HomeMy WebLinkAboutMaster AgreementMASTER AGREEMENT
FOR
DEMAND SIDE MANAGEMENT AND ENERGY EFFICIENCY SERVICES
WITH
FLORIDA POWER AND LIGHT COMPANY
THIS MASTER AGREEMENT (this 'Agreement") is made
and entered into as of the 7th day of December 2004
(the "Effective Date'), by and between Florida Power and Ught
Company (the "Company) and The City of Miami (the
'Customer') (the Company and the Customer each being
referred to herein individually as a °Pally" and collectively as
the "Parties"), with reference to the following:
RECITALS
A. The Company is in the business of providing demand side
management services for customers of Florida Power &
Light Company ("FP&L") pursuant to a Company initiated
program known as the Energy Efficiency Services
Program (the "Program");
B. The Customer has agreed to participate in the Program by
considering the furnishing and upgrading of its facilities
with energy efficient equipment and systems in order to
achieve potential electric demand and energy savings; and
C. Pursuant to this Agreement, the Parties wish to set forth
their understanding conceming certain energy efficiency
services (the "Services") to be provided by the Company
to the Customer under the Program.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual
promises and agreements set forth herein, the Parties,
intending to be legally bound, hereby agree as follows:
ARTICLE 1 SCOPE OF AGREEMENT AND TERM
1.01 Scope. Subject to the terms and conditions of this
Agreement, the Company shall fumish, and the Customer shall
purchase and receive, Services requested by the Customer
from time to time with respect to certain specified facilities of the
Customer (each, a "Service Location') and with respect to
specific Energy Conservation Opportunities (each, an 'ECO")
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identified at a Service Location. The Services to be furnished by the
Company with respect to each Service Location and with respect to
ECOs identified at a Service Location shall be set forth in a
supplement to this Agreement (each, a "Supplemental Agreement")
which will be mutually agreed upon and executed by both Parties
prior to the Company commencing work at any designated Service
Location. Each Supplemental Agreement (a form of which is
attached as Exhbit A to this Agreement) shall cover one or more
Service Locations of the Customer and shall consist of the following
forms and schedules:
Form of Supplemental Agreement
Schedule
Schedule
Schedule
Schedule
Schedule
Schedule
Schedule
A - Specification of Service Location(s)
B - Form of Audit Request
C - Form of Agreement for Feasibility Study
D - Form of Engineering and Design Order
E - Form of Construction and Implementation Order
F - Form of Certificate of Final Acceptance
G - Form of Payment Agreement
Upon execution of a Supplemental Agreement or any Schedule
thereto by the Parties, such Supplemental Agreement or Schedule
shall be binding upon the Parties and shall be incorporated herein by
reference as part of this Agreement In the event of any conflict
between this Agreement and a Supplemental Agreement or
Schedule thereto, the terms and provisions of this Agreement, as
amended from time to time, shall control, and in the event of any
conflict between or among a Supplemental Agreement and the
Schedules thereto, the document of the latest date mutually agreed
upon by the Parties shall control.
The work to be performed involves a two -phased process.
Phase 1— the provision of an energy audit/study per Schedule C of
all the facilities being considered for the application of energy
conservation measures, as designated by the Customer. This audit
phase shall be self -funded by the Company and shall result in a
written report presented to the City.
Phase 2 — My and all audit costs will be applied toward this phase
and shall encompass the acquisition and installation of the selected
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conservation and faciiity(s) improvement measures according to
Schedules C and E.
1.02 Terri. This Agreement shall commence upon the
Effective Date and shall continue in effect for ten (10) years until
written notice of tenination by either Party in accordance with
the provisions of Article 15 hereof, provided that upon such
written notice of termination, portions of this Agreement and of
one or more Supplemental Agreements previously entered into
by the Parties shall remain in effect as set forth in Article 15.
The City will have the option to extend the term for one (1)
additional five (5) year period.
1.03 Interim Period. Subject to the following sentence, the
term of this Agreement shall commence with the date of
execution by the parties (the Effective Date). All energy savings
achieved during the Interim Period will be fully credited to the
Customer. Following execution, the Agreement shall be binding
on the parties. The period between execution of the Agreement
and ECO implementation acceptance by the Customer shall be
known as the interim Period'.
1.04 Incorporation by Reference. City of Miami RFQ 01-
02-224 for Energy Performance Savings Contracting Services,
and the Company's Response, are deemed as being
incorporated by reference herein as if set forth in full. These
documents are supplemental terms to this agreement In the
event of an express conflict between this Agreement and these
documents this Agreement will control.
ARTICLE 2 ENERGY AUDIT AND FEASIBILITY
STUDY
2.01 Initiation of Audit. From time to fime upon the
request of the Customer, the Company will meet with the
Customer's energy personnel to identify Service Locations to
be included in a Company assisted energy efficiency audit.
The Parties will agree upon mutually acceptable audit
procedures and schedules, identify energy savings
technologies to be reviewed, determine the payback criteria
desired by the Customer with respect to new installations, and
agree upon other matters with respect to the audit, all as set
forth in a Supplemental Agreement entered into by the Parties
at such time, which shall include an executed Schedule A
(Specification of Service Location(s)) and an executed
Schedule B (Audit Request). All of the Services to be
provided by the Company in performing or assisting in such
audit shall be performed by the Company at no cost to the
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Customer in accordance with the terms and conditions of such
Supplemental Agreement and Schedules,
2.02 Audit Report. Upon completion of an audit conducted by
the Parties pursuant to Section 2.01, the Company shall submit to
the Customer an audit report (an 'Audit Report') identifying
potential ECOs, if any, at the Customer's Service Location(s)
which the Company believes may be cost effective to implement
and which may meet the Customer's payback criteria, as set forth
in the Audit Request. The Company shall designate in the Audit
Report those ECOs, if any, for which it recommends that a detailed
feasibility study be performed, and the Customer shall have thirty
(30) days from receipt of the Audit Report to notify the Company
whether the Customer wishes to receive a feasibility study
proposal from the Company conceming such ECOs. If the
Customer fails to request such a proposal within the thirty (30) day
period, the Company's obligations under the Supplemental
Agreement covering the Service Location(s) of the audit shall
terminate, without further liability of either Party thereunder. If the
Customer requests a feasibility study proposal within such period,
then the Company shall submit such a proposal to the Customer,
which shall include a designation of the Services to be provided,
the technologies to be included in the study and the compensation
to be paid to the Company for such Services. The proposal also
shall include a completed Schedule C (Agreement for Feasibility
Study) of the Supplemental Agreement, to be executed by the
Customer and returned to the Company within thirty (30) days of
the Customer's receipt of the proposal. If the Customer fails to
execute and return to the Company the Schedule C within such
period, the Company's obligations under the Supplemental
Agreement shall terminate, without further liability of either Party
thereunder. If the Customer executes and retums the Schedule C,
then the Company shall perform the feasibility study in accordance
with the terms thereof.
2.03 Feasibility Report. Pursuant to a feasibility study
performed by the Company as set forth in Section 2.02, the
Company shall recommend ECOs for implementation at the
Service Location(s) surveyed based on a life -cycle cost analysis
and estimated energy savings for each ECO. The Company shall
prepare and submit to the Customer a written report (a 'Feasibility
Report') specifying each recommended ECO and providing for
each an estimate of (a) the expected implementation cost, (b) the
anticipated life -cycle cost savings, and (c) the estimated timing for
implementation, all of which shall be estimates only, based on the
Company's reasonable assumptions. In the case of each ECO
examined in a Feasibility Report, the Company shall provide
sufficient information to determine whether the Customer's
payback criteria described in Schedule C (Agreement for
Feasibility Study) of the Supplemental Agreement are expected to
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be met based on the Company's estimates. Subject to the
provisions of Schedule C, if the Feasibility Report submitted
by the Company does not identify at least one potential ECO
which meets the Customer's agreed upon payback criteria,
the Customer shall be under no obligation to pay the
Company for the Feasibility Report. The Company shall bill
the direct cost associated with the Feasibility Report plus
reasonable overhead/profit; not to exceed five percent (5%)
which is acceptable to Customer.
2.04 Engineering and Design Order. The Customer shall
have thirty (30) days following receipt of a Feasibility Report
to determine if it wishes to proceed with the implementation of
any or all of the ECOs recommended by the Company and to
supply the Company with a list of the ECOs approved for
further action by the Company. If the Customer fails to supply
the Company with a list of such approved ECOs within such
thirty (30) day period, the Company's obligations under the
applicable Supplemental Agreement shall terminate, without
further liability of the Company, and the Customer shall pay
the Company for the feasibility study in accordance with the
provisions of Schedule C of the Supplemental Agreement
(subject to the terms and conditions thereof). If, however, the
Customer wishes to proceed with the implementation of one
or more ECOs and provides the Company with a list of
approved ECOs in accordance with the foregoing, the
Company shall provide the Customer with a proposal to
develop the design and detailed cost estimate for each
approved ECO, which proposal shall include all Services to
be performed by the Company in order to quote a definitive
fixed price for the installation of each such approved ECO and
the compensation to be paid to the Company for such
Services. The proposal also shall include a completed
Schedule D (Engineering and Design Order) of the
Supplemental Agreement, to be executed by the Customer
and retumed to the Company within thirty (30) days of the
Customer's receipt of the proposal. If the Customer fails to
execute and retum to the Company the Schedule D within
such period, the Company's obligations under the applicable
Supplemental Agreement shall terminate, without further
liability of the Company, and the Customer shall pay the
Company for the feasibility study in accordance with the
provisions of Schedule C of the Supplemental Agreement. If
the Customer executes and retums the Schedule D, then the
Company shall perform engineering and design services in
accordance with the terms thereof.
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ARTICLE 3 - DESIGN AND INSTALLATION
3.01 Design Services and Estimate. Unless otherwise set forth
in Schedule D, the Company shall prepare and develop, or cause
to be prepared and developed, designs, specifications and
installation drawings for each approved ECO identified in
Schedule D and shall prepare, through solicitation of bids or
otherwise, a detailed cost estimate and proposed implementation
schedule for each such ECO. The Company shall coordinate its
design and engineering work with the Customer's energy
personnel, and a joint technical review shall be conducted with the
Customer, as set forth in Schedule D, when the design documents
are approximately 35% and 95% complete. Designs and
specifications shall comply with all applicable laws, codes,
standards, regulations and permits (if any) and shall be available
for inspection by the Customer at any time during normal business
hours upon reasonable advance notice. Upon the completion of
design and development of a final cost estimate for each approved
ECO, the Company shall submit to the Customer a design
document (a "Design Document") and fixed -price installation
proposal (an "Installation Price Proposal"), as set forth in
Schedule D of the Supplemental Agreement.
3.02 Construction and Implementation Order. If, on the
basis of the Company's submission, the Customer wishes to proceed
with the installation -and construction of one or more ECOs in
accordance with the Design Document and installation Price
Proposal, the Customer shall notify the Company thereof within thirty
(30) days of the receipt of such submission, and the Parties shall
thereupon complete and execute a Schedule E (Construction and
Implementation Order) of the Supplemental Agreement providing for
such work. The Schedule E shall include the Services to be
performed by the Company and the price to be paid by the Customer
with respect to each such installed ECO. Prior to executing a
Schedule E, the Company will consult with the Customer regarding
the selection of any third party contractors to be retained by the
Company to perform installation or construction work at the
Customer's Service Location(s) (each, an 'Implementation
Contractor'), and the Company shall not select an Implementation
Contractor to which the Customer has a reasonable objection
(provided, however, that any increased cost resulting from the need
to select an altemative Implementation Contractor shall be bome by
the Customer). If the Customer does not wish to proceed with the
installation of any ECO in accordance with the Design Document and
Installation Price Proposal, or if the Parties fail to complete and
execute a Schedule E within thirty (30) days following the date of the
submission of the Design Document and Installation Price Proposal
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to the Customer, then the Company's obligations under the
applicable Supplemental Agreement shall terminate, without
further liability of the Company, and the Customer shall pay the
Company for its Services in accordance with the provisions of
Schedule D of the Supplemental Agreement If the Customer
elects to proceed with an ECO and the Parties enter into a
Schedule E in accordance with the foregoing, then the
Company shall provide construction and installation services in
accordance with the provisions thereof.
3.03 Elimination of Schedules. Notwithstanding any
provision in this Agreement to the contrary, the Parties may
elect, by mutual agreement, to eliminate and forego any of the
steps outlined above and set forth in Schedules B, C, and D of
the Supplemental Agreement; and, in lieu thereof, the Parties
may agree to enter directly into a Schedule E (Construction and
Implementation Order) on the basis of a fixed price proposal for
one or more ECOs submitted by the Company to the Customer
for the Service Location(s) set forth in Schedule A. Such an
election may wart, for example, in the case of a standard ECO
identified by the Company in an Audit Report, which is of such a
nature that It does not require a feasibility study or design and
engineering services in order for the Company to provide an
estimate and quote a fixed -price proposal, or in order for the
Customer to request that the ECO be implemented. In such a
case, a Supplemental Agreement may consist of some but not
all of the Schedules listed in Section 1.01 of this Agreement,
and, upon entering into a Schedule E of the Supplemental
Agreement, the Parties shall be deemed to have waived the
preceding provisions of this Agreement which are no longer
applicable.
3.04 Financing. Financing for both Phase I and II shall be
arranged by the Company, and paid from energy and
operational savings, with 100% of the savings above the
guaranteed amount to be the sole property of the Customer.
There shall be no initial capital cost to the Customer. The
Customer, however, reserves the unconditional right to find
alternate funding should it so desire during the term of this
agreement The design, acquisition, and installation of energy
measures should be structured so that the energy savings,
maintenance savings, and avoided capital expenditures
achieved by the installed energy measures are sufficient to
cover the entire 100 percent (100%) of all project costs for the
duration of this Agreement, in accordance with. 489.145.,
Florida Statutes ("F.S.°), as amended .Energy and maintenance
savings must result through efficiency improvements designed
to maintain existing or improved performance levels. In the
event that the actual savings are Tess than the guaranteed
savings, the Company shall provide cash reconciliation to the
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Customer of the difference between guaranteed and actual savings.
If the actual savings are greater than the guaranteed savings, the
City will have complete ownership of any surplus savings. The
Company's guarantee shad be a first party direct guarantee from the
Company to the Customer. No third party guarantee, such as a non -
contractor insurance company, shall be accepted. As set forth in
Schedule E of the Supplemental Agreement, the Company may, if
the Customer meets the Company's credit criteria, provide the
Customer the option of obtaining Company furnished financing for
installed ECOs, in which case the Customer shall compensate the
Company for its Services with respect to such installed ECOs by
means of a monthly Service Charge for a period of time (the
'Payback Period') agreed to by the Parties. If offered by the
Company and requested by the Customer, the terms and conditions
of such Company furnished financing, including the amount of the
monthly Service Charge and term of the Payback Period, shall be
agreed to by the Parties and set forth in a Schedule G (Payment
Agreement) of the Supplemental Agreement, which, together with
Exhibit A (Customer Consent) to such Payment Agreement shall be
executed by the Customer and returned to the Company
concurrently with the execution and return of Schedule E
(Construction and Implementation Order) of the Supplemental
Agreement The Customer acknowledges and agrees that the
Company, with the Customer's written consent, may transfer or
assign, for financing purposes, to one or more assignees, all or any
part of the Company's right to receive payments under any
Schedule G, and, in connection therewith, the Customer agrees, at
the request of the Company or any assignee, to execute and deliver,
to the extent permitted by applicable law, any and all consents,
acknowledgments, following the Customer's written concurrence to
such assignment
Payment Monthly payments shall be made to the Company or
alternate financing entity, based solely upon energy savings, for the
term of this agreement Such payments shall not exceed the total
energy and operational savings realized under this program for this
agreement
Reports and Monitoring. The Company shall provide the
Customer with a measurement and verification plan that reflects the
energy utilization by the occupants of the facilities covered by the
agreement The plan shall include but not be limited to regular
written reports to measure and verify the savings provided by the
Company to the Customer, and any and all projected savings.
These savings guarantees shall be monitored at least quarterly by
the Company and the Customer, and reconciled in writing on an
annual basis, commencing one year from the date of completion of
installation.
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Agreement Responsibility. The Company shall be required to
assume total responsibility for all services offered in this
Agreement, and shall be considered the prime contractor and
the sole point of contact with regard to all contractual matters
(induding warranties (exduding extended warranties),
maintenance covered under an FPL Maintenance Agreement,
and guarantee monitoring).
3.05 Construction and implementation Services Subject to
the provisions of Section 3.02, the Company may employ one
or more Implementation Contractors In the performance of
Services under Schedule E, which Implementation Contractors
shall be the sole responsibility of the Company and shall have
no direct contractual relationship with the Customer. In
accordance with Schedule E, the Company and its
Implementation Contractors shall (a) procure, construct and
install all materials, equipment and systems required to
implement each ECO in accordance with the Design
Documents, (b) provide and pay for all labor and support
services necessary to perform such work, (c) supply to the
Customer copies of any operation and maintenance manuals
available from the manufacturers, vendors and suppliers of
equipment or systems comprising a part of any installed ECO,
(d) provide on -site training for a reasonable number of the
Customer's designated operating personnel, if such training is
reasonably required or necessary for the proper operation and
maintenance of any complex equipment or system comprising a
part of any installed ECO, and (e) arrange for the final
inspection and check-out of each installed ECO. In connection
with training provided by the Company, the Customer shall
make available training areas at the Customer's Service
Location(s), training aids and Customer's operating personnel
during normal business hours, as set forth in Schedule E. (f)
Company will hold harmless, defend and indemnify the
customer from any claims, actions or demands of
Implementation Contractors. Upon completion of construction
and installation, the Parties shall conduct a final inspection of
each installed ECO and if the work is found to be complete, the
Customer shall execute and retum to the Company a
Schedule F (Certificate of Final Acceptance) of the
Supplemental Agreement, within twenty (20) days following
receipt by the Customer of a notice of substantial completion
from the Company. If, upon inspection, the work is not found to
be substantially complete, or if any material defect or deficiency
exists, then the Customer shall so notify the Company as set
forth in Schedule E and the Company shall perform any
necessary corrections prior to the Customer executing and
returning a Schedule F. The date upon which the Customer
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issues, or is deemed pursuant to Schedule E to issue, a Schedule F
with respect to an ECO shall be referred to herein as the 'Final
Acceptance Date' for such ECO. (g) The Company shall be
responsible for compliance with all applicable codes, statutes, and
permitting requirements. All engineering, design, installation, and
construction work shall be done by contractors properly licensed,
certified, and bonded to perform such work in the State of Florida.
3.06 Enemy Savings Guarantee. Company has formulated and
guaranteed the level of energy savings which will be achieved as a
result of the installation and operation of the Equipment and provision
of services provided for in this Agreement. The 'Energy Savings
Guarantee" is set forth in Schedule C and in accordance with Exhibit
B entitled "Standards of Comfort.' The energy savings guarantee
shall provide sufficient cash flow for the Customer to realize a
minimum 10% level of savings. My savings realized which exceeds
the guaranteed amount shall be and remain the sole property of the
Customer.
3.07 Fees. The fees to be paid by the Customer for the
Construction Phase of this Agreement shall be calculated as follows:
Total Project Cost per Schedules C and E
Less FPL Rebates (FPL rebate assigned to Company as adjusted by
FPL) equals Cost of Project to Customer
Progress payments will be made to Company per Progress Payment
Schedule of Values provided in Schedule E.
3.08 Fees and Savings Actual energy savings achieved by
Company shall be sufficient to cover the amount guaranteed, as
adjusted by the baseline with respect to Company's services.
3.09 Billing Information Procedure. Billing shall occur only after
the start of the Effective Date as that term is defined in the Redtals of
this Agreement. Payments due to Company shall be calculated each
month during the Interim Period in the following manner.
3.09-1 Company shall submit detailed invoices to the
Customer, in care of the Contract Administrator. The Customer
shall be afforded (30) days to review, comment, approve
payment of same, and pay the Company.
3.10 Fees for Maintenance. Equipment service and maintenance
performed by the Company and referenced in Schedule C will be
payable in accordance with the Financial Cash Flow Analysis Annual
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Service Cost Column. The amount due will be the amount
stated in year 1, and then escalated by the Consumer Price
Index with no cap.
3.11 Annual Review and Reconciliation. Within 60 days of
the end of each twelve-month period, Company and Customer
shall review the guaranteed and actual energy savings and any
payments made by Customer, and shall determine the annual
net savings and/or payment figures. In the event that actual
savings are less than the guaranteed savings, the Company will
pay the shortfall to the Customer, in accordance with F.S.
489.145. Company shall make payments of any shortfalls to
Customer within 45 days after the savings guarantee is
reconciled. Late payments shall accrue simple interest of
twelve (12%) percent per annum.
3.12 Verification of Energy Savings. If applicable, the
Design Documents shall set forth appropriate systems and
procedures for measuring and verifying the actual energy
savings resulting from the implementation of an ECO. At the
Customers request, the Company shall assist the Customer in
measuring and verifying such energy savings with respect to
each ECO following the Final Acceptance Date. The
Company's compensation for such Services shall be included in
the oompensation to be paid to the Company pursuant to
Schedule E.
ARTICLE 4 WARRANTY
4.01 General Warranty. The Company warrants to the
Customer that the Services performed by the Company under
this Agreement and under any Supplemental Agreement shall
be performed with the degree of skill and care that is required
by current good and sound professional procedures and
practices, and in conformance with generally accepted industry
standards prevailing at the time the Services are performed.
The Company further warrants that at equipment and materials
provided and installed by the Company in connection with the
implementation of any ECO hereunder shall be new, shall be
free from significant defects in design, engineering, materials,
construction and workmanship, and shall conform in all material
respects with all requirements of law and the contract
warranties, the final Design Documents applicable to such ECO
and all descriptions set forth therein, applicable engineering and
construction codes and standards, and all other requirements of
this Agreement and of the applicable Supplemental Agreement.
4.02 Equipment Warranty Company covenants and agrees
that all equipment installed as part of this Agreement is new, in
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good and proper working condition and protected by appropriate
written warranties covering all parts. Company further agrees to
deliver to Customer for inspection and approval all such written
warranties; during the warranty period described in Section 4.03, to
pursue rights and remedies against manufacturer and seller of the
equipment under the warranties in the event of equipment
malfunction or improper or defective function, and defects in parts,
workmanship and performance; to notify Customer whenever defects
in equipment parts or performance occur which give rise to such
rights and remedies and those rights and remedies are exercised by
Company.
4.03 Warranty Period. The warranty period for the warranties set
forth in Section 4.01 shall extend, with respect to each installed ECO,
for a period of two (2) years following the substantial completion date
for such ECO. The warranty period for any Services performed by
the Company hereunder or under any Supplemental Agreement
which do not result in the installation or full implementation of an
ECO shall extend for a period of one (1) year following the date of
completion of such Services.
4.04 Remedies. The Customer shall promptly notify the Company
in writing of the discovery during the applicable warranty period of
any breach of the Companys warranties under Section 4,01,
including any defects in the equipment or materials installed as part
of an ECO. As the Customer's sole and exclusive remedy for any
such breach of the Company's warranties, the Company shall, at its
own cost and expense, as soon as reasonably possible following the
Company's receipt of notice of any breach of warranty or the
Company's otherwise obtaining knowledge of any breach of
warranty, perform any necessary services to correct any deficiencies
and repair or, if necessary, replace, rework and retest (if appropriate)
defective equipment and construction workmanship and/or provide at
the Company's expense any changes, modifications or additions to
the work which are necessary due to a failure to perform any
Services hereunder and fumish the equipment and materials in
accordance with the standards set forth in Section 4.01. All costs
incidental to the Company's rework and testing thereof shall be borne
by the Company. The Company shall use reasonable efforts to
perform such remedial actions and make any tests in such a manner
and at such a time so as to minimize disruption of normal operations
at the Customer's Service Location. If the Company fails to correct
defective or nonconforming Services or materials within a reasonable
time after written notice from the Customer, the Customer may
correct and, if necessary, retest the same at the Company's
expense.
4.05 Vendor Warranties. Without limiting the Company's
warranty set forth in Section 4.01, the Company, in procuring
materials and equipment for an ECO, shall use reasonable efforts to
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obtain standard vendor warranties from the supplier or
Implementation Contractor for the benefit of the Company and
the Customer, and where practical shall attempt to obtain
warranty periods of longer than one (1) year from the
substantial acceptance date, if such extended warranty periods
do not increase the Company's procurement costs. The
Customer shall be entitled to the benefit of any vendor or
Implementation Contractor warranties obtained which are better
or of longer duration than those provided by the Company
hereunder. If any such warranties are for a period longer than
the Company's warranties, they shall be transferred to the
Customer at the end of the Company's warranty period
hereunder, and the Company shall thereafter act, at the
Customer's request and expense, as liaison for the Customer
with such vendors or Implementation Contractors in prosecuting
any warranty claims.
4.06 Company Principally Responsible. Notwithstanding
Section 4.04, the Company shall have primary liability with
respect to all Company warranties set forth in Section 4.01,
induding warranties with respect to materials and equipment,
whether or not any event or defect is also covered by a vendor
or Implementation Contractor warranty, and the Customer need
only look to the Company for corrective action pursuant to
Section 4.03; provided that the Company shall receive the
benefit of any vendor or Implementation Contractor warranties.
4.07 Warranty Exclusions. The liabilities and obligations of
the Company under this Article 4 do not extend to any repairs,
adjustments, alterations, replacements or maintenance which
may be required as a result of wear and tear in the operation or
use of an installed ECO, or as a result of the Customer's failure
to operate or maintain an ECO in accordance with the operating
manuals or instructions supplied by the Company, or in
accordance with the training provided by the Company to
Customer's personnel.
4.08 No Implied Warranties. Except as expressly provided
in this article 4, the company makes no warranties or
guarantees, express or implied, conceming the services or
any ECO, and the company disclaims any warranty Implied by
law, including implied warranties of merchantability or fitness
for a particular purpose and implied warranties of custom or
usage. The company makes no warranties or guarantees of
any nature whatsoever concerning the actual reduction in the
customer's energy usage as a result of the installation and
operation of any ECO, and the customer acknowledges and
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agrees that any estimated savings, estimated load reductions or
other similar projections supplied or made by the company shall be
for informational purposes only and shall not constitute a warranty
or guarantee by the company of the actual savings or load
reduction, if any, which may be experienced by the customer..
ARTICLE 5 STANDARDS OF COMFORT
5.01 Company shall maintain the Equipment in a manner which will
provide the standards of heating, cooling, hot water, and lighting as
described in Exhibit B.
ARTICLE 6 LIMITATION OF THE COMPANY'S
LIABILITY
6.01 No Operating or Maintenance Responsibility. Except as
otherwise specifically provided in Article 4, the Company shall have
no responsibility or liability with respect to any ECO after the
substantial completion date thereof, and the Customer shall be solely
responsible for the operation, maintenance and utilization of each
ECO after such date. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing,
no payment obligation of the Customer hereunder, or under any
Supplemental Agreement or Schedule, shall be affected by the
actual performance of any ECO following the Final Acceptance Date,
and the Service Charge to be paid by the Customer pursuant to
Schedule G of any Supplemental Agreement shall not be rneasured
or determined in any manner by the actual amount of energy savings
or load reduction resulting from the implementation or operation of
any ECO.
6.02 Consequential Damages. In no event shall the Company,
its officers, directors, partners, shareholders, employees or affiliates,
or any Implementation Contractor or its employees or affiliates, be
liable to the Customer for spedal, indirect, exemplary, punitive or
consequential damages of any nature whatsoever connected with or
resulting from the Services or from performance or non-performance
of this Agreement or any Supplemental Agreement or Schedule,
induding damages or daims in the nature of lost revenue, income or
profits, loss of use, or cost of capital, irrespective of whether such
damages are reasonably foreseeable and irrespective or whether
such claims are based upon negligence, strict liability, contract,
operation of law or otherwise.
6.03 Intent. Except in cases of willful misconduct, the Parties
intend that the waivers and disclaimers of liability, releases from
liability, limitations and apportionments of liability, and exclusive
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remedy provisions expressed throughout this Agreement and in
any Supplemental Agreement or Schedule shall apply even in
the event of the fault, negligence (in whole or in part), strict
liability or breach of contract of the person released or whose
liability is waived, disclaimed, limited, apportioned or fixed by
such remedy provision, and shall extend to such person's
affiliates and to its and their partners, shareholders, directors,
officers, employees, contractors and agents. The Parties also
intend and agree that such provisions shall continue in full face
and effect notwithstanding the termination, suspension,
cancellation or rescission of this Agreement, any Supplemental
Agreement, Schedule or any other agreement entered into
pursuant hereto. No officer, director, employee, agent or other
individual representative of either Party shall be personally
responsible for any liability arising under this Agreement or any
Supplemental Agreement or Schedule.
6.04 Remedies. Where remedies are expressly afforded by
this Agreement or any Supplemental Agreement or Schedule
with respect to the Services provided by the Company, such
remedies are intended by the Parties to be the sole and
exclusive remedies of the Customer for the award of damages
from the Company arising out of or in connection with the
Services or this Agreement The parties reserve any remedy
otherwise available at law or in equity, including, without
limitation, the ability to enforce the tams of the agreement such
as specific performance or to seek reformation or rescission of
this agreement, as warranted and as allowed by laws of the
State of Florida.
ARTICLE 7 ACCESS AND INFORMATION
7.01 Access to Service Locations. Upon the request of the
Company, the Customer shall provide the Company and its
Implementation Contractors with reasonable access to the
Service Location(s) to enable the Company to perform all
Services hereunder and under any Supplemental Agreement
and to verify and confirm the operation of any installed ECO
following the Final Acceptance Date. The Company also shall
have access to the Service Location(s) during the warranty
period specified in Article 4 for purposes of performing its
obligations thereunder. The Customer shall provide the
Company with storage and laydown areas at the Service
Location(s), as applicable, during the installation of ECOs and
shall make available any construction power and other utilities
required by the Company and its Implementation Contractors to
perform the Services. The Company and its Implementation
Contractors shall observe all of the Customer's safety and
security procedures at the Service Location(s), to the extent
made known to the Company, and shall not unreasonably
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disturb or interrupt the Customer's operations at such location(s).
7.02 Information. The Customer shall promptly comply with all
reasonable requests by the Company for information concerning the
Service Location(s), as required by the Company to perform the
Services, and information to enable the Company to determine the
actual energy savings and load reduction achieved at the Service
Location(s) as a result of ECO implementation. The Customer also
shall provide the Company with any information and other assistance
reasonably required to verify to the Florida Public Service
Commission (the 'Commission') the demand and energy savings
achieved and the related costs thereof. The Customer agrees that
the Company may disdose such information obtained by the
Company or provided by the Customer pursuant to this Agreement
or any Supplemental Agreement to the Commission and to any other
public authority having jurisdiction.
ARTICLE 8 DOCUMENTS AND DATA
8.01 Ownership Rights. Any Audit Report, Feasibility Study,
Design Document or other report or document furnished or to be
fumished by the Company pursuant to this Agreement or any
Supplemental Agreement shall become the property of the
Customer, upon payment, and may be used by the Customer for the
operation, maintenance, repair or alteration of any ECO installed by
the Company. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Customer shall not
acquire any rights or interest with respect to the Company's or its
Implementation Contractors' proprietary technology, processes or
computer software that may be used in connection with the Services
or the supply of equipment and materials hereunder.
8.02 Use of Documents After Termination. If any Supplemental
Agreement or Schedule is terminated, in whole or in part, by the
Customer prior to completion of the installation of any ECO, or the
Customer chooses not to proceed with the Implementation of an
ECO as set forth herein, then the Customer shall be entitled to use
for its own purposes any Audit Report, Feasibility Study, Design
Document or other documents furnished by the Company hereunder,
upon payment of the Company.
ARTICLE 9 INSURANCE
9.01 Insurance to be Maintained by the Company. At any time
that the Company is perforating Services under this Agreement or
under any Supplemental Agreement at any Customer Service
Location, the Company shall keep and maintain, with insurers of
recognized responsibility, the following insurance, which shall include
the minimum coverages and limits set forth below:
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9.01-1 Worker's Compensation Insurance
covering all of the Companys employees as required by
law, with an amount not less than $500,000 per occurrence.
9.01-2 Commercial General Liability Insurance
including contractual liability, premises and operations,
broad -form property damage, productsloompleted
operations, independent contractor, and personal injury
coverages, with a limit of not less than $2,000,000 for each
occurrence, combined single limit; and
9.01-3 Comprehensive Automobile Liability
Insurance, induding coverage for liability arising out of the
use of owned, non -owned, leased or hired automobiles, for
both bodily injury and property damage in accordance with
state legal requirements, having not less than $2,000,000
combined single limit per occurrence.
9.01-4 Professional Liability — minimum of
$1,000,000 Combined Single Limit per claim, with a
$2,000,000 General Aggregate limit.
Insurance policies to be carried under this agreement shall
not be materially changed or cancelled, without thirty (30)
days prior written notification to the Customer.
9.02 Policy Requirements. Any insurance carried by the
Customer with respect to the Services of the Company shall be
deemed to be excess and not contributory insurance, and the
Companys insurance to be provided hereunder shall be
primary to the Customer's coverage for all purposes, despite
any conflicting provisions in the policies to the contrary. No
policy maintained by the Company hereunder shall be subject
to cancellation or reduction in coverage or amount, except upon
thirty (30) days prior written notice thereof (ten (10) days for
non-payment of premiums) to the Customer at its address set
forth in Section 18.01. The Company shall provide proof of
coverage to the Customer with respect to the insurance
required to be maintained hereunder at any time upon the
Customers request.
9.03 Implementation Contractor Insurance. The Company
shall require such liability insurance of its Implementation
Contractors performing services at a Service Location as shall
be reasonable and in accordance with industry practices in
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relation to the work or other items being provided by each such
Implementation Contractor. Upon the Customer's request, the
Company shall provide the Customer evidence of the insurance
coverages carried by any Implementation Contractor.
9.04 Self -Insurance The Company reserves the right to self -
insure any obligations of Article 9.
ARTICLE 10 INDEMNIFICATION
10.01 The Company shall indemnify and hold harmless the
Customer and its officers, employees, agents and instrumentalities
from any and all liability, losses or damages, induding attorneys' fees
and costs of defense, which the Customer or its officers, employees,
agents or instrumentalities may incur as a result of claims, demands,
suits, causes of actions or proceedings of any kind or nature arising
out of, relating to or resulting from the performance of this Agreement
by the Company or its employees, agents, servants, partners
principals or subcontractors, except and solely to the extent such
injury, death, or damage is not caused by the Customer. Company
shall pay all claims and losses in connection therewith and shall
investigate and defend all claims, suits or actions of any kind or
nature in the name of the Customer, where applicable, including
appellate proceedings, and shall pay all costs, judgments, and
attorneys fees which may issue thereon. Company expressly
understands and agrees that any insurance protection required by
this Agreement or otherwise provided by Company shall in no way
limit the responsibility to indemnify, keep and save harmless and
defend the Customer or its officers, employees, agents and
instrumentalities as herein provided.
The Customer does hereby agree to indemnify and hold harmless
the Company to the extent and within the limitations of Section
768.28 Florida Statute, subject to the provisions of that Statute
whereby the Customer shall not be held liable to pay a personal
injury or property damage claim or judgment by any one person
which exceeds the sum of $100,000, or any claim or judgments or
portions thereof, which, when totaled with all other occurrence,
exceeds the sum of $200,000 from any and all personal injury or
property damage claims, liabilities, losses and causes of action
which may arise solely as a result of the negligence of the
Customer. However, nothing herein shall be deemed to indemnify
the Company from any liability or claim arising out of the negligent
performance or failure of performance of the Company or any
unrelated third party.
10.02 Survival. The obligations of the respective Parties under this
Article 10 shall survive the termination of the Agreement or of any
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arising prior to such termination
ARTICLE 11 HAZARDOUS MATERIALS
11.01 The Customer shall have sole responsibility and liability
with respect to the proper identification, removal and disposal of
any hazardous materials (e.g., asbestos) or correction of any
hazardous condition at a Service Location which affects the
Company's performance of the Services hereunder or under
any Supplemental Agreement. If, during the course of
performing the Services, the Company becomes aware of any
such hazardous materials or hazardous condition, the Company
shall report such matter to the Customer immediately and
before disturbing (or further disturbing) such materials or
condition. Work in the affected areas shall be resumed by the
Company only upon the written direction of the Customer, when
such materials have been removed or such condition has been
corrected, and then only if such continuation of work shall not
violate any applicable law or permit
ARTICLE 12 PASSAGE OF TITLE,
APPROPRIATIONS, WARRANTY OF
TITLE, CUSTOMER INSURANCE AND
TAXES.
12.01 Passage of Title. Legal title to each installed ECO,
induding all equipment and materials comprising a part thereof,
shall pass to the Customer upon the Final Acceptance Date for
the ECO. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Customer shall
bear all risk of loss or damage of any kind with respect to all or
any part of an ECO located at a Service Location, whether
installed or not, and the Customer shall indemnify and pay the
Company for the repair or replacement of any ECO or
component thereof stolen, lost, destroyed or damaged at a
Service Location, unless such loss or damage is directly caused
by the Company or an Implementation Contractor retained by
the Company. Loss or damage to an ECO directly caused by
the Company or its Implementation Contractor shall be the
responsibility of the Company.
12.02 Appropriations. Subject to the laws conceming
municipal budgets and appropriations the Customer promises to
fund payments to the Company under this agreement
12.03 Warrantv of Title. The Company warrants good titie to
all ECOs and components thereof furnished or installed by the
Company or its Implementation Contractors, and the Company
warrants that title to such ECOs and components shall pass to
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and vest in the Customer as set forth in Section 12.01 free and clear
of all liens, daims, charges, security interests, encumbrances and
rights of other parties arising as a result of the actions or failure to act
of the Company, its Implementation Contractors, or their employees.
12.04 Customer Insurance. During and throughout the term of this
Agreement, the Customer agrees, to provide a certificate of self-
insurance coverage issued by its Risk Manager. Such certificates
shall provide at least 30 days prior written notice of cancellation.
12.05 Taxes. The Company shall be responsible for the payment of
any required taxes or fees associated with this agreement The
Company shall pay any sales and use taxes imposed on the ECOs
prior to the Company's delivery or installation of the ECOs, as
required by applicable law, subject to any sales and use tax
exemptions available to the Company and the Customer.
ARTICLE 13 FORCE MAJEURE
13.01 Neither the Company nor the Customer shall be considered
to be in default in the performance of its obligations under this
Agreement or under any Supplemental Agreement or Schedule,
except obligations to make payments with respect to amounts
already accrued, to the extent that performance of any such
obligation is prevented or delayed by any cause, existing or future,
which is beyond the reasonable control of, and not a result of the
fault or negligence of, the affected Party (a 'Force Majeure Event .
If a Party is prevented or delayed in the performance of any such
obligation by a Force Majeure Event, such Party shall immediately
provide notice to the other Party of the dreumstances preventing or
delaying performance and the expected duration thereof. Such
notice shall be confirmed in writing as soon as reasonably possible.
The Party so affected by a Force Majeure Event shall endeavor, to
the extent reasonable, to remove the obstacles which prevent
performance and shall resume performance of its obligations as soon
as reasonably practicable.
ARTICLE 14 CHANGES
14.01 The Customer shall have the right to request changes in the
Services (each, a "Change'), consisting of modifications or additions
to, or deletions from, any work to be performed or materials to be
provided by the Company pursuant to this Agreement, or any
Supplemental Agreement or Schedule thereto. A Change also may
result from any failure of the Customer, or its representatives or
agents, to fulfill its obligations hereunder, which failure materially
adversely affects the Company's cost, schedule or performance
under this Agreement or any Supplemental Agreement or Schedule.
Should any Change cause an increase or decrease in the cost of or
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time required for the Company's performance, or otherwise
affect any provision of this Agreement or any Supplemental
Agreement or Schedule, an equitable adjustment shall be made
to the Company's compensation and any other provision of this
Agreement or of any Supplemental Agreement or Schedule
which is thereby affected, by mutual agreement of the Parties.
The Company shall not be obligated to proceed with or perform
any Change requested by the Customer hereunder until the
Parties have agreed in writing upon any such adjustments
resulting from the Change. Except to the extent a Change
spedfically results in an amendment or adjustment to one or
more provisions of this Agreement or of any Supplemental
Agreement or Schedule, all provisions hereof and thereof shall
apply to all Changes, and no Change shall be implied as a
result of any other Change.
ARTICLE 15 TERMINATION AND DEFAULT
15.01 Termination for Convenience. Either Party may
terminate this Agreement or any Supplemental Agreement, in
its sole discretion, at any time, without further liability, upon ten
(10) days prior written notice to the other Party; provided,
howeverthat such termination shall not apply with respect to
any Services or work of the Company previously ordered by the
Customer under a Supplemental Agreement Schedule entered
into by the Parties on or prior to the termination date. With
respect to any such previously ordered Services or work,
induding any previously implemented ECO or ECO under
implementation, this Agreement and the applicable
Supplemental Agreement and Schedules entered into
thereunder, shall remain in full force and effect in accordance
with their terms, unless the Parties specifically agree in writing
to the contrary.
15.02 Termination for Cause
15.02-1 Termination by Customer for Company
Default. The Customer shall have the right to terminate this
Agreement and any Supplemental Agreement for cause if
(a) any proceeding is instituted against the Company
seeking to adjudicate the Company as bankrupt or
insolvent, or 11 the Company makes a general assignment
for the benefit of its creditors, or if a receiver is appointed on
account of the insolvency of the Company, or if the
Company files a petition seeking to take advantage of any
other law relating to bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization,
winding up or composition or readjustment of debts and, in
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the case of any such proceeding instituted against the Company
(but not by the Company) such proceeding is not dismissed
within sixty (60) days of such filing, or (b) the Company
substantially fails to perform its obligations hereunder or under
any Supplemental Agreement provided, in the case of dause
(b), that the Customer first has given the Company fifteen (15)
days written notice of default of any payment obligation or thirty
(30) days written notice of any other default, and the Company
has failed to cure the default (or, if the non-payment default
cannot be cured within thirty (30) days, the Company has not
commenced the cure within that period and diligently proceeds
therewith). In the case of such a termination by the Customer, to
the extent that the reasonable and necessary costs of completing
any Services previously ordered by the Customer hereunder or
under any Supplemental Agreement or Schedule, including
compensation for obtaining a replacement Contractor or for
obtaining additional professional services required as a
consequence of the Company's breach, exceed those costs
which would have been payable to the Company but for the
Company's breach, the Company shall pay the difference to the
Customer. The Company, in tum, shall be entitled to be paid an
amount (to the extent not already paid) equal to the sum of all of
its reasonable costs incurred In performing the Services up to the
termination date, including all costs incurred with respect to any
Implementation Contractors; provided that the Company makes
available to the Customer all of the work product, equipment and
materials produced or obtained by the Company in performing
such Services. Notwithstanding the foregoing and
notwithstanding any other provisions set forth herein or in any
Supplemental Agreement or Schedule to the contrary, such a
termination by the Customer shall not affect or diminish in any
way any liabdity already incurred by the Customer pursuant to
any Schedule G (Payment Agreement) already entered into by
the Customer prior to the termination date, and each such
Schedule G shall remain in hill force and effect
15.02-2 Termination by the Company for Customer
Default. The Company shall have the right to terminate this
Agreement and any Supplemental Agreement for cause if (a) the
Customer makes a general assignment for the benefit of its
creditors, or if a receiver is appointed on acoarnt of the
insolvency.. of the Customer, or if the Customer files a petition
seeking to take advantage of any other law relating to
bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, winding up or
composition of or readjustment of debts and, in the case of any
such proceeding instituted against the Customer (but not by the
Customer) such proceeding is not dismissed within sixty (60)
days of such filing, or (b) if the Customer substantially fails to
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perform its obligations hereunder or under any
Supplemental Agreement, including any payment obligation;
provided, in the case of clause (b), that the Company first
has given fifteen (15) days written notice of default of any
payment obligation or thirty (30) days written notice of any
other default, and the Customer has failed to cure the
default (or, if the non-payment default cannot be cured
within thirty (30) days, has not commenced the cure within
that period and diligently proceeds therewith). In the event
of such a termination by the Company, the Company shall
be entitled, as its sole remedy, to be paid an amount equal
to the sum of (i) all amounts due and payable and not
already paid under any Supplemental Agreement or
Schedule for Services performed by the Company prior to
the termination date, (ii) an amount equal to the sum of all of
the Company's reasonable costs and expenses incurred in
performing Services up to the termination date, to the extent
the Company's compensation for such Services is not
induded in the amounts set forth in dause (i) of the
foregoing, and (ill) all of the Company's reasonable costs
and expenses of termination, including cancellation charges
and demobilization costs assessed against the Company
by its Implementation Contractors. Notwithstanding the
foregoing and notwithstanding any other provisions set forth
herein or in any Supplemental Agreement or Schedule to
the contrary, such a termination by the Company shall not in
itself affect or diminish in any way any liability already
incurred by the Customer pursuant to any Schedule G
(Payment Agreement) already entered into by the Customer
prior to the termination date, and each such Schedule G
shall remain in full force and effect
15.02-3 Payment. All amounts payable by either
Party pursuant to this Section 15.02-3 shall be due within
thirty (30) days following the submission by the other Party
of an invoice therefore, which invoice shall include an
itemization of costs with respect to any amounts measured
on the basis of reimbursable costs. Such reimbursable
costs also shall be subject to audit by the other Party, at the
other Parts expense upon reasonable advance notice;
provided that such audit shall be completed within sixty (60)
days following the submission of the invoice. Amounts not
paid by either Party to the other when due hereunder shall
bear interest, from the date payment was due to and
including the date of payment at a rate equal to the lesser of
one percent (1%) per month, or the maximum rate permitted
by applicable law (the "Delayed Payment Rate').
ARTICLE 16 DISPUTES
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16.01 Resolution by Arbitration. My controversy, dispute or
daim between the Parties arising out of or relating to this Agreement,
or any Supplemental Agreement or Schedule, or the breach thereof,
which the Parties are unable to resolve by consultation and
negotiation shall be submitted to arbitration and shall be settled by
arbitration in accordance with the Commercial Arbitration Rules (the
"Rules") of the American Arbitration Association ("AAA") then in
effect and the provisions of this Article. No suit at law which seeks to
resolve any controversy, dispute or daim between the Parties shall
be instituted by either Party, except where such suit is instituted to
appeal or confirm an arbitration award rendered pursuant to this
Article 15. Any controversy, dispute or claim submitted to arbitration
shall be settled by arbitration in Miami, Florida, unless otherwise
agreed by the Parties. Florida Law shall apply to Resolution by
arbitration, Any award entered pursuant to such arbitration shall be
binding on both Parties, and judgment upon the award rendered or
received may be entered in a court of competent jurisdiction in the
State of Florida. Exclusive jurisdiction for the entry of judgment on
any arbitration award relative to any controversy or daim between
the Parties shall lie in any court of appropriate subject matter
jurisdiction located in Florida, and the Parties hereby expressly
subject themselves to the personal jurisdiction of said court for entry
of any such judgment and for the resolution of any dispute, action, or
suit arising in connection with the entry of such judgment.
16.02 Arbitration Proceeding. The controversy, dispute or claim
to be arbitrated shall be referred to are (1) arbitrator to be selected
by the Parties by alternately striking from a list of nine (9) arbitrators
provided by the AAA. All decisions and awards shall be made by the
arbitrator in writing. After a notice of demand for arbitration has been
filed in accordance with the Rules, the Parties may, to the extent
permitted by the Rules, make discovery of any matter relevant to
such dispute before the hearing. My costs associated with
arbitration under this Article 16, including but not limited to attorneys
fees and witness expenses, shall be paid by the Party originally
incurring the costs and the costs of the arbitrator shall be shared
equally by the Parties.
16.03 Pendency of Dispute. The existence of any dispute,
controversy or daim under this Agreement, or any Supplemental
Agreement or Schedule, or the pendency of the dispute settlement or
resolution procedures set forth herein shall not in and of themselves
relieve or excuse either Party from its ongoing duties and obligations
hereunder or thereunder.
ARTICLE 17 ASSIGNMENT
17.01 Agreement Binding. This Agreement and each
Supplemental Agreement entered Into by the Parties shall be binding
upon, and shall inure to the benefit of, the Parties and their
successors and permitted assigns.
17.02 Permitted Assignment (a) Company may, with
notice to and consent of Customer, which consent may not be
unreasonably withheld, but acknowledging that the Agreement
is considered to be unique in nature to the abilities of the
Company, delegate its duties and its performance under this
Agreement, and/or utilize contractors, provided that any
assignee(s), designee(s), or contractor(s) shall honor the terms
of this Agreement and shall so bind itself. The Customer, at its
sole discretion, may require that such assignees, designees, or
the tike, sign assignment and assumption agreements
satisfactory to the Customer.
17.03 No Third Party Beneficiaries. Except as otherwise
expressly provided herein, neither this Agreement nor any
Supplemental Agreement or Schedule, nor any term or
provision hereof or thereof, shall be construed as being for the
benefit of any party not a signatory hereto.
ARTICLE 18 NOTICES
18.01 In Writing. NI notices, demands, offers or other written
communications required or permitted to be given pursuant to
this Agreement, a. any Supplemental Agreement or Schedule,
shall be in writing signed by the Party giving such notice and
shall be mailed by U.S. Mati, postage prepaid, couriered or
faxed as follows:
If to the Company:
FPL
700 Universe Blvd.
Juno Beach, FL 33408-0420
Fax: (561) 691-7305
Tel: (954) 691-7087
Attention: General Counsel
If to the Customer.
City of Miami
Department of Capital Improvements
444 S.W. 2nd Ave., 811 Floor
Miami, FLFIFLFL 33130
Fax: (305) 416-2153
Tel: (305) 416.1287
Attention: Deputy Director
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Each Party shall have the right to change the place to which notices
shall be sent or delivered or to specify one additional address to
which copies of notices may be sent, in either case by similar notice
sent or delivered in like manner to the other Party.
18.02 Timing of Receipt Notices delivered by matt shall be
deemed received three (3) working days after the date of the
postmark, and notices delivered by overnight courier shall be
deemed received on the date when left at the address of the
recpient Notices sent by fax shall be effective the date faxed, if a
working day, a the following working day otherwise; provided that all
faxes shall be confirmed by follow-up mail within three (3) working
days.
ARTICLE 19 GENERAL PROVISIONS
19.01 Entire Agreement. This Agreement, including the Exhibits
and Schedules attached hereto, sets forth the full and complete
understanding of the Parties relating to the subject matter hereof as
of the Effective Date, and supersedes any and all negotiations,
agreements and representations made or dated prior hereto with
respect to the subject matter of this Agreement. Any actions or
Services described in this Agreement which were performed or
implemented by the Parties prior to the Effective Date shall for all
purposes be deemed to have been performed under this Agreement
19.02 Arnendmentft. No change, amendment or modification of
this Agreement or any Supplemental Agreement or Schedule thereto
shall be valid or binding upon the Parties unless such change,
amendment or modification shall be in writing and duly executed by
both Parties.
19.03 Status of the Parties. The Company and its Implementation
Contractors shall be independent contractors with respect to the
Services performed hereunder and under any Supplemental
Agreement or Schedule, irrespective of whether such Implementation
Contractors are approved by the Customer, and neither the
Company nor its Implementation Contractors, nor the employees of
either, shall be deemed to be the employees, representatives or
agents of the Customer. Nothing in this Agreement or any
Supplemental Agreement or Schedule shall be construed as
inconsistent with the foregoing independent contractor status or
relationship, or as creating or implying any partnership, joint venture,
trust or other relationship between the Company and the Customer.
19.04 Customer. The Customer hereby represents and warrants
to the Company that (a) the execution and delivery by the Customer
of this Agreement and the performance of its obligations hereunder
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have been duly authorized by all requisite actions and
proceedings; are not inconsistent with and do not and will not
contravene any provisions of the Customer's organizational
documents or any applicable law, rule or regulation; have been
approved by at necessary persons or entities; and do not and
will not conflict with or cause any breach or default under any
agreement or instrument to which the Customer is a party or by
which it or any of its properties is bound; and (b) this Agreement
has been duly executed and delivered by the Customer and
constitutes the valid and legally binding obligation of the
Customer, enforceable against the Customer in accordance
with its terms, except to the extent that enforceability may be
limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization,
moratorium or similar laws and subject to general equitable
principles.
19.05 Company. The Company hereby represents and
warrants to the Customer that (a) the execution and delivery by
the Company of tills Agreement and the performance of its
obligations hereunder have been duly authorized by all requisite
actions and proceedings by all requisite actions and
proceedings, do not and will not contravene any provisions of
the Company's organizational documents or any applicable law,
rule or regulation, do not and will not require any consent of any
person or entity which has not already been obtained and do
not and will not conflict with or cause any breach or default
under any agreement or instrument to which the Company is a
party or by which it or any of its properties is bound, and (b) this
Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by the
Company and constitutes the valid and legally binding obligation
of the Company, enforceable against the Company in
accordance with its terms, except to the extent that
enforceability may be limited by applicable bankruptcy,
insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or similar laws and
subject to general equitable principles.
19.06 Draftina Interpretations and Costs. Preparation and
negotiation of this Agreement has been a joint effort of the
Parties and the resulting document shall not be construed more
severely against one of the Parties than against the other. Each
Party shall be responsible for its own costs, Induding legal fees,
incurred in negotiating and finalizing this Agreement and any
Supplemental Agreement or Schedule.
19.07 Captions. The captions contained in this Agreement or
in any Supplemental Agreement or Schedule are for
convenience and reference only and in no way define, describe,
extend or limit the scope or intent of such document or the
intent of any provision contained therein.
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19.08 SeverabilitvlDivisible Contracts (a) The invalidity of one or
more phrases, sentences, clauses, Sections or Articles contained in
this Agreement or any Supplemental Agreement or Schedule shall
not affect the validity of the remaining portions thereof so long as the
material purposes of such document can be determined and
effectuated. (b) From time to time the Company and the Customer
may enter into one or more supplements, schedules, or payment
agreements related to the subject matter of this Agreement. Each
such supplement schedule, or payment agreement shall constitute a
separate and divisible contract which the Company may assign to
one or more assignees, in whole or in part, and each and every such
assignee of the Company shall be entitled to the benefits and rights
of the Company under this Agreement, and shall be entitled to
exercise the rights of the Company under this Agreement No
assignee shall be responsible for any obligations of the Company
except as expressly assumed in writing by such assignee in
accordance with the terms and conditions of Section 17.02.
19.09 Further Assurances. The Company and the Customer each
agree to do such other and further acts and things, and to execute
and deliver such additional Instruments and documents, as either
Party may reasonably request from time to time whether at or after
the execution of this Agreement, in furtherance of the express
provisions of this Agreement.
19.10 Applicable Law. This Agreement and each Supplemental
Agreement and Schedule thereof, shall be governed by, construed
and enforced in accordance with the laws of the State of Florida,
exdusive of conflicts of laws provisions.
19.11 Counterparts. This Agreement and any Supplemental
Agreement or Schedule may be signed in any number of
counterparts and each counterpart shall represent a fully executed
original as if signed by both Parties.
19.12 No Waiver. The failure of a Party to enforce, insist upon, or
comply with any of the terms, conditions or covenants of this
Agreement or any Supplemental Agreement or Schedule, or a
Party's waiver of the same in any instance or instances shall not be
construed as a general waiver or relinquishment of any such tens,
conditions or covenants, but the same shall be and remain at all
times in full force and effect
19.13 No Discrimination. Company shall not unlawfully
discriminate in providing its services under this agreement
19.14 ADA Clause. In the course of providing any work, labor or
services funded by the City, Company (or its agents and
representatives, as applicable) shall affirmatively comply with all
applicable provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act CADA"),
including Titles I & II of the ADA regarding non-discrimination on the
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basis of disability, and related regulations, guidelines and
standards as appropriate. Additionally, Company will take
affirmative steps to ensure non-discrimination in employment of
disabled persons.
19.15 OSHA If applicable, the Company will allow Customer
inspectors, agents or other representatives to monitor
Company (or its agents or representatives) for compliance
with safety precautions as required by federal, state or local
laws, rules, regulations, codes and ordinances. By
performing these inspections the Customer, its agents or
representatives are not assuming any liability under the laws,
rules, regulations, codes or ordinances. The Company shall
have shall have no recourse from the occurrence or non-
occurrence or results of such inspection(s). Upon issuance of
a notice to proceed or following the effective date the
consultant shall contact Risk Management at (305) 416-1700
to verify inspection scheduling.
19.16 Order of Precedence. If there is a conflict
between or among the provisions of this Agreement, the order
of precedence is as follows:
19.16-1
19.16-2
19.16-3
19.16-4
addenda
These terms and conditions
The Work Order
The Scope of Services
The City RFQ and any applicable
19.16-5 The Company's Proposal
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties hereto have executed this
Agreement by and through their duly authorized representatives as
of the Effective Date.
THE COMPANY:
Florida Power and Light Company
By:
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Benn Brandt W / LG /4 H
Its: Authorized Corporate Officer
(Affix Corporate Seal)
THE CUSTOMER:
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City of Miami, a F da Municipal Corpo
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Priscilla Thompson, City C
Insurance app
Dania Carrillo, Administrator
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Approved as to Legal Fo
Jorge L. Femandez, Cj
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EXHIBIT A
FORM OF SUPPLEMENTAL AGREEMENT
SUPPLEMENTAL AGREEMENT NO. 1
FOR
DEMAND SIDE MANAGEMENT AND ENERGY EFFICIENCY SERVICES
WITH
FLORIDA POWER AND LIGHT
THIS SUPPLEMENTAL AGREEMENT NO. 1 (this
"Supplemental Agreement') is made and entered into as of
the 7th day of December , 2004 (the "Effective Date'),
by and between Florida Power and Light Company (the
"Company") and the City of Miami (the 'Customer") (the
Company and the Customer each being referred to herein
individually as a 'Patty' and collectively as the 'Parties'), with
reference to the following:
RECITAL
This Supplemental Agreement is entered into pursuant to
that certain Master Agreement for Demand Side Management
and Energy Efficiency Servles dated as of
Decem e 7 , 2004, between the Company and
the Customer (the 'Master Agreement'). Capitalized terms
used herein without other definition shall have the meanings set
forth in the Master Agreement.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual
promises and agreements set forth herein and in the Master
Agreement, the Parties, intending to be legally bound, hereby
agree as follows:
1. Designation of Service Location(s) and Audit
Request. This Supplemental Agreement shall cover the
Customer's Service Location(s) designated in Schedule A
attached hereto. Pursuant to Article 1 of the Master Agreement,
the Customer has requested the Company to perform at no
charge to the Customer, and the Company has agreed to
perform, an energy efficiency audit at such Service Location(s)
in accordance with the provisions of the Master Agreement and
in accordance with the terms and conditions of Schedule B
(Audit Request) attached hereto.
2. Other Services. Upon completion of the
energy efficiency audit and submission by the Company of an
Audit Report to the Customer, the Customer may elect, in its
sole discretion, to request additional Services from the
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Company at one or more of the Service Locations designated in
Schedule A, to be performed by the Company and paid for by
the Customer in accordance with the following Schedules
attached hereto, each of which shall be entered into
sequentially by the Parties in accordance with the provisions of
the Master Agreement
Schedule C - Agreement for Feasibility Study
Schedule D - Engineering and Design Order
Schedule E- Construction and Implementation Order
Schedule F - Certificate of Final Acceptance
Schedule G - Payment Agreement
Notwithstanding the foregoing, it is expressly acknowledged and
agreed by the Parties that, pursuant to Section 3.03 of the
Master Agreement, the Parties may elect by mutual written
agreement to eliminate and forego Schedule C and/or Schedule
D and, in lieu thereof, enter directly into a Schedule E. In such
case, the Parties shall be deemed to have waived the
provisions of the omitted Schedule(s), as set forth in Section
3.03 of the Master Agreement
3. Term. Subject to the provisions of the Master
Agreement, this Supplemental Agreement shall remain in full
force and effect for so long as any obligation of either Party is
outstanding and unperformed under any Schedule entered into
by the Parties pursuant hereto. Except as otherwise provided in
the Master Agreement, the termination or expiration of this
Supplemental Agreement or any Schedule hereof shall not, in
and of itself, affect the continuing validity and effectiveness of
the Master Agreement.
4. Financial Statements. If the Customer requests, or
intends to request, that the Company furnish financing for any
ECO installed by the Company, as set forth in Schedule E
hereof and in Section 3.04 of the Master Agreement, the
Customer shall provide the Company, on or prior to the
Effective Date of this Supplemental Agreement, copies of the
Customer's audited financial statements for the past three (3)
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years, and the Customer thereafter shall provide the Company
with the current audited yearly financial statements of the
Customer within t An () days following the end of each fiscal
year of the Customer for the term of this Supplemental
Agreement To the extent allowed by laws of the State of
Florida, such financial statements shall be treated by the
Company as confidential information and shall not be disclosed
by the Company to any third party, except as reasonably
required to arrange financing for the Customer.
5. Master Agreement This Supplemental
Agreement and each Schedule hereof shall be subject to the
terms and conditions of the Master Agreement, which shall
control in the event of any conflict or inconsistency.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties hereto have
executed this Supplemental Agreement by and through their
duly authorized representatives as of the Effective Date.
THE COMPANY:
Florida Power and Light Company
By: \\(
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Its: Authorized Corporate Officer
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By: • : Arriola
Its: , Manager
Attes\s., &
Prisdllaompson, City Clerk
Insurance ap
Dania Carrillo, Administrator
Risk Management Department
Approved as to Legal F
Jorge Fernandez, Ci
EXHIBIT B
STANDARD OF COMFORT
HEATING VENTILATION & AIR CONDITIONING (HVAC)
SYSTEMS
The guidelines outlined in the American Society of Heating,
Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE)
Standard 55-2004 titled "Thermal Environmental Conditions
for Human Occupancy', shall be adhered to in the design and
installation of new HVAC equipment.
LIGHTING SYSTEMS
The illumination levels outlined in the Illuminating Engineering
Society of North America (IESNA), Lighting Handbook, 2000
9� Edition, shall be adhered to for the design of new lighting
systems as well as the retrofit of existing systems.