trademark, service mark or other belongs to and shall vest in the City. Further, the
Subcontractor Agreement shall require that the subcontractor grants, transfers, sells and
assigns, free of charge, exclusively to the City, all titles, rights and interests in and to said Work/
deliverable, including all copyrights and other intellectual property rights.
Intellectual Property Warranty and Indemnification. The Contractor represents that to the best
of its knowledge any material or deliverables, including all Works, provided under any resulting
contract are either original, not encumbered and do not infringe upon the copyright, trademark,
patent or other intellectual property rights of any third party, or are in the public domain. If
deliverables, materials or Works provided hereunder become the subject of a claim, suit or
allegation of copyright, trademark or patent infringement. City shall have the right, in its sole
discretion, to require Contractor to produce, at Contractor's own expense, new non-infringing
materials, deliverables or Works as a means of remedying any claim of infringement in addition
to any other remedy available to the City under law or equity. Contractor further shall agree to
indemnify and hold harmless the City, its officers, employees and agents from and against any
and all claims, actions, costs, judgments or damages of any type alleging or threatening that
any materials, deliverables, supplies, equipment, services or Works provided under this contract
infringe the copyright, trademark, patent or other intellectual property or proprietary rights of any
third party (Third Party Claims of Infringement). If a Third Party Claim of Infringement is
threatened or made before Contractor receives payment under any resulting contract. City shall
be entitled, upon written notice to Contractor, to withhold some or all of such payment.
Other Warranties and Remedies. There are no other warranties, express or implied, except
those expressly set forth herein. There is no warranty of merchantability or fitness for a
particular purpose. Neither party shall be liable for any claim or demand of the other party made
directly or as a result of third party claims for lost profits or for indirect, special or consequential
damages. Except for the infringement indemnity described herein. Contractor shall not be liable
to City for more than the amount received from city for performance of the Services described in
any Exhibit to this Agreement.
16. NOTICES
The name of the persons who are authorized to give written notices or to receive written notice
on behalf of City and on behalf of Contractor under this Agreement.
For Citv For Contractor
Name Bill Baer Name Frank Cowell
Title Information Technology Manager Title President & Creative Director
Department Infomnation Technology Address 2965 Roosevelt SL, Suite C
City of Carlsbad Carlsbad, CA 92008
Address 1635 Faraday Ave. Phone No. 760-494-7590 ext 200
Carlsbad, CA 92008 Email fcowell@elevatoragencycom
Phone No. 760-602-2451
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Each party will notify the other immediately of any changes of address that would require any
notice or delivery to be directed to another address.
17. CONFLICT OF INTEREST
Contractor shall file a Conflict of Interest Statement with the City Clerk in accordance with the
requirements of the City of Carlsbad Conflict of Interest Code. The Contractor shall report
investments or interests in all four categories.
18. GENERAL COMPLIANCE WITH LAWS
Contractor will keep fully informed of federal, state and local laws and ordinances and
regulations which in any manner affect those employed by Contractor, or in any way affect the
performance of the Services by Contractor. Contractor will at all times observe and comply with
these laws, ordinances, and regulations and will be responsible for the compliance of
Contractor's services with all applicable laws, ordinances and regulations.
Contractor will be aware of the requirements of the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986
and will comply with those requirements, including, but not limited to, verifying the eligibility for
employment of all agents, employees, subcontractors and consultants whose services are
required by this Agreement.
19. DISCRIMINATION AND HARASSMENT PROHIBITED
Contractor will comply with all applicable local, state and federal laws and regulations prohibiting
discrimination and harassment.
20. DISPUTE RESOLUTION
If a dispute should arise regarding the performance of the Services the following procedure will
be used to resolve any questions of fact or interpretation not othenwise settled by agreement
between the parties. Representatives of Contractor or City will reduce such questions, and their
respective views, to writing. A copy of such documented dispute will be fonwarded to both
parties involved along with recommended methods of resolution, which would be of benefit to
both parties. The representative receiving the letter will reply to the letter along with a
recommended method of resolution within ten (10) business days. If the resolution thus
obtained is unsatisfactory to the aggrieved party a letter outlining the disputes will be fonwarded
to the City Manager. The City Manager will consider the facts and solutions recommended by
each party and may then opt to direct a solution to the problem. In such cases, the action of the
City Manager will be binding upon the parties involved, although nothing in this procedure will
prohibit the parties from seeking remedies available to them at law.
21. TERMINATION
In the event of the Conlractor's failure to prosecute, deliver, or perform the Services, City may
terminate this Agreement for nonperformance by notifying Contractor by certified mail of the
termination. If City decides to abandon or indefinitely postpone the work or services
contemplated by this Agreement, City may terminate this Agreement upon written notice to
Contractor. Upon notification of termination. Contractor has five (5) business days to deliver any
documents owned by City and all work in progress to City address contained in this Agreement.
City will make a determination of fact based upon the work product delivered to City and of the
percentage of work that Contractor has performed which is usable and of worth to City in having
the Agreement completed. Based upon that finding City will determine the final payment of the
Agreement.
Either party upon tendering sixty (60) days written notice to the other party may terminate this
Agreement. In this event and upon request of City Contractor will assemble the work product
and put it in order for proper filing and closing and deliver it to City Contractor will be paid for
work performed to the termination date; however, the total will not exceed the lump sum fee
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payable under this Agreement. City will make the final determination as to the portions of tasks
completed and the compensation to be made.
22. COVENANTS AGAINST CONTINGENT FEES
Contractor warrants that Contractor has not employed or retained any company or person, other
than a bona fide employee working for Contractor, to solicit or secure this Agreement, and that
Contractor has not paid or agreed to pay any company or person, other than a bona fide
employee, any fee, commission, percentage, brokerage fee, gift, or any other consideration
contingent upon, or resulting from, the award or making of this Agreement. For breach or
violation of this warranty City will have the right to annul this Agreement without liability, or, in its
discretion, to deduct from the Agreement price or consideration, or othenwise recover, the full
amount ofthe fee, commission, percentage, brokerage fees, gift, or contingent fee.
23. CLAIMS AND LAWSUITS
By signing this Agreement, Contractor agrees that any Agreement claim submitted to City must
be asserted as part of the Agreement process as set forth in this Agreement and not in
anticipation of litigation or in conjunction with litigation. Contractor acknowledges that if a false
claim is submitted to City, it may be considered fraud and Contractor may be subject to criminal
prosecution. Contractor acknowledges that California Government Code sections 12650 et seq..
the False Claims Act applies to this Agreement and, provides for civil penalties where a person
knowingly submits a false claim to a public entity. These provisions include false claims made
with deliberate ignorance of the false information or in reckless disregard of the truth or falsity of
information. If City seeks to recover penalties pursuant to the False Claims Act, it is entitled to
recover its litigation costs, including attorney's fees. Contractor acknowledges that the filing of a
false claim may subject Contractor to an administrative debarment proceeding as the result of
which Contractor may be prevented to act as a Contractor on any public work or improvement
for a period of up to five (5) years. Contractor acknowledges debarment by another jurisdiction
is grounds for City to terminate this Agreement.
24. JURISDICTIONS AND VENUE
Any action at law or in equity brought by either of the parties for the purpose of enforcing a right
or rights provided for by this Agreement will be tried in a court of competent jurisdiction in the
County of San Diego, State of California, and the parties waive all provisions of law providing for
a change of venue in these proceedings to any other county.
25. SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS
It is mutually understood and agreed that this Agreement will be binding upon City and
Contractor and their respective successors. Neither this Agreement nor any part of it nor any
monies due or to become due under it may be assigned by Contractor without the prior consent
of City, which shall not be unreasonably withheld.
26. ENTIRE AGREEMENT
This Agreement, together with any other written document referred to or contemplated by it,
along with the purchase order for this Agreement and its provisions, embody the entire
Agreement and understanding between the parties relating to the subject matter of it. In case of
conflict, the terms of the Agreement supersede the purchase order. Neither this Agreement nor
any of its provisions may be amended, modified, waived or discharged except in a writing
signed by both parties.
27. AUTHORITY
The individuals executing this Agreement and the instruments referenced in it on behalf of
Contractor each represent and warrant that they have the legal power, right and actual authority
to bind Contractor to the terms and conditions of this Agreement.
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CONTRACTOR CITY OF CARLSBAD, a municipal
corporation of the State of Califomia
By:
yy (sign here)
(print name/title)
(sign here)
(print name/title)
City Manager or MoyoF eV'Pivision Director
as authorized by the City Manager
Tina Steffan
ATTEST
, BARBARA ENGL^l^ON
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If required by City, proper notarial acknowledgment of execution by contractor must be attached.
If a corporation. Agreement must be signed by one corporate officer from each of the following
two groups.
Group A
Chairman,
President, or
Vice-President
Group B
Secretary,
Assistant Secretary,
CFO or Assistant Treasurer
Otherwise, the corporation must attach a resolution certified by the secretary or assistant
secretary under corporate seal empowering the officer(s) signing to bind the corporation.
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
CELIAA. W&^E^, City Attorney
ssistant City Attorney
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EXHIBIT "A"
Statement of Work
Scope
1. Initial Set-up and Configuration
Contractor agrees to provide hosting services including any necessary CMS installation
and maintenance. The City acknowledges and accepts that the Contractor will sub-
contract the housing ofthe physical sen/er and infrastructure to Media Temple.
Hosting
DV MANAGED LEVEL 1
DV Managed Servers utilizing patent pending, state-of-the-art server technology that
transforms a single physical server into a multi-tenant environment that provisions
several virtual private servers (VPS) with guaranteed resources.
Server Configuration HP Proliant Servers
(HT) Inte Xeon(R) 2.13 Ghz Multi-Core
64 GB Fully Buffered (DDR-3) RAM
1TB Fast SAS disks
IOK RPM (RAID-10)
64 Bit OS
The Contractor will have the previously mentioned server configuration available 30
days priorto go live.
Support and Maintenance SECURITY PACKAGE
• Proactive Security Monitoring
• Alerts
• 2 Clean-ups per Month
BACKUPS
• Full Server Snapshots
APPLICATION MAINTENANCE
• Monthly updates to CMS core and, when
applicable, plugins
• Active rolling offsite backups stored on an
Elevator storage account
• User management
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2. The economic development site is business-critical and must have a service level that
meets and/or exceeds 99.5% accessibility and operability, 24/7/365. In the event that
subcontractor is not able to meet a 99.5% service level as described below, the
subcontractor agrees to credit the City based on the following schedule:
Credit Entitlement Schedule
Uptime Level
> 99.5%
< 99.5%
Credit of Monthly Subscription Fee
0%
100%
3. Calculation for Uptime Level
Monthly Uptime Percentage is calculated by subtracting A.) The total number of
Downtime minutes (See: Downtime Definition - Table 4) experienced in a given calendar
month, from B) the total number of minutes in a calendar month, and dividing the results
by C). The total number of minutes in a calendar month.
Uptime Level= (Total minutes-Downtime minutes)/Total minutes
4. Downtime Definition
Downtime is any unplanned period oftime that a Customer User is unable to access
their hosted application for which they have been granted permissions.
Downtime Does Not Include:
Scheduled Downtime
Uncontrollable Conditions
Adverse Customer Action
Minor Outages
Scheduled outages and outages occurring
with defined schedules for routine network,
hardware, or service maintenance or
upgrades. (See Downtime Schedule
below.)
Downtime as a result of any uncontrolled
variable outside our exterior Firewall or
physical Data Center that causes an
outage in service.
Downtime caused by a Customer User
actions, applications, or system changes
that cause an outage in service.
Intermittent Outages or period of Downtime
for less than 15 minutes will not be counted
towards any Downtime.
The following table lists the possible Scheduled Downtimes.
Scheduled Downtime
Service Description
Performed
Schedule Times
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Daily
Minor
Major
Critical
Routine Maintenance and
Repairs, Security Updates,
Backups and Restores,
Equipment Replacement
All Services Above, in addition
to: Software Updates and
Patches, Network Upgrades,
Infrastructure Maintenance,
Full Back-up and Recoveries
Software and Hardware
Upgrades
Monday-
Saturday
Sunday
10:00PM-3:00AM
Pacific Standard
Time
12:00AM-11:59PM
Pacific Standard
Time
Issues Requiring Emergency Any Day
Response
As Scheduled i As Scheduled
; Any Time
5. Contractor will actively monitor 7/24/365 for any outages, failures, threats and provide
eariy warnings. In the event that any issues are detected, notification will be
communicated to the City based on the Notification Schedule below. For planned
outages and maintenance, advanced notification will be given prior to the outage or
maintenance taking place and immediately after the systems are online. For unplanned
outages, notification will be sent immediately, via email, posted announcements on
Contractor's website and also inbound phone announcements. Notification will be sent
immediately following system recovery. An incident report will be delivered via email no
later than 24 hours after an unscheduled outage.
Notification Schedule
Service Performed Policy Notifications
Daily Our goal is to provide routine Daily Services As Required
and Maintenance without interrupting your
service. During this time the systems
consume additional resources and you may
see a decrease in performance times. If an
outage is required, the outbound
communication process used for Critical
Service.
Minor
Major
For Minor Services scheduled that have a
potential cause disruption to your service,
we will notify you on the Wednesday and
Friday preceding the Sunday the work is to
be performed.
For Major Services scheduled that have a
potential cause disruption to your service,
we will notify you 10 days prior and the
Wednesday and the Friday preceding the
Sunday the work is to be performed. If an
outage occurs, customers will be notified
immediately following system recovery.
5 & 2 Days Prior to
Service
10, 5&2 Days Prior
to Service
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Critical For Critical Service and Unplanned As Required
Outages, customers will be notified
immediately, via email, posted
announcements on Contractor's website
and also inbound phone announcements.
Customers will be notified immediately
following system recovery.
. Contractor will perform routine maintenance and upgrades on both their infrastructure
and software applications supporting the City's economic development website. All
planned maintenance and upgrade activities will be communicated with the City per the
Notification Schedule. Scheduled Downtime is not considered Downtime for calculating
our 99.5% Uptime guarantee and is not qualify for any Downtime credit reimbursement.
7. Pricing: Based on the configuration, availability and support outlined in the previous
sections, the City agrees to pay, consistent with the below chart and Section 5
Compensation, an on-going monthly fee of three thousand nine hundred ninety-six
dollars ($3,996).
DV Managed Level 1 server $408/yr.
Security and Monitoring $1188/yr.
Snapshots and Backups $240/yr.
Application Maintenance $1560/yr.
Hosting Administration $600/yr.
Total $3996/yr.
Credit for Downtime
In the event that either the Contractor or any subcontractor fails to meet the Sen/ice
Level Uptime as expressed in Section 2 of Exhibit A above. City shall receive a credit
based on the Section 2 Credit Entitlement Schedule. The credit cannot exceed the
monthly subscription fee. Contractor is responsible for issuing the credit.
Notwithstanding, City agrees to provide reasonable assistance to the Contractor in
Contractor's attempt to secure any reimbursement from a responsible subcontractor.
Contractor will provide an annual invoice forthe annual price of three thousand nine
hundred ninety-six dollars ($3,996).
9. Payments will be within a prompt and reasonable timeframe, but in no event later than
21 business days from the receipt of the invoice with the exception of any disputed
charges.
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