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City of Santa Ana
20 Civic Center Plaza, Santa Ana, CA 92701
Staff Report
July 20, 2021
TOPIC: Agreement for iManage Data Management Systems
AGENDA TITLE:
Approve an Agreement with Blue Technologies Smart Solutions for Access and Support
Services for iManage Data Management Systems (General Fund)
RECOMMENDED ACTION
Authorize the City Manager to execute a three-year agreement with Blue Technologies
Smart Solutions (“BlueTech”) for continued access and support services for the iManage
Data Management Systems (“iManage”) for the period of August 1, 2021 through July 31,
2024 in the amount of $85,750, which includes the annual billing amount of $25,250 for
the iManage System, and a contingency amount of $10,000 to pay for additional support
services as directed by the City, subject to non-substantive changes approved by the City
Manager and City Attorney.
DISCUSSION
In 2018, the City’s Attorney’s Office (“CAO”) entered into an agreement with BlueTech to
install and implement an iManage Data Management Systems customized for the CAO
reflecting the vast scope of services provided by the office. Since that implementation
went into effect, the impact of iManage cannot be overstated. Work product with iManage
seamlessly integrated with all Microsoft products creating a quick and reliable method for
creation of CAO work product and access to files for all CAO staff. iManage also provided
CAO with a greater ability to work remotely during the pandemic with no interruption in
services to our requesting departments.
CAO staff contacted similar data management vendors for updates and costs as to
services. Review of similar systems and products have provided CAO staff with
information for efficiencies on other aspects of legal management, however, the iManage
system, technical support, performance with our office, and overall reliability, provide the
best option for a legal data management system for CAO in the coming years.
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FISCAL IMPACT
Funds are available in the City Attorney’s Contract Services-Professional account (no.
01108032 – 62300) for FY 2021-22, and will be budgeted in future fiscal years as follows:
Fiscal Year Amount
2021-22 $28,250
2022-23 $28,250
2023-24 $28,250
2023-24 $1,000
Total $85,750
EXHIBIT(S)
1. Agreement with BlueTechnologies Smart Solutions
Submitted By: Sonia Carvalho, City Attorney
Approved By: Kristine Ridge, City Manager
iManage GOLD Partner
Proposal for:
City of Santa Ana/City Attorney’s
Office
Project: iManage Cloud
Prepared by: David Cramer
Manager, Business Development
Prepared on: June 30th, 2021
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Table of Contents
Solution Overview .............................................................................................. 4
iManage Cloud Renewal Pricing ............................................................................. 5
Pricing Summary ................................................................................................ 6
Terms and Conditions ......................................................................................... 6
Acceptance ...................................................................................................... 6
Copyright and Confidentiality Notice
Material contained in this document is proprietary to Smart Solutions and Blue Technologies Smart Solutions LLC and
is to be treated confidentially by all recipients. Acceptance of delivery of this material constitutes acknowledgment
of the confidential relationship under which disclosure and delivery are made. No part of this publication may be
reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopy, recording, or
any information storage and retrieval system without permission in writing from Blue Technologies Smart Solutions
LLC 5885 Grant Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44105.
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June 30th, 2021
City of Santa Ana/City Attorney’s Office
Mr. David Quintana
20 Civic Center Plaza, M-29
Santa Ana, CA 92701
Dear Mr. Quintana,
Blue Technologies Smart Solutions, LLC (“BTSS”) is pleased to present this proposal to renew
the iManage Cloud service for City of Santa Ana/City Attorney’s Office.
Thank you again for choosing BTSS and iManage for your document management needs. Please
direct any questions to my attention.
Sincerely,
David Cramer
Manager, Business Development
Legal and Professional Services
216-271-4800
dcramer@btohio.com
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Solution Overview
City of Santa Ana/City Attorney’s Office (CAO) has requested a pricing proposal from Blue
Technologies Smart Solutions, LLC (“BTSS”) for the renewal of the iManage Cloud service. The
renewal quoted is the maximum term.
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iManage Cloud Renewal Pricing
Description Cost
iManage Cloud Service, Corporate bundle for up to 20
users
Enables the following iManage Work user functionality
in a single instance of iManage Work within the
primary geographic region with backup of data to a
secondary location within region for disaster recovery
for each subscribed user:
- iManage Work 10 browser interface
- iManage Work 10 Desktop for Microsoft Windows or
MAC OS
- Email management with Microsoft Outlook or Gmail
- Mobility (web mobile access, iOS application,
Blackberry application)
- 20GB of document storage per contracted user in
iManage Work - 400GB total
- iManage Control Center - External and Internal
Collaboration using iManage Share
- iManage Work RestAPI software development ToolKit
- Optical Character Recognition Service for iManage
Work
* 3-year term effective 8-1-2021 to 7-31-2024
*Invoiced annually in advance
$25,250 /
year
Base Service Includes:
x All backend application support, administration and upgrades.
x 24 x 7 access to iManage support for software issues
Notes:
x Storage Overage- $.53/GB/month - in excess of the monthly subscription allocation
x User Overage - $125/user/month – in excess of the monthly subscription allocation
x Minimum annual billing is $25,250 per year.
x Refer to iManage Cloud Services Agreement for iManage’s terms at the link below:
https://support.imanage.com/worksite/iManage_Cloud_Services_Agreement_(US_Version).pdf
• Pricing does not include applicable taxes.
• Pricing expires 7/28/21.
Renewal: Automatically renews for additional successive terms of the same length as the
initial Renewal Term unless earlier terminated pursuant to the Agreement's express provisions
or either party gives the other party written notice of non-renewal at least 30 days prior to the
expiration of the then-current term .
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Pricing Summary
iManage Cloud Service (3-year term): $25,250 / year
Pricing expires 7/28/2021.
Services shall commence on August 1, 2021, and continue through July 31,
2024. City agree to pay BTSS/iManage at an amount not-to-exceed $85,750.
These costs include the iManage service billed annually at $25,250 and a
contingency amount of $10,000 for additional services requested at the sole
discretion of the City.
Terms and Conditions
Terms and conditions DWWDFKHGKHUHWR
Acceptance – City of Santa Ana/City Attorney’s Office
_____________________________
Signature
_____________________________ ____________________________
Printed Name Date
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement the date and year
first above written.
ATTEST:
_______________________
DAISY GOMEZ
Clerk of the Council
CITY OF SANTA ANA
_______________________
KRISTINE RIDGE
City Manager
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
SONIA R. CARVALHO
City Attorney
By: _______________________
Laura A. Rossini
Chief Assistant City Attorney
BLUE TECHNOLOGIES SMART
SOLUTIONS LLC
________________________
By:
Title:
Benjamin L Simms
Vice President
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TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF SALES AGREEMENT
1. PRICES: Prices may be subject to change without notice until a purchase order is
accepted by BTSS.
2. PAYMENT TERMS: City will pay all monies in US dollars, due in accordance with the
stated terms. BTSS has no obligation to provide any additional notification of
amount due except for this agreement. If full payment is not made within the stated
time period, any discount will be voided and full retail price prevailing at the time of
sale will be due. Under all circumstances, overdue balances will accrue a late fee
charge on the outstanding balance at a monthly rate of 1½ %, 18% per annum. If you
pay your balance via credit card after 15 days of invoice date, a 3% credit card
processing fee will be added to the charge.
3. SHIPPING AND DELIVERY: Unless stated otherwise, the price is for pickup at BTSS’
point of business. Once delivered, all risk of loss is with the City . If City does not take
delivery within thirty days after notification by BTSS, this agreement may be
cancelled and City ’s deposit retained by BTSS as liquidation of damages.
4. DELAYS: BTSS is not liable to City for any damages, including consequential
damages, for any delay in or non-delivery due to anything beyond BTSSs’ reasonable
control.
5. DAMAGES: BTSS will not be liable to City for any damage caused by goods or
services purchased by this agreement. BTSS makes no warranties of any kind
pertaining to the fitness for any particular use and shall not be liable for any loss or
damage, directly or indirectly, or from any training or training material received,
arising from the use of goods, or for consequential damages.
6. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY AND WARRANTY: BTSS SHALL NOT BE LIABLE TO CITY
FOR ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, EXEMPLARY OR
PUNITIVE DAMAGES WHATSOEVER INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, DAMAGES
FOR INTERRUPTION OF SERVICES, LOSS OF BUSINESS, LOSS OF PROFITS, LOSS OF
REVENUE, LOSS OF DATA, OR LOSS OR INCREASED EXPENSE OF USE, WHETHER IN
AN ACTION IN CONTRACT, WARRANTY, TORT (INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION,
NEGLIGENCE), OR STRICT LIABILITY, EVEN IF BTSS HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE
POSSIBILITY OF SUCH LIABILITIES. BTSS SHALL NOT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR PROBLEMS
THAT OCCUR AS A RESULT OF CITY’S USE OF ANY THIRD-PARTY SOFTWARE OR
HARDWARE. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AMOUNT CITY MAY RECOVER FROM BTSS
UNDER THE CONTRACT DOCUMENTS ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY EXCEED THE
PURCHASE PRICE OF THIS AGREEMENT. THE LIMITATIONS SET FORTH IN THIS
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SECTION SHALL NOT APPLY TO BODILY HARM OR DAMAGES CAUSED BY THE
WILLFUL MISCONDUCT OR NEGLIGENCE OF BTSS, ITS EMPLOYEES, ITS OFFICIALS
AND/OR AGENTS. BTSS provides a warranty of good workmanship with regard to all
service provided under this policy. This warranty shall be the only warranty made by
BTSS in lieu of all other warranties, express or implied.
7. INDEMNIFICATION: City will defend, hold harmless, and indemnify , any third party
claim or suit brought against BTSS or its employees, agents, officers, or directors,
(“Indemnified Parties”) caused by the actions or omissions of City arising out of or
related to: (i) the use or transmission of City Data; (ii) the loss, theft or misuse of
passwords and/or login information used to access any administrative login or user
accounts; (iii) violation of Regulatory Requirements applicable to City’s business
operations; or (iv) claims based on software licensing violations, copyright infringement,
trademark and patent infringement. City will pay all damages finally awarded by a court
of competent jurisdiction or agreed to in settlement by City attributable to such claim.
BTSS will defend, hold harmless and indemnify , any third party claim or suit brought
against City or its employees, agents, officers, directors, shareholders or contractors
(“Indemnified Parties”) caused by the actions or omissions of BTSS arising out of or
related to: (i) the use or transmission of BTSS Data; (ii) the loss, theft or misuse of
passwords and/or login information used to access any administrative login or user
accounts; (iii) violation of Regulatory Requirements applicable to BTSS’ business
operations; or (iv) claims based on software licensing violations, copyright
infringement, trademark and patent infringement. BTSS will pay all damages finally
awarded by a court of competent jurisdiction or agreed to in settlement by BTSS
attributable to such claim.
8. SUBCONTRACT: BTSS shall have the right to subcontract any or all of its
responsibilities hereunder to one or more subcontractors, but this shall not relieve
BTSS of its responsibilities under this agreement.
9. CANCELLATION: If City cancels this agreement without allowing a reasonable time
for delivery, the BTSS may: (1) Retain City’s deposit; and, (2) Use any other remedy
available to BTSS under Ohio law to mediate damages.
10. RETURNS: All software sales are final. There is a minimum 15% restocking charge for
all other returned items. Product will not be accepted in return without first
obtaining consent from the BTSS in writing. All returns must be complete and in
original package, complete with all packing materials.
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11. SALES, USE, EXCISE, VAT TAXES: BTSS is obligated to collect sales, use, excise, or VAT
tax from ALL Clients in States and/or Countries where BTSS is a tax withholding
agent. For States and/or Countries where BTSS is not a tax withholding agent, you
are responsible for remitting Sales, Use, Excise or VAT taxes to your taxing authority
directly. It is your responsibility to provide the required documentation when
submitting an order to claim an exemption. Taxes are charged based on the effective
tax rate at the time the invoice is processed. This may be different than the initial
rate at which you were quoted. You must submit re-sale or tax-exemption
documentation from the State and/or Country in which you are doing business as
well as each State and/or Country in which you are shipping goods or receiving
services. We are not obligated to refund taxes due to late submission of tax
exemption documentation. Submission of all appropriate tax exemption forms must
be received by us before we ship the goods or we provide the services. You will be
liable for all taxes, surcharges or other charges imposed on the sale of goods or
provision of services by any taxing authority if tax forms are not received prior to the
invoice being issued. Requests for refunds of sales taxes must be submitted to the
appropriate taxing authority directly.
12. NON SOLICITATION: During the Term, and for a period of twenty-four (24) months
thereafter, City agrees not to directly or indirectly, solicit, recruit or employ any
employee or subcontractor of BTSS without BTSS’ prior written consent. City agrees
that, if it hires any employee of BTSS or its subcontractor during the period set forth
above without written consent, it shall be presumed that City solicited the employee
and City shall pay to BTSS, as liquidated damages and not as penalty an amount
equal to the greater of $75,000 or 100% of the annual salary paid to that employee
by BTSS or its subcontractor, plus all costs including attorney fees as may be incurred
by BTSS in enforcing Section 11. Provided further, in the event that said employee
has executed an employment agreement with BTSS, said employment agreement
shall remain in effect in accordance with its terms and City shall so advise the
employee in writing prior to hiring the employee.
13. ASSIGNMENT: City may not assign this Agreement. BTSS may assign this Agreement
to its successor in interests or to a third party acquiring substantially all of its assets
or business.
14. NON DISCLOSURE: The terms and conditions of this sales agreement are proprietary
in nature to the BTSS and are not to be disclosed to other parties outside the
organizations of the BTSS and the City. Such disclosure, at the option of the BTSS,
may void this agreement. BTSS understands that City is subject to the California
Public Records Act (California Government Code Section 6250 et seq.) and will
comply with any applicable laws.
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15. SEVERABILITY: In the event that any provision of this Agreement or any word,
phrase, clause, sentence or other provision thereof should be held to be
unenforceable or invalid for any reason, such provision or portion thereof shall be
modified or deleted in such a manner so as to make this Agreement as modified
legal and enforceable to the fullest extent permitted under applicable law.
16. WHOLE AGREEMENT AND MODIFICATIONS: This agreement contains all the terms
and conditions agreed to between City and BTSS. No employee, representative or
agent of BTSS has any authority to bind BTSS to any affirmation, representation,
modification or warranty concerning the services or material provided hereunder
unless specifically included within this agreement as a written amendment executed
by BTSS. This agreement cannot be modified unless both parties agree and a written
modification is made.
17. REMEDIES, ATTORNEY’S FEES AND CONSENT TO JURISDICTION:
A. City acknowledges and agrees that in the event of a breach or threatened breach
by the City of any of the provisions of Sections 11 and/or 13 of this Agreement,
BTSS shall have the right to institute and prosecute proceedings in equity, or in
any court of competent jurisdiction, to obtain an injunction to enforce the
provisions of such Sections and to pursue any other remedy to which BTSS may
be entitled. The City acknowledges that BTSS's remedy at law for any of the City
's obligations under such Sections and such other terms of this Agreement as
may be applicable will be inadequate, and the City agrees and consents that
temporary and permanent injunctive relief may be granted in any proceeding
which may be brought to enforce any provision thereof, without the necessity of
proof of actual damage.
B. If BTSS seeks a restraining order, an injunction or any form of equitable relief and
is awarded or recovers such relief, City agrees to reimburse BTSS for reasonable
attorney fees, court costs and other costs and expenses as may be incurred by
BTSS in enforcing any of the terms of this Agreement. The parties agree that this
is reasonable.
C. If BTSS shall obtain a final judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction, subject
to no further appeal, pursuant to which City shall be determined to have
breached its obligations under this Agreement or made any misrepresentations,
City shall be entitled to recover, in addition to any award of damages, reasonable
attorneys’ fees, court costs and other costs and expenses incurred by BTSS when
obtaining such judgment. Any relief awarded under this subsection C shall be in
addition to any relief awarded under subsection B.
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D. If it is judicially determined that City has violated any of its obligations under
Section 11, then the Nonsolicitation Period shall be restarted as of the date of
such judicial determination and shall run for a period of two years (2) from that
date.
E. City hereby consents and submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of any local, state
or federal court located in the County of Cuyahoga and the State of Ohio for any
proceeding against City for any obligation under this Agreement and waives any
objection that it may now or hereafter have to venue or to the jurisdiction of any
such court in any such action or proceeding or any claim that any such court is an
inconvenient forum.
18. ARBITRATION: Except for a breach or threatened breach of Paragraphs 11 and/or 13
of this Agreement, any controversy arising under or out of this Agreement shall be
settled by arbitration in accordance with the commercial arbitration rules of the
American Arbitration Association as administered through the Cleveland, Ohio office.
The award rendered by the arbitrator shall be final and judgment may be entered upon
it in accordance with applicable law in any court having jurisdiction thereof, including a
federal district court, pursuant to the Federal Arbitration Act. In preparation for the
arbitration hearing, each party may utilize all methods of discovery in the manner
provided by said rules and/or by the Ohio Arbitration Law. Judgment upon the award
of the arbitrator may be entered in any court of competent jurisdiction and enforced
with full judicial effect thereafter.
19. CONSTRUCTION PERMITTED BY LAW: If the obligation of any covenant of the
Employee contained herein is held to be too broad to be enforced, such covenant
shall be construed to create an obligation to the full extent permitted by Ohio law.
20. WAIVER OF BREACH: The Waiver by BTSS of a breach of any provision of this
Agreement by City shall not operate or be construed as a waiver of any subsequent
breach by City .
21. ENTIRE AGREEMENT: This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between the
parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersedes all prior
agreements, purchase orders, understandings and negotiations, whether oral or
written, between the parties hereto with respect to such subject matters. This
Agreement may not be changed orally, but only by an agreement in writing signed
by the party against wherever enforcement of any action, change, modification or
extension is sought.
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22. INSURANCE
Prior to undertaking performance of work under this Agreement, BTSS shall procure
and maintain for the duration of the contract insurance against claims for security
breaches, system failures, injuries to persons, damages to software, and or
damages to property (including computer equipment) which may arise from or in
connection with the performance of the work hereunder by the BTSS , its agents,
representatives, or employees. BTSS shall procure and maintain for the duration of the
contract insurance claims arising out of their services and including, but not limited to
loss, damage, theft or other misuse of data, infringement of intellectual property,
invasion of privacy and breach of data.
MINIMUM SCOPE AND LIMIT OF INSURANCE
Coverage shall be at least as broad as:
1. Commercial General Liability (CGL): Insurance Services Office
Form CG 00 01 covering CGL on an “occurrence” basis,
including products and completed operations, property
damage, bodily injury and personal & advertising injury with
limits no less than $1,000,000 per occurrence. If a general
aggregate limit applies, either the general aggregate limit shall
apply separately to this location (ISO CG 25 03 or 25 04) or the
general aggregate limit shall be twice the required occurrence
limit.
2. Automobile Liability: Insurance Services Office Form Number
CA 0001 covering, Code 1 (any auto), or if Consultant has no
owned autos, Code 8 (hired) and 9 (non- owned), with limit no
less than $1,000,000 per accident for bodily injury and
property damage.
3. Workers’ Compensation insurance as required by the State of
California, with Statutory Limits, and Employer’s Liability
Insurance with limit of no less than
$1,000,000 per accident for bodily injury or disease. Cyber Liability
Insurance, with limits not less than $2,000,000 per occurrence or claim,
$2,000,000 aggregate. Coverage shall be sufficiently broad to respond to
the duties and obligations as is undertaken by Vendor in this agreement
and shall include, but not be limited to, claims involving security breach,
system failure, data recovery, business interruption, cyber extortion,
social engineering, infringement of intellectual property, including but not
limited to infringement of copyright, trademark, trade dress, invasion of
privacy violations, information theft, damage to or destruction of
electronic information, release of private information, and alteration of
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electronic information. The policy shall provide coverage for breach
response costs, regulatory fines and penalties as well as credit
monitoring expenses.
4. Technology Professional Liability Errors and Omissions
Insurance appropriate to the BTSS’s profession and work
hereunder, with limits not less than $2,000,000 per
occurrence. Coverage shall be sufficiently broad to respond to
the duties and obligations as is undertaken by BTSS in this
agreement and shall include, but not be limited to, claims
involving security breach, system failure, data recovery,
business interruption, cyber extortion, infringement of
intellectual property, including but not limited to infringement
of copyright, trademark, trade dress, invasion of privacy
violations, information theft, damage to or destruction of
electronic information, release of private information, and
alteration of electronic information. The policy shall provide
coverage for breach response costs, regulatory fines and
penalties as well as credit monitoring expenses.
a. The Policy shall include, or be endorsed to include,
property damage liability coverage for damage to,
alteration of, loss of, or destruction of electronic
data and/or information “property” of the City in
the care, custody, or control of BTSS . If not covered
under the BTSS’s liability policy, such “property”
coverage of the Agency may be endorsed onto the
BTSS’s Cyber Liability Policy as covered property as
follows:
If BTSS maintains broader coverage and/or higher limits than the
minimums shown above, the City requires and shall be entitled to the
broader coverage and/or the higher limits maintained by BTSS. Any
available insurance proceeds in excess of the specified minimum
limits of insurance and coverage shall be available to the City.
Other Insurance Provisions
The insurance policies are to contain, or be endorsed to contain, the following
provisions:
Additional Insured Status
The City, its officers, officials, employees, and volunteers are to be
covered as additional insureds on the CGL policy with respect to
liability arising out of work or operations performed by or on behalf of
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the BTSS including materials, parts, or equipment furnished in
connection with such work or operations. General liability coverage
can be provided in the form of an endorsement to the BTSS’s
insurance.
Primary Coverage
For any claims related to this contract, BTSS’s insurance coverage shall
be primary. Coverage for commercial liability shall be at least as broad
as ISO CG 20 01 04 13 as respects the City, its officers, officials,
employees, and volunteers. Any insurance or self-insurance
maintained by the City, its officers, officials, employees, or volunteers
shall be excess of the BTSS’s insurance and shall not contribute with it.
Notice of Cancellation
City shall receive from BTSS or its insurance broker at least thirty (30) days’ notice
of cancellation in writing of any insurance required pursuant to this Agreement.
Waiver of Subrogation
BTSS hereby grants to City a waiver of any right to subrogation which
any insurer of BTSS may acquire against the City by virtue of the
payment of any loss under such insurance. Vendor agrees to obtain any
endorsement that may be necessary to affect this waiver of
subrogation, but this provision applies regardless of whether or not the
City has received a waiver of subrogation endorsement from the
insurer.
Self-Insured Retentions
Self-insured retentions must be declared to and approved by the City.
The City may require BTSS to provide proof of ability to pay losses and
related investigations, claim administration, and defense expenses
within the retention. The policy language shall provide, or be endorsed
to provide, that the self-insured retention may be satisfied by either
the named insured or City .
Acceptability of Insurers
Insurance is to be placed with insurers authorized to conduct business in the state
with a current
A.M. Best’s rating of no less than A-:VII, unless otherwise acceptable to the City .
Claims Made Policies
If any of the required policies provide coverage on a claims-made basis:
1. The Retroactive Date must be shown and must be before the
date of the contract or the beginning of contract work.
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2. Insurance must be maintained and evidence of insurance must
be provided for at least three(3) years after completion of the
contract of work.
3. If coverage is canceled or non-renewed, and not replaced with
another claims-made policy form with a Retroactive Date prior
to the contract effective date, BTSS must purchase “extended
reporting” coverage for a minimum of five (5) years after
completion of contract work.
Verification of Coverage
BTSS shall furnish the City with original Certificates of Insurance including
all required amendatory endorsements (or copies of the applicable policy
language effecting coverage required by this clause) and a copy of the
Declarations and Endorsement Page of the CGL policy listing all policy
endorsements to the City before work begins. However, failure to obtain
the required documents prior to the work beginning shall not waive
BTSS’s obligation to provide them. The City reserves the right to require
complete, certified copies of all required insurance policies, including
endorsements required by these specifications, at any time.
Subcontractors
BTSS shall require and verify that all subcontractors maintain insurance
meeting all the requirements stated herein, and BTSS shall ensure that
City is an additional insured on insurance required from subcontractors.
Special Risks or Circumstances
City reserves the right to modify these requirements, including limits,
based on the nature of the risk, prior experience, insurer, coverage, or
other special circumstances.
22. Confidentiality
If BTSS receives from the City information which due to the nature of such information is
reasonably understood to be confidential and/or proprietary, BTSS agrees that it shall not
use or disclose such information except in the performance of this Agreement, and
further agrees to exercise the same degree of care it uses to protect its own information
of like importance, but in no event less than reasonable care. “Confidential Information”
shall include all nonpublic information. Confidential information includes not only written
information, but also information transferred orally, visually, electronically, or by other
means. Confidential information disclosed to either party by any subsidiary and/or agent
of the other party is covered by this Agreement. The foregoing obligations of non-use
and nondisclosure shall not apply to any information that (a) has been disclosed in
publicly available sources; (b) is, through no fault of BTSS disclosed in a publicly available
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source; (c) is in rightful possession of BTSS without an obligation of confidentiality; (d) is
required to be disclosed by operation of law; or (e) is independently developed by BTSS
without reference to information disclosed by the City.