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CONTRACT FOR SERVICES
This Contract for Services (this "Contract ") is made effective as of _$/14_, by
and between _Arcadia Public Librarv_of —Arcadia, CA 91006_ ( "Client "), and ByWater
Solutions LLC, of Santa Barbara, California 93117 ( "ByWater ").
1. TERM. This term of this Contract will be for one (1) year, beginning on 8/15, 2010 and
terminating on &1j, 2011. In the event Client shall have complied with all the terms, provisions
and conditions of this Contract, or any changes or alterations thereto, Client shall have the right
and option to renew this Contract for two (2) additional one (1) year terms at the current support
price for a total of three (3) years. In order to exercise the Renewal Term, Client shall give
ByWater written notice of its election to renew the Contract on or before ninety (90) days prior to
the expiration of the then current term of this Contract. The Renewal Term shall be upon the
same terms as this Contract.
2. DESCRIPTION OF SERVICES. ByWater will provide the Client the following services
(collectively, the "Services "):
(a) Installation and implementation of Koha Integrated Library System ( "Koha "),
including;
1. Customization of staff client and OPAC
2. Administrative configuration
3. Consultation on circulation and necessary data clean -up (if applicable)
4. Assist with import of patron data, fines, fees
5. Assist with import/configuration of authority files
6. Assist with import/configuration of bibliographic records and items
(b) Terms regarding technical support for the Client are as follows:
Support will be available 24/7. Support calls during hours in which the
Client's facility is closed will be addressed by level of importance; i.e.
system failure dictates immediate response time, training questions
will be addressed within 24 hours.
2. Weekend and after hour support is available via phone only.
3. The support package will also cover software updates and Koha
enhancements that may be applicable to the Client.
4. Integration services for the library's third party services and devices is
included. These services and devices include OCLC Enhanced
Content, and other services currently in use but not specified.
Consult with library and city IT with network configuration (firewall,
routers) requirements
(c) Training will be provided upon request according to the terms found in
section 3(c)
3. PAYMENT FOR SERVICES. In exchange for the Services the Client will pay ByWater for
items (b) and (c). Item (a) will be billed to the Open Source - Open Library funds appropriated
for this project; grant number 40 -7603.
(a) Installation/Customization: $_20,000.00 payment due prior to start of installation.
(b) Annual support fee: $ 6.470.00, due on or before 2L1 of each year, beginning on
2d, 2010.
(c) Onsite Training: $_2,J00.00 for the first 3 days (24 hours) , $1,000.00 each
subsequent day, due after the completion of each week in which the training takes
place.
4. WORK PRODUCT OWNERSHIP. Any copyrightable works, ideas, discoveries, inventions,
patents, products, or other information (collectively the "Work Product ") developed in whole or
in part by ByWater solely in connection with the Services will be the exclusive property of the
Client. Upon request, ByWater will execute all documents necessary to confirm or perfect the
exclusive ownership of the Client to the Work Product.
All such Work Product developed on behalf of the Client will be made available under the terms
of the open source license in effect for koha at the time the code is written (currently GPL v2). A
copy of the code will be given to the library even though the code may be hosted. A good faith
effort will be made both by the library, and by ByWater at the coding stage, to integrate all code
into the public, koha- community.ore code base, or wherever the public code base may
subsequently be located.
Upon expiration or termination of this Contract, ByWater will: (a) return to the Client all
records, notes, documentation and other items owned by the Client that were used, created, or
controlled by ByWater during the term of this Contract; and (b) assist Client in exporting data
from ByWater's data cloud to Client, at no additional charge.
5. CONFIDENTIALITY. ByWater, and its employees, agents, or representatives will not at any
time or in any manner, either directly or indirectly, use for the personal benefit of ByWater, or
divulge, disclose, or communicate in any manner, any information that is proprietary to the
Client, except (a) if and to the extent the information is already a matter of public knowledge; (b)
such disclosures as may be necessary to ByWater's attorney or accountant (collectively,
"Permitted Confidants "); or (c) such disclosures as are required by law or by any litigation
between the parties hereto with respect to this Contract. ByWater shall also timely require each
of its Permitted Confidants to keep that information confidential. Before making any disclosure
required by law, ByWater, or the Permitted Confidant, as the case may be, shall give Client as
much notice thereof as is legally permitted, along with a copy of the proposed disclosure. The
foregoing duties of confidentiality shall survive the termination of this Contract.
6. RELATIONSHIP OF PARTIES. Client and ByWater agree that the status of ByWater is that
of independent contractor, and not that of employee, principal, agent or joint venture partner of
Client. Neither party has authority to enter into contracts or assume any obligations for or on
behalf of the other parry or to make any warranties or representations for or on behalf of the
other party.
7. WARRANTY. ByWater shall provide the Services and meet its obligations under this
Contract in a timely and workmanlike manner, using knowledge and recommendations for
performing the Services which meet generally accepted standards in ByWater's industry.
ByWater disclaims all other warranties, expressed or implied. ByWater does not in any way
warrant that Koha will operate without interruption or be error free.
ByWater shall have no liability for damages resulting from: hosting inoperability, interruption
due to product or delivered software malfunction, loss of profits, goodwill, damage or loss of
data, or any other indirect, special or consequential damages suffered by Client. ByWater will in
good faith and using its best reasonable effort work to resolve any such issues.
8. REMEDIES. If Client fails to perform its obligations under this Contract, ByWater shall
have the right to terminate the Contract and to seek whatever remedy may be available to
ByWater, either in law or in equity.
If ByWater fails to comply with any terms of this Contract, Client's sole remedy shall be to seek
to recover any sums paid by Client to ByWater pursuant to the terms of this Contract.
Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, in the event of any litigation brought to enforce
any material provision of this Contract, the prevailing party shall be entitled to recover its
reasonable attorneys' fees and court costs from the other party.
9. ENTIRE AGREEMENT. This Contract contains the entire agreement of the parties, and
there are no other promises or conditions in any other agreement whether oral or written
concerning the subject matter of this Contract. This Contract supersedes any prior written or oral
agreements between the parties.
10. SEVERABILITY. If any provision of this Contract will be held to be invalid or
unenforceable for any reason, the remaining provisions will continue to be valid and enforceable,
provided that no party is, as a result thereof, deprived of its substantial benefits under this
Contract. If a court finds that any provision of this Contract is invalid or unenforceable, but that
by limiting such provision it would become valid and enforceable, then such provision will be
deemed to be written, construed, and enforced as so limited.
11. AMENDMENT. This Contract may only be changed, modified, amended or discharged by
an agreement in writing executed by the parties hereto.
12. GOVERNING LAW. This Contract shall be construed in accordance with the laws of the
State of California.
13. NOTICE. Any notice or communication required or permitted under this Contract shall be
sufficiently given if delivered in person or by certified mail, return receipt requested, to the
address set forth in the opening paragraph or to such other address as one party may have
furnished to the other in writing.
14. ASSIGNMENT. The Client may not assign or transfer this Contract without the prior written
consent of ByWater.
15. BINDING EFFECT. This Contract shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the
parties named herein and their respective heirs, successors and assigns.
ARCADIA PUBLIC LIBRARY
By:
Carolyn Gar er- agan
Director of Library and
Museum Services(
Dated: / �✓ I 2010
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
tephen P. Deitsch
City Attorney
ATTEST:
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ity Clerk
BYWATER SOLUTIONS LLC
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Brendan Gallagher
CEO
Date: 7/29/2010