HomeMy Public PortalAbout144-2011 - IT - Pomeroy IT Solutions Sales ComAGREEMENT
THIS AGREEMENT made and entered into this 29th day of _September___, 2011 and referred to
as Contract No. 144-2011 by and between the City of Richmond, Indiana, a municipal corporation
acting by and through its Board of Public Works and Safety (hereinafter referred to as the "City")
and Pomeroy IT Solutions Sales Company, Inc., 1020 Petersburg Road, Hebron, Kentucky, 41048
(hereinafter referred to as the "Contractor").
SECTION I. STATEMENT AND SUBJECT OF WORK
City hereby retains Contractor to provide services, labor, and software to be installed and configured
on existing backup system hardware located at the Richmond Senior Center (the "Project").
Requests for Quotes were made on June 30, 2011. Responses to the Request are on file in the Office
of the Director of Information Technology for the City.
Contractor's response to said Request for Quotes, dated August 15, 2011, consisting of six (6) pages,
is attached hereto as Exhibit A and is hereby incorporated by reference and made a part of this
Agreement. Contractor agrees to abide by the same.
Should any provisions, terms, or conditions contained in any of the documents attached hereto as
Exhibits, or in any of the documents incorporated by reference herein, conflict with any of the
provisions, terms, or conditions of this Agreement, this Agreement shall be controlling.
The Contractor shall furnish all labor, material, equipment, and services necessary for the proper
completion of all services. Contractor shall exercise the same degree of care, skill and diligence in
the performance of its services as is ordinarily possessed and exercised by a member of the same
profession, currently practicing, under similar circumstances. No other warranty, express or implied,
is included in this Agreement or in any drawing, specification, report, opinion or other instrument of
service, in any form or media, produced in connection with the services.
No work or performance of services shall commence until the following has been met:
1. The City is in receipt of any required certificates of insurance;
2. The City is in receipt of any required affidavit signed by Contractor in
accordance with Indiana Code 22-5-1.7-11(a)(2); and
3. A purchase order has been issued by the Purchasing Department.
SECTION II. STATUS OF CONTRACTOR
Contractor shall be deemed to be an independent Contractor and is not an employee or agent of the
City of Richmond. The Contractor shall provide, at its own expense, competent supervision of its
services.
Contract No. 144-2011
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SECTION III. COMPENSATION
City shall pay Contractor an amount not to exceed Four Thousand Seven Hundred Seventy Dollars
and Zero Cents ($4,770.00), for the complete and satisfactory performance of the work required
hereunder.
SECTION IV. TERM OF AGREEMENT
This Agreement shall become effective when signed by all parties and shall continue in effect until
December 31, 2011. Project shall be completed on or before that date.
Notwithstanding the term of this Agreement, City may terminate this Agreement in whole or in part,
for cause, at any time by giving at least five (5) working days written notice specifying the effective
date and the reasons for termination which shall include but not be limited to the following:
a. failure, for any reason of the Contractor to fulfill in a timely and proper manner its
obligations under this Agreement;
b. submission by the Contractor to the City of reports that are incorrect or incomplete in any
material respect;
c. ineffective or improper use of funds provided under this Agreement;
d. suspension or termination of the grant funding to the City under which this Agreement is
made; or
e. unavailability of sufficient funds to make payment on this Agreement.
In the event of such termination, the City shall be required to make payment for all work performed
prior to the effective date by Contractor, but shall be relieved of any other responsibility herein.
This Agreement may also be terminated by either the City or the Contractor, in whole or in part, by
mutual Agreement setting forth the reasons for such termination, the effective date, and in the case of
partial termination, the portion to be terminated.
SECTION V. INDEMNIFICATION AND INSURANCE
Contractor agrees to obtain insurance and to indemnify the City for any damage or injury to person or
property or any other claims which may arise from the Contractor's conduct or performance of this
Agreement, either intentionally or negligently; provided, however, that nothing contained in this
Agreement shall be construed as rendering the Contractor liable for acts of the City, its officers,
agents, or employees. Contractor shall as a prerequisite to this Agreement, purchase and thereafter
maintain such insurance as will protect it from the claims set forth below which may arise out of or
result from the Contractor's operations under this Agreement, whether such operations by the
Contractor or by any sub -contractors or by anyone directly or indirectly employed by any of them, or
by anyone for whose acts the Contractor may be held responsible.
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Coverage
A. Worker's Compensation &
Disability Requirements
B. Employer's Liability
C. Comprehensive General Liability
Section 1. Bodily Injury
Section 2. Property Damage
D. Comprehensive Auto Liability
Section 1. Bodily Injury
Section 2. Property Damage
Limits
Statutory
$100,000
$1,000,000 each occurrence
$2,000,000 aggregate
$1,000,000 each occurrence
$1,000,000 each person
$1,000,000 each occurrence
$1,000,000 each occurrence
E. Comprehensive Umbrella Liability $1,000,000 each occurrence
$1,000,000 each aggregate
SECTION VI. COMPLIANCE WITH WORKER'S COMPENSATION LAW
Contractor shall comply with all provisions of the Indiana Worker's Compensation law, and shall,
before commencing performance under this Agreement, provide the City a certificate of insurance, or
a certificate from the industrial board showing that the Contractor has complied with Indiana Code
Sections 22-3-2-5, 22-3-5-1 and 22-3-5-2. If Contractor is an out of state employer and therefore
subject to another state's worker's compensation law, Contractor may choose to comply with all
provisions of its home state's worker's compensation law and provide the City proof of such
compliance in lieu of complying with the provisions of the Indiana Worker's Compensation Law.
SECTION VII. PROHIBITION AGAINST DISCRIMINATION
A. Pursuant to Indiana Code 22-9-1-10, Contractor, any sub -Contractor, or any person acting on
behalf of Contractor or any sub -Contractor shall not discriminate against any employee or
applicant for employment to be employed in the performance of this Agreement, with respect
to hire, tenure, terms, conditions or privileges of employment or any matter directly or
indirectly related to employment, because of race, religion, color, sex, disability, national
origin, or ancestry.
B. Pursuant to Indiana Code 5-16-6-1, the Contractor agrees:
That in the hiring of employees for the performance of work under this Agreement of
any subcontract hereunder, Contractor, any subcontractor, or any person acting on
behalf of Contractor or any sub -contractor, shall not discriminate by reason of race,
religion, color, sex, national origin or ancestry against any citizen of the State of
Indiana who is qualified and available to perform the work to which the employment
relates;
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2. That Contractor, any sub -contractor, or any person action on behalf of Contractor
or any sub -contractor shall in no manner discriminate against or intimidate any
employee hired for the performance of work under this Agreement on account of
race, religion, color, sex, national origin or ancestry;
That there may be deducted from the amount payable to Contractor by the City
under this Agreement, a penalty of five dollars ($5.00) for each person for each
calendar day during which such person was discriminated against or intimidated
in violation of the provisions of the Agreement; and
4. That this Agreement may be canceled or terminated by the City and all monies
due or to become due hereunder may be forfeited, for a second or any subsequent
violation of the terms or conditions of this section of the Agreement.
C. Violation of the terms or conditions of this Agreement relating to discrimination or
intimidation shall be considered a material breach of this Agreement.
SECTION VIII. COMPLIANCE WITH INDIANA E-VERIFY PROGRAM REOUIREMENTS
Pursuant to Indiana Code 22-5-1.7, Contractor is required to enroll in and verify the work eligibility
status of all newly hired employees of the contractor through the Indiana E-Verify program.
Contractor is not required to verify the work eligibility status of all newly hired employees of the
contractor through the Indiana E-Verify program if the Indiana E-Verify program no longer exists.
Prior to the performance of this Agreement, Contractor shall provide to the City its signed Affidavit
affirming that Contractor does not knowingly employ an unauthorized alien in accordance with IC
22-5-1.7-11 (a) (2). In the event Contractor violates IC 22-5-1.7 the Contractor shall be required to
remedy the violation not later than thirty (30) days after the City notifies the Contractor of the
violation. If Contractor fails to remedy the violation within the thirty (30) day period provided
above, the City shall consider the Contractor to be in breach of this Agreement and this Agreement
will be terminated. If the City determines that terminating this Agreement would be detrimental to
the public interest or public property, the City may allow this Agreement to remain in effect until the
City procures a new contractor. If this Agreement is terminated under this section, then pursuant to
IC 22-5-1.7-13 (c) the Contractor will remain liable to the City for actual damages.
SECTION IX. RELEASE OF LIABILITY
Contractor hereby agrees to release and hold harmless the City and all officers, employees, or agents
of the same from all liability for negligence which may arise in the course of Contractor's
performance of its obligations pursuant to this Agreement.
SECTION X. MISCELLANEOUS
This Agreement is personal to the parties hereto and neither party may assign or delegate any of its
rights or obligations hereunder without the prior written consent of the other party. It shall be
controlled by Indiana law and shall be binding upon the parties, their successors and assigns. It
constitutes the entire Agreement between the parties, although it may be altered or amended in whole
or in part at any time by filing with the Agreement a written instrument setting forth such changes
signed by both parties.
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This Agreement may be simultaneously executed in several counterparts, each of which shall be an
original and all of which shall constitute but one and the same instrument.
The parties hereto submit to jurisdiction of the courts of Wayne County, Indiana, and suit arising
under this Contract, if any, must be filed in said courts. The parties specifically agree that no
arbitration or mediation shall be required prior to the commencement of legal proceedings in said
Courts.
Any person executing this Contract in a representative capacity hereby warrants that he has been duly
authorized by his or her principal to execute this Contract.
In the event of any breach of this Agreement by Contractor, and in addition to any other damages or
remedies, Contractor shall be liable for all costs incurred by City due to the enforcement of this
Agreement, including but not limited to City's reasonable attorney's fees, whether or not suit is filed.
In the event that an ambiguity or question of intent or a need for interpretation of this Agreement
arises, this Agreement shall be construed as if drafted jointly by the parties, and no presumption or
burden of proof shall arise favoring or disfavoring any party by virtue of the authorship of any of the
provisions of this Agreement.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement at Richmond, Indiana, as of the
day and year first written above, although signatures may be affixed on different dates.
"CITY"
THE CITY OF RICHMOND,
INDIANA BY AND THROUGH ITS Board
of Public Works and Safety
By:_S/S Vicki Robinson
Vicki Robinson, President
By:_S/S Dian Lawson
Dian Lawson, Member
By:_S/S Anthony L. Foster, II
Anthony L. Foster, II, Member
Date:_ September 29, 2011
APPROVED: S/S Sarah L. Hutton
Sarah L. Hutton, Mayor
Date:
"CONTRACTOR"
POMEROY IT SOLUTIONS SALES
COMPANY, INC.
1020 Petersburg Road
Hebron, KY 41048
By:_S/S Dale Bohtolani
Printed: Dale Bohtolani
Title: —Service Manager, Professional Services
Date: —October 10, 2011
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