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Texas A&M U�aive��si#y
Trans�Texas Videocorifel•ence Neh��ork
Iixiex►�et Data Af�liatian Agreement
Texas A&M Unive��sity ("TAMU"), a member af the Texas A&M University System
("TAMUS"), an agency of the State of Texas, on behatf of its Educational Broadcast Services,
agrees ta provide network services to City of Fort Woi•th, a Texas home-rule municipal
corpo��afion ("Af�liate"), fi�om TAMUS' Trans-Texas Videoconference Networlc ("TTVN"),
subject to tliese conditions:
1} Tl�e te�m of this Ii�ternet Data Affiliation Agreement ("Agreement") wzll co�i�lnence on
11/1/2012 , or when se�•vice commences, and will continue t�u•ough
_11/1/2013 (tlie "�nitial Term") at which time tl�is Agreement ma� be renewed
annually for suUsequer�t one-year terms, (each a"Re�iewal Term"), upon writlen consent
of ihe parties, not to exceed five years.,
2} The function of T`I'�1'N is to seive the members of TAMUS. Connections to other
organizatians a�•e provided «�ithin existing capab�lities after TAMUS rec�uirements are
satisfied, After the Initial Term, tliis Agi•eement may be terminated by either party afte►•
giving a ninety (90) day written notice.
3) TTVN will pravide a sin�le network coiuiection on a TAMUS rouier at an appropriate
access poixrt on the TTVN netwa��k,
�) Af�liate miast p�•ovide the telecommunications data circuit to coruiect to TTVN, ihe
CSCJ/DSU(s), associated cabling, and a data router thai meet the minin�um z•eqi2irements
as set fortli by the TTVN staff, TAMU makes no warranties for puz•c�.ased equipment.
S) Af�liate wi11 be assessed a one-tin�e installation fee to defi•ay the actual cost of providiug
tl�e connection, This fee is $ p and shall be invoiced by TAMU ta Af�liate and
Affiliate agrees to pay accordizlg to the ierms of this Ag�•eez�iei�t within ttiirty (30) days of
receipt of the invoice.
6} Affiliate will be assessed an aimual sex•vice access %e of $_5,909.00� ���o��afed to
11I1/2013 for i0 Mbps. Tl�e amount of this fee wil( be evaluated annually. Payment in
full will be due witliii� 30 days that invoice is recezved. An account vdhich is iinpaid for
���az•e than sixty (60) days nlay result in termination of #l�is Agreement.
7) If a Frame Relay circuit is used, Afiiliate will pay a prorated poi�tion of the cost, which
shall be invoiced 6�� TAMU ta Affiliate, of the TAIVIUS Frame Relay Ac.c�.�s_�.in,e fz•onl
fhe clorid to TTVN. For example, if ttte line costs Four Thousa►�d Dal�ars ($a,000) per
yeaz• and eight {8} entities share tlie line, the cost ��rould be Five Hundred Dollars ($500)
per year per entity. If TA.MU costs iucrease, Af�'iliate will be notiiied of co�•►�esponding
increase,
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8) Affiliate ��vill not sell or ott�erwise provide Internet sezvices to 1ny other ox�ganization or
person as a part of tfie T'�'VN conneciian without the express wi�itten canse�.t of TAMUS.
9) Operational suppoxt af Affiiiate's data com►nunicatiosis equipment will be performed by
il�e TTVN support sta��'. �ul1 access will be granted to TTVN su�port staff �t all times.
Af£'iliate shall retain the rig�it to �ull access and may n�ake modifications as reqt�ited to
suppoi�t the needs of Affiliate. �-Iowever, should modiiications by Affiliate cause
problems to tl�e TTVN nettivork, T"I'VN si�pport staff shall have the ��ight ta remo��e such
equipment fi�om tl�e data network until the abnormalities i�ave been corrected, Repeated
instances causit�g disiurbances to the data x�etwork niay be cause for te�•mination of this
Agreement.
10) Responsibility foa� any LAN iustallations, ope�•ations, �nd stlppa�'t shali rest solely with
Af#"iliate,
11) Affiliate will pro�vide Dotnain Nan�e Service. TTVN will ��•ovide secondary L)omain
Natne Se�•vice if ret�ucsted, Requests for e�.ce�iions to this ine�st be p�•ovided in writing.
12) Af%liate sl�a(1 be z•es��onsible for maintenance cost for the Affiliate data couimunications
equipmei7t and any relateci telecammunications equipi�lent. Affiliate may elect to secure a
i3lai�itez�ance eontt�act or time�and-z�natez'�als suppart froin the ve��:dor,
13) Affiliate sl�all provide assistance to `�"I'VN suppoct staff in isaiating eonnectivity
pzoblems within ilie aUility of tlxe organization,
14) If the Affiliate is unable to it�.p�ex��.ent the connections within ninety (9U) days from
notificatioi� of approval, this Agi•�ement sl�ati be null and void. A�fzliate may request
extensions of ihe ninety (90) da�� periad. TAIvZU ►•esez�ves the right to modify or �iot
extend this Ag�•eement at the time of each extension request.
15) Perfo�•m�iice by �AIv�U ttnder tlus Ag�•ee�exlt may be depende�at u�on the app�•opz�iation
and allotznent of funds t�y the Texas State Legislature (t1�e "Legislattu�e"). If the
I.egislature fails to appropriate or allot tlie necessa�y fi�nds, TAMU WII� ISSII� WTi�.t011
t�otic� to Afiiliate and TAMU ana� terminate this Agreeznent �lithotit fiuther duty or
obligation he�•eunder. Affiliate aclaiowledges that appropriation of fiinds is beyond the
control of TAML7. Noiwithstat�din�; the foregoing, it� the event no firnds or insti�£�"zcient
�itnds are appropriated by Affiliate in �t�y fiscal peziod far any payments due hereunder,
during tl�e Initial Te�•�n or during any Renewal Term, Affiliate will c�otify TAMU of such
occurrence and ihis Agreement shall te�•�ninate on the last day af the fiscal year pariod for
tivhich appropzzat�oias were t•eceived witl�out penalty or expense to Affiliate of any kind
whatsoever, except as to the partions of the payments herein ag��eed u�on for which fiinds
llave bee�� appropriated.
1 b} The pa��ties shall coznply with all fedef�al, state, a��d locai laws and regulations ap�licable
to fheii� performance as described in this Agreefnez�t.
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17} It is understood ttlat Affiliate shall i�ot be liable �'or any ct�ims �gainst TAMtJ, its
employees, or third p�rsons, athar tl�an Affiliate's employees, fox• daa�age resulting fc0111
or arising ottt of the activities af T�MU persomlel under this r�,g►•eement and TAMIJ
agrees, to the extent allo�n�eci by the Coristitutioii and laws o� the State of Texas, to hotd
Affiliate hax•mless fi•om any and a11 such claims, It is also understood that TI�MU shall
not be tiable for any claims against Affiliate, its employees oz� third persons other than
TAMtJ employees for damages z�estalti�ag f��o�zi or arising out of the activities of Affiliate
persoruiel under tlus �lgreeme��t a��d, to the extent allowed by the Constitution at� laws of
the State of Texas, A�filiate agrees to hold TAMU harnlless fi•om aa�y and all st�cii claims.
l 8) The validity of this Agreement and alI matiers pertaining to this Ag�•eement, including but
not litnited to, nlatters of perfoi•mance, non-perfoxnlance, br�ach, remedies, proeedures,
rights, duties, and intet•pretation o�� consttuction, sl�alt be governed and daternlined by tf�e
Constitutian and the laws of the State of Texas, P�trsuant to Section 85.18, �'exr�s
�'da�cation Code, vei�ue �'az• a►iy suit filed against TAMU shall be i» Iirazos County,
Te,cas.
19} Neither party is required to perfortn a�iy terxn, condition, or covenant of this Agi•eetnent,
if performance is prevented or deia��ed by a nahu�al occurrei�ce, a�re, an act o�' God, a�a
act of terrorism, az• othe�• sitnilar occurrence, the cause of which is not ��easonably witliin
the control of si�ch party aud wl�ich by due diligence it is uii�ble ta �revent or overcome.
2Q} The dispute resol�.�tion process pravided in Chapter 2260, Texas Gover�mnent Code, and
the ��elated rules adopted b� the Texas Attox•ixe}� General pursuant to Chapte�� 22bQ, sk�all
be used by TAMU and Affitiate to attenlpt to resalve �tny elaim foz� breach of contract
made by Affiliate thai catlnot be z�esolved in the ordiiiary course of buszuess. At�iliate
shall submit writtezl notice of a claizn of bz�each o�' contract ui�der this Chapter to tlie
Unive�'sity Cont�•acts Officer of TAMU w(Zo shall examine Af%liate's cl�in� and any
counterclaim and z�egotiate with Affiliate in an effoi� to resalve tl�e c�ainn.
21) General Pravisions: TAMU agre�s th�t �f'iili�te shall, until the expiraiion of fhree (3)
yeaz�s after �nal payment unde�• this Agreement, or tlie tinal conclusian of any audit
cominenced during the said ttu•ee years, have �ccess ta and tlie rigt�t to examin�, ai
z•easox�able times, ariy directly �ertii�ent books, docutnents, papers and t�ecords of TAMU
involving transactions �•elating to fhis Agreement at zlo additional cost ta
Affiliate. A.f�'iliate shall give T1�MU reasonable advance notice of intended audits, tt is
i�nderstooc� and agreed tha# by execution of tl�is Agreement, Affiliate does not waive or
surrendet• any of its govertuiiental powers ot� izi�munities. If an� provision of this
Ageeemenf is held to be iz�va(id, iltegal or unenforceable, the validity, legatity aald
enforceab�lity of tlie ren�aining prov3sions sk�ali not in any rvay be �ffected or impaix�ed.
No arnendment af this Agreei7lent sl�all be bindi��g upoai a party hereto unless such
atnendment is in writing, at�d execiited by an �uthorized t•ept�esentative of each paciy.
The failure of eithel� p�rty to iz�sist upon the parformance of any term ot� pz•ovision of tllis
Agreen�e��t or to exercise any ��igl�f gt•a3Zted herein shall not canstitute a waive�� of the
party's respeetive ��igla# to insist upon appro�.�riate performanee or t� assei�i an}T such right
ozl a��y future occasion, This Agx•eemeni may be e:�ecuted in one o�� moz�e counterpai�ts
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and each caunterpa��t shall, for a(i pu�•poses, be deemed an original, but all such
coux�iez�pa►•ts sha�l together constitute ox�e and the same itisttutiient.
�n �vit�iess tl�ereof, the parties hereto have executed this Agreemetii:
Affiliate
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