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This Subscription Agreement (the "Agreement") together with any appendices
referenced herein and attached hereto, is dated the 17th day of August, 2021;
BETWEEN:
eSCRIBE Software Ltd. ("eSCRIBE")
-and -
City of National City ("Customer")
WHEREAS, eSCRIBE (and/or its affiliates) has developed certain proprietary
software applications and platforms for the purpose of meeting and agenda
automation which it makes available as services via the Internet (the "Services").
WHEREAS, In order to procure these services, Customer shall "piggyback" the
contract between eSCRIBE and City of Chula Vista (Exhibit "A") to take
advantage of cooperative purchasing in accordance with National City
Municipal Code Section 2.60.260.
NOW THEREFORE, the Customer desires to use the Services in accordance with the
terms and conditions of this Agreement.
pefttnitionA
"Customer Data" shall mean electronic data and information uploaded or
inputted to the Services or created, generated or produced by the
Customer during Use of the Services.
"Data Storage: refers to the online electronic secure storage of Customer
Data during the Use of the Services.
"Documentation" includes any and all printed or electronic guides and
manuals, including sales, marketing and training materials provided by
eSCRIBE for the proper Use of the Services.
"Implementation Services" refers to the configuration and training
services, and other services set out in Appendix C.
"Personal Information" means information which relates to an identified or
identifiable individual, and includes any information defined from time to
time as "personal information" under applicable State or Federal privacy
legislation.
"Location" refers to the location of the Customer entities authorized to Use
the Services as set out in Appendix D.
"Support Services" shall mean the technical support and product updates
for the Services as made available under eSCRIBE's Support Services set
out in Appendix B.
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"Taxes" refers to all present or future sales tax, consumption tax and similar
taxes.
"Use" shall mean the ability for the Customer to login with username and
password and access the Services via the internet.
1. Services
a. eSCRIBE shall provide the Implementation Services, the Services and
the Documentation to the Customer subject to the terms of this
Agreement.
b. eSCRIBE shall provide the Implementation Services in a professional,
timely, and competent manner and in accordance with industry
standards. eSCRIBE shall make every effort and take all appropriate
steps to carry out the Implementation Services to the reasonable
satisfaction of the Customer, in such a manner as is in the best interests
of the Customer, and in compliance with all federal and state laws,
local by-laws, and policies and procedures of the Customer.
c. eSCRIBE shall make the Services available twenty-four (24) hours a
day, seven (7) days a week, and will credit the Customer 10% of the
equivalent monthly Subscription Fees listed in Appendix A for each
three (3) hour period for which the Services are unavailable for Use by
the Customer in a monthly period. "Uptime" and "Downtime" is
recorded and calculated on a monthly basis and will be applied as a
credit towards the annual Subscription Fees listed in Appendix A, for
the next year. Downtime does not include scheduled outages for
software updates, server or network maintenance (which will
generally be scheduled for weekends or after midnight eastern time),
notification of which will be provided to the Customer's designated
Support Contacts five (5) days in advance. Unsuitable Customer
operating environment, including, but not limited to, inadequate end
user computer configuration, installed third party software, internet
connection issues or general internet congestion issues are excluded
from any downtime calculations. Account credits of eSCRIBE for any
twelve (12) month period is hereby limited to a maximum of twenty
percent (20%) of the annual Subscription Fees listed in Appendix A
paid by the Customer during the prior twelve (12) month period up to
the outage. Downtime is measured from the time that a trouble ticket
is registered with Support Services by the Customer for the Services
being unavailable for Use or the time that eSCRIBE becomes aware
that the Services are unavailable for Use (whichever is earlier), to the
time the problem is resolved and the Services are restored. In the
event that eSCRIBE becomes aware that the Services are unavailable
for Use, eSCRIBE shall notify the Customer immediately.
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d. The Customer may not make available the Service for Use by any third
parties.
e. The Customer may not directly or indirectly through any third parties
attempt to reverse -engineer or de -compile the operation of the
Services in any manner through current or future available
technologies, except that Customer may modify the Customer Data
to the extent and in the manner described in the Documentation.
f. Customer Data, which shall be hosted in The United States along with
all copies and backups, together with all intellectual property rights
therein, will belong to the Customer and the Customer remains the
sole and exclusive owner of the Customer Data. During the Term of
this Agreement, the Customer may retrieve such data from the
Services at any time and, within ten (10) days of the Customer's
request, eSCRIBE will make available any Customer Data that is stored
in native file format (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, PDF, MP4). eSCRIBE shall
not access, use, disclose, sell, rent, transfer or copy the Customer Data
for any purpose (or authorize or permit a third party to perform such
acts) other than as required to perform eSCRIBE's obligations pursuant
to this Agreement.
At the execution of this Agreement and during the Term, eSCRIBE
represents and warrants to and in favor of the Customer and
acknowledges that the Customer is relying thereon as follows:
i. eSCRIBE has the legal capacity and right to execute this
Agreement and carry out and observe the provisions thereof to
be performed or observed by eSCRIBE hereunder and to take
all actions pursuant hereto and all necessary approvals have
been given or obtained to authorize eSCRIBE to execute this
Agreement and perform thereunder and to take all actions
required pursuant hereto:
ii. eSCRIBE's execution, delivery, and performance of this
Agreement will not constitute a violation of any judgment, order
or decree, a default under any agreement by which it or any of
its assets are bound or an event that would, with notice or lapse
of time, constitute such a default;
eSCRIBE has the full and unencumbered right to grant to the
Customer access to and use of the Services as provided in this
Agreement, either through ownership or license, including
upgrades, updates, improvements, modifications or
enhancements to the Services including any third party
components embedded in the Services, and that the rights
g.
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granted herein will not violate the terms of its agreements with
any third parties;
iv. The Implementation Services and the Customer's access to or
use of the Services or of the Documentation do not and will not
conflict with, infringe upon or violate and are not alleged by
any person to conflict with, infringe upon or violate the
intellectual property rights of any other person. In addition, there
are no existing or threatened legal proceedings brought against
eSCRIBE in respect of the Services, the Documentation or the
Implementation Services, or eSCRIBE's right to grant others the
right to access and use the Services or the Documentation.
Should eSCRIBE become aware of any such conflict,
infringement or violation or potential conflict, infringement or
violation, eSCRIBE will notify the Customer immediately;
v. eSCRIBE's proprietary software applications and platforms are
free of spyware and malware of any kind;
vi. The Services and the Implementation Services provided by
eSCRIBE hereunder will comply with the service and functional
specifications set out in this Agreement, including the
Documentation;
vii. eSCRIBE will provide personnel who have the necessary
technical skills, qualifications, experience, and training to
provide information and expertise to the Customer in
accordance with this Agreement; and
viii. The Documentation is complete and will allow the Customer to
access and use the Services.
h. eSCRIBE shall retain such records in respect of the provision of the
Implementation Services or of the Services and the fulfillment of its
obligations hereunder as the Customer may from time to time
reasonably require and shall make such records available at any time
for inspection by the representatives of the Customer.
2. Support Services
a. During the Term of this Agreement, eSCRIBE will provide the Customer
the Support Services as described in Appendix B.
3. Fees
a. The first year's Subscription Fees and the Implementation Fees as
described in Appendix C, are due upon the date of this Agreement.
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The Subscription Fees are due annually thereafter, and will increase
from the previous year's Subscription Fees by three percent (3%).
b. Implementation Fees are for remote personnel. Optionally, should the
Customer wish to have eSCRIBE provide onsite training, additional
travel and living expenses would apply.
c. All fees and other charges set forth in this Agreement are exclusive of
any and all applicable Taxes due to eSCRIBE from Customer. Payment
of all applicable Taxes shall be the responsibility of the Customer. If any
such Taxes has to be withheld under this Agreement, Customer shall
increase payment under this Agreement by such amount as to ensure
that eSCRIBE has received an amount equal to the payment otherwise
required after such withholding or deduction.
d. Legacy Data fees if any, will be added to the annual Subscription Fees
as set out in Appendix E.
e. All payments are due thirty (30) days from the date of invoice.
f. All references to currency are in US Dollars.
4. Term
a. The term of this Agreement commences on the date of this
Agreement for a period of three (3) years (the "Term"), and at the
request of the City Manager, can be renewed for up to two (2)
additional one (1) years terms.
5. Termination
a. If either party is adjudged bankrupt, becomes insolvent, makes an
assignment for the benefit of creditors, makes any arrangement for
the liquidation of its debts or a receiver or a receiver and manager is
appointed with respect to all or any part of its assets, or commences
winding up proceedings, or bankruptcy or insolvency proceedings are
instituted by or against such party, and such proceedings are not
removed within sixty (60) days (an "Event of Bankruptcy"), then the
party affected by such an Event of Bankruptcy must immediately give
notice thereof to the other party, and the other party at its option may
terminate this Agreement upon written notice to such affected party.
b. If this Agreement is terminated by the Customer before the end of the
Term other than for a breach of this Agreement on the part of
eSCRIBE, the Customer will be liable for a termination penalty
amounting to 35% of the remaining Subscription Fees due to the end
of the Agreement if terminated in the first year, 25% of the remaining
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Subscription Fees due to the end of the Agreement if terminated in
the second year and 15% of the remaining Subscription Fees due to
the end of the Term if terminated in the third year or subsequent year
of the Agreement.
c. Either party may terminate this Agreement upon written notice to the
other parfy in the event that one party breaches any term or
condition of this Agreement, provided that the non -breaching party
gives the other parfy notice of the breach, and such breach is not
remedied to the non -breaching party's satisfaction within ten (10)
days after delivery of such notice.
d. Within thirty (30) days after the termination of this Agreement by
Customer pursuant to section 5 (a) or section 5 (c), eSCRIBE shall
refund to the Customer any Subscription Fees paid by the Customer
for the period from the date of termination to the end of the Term on
a pro -rated monthly basis commencing with the month following the
date of termination.
e. Within thirty (30) days after the termination or expiration of this
Agreement, eSCRIBE will make available any Customer Data that is
stored in native file format (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, PDF, MP4). After
the thirty (30) day period, eSCRIBE will delete or destroy all copies of
Customer Data in its possession or control, unless legally prohibited
and upon request, provide the Customer with a certificate of
destruction.
6. Limitation of Liability
a. Liability of eSCRIBE under this Agreement will be limited to the
maximum amount of the annual Subscription Fees listed in Appendix A
or the value of insurance listed in section 10, whichever is greater.
eSCRIBE will not be liable for any general, special, incidental or
consequential damages including, but not limited to, loss of
production, loss of profits, loss of revenue, loss of data, or any other
business or economic disadvantage suffered by the Customer arising
out of the use or failure to use the Service.
7. jndemnity
a. eSCRIBE shall indemnify and hold harmless the Customer (including its
elected officials, officers, representatives, agents, employees,
volunteers, and affiliates) against any and all claims, demands, losses,
suits, damages (including indirect, special, consequential, remote,
and economic damages), fees, fines, royalties, liability, and expenses
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(including reasonable lawyer's fees) arising out of any suit, claim or
action relating to eSCRIBE's performance or non-performance of its
obligations pursuant to this Agreement, including any breach of any
representation or warranty, or for actual or alleged direct or
contributory infringement of, or inducement to infringe, any
intellectual property right relating to the Implementation Services, the
Services or the Documentation or for actual or alleged misuse or
misappropriation of a trade secret resulting directly or indirectly from
eSCRIBE's action. These obligations of indemnity will survive the
termination or expiration of this Agreement however caused.
b. eSCRIBE shall have no liability hereunder for any claim of intellectual
property infringement based on the combination, operation or use of
the Service with software, hardware or other materials not furnished or
approved in writing by eSCRIBE if such infringement would have been
avoided without such software, hardware or other materials.
c. In the event the Service or a component part thereof is held by a
court of competent jurisdiction, or is believed by eSCRIBE, to infringe or
potentially infringe a third party's rights, eSCRIBE shall, with prior notice
to the Customer, (i) modify, at its expense, the Service to be non -
infringing; provided that such modification does not adversely affect
the Service as set out in this Agreement, or (ii) obtain for Customer the
right to continue using the Service in its current state at no additional
expense to the Customer, or (iii) if eSCRIBE determines that neither of
the foregoing options are reasonably available, eSCRIBE may
terminate this Agreement and refund any prepaid Fees to the
Customer for which it has not received Services.
8. Confidentiality
a. "Confidential Information" means all information disclosed by one
party (the "Disclosing Party") to the other party (the "Receiving
Party"), whether verbal or in writing, that is marked as confidential or
that reasonably should be understood to be confidential given the
nature of the information. The Customer's confidential information
includes Customer Data, and eSCRIBE's confidential information
includes the Services and Documentation. Confidential information of
each party includes, the terms of this Agreement, as well as current
and future technical specifications, product plans, features and
roadmaps, business and marketing plans, customer lists and
relationships, costs and pricing strategies, financial and employee
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information and records, as they may be disclosed by either party
during the Term of this Agreement.
b. Confidential information does not include any information that (i) is or
becomes publicly available without a breach of the terms of this
Agreement, (ii) is received from a third -party without breach of any
obligation owed to the Disclosing Party, or (iii) the Receiving Party is
entitled to disclose in response to a court order or as otherwise
required by law; provided that the Receiving Party notified the
Disclosing Party prior to such disclosure forthwith after receipt of such
order to give the Disclosing Party time to contest such order.
c. All Confidential Information shall remain the sole property of the
Disclosing Party.
d. The Receiving Party shall not divulge or disclose any Confidential
Information communicated to or acquired by it, or disclosed by the
Disclosing Party in the course of carrying out this Agreement. No
Confidential Information will be used by the Receiving Party on any
other project or for any other purpose without the prior written consent
of the Disclosing Party, which consent may be not unreasonably
withheld. The Receiving Party shall receive and store the Confidential
Information with the same degree of care that it uses to protect the
confidentiality of its own confidential information from unauthorized
use, duplication or disclosure to third parties; provided such standard is
no less than a reasonable standard considering the nature of the
Confidential Information.
e. Upon termination or expiration of this Agreement, the Receiving Party
shall immediately cease to use Confidential Information in any manner
whatsoever, shall return to the Disclosing Party or securely destroy all
Confidential Information, and shall not retain any copies of the
Confidential Information.
f. eSCRIBE agrees and acknowledges that the Customer may be
subject to State or Federal privacy legislation that may be in effect
during the Term of this Agreement. The provisions of this section 8(f)
supplement the terms of section 8 as it pertains to Confidential
Information that is "Personal Information". eSCRIBE acknowledges
that in the course of its provision of the Software Services, it will be
provided with and have access to Customer Data which includes
"Personal Information", and that such information is confidential.
eSCRIBE agrees that such Personal Information will be used solely for
the purposes of performing the Software Services and that it will
safeguard such Personal Information by appropriate physical and
technological means, including those specified in section 13. eSCRIBE
will not, other than as required to provide the Software Services,
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disclose, transfer, sell, assign, publish or otherwise make available the
Personal Information for its own use or the use of any other person or
entity, except (and provided the Customer is promptly notified so as
to permit it an opportunity to object to disclosure before it takes
place, if feasible) where disclosure: (i) may be required to comply with
a subpoena, warrant, or court order; (il) is requested by a government
institution that has the lawful authority to obtain the Personal
Information; or (iii) is otherwise required by law. In addition, the
Customer will be solely responsible for responding to any request by
any Customer employee or other individual for access to, or
correction of, any Personal Information. eSCRIBE will notify the
Customer immediately of any breach of this section 8(f).
g. These obligations of confidentiality will survive the termination or
expiration of this Agreement however caused.
9. Non -Solicitation
The Customer agrees that during the term of this Agreement, and for a
period of one year following the date of termination of this Agreement,
Customer will not to attempt to obtain withdrawal from eSCRIBE of any
employee or person retained or engaged by eSCRIBE in any capacity
whatsoever.
10. Insurance
a. eSCRIBE shall obtain and maintain in force during the Term of this
Agreement the following policies of insurance (all amounts in USD):
i. General liability insurance insuring eSCRIBE's obligations and
responsibilities with respect to the performance of Services as
set out in this Agreement. The policy will be extended to include
bodily injury and property damage, products and completed
operations, personal and advertising injury, Implementation
Services, contingent employer's liability, and contractual liability
to a limit of no less than two million dollars ($2,000,000) per
occurrence. The policy will include a cross liability and
severability of interest clause and be endorsed to name the
Client as an additional insured;
il. Non -owned automobile insurance to a limit of no less than one
million dollars ($1,000,000);
iii. If applicable, automobile insurance (OAP1) for both owned and
leased vehicles with inclusive limits of no less than one million
dollars ($1,000,000); and
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iv. Errors and omissions liability insurance insuring eSCRIBE to a limit
of no less than two million dollars ($2,000,000) per claim and five
million dollars ($5,000,000) in the aggregate. The coverage
under the policy will be maintained continuously during the
Term of this Agreement and for an additional two (2) years after
the termination or expiration of this Agreement and will cover
insurable losses arising out of or in association with an error or
omission in the rendering of or failure to complete and provide
the services as set out in this Agreement. Coverage under the
policy will respond to, but not be limited to the following
occurrences:
A. Privacy breach and violations as a result of but not limited to
unauthorized access to or wrongful disclosure or
dissemination of private information, failure to properly
handle, manage, store, destroy or control personal
information and include the failure to comply with privacy
laws and their respective regulations regarding the
collection, access, transmission, use, and
accuracy. Coverage will extend to include the costs
associated with notification of affected parties, regardless if
required by statute as well as any fines or penalties or costs
imposed as a result of the breach including defense of any
regulatory action involving a breach of privacy;
8. Network security incidents arising from system security failures
such as, but not limited to, unauthorized access, theft or
destruction of data, electronic security breaches, denial of
service, spread of virus within eSCRIBE's computer network or
other third party computer information systems and will
further include expenses related to third party computer
forensics;
C. Privacy breach expenses including crisis management
related to electronic and non -electronic breaches;
D. Content or media liability including personal and advertising
liability, intellectual property infringement coverage
(copyright, trademark, trade name, service mark, trade dress
or trade secret) arising out of media content created,
produced or disseminated by eSCRIBE:
E. Coverage for delay in performance of a contract or
agreement resulting from an error or omission; and
F. Coverage for damages resulting from dishonest and criminal
acts committed by an employee of eSCRIBE.
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If coverage is to be cancelled or non -renewed for any reason,
eSCRIBE shall provide the Customer with ninety (90) day notice
of said cancellation or non -renewal. The Customer may request
an Extended Reporting Endorsement be purchased by eSCRIBE
at eSCRIBE's expense. The term of the Extended Reporting
Endorsement will be decided by the Customer and eSCRIBE.
b. eSCRIBE shall ensure that all policies of insurance will:
i. be written with an insurer properly licensed to do business;
ii. contain an undertaking by the insurers to notify the Customer in
writing no less than thirty (30) days prior to any termination or
cancellation of coverage unless otherwise required by law; and
iii. be non-contributing with and will apply only as primary and not
excess to any other insurance or self-insurance available to the
Customer.
c. Any deductible amounts will be borne by eSCRIBE.
d. eSCRIBE shall deliver to the Customer certificates of insurance
evidencing renewal or replacement of policies required under this
Agreement at least fifteen (15) days prior to the expiration or
replacement of the current policies without demand by the Customer.
e. If eSCRIBE fails to maintain in force any insurance required to be
maintained by it hereunder, then the Customer, without prejudice to
any of its other remedies, may obtain such insurance on behalf of and
at the cost of eSCRIBE.
f. eSCRIBE and its agents, volunteers, contractors, subcontractors,
employees, and insurer(s) hereby release the Customer from any and
all liability or responsibility, including anyone claiming through or under
them, by way of subrogation or otherwise for any loss or damage
which eSCRIBE may sustain incidental to or in any way related to
eSCRIBE's obligations under this Agreement.
11.Advertising
a. Customer agrees that eSCRIBE may use and disclose Customer's
name in its marketing material with prior written approval of the
Customer, which will not be unreasonably withheld.
12.Trademarks
a. Any trademarks and service marks ("Trademarks") adopted by
eSCRIBE to identify the Services, Documentation and other products
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and services, belong to eSCRIBE. Nothing herein grants, or shall be
construed to grant, to Customer any rights to such Trademarks.
13. Development Input
a. Customer shall be entitled to provide eSCRIBE with information and
feedback concerning the Service's functional requirements and
product definition which eSCRIBE shall consider when formulating the
product development roadmap and plans. This co-operative process
between eSCRIBE and the Customer does not create any obligation
upon eSCRIBE to adhere to Customer's feedback, nor does it create
any ownership interest in the Services on the part of Customer should
eSCRIBE incorporate any of Customer's suggestions into the
development plan or ultimately into the Services.
14. General Provisions
a. Relationship of Parties. In all matters relating to this Agreement
Customer and eSCRIBE are independent contractors, and nothing in
this Agreement shall be deemed to place the parties in the
relationship of employer -employee, principal -agent, partners, orjoint
ventures.
b. Entire Agreement. This Agreement, including all Appendices, is the
entire Agreement between the parties and supersedes all prior
negotiations, understandings and agreements between the parties
concerning the subject matter hereof. No amendment or
modification of this Agreement shall be made except by written
agreement of both parties.
c. Ride Along: The terms of this Agreement may be extended for use by
other parties, including: associated local governments, school boards
and government agencies upon execution of an addendum outlining
the associated Services and Fees applicable. This term is not intended
to circumvent any procurement rules and regulations of the
additional party.
d. No Waiver. The failure of either party to exercise any right or the
waiver by either party of any breach shall not prevent a subsequent
exercise of such right or be deemed a waiver of any subsequent
breach of the same or any other term of the Agreement.
e. Partial Invalidity. Should any provision of this Agreement be held to be
void, invalid, or inoperative, the remaining provisions of this
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Agreement shall not be affected and shall continue in effect as
though such provisions were deleted.
f. Force Majeure. Neither party shall be deemed in default of this
Agreement to the extent that performance of its obligations or
attempts to cure any breach are delayed or prevented by reason of
any act of God, fire, natural disaster, act of government, or any other
similar cause beyond the reasonable control of such party ("Force
Majeure"), provided that such party gives the other party written
notice thereof promptly and, in any event, within ten (10) days of
discovery thereof and uses its reasonable efforts to cure the delay.
Upon receipt of such notice, all obligations under this Agreement shall
be immediately suspended. If the period of non-performance
exceeds ten (10) days from the receipt of notice of the Force Majeure
event, the party whose performance has not been affected may, by
giving written notice, immediately terminate this Agreement.
Assignment; Enurement. Neither Party may assign, delegate, or
otherwise transfer this Agreement or any of it rights or obligations
hereunder, without the prior written consent of the other Party (such
consent not to be unreasonably withheld); provided, however, that
either Party may assign this Agreement without the other Party's
consent in the event of any successor or assign that has acquired all,
or substantially all, of the assigning Party's business by means of
merger, stock purchase, asset purchase, or otherwise. Any assignment
or attempted assignment in violation of this Agreement shall be null
and void.
g.
h. Injunctive Relief. The parties recognize that a remedy at law for a
breach of the provisions of this Agreement relating to either party's
Confidential Information will not be adequate for the non -breaching
party's protection, and accordingly the non -breaching party shall
have the right to seek, in addition to other relief and remedies
available to it, injunctive relief to enforce the provisions of this
Agreement in any court of competent jurisdiction.
i. Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed and interpreted in
accordance with the laws of the State of California, and the federal
laws of The United States applicable therein.
j•
Calendar Days. All references to a day or days in this Agreement
mean a calendar day or calendar days.
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k. Time of the Essence. Time is of the essence of this Agreement and of
every part hereof and no extension or variation of this Agreement will
operate as a waiver of this provision.
1. Survival. All obligations of the parties which expressly or by their nature
survive termination or expiration of this Agreement will continue in full
force and effect subsequent to and notwithstanding such termination
or expiration and until they are satisfied or by their nature expire.
m. Headings. Headings are inserted for the convenience of the parties
only and are not to be considered when interpreting this Agreement.
Words in the singular mean and include the plural and vice versa.
Words in the masculine gender include the feminine gender and vice
versa. Words in the neuter gender include the masculine gender and
the feminine gender and vice versa.
n. Notice. Any notice required or permitted to be sent hereunder shall
be in writing and shall be sent in a manner requiring a signed receipt,
such as courier delivery, or if mailed, registered or certified mail, return
receipt requested. Notice is effective upon receipt. Notice to both
parties shall be to the address and contact set forth below and
updated from time to time.
eSCRIBE Software Ltd.
204-60 Centurian Drive
Markham, ON L3R 9R2
Attention: Office of the President
Customer Contact Info for Notices:
City of National City
1243 National City Blvd
National City, CA 91950
Attention: Office of the City Clerk
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The undersigned parties hereby enter into this Agreement,
eSCRIBE Software Ltd City of National City
Robert Treumann
Slggned with ConslgnO Cloud
(2021108106)
Verify with veriflo.com or Adobe Reader.
Signature Signature
Robert Treumann, CEO
Authorizing Officer, Title Authorizing Officer, Brad Rauiston, City Manager
I have the authority to bind the organization
PROVED AS TO FORM:
Gabriela M. Torres
Deputy City Attorney
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Appendix A - Annual Subscription Fees
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eSCRIBE Annual Service and Support Fees
Module
License Type
License Fee
Quantity
1
Cost
$ 13,410
eSCRIBE Accessibility Bundle
Annual
$ 13,410
eSCRIBE Meeting Manager
INCL
eSCRIBE Participant Access
INCL
eSCRIBE Internet Publishing
INCL
eSCRIBE Report Manager
INCL
eSCRIBE V ote Manager
Annual
$ 3,650
1
$ 3,650
eSCRIBE Public Comments
Annual
$ 2,420
1
$ 2,420
eSCRIBE Public Speaker/Delegation Request
Annual
$ 2,420
1
$ 2,420
eSCRIBE Board Manager Plus
Annual
$ 2,830
1
$ 2,830
ADFS Authentication
Annual
$ 2,830
1
$ 2,830
Total - Annual Software and Support Fees
$ 27,560
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Appendix B - Support Services
Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, eSCRIBE shall perform the
Support Services as defined.
Definitions:
The definitions used in the Agreement are incorporated herein. In addition, the
following terms shall have the following ascribed to them:
"Business Hours" means the hours during which eSCRIBE's helpdesk is
available to take live incoming calls, emails and be available to respond to
the Customer's Support Contacts, namely 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m., Monday
through Friday eastern time (excluding statutory holidays).
"Extended Hours" means the hours during which eSCRIBE's helpdesk is
available to take urgent calls during 8:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m. EST, Monday
through Friday eastern time (excluding statutory holidays).
"Support Contacts" means the Customer designated individuals (to be
identified in the attached Problem Reporting Schedule) and any
replacements designated in writing to eSCRIBE who will serve as technical
liaison between eSCRIBE and Customer and who are to have technical
knowledge and experience with the Services used by the Customer.
"Updates" shall mean fixes, patches, modifications, improvements to
functionality or revisions to the Services and Documentation.
All other capitalized terms shall have the meanings set out in the Agreement.
Support Services:
eSCRIBE will provide the following services to Customer:
a. Technical assistance by telephone or electronic mail.
b. Receipt and monitoring of calls during Business Hours at eSCRIBE's support
desk.
c. Direct access for Customer Support Contacts to eSCRIBE's team of
support technicians.
d. Provision of any available problem solutions related to the Services
e. Make reasonable commercial efforts to provide a response to all reported
problems in the manner described in the Problem Reporting Process
below.
f. Make available any Updates to the Services and Documentation at no
additional charge, subject to Customer's responsibility for any
Implementation Services fees for any new Services.
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Exclusions:
a. Customer's third -party hardware and software not part of this Agreement.
Problem Reporting Process:
Step 1: Contact eSCRIBE using one of the following methods:
Toll free number 1-855-299-0023
Email: support@escribemeetings.com
Portal: https://customerportal.escribemeetings.com
Step 2: Provide the following information:
Provide Support Contact's name, location the Services are in Use,
telephone number and E-mail address.
Step 3: Provide a description of the problem.
Provide as much detail, including system error messages and screen
printouts, as possible. eSCRIBE assign a Priority Level based on the
response matrix below.
Priority Level
Initial Response Status Updates
1- Complete Services or business
critical functions unavailable
or impaired
2- Specific Services functions
unavailable or impaired
3- Services operational, isolated
or individual user issues
Within 2 hours
Within 4 hours
Every 8 hours
Next Business Day -1 As required on each
reported incident
eSCRIBE shall assign a ticket number to reference the case in all future
communications with Customer regarding the reported incident.
Customer understands that failure to provide accurate and detailed call
information as described above may increase the amount of time
needed by eSCRIBE to diagnose the problem and develop a possible
solution.
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Regardless of the priority assignment, Customer's problem must relate to
the Services in order for Support Services to be applied hereunder. Where
eSCRIBE is required to perform Support Services outside of the scope of
the Agreement, including but not limited to investigations, efforts and
resolutions pertaining to third party software, hardware, networks or
facilities, eSCRIBE shall charge Customer at its daily Implementation
Services rate for the services rendered.
Using the Customer Community Portal, customers are able to check the
status of their support tickets at any time.
The case will not be closed by eSCRIBE until receipt of written confirmation
from the Support Contact that the problem has been resolved. If written
confirmation or feedback is not received within ten (10) business days, it
will be assumed the problem has been resolved and the case will be
closed.
General Support Terms:
a. The Support Contacts will be the only persons authorized to receive the
Support Services hereunder and to instruct eSCRIBE in respect of Support
Services.
b. The delivery of Support Services hereunder doesnot extend to: i)
Inadequate Customer computer configurations, installed third party
software, Internet connection issues or general Internet congestion issues;
ii) Services which have been altered, modified or improperly configured
by the Customer, its customers, or any third party without eSCRIBE's prior
written consent; iii) failures related to an accident, disaster or other Force
Majeure event; iv) any unauthorized use of the Services;
c. eSCRIBE warrants that its Support Services personnel shall deliverservices
in a professional manner and in accordance with industry standards.
d. Response and resolution times provided in the Problem Reporting Process
or otherwise whether orally or in writing, are intended as good faith
estimates, guidelines or objectives only and are not to be taken as
warranties or representations.
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Appendix C - Implementation Services
Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, eSCRIBE shall perform the
Implementation Services as listed below.
Implementation Fees
One time
Service Fee
$ 4,020
Quantity
1
Cost
$ 4,020
eSCRIBE Accessibility Setup/Training
2 Meeting Types, 1 Report Template, 5 Workflows
INCL
ADFS Setup
One time
$ 2,210
1
$ 2,210
V ote Manager Setup
One time
$ 1,110
1
$ 1,110
Public Comments Setup
One time
$ 1,000
1
$ 1,000
Public Speaker/Delegation Request Setup
One time
$ 1,000
1
$ 1,000
Board Manager Plus Setup (1 Board Template, 1
Application Template)
One time
$ 1,520
1
$ 1,520
Total - One-time Implementation Fees
$ 10,860
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Appendix D - Authorized Customer Locations
Authorized Meeting Types
(9SCRIBE
Meeting
Name
Main Meeting Body (Council/Board
of Trustees)
City Council
Standing Committees (Standing
Committees as established by the
Main Meeting Body, and that report
directly to Council the Main Meeting
Body)
Planning Commission, Community and
Police Relations Commission (CPRC), Housing
Advisory Committee, Public Safety
Committee, Public Art Committee, Park,
Recreation and Senior Citizens Advisory
Committee, Veterans and Military Families
Advisory Committee, Civil Service
Commission, Board of Library Trustees, Port
Commission, Sweetwater Authority, Traffic
Safety Committee
Reporting Subcommittees (Sub -
Committees as established by the
Main Meeting Body or Standing
Committee, and that report directly
to an established Standing
Committee)
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Appendix E - Legacy Data Storage Fees
SCRIBE
Upon the completion of the initial, or any subsequent Term or Third Party Data
Migration, (Appendix F) eSCRIBE will measure the total Customer Data Storage in
gigabytes (GB) to calculate any Legacy Data storage fees based on the following
schedule:
GB Price / GB / Year
0-50 $ 10.00
51-100 $ 9.50
101-150
151-200
201-300
301+
$
$
$
9.00
8.50
8.00
7.50
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Appendix F - Third Party Data Migration - Project Scope
(9SCRIBE
Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, eSCRIBE shall perform the
Third Party Data Migration Services listed below.
In Scope
N/A
Out of Scope
N/A
Assumptions
N/A
Additional Notes
It is important to note that this migration does not replace the need for customer
to obtain a backup of all data upon termination of contract with incumbent
vendor. Migrated data is strictly for presentation through eSCRIBE's Internet
Publishing module, and should not be used as an archive or backup of
incumbent system's data.
It is also important to note that once the web interface for the incumbent
system has been taken down, the data can no longer be accessed by eSCRIBE
for any future migration work. Incumbent system should not be terminated until
all migrated data has been fully validated and verified complete.
Additional Fees
At the completion of the migration, an additional legacy data storage fee will
be charged based on the amount of migrated data in gigabytes (GB) as per
the table in Appendix E.
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Modification to Services
SCRIBE
The Customer wishes to modify the Services as defined below, effective the
day of , 2021, in accordance with the terms and conditions of
the Client Subscription Agreement (the "Agreement"), dated , UtjVSk- ni lot
Services Fees:
$
$
$
$
$
Total - Annual Subscription Fees
Imolementation Fees:
$
Total Training Fees
$
$
Total - One-time Implementation Fees
The first year's Subscription Fees and the Implementation Fees are due upon the
date of this Appendix, and the Subscription Fees are due annually thereafter.
The undersigned parties hereby enter into this Agreement,
eSCRIBE Software Ltd
Client
Signature Signature
Robert Treumann CEO
Authorizing Officer, Title Authorizing Officer, Title
have the authority to bind The organization
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