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HomeMy WebLinkAboutC-1855 - Services for installation REACS alarm systemAGREEMENT FOR CONSULTING ENGINEERING SERVICE (NEWPORT TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION - REACS ALARM SYSTEM) THIS AGREEMENT is made and entered into this //66� day of , 1976, by and between the CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH, a municipal corporation, hereinafter referred to as "City" and NEWPORT TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION, A California corporation, hereinafter referred to as "Engineer" W I T N E S S E T H: WHEREAS, City has determined that it is desirable and necessary to engage professional services to develop the required software and operating software systems, together with the demonstration of and installation of a test computer alarm facility in the Newport Beach Police Facility; and WHEREAS, City has or will purchase necessary equipment to install the REACS Alarm System in the Newport Beach Police Facility; and WHEREAS, Engineer has submitted a proposal to perform certain consulting engineering services in conjunction with the installation, set -up and operation of the REACS Alarm System; and WHEREAS, Engineer is qualified to undertake said services and City desires to accept said proposal; NOW, THEREFORE, IN CONSIDERATION of these premises, the parties hereto agree as follows: 1. General. (a) City engages Engineer to perform the services hereinafter described for the compensation herein stated. (b) Engineer agrees to perform said services upon the terms and conditions hereinafter set forth. 0 E 2. Services to be Performed by Engineer. In con- junction with the installation, testing and operation of the REACS (Residential Emergency Alarm Calling System) and pursuant to Engineer's proposal dated March 10, 1976, Engineer agrees to provide consulting engineering service to integrate and test equipment furnished by the Newport Beach Police Department, to install and test the complete system at Newport Beach Police Department Police Facility, and to train Newport Beach Police Department personnel in its operation. Additionally, the software to be developed by Engineer will be functioned so as to permit direct interface, in the future, to the Newport Beach Police Radio Dispatch System. Engineer agrees to provide certain documentation, including operator's manual and maintenance manual for all hardware items, flow charts and source listings for all software. 3. Duties of City. City has acquired certain equipment in conjunction with the installation of the REACS Alarm System. City agrees to permit Engineer access to said equipment, together with supplying such information, materials and consultation services as are reasonably necessary to provide Engineer with sufficient data, information and other relevant materials owned or controlled by the City for completion of the work hereinbefore outlined. 4. Ownership of Materials. All applications programs and related software materials developed by Engineer as a result of performance of the work hereunder (the "Contract Materials ") shall become the property of the City and may be reproduced as deemed necessary by City. However, all programs and software materials owned or developed by Engineer prior to this Agreement (the "Engineer's Materials ") shall remain the property of the Engineer and are being made available to City for its exclusive use only and will not be reproduced or distributed to anyone else without the prior written consent of Engineer. -2- 0 • 5. Engineer in Charge. Neale Johnson, principal of Newport Technology Corporation, shall be Engineer in charge of the project and shall oversee the performance of all functions hereunder. 6. Right of Termination. City reserves the right to terminate this Agreement at any time by giving Engineer thirty (30) working days' prior written notice. Notice shall be deemed served on Engineer two (2) days after deposit in the United States Mail, postage prepaid, registered, addressed to Engineer's office at 3601 West MacArthur Boulevard, No. 910, Santa Ana, California 92704. In the event of termination due to fault of Engineer, as defined hereinbelow, City shall be relieved of any obligation to compensate Engineer beyond compensation paid to Engineer prior to termination. If the Agreement is terminated for any other reason than fault of Engineer, City agrees to compensate Engineer for the actual services performed to the effective date of the Notice of Termination, on the basis of the fee schedule hereinafter set forth. The term "fault of the Engineer" shall be defined as the Engineer's inability to make the REACS system perform as described in Engineer's proposal dated March 10, 1976. Demonstra- tion of acceptable system performance shall be made at Engineer's facility with the REACS system operating over regular coaxial cable rather than the CATV system. It is recognized and under- stood that operation of the REACS system over the proposed Community Cablevision Company CATV link identified as Phase I in Engineer's proposal, may encounter technical difficulties beyond control of the Engineer. 7. Completion of Work. Engineer agrees to complete work not later than November 30, 1976. 8. Fee Schedule and Payment. (a) In consideration of the above - described services, City agrees to pay Engineer not more than Thirty -One Thousand, One Hundred and Eighty -Five Dollars ($31,185.00), based upon the hourly rate set forth herein. -3- 0 0 (b) The contract amount shall be paid to Engineer as follows: Engineer will submit monthly progress billings for that portion of services actually rendered in each month. Monthly payments will be based upon these billings and will be paid at the rate of $31.185 per hour. The sum of the monthly progress payments shall not exceed ninety percent (90 %) of the maximum fee; the balance of ten percent (10 %) to be paid upon acceptance by City of completion of all services. Billings for each month shall be submitted on the 30th day of the month in which service was performed, and shall be paid by the 10th day of the following month. Payments made under this Agreement shall be by City draft made payable jointly to Engineer and the Bank of America (Harbor and Edinger Branch) pursuant to a Security Agreement dated July 30, 1976. 9. Amendments. The scope of the services to be furnished by Engineer may be changed and the maximum fee revised upon prior written approval of the City Manager if the increase in the maximum fee does not exceed Three Thousand One Hundred Eighteen Dollars ($3,118.00). If revisions of the scope of the services result in an increase in the maximum fee exceeding Three Thousand One Hundred Eighteen Dollars ($3,118.00), an amendment to this Agreement providing for such revisions shall be processed and executed by the parties hereto. 10. Hold Harmless. Engineer shall indemnify and hold harmless City, its officers and employees, from any damage or liability arising from negligence of Engineer's performance of the services under this Agreement; reduced, however, by the extent to which any negligence on the part of the City, its officers, employees, agents or independent contractors working -4- 0 0 for the City, may have contributed to the event or occasion giving rise to such damages or liability. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be made and executed the day and year first above written. ATTEST: 'City Clerk APPROVED AS TO FORM: ®R, 0 /� �� City Attorney CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH A Municipal Corporation By 1 Mayor NEWPORT TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION as -5- DDO /bc 8/3/76 �J SECURITY AGREEMENT (Assent of Accounts and Contract Rights —S* ic) FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned Newport Technology Corporation hereinafter called Debtor, hereby assigns and transfers to BANK OF AMERICA NATIONAL TRUST AND SAVINGS ASSOCIATION, a national banking association, hereinafter called Secured Party, all moneys and rights to payment now due or which may hereafter become due from City of Newport Beach for goods sold or to be sold or leased or to be leased or for services rendered or to be rendered or for any other consideration, whether earned or yet to be earned by per- formance, under each of the following described contracts or purchase orders: NUMBER DATE AMOUNT 07181 7 -7 -76 $10,,338.40 07182 7 -7 -76 2,839.00 07183 7 -7 -76 6,068.50 07184 7-7 -76 31,185.00 07185 7 -7 -76 1,SOo.00 07186 7 -7 -76 2,794.50 together with all proceeds thereof, as security for the payment of all debts, obligations, and liabilities now or hereafter existing, absolute or contingent, of Debtor, or any one or more of them, to Secured Party. Debtor hereby constitutes and appoints Secured Party its true, lawful and irrevocable attorney to demand, receive and enforce payments and to give receipts, releases, satisfactions for and to sue for all moneys payable to the Debtor and this may be done either in the name of the Debtor or in the name of Secured Party with the some force and effect as the Debtor could do if this Security Agreement had not been made. Any and all moneys or payments which may be received by the Debtor to which Secured Party is entitled under and by reason of this Security Agreement will be received by Debtor as trustee for the Secured Party, and will be immediately delivered in kind to Secured Party without commingling. Debtor hereby represents and warrants to Secured Party that the accounts or contract rights above assigned have not heretofore been alienated or assigned. This Security Agreement shall remain in full force and effect until its release and termination in writing by the Secured Party. Notice of this Agreement may be given at the option of the Secured Party. That the general nature of the business out of which such accounts and contract rights arise or are to arise is Engineering consulting and manufacturing , and such business is or will be carried on at 3601 W. MacArthur Blvd. Street, Santa Ana California. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Debtor has caused its name to be subscribed hereto this 30th day of Tuly , 19 76. City of Newport Beach 3300 Newport Blvd. Newport Beach. CA 92660 (Name and Address of Payor under Contracts or Purchase Orders or Otherwise) New ort T ion By � (Title) Neale E. nson, Pres. PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that a security interest has been granted in the rights to payments arising from the above referred to contracts, purchase orders or otherwise, and such rights have been assigned to the undersigned. Pay- ments thereunder should be made to the undersigned at its branch address as indicated below. Please return to the undersigned the enclosed copy of this notice showing the date of receipt and duly signed by the person acknowledging receipt on behalf of the addressee. Yours very truly, BANKOFAMER" Harbor - Edinger Branch NATIONAL TRUST AND SAVINGS ASSOCIATION OFFICE 16192 South Harbor Blvd., Santa Ana, By ADDRESS Ca_. OY Assistant Coshier•Monager RECEIPT is hereby acknowledged of the above notice and copy of the above mentioned Security Agreement. No previous assignment or claims against the above described accounts or contract rights have been received. This notice an N•.6aX %>3 1915. CI y F NEWP B M yor (Tit e • RESOLUTION NO. 8 8 6 3 0 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH APPROVING A CONSULTING ENGIN- EERING AGREEMENT WITH NEWPORT TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION AND AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR AND CITY CLERK TO EXECUTE THE AGREEMENT ON BEHALF OF THE CITY WHEREAS, there has been presented to the City Council of the City of Newport Beach a certain consulting engineering agreement between the City of Newport Beach and Newport Technology Corporation in connection with services to be performed in conjunction with the installation, set -up and operation of the REACS Alarm System; and WHEREAS, the City Council has reviewed the terms and conditions of said agreement and finds them to be satisfactory and that it would be in the best interest of the City to authorize the Mayor and City Clerk to execute said agreement; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Newport Beach that said agreement above described is approved, and the Mayor and City Clerk are hereby authorized and directed to execute the same on behalf of the City of Newport Beach. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Mayor and City Clerk are authorized to execute an acknowledgment of receipt of a copy of the Security Agreement between Newport Technology Corporation and the Bank of America. ATTEST: City Clerk ADOPTED this 9th day of August , 1976. Mayor DDO /bc 8/3/76