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RESOLUTION NO. CjQ
Series of 2006
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ASPEN, COLORADO,
APPROVING A CONTRACT FOR REPLACEMENT OF TAX AND LICENSING
SOFTWARE FOR THE CITY OF ASPEN FINANCE DEPARTMENT, BETWEEN
THE CITY OF ASPEN AND TYLER TECHNOLOGIES, INCODE DIVISION, AND
AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR OR CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE SAID
CONTRACT ON BEHALF OF THE CITY OF ASPEN, COLORADO.
WHEREAS, there has been submitted to the City Council a Contract for the
replacement of tax and licensing software for the City of Aspen Finance Department,
between the City of Aspen and Tyler Technologies, a true and accurate copy of which is
attached hereto as Exhibit "A";
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF ASPEN, COLORADO:
That the City Council of the City of Aspen hereby approves that Contract for tax
and licensing software for the City of Aspen Finance Department, between the City of
Aspen and Tyler Technologies, a copy of which is annexed hereto and incorporated
herein, and does hereby authorize the Mayor or City Manager to execute said agreement
on behalf of the City of Aspen.
INTRODUCED, READ AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of
Aspen on the ~ day of/~2.006.
I, Kathryn S. Koch, duly appointed and acting City Clerk do certity that the
foregoing is a true and accurate copy of that resolution adopted by the City Council of the
City of Aspen, Colorado, at a meeting held on the day he e above stated.
System Agreement
Between
Tyler Technologies, Inc.
5808 4th Street
Lubbock, Texas 79416
(800) 646-2633
(806) 797-4849 Fax
AND
City of Aspen
130 S Galena Street
Aspen, CO 81611
Phone: (970) 948-5491
Fax: (970) 920-5197
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AGREEMENT
This agreement is entered into by and between Tyler Technologies, Inc.,
hereinafter referred to as COMPANY, located at 5808 4th Street, Lubbock, Texas 79416; and;
hereinafter referred to as CLIENT on, ,2006.
City of Aspen
COMPANY and CLIENT agree as follows'
COMPANY shall furnish the products and services as described in this Agreement, and CLIENT shall pay the prices
set forth in this Agreement.
2. This Agreement consists of this Cover and the following Attachments and Exhibits'
Section A Investment Summary (A-E)
Section B COMPANY Agreement Terms and Conditions
Section C Exhibit 1 - Delivery Attestment
Section D Data Conversion Process Document
3. The License Fees set forth in the Investment Summary are based on defined category levels. Place-
ment within a category is based on the size of the organization serviced and measured by such factors
as operating budget, number of employees, number of utility accounts, number of sworn officers,
population of the entity, etc.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, persons having been duly authorized and empowered to enter into this
Agreement hereunto executed this Agreement effective as of the date last set forth below.
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Tyler Technologies, Inc.:
By:
Signature
S. Brett Cate
Printed Name
President
Title
11/7/06
Issue Date
Sales Tax Certificate Number
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Customer Name:
Contact:
Date:
Salesman:
Cly of Aspen
LisaD;owson
November7,2006
John Rowe
Investment Summary
ContractID#:
Prepllredfor: Cil}'ofAspen
ContllctPenon: Lisa Dawson Issue Date: IlnlO6
Address; 130 S Galena Street
Aspen, CO 8]61J Salesman: J.Rowe
Phone: (970)948-5491
Fu: (970)920-5197
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TotaiApplicalionsSoftware
Licensems
LessPro~dCustomerDjscount
TotalProfessionalSelVicll'S
On-Si/eServices
project Management
DaJa Conversion & Assis/ance
5,043.75
12,105.00
3.02e.25
26.550.00
(1)375.00)
5.63800
12,000,00
2,500,00
7,170.00
12,000,00
2,500.00
7,170,00
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Customer Name:
Conta.:t:
Date:
Salesman:
CityofAspen
USllDawson
November 7, 2006
John Rowe
Software Licenses and Professional Services
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TablWeense Estimated Estimated Annual
AoolicationSoftware QTY License Fee Discounl% 'M' Conversion Hours seNiees TotalCos Maintenance
Customer Relationship Management Applications
Business License 1 8.500 75% :2,125 2,000 20 2,400 6,525 2,125
EDENGLlrrterface 1 WC
Sa~sTax 1 15,000 15,000 5,770 80 9,600 30,370 3,750
EDENGLlnterface 1 WC
Printing and Reporting Solutions
Forms Overlay 1 1,500 1,500 NfA NfA 1,500 375
14 Overlays for Financials, 4 Overlays for COUlt, 5 Overlays for CRM, 1 Logo)
ProfeS$ionillServices
Project Management 1 2,500 2,500
System Softwilre
AcuCorp Run Time (Windows) # users (L) 1 550 550 NfA 550 136
AcuCorpAcuServer Dislrib!.sled Data Server Software (L) 1 1,000 1,000 NfA 1,000 250
-Limled(less lhan25 users)
INCODE SubtoUlI 25,000 1 18,625 7,770 100 12,000 38,395 6,250
Projec:tManagement 2,500 2,500
INCODE System Software Subtotal 1,550 1,550 1,550 '88
Total 26,550 1 20,175 7,170 100 14,500 42,445 6,638
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Customer Name:
Contact:
Date:
Salesman:
City of Aspen
Lisa Dawson
November 7, 2006
John Rowe
Conversion Breakdown
AppllciltlonSoftware
Conversion Progranvning Fee
Estimated Hours
Estimated Services
Sales Tax
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5,850
16
1,920
Conversion Total
5,850
16
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COMPANY AGREEMENT
TERMS AND CONDITIONS
General Payment Terms
I. CLIENT will pay to COMPANY an
initial deposit upon execution of this
Agreement that equals 25% of the total
amount as specified in this Agreement,
not including Annual Software
Maintenance, Third Party Software
Maintenance, and/or Hardware
Maintenance fees;
2. CLIENT will pay a second
installment to COMPANY upon delivery
of the software products that equals 60%
of the Application Software License
Fees and 75% of the System Software
License Fees; Delivery Attestment is
included as Exhibit I.
3. The remaining 15% balance of the
total amount specified in this Agreement
for all products and License fees shall be
paid after (a) COMPANY's verification
of the software products, (b) CLIENT's
completion of its own validation process,
or (c) CLIENT's live processing. In no
case, shall this period exceed thirty (30)
days from live processing or one
hundred-eighty (180) days from
installation of the software.
4. Services shall be billed as delivered
plus expenses and are due and payable
net 30 days.
Software License Agreement
1) Software Product License.
a) Upon CLIENT's payment for the
software products listed on the cover of
this Agreement, for the license fees set
forth in the Investment Summary,
COMPANY shall grant to CLIENT and
CLIENT shall accept from COMPANY
a non-exclusive, nontransferable,
nonassignable license to use the software
products and accompanying
documentation for internal business
purposes of CLIENT, subject to the
conditions and limitations m this
Software License Agreement.
b) Ownership of the software products,
accompanying documentation and
related materials, and any modifications
and enhancements to such software
products and any related interfaces shall
remain with COMPANY.
c) The software products are not licensed
to perform functions or processing for
subdivisions or entities that were not
considered by COMPANY at the time
COMPANY issued this Agreement.
d) The right to transfer this license to a
replacement hardware system is included
in this Software License Agreement. The
cost for new media or any required
technical assistance to accommodate the
transfer would be billable charges to
CLIENT. Advance written notice of any
such transfer shall be provided to
COMPANY.
e) CLIENT agrees that the software
products, any modifications and
enhancements and any related interfaces
are proprietary to COMPANY and have
been developed as a trade secret at
COMPANY's expense. CLIENT agrees
to keep the software products
confidential and use its best efforts to
prevent any misuse, unauthorized use or
unauthorized disclosures by any party of
any or all of the software products or
accompanying documentation.
1) If CLIENT has made modifications to
the software products, COMPANY will
not support or correct errors in the
modified software products, unless
modifications were specifically
authorized in writing by COMPANY.
g) CLIENT may make copies of the
software products for archive purposes
only. CLIENT will repeat any
proprietary notice on the copy of the
software products. The documentation
COMPANY AGREEMENT
TERMS AND CONDITIONS
accompanying the software products
may not be copied except for internal
use.
h) The term of the license granted by this
Section shall be perpetual.
i) COMPANY maintains an escrow
agreement with an Escrow Services
Company under which COMPANY
places the source code of each major
release. At CLIENT's request,
COMPANY will add CLIENT as a
beneficiary on its escrow account.
CLIENT will be iovoiced the annual
beneficiary fee by COMPANY and is
solely responsible for maiotaining its
status as a beneficiary.
2) License Fees.
a) CLIENT agrees to pay COMPANY,
and COMPANY agrees to accept from
CLIENT as payment in full for the
license herein, the total sum of the
COMPANY license fees set forth in the
Investment Summary.
b) The license fees listed in the
Investment Summary do not include any
tax or other governmental impositions
including, without limitation, sales, use
or excise tax. All applicable sales tax,
use tax or excise tax shall be paid by
CLI ENT and shall be paid over to the
proper authorities by CLIENT or
reimbursed by CLIENT to COMPANY
on demand in the event that COMPANY
is responsible or demand is made on
COMPANY for the payment thereof. If
tax-exempt, CLIENT must provide
COMPANY with CLIENT's tax-exempt
number or form.
c) In the event of any disputed invoice,
CLIENT shall provide written notice of
such disputed invo ice to Attention:
COMPANY Controller at the address
listed on the cover of this Agreement.
Such written notice shall be provided to
COMPANY within fifteen (15) days. An
additional fifteen (15) days is allowed
for the CLIENT to provide written
clarification and details fOf the disputed
invoice. COMPANY shall provide a
written response to CLIENT that shall
include either a justification of the
invo ice or an explanation of an
adjustment to the invoice and an action
plan that will outline the reasonable
steps needed to be taken by COMPANY
and CLIENT to resolve any issues
presented in CLIENT's notification to
COMPANY. CLIENT may withhold
payment of only the amount actually in
dispute until COMPANY provides the
required written response, and full
payment shall be remitted to
COMPANY upon COMPANY's
completion of all material action steps
required to remedy the disputed matter.
Notwithstanding the foregoiog sentence,
if COMP ANY is unable to complete all
material action steps required to remedy
the disputed matter because CLIENT has
not completed the action steps required
of them, CLIENT shall remit full
payment of the invoice.
d) Any invoice not disputed as described
above shall be deemed accepted by the
CLIENT. If payment of any invoice that
is not disputed as described above is not
made within sixty (60) calendar days,
COMPANY reserves the right to
suspend delivery of all services under
the Investment Summary, this Software
License Agreement, the Professional
Services Agreement, the Maintenance
Agreement and, if applicable, the Third
Party Product Agreement.
3) Verification of the Software
Products.
a) At the CLIENT's request, within thirty
(30) days after the software products
have been installed on CLIENT's
system, COMPANY will test the
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TERMS AND CONDITIONS
software products in accordance with
COMPANY's standard verification test
procedure. Demonstration shall
constitute CLIENT's verification that the
software products substantially comply
with CO MP ANY's documentation for
the most current version of the software
products and functional descriptions of
the software found in COMPANY's
written proposal to CLIENT. Upon such
verification, CLIENT shall pay the
remaining balance in accordance with
the payment terms listed in Section
General Payment Terms or amended in
any attached addendum.
b) At its option, CLIENT may perform
CLIENT's own defined internal
validation process to test the software to
substantially comply with COMPANY's
documentation for the most current
version of the software products and
functional descriptions of the software
found in COMPANY's written proposal
to CLIENT. Such validation test shall
constitute CLIENT's verification. Upon
such validation, CLIENT shall pay the
remaining balance in accordance with
the payment terms listed in Section
General Payment Terms or amended in
any attached addendum.
c) Notwithstanding anything contrary
herein, CLIENT's use of the software
products for its intended purpose, shall
constitute CLIENT's verification of the
software products, without exception
and for all purposes.
d) Verification or validation, by
CLIENT, that the software products
substantially comply with COMPANY's
documentation for the most current
version of the software products and
functional descriptions of the software
found in COMPANY's written proposal
to CLIENT shall be final and conclusive
except for latent defect, fraud, and such
gross mistakes that amount to fraud and
the operation of any provision of this
Agreement which specifically survives
verification. In the event said
verification becomes other than final, or
becomes inconclusive, pursuant to this
paragraph, CLIENT's sole right and
remedy against COMPANY shall be to
require COMPANY to correct the cause
thereof.
e) COMPANY shall correct any
functions of the software products which
failed the standard verification testiog or
failed to comply with COMPANY's
documentation for the most current
version of the software products and
functional descriptions of the software
found in COMPANY's written proposal
to CLIENT. If CLIENT has made
modifications to the software programs,
COMPANY will not make such
corrections, unless such modifications
were specifically authorized io writing
by COMPANY.
4) Schedule of Verification.
COMPANY will install the software
products and cause the same to be
verified within sixly (60) days after
CLIENT makes available to COMPANY
the equipment into which the software
product is to be loaded. COMPANY
shall exercise reasonable efforts to cause
the software products to be verified
according to the schedule set forth in this
paragraph, but COMPANY shall not be
liable for failure to meet said schedule if,
and to the extent, said failure is due to
causes beyond the control and without
the fault of COMPANY.
5) Limited Warranty. COMPANY
warrants that the then current,
unmodified version of the COMPANY
Software Products will substantially
conform to the then current version of its
published Documentation. If the
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TERMS AND CONDITIONS
Software Products do not perform as
warranted, COMPANY's obligation will
be to use reasonable efforts, consistent
with iodustry standards, to cure the
defect. Should COMPANY be unable to
cure, the defect or provide a TYLER
replacement product, CLIENT shall be
entitled to a refund for the license fee
paid for application. THIS
WARRANTY IS IN LIEU OF ALL
OTHER WARRANTIES. TO THE
MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED
UNDER APPLICABLE LAW, ALL
OTHER WARRANTIES,
CONDITIONS AND
REPRESENTATIONS, WHETHER
EXPRESS, IMPLIED OR VERBAL,
STATUTORY OR OTHERWISE, AND
WHETHER ARISING UNDER THIS
AGREEMENT OR OTHERWISE ARE
HEREBY EXCLUDED, INCLUDING,
WITHOUT LIMITATION, THE
IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF
MERCHANT ABILITY AND FITNESS
FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
6) Limitation of Liability.
(a) In the event that the software
products are determined to infringe upon
any existing United States patent
copyright or trademark rights held by
any other person or entity, COMPANY
shall defend and hold harmless CLIENT
and its officers, agents and employees
from any claim or proceedings brought
agaiost CLIENT and from any cost
damages and expenses finally awarded
against CLIENT which arise as a result
of any claim that is based on an assertion
that CLIENT's use of the software
products under this Software License
Agreement constitutes an infringement
of any United States patent, copyright or
trademark provided that CLIENT
notifies COMPANY promptly of any
such claim or proceeding and gives
COMPANY full and complete authority,
information and assistance to defend
such claim or proceeding and further
provided that COMPANY shall have
sole control of the defense of any claim
or proceeding and all negotiations for its
compromise or settlement provided that
COMPANY shall consult with CLIENT
regarding such defense. In the event that
the software products are finally held to
be infringing and its use by CLIENT is
enjoined, COMPANY shall, at its
election; (I) procure for CLIENT the
right to continue use of the software
products; (2) modity or replace the
software products so that it becomes
non-infringing; or (3) if procurement of
the right to use or modification or
replacement can not be completed by
COMP ANY, terminate the license for
the infringing software product, and
upon termination, refund the license fees
paid for the infringing software product
as depreciated on a straight-line basis
over a period of seven (7) years with
such depreciation to commence on the
execution of this Agreement.
COMP ANY shall have no liability
hereunder if CLIENT modified the
software products in any manner without
the prior written consent of COMP ANY
and such modification is determioed by a
court of competent jurisdiction to be a
contributing cause of the infringement or
if the infringement would have been
avoided by CLIENT's use of the most
current revision of the software products.
The foregoing states COMPANY's
entire liability and CLIENT's exclusive
remedy with respect to any claims of
infringement of any copyright, patent,
trademark, or any property interest rights
by the software products, any part
thereof, or use thereof.
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COMPANY AGREEMENT
TERMS AND CONDITIONS
b) THE RIGHTS AND REMEDIES
SET FORTH IN THIS SOFTWARE
LICENSE AGREEMENT ARE
EXCLUSIVE AND IN LIEU OF ALL
OTHER RIGHTS AND REMEDIES OR
WARRANTIES EXPRESSED,
IMPLIED OR STATUTORY,
INCLUDING WITHOUT
LIMITATION THE WARRANTIES OF
MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR
A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND
SYSTEM INTEGRATION.
c) In no event shall COMPANY be
liable for special, indirect, incidental,
consequential or exemplary damages,
including without limitation any
damages resulting from loss of use, loss
of data, interruption of business
activities or failure to realize savings
arising out of or in connection with the
use of the software products.
COMPANY's liability for damages
arising out of this Software License
Agreement, whether based on a theory
of contract or tort, including negligence
and strict liability shall be limited to the
COMPANY license fees identified in the
Investment Summary. The license fees
set forth in the Investment Summary
reflect and are set in reliance upon this
allocation of risk and the exclusion of
such damages as set forth in this
Software License Agreement.
7) Dispute Resolution. In the event of a
dispute between the parties under this
Software License Agreement pertainiog
to pecuniary damages or losses, the
matter shall be settled by arbitration in
accordance with the then prevailing rules
ofthe American Arbitration Association.
8) No Intended Third Party
Beneficiaries. This agreement is entered
into solely for the benefit of COMPANY
and CLIENT. No third party shall be
deemed a beneficiary of this agreement,
and no third party shall have the right to
make any claim or assert any right under
this agreement.
9) Governing Law. This Software
License Agreement shall be governed by
and construed in accordance with the
laws of CLIENT's state of domicile.
10) Entire Agreement.
a) This Software License Agreement,
including Exhibit I and the functional
description of the software products
found in COMPANY's written proposal
to CLIENT, represents the entire
agreement of CLIENT and COMPANY
with respect to the software products and
supersedes any prior agreements,
understandings and representations,
whether written, oral, expressed,
implied, or statutory. CLIENT hereby
ackoowledges that in entering into this
agreement it did not rely on any
representations or warranties other than
those explicitly set forth in this Software
License Agreement and the functional
description of the software products
found in COMPANY's written proposal
to CLIENT.
b) If any term or provision of this
Software License Agreement or the
application thereof to any person or
circumstance shall, to any extent, be
invalid or unenforceable, the remainder
of this Software License Agreement or
the application of such term or provision
to persons or circumstances other than
those as to which it is held invalid or
unenforceable shall not be affected
thereby, and each term and provision of
this Software License Agreement shall
be valid and enforced to the fullest
extent permitted by law.
c) This Software License Agreement
may only be amended, modified or
changed by written instrument signed by
both parties.
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TERMS AND CONDITIONS
d) CLIENT should return an executed
copy of this Agreement to COMPANY.
If the Agreement is not retumed to
COMPANY within 90 days from the
issue date, then such Agreement is
subject to be voided and prices are
subject to change.
11) Cancellation or Termination. In
the event of cancellation or termination
of this Software License Agreement,
CLIENT wiII make payment to
COMP ANY for all software products,
services and expenses delivered or
incurred prior to the termination or
cancellation of this Software License
Agreement.
12) Approval of Governing Body.
CLIENT represents and warrants to
COMPANY that this Software License
Agreement has been approved by its
governing body and is a binding
obligation upon CLIENT.
Professional Sen>ices Agreement
1) Sen>ices Provided. COMPANY shall
provide some or all of the following
services to CLIENT, as evidenced in the
attached Investment Summary:
a) Installation as described in the
Investment Summary;
b) Conversion of CLIENT's existing data
as set forth in the Investment Summary.
CLIENT is responsible for reading and
complying with COMPANY's
Conversion Statement.
c) Training/Implementation as set forth
in the Investment Summary;
d) Consulting/Analysis as set forth in the
Investment Summary; and
e) Verification Testing as described to
the Software License Agreement.
2) Professional Sen>ices Fees.
a) Notwithstanding specific prices to the
contrary identified in the Investment
Summary, all services will be invoiced
in hourly increments as delivered, plus
travel and other expenses, plus a 10%
travel processing fee. CLIENT agrees to
pay COMPANY for the actual amount
of training provided. The quantity in the
Investment Summary represents only an
estimate oftime required to complete all
phases of this Agreement.
b) Upon the completion of each service
day, or group of days, COMPANY will
present a Daily Log. CLIENT will sign
the report indicating acceptance of the
service day and its subsequent bilIing, or
noting reasons for CLIENT's non-
acceptance of such. This acceptance is
final.
c) CLIENT is not charged for travel
time to and from the CLIENT's site.
Only time spent on-site is billed as
training time; excluding those cases in
which the CLIENT requires the
COMPANY trainer(s) to travel on the
weekend, in which case CLIENT wiII be
billed for weekend travel time at a rate
of$500 per weekend day.
d) If CLIENT travels to COMPANY
location for training, then CLIENT
agrees to pay all expenses related to
transportation of CLIENT's employees.
e) All requests for supporting
documentation shall be made within
thirty (30) calendar days of invoice
delivery. Such documentation will
consist of quoted internet rates within 7
days from the date the request is
received by the COMPANY and not
actual receipts. Such quotes will be
deemed acceptable documentation if
price is within 25% of actual amounts
charged to CLIENT, adjusted by unusual
or seasonal travel circumstances.
1) The rates for Verification Testing shall
be the same as the
Training/Implementation rates set forth
in the Investment Summary.
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g) The rates listed in the Investment
Summary do not include any tax or other
governmental impositions including,
without limitation, sales, use or excise
tax. All applicable sales tax, use tax or
excise tax shall be paid by CLIENT and
shall be paid over to the proper
authorities by CLIENT or reimbursed by
CLIENT to COMPANY on demand in
the event that COMPANY is responsible
or demand is made on COMPANY for
the payment thereof. If tax-exempt,
CLIENT must provide COMPANY with
CLIENT's tax-exempt number or form.
h) Payment is due within thirty (30)
calendar days of invoice.
i) In the event of any disputed invoice,
CLIENT shall provide written notice of
such disputed invoice to Attention:
COMPANY Controller at the address
listed on the cover of this Agreement.
Such written notice shall be provided to
COMPANY within fifteen (15) calendar
days of CLIENT's receipt of the invoice.
An additional fifteen (15) days is
allowed for the CLIENT to provide
written clarification and details for the
disputed invoice. COMPANY shall
provide a written response to CLIENT
that shall include either a justification of
the invoice or an explanation of an
adjustment to the invoice and an action
plan that will outline the reasonable
steps needed to be taken by COMPANY
and CLIENT to resolve any issues
presented in CLIENT's notification to
COMPANY. CLIENT may withhold
payment of only the amount actually in
dispute until COMPANY provides the
required written response, and full
payment shall be remitted to
COMPANY upon COMPANY's
completion of all material action steps
required to remedy the disputed matter.
Notwithstanding the foregoing sentence,
if COMPANY is unable to complete all
material action steps required to remedy
the disputed matter because CLIENT has
not completed the action steps required
of them, CLIENT shall remit full
payment of the invoice.
j) Any invoice not disputed as described
above shall be deemed accepted by the
CLIENT. If payment of any invoice that
is not disputed as described above is not
made within sixty (60) calendar days,
COMP ANY reserves the right to
suspend delivery of all services under
the Investment Summary, the Software
License Agreement, this Professional
Services Agreement, the Maintenance
Agreement and, if applicable, the Third
Party Product Agreement.
3) Training Environment. If training
is being conducted at the CLIENT's site,
the CLIENT is responsible for providing
a productive environment to conduct
training. COMPANY is not responsible
for its inability to conduct training or for
inadequate training arising due to
interruptions and/or unav&ilability of
CLIENT personnel to be trained. Time
spent on-site by COMPANY that results
in non-productive training time beyond
COMPANY's control will be billed as
training time. COMPANY will make
reasonable efforts to schedule training
on dates requested by the CLIENT.
Trainers will be on-site approximately
noon Monday through noon Friday.
This allows appropriate travel time to
and from the CLIENT's site.
4) Additional Services. Services
utilized in excess of those set forth in the
Investment Summary and additional
related services not set forth in the
Investment Summary will be billed at
COMPANY's then current market rate
for the service as they are incurred.
Travel and other expenses, plus a 10%
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travel processing fee will be billed as
delivered.
5) Limitation of Liability. COMPANY
shall not be liable for inaccurate data in
COMPANY's application software
which is the result of conversion of
inaccurate data from the previous
system. COMPANY's liability for
damages arising out of this Professional
Services Agreement, whether based on a
theory of contract or tort, including
negligence and strict liability, shall be
limited to the professional service fees
identified in the Investment Summary.
The CLIENT shall not in any event be
entitled to, and COMPANY shall not be
liable for, indirect, special, incidental,
consequential or exemplary damages of
any nature. The professional service fees
set forth in the Investment Summary
reflect and are set in reliance upon this
allocation of risk and the exclusion of
such damages as set forth in this
Professional Services Agreement.
6) Dispute Resolution. In the event of a
dispute between the parties under this
Professional Services Agreement
pertaining to pecuniary damages or
losses, the matter shall be settled by
arbitration in accordance with the then
prevailing rules of the American
Arbitration Association.
7) No Intended Third Party
Beneficiaries. This Professional
Services Agreement is entered into
solely for the benefit of COMPANY and
CLIENT. No third party shall be deemed
a beneficiary of this Professional
Services Agreement, and no third party
shall have the right to make any claim or
assert any right under this Professional
Services Agreement.
S) Governing Law. This Professional
Services Agreement shall be governed
by and construed in accordance with the
laws of CLIENT's state of domicile.
9) Cancellation or Termination. In the
event of cancellation or termination of
this Professional Services Agreement,
CLIENT will make payment to
COMPANY for all services and
expenses delivered or incurred prior to
the termination or cancellation of this
Professional Services Agreement.
10) Entire Agreement.
a) This Professional Services Agreement
represents the entire agreement of
CLIENT and COMPANY with respect
to the professional services and
supersedes any prior agreements,
understandings and representations,
whether written, oral, expressed,
implied, or statutory. CLIENT hereby
acknowledges that in entering into this
agreement it did not rely on any
representations or warranties other than
those explicitly set forth in this
Professional Services Agreement.
b) If any term or provision of this
Professional Service Agreement or the
application thereof to any person or
circumstance shall, to any extent, be
invalid or unenforceable, the remainder
of this Professional Services Agreement
or the application of such term or
provision to persons or circumstances
other than those as to which it is held
invalid or unenforceable shall not be
affected thereby, and each term and
provision of this Professional Services
Agreement shall be valid and enforced to
the fullest extent permitted by law.
c) This Professional Services Agreement
may only be amended, modified or
changed by written instrument signed by
both parties.
d) CLIENT should return an executed
copy of this Agreement to COMPANY.
If the Agreement is not returned to
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COMPANY within 90 days from the
issue date, then such Agreement is
subject to be voided and prices are
subject to change.
11) Approval of Governing Body.
CLIENT represents and warrants to
COMPANY that this Professional
Services Agreement has been approved
by its governing body and is a binding
obligation upon CLIENT.
Annual Software Maintenance
Agreement
1) Scope of Agreement. The CLIENT
agrees to purchase and COMPANY
agrees to provide services for the
software products listed on the cover of
this Agreement in accordance with the
fo Ilowiog terms and conditions. Both
parties acknowledge that this Annual
Software Maintenance Agreement
covers both Support for the software
products listed on the cover of this
Agreement and Licensing of updates of
such installed software products.
2) Term of Agreement. This Annual
Software Maintenance Agreement is
effective on the date executed by an
officer of COMPANY and shall have a
term beginning upon the first of the
month six months after the iostallation of
the COMPANY Software and ending
upon the last day of the month one year
following that date.
a) This Annual Software Maiotenance
Agreement will automatically renew for
subsequent one-year terms unless either
party gives the other party at least thirty
days prior written notice of its intent not
to renew. Fees for subsequent years are
subject to change.
b) If CLIENT has not elected to
participate in the COMPANY Annual
Software Maiotenance Agreement, or
elects not to renew the Agreement, the
CLIENT shall acquire Software
maintenance in accordance to the Section
entitled "Support Terms for CLIENTs
Not Participating in the Annual Software
Maintenance Agreement ".
3) Payment.
a) CLIENT agrees to pay COMPANY
the amount identified in the Investment
Summary for licensing and support
services, as described below. The
licensing fee of the COMPANY
Software iocludes six month's
maintenance from the time the Software
is installed. The annual amount
identified in the Investment Summary
will become due the first of the month
following six months after the
installation of the COMPANY software.
This payment is due and payable in
accordance with Section General
Payment Terms or amended in any
attached addendum.
b) Additional Charges. Any maintenance
performed by COMPANY for the
CLIENT, which is not covered by this
Annual Software Maintenance
Agreement, will be charged at
COMPANY's then current market rates.
All materials supplied in connection
with such non-covered maintenance or
support plus expenses will be charged to
CLIENT.
c) Support and services will be
suspended whenever CLIENT's account
is thirty (30) calendar days overdue.
Support and services will be reinstated
when CLIENT's account is made
current.
4) Terms and Conditions for
Licensing of Updates of the Installed
Software Products.
a) CLIENT is hereby granted the non-
exclusive and nontransferable license
and right to use the additional versions
of the installed software products listed
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on the Cover of this Agreement which
COMPANY may release during the term
of this Annual Software Maintenance
Agreement. COMPANY agrees to
extend and CLIENT agrees to accept a
license subject to the terms and
conditions contained herein for the
installed software products.
b) The installed software products listed
are licensed for use only for the benefit
of CLIENT listed on the cover of this
Agreement. The software products are
not licensed to perform functions or
processing for subdivisions or entities
that were not considered by COMPANY
when COMPANY placed CLIENT in
the categories listed on the cover of this
Agreement.
c) As long as a current Annual Software
Maintenance Agreement is in place, this
License may be transferred to another
hardware system used for the benefit of
CLIENT. CLIENT agrees to notify
COMP ANY prior to transferring the
licensed products to any other system.
The cost for new media or any required
technical assistance to accommodate the
transfer would be billable charges to the
CLIENT.
d) CLI ENT agrees that the software
products are proprietary to COMPANY
and have been developed as a trade
secret at COMPANY's expense.
CLIENT agrees to keep the software
products confidential and use its best
efforts to prevent any misuse,
unauthorized use or unauthorized
disclosures by any party of any or all of
the software products or accompanying
documentation.
e) If CLIENT has made modifications to
the software products, COMPANY will
not support the modified software
products, unless modifications were
specifically authorized m writing by
COMPANY.
f) CLIENT may make copies of the
licensed software products for archive
purposes only. The CLIENT will repeat
any proprietary notice on the copy of the
software products. The documentation
accompanying the product may not be
copied except for internal use.
g) For as long as a current Annual
Software Maintenance Agreement is in
place, COMPANY shall promptly
correct any functions of the software
products which fail to substantially
comply with COMPANY's
documentation for the most current
version of the software products. If
CLIENT has made modifications to the
software products, COMPANY will not
make such corrections, unless
modifications were specifically
authorized in writing by COMPANY.
5) Terms and Conditions for Support.
a) COMPANY shall provide software
related CLIENT support during standard
support hours. Currently, standard
support hours are from 7:00am to
7:00pm Central Standard Time, Monday
thru Friday, excluding holidays.
COMPANY reserves the right to modify
these support hours as COMPANY sees
fit in order to better serve its CLIENT.
Assistance and support requests which
require special assistance from
COMPANY's development group will
be taken and directed by support
personnel.
b) COMPANY will maintaio staff that is
appropriately trained to be familiar with
the software products in order to render
assistance, should it be required.
c) COMPANY will provide CLIENT
with all updates that COMPANY may
make to the then current version of the
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installed software products covered in
this Agreement.
d) CLIENT acknowledges that the
updates/enhancements may not be
compatible with CLIENT's particular
hardware configuration or operating
system. CLIENT acknowledges that
additional hardware and software may
be required at the CLIENT's expense in
order to utilize the
updates/enhancements.
e) COMPANY will make available
appropriately trained personnel to
provide CLIENT additional training,
program changes, analysis, consultation,
recovery of data, conversion, non-
coverage maintenance service, etc.,
billable at the current per diem rate plus
expenses. COMPANY employs many
CPAs but is not a board registered CPA
firm.
f) COMPANY shall provide CLIENT
with on-line support through the use of
communications modem and software.
6) Support Terms for CLIENTs Not
Participating in the Annual Software
Maintenance Agreement. The
Software License Agreement includes six
months free maintenance. If CLIENT
elects not to participate in the
COMPANY Annual Software
Maintenance Agreement, CLIENT shall
receive support on a Time and Materials
basis following six months after the
COMPANY Software is installed in
accordance with the following terms:
a) CLIENTs not on Software Support
Maintenance will receive the lowest
priority for Software Support.
b) CLIENTs not on Software Support
Maintenance will be required to
purchase new releases of the Software.
New Releases will include fixes,
enhancements and updates, such as, Tax
Tables, W /2 reporting formats, 1099
changes, etc.
c) CLIENTs not on Software Support
Maintenance will be charged $175 per
hour with a one-hour minimum for all
software support calls.
d) CLIENTs not on Software Support
Maintenance will not be granted access
to COMPANY's software support web-
site.
e) CLIENTs not on Software Support
Maintenance are subject to higher rates
for training and continuing education
performed by COMPANY employees.
This is due to the fact that the CLIENT
may not be utilizing the most current
version of our software.
f) COMPANY will not guarantee a
program fix to a documented bug for
software versions that are not the
currently released version. Since every
CLIENT is on Software Support
Maintenance, often times, bug fixes are
rolled into the latest release and then
sites are upgraded to the latest release of
the software.
g) If a CLIENT decides to discontinue
Software Support Maintenance and later
chooses to reinstate Software Support
Maintenance, the CLIENT will be
required to pay the portion of annual
software support maintenance fees for
the Enhancement and Software Updates
(27%), dating back to the date when the
CLIENT discontinued Software Support
Maintenance. Once again, COMPANY
feels any CLIENT not on Software
Support Maintenance will not be
satisfied with the level of support they
will receive, which in turn, makes a
dissatisfied CLIENT. COMPANY
prides itself on customer satisfaction,
which is why we strongly encourage
every CLIENT to purchase Software
Support Maintenance.
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7) Additional Services. The Services
listed below are not included in the
COMPANY Software Maintenance
Agreement. These services shall be
provided at COMPANY's discretion and
will be billed on a Time and Materials
basis at COMPANY's current rates.
a) Changes to print programs.
b) Software modifications.
c) Software Training.
d) Responding to problems caused by
bad data.
e) Responding to problems caused by
hardware.
f) Responding to problems caused by
operator error.
g) Responding to problems caused by
software that is not COMPANY
software.
h) Responding to problems resulting
from misuse, accidents, CLIENT
neglect, fire, or any other cause not
within COMPANY's reasonable control.
i) Changes made to the COMPANY
Software by someone other than
COMPANY personnel.
j) Any other services performed by
COMPANY not otherwise specifically
provided for in this Agreement, including
but not limited to, bank reconciliation,
reconciling out of balance reports,
balancing segments of the system, etc.
8) Limitations and Exclusions. The
support and services ofthis Maintenance
Agreement do not include the following:
a) Support service does not include the
installation of the software products,
onsite support, application design, and
other consulting services, support of an
operating system or hardware, or any
support requested outside of standard
support hours.
b) CLIENT shall be responsible for
implementing at its expense, all changes
to the current version. CLIENT
understands that changes furnished by
COMPANY for the current version are
for implementation in the current
installed software products version, as it
exists without customization or CLIENT
alteration.
9) CLIENT Responsibilities.
a) CLIENT shall provide, at no charge to
COMPANY, full and free access to the
programs covered hereunder: working
space; adequate facilities within a
reasonable distance from the equipment;
and use of machines, attachments,
features, or other equipment necessary to
provide the specified support and
maintenance service. Such environment
includes, but is not limited to; use ofthe
appropriate operating system at the
version and release levels specified by
COMPANY and additionally specifies
that the environment for any
COMPANY software application
requires the CLIENT to have e-mail and
Internet access. CLIENT shall provide
telephone lines, communications
software specified by COMPANY, and
all equipment necessary to use
COMPANY's on-line support. CLIENT
will be responsible for all additional
costs incurred to the extent such
hardware and software does not conform
to COMPANY's specifications. The
acquisitions of necessary hardware and
software meeting the requirements then
in effect shall be sole responsibility of
the CLIENT.
b) CLIENT shall maintain a dialup, lP or
VPN connection through pcAnywhere,
Citrix or Microsoft Terminal Services.
COMP ANY, at its option, shall use the
connection to assist with problem
diagnosis and resolution. This
connection shall be dedicated for the use
of COMPANY and shall not be shared
with fax or internet connection line.
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c) CLIENT must maintain an active e-
mail address capable of receiving a 5
MB attachment. This e-mail account
must be accessible from a PC connected
to the server hosting the COMPANY
software applications.
d) CLIENT must open firewall ports to
enable access to COMPANY's FTP
server for program updates via Live
Update.
10) Non-Assignability. The CLIENT
shall not have the right to assign or
transfer its rights hereunder to any party.
11) Force Majeure. COMPANY shall
not be responsible for delays in servicing
the products covered by this Annual
Software Maintenance Agreement
caused by strikes, lockouts, riots,
epidemic, war, government regulations,
fire, power failure, acts of God, or other
causes beyond its control.
12) Limitation of Liability. The
liability of COMPANY is hereby limited
to a claim for a money judgment not
exceeding the fees paid by the CLIENT
for services under this Annual Software
Maintenance Agreement. The CLIENT
shall not in any event be entitled to, and
COMPANY shall not be liable for,
indirect, special, incidental,
consequential or exemplary damages of
any nature.
13) Governing Law. This Annual
Software Maintenance Agreement shall
be governed by and construed in
accordance with the laws of CLIENT's
state of domicile.
14) Entire Agreement.
a) This Annual Software Maintenance
Agreement represents the entire
agreement of CLIENT and COMPANY
with respect to the maintenance of the
software products and supersedes any
prior agreements, understandings and
representations, whether written, oral,
expressed, implied, or statutory.
CLIENT hereby acknowledges that in
entering into this agreement it did not
rely on any representations or warranties
other than those explicitly set forth in
this Annual Software Maintenance
Agreement.
b) If any term or provision of this
Agreement or the application thereof to
any person or circumstance shall, to any
extent, be invalid or unenforceable, the
remainder of this Annual Software
Maintenance Agreement or the
application of such term or provision to
persons or circumstances other than
those as to which it is held invalid or
unenforceable shall not be affected
thereby, and each term and provision of
this Annual Software Maintenance
Agreement shall be valid and enforced to
the fullest extent permitted by law.
c) This Annual Software Maintenance
Agreement may only be amended,
modified or changed by written
instrument signed by both parties.
d) CLIENT should return an executed
copy of this Agreement to COMPANY.
If the Agreement is not retumed to
COMPANY within 90 days from the
issue date, then such Agreement is
subject to be voided and prices are
subject to change.
Hardware and System Software
Agreement
1) Agreement to License or Sell
Hardware. For the price set forth in the
Investment Summary (Hardware &
System Software), COMPANY agrees to
license or sell and deliver to CLIENT,
and CLIENT agrees to accept from
COMPANY the hardware and system
software products set forth in the
Investment Summary.
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2) License of Hardware.
a) Upon CLIENT's payment for the
hardware listed in the Investment
Summary, for the license fees set forth in
the Investment Summary, COMPANY
shall grant to CLIENT and CLIENT
shall accept from COMPANY a non-
exclusive, nontransferable, non-
assignable license to the hardware and
system software products and
accompanying documentation and
related materials for internal business
purposes of CLIENT, subject to the
conditions and limitations in this section.
3) Price. CLIENT agrees to pay
COMPANY and COMPANY agrees to
accept from CLIENT as payment io full
for the hardware and system software
products, the price set forth in the
Investment Summary at the following
manner:
a) Twenty-five percent (25%) of the
price of all hardware and system
software products listed in the
Investment Summary upon execution of
this Agreement; and
b) The remaining balance of the price of
each item delivered to CLIENT upon
delivery of each product.
c) In the event of any disputed invoice,
CLIENT shall provide written notice of
such disputed invoice to Attention:
COMPANY Controller at the address
listed on the cover of this Agreement.
Such written notice shall be provided to
COMPANY within fifteen (15) calendar
days of CLIENT's receipt of the invoice.
An additional fifteen (15) days is
allowed for the CLIENT to provide
written clarification and details for the
disputed invoice. COMPANY shall
provide a written response to CLIENT
that shall include either a justification of
the invoice or an explanation of an
adjustment to the invoice and an action
plan that will outline the reasonable
steps needed to be taken by COMPANY
and CLIENT to resolve any issues
presented in CLIENT's notification to
COMPANY. CLIENT may withhold
payment of only the amo!mt actually in
dispute until COMPANY provides the
required written response, and full
payment shall be remitted to
COMPANY upon COMPANY's
completion of all material action steps
required to remedy the disputed matter.
Notwithstanding the foregoiog sentence,
if COMPANY is unable to complete all
material action steps required to remedy
the disputed matter because CLIENT has
not completed the action steps required
of them, CLIENT shall remit full
payment of the invoice.
d) Any invoice not disputed as described
above shall be deemed accepted by the
CLIENT. If payment of any invoice that
is not disputed as described above is not
made within sixty (60) calendar days,
COMPANY reserves the right to
suspend delivery of all services under
the Investment Summary, the Software
License Agreement, the Professional
Services Agreement, the Maintenance
Agreement and this Hardware and
System Software Agreement.
4) Costs and Taxes.
a) Unless otherwise indicated in the
Investment Summary, the price includes
costs for shipment of and insurance
while in transit for the hardware and
system software products from the
supplier's place of manufacture to
CLIENT's site.
b) The price listed in the Investment
Summary does not include any tax or
other governmental impositions
including, without limitation, sales, use
or excise tax. All applicable sales tax,
use tax or excise tax shall be paid by
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CLIENT and shall be paid over to the
proper authorities by CLIENT or
reimbursed by CLIENT to COMPANY
on demand in the event that COMPANY
is responsible or demand is made on
COMPANY for the payment thereof. If
tax-exempt, CLIENT must provide
COMP ANY with CLIENT's tax-exempt
number or form.
5) F.O.B. Point. Delivery of each
hardware and system software product
shall be F.O.B. CLIENT's site.
6) Schedule of Delivery. Delivery of
each hardware and system software
product shall take place according to
mutually agreeable schedule, but
COMPANY shall not be liable for
failure to meet the agreed upon schedule
if, and to the extent, said failure is due to
causes beyond the control and without
the fault of COMPANY.
7) CLIENT Delays. If any act or failure
to act by the CLIENT delays
COMPANY's performance, COMPANY
shall be excused from performance for an
amount of time commensurate with the
delay caused by CLIENT. CLIENT
acknowledges that its delay may excuse
COMPANY from performance for an
amount of time greater than the delay
caused by CLIENT. Such delays by
CLIENT that may cause COMPANY to
delay performance include, but are not
lim ited to failure to have prepared any
data in the form and format requested by
COMPANY, on or before the date
specified by COMPANY or to have
verified such data for accuracy,
submission of erroneous data to
COMPANY or CLIENT's failure to have
completely prepared the Hardware's
installation site prior to the Hardware's
actual delivery including, but not limited
to, failure to have all electrical work and
cable installation completed.
8) Installation and Verification. If
itemized in the Investment Summary, the
price includes installation of the
hardware and system software products.
Upon the completion of installation,
CLIENT shall obtain from the installer a
certification of completion, or similar
document, which certification or similar
document shall constitute CLIENT's
acceptance of the hardware and system
software products. Such acceptance shall
be final and conclusive except for latent
defects, 'fraud, and such gross mistakes
as amount to fraud and rights and
remedies available to CLIENT under the
paragraph hereof entitled Warranties.
9) Site Requirements. CLIENT shall
prepare the installation site prior to the
delivery of the hardware and system
software. CLIENT is solely responsible
for and will furnish all necessary labor
and material to install all associated
electrical lines, CRT cables, and
telephone lines for communication
modems. CLIENT is responsible for
installing all required cables.
10) Warranties.
ALL WARRANTIES RELATING TO
THE HARDWARE AND SYSTEM
SOFTWARE ARE PROVIDED
DIRECTLY FROM THE HARDWARE
MANUFACTURERS AND/OR
SOFTWARE PUBLISHERS UNDER
THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF
THEIR RESPECTIVE WARRANTIES.
THE WARRANTIES SET FORTH IN
THIS HARDWARE AND SYSTEM
SOFTWARE AGREEMENT ARE
EXCLUSIVE AND IN LIEU OF ALL
OTHER RIGHTS AND REMEDIES
REPRESENTATIONS OR
WARRANTIES EXPRESSED,
IMPLIED OR STATUTORY,
INCLUDING WITHOUT
LIMITATION THE WARRANTIES OF
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MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR
A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND
SYSTEM INTEGRATION.
11) Maintenance. There is no hardware
maintenance provided pursuant to this
Agreement. Hardware warranty and/or
maintenance are typically provided by the
manufacturer or a Third Party. In
situations where COMPANY and the
CLIENT agree that COMPANY will
provide hardware maintenance, such
hardware maintenance shall be governed
by the terms of COMPANY's Annual
Hardware Maintenance agreement.
12) Limitation of Liability. CLIENT
expressly assumes sole responsibility for
the selection and use of the hardware
and system software. In no event shall
COMPANY be liable for special,
indirect, incidental, consequential or
exemplary damages, including without
limitation any damages resulting from
loss of use, loss of data, interruption of
business activities or failure to realize
savings arising out of or in connection
with the use of the hardware and system
software products. COMPANY's
liability for damages arising out of this
Hardware and System Software
Agreement, whether based on a theory
of contract or tort, including negligence
and strict liability shall be limited to the
price of the hardware and system
software products set forth in the
Investment Summary. The prices set
forth in the Investment Summary reflect
and are set in reliance upon this
allocation of risk and the exclusion of
such damages as set forth in this
Hardware and System Software
Agreement.
13) Dispute Resolution. In the event of
a dispute between the parties under this
Hardware and System Software
Agreement pertaining to pecuniary
damages or losses, the matter shall be
settled by arbitration in accordance with
the then prevailing rules ofthe American
Arbitration Association.
14) Governing Law. This Hardware and
System Software Agreement shall be
governed by and construed in
accordance with the laws of CLIENT's
state of domicile.
15) Cancellation or Termination. In
the event of cancellation or termination
of this Hardware and System Software
Agreement, CLIENT will make payment
to COMPANY for all products and
related services and expenses delivered
or incurred prior to the termination or
cancellation of this Hardware and
System Software Agreement. CLIENT
may also be responsible for restocking
fees.
16) Entire Agreement.
a) This Hardware and System Software
Agreement represents the entire
agreement of CLIENT and COMPANY
with respect to the hardware and system
software products and supersedes any
prior agreements, understandings and
representations, whether written, oral,
expressed, implied, or statutory.
CLIENT hereby acknowledges that in
entering into this agreement it did not
rely on any representations or warranties
other than those explicitly set forth in
this Hardware and System Software
Agreement.
b) If any term or provision of this
Hardware and System Software
Agreement or the application thereof to
any person or circumstance shall, to any
extent, be invalid or unenforceable, the
remainder of this Hardware and System
Software Agreement or the application
of such term or provision to persons or
circumstances other than those as to
which it is held invalid or unenforceable
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shall not be affected thereby, and each
term and provision of this Hardware and
System Software Agreement shall be
valid and enforced to the fullest extent
permitted by law.
c) This Hardware and System Software
Agreement may only be amended,
modified or changed by written
instrument signed by both parties.
d) CLIENT should return an executed
copy of this Agreement to COMPANY.
I f the Agreement is not returned to
COMPANY within 90 days from the
issue date, then such Agreement is
subject to be voided and prices are
subject to change.
17) Approval of Governing Body.
CLIENT represents and warrants to
COMPANY that this Hardware and
System Software Agreement has been
approved by its governing body and is a
binding obligation upon CLIENT.
Annual Hardware Maiutenance
Agreement
1) Scope of Agreement. For the prices
set forth in the Investment Summary,
CLIENT requests to cover and
COMPANY agrees to cover the
equipment specified on the cover of this
agreement in accordance with the
following terms and conditions.
COMPANY requires all like-kind
hardware to be covered (i.e. ALL cash
drawers, ALL receipt prioters, etc.).
2) Price. The CLIENT agrees to pay
the Annual Hardware Maintenance fee
specified in this Agreement.
COMPANY guarantees this fee for the
term of the Annual Hardware
Maintenance Agreement. However, fees
for subsequent years are subject to
change.
3) Payment. CLIENT agrees to pay the
Annual Hardware Maintenance
Agreement fee in accordance with the
following terms:
a) The CLIENT will be invoiced 12
months after the initial installation of the
hardware.
b) In order for equipment to be eligible
to be covered under this Annual
Hardware Maintenance Agreement, the
equipment must be covered beginning
12 months after the installation date of
the equipment and must remain under
continuous coverage on the Annual
Hardware Maintenance Agreement
4) Equipment Maintenance Program
Terms. COMPANY agrees to provide
the maintenance on the equipment
specified under this agreement in
accordance to the following terms:
a) In the event of equipment failure,
COMPANY will repair the defective
equipment and provide the CLIENT
with "like or near like" equipment while
the defective equipment is being
repaired.
b) CLIENT shall notify COMPANY of
equipment failure. Upon notification,
COMPANY will ship via over-night
service to the CLIENT the appropriate
loaner equipment. The CLIENT shall
package the defective equipment io its
original container and ship the
equipment to COMPANY.
c) Once the equipment is repaired, it
will be shipped to the CLIENT. Upon
receipt of the repaired equipment the
CLIENT shall ship the loaner equipment
back to COMPANY. The loaner
equipment should be shipped back to
COMPANY within two days of
receiviog the repaired equipment. The
CLIENT agrees to pay daily rental fees
to COMPANY if the loaner equipment is
not shipped back to COMPANY within
the time frame specified.
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d) The CLIENT is responsible for
shipping cost related to shipping
equipment to COMPANY. COMPANY
is responsible for shipping cost related to
shipping equipment to the CLIENT.
5) Definitions. The fo llowing
definitions apply to the terms of this
Annual Hardware Maintenance
Agreement:
a) Loaner Equipment. Equipment
loaned to the CLIENT by COMPANY
for use while the CLIENT's equipment is
being repaired.
b) Like or Near-Like Equipment.
Equipment compatible with the
CLIENT's computer system and capable
of performing the tasks performed by the
equipment being repaired.
6) Limitation of Liability. The liability
of COMPANY is hereby limited to that
claim for the money judgment not
exceeding the fees paid by the CLIENT
for services under this Annual Hardware
Maintenance Agreement. The CLIENT
shall not in any event be entitled to, and
COMPANY shall not be liable for,
indirect, special, incidental,
consequential or exemplary damages of
any nature.
7) Governing Law. This Annual
Hardware Maintenance Agreement shall
be governed by and construed in
accordance with the laws of CLIENT's
state of domicile.
8) Entire Agreement.
a) This Annual Hardware Maintenance
Agreement represents the entire
agreement of CLIENT and COMPANY
with respect to the maintenance of the
hardware and system software products
and supersedes any prior agreements,
understandings and representations,
whether written, oral, expressed,
implied, or statutory. CLIENT hereby
acknowledges that in entering into this
agreement it did not rely on any
representations or warranties other than
those explicitly set forth in this Annual
Hardware Maintenance Agreement.
b) If any term or provision of this
Agreement or the application thereof to
any person or circumstance shall, to any
extent, be invalid or unenforceable, the
remainder of this Annual Hardware
Maintenance Agreement or the
application of such term or provision to
persons or circumstances other than
those as to which it is held invalid or
unenforceable shall not be affected
thereby, and each term and provision of
this Annual Hardware Maintenance
Agreement shall be valid and enforced to
the fullest extent permitted by law.
c) This Annual Hardware Maintenance
Agreement may only be amended,
modified or changed by written
instrument signed by both parties.
d) CLIENT should return an executed
copy of this Agreement to COMPANY.
If the Agreement is not returned to
COMPANY within 90 days from the
issue date, then such Agreement is
subject to be voided and prices are
subject to change.
Third Party Product Agreement
1) Agreement to License or Sell Third
Party Products. For the price set forth
in the Investment Summary (Hardware
& System Software), COMPANY agrees
to license or sell and deliver to CLIENT,
and CLIENT agrees to accept from
COMPANY the third party products set
forth in the Investment Summary.
2) Liceuse of Third Party Software
Products.
a) Upon CLIENT's payment for the third
party software products listed in the
Investment Summary, for the license
fees set forth in the Investment
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Summary, COMPANY shall grant to
CLIENT and CLIENT shall accept from
COMPANY a non-exclusive,
nontransferable, non-assignable license
to use the third party software products
and accompanying documentation and
related materials for internal business
purposes of CLIENT, subject to the
conditions and limitations in this section.
b) Ownership ofthe third party software
products, accompanying documentation
and related materials, shall remain with
the third party manufacturer or supplier.
c) The right to transfer this license to a
replacement hardware system is
governed by the Third Party. The cost
for new media or any required technical
assistance to accommodate the transfer
would be billable charges to CLIENT.
Advance written notice of any such
transfer shall be provided to
COMPANY.
d) CLIENT agrees that the third party
software products are proprietary to the
third party manufacturer or supplier and
have been developed as a trade secret at
the . third-party's expense. CLIENT
agrees to keep the software products
confidential and use its best efforts to
prevent any misuse, unauthorized use or
unauthorized disclosures by any party of
any or all of the third party software
products or accompanying
documentation.
e) CLIENT shall not perform
decompilation, disassembly, translation
or other reverse engineering on the
software products.
/) CLIENT may make copies of the
software products for archive purposes
only. CLIENT will repeat any
proprietary notice on the copy of the
software products. The documentation
accompanying the software products
may not be copied except for internal
use.
3) Price. CLIENT agrees to pay
COMPANY and COMPANY agrees to
accept from CLIENT as payment in full
for the third party products, the price set
forth in the Investment Summary at the
following manner:
a) Twenty-five percent (25%) of the
price of all third party products listed in
the Investment Summary upon execution
of this Agreement; and
b) The remaining balance of the price of
each item delivered to CLIENT upon
delivery of each product.
c) In the event of any disputed invoice,
CLIENT shall provide written notice of
such disputed invoice to Attention:
COMPANY Controller at the address
listed on the cover of this Agreement.
Such written notice shall be provided to
COMPANY within fifteen (15) calendar
days of CLIENT's receipt of the invoice.
An additional fifteen (15) days is
allowed for the CLIENT to provide
written clarification and details for the
disputed invoice. COMP ANY shall
provide a written response to CLIENT
that shall include either a justification of
the invoice or an explanation of an
adjustment to the invoice and an action
plan that will outline the reasonable
steps needed to be taken by COMPANY
and CLIENT to resolve any issues
presented in CLIENT's notification to
COMPANY. CLIENT may withhold
payment of only the amount actually in
dispute until COMPANY provides the
required written response, and full
payment shall be remitted to
COMPANY upon COMP ANY's
completion of all material action steps
required to remedy the disputed matter.
Notwithstanding the foregoing sentence,
if COMPANY is unable to complete all
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material action steps required to remedy
the disputed matter because CLIENT has
not completed the action steps required
of them, CLIENT shall remit full
payment ofthe invoice.
d) Any invoice not disputed as described
above shall be deemed accepted by the
CLIENT. If payment of any invoice that
is not disputed as described above is not
made within sixty (60) calendar days,
COMP ANY reserves the right to
suspend delivery of all services under
the Investment Summary, the Software
License Agreement, the Profess'ional
Services Agreement, the Maintenance
Agreement and this Third Party Product
Agreement.
4) Costs and Taxes.
a) Unless otherwise indicated in the
Investment Summary, the price includes
costs for shipment of and insurance
while in transit for the third party
products from the supplier's place of
manufacture to CLIENT's site.
b) The price listed in the Investment
Summary does not include any tax or
other governmental impositions
including, without limitation, sales, use
or excise tax. All applicable sales tax,
use tax or excise tax shall be paid by
CLIENT and shall be paid over to the
proper authorities by CLIENT or
reimbursed by CLIENT to COMPANY
on demand in the event that COMPANY
is responsible or demand is made on
COMPANY for the payment thereof. If
tax-exempt, CLIENT must provide
COMPANY with CLIENT's tax-exempt
number or form.
5) F.D.B. Point. Delivery of each third
party product shall be F.O.B. CLIENT's
site.
6) Schedule of Delivery. Delivery of
each third party product shall take place
according to mutually agreeable
schedule, but COMPANY shall not be
liable for failure to meet the agreed upon
schedule if, and to the extent, said failure
is due to causes beyond the control and
without the fault of COMPANY.
7) Installation and Verification.
a) If itemized in the Investment
Summary, the price includes installation
of the third party products. Upon the
completion of installation, CLIENT shall
obtain from the installer a certification of
completion, or similar document, which
certification or similar document shall
constitute CLIENT's acceptance of the
third party products. Such acceptance
shall be final and conclusive except for
latent defects, fraud, and such gross
mistakes as amount to fraud and rights
and remedies available to CLIENT
under the paragraph hereof entitled
Warranties.
8) Site Requirements. CLIENT shall
provide:
a) a suitable environment, location and
space for the installation and operation
of the third party products;
b) sufficient and adequate electrical
circuits for the third party products; and
c) installation of all required cables.
9) Warranties.
a) COMPANY is authorized by the
manufacturer or supplier of all third
party software products listed in the
Investment Summary to grant licenses or
sublicenses to such products.
b) Unless otherwise noted in any
attached addendum, COMPANY
warrants that each third party product
shall be new and unused, and if CLIENT
fully and faithfully performs each and
every obligation required of it under the
Third Party Product Agreement,
CLIENT's title or license to each third
party product shall be free and clear of
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all liens and encumbrances arising
through COMPANY.
c) The parties understand and agree that
COMPANY is not the manufacturer of
the third party products. As such,
COMP ANY does not warrant or
guarantee the condition of the third party
products or the operation characteristics
of the third party products. d) THE
WARRANTIES SET FORTH IN THIS
THIRD PARTY PRODUCT
AGREEMENT ARE EXCLUSIVE
AND IN LIEU OF ALL OTHER
RIGHTS AND REMEDIES
REPRESENTATIONS OR
WARRANTIES EXPRESSED,
IMPLIED OR STATUTORY,
INCLUDING WITHOUT
LIMITATION THE WARRANTIES OF
MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR
A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND
SYSTEM INTEGRATION.
10) Maintenance. It shall be the
responsibility of CLIENT to repair and
maintain the third party products after
acceptance. Support for Third Party
Application Software is not provided by
COMPANY unless otherwise specified
in this Agreement. COMPANY's
responsibility is limited to delivering the
Third Party Application Software and
installing the software if installation
services are provided in this Agreement.
11) Limitation of Liability. CLIENT
expressly assumes so Ie responsibility for
the selection and use of the Third Party
Application Software. In no event shall
COMP ANY be liable for special,
indirect, incidental, consequential or
exemplary damages, including without
limitation any damages resulting from
loss of use, loss of data, interruption of
business activities or failure to realize
savings arising out of or in connection
with the use of the third party products.
COMPANY's liability for damages
arising out of this Third Party Product
Agreement, whether based on a theory
of contract or tort, including negligence
and strict liability shall be limited to the
price of the third party products set forth
in the Investment Summary. The prices
set forth in the Investment Summary
reflect and are set in reliance upon this
allocation of risk and the exclusion of
such damages as set forth in this Third
Party Product Agreement.
12) Dispute Resolution. In the event of
a dispute between the parties under this
Third Party Product Agreement
pertaining to pecuniary damages or
losses, the matter shall be settled by
arbitration in accordance with the then
prevailing rules of the American
Arbitration Association.
13) Governing Law. This Third Party
Product Agreement shall be governed by
and construed in accordance with the
laws of CLIENT's state of domicile.
14) Cancellation or Termination. In
the event of cancellation or termination
of this Third Party Product Agreement,
CLIENT will make payment to
COMPANY for all products and related
services and expenses delivered or
incurred prior to the termination or
cancellation of this Third Party Product
Agreement.
15) Entire Agreement.
a) This Third Party Product Agreement
represents the entire agreement of
CLIENT and COMPANY with respect
to the third party products and
supersedes any prior agreements,
understandings and representations,
whether written, oral, expressed,
implied, or statutory. CLIENT hereby
acknowledges that in entering into this
agreement it did not rely on any
representations or warranties other than
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those explicitly set forth in this Third
Party Product Agreement.
b) If any term or provision of this Third
Party Product Agreement or the
application thereof to any person or
circumstance shall, to any extent, be
invalid or unenforceable, the remainder
ofthis Third Party Product Agreement or
the application of such term or provision
to persons or circumstances other than
those as to which it is held invalid or
unenforceable shall not be affected
thereby, and each term and provision of
this Third Party Product Agreement shall
be valid and enforced to the fullest
extent permitted by law.
c) This Third Party Product Agreement
may only be amended, modified or
changed by written instrument signed by
both parties.
d) CLIENT should return an executed
copy of this Agreement to COMPANY.
I f the Agreement is not returned to
COMPANY within 90 days from the
issue date, then such Agreement is
subject to be voided and prices are
subject to change.
16) Approval of Governing Body.
CLIENT represents and warrants to
COMP ANY that this Third Party
Product Agreement has been approved
by its governing body and is a binding
obligation upon CLIENT.
General Return Merchandise
Authorization (RMA) Policy.
a) In order to return or replace any
product ordered from COMPANY,
CLIENT will need to request and obtain
an RMA number from appropriate
COMPANY personnel. RMA numbers
will be issued at the discretion of
COMP ANY and products returned
without an RMA number may be refused
by COMPANY. COMPANY reserves
the right to refuse the return of any
product or to refuse the issuance of an
RMA number.
b) All shipping costs are the
responsibility of the CLIENT.
COMPANY recommends the use of a
traceable and insurable shipping source.
COMPANY will not be responsible for
lost or damaged products as a result of
the shipping process.
c) Qualirying products must be returned
unopened with original packaging and
materials unless otherwise agreed upon
by COMPANY. The following
situations will result in the refusal of an
RMA number and credit will not be
issued to client:
. Opened inkjet or laser jet printers
. Opened Third Party Software
. Damaged products as a result of
irregular use of mishandling by
customer
d) Products may only be returned to
COMPANY for account credit after an
RMA number has been issued by
COMP ANY. All returns are subject to a
restocking fee of 20% of original
purchase price. Failure to comply with
this policy will result in a refusal of
credit and future product placement.
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EXHIBIT 1 - DELIVERY ATTESTMENT
The Delivery Attestment test detailed below will be conducted following the IN CODE software
install and prior to the implementation. The test is performed using the INCODE Sample Database.
This database contains general information applicable to all customers. Given this, the tests will not
validate site specific functionality. Rather, the tests will affirm that the INCODE system is installed
and performs base line functions. Customer specific functionality will be reviewed during the
implementation phase when site-specific data will be built and applied against desired functionality.
Each suite has a space where clients will be asked to initial certifying the software has been
installed and accepted. Ifa section does not apply to you, then please mark it as N/A. Please
fill out the Client and Contact Name, initial the appropriate space and fax this document to
(806) 797-4849, attn: Implementation.
I CU,.. N,m,
Contact Name
Date
Financial Suite
I. View General Ledger Account Manager
2. View Budget Maintenance
3. View AP Vendor Manager
4. Find PO's in PO Inquiry
5. View Inventory Item Maintenance
6. View Fixed Assets Maintenance
7. View Deduction codes
8. View Pay Type codes
9. View Employee Manager
10. View HR Manager
(Initial)
CIS Suite
I. View Fee Schedule with Rate Tables
2. View Account Manager
3. View Contact and Property Consoles
4. View Bill Maintenance
5. View License Manager
6. View AR Customer Manager
7. View Permits Project Manager
(Initial)
Court Suite
I. View Citation Maintenance
2. View Fee Maintenance
3. View Offense Code Maintenance
(Initial)
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The Data Conversion Process
Purpose
One of the most difficult aspects of software transition revolves around data conversion. This
process takes place in one of two ways:
1. The manual method - In the manual mode the Client enters data from the existing system
into the new Tyler Technology system.
2. The automated method - In the automated mode a software program is written or coded in
order to facilitate moving information from the existing system to the new Tyler Technology
system.
This document is provided to aid the Client in understanding the automated conversion process
and provide clear direction as to the responsibility and the scope of the process.
Who should read this document?
The obvious answer to this question is the individual at the Client site that is most responsible for
the transition. Specifically it should be:
1. The individual responsible for extracting and providing data from the old system to the Tyler
Technology system.
2. Any individuals responsible at a department level.
3. Any individual that would benefit from understanding the conversion process
The Conversion Process
The process itself has a predefined set of steps that must take place for a successful conversion.
1. Initial data extraction - The Client must perform the preliminary extraction and transmission
of data.
2. Data Evaluation - Tyler Technologies will then be responsible for evaluating the information
that has been transmitted. Upon a successful evaluation the Client will be contacted for
further scheduling.
3. Conversion scheduling - Once a schedule has been decided upon, Tyler Technologies will
proceed in development of the conversion programs. During the development step, the
Client will be responsible for providing knowledge and insight into the information from their
current system
4. On-Site Conversion - Upon Tyler Technology's arrival at the Client's site for the conversion,
the Client will be responsible for a final extraction of the data. In most situations the Client
will not have to transmit the final extraction to Tyler Technologies. The Tyler Technology
trainer on site will assist the Client in preliminary INCODE application setup that is required
for the conversion as well as execute the conversion programs and assist in the verification
of the converted information's integrity.
Even though the Tyler Technology trainers possess a great deal of knowledge in the area of
conversion, it is ultimately the Client's responsibility to validate any converted data. The sections
that follow clearly outline and describe each of the above steps.
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Data Extraction and Transmission of Data
As stated in the contract, the Client must supply data in ASCII file format with unpacked data
fields. This tenninology is sometimes considered confusing. The ASCII (pronounced as AS-key) is
an abbreviation that represents the American Standard Code for Information Interchange. This
standard was established in 1967 and still represents one of the most important standards in the
computer industry. Since that time, some vendors have deviated from this standard. An example
would be IBM's has a proprietary standard format abbreviated EBCDIC (pronounced EBB-see-dik).
This is their cun-ent standard on the System36 and AS400. Vendors also use compression
techniques in their data structures to pack numeric fields and dates. Since these techniques are not
standard and vary from vendor to vendor, we are unable to process this information. In the
simplest of terms the Client's data that is transmitted to The Tyier Technology system should be
legible in a standard text processing program such as Windows textpad or wordpad. The characters
that you view on screen should be the same characters that are on your computer keyboard.
File Descriptions and layout
The contract further states that the Client must supply sufficient file descriptions and layout
information for the data. Sometimes file descriptions will be referenced as data definitions.
Normally data files have one row after another. Each row represents a record or grouping of
information. As an example, a vendor file would normally have a row for each vendor in the
system. The rows then have to be broken down further into columns or fields. An example of a
field in the vendor file could be vendor name. The file description provides the information needed
to know exactly what position each field starts and stops in each row. In all cases, fiie descriptions
are absolutely necessary for any type of conversion.
Media Type
Also outlined in the contract is the media type that the information can be transmitted to The Tyler
Technology system. Unless the Client's existing system has a unix operating system, the most
desirable media to transmit the data would be a cd. In situations where a writable cd is not
available the Client can submit the information on a zip disk or 4mm tape. If a 4mm tape is used
then the Client should transfer the infonnation to the tape using the standard Windows backup
software. The Client may also submit the data via email when the Client has a compression utility
such as winzip and a fast and reliable internet connection. When the Client's existing system has a
unix operating system, the Client may use any of the methods mentioned above with the additional
transmittal method of a 4mm tape with the maximum capacity of 4gb or a V. inch tape with the
maximum capacity of 19b. The Client should include the Data Transmission Form with the media.
If the Client is using email to transmit the data please include the information from the Data
Transmittal Form in the em ail as text or an attachment. In situation where none of the above
options are available to the Client, arrangements should be made with Tyler Technologies as to
viable alternatives. These alternatives may involve additional fees.
There are certain vendors that Tyler Technologies has had considerable conversion experience and
has developed processes to extract the information from their proprietary data files. Other
vendors store their data in Microsoft Access or Microsoft SQL Server database. It is possible in
these situations that the Client can provide their existing data files in their current state without
data extraction. In this scenario the Client wouid only be responsible for providing a backup of their
current data.
The first data extraction is for the sole purpose of deveioping the conversion software. This
extraction should contain all the tables or files that are to be converted along with the appropriate
record layouts. An incomplete extraction can produce time delays and undesirable results during
the actuai conversion.
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Final Data Extraction
The final data extraction will be performed on the day of or a day very close to the final
conversion. This extraction will be coordinated with Tyler Technology's conversion personnel and
implementation coordinator.
Data Extraction Assistance
In almost all instances the Client owns its data, but the current software provider's file descriptions
will be considered proprietary information. There will be scenarios where the software provider will
not provide file descriptions or will provide the descriptions for a fee. Any fees required by the
vendor are the responsibility of the Client and are not included in the contract. In many situations
the data will have proprietary fields with no easy solution for extraction. Tyler Technology's years
of experience with data conversions has lead to many innovative techniques for data extraction.
When the Client has exhausted their available options, Tyler Technologies can assist with the data
extraction for additional fees. The Client will have the responsibility of contacting their sales
representative for a quote for additional services. Upon receipt of a purchase order from the Client,
Tyler Technologies will proceed with this assistance.
Conversion Scheduling
Once Tyler Technologies has received the data from the Ciient a three stage evaluation process will
be implemented. Media will be evaluated as to its readabiiity. Each data file transmitted will be
reviewed as to its format, file description, and estimated complexity. When these two stages have
been successfully completed, Tyler Technology's implementation coordinator will schedule with the
Client a time for the data conversion, conversion assistance, and training. The third stage of the
evaluation is more detailed and will follow in approximately 3 weeks. During this stage the data
will be evaluated for its completeness, validity, and mandatory fields needed in the conversion. If
problems arise during this process, Tyler Technologies will communicate to the Client the
problems. The Client will be responsibie for resolving the problems in a timely a manner as
possible so that the schedule is not affected. If no problems arise then the Client can assume that
Tyler Technologies is on schedule.
Timing is an important element during a data conversion. Scheduling of the conversion will revolve
around the most advantageous cutoff dates. For example, if a Client biils their utility customers at
the end of each month, the best time to do the conversion would be during the last two weeks of
the month. Financial conversions will be easier to validate if performed after a period has been
closed. All of these elements wlli be discussed by the implementation coordinator with the Client
during scheduling.
Conversion Program Development
After Tyler Technologies receives and validates the Client's data, the development of the
conversion program will begin. During the development process, questions about the Client's
current data or application may be raised. The Client is responsible for providing contact
information for staff member(s) that are capable of responding to questions for each module being
converted.
It is important for the Client to understand that Tyler Technologies has a minimal amount of
experience with the Client's current application. Questions raised by Tyler Technologies will be the
result of analyzing data. There are a significant number of times when the data being analyzed
does not correspond with the information that the Client views on the screen in their current
application. Providing staff members that have an in depth knowledge of the Client's current
application is a key element of a successful conversion.
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Part of the development process will be testing the program with the data provided in the first
extraction. This testing will take place at Tyler Technology's facilities. Any potential problem areas
will be communicated to the Client.
Conversion Assistance
As part of the contract, a Tyler Technology's trainer will be at the Client location during the actual
conversion. The trainer will provide conversion assistance in the areas of preliminary setup,
conversion program execution and data validation. Even though the primary focus of the trainer
is a successful completion of the conversion process, the trainer will be providing a limited amount
of training in certain areas. In a majority of cases, the trainer responsible for the conversion
assistance will also be responsible for the training that will occur either before or after the
conversion.
It is important to note that the trainer will not be the programmer responsible for the creating or
modifying conversion program. The trainer will be responsible for conveying to the programmer
discovery of Client specific information before the final conversion and any mistakes found after the
conversion. The Client will need to facilitate the trainer by providing a comfortable place to work,
access to facilities before and after normal work hours and telephone communications.
Data Validation
The final step in the conversion process is the data validation. Much attention will be given to data
integrity during the testing phase by the program developers. The conversion assistant will also
spend time testing the integrity of the information. Balances and the output of processes will be
tested after the conversion. A visual inspection of different modules will be performed by choosing
different records on a random base. But Data validation is ultimately the responsibility of the
Client.
Conclusion
After over 20 years and several hundred conversion experiences, Tyler Technologies has
determined that there are several key factors in a successful conversion. The Client needs to have
a realistic expectation of what is going to happen. The Client must understand that there are no
pleasant conversions; therefore a successful conversion is one that provides the least amount of
displacement and discomfort. More than likely, the Client will have to change their schedules and
prepare for a heavier work load during the conversion. The Client has to realize that the data on
the system being converted is exactly how the data will be on the new system. The conversion
process does not dean up or correct any information during the conversion process. The old adage
"garbage in, garbage out" is very relevant during the conversion process. One example would be a
general ledger conversion where the current system's ledger is out of balance. After the
conversion, the INCODE general ledger will be out of balance. Conversions maybe somewhat
mystical but the process is not magical. And finally, to have a successful conversion, there must be
a team approach by all those involved.
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FINANCE
DEPARTMENT
THE CITY OF ASPEN
Memo
From:
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To:
Through:
Date:
Re:
Sole source designation for Tyler Technologies/lncode Division
Sales Tax, Lodging Tax and Business License software
The Finance Department is requesting a sole source designation from you regarding the attached
INCODE proposal for a Sales Tax, Lodging Tax. and Business License software system. We base our
request on the City of Aspen's Municipal Code, 4.12.050, item 3: miscellaneous exemptions: a
particular supply or service is' required in order to standardize or maintain standardization for the
purpose of reducing financial investment or simplifying administration.
Sales and Lodging lax software is rare and is only provided by a few companies. The number of
potential users of this type of software is limited; many of the larger potential users have created their
own software, thereby further iimiting the number of potential users of such commercially available
software.
Of the current providers of such software, Incode is the only provider with Colorado municipal clients,
with proper set up for Colorado municipal peculiarities, and from whom software is readily availabie in a
form that meets the City of Aspen's needs with a minimum of modifications.
The City's current lax and licensing software was created by Eden Systems, is no ionger maintained by
them, and they do not have any similar software available. The existing Eden software requires a
server which is cost prohibitive to retain and is also no longer maintained by I.S. Incode and Eden are
owned by the same parent company, Tyler Technologies. Eden recommendslncode as the best
solution for the City of Aspen. Part of the bid from Incode includes developing a standard interface to
ensure the timely and accurate transfer of information between Incode and Eden.
Due to the small number of potential providers of such software, competitive bidding would not likely be
comparable or meaningful.
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