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a <br />INSURANCE ON FILE <br />WORK MAY PROCEED <br />UNTIL INSURANCE EXPIRES <br />,1 -2-- 1 <br />CLERK OF COUNCIL <br />DATE: i -L 9, 4 2 (15 <br />CONSULTANT AGREEMENT <br />THIS AGREEMENT, dated as of this 17th day of June 2015 by and between InfoSend, Inc., <br />a California corporation (hereinafter "Consultant"), and the City of Santa Ana, a charter city and <br />municipal corporation organized and existing under the Constitution and laws of the State of <br />California (hereinafter "City"). <br />RECITALS <br />A. The City desires to retain a consultant having special skill and knowledge in the field of <br />municipal bill printing and mailing services and electronic bill presentment and payment <br />processing. <br />A-2016-116 <br />B. The City acknowledges that it has received prior,Municipal Utility Services, Business <br />License Tax, and Dog License bill printing and mailing services as well as Municipal Utility <br />Services and Dog License electronic bill presentment and payment processing services from <br />Consultant prior to the date of this Agreement and intends this Agreement to cover services <br />commencing as of March 1, 2015, and City intends that any unpaid sums receivable by <br />Consultant for prior period services commencing February 28, 2014 shall be covered trader <br />this Agreement. <br />C. In undertaking the performance of this Agreement, Consultant represents that it is <br />knowledgeable in its field and that any services performed by Consultant under this <br />Agreement will be performed in compliance with such standards as may reasonably be <br />expected from a professional consulting firm in the field. <br />NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual and respective promises, and subject to the <br />terms and conditions hereinafter set forth, the parties agree as follows; <br />1. SCOPE OF SERVICES <br />Consultant shall provide paper bill processing, printing and mailing services along with <br />electronic bill presentment and payment services, as set for the in City RFP for Utility Bill Printing & <br />Mailing Electronic Bill Presentment and Payment Services, on file at the City's Treasury and <br />Customer Service Division and incorporated by this reference, and Consultant's Proposal for Utility <br />Bill Printing and Mailing, attached as Exhibit A to this Agreement. <br />a. Processing, Printing and,Vailing (PPM Services. The paper bill processing, printing <br />and mailing (PPM) process consists of processing data, address validation and POSTNET <br />bar coding, printing documents, mail preparation, applying presorted postage and sending <br />via the United. States Postal Service for the City's: (1) Municipal Utility Services bills; <br />penalty and/or collection notices, associated form correspondence, other miscellaneous <br />notices and advisories including water conservation program notices, paramedic <br />subscription notices, and City newsletters; (2) Business License Tax bills, renewal <br />statements, certificates and licenses, penalty/and or collection notices, associated form <br />correspondence, and other miscellaneous notices and advisories; (3) Dog License Bills, <br />