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PERCONTI DATA SYSTEMS, INC .
Maintenance and Support Agreement '' ,
Indian River County , Florida
This Maintenance and Support Agreement is made and entered into by and between Perconti Data Systems , Iric. , hereinafter
referred to as
" Support Vendor" , and the Board of County Commissioners of Indian River County, Florida , a licensee of the Perconti
Data Systems , Inc .
Licensed Program , hereinafter referred to as " Customer" . This agreement is considered binding upon the last c. ignature
of the parties to the
agreement.
WITNESSETH :
WHEREAS , the Customer has purchased a license to one or more modules of the computer system henceforth referred
to as
" Licensed Program " . The Customer has obtained a non-exclusive , non -transferable license to use certain computer software
(the " Licensed
Program " ) on certain terms and conditions ; and
WHEREAS, Support Vendor has , as the owner of the Licensed Program , the source code and other support documentation for the
Licensed Program and has the requisite authorization to have access to the Licensed Program in Customer's possa.ssion and to make
and offer
to Customer the maintenance modifications , enhancements , and new releases provided for herein ; and
WHEREAS, Support Vendor desires to offer Customer certain services with respect to the Licensed Program on the terms
and
conditions set forth herein ;
NOW THEREFORE , in consideration of the premises hereof, and the mutual obligations herein , the pc rties hereto , intending
to be
legally bound , hereby agree as follows :
Definitions
For the purposes of this Agreement, the following definitions shall apply to the respective capitalized terms :
" Licensed Program . " The computer software henceforth referred to as CD-Plus . Including any extracts from such software , derivative
works
of such software, or collective works constituting such software (such as subsequent Releases) to the extent off red to Customer
under this
Agreement or the License Agreement.
"Agreement Term . " The Agreement Term shall begin on April 1 , 2005 and end on December 31 , 2006 .
" Normal Working Hours . " The hours between 8 : 30A. M . and 5 : OOP . M . Eastern Time on the days Monday through Friday, excluding
regularly
scheduled holidays of Support Vendor.
" Releases. " New versions of the Licensed Program , which new versions may include both Program Corrections a d Enhancements .
" Dedicated . " Equivalent to 160 hours per month .
Scope of Services
During the Agreement Term , Support Vendor shall render the following services in support of the Licensed Prog am, during Normal
Working
Hours .
• Support Vendor shall maintain a telephone hot line and email address that allows Customer to report system problems
and seek
assistance in use of the Licensed Program .
• Support Vendor shall provide a dedicated and experienced consultant to work on corrections , modificatio s , and enhancements
to the
software as designated by the customer. Dedicated consultant will visit customer's site an average of one day per month to conduct
consultations , problem determination , training , testing or other related software development and consulling tasks as determined by
the customer. Onsite visits will be coordinated and scheduled with the customer.
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• The Customer will establish the priority list for work to be performed . The software development work may include, but
may not be
limited to the following types of modifications and enhancements to the Licensed Program of the Support Vendor: interface with
the
Indian River County Property Appraiser's data base , On-line Permit Application Screens and capabilities , On - Line Permit Application
and Certificate of Occupancy Status capabilities , updates for integration to an enterprise GIS system , in erface screens for users
, bar
code tracking technology, electronic Plan submittal tracking process , and reporting updates and additions .
• Existing Purchase Orders with the Customer, which are not completed prior to the beginning of this ag eement, will be completed
in
addition to the Scope of Services covered by this agreement.
• The Support Vendor will provide The Customer with a monthly accounting of work completed under the terms of this agreement.
• Support Vendor shall provide responsive support and maintenance by providing availability during Normal Working Hours with a goal
of no longer than four (4) -hour response time . Support Vendor shall provide modem or Internet support.
• Support Vendor shall be responsible for using all reasonable diligence in correcting verifiable and reproducible program errors
when
reported to Support Vendor in accordance with Support Vendor's standard reporting procedures . Support Vendor shall , upon verifying
that such an error is present, initiate work in a diligent manner toward development of a correction or "fix"
• Support Vendor may, from time to time , offer Program Enhancements to its customers , generally for an additional charge .
• Subject to space availability, Customer may enroll its employees in Support Vendor's training classes , held at
Support Vendor's
facility, for regular or advanced training .
• Support Vendor shall consider and evaluate the development of Program Enhancements for the specif c use of Customer and shall
respond to Customer's requests for additional services pertaining to the Licensed Program ( including , without
limitation , data
conversion and report-formatting assistance) , provided that such assistance , if agreed to be provided ,
shall be subject to
supplemental charges mutually agreed to by Support Vendor and Customer.
• Customer shall be responsible for procuring , installing , and maintaining all equipment, telephone lines communications interfaces
,
and other hardware (other than the hardware constituting the program control center maintained at Support Vendor's
facilities)
necessary to operate the Licensed Software and to obtain from Support Vendor the services called for by this Agreement.
• Customer shall provide an online interface according to the specifications of the Support Vendor. Customer will permit access
to
system via online interface as required by Support Vendor.
Fees and Charges
Customer shall pay the Support Vendor for the services of this Agreement an amount of $ 11 , 000 per month forservices . Invoices will
be paid
according to the following schedule :
Invoice #1 April 1 , 2005 $84 , 000= $99, 000( 9x$ 11 , 000)-$ 15 , 000(credit for existing maintenance plan )
Invoice #2 January 1 , 2006 $ 132 , 000 ( 12x$ 11 , 000)
All Invoices under this agreement shall be paid pursuant to the Florida Prompt Payment Act, FS 213 . All properly invoiced
fees are non -
refundable . Fees include all travel and miscellaneous expenses derived from services provided in Scope of Services .
Any additional services and accompanying fees must be agreed upon by both parties , in writing , prior to commencement of work .
Proprietary Rights
To the extent that Support Vendor may provide Customer with any Error Corrections or Enhancements or any other software, including any new
software programs or components , or any compilations or derivative works prepared by Support Vendor (collectively, " Vendor
Programs" )
Customer may
• install one set of the Vendor Programs , in the most current form provided by Support Vendor, in Customer 's own facility;
• use such Vendor Programs in connection with the Licensed Programs , and in a manner consistent v ith the
requirements of the
Agreement, for purposes of serving Customer's internal business needs ; and
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s • make copies of the Vendor Programs in machine readable form for nonproductive backup purposes oily . Customer may not
use ,
copy or modify the Vendor Programs , or any copy, adaptation , transcription , or merged portion hereof, except
as expressly
authorized by Support Vendor. Customer's rights shall remain in effect for so long as Customer is at thorized to use
the Licensed
Programs under the License Agreement. Upon termination of such License Agreement, Customer shal return or destroy the Vendor
Programs, and returning the Vendor Programs in the manner required by the License Agreement shall be sufficient for such purpose .
The Vendor programs are and shall remain the sole property of Support Vendor, regardless of whether Customer, its employees , or contractors
may have contributed to the conception of such work, joined in the effort of its development, or paid Support Vendor for
the use of the work
product. Customer shall not assert any right, title or interest in such works , except for the non-exclusive right of use granted
to Customer at the
time of its delivery or on-site development.
Disclaimer of Warranty and Limitation of Liability
EXCEPT AS EXPRESSLY SET FORTH IN THIS AGREEMENT, SUPPORT VENDOR EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ANY AND ALL WARRANTIES
CONCERNING THE LICENSED PROGRAM OR THE SERVICES TO BE RENDERED HEREUNDER , WHETHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED ,
INCLUDING (WITHOUT LIMITATION ) ANY WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE .
In no event shall Support Vendor's cumulative liability for any claim arising in connection with this Agreement exceed the total fees
and charges
paid to Support Vendor by Customer under this agreement within the last twelve ( 12) months . To the extent allowed by law,
Support Vendor
shall not be liable for any indirect, consequential , special , exemplary, or incidental damages arising from this agreement.
Termination
This Agreement may be terminated as follows :
• This Agreement shall terminate on December 31 , 2006 .
• This Agreement shall immediately terminate upon the termination of the License Agreement.
• Failure to pay any proper invoice within 30 days or notify the Vendor within 15 days of a valid reason o withhold
payment shall be
cause for termination of this Agreement by the Support Vendor, at the Support Vendor's option . Par ial payments will
not cure a
breach for non -payment.
• This Agreement may be terminated by either party upon 30 days prior written notice if the other party has materially
breached the
provisions of this Agreement and has not cured such breach within such notice period .
Following termination of this Agreement, Support Vendor shall immediately invoice Customer for all accruec fees
and charges and all
reimbursable expenses , and Customer shall pay the invoiced amount pursuant to the Florida Prompt Payment Act , Customer may continue
to
use any work supplied to Customer by Support Vendor for the remaining term of the License Agreement. All fees paid for maintenance are
non -
refundable . Termination of this Agreement by either party does not relieve Customer of its obligation to pay all proper invoices .
Miscellaneous
Each party acknowledges that it has read this Agreement, understands it, and agrees to be bound by its terms . The parties further
agree that
this is the complete and exclusive statement of the agreement of the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and that it supersedes
and
merges all prior proposals, understandings , and agreements , whether oral or writtenbetween the parties with respect to the subject
matter
hereof. Specifically, this Agreement supercedes all previous Maintenance Agreements . This Agreement may not be modified except
by a
written instrument duly executed by the parties hereto . This agreement will be considered binding and in full effect upon
full payment of the
maintenance invoice . Partial payment of the maintenance invoice will not place this Agreement into effect.
This Agreement and the parties' obligations hereunder shall be governed , construed , and enforced in accordance with the laws of the
State of
Florida .
The Customer and Support Vendor expressly agree that any claim or controversy arising out of or relating to this agreement, or breach thereof,
shall be settled by arbitration before an arbitrator or arbitrators and in accordance with the Commercial Arbitration Rules
of the American
Arbitration Association , and any judgment upon the award rendered by the arbitrator(s) may be entered in any Cou t having jurisdiction
thereof.
The parties agree that all arbitration arising out of this agreement shall take place in Indian River County, Florida . The parties
also agree that
the prevailing party in any arbitration shall be entitled to reimbursement of attorney's fees .
In the event that any provision of this Agreement is held invalid , illegal , or unenforceable , the remaining provisions shall
be enforced to the
maximum extent permitted by applicable law.
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Neither party may assign its rights or duties under this Agreement without the prior written consent of the other party, except to
a successor of
all or substantially all of its business and properties .
The waiver by either party of any term or condition of this Agreement shall not be deemed to constitute a continL ing waiver thereof
not of any
further or additional right that such party may hold under this Agreement.
This agreement shall not be construed more favorably to one party than the other.
Notices
Any notice required or permitted to be made or given by either party under this Agreement shall be made in writing
and delivered postage
prepaid , addressed as set forth below or to such other address as a party shall designate by written notice given to the other party.
Support Vendor: Agreements
Perconti Data Systems , Inc.
8950 Ninth St. N . , Suite 200
St. Petersburg , FI 33702
Customer: Indian River County Board of County Commissioners
Community Development Director
1840 25th Street
Vero Beach , FI 32960-3365
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMSIONERS PERCONTI DATA SYSTEMS, INC .
INDIAN RIVER COUNTY, FLORIDA
(Signature) Signature)
; :La r, 'Gl3a art Salvatore Percontl� .Presidt#
(Printed name and title) (Printed name and title)
Approved by BCC 03 - 15 - 2005
ATTEST :
Jeffrey K. Barton , Clerk of Circuit Court Witnessed by :
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Deputy Clerk (Printed name)
4pao Form and I Sufficiency :
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¢ oseph X Baird , County Admi strator
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