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HomeMy WebLinkAboutContract 47148 3 INTERLOCAL COOPERATION CONTRACT This Interlocal Cooperation Contract ("Contract") is entered into by and between the Contracting Parties shown below, each referred to separately as a "Party" and collectively as the "Parties" pursuant to the authority granted by and in compliance with Chapter 791 , Texas Government Code. I. Contracting Parties The Receiving Party: The City of Fort Worth 1000 Throckmorton Street Fort Worth, TX 76102 ATTN: Barbara Sharpe The Performing Party: The University of Texas at Austin, an institution of higher education and agency of the State of Texas ITS Office of Telecommunication Services ("UT OTS") P.O. Box 7580, Mail Code C3800 Austin, TX 78713-7580 ATTN: Kelly Porterfield II. Purpose / Scope Subject to Receiving Party's compliance with the Texas Higher Education Network ("THEnet") Use Policy (Appendix A attached and incorporated by reference), Performing Party shall provide Receiving Party with access to national networks, including the commodity Internet, the Internet2 and National LambdaRail networks (the "services"), and includes a port charge which is necessary to connect to the network. Such access is accomplished via Receiving Party's connection to the THEnet backbone. The THEnet backbone interconnects all THEnet subscriber institutions, including Receiving Party, and acts as a conduit to the national networks. Ill. Responsibilities Receiving Party shall comply with the Texas Higher Education Network ("THEnet") Use Policy (Appendix A attached and incorporated by reference). Performing Party shall provide Receiving Party with access to national networks, including the commodity Internet networks (the "services") through the Receiving Party's connection to the THEnet backbone. Performing Party shall enter into necessary agreements to allow Receiving Party to connect to the THEnet backbone. . o Fr ON,' �' r Page 1 of 6 I IV. Basis for Calculating Reimbursable Costs Service #of Charge Amount #of Months and Total for Units per per Dates Contract (Mbps) Mbps Month Commodity 12 Months Internet 100 $12.90 $1,290.00 9/1/2015-8/31/2016 $15,480.00 OPTEMAN Infra- 12 Months structure Charge $281.51 9/1/2015-8/31/2016 $3,378.12 Main Campus 12 Months Port Charge $229.00 9/1/2015-8/31/2016 $2,748.00 Total Amt. of Contract $1,800.51 $21,606.12 V. Contract Amount The total amount of this Contract shall not exceed $21,606.12. VI. Payment for Services Performing Party shall send invoices to Receiving Party on a monthly basis. Receiving Party agrees to pay all invoices of Performing Party within thirty (30) days of receipt of such invoice. Performing Party may charge interest on late payments not to exceed one percent(1%). Payments made under this Contract will (1) fairly compensate Performing Party for the services performed under this Contract, and (2) be made from current revenues available to Receiving Party. VI 1. Warranties Performing Party warrants that (1) it has authority to perform the services under authority granted in Section 65.31, Texas Education Code and Chapter 791 , Texas Government Code; (2). it has all necessary power and has received all necessary approvals to execute and deliver this Contract; and (3) the representative signing this Contract on its behalf is authorized by its governing body to sign this Contract. Receiving Party warrants that (1) the services are necessary and authorized for activities that are properly within its statutory functions and programs; (2) it has the authority to contract for the services under authority granted,in Chapter 791, Texas Government Code; (3) it has all necessary power and has received all necessary approvals to execute and deliver this Contract; and (4) the representative signing this Contract on its behalf is authorized by its governing body to sign this Contract. Page 2 of 6 Vill. Term of Contract This Contract is effective as of the later of September 1, 2015 or date fully executed by both parties ("Effective Date") and shall terminate on August 31 , 2016. IX. Termination Performing party may terminate the Contract without cause upon thirty (30) days' advance written notice of termination to the Receiving Party. Receiving party may terminate the Contract without cause upon thirty (30) days' advance written notice of termination to the Performing Party. If this Contract terminates before August 31, 2016, a Termination Fee shall be paid by Receiving Party to Performing Party to reimburse Performing Party for a portion of the costs associated with obtaining the OPTEMAN aggregation port from AT&T. The Termination Fee shall be $281.51 per month beginning at the first month following the termination of this Contract, through August 31, 2016. In no event shall the termination fee exceed $3,096.61. X. Fiscal Funding Out In the event no funds or insufficient funds are appropriated by the Receiving Party in any fiscal period for any payments due hereunder, the Receiving Party will notify Performing Party of such occurrence and this Contract shall terminate on the last day of the fiscal period for which appropriations were received without penalty or expense to the Receiving Party of any kind whatsoever, except as to the portions of the payments herein agreed upon for which funds have been appropriated. XI. Government to Government Mutual Indemnity and Liability As self-insured, Governmental entities, with certain rights and immunities, in the event of any type of claim, cause, action, lawsuit of any kind or character, rather real or asserted, for any property damage or loss, and/or personal injury, including death, or an infringement of any patent, copyright, trademark, trade secret or similar property right arising from the use or sharing of the service, technologies, or equipment in this contract, both parties mutually agree, at its own costs and expense, and to its own interests, to defend, settle, or pay any claim or action, according to its own negligent acts, omissions, or malfeasance of its entity, officers, agents, servants, employees or other valid users, subject to the applicable laws and defenses, related to the use and sharing of the service, technologies, or equipment in this agreement. Furthermore, no agreement to transfer risk, liability, negligence, defense, indemnity, or to hold harmless the other entity is implied or intended in this contract. XII. Right to Audit Performing Party agrees that Receiving Party and its internal auditor will have the right to audit, which shall include, but not be limited to, the right to complete access to and the right to examine, the financial and business records of Performing Parry that relate solely to the documentation provided to the City pursuant to this Agreement, including, but not limited to, all necessary books, papers, documents, records, and personnel, (collectively "Records") in order to determine compliance with this Agreement. Performing Party shall make all Records available to Receiving Party at 1000 Throckmorton Street, Fort Worth, Texas or at another location acceptable to both parties within thirty (30) days after notice by Receiving Party and shall otherwise cooperate fully with Receiving Party Page 3 of 6 during any otidit. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, this section shall u-uzvivethn expiration oz earlier toruzinotiouof this Agreement, X0. Immunity It is expressly understood and agreed that in the execution of this [ont[a(t, no party waives nor shall be deemed hereby towaive any immunity or defense that would otherwise be available to it against da|rns arising in the exercise of governmental powers and functions. XlV. Successors and Assigns Neither Party shall assign, sub|et, subcontract or transfer any interest in this Contract without the written consent of the other party. No assignment, delegation of duties or subcontract under this Contract will be effective without the written consent of the other party. X'V. Venue The Parties to this Contract agree and covenant that this Contract will be enforceable in Texas; and that if legal on is necessary to enforce this Contract, exclusive venue will lie in Tanzarrt,County, Texas. XVI. Remedies No right or remedy granted herein or reserved to the Parties is exclusive of any other right mr remedy herein bv law or equity provided or permitted; but each shall be cumulative of every other right or remedy given hereunder. No covenant orconditions of this Contract may be waived without written consent of the Parties. Forbearance o[ indulgence byeither Party shall not constitute avvaiver of any covenant or condition to be performed pursuant tn this Contract. XV|L SeverabiDty If any of the ternns, se(t}ons, subsecdons, sentences, dauses, phrasos, provisions, covenants, conditions or any other part of this Contract are for any reason held to be invalid, void or unenforceab|e, the remainder of the terms, sections, subsecdons, sentences, clauses, phrasos, provisions, covenants, conditions or any other part of this Contract shall remain in full force and effect and shall in no way be affected, impaired or invalidated. XV]U. Applicable Law ' [ ' This Contract shall be subject to and is to be construed, governed and enforced under all applicable Texas and Federal laws. Siius of this Contract is agreed to �ela�ra�nt-J County. Texas for all purposes. indudingperfornanceand execudon. ^ ~~~ X3X. Entire Agreement This Contract embodies the complete agreement uf the Parties hereto, superseding all oral or written previous and contemporary agreements between the parties relating to matter herein; and except as otherwise provided herein, cannot be modified without written agreement of the parties. Page 4 of XX. Authorization The undersigned officers or agents are properly authorized to execute this Contract on behalf ofthe Parties hereto' and each Party hereby certified to the other that any necessary resolutions or actions extending such authority have been duly passed and are now in full force and effect, XX), Relationship uf the Parties It is expressly understood that the ennp|oyees, rnethods, fadlities, and equipment of the Receiving Party shall at all times be under its exclusive jurisdiction, direction and control. It is understood that the ennp|oyees, methods, fad|/ties, and equipment of the Performing Party shall at all times be under its exclusive jurisdiction, direction and control. Executed effective as of the Effective Data by the following duly authorized representatives of the Contracting Parties: Receiving Party Performing Party The City of Fort Worth The University of Texas at Austin 8y: 8y� Name: ' '' ' ' -��� ' . ���@�&�� ' Title: _ � GO��[@d� ��R��' [ ^ Date' Date: Approved as to Form and Legality: Assistant City Attorney '0 AttA t' K�a rovZ Suauo'Alaoio � City Sec[e &eeiatmot City Manager Contract 0 Date Page S o[6 Appendix A: THEnet Use Policy at The University of Texas at Austin Network Abuse Office of Telecommunication Services ("OTS") takes a direct and immediate interest in protecting the operational integrity of the network from any activity at a THEnet subscriber site which causes disruption of communications services on THEnet or elsewhere on the Internet. In order to protect the network from any such occurrence, THEnet subscriber organizations must be able to physically locate any given computer based on the IP address assigned to it and, upon request, remove that computer from the network or revoke the computer user's access to that and other computers, as appropriate. In any case where on-going disruption of communications services on THEnet or elsewhere on the Internet is traceable to a particular THEnet subscriber organization and such activity cannot be controlled by that subscriber, then the subscriber's THEnet connection may be shut down until the disruptive activity has ceased. IP Spoofed Address Denial of Service (DoS) Attacks OTS requires that THEnet subscribers configure their router(s) in such a way as to prevent their site's participation in so-called 'smurr and other IP spoofed address attacks on other Internet sites. The intended result of this policy is 1) to prevent a smurf attack or other IP spoofed address attack from originating at a THEnet subscriber site, and Z) to prevent the use of a THEnet subscriber as an intermediary 'amplifier' site. Please see "Preventing IP Spoofed Address Denial of Service (DoS) Attacks" document at http://www.the.net/tools/docs/`dosattacl<s.php. for an example of how to configure your router against DoS attacks. Spam Transmission of unsolicited bulk email ("Spam") by a THEnet subscriber is strictly prohibited, including the maintenance by a THEnet subscriber of 'open relay' systems permitting such transmission by third parties. Additionally, a THEnet subscriber may not host a network service (web-based or other) that is advertised in unsolicited bulk email, even though such email originates in other networks. Repeated infractions of this Spam policy will be considered grounds for termination of THEnet service. Resale of THEnet Connectivity The resale of THEnet/Internet access by any THEnet subscriber is prohibited. Page 6 of 6 City of Fort Worth, Texas Mayor and Council Communication COUNCIL ACTION:* Approved on 1/15/2008 DATE: Tuesday, January 15, 2008 REFERENCE NO.: **P-10710 LOG NAME: 13P07-0130 SUBJECT: Authorize Cooperative Purchasing Agreements for Goods and Services Between the City of Fort Worth, Local Governments and Local Cooperative Organizations Authorized by the Texas Local Government Code RECOMMENDATION: It is recommended that the City Council authorize the City Manager to execute Cooperative Purchasing Agreements for goods and services between the City of Fort Worth, local governments and local cooperative purchasing organizations authorized by the Texas Local Government Code. DISCUSSION: The Purchasing Division will use this authorization to contract with local governments and local cooperative organizations to obtain goods or services. The use of these contracts allows the City of Fort Worth to take advantage of lower prices without the cost of competitive bidding by obtaining access to existing competitively procured contracts with entities such as Tarrant County, Houston-Galveston Area Council, Texas Association of School Boards' Local Government Purchasing Cooperative and U.S. Communities. This authorization will allow other local governments such as Tarrant County, the City of Arlington and the City of Grand Prairie to participate in contracts awarded by the City of Fort Worth that may result in the addition of other entities' quantities at the next bidding opportunity. Increasing the volume of goods and services bid increases the possibility of lower prices to the City through greater economies of scale. Either of the contract participants may terminate the agreement with written notice to the other party. Section 271.102(x) of the Texas Local Government Code allows local governments to participate in cooperative purchasing programs. Section 271.102(c) of the Code provides that a local government purchasing goods or services under a cooperative purchasing program satisfies any state law requiring that the local government seek competitive bids for purchase of the goods or services. The contracts for goods and services have been competitively bid to increase and simplify the purchasing power of local governments across the State of Texas. The Law Department recommends that the Purchasing Division review these agreements periodically. The last M&C regarding execution of agreements with these cooperatives was approved on March 27, 2001 (M&C C-18510). Going forward these agreements will be reviewed every five years. Approval of this Mayor and Council Communication will not commit the City to spend any funds. Purchases exceeding the administrative procurement threshold provided in the City Code of Ordinances will be presented to Council for authorization as required. FISCAL INFORMATION / CERTIFICATION: Logname: 13P07-0130 Page 1 of 2