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Tarrant, Denton, Wise §
Counties
Muzak Messages/On Hold Agreement
This Muzak Messages/On Hold Agreement ("Agreement') is entered into by
and between the City of Fort Worth, Texas (the "City"), a home rule municipal
corporation organized under the laws of the State of Texas and acting by and through
Charles Boswell, its duly authorized Assistant City Manager, and Muzak LLC., 3318
Lakemont Blvd., Fort Mill, SC 29708, acting by and through Paul Zytnik, its Account
Executive,
SERVICE
Muzak's Marketing On Hold service, for City, will include up to 8 audio productions
annually. Muzak's service and audio productions include scripting, voice talent, music,
and music licensing fees. There will be one customized tape and three duplicates. Each
location will have the same messages on the tape. The parties hereto agree that this
contract is established for services at four locations within the city. The four locations
m u z a k are: 1) the City Hall Complex, 1000 Throclunorton Street, Fort Worth, Texas 76102, (the
PBX in the City Hall Complex supports the following additional buildings City Hall,
City Hall Annex Building, Public Safety Building, and the Convention Center), 2)
Animal Control Facility, 4900 Martin Street, Fort Worth, Texas 76119, 3) Solid Waste
Customer Service Center, 4100 Columbus Trail, Fort Worth, Texas 76133, and 4) Water
SCADA Building, 1511 11`h Avenue, Fort Worth, Texas 76102.
EQUIPMENT
Muzak's Marketing on Hold service includes telephone playback equipment and
interface cable. Muzak will repair or replace any defective equipment provided by
Muzak as necessary for the entire length of this agreement at no additional charge to the
City. All services, products, and equipment developed and used by Muzak are exclusive
property of Muzak and may be copyrighted. Upon termination of service, City will not
use Muzak's messages and will return, in good condition, all equipment or pay $395.00
for the equipment per location.
FEES
City will pay the amount of$41.25 each month, per location and a one-time start-up fee
of$50.00 per location for a total of two-hundred dollars and zero cents ( >; G,
payments will be due 30 days from receipt of invoice.
TERM
The City agrees to pay for the above Marketing On Hold services provided by Muzak,
LLC for a 12-month term beginning on the date of execution. Thereafter, the City will
have an option to renew this agreement for up to three years by providing adequate notice
of its desire to exercise this option within 30 days of the expiration date. Said agreement
will continue, upon notice, with like terms unless either party elects to provide written
amendments as provided herein.
PHONE SYSTEM
Muzak's service will be provided for the City's telephone system(s) listed above or on
Addendum "A" during the term of this Agreement. City is responsible for all costs
associated with providing telephone systems with Music On Hold capability.
ENTIRE AGREEMENT
This Agreement contains the entire understanding and Agreement of the parties. It shall
not be modified in any fashion except in writing and signed by each party.
NO THIRD-PARTY BENEFICIARIES.
This Agreement shall inure only to the benefit of the parties hereto and third persons not
privy hereto shall not, in any form or manner, be considered a third party beneficiary of
this Agreement. Each party hereto shall be solely responsible for the fulfillment of its
own contracts or commitments.
APPLICABLE LAW.
This Agreement shall be construed under and in accordance with Texas law.
VENUE.
Venue for any action arising hereunder shall be exclusively in Tarrant County, Texas.
FISCAL FUNDING LIMITATION.
In the event no funds or insufficient funds are appropriated and budgeted or are otherwise
unavailable by any means whatsoever in any fiscal period for payments due under this
contract, then the City will immediately notify Muzak of such occurrence and this
contract shall be terminated on the last day of the fiscal period for which appropriations
were received without penalty or expense to the City of any kind whatsoever, except to
the portions of annual payments herein agreed upon for which funds shall have
appropriated and budgeted or are otherwise available. Provided, h ,T �l,,. J
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Section is not intended to grant to the City an independent ground for termination of this
agreement separate and apart from any grounds for termination for non-appropriation or
non-availability of funds which would be provided to City by reason of Tex. Const. Ann.
Art. 11, Sec. 5 and 7.
ASSIGNMENT.
Neither party hereto shall assign, sublet or transfer its interest herein without prior written
consent of the other party, and any attempted assignment, sublease or transfer of all or
any part hereof without such prior written consent shall be void.
INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR.
Muzak shall perform all work and services hereunder as an independent contractor, and
not as an officer, agent, servant or employee of the City. Muzak shall have exclusive
control of, and the exclusive right to control the details of the work performed hereunder,
and all persons performing same, and shall be solely responsible for the acts and
omissions of its officers, agents, employees and subconsultants (or subcontractors).
Nothing herein shall be construed as creating a partnership or joint venture between the
City and Muzak, its officers, agents, employees and subconsultants (or subcontractors),
and doctrine of respondent superior has no application as between the City and Muzak.
COMPLIANCE WITH LAW.
Contractor, its officers, agents, employees, contractors and subcontractors, shall abide by
and comply with all laws, federal, state and local, including the Charter and all
ordinances, rules and regulations of the City. It is agreed and understood that, if City
calls the attention of Contractor to any such violations on the part of Contractor, its
officers, agents, employees, contractors or subcontractors, then Contractor shall
immediately desist from and correct such violation.
INTERPRETATION.
In the event of any dispute over the meaning or application of any provision of this
Agreement, this Agreement shall be interpreted fairly and reasonably, and neither more
strongly for or against any party, regardless of the actual drafter of this Agreement.
NO THIRD PARTY RIGHTS.
The provisions and conditions of this Agreement are solely for the benefit of the City and
Muzak, and any lawful assign or successor of Muzak, and are not intended to create any
rights, contractual or otherwise, to any other person or entity.
SEVERABILITY.
If any provision of this Agreement shall be held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable,
the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions shall not in any way
be affected or impaired.
FORCE MAJEURE.
It is expressly understood and agreed by the parties to this Agreement that if the
performance of any obligations hereunder is delayed by reason of war; civil commotion;
acts of God; inclement weather; governmental restrictions, regulations, or interferences;
fires; strikes; lockouts, national disasters; riots; material or labor restrictions;
transportation problems; or any other circumstances which are reasonably beyond the
control of the party obligated or permitted under the terms of this Agreement to do or
perform the same, regardless of whether any such circumstance is similar to any of those
enumerated or not, the party so obligated or permitted shall be excused from doing or
performing the same during such period of delay, so that the time period applicable to
such design or construction requirement shall be extended for a period of time equal to
the period such party was delayed.
CAPTIONS.
Captions and headings used in this Agreement are for reference purposes only and shall
not be deemed a part of this Agreement.
GOVERNMENTAL POWERS.
It is understood that by execution of this Agreement, the City does not waive or surrender
any of it governmental powers.
INDEMNIFICATION.
MUZAK AGREES TO DEFEND, INDEMNIFY AND HOLD THE CITY, ITS
OFFICERS, AGENTS SERVANTS AND EMPLOYEES, HARMLESS AGAINST
ANY AND ALL CLAIMS, LAWSUITS, ACTIONS, COSTS AND EXPENSES OF
ANY KIND, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THOSE FOR VIOLA TIONS OF
THE FEDERAL COPYRIGHT ACT, THOSE FOR PROPERTY DAMAGE OR LOSS
(INCLUDING ALLEGED DAMAGE OR LOSS TO OWNER'S BUSINESS AND ANY
RESULTING LOST PROFITS) AND/OR PERSONAL INJURY, INCLUDING
DEATH, THAT MAY RELATE TO, ARISE OUT OF OR BE OCCASIONED BY (i)
MUZAK'S BREACH OF ANY OF THE TERMS OR PROVISIONS OF THIS
AGREEMENT OR (ii) ANY NEGLIGENT ACT OR OMISSION OR INTENTIONAL
MISCONDUCT OF MUZAK, ITS OFFICERS, AGENTS, ASSOCIATES,
EMPLOYEES, CONTRACTORS (OTHER THAN THE CITY) OR
SUBCONTRACTORS, RELATED TO THE ON-HOLD MESSAGE E }IPf ..
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AND SERVICES PROVIDED HEREIN, OR THE PERFORMANCE_ _
AGREEMENT; EXCEPT THAT THE INDEMNITY PROVIDED FOR IN THIS
PARAGRAPH SHALL NOT APPLY TO ANY LIABILITY RESULTING FROM THE
SOLE NEGLIGENCE OF THE CITY OR ITS OFFICERS, AGENTS, EMPLOYEES
OR SEPARATE CONTRACTORS, AND IN THE EVENT OF JOINT AND
CONCURRENT NEGLIGENCE OF BOTH MUZAKAND CITY, RESPONSIBILITY,
IF ANY, SHALL BE APPORTIONED COMPARA TI VEL Y IN ACCORDANCE
WITH THE LA WS OF THE STA TE OF TEXAS.
FEDERAL COPYRIGHT ACT.
Licensee agrees to assume full responsibility for complying with the Federal Copyright
Law of 1978 (17 U.S.C. 101, et seq.) and any Regulations issued thereunder including,
but not limited to, the assumption of any and all responsibilities for paying royalties
which are due for the use of copyrighted works in Licensee's performances to the
copyright owner, or representative or said copyright owner. City expressly assumes no
obligations, implied or otherwise, regarding payment or collection of any such fees or
financial obligations. City specifically does not authorize, permit, or condone the
performance, reproduction, or other use of copyrighted materials by Licensee or its
agents or licensees without the appropriate licenses or permission being secured by
Licensee in advance. It is further agreed that Licensee shall, to the extent permitted by the
Constitution and laws of the state of Texas, defend, indemnify and hold City harmless for
any claims arising from nonpayment to licensing agencies, including, but not limited to,
ASCAP, BMI, and SESAC or damages arising out of Licensee's infringement or
violation of the Copyright Law and/or Regulations. City expressly assumes no obligation
to review or obtain appropriate licensing and all such licensing shall be the exclusive
obligation of the Licensee. Licensee understands that they are responsible for securing
any and all licenses by artists/performers giving permission for the recordings. Licensee
is responsible for both reporting and payment of any music licensing fees that may be
required by law.
Licensee understands and agrees that without the proper license obtained by Licensee,
there is a risk of an injunction or money damages arising from a copyright lawsuit
brought by ASCAP, BMI, SESAC or any other licensing agency.
COUNTERPARTS.
This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts and each counterpart shall,
for all purposes, be deemed an original, but all such counterparts shall together constitute
but one and the same instrument.
BREACH/TERMINATION/OPPORTUNITY TO CURE
If either Party commits a material breach of this Agreement, the non-b
must give written notice to the breaching Party that describes the br ctrl `
detail. The breaching Party must commence curing such breach wi ii1: gn,—(14)
calendar days after the time the breaching Party receives such written notice and
complete the cure within fourteen (14) calendar days from the date of commencement of
the cure. If the breaching Party does not substantially cure such breach within the stated
period of time (except for failure of Customer to make any payment when due as
discussed below), the non-breaching Party may, in its sole discretion, and without
prejudice to any other right under this Agreement, law, or equity, terminate this
Agreement by giving written notice to the breaching Party; provided, however, if the
breach is not reasonably susceptible to cure by the breaching Party within such fourteen
(14) day period, the non-breaching Party shall not exercise its option to terminate this
Agreement so long as the breaching Party has commenced to cure the default within such
fourteen (14) day period and diligently completes the work within a reasonable time
without unreasonable cessation of the work to complete the cure.
NOTICES.
The contact person for all locations will be the persons named in this "Notices" section. All
written notices called for or required by this Agreement shall be addressed to the following,
or such other party or address as either party designates in writing, by certified mail,
postage prepaid, or by hand delivery;
City of Fort Worth Muzak LLC.
Public Information Office Paul Zytnik
1000 Throckmorton 3318 Lakemont Blvd.,
Fort Worth, Texas 76102 Fort Mill, SC 29708
(817) 392-6415 (803) 396-3574
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EXECUTED on this, the day of 2004.
By:
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Charles Boswell
Assistant City Manager
City of Fort Worth
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City of Fort Worth
Paul Zytnik
Account Executive
Muzak LLC.
Approved as to form and Legality:
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Cafla S. Cook
Assistant City Attorney