CM-13-10-176ROUND ROCK, TEXAS
PURPOSE 11,401t PROSPERITY
City of Round Rock
Agenda Item Summary
Agenda Number:
Title: Consider executing an Agreement with Changing Expectations Corp for
consulting services for an Innovation Station at the Round Rock Public
Library.
Type: City Manager Item
Governing Body: City Manager Approval
Agenda Date: 10/4/2013
Dept Director: Michelle Cervantes
Cost: $30,000.00
Indexes: General Fund
Attachments: Attorney Approval for docx.13, Agreement for Innovation Station docx. 13
Text of Legislative File CM -13-10-176
Grant from Texas State Library & Archives Commission for the amount of $49,500 to be used for an afterschool
STEM education program benefiting middles school students. The program will run from October 2013 through
February 2014. The Consultant Services will be paid with this grant.
Staff recommends approval.
City of Round Rock Page 1 Printed on 10/3/2013
LEGAL DEPARTMENT APPROVAL FOR CITY COUNCIL/CITY MANAGER ACTION
Required for Submission of ALL City Council and City Manager Items
Department Name: Library
Project Mgr/Resource: Michelle Cervantes
Council Action:
ORDINANCE
Consultanting Agreement for services related to
Project Name: an Innovation Station at the Library
ContractorNendor: Changing Expectations Corp
ri RESOLUTION
Agenda Wording
City Manager Approval
CMA Wording
Consider executing an Agreement with Changing Expectations Corp for consulting services for an Innovation Station at the
Round Rock Public Library.
Attorney Approval
Attorney
Notes/Comments
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Date
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CITY OF ROUND ROCK AGREEMENT
FOR CONSULTING SERVICES FOR AN INNOVATION STATION
AT THE ROUND ROCK PUBLIC LIBRARY WITH
CHANGING EXPECTATIONS CORP
THIS AGREEMENT for consulting services related an Innovation Station to be located
in the Round Rock Public Library (the "Agreement") is made by and between the City of Round
Rock, a Texas home -rule municipal corporation with offices located at 221 East Main Street,
Round Rock, TX 78664-5299 (the "City"), and Changing Expectations Corp, a Texas
Corporation, with principal offices located at P.O. Box 1965, Round Rock, Texas 78680 (the
"Consultant" or "Changing Expectations Corp.").
RECITALS:
WHEREAS, City has determined that there is a need for the delineated services; and
WHEREAS, City desires to contract for such consulting services; and
WHEREAS, the parties desire to enter into this Agreement to set forth in writing their
respective rights, duties and obligations hereunder;
NOW, THEREFORE, WITNESSETH:
That for and in consideration of the mutual promises contained herein and other good and
valuable consideration, the sufficiency and receipt of which are hereby acknowledged, it is
mutually agreed between the parties as follows:
1.01 EFFECTIVE DATE, DURATION, AND TERM
This Agreement shall be effective on the date this Agreement has been signed by each
party hereto, and shall remain in full force and effect unless and until it expires by operation of
the term indicated herein, or is terminated or extended as provided herein.
The term of this Agreement shall be until full and satisfactory completion of the work
specified is achieved, but in no event later than one (1) year from the effective date hereof.
City reserves the right to review the Agreement at any time, and may elect to terminate
the Agreement with or without cause or may elect to continue.
1.02 CONTRACT AMOUNT
In consideration for the services to be performed by Consultant, City agrees to pay
Consultant a total sum not to exceed Thirty Thousand and No/100 Dollars ($30,000.00), in
payment for the services delineated in Exhibit "A" and herein in Section 1.03.
1.03 SCOPE OF SERVICES
For purposes of this Agreement, Consultant has issued its Scope of Services for the
assignments delineated herein, and such Scope of Services is delineated in Exhibit "A" attached
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hereto and incorporated herein by reference for all purposes. This Agreement shall evidence the
entire understanding and agreement between the parties and shall supersede any prior proposals,
correspondence or discussions. Consultant shall satisfactorily provide all services and
deliverables described under the referenced Scope of Services within the contract term specified
in Section 1.01. Consultant's undertakings shall be limited to performing services for the City
and/or advising the City concerning those matters on which Consultant has been specifically
engaged. Consultant shall perform its services in accordance with this Agreement and in
accordance with the referenced Scope of Services. Consultant shall perform its services in a
professional and workmanlike manner.
Consultant shall not undertake work that is beyond the Scope of Services set forth in
Exhibit "A" and in this Section 1.03. However, either party may make written requests for
changes to the Scope of Services. To be effective, a change to the Scope of Services must be
negotiated and agreed to in all relevant details, and must be embodied in a valid Supplemental
Agreement as described in Section 1.05 hereof.
1.04 PAYMENT FOR SERVICES; REIMBURSABLE EXPENSES
Payment for Services: In consideration for the consulting services to be performed by
Consultant, the City agrees to pay Consultant the following "Payment for Services:"
Payment for Reimbursable Expenses: No reimbursable expenses are included as part
of the not -to -exceed fee of $30,000.00 recited herein in Section 1.02, and no additional payment
shall be made by City to Consultant for reimbursable expenses.
Not -to -Exceed Total Payment for Services: Unless subsequently changed by
Supplemental Agreement, Consultant's total compensation for consulting services hereunder
shall not exceed Thirty Thousand and No/100 Dollars ($30,000.00). This amount represents the
absolute limit of the City's liability to Consultant hereunder unless same shall be changed by
Supplemental Agreement, and the City shall pay, strictly within the not -to -exceed sum recited
herein, Consultant's consulting fees for work done on behalf of the City.
Deductions: No deductions shall be made for Consultant's compensation on account of
penalty, liquidated damages or other sums withheld from payments to Consultant.
Additions: No additions shall be made to Consultant's compensation based upon project
claims, whether paid by the City or denied.
1.05 SUPPLEMENTAL AGREEMENT
The terms of this Agreement may be modified by written Supplemental Agreement
hereto, duly authorized by City Council or by the City Manager, if the City determines that there
has been a significant change in (1) the scope, complexity, or character of the services to be
performed; or (2) the duration of the work. Any such Supplemental Agreement must be
executed by both parties within the period specified as the term of this Agreement. Consultant
shall not perform any work or incur any additional costs prior to the execution, by both parties,
of such Supplemental Agreement. Consultant shall make no claim for extra work done or
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materials furnished unless and until there is full execution of any Supplemental Agreement, and
the City shall not be responsible for actions by Consultant nor for any costs incurred by
Consultant relating to additional work not directly authorized by Supplemental Agreement.
1.06 INVOICE REQUIREMENTS; TERMS OF PAYMENT
Invoices: To receive payment, Consultant shall prepare and submit detailed invoices to
the City, in accordance with the delineation contained herein, for services rendered. Such
invoices for services shall track the referenced Scope of Services, and shall detail the services
performed, along with documentation for each service performed. Payment to Consultant shall
be made on the basis of the invoices submitted by Consultant and approved by the City. Such
invoices shall conform to the schedule of services and costs in connection therewith.
Should additional backup material be requested by the City relative to service
deliverables, Consultant shall comply promptly. In this regard, should the City determine it
necessary, Consultant shall make all records and books relating to this Agreement available to
the City for inspection and auditing purposes.
Payment of Invoices: The City reserves the right to correct any error that may be
discovered in any invoice that may have been paid to Consultant and to adjust same to meet the
requirements of this Agreement. Following approval of an invoice, the City shall endeavor to pay
Consultant promptly, but no later than the time period required under the Texas Prompt Payment
Act described in Section 1.09 herein. Under no circumstances shall Consultant be entitled to
receive interest on payments which are late because of a good faith dispute between Consultant
and the City or because of amounts which the City has a right to withhold under this Agreement
or state law. The City shall be responsible for any sales, gross receipts or similar taxes
applicable to the services, but not for taxes based upon Consultant's net income.
1.07 LIMITATION TO SCOPE OF SERVICES
Consultant and the City agree that the scope of services to be performed is enumerated in
Exhibit "A" and in Section 1.03 herein, and may not be changed without the express written
agreement of the parties. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the parties agree that
the City retains absolute discretion and authority for all funding decisions, such to be based
solely on criteria accepted by the City which may be influenced by but not be dependent on
Consultant's work.
1.08 NON -APPROPRIATION AND FISCAL FUNDING
This Agreement is a commitment of the City's current revenues only. It is understood and
agreed that the City shall have the right to terminate this Agreement at the end of any City fiscal
year if the governing body of the City does not appropriate funds sufficient to purchase the
services as determined by the City's budget for the fiscal year in question. The City may effect
such termination by giving Consultant a written notice of termination at the end of its then -
current fiscal year.
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1.09 PROMPT PAYMENT POLICY
In accordance with Chapter 2251, V.T.C.A., Texas Government Code, any payment to be
made by the City to Consultant will be made within thirty (30) days of the date the City receives
goods under this Agreement, the date the performance of the services under this Agreement are
completed, or the date the City receives a correct invoice for the goods or services, whichever is
later. Consultant may charge interest on an overdue payment at the "rate in effect" on September
1 of the fiscal year in which the payment becomes overdue, in accordance with V.T.C.A., Texas
Government Code, Section 2251.025(b). This Prompt Payment Policy does not apply to
payments made by the City in the event:
(1)
There is a bona fide dispute between the City and Consultant, a contractor,
subcontractor, or supplier about the goods delivered or the service performed
that cause the payment to be late; or
(2) There is a bona fide dispute between Consultant and a subcontractor or
between a subcontractor and its supplier about the goods delivered or the
service performed that causes the payment to be late; or
(3)
The terms of a federal contract, grant, regulation, or statute prevent the City
from making a timely payment with federal funds; or
(4) The invoice is not mailed to the City in strict accordance with any instruction
on the purchase order relating to the payment.
1.10 TERMINATION; DEFAULT
Termination: It is agreed and understood by Consultant that the City may terminate this
Agreement for the convenience of the City, upon written notice to Consultant, with the
understanding that immediately upon receipt of said notice all work being performed under this
Agreement shall cease. Consultant shall invoice the City for work satisfactorily completed and
shall be compensated in accordance with the terms hereof for work accomplished prior to the
receipt of said notice of termination. Consultant shall not be entitled to any lost or anticipated
profits for work terminated under this Agreement. Unless otherwise specified in this Agreement,
all data, information, and work product related to this project shall become the property of the
City upon termination of this Agreement, and shall be promptly delivered to the City in a
reasonably organized form without restriction on future use. Should the City subsequently
contract with a new consultant for continuation of service on the project, Consultant shall
cooperate in providing information.
Termination of this Agreement shall extinguish all rights, duties, and obligations of the
City and the terminated party to fulfill contractual obligations. Termination under this section
shall not relieve the terminated party of any obligations or liabilities which occurred prior to
termination.
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Nothing contained in this section shall require the City to pay for any work which it
deems unsatisfactory or which is not performed in compliance with the terms of this Agreement.
Default: Either party may terminate this Agreement, in whole or in part, for default if
the Party provides the other Party with written notice of such default and the other fails to
satisfactorily cure such default within ten (10) business days of receipt of such notice (or a
greater time if agreed upon between the Parties).
If default results in termination of this Agreement, then the City shall give consideration
to the actual costs incurred by Consultant in performing the work to the date of default. The cost
of the work that is useable to the City, the cost to the City of employing another firm to complete
the useable work, and other factors will affect the value to the City of the work performed at the
time of default. Neither party shall be entitled to any lost or anticipated profits for work
terminated for default hereunder.
The termination of this Agreement for default shall extinguish all rights, duties, and
obligations of the terminating Party and the terminated Party to fulfill contractual obligations.
Termination under this section shall not relieve the terminated party of any obligations or
liabilities which occurred prior to termination.
Nothing contained in this section shall require the City to pay for any work which it
deems unsatisfactory, or which is not performed in compliance with the terms of this Agreement.
1.11 INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR STATUS
Consultant is an independent contractor, and is not the City's employee. Consultant's
employees or subcontractors are not the City's employees. This Agreement does not create a
partnership, employer-employee, or joint venture relationship. No party has authority to enter
into contracts as agent for the other party. Consultant and the City agree to the following rights
consistent with an independent contractor relationship:
(1) Consultant has the right to perform services for others during the term hereof.
(2) Consultant has the sole right to control and direct the means, manner and method
by which it performs its services required by this Agreement.
Consultant has the right to hire assistants as subcontractors, or to use employees
to provide the services required by this Agreement.
(4) Consultant or its employees or subcontractors shall perform services required
hereunder, and the City shall not hire, supervise, or pay assistants to help
Consultant.
(3)
(5)
Neither Consultant nor its employees or subcontractors shall receive training from
the City in skills necessary to perform services required by this Agreement.
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(6) City shall not require Consultant or its employees or subcontractors to devote full
time to performing the services required by this Agreement.
Neither Consultant nor its employees or subcontractors are eligible to participate
in any employee pension, health, vacation pay, sick pay, or other fringe benefit
plan of the City.
(7)
1.12 NON -SOLICITATION
Except as may be otherwise agreed in writing, during the term of this Agreement and for
twelve (12) months thereafter, neither the City nor Consultant shall offer employment to or shall
employ any person employed then or within the preceding twelve (12) months by the other or
any affiliate of the other if such person was involved, directly or indirectly, in the performance of
this Agreement. This provision shall not prohibit the hiring of any person who was solicited
solely through a newspaper advertisement or other general solicitation.
1.13 CITY'S RESPONSIBILITIES
Full information: The City shall provide full information regarding project
requirements. The City shall have the responsibility of providing Consultant with such
documentation and information as is reasonably required to enable Consultant to provide the
services called for. The City shall require its employees and any third parties who are otherwise
assisting, advising or representing the City to cooperate on a timely basis with Consultant in the
provision of its services. Consultant may rely upon written information provided by the City and
its employees and agents as accurate and complete. Consultant may rely upon any written
directives provided by the City or its designated representative concerning provision of services
as accurate and complete.
1.14 CONFIDENTIALITY; AND MATERIALS OWNERSHIP
Any and all programs, data, or other materials furnished by the City for use by Consultant
in connection with services to be performed under this Agreement, and any and all data and
information gathered by Consultant, shall be held in confidence by Consultant as set forth
hereunder. Each party agrees to take reasonable measures to preserve the confidentiality of any
proprietary or confidential information relative to this Agreement, and to not make any use
thereof other than for the performance of this Agreement, provided that no claim may be made
for any failure to protect information that occurs more than three (3) years after the end of this
Agreement.
The parties recognize and understand that the City is subject to the Texas Public
Information Act and its duties run in accordance therewith.
All data relating specifically to the City's business and any other information which
reasonably should be understood to be confidential to City is confidential information of City.
Consultant's proprietary software, tools, methodologies, techniques, ideas, discoveries,
inventions, know-how, and any other information which reasonably should be understood to be
confidential to Consultant is confidential information of Consultant. The City's confidential
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information and Consultant's confidential information is collectively referred to as "Confidential
Information." Each party shall use Confidential Information of the other party only in
furtherance of the purposes of this Agreement and shall not disclose such Confidential
Information to any third party without the other party's prior written consent, which consent
shall not be unreasonably withheld. Each party agrees to take reasonable measures to protect the
confidentiality of the other party's Confidential Information and to advise their employees of the
confidential nature of the Confidential Information and of the prohibitions herein.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, neither party shall be
obligated to treat as confidential any information disclosed by the other party (the "Disclosing
Party") which: (1) is rightfully known to the recipient prior to its disclosure by the Disclosing
Party; (2) is released by the Disclosing Party to any other person or entity (including
governmental agencies) without restriction; (3) is independently developed by the recipient
without any reliance on Confidential Information; or (4) is or later becomes publicly available
without violation of this Agreement or may be lawfully obtained by a party from any non-party.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, either party will be entitled to disclose Confidential Information
of the other to a third party as may be required by law, statute, rule or regulation, including
subpoena or other similar form of process, provided that (without breaching any legal or
regulatory requirement) the party to whom the request is made provides the other with prompt
written notice and allows the other party to seek a restraining order or other appropriate relief.
Subject to Consultant's confidentiality obligations under this Agreement, nothing herein
shall preclude or limit Consultant from providing similar services for other clients.
Neither the City nor Consultant will be liable to the other for inadvertent or accidental
disclosure of Confidential Information if the disclosure occurs notwithstanding the party's
exercise of the same level of protection and care that such party customarily uses in safeguarding
its own proprietary and confidential information.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, the City will own as its sole
property all written materials created, developed, gathered, or originally prepared expressly for
the City and delivered to the City under the terms of this Agreement; and Consultant shall own
any general skills, know-how, expertise, ideas, concepts, methods, techniques, processes,
software, or other similar information which may have been discovered, created, developed or
derived by Consultant either prior to or as a result of its provision of services under this
Agreement.
1.15 LIMITATION OF LIABILITY
Should any of Consultant's services not conform to the requirements of the City or of this
Agreement, then and in that event the City shall give written notification to Consultant;
thereafter, (a) Consultant shall either promptly re -perform such services to the City's satisfaction
at no additional charge, or (b) if such deficient services cannot be cured within the cure period
set forth herein in Section 1.10, then this Agreement may be terminated for default.
In no event will Consultant be liable for loss, damage, cost or expense attributable to
negligence, willful misconduct or misrepresentations by City, its directors, employees or agents.
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In no event shall Consultant be liable to the City, by reason of any act or omission
relating to the services provided under this Agreement (including the negligence of Consultant),
whether a claim be in tort, contract or otherwise, (a) for any consequential, indirect, lost profit,
punitive, special or similar damages relating to or arising from the services, or (b) in any event,
in the aggregate, for any amount in excess of the total fees paid by the City to Consultant under
this Agreement, except to the extent determined to have resulted from Consultant's gross
negligence, willful misconduct or fraudulent acts relating to the service provided hereunder.
1.16 INDEMNIFICATION
Consultant and the City (to the extent allowable by law) each agree to indemnify, defend
and hold harmless the other from and against amounts payable under any judgment, verdict,
court order or settlement for death or bodily injury or the damage to or loss or destruction of any
real or tangible property to the extent arising out of the indemnitor's negligence in the
performance of this Agreement.
Consultant agrees to indemnify, defend and hold harmless the City from and against any
and all amounts payable under any judgment, verdict, court order or settlement for Third Party
claims of infringement of any trade secrets, copyrights, trademarks or trade names alleged to
have occurred and arising from the deliverables provided by Consultant to the City in connection
with the performance of this Agreement. Should the City's use of such deliverables be
determined to have infringed, Consultant may, at its option: (i) procure for the City the right to
continue using such deliverables provided or (ii) replace or modify them to make their use non -
infringing while yielding substantially equivalent results. If neither of the above options is or
would be available on a basis that is commercially reasonable, then Consultant may terminate
this Agreement, the City shall return such deliverables provided, and Consultant will refund to
the City the fees paid for the deliverables provided. This infringement indemnity does not cover
claims arising from the combination of such deliverables with products or services not provided
by Consultant; the modification of such deliverables by any person other than Consultant;
deliverables complying with or based upon (1) designs provided by or at the direction of the City
or (2) specifications or other information provided by or at the direction of the City; or use of
systems, materials or work performed in a manner not permitted hereunder or by another
obligation of the City to Consultant.
The indemnities in this section are contingent upon: (1) the indemnified party promptly
notifying the indemnifying party in writing of any claim which gives rise to a claim for
indemnification hereunder; (2) the indemnifying party being allowed to participate in the defense
and settlement of such claim; and (3) the indemnified party cooperating with all reasonable
requests of the indemnifying party (at the indemnifying party's expense) in defending or settling
a claim. The indemnified party shall have the right, at its option and expense, to participate in
the defense of any suit or proceeding through counsel.
1.17 ASSIGNMENT AND DELEGATION
The parties each hereby bind themselves, their successors, assigns and legal
representatives to each other with respect to the terms of this Agreement. Neither party may
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assign any rights or delegate any duties under this Agreement without the other party's prior
written approval, which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld.
1.18 LOCAL, STATE AND FEDERAL TAXES
Consultant shall pay all income taxes, and FICA (Social Security and Medicare taxes)
incurred while performing services under this Agreement. The City will not do the following:
(1)
Withhold FICA from Consultant's payments or make FICA payments on its
behalf;
(2) Make state and/or federal unemployment compensation contributions on
Consultant's behalf; or
(3)
Withhold state or federal income tax from any of Consultant's payments.
If requested, the City shall provide Consultant with a certificate from the Texas State
Comptroller indicating that the City is a non-profit corporation and not subject to State of Texas
Sales and Use Tax.
1.19 COMPLIANCE WITH LAWS, CHARTER AND ORDINANCES
Consultant, its consultants, agents, employees and subcontractors shall use best efforts to
comply with all applicable federal and state laws, the Charter and Ordinances of the City of
Round Rock, as amended, and with all applicable rules and regulations promulgated by local,
state and national boards, bureaus and agencies. Consultant shall further obtain all permits,
licenses, trademarks, or copyrights required in the performance of the services contracted for
herein, and same shall belong solely to the City at the expiration of the term of this Agreement.
1.20 FINANCIAL INTEREST PROHIBITED
Consultant covenants and represents that Consultant, its officers, employees, agents,
consultants and subcontractors will have no financial interest, direct or indirect, in the purchase
or sale of any product, materials or equipment that will be recommended or required hereunder.
1.21 DESIGNATION OF REPRESENTATIVES
The City hereby designates the following representative authorized to act in its behalf
with regard to this Agreement:
Michelle Cervantes, Library Director
City of Round Rock
221 East Main Street
Round Rock, TX 78664
Phone: (512) 218-7010
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Consultant hereby designates the following representative authorized to act in its behalf
with regard to this Agreement:
Phillip G. Eaglin, PhD
Changing Expectations Corp
P.O. Box 1965
Round Rock, TX 78680-1965
Phone: (512) 496-6824
1.22 NOTICES
All notices and other communications in connection with this Agreement shall be in
writing and shall be considered given as follows:
(1) When delivered personally to recipient's address as stated herein; or
(2) Three (3) days after being deposited in the United States mail, with postage
prepaid to the recipient's address as stated in this Agreement.
Notice to Consultant:
Changing Expectations Corp.
P.O. Box 1965
Round Rock, TX 78680
Notice to City:
City Manager, City of Round Rock
221 East Main Street
Round Rock, TX 78664
AND TO:
Stephan L. Sheets, City Attorney
309 East Main Street
Round Rock, TX 78664
Nothing contained in this section shall be construed to restrict the transmission of routine
communications between representatives of the City and Consultant.
1.23 APPLICABLE LAW; ENFORCEMENT AND VENUE
This Agreement shall be enforceable in Round Rock, Texas, and if legal action is
necessary by either party with respect to the enforcement of any or all of the terms or conditions
herein, exclusive venue for same shall lie in Williamson County, Texas. This Agreement shall
be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws and court decisions of Texas.
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1.24 EXCLUSIVE AGREEMENT
The terms and conditions of hereof, including exhibits, constitute the entire agreement
between the parties and supersede all previous communications, representations, and agreements,
written or oral, with respect to the subject matter hereof. The parties expressly agree that, in the
event of any conflict between the terms hereof and any other writing, this Agreement shall
prevail. No modifications of this Agreement will be binding on any of the parties unless
acknowledged in writing by the duly authorized governing body or representative for each party.
1.25 DISPUTE RESOLUTION
The City and Consultant hereby expressly agree that no claims or disputes between the
parties arising out of or relating to this Agreement or a breach thereof shall be decided by any
arbitration proceeding, including without limitation, any proceeding under the Federal
Arbitration Act (9 USC Section 1-14) or any applicable state arbitration statute.
1.26 FORCE MAJEURE
Notwithstanding any other provisions hereof to the contrary, no failure, delay or default
in performance of any obligation hereunder shall constitute an event of default or breach of this
Agreement, only to the extent that such failure to perform, delay or default arises out of causes
beyond control and without the fault or negligence of the party otherwise chargeable with failure,
delay or default; including but not limited to acts of God, acts of public enemy, civil war,
insurrection, riots, fires, floods, explosion, theft, earthquakes, natural disasters or other
casualties, strikes or other labor troubles, which in any way restrict the performance under this
Agreement by the parties.
Consultant shall not be deemed to be in default of its obligations to the City if its failure
to perform or its substantial delay in performance is due to the City's failure to timely provide
requested information, data, documentation, or other material necessary for Consultant to
perform its obligations hereunder.
1.27 SEVERABILITY
The invalidity, illegality, or unenforceability of any provision of this Agreement or the
occurrence of any event rendering any portion of provision of this Agreement void shall in no
way affect the validity or enforceability of any other portion or provision of this Agreement. Any
void provision shall be deemed severed from this Agreement, and the balance of this Agreement
shall be construed and enforced as if this Agreement did not contain the particular portion of
provision held to be void. The parties further agree to amend this Agreement to replace any
stricken provision with a valid provision that comes as close as possible to the intent of the
stricken provision. The provisions of this Article shall not prevent this entire Agreement from
being void should a provision which is of the essence of this Agreement be determined void.
1.28 STANDARD OF CARE
Consultant represents that it is specially trained, experienced and competent to perform
all of the services, responsibilities and duties specified herein and that such services,
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responsibilities and duties shall be performed, whether by Consultant or designated
subconsultants, in a manner acceptable to the City and according to generally accepted business
practices.
1.29 GENERAL AND MISCELLANEOUS
The section numbers and headings contained herein are provided for convenience only
and shall have no substantive effect on construction of this Agreement.
No delay or omission by either party in exercising any right or power shall impair such
right or power or be construed to be a waiver. A waiver by either party of any of the covenants
to be performed by the other or any breach thereof shall not be construed to be a waiver of any
succeeding breach or of any other covenant. No waiver of discharge shall be valid unless in
writing and signed by an authorized representative of the party against whom such waiver or
discharge is sought to be enforced.
This Agreement may be executed in multiple counterparts, which taken together shall be
considered one original. The City agrees to provide Consultant with one fully executed original.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement on the dates
hereafter indicated, and the Effective Date is the date on which the Agreement is fully executed.
City of Round Rock, Texas
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Creating STEM Teaching and Learning :Opportunities
THIS ORGANIZATION ISA 501(C)(3) CORPORATION AND 15 EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL AND STATE TAXES.
August 27, 2013
Dear Mr. Ric Bowden,
Here's the information requested for the Round Rock Public Library Innovation Station contract.
Changing Expectations will:
• Recruit students, adult mentors, and instructors (5%)
• Assign or help match mentors to project teams (5%)
• Work with project groups to help them achieve their project visions (35%)
• Run safety training and monitor that safety is practiced at all times (5%)
• Help project teams to acquire skills with tools, tool safety, and other aspects of hand -on
fabrication (15%)
• Track use of consumable materials, re -order as needed (3%)
• Schedule meetings and group build sessions (2%)
• Engage with colleagues in the Makerspace network to ask and answer questions (10%)
• Stay in touch with the Library Director (10%)
• Conduct surveys and other data collection to help improve the program (5%)
• Share the documentation collected (5%)
The percentages represent how much we will be paid for each portion of the work.
EXHIBIT "A"
Sincerely,
Phillip G. E.. in
Founder and C 0