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THE CORPORATION OF THE MUNICIPALITY OF CLARINGTON
BY-lAW 2006- 015
Being a By-law to authorize a contract between the
Corporation of the Municipality of Clarington and Dominion
Voting Systems Corporation, Toronto, Ontario, to enter into
agreement for the Supply of Automated Count Process for
Municipal Elections.
THE CORPORATION OF THE MUNICIPALITY OF ClARINGTON HEREBY ENACTS AS
FOllOWS:
1. THAT the Mayor and Clerk are hereby authorized to execute, on behalf of the
Corporation of the Municipality of Clarington and seal with the Corporation Seal, a
contract between, Dominion Voting Systems Corporation, Toronto, Ontario, and
said Corporation; and
2. THAT the contract attached hereto as Schedule "A" form part of this By-law.
By-law read a first and second time this 30th day of January, 2006.
By-law read a third time and finally passed this 30th day of January, 2006.
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Municipality of Clarington
EXECUTED CONTRACT
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RENTAL AGREEMENT:
AUTOMATED ELECTION SYSTEM
Prepared for:
Municipality of Clarington
40 Temperance Street
Bowmanville, ON
LiC 3A6
Attention:
Date:
LouAnn Birkett
February 9, 2006
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This Agreement is made as of the date it is executed by the last of the parties named below
(the "Effective Date"),
BETWEEN: Dominion Voting Systems Corporation, an Ontario corporation ("Dominion");
AND: Municipality of Clarington ("Customer").
RECITALS:
A. Customer has agreed to purchase certain election-related services from DOMINION for use
in the Municipality of Clarington (the "Jurisdiction"). The terms and conditions under
which such services shall be provided are set forth in the GENERAL TERMS attached
hereto.
NOW, THEREFORE, for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which
is hereby acknowledged, each of the parties hereto:
· Agrees to the GENERAL TERMS and the terms and conditions set forth in each
Exhibit.
Agrees that the following Exhibits are incorporated into, and constitute an integral part
of, this Agreement:
Customer's Init"
Exhibit A (Pricing Summary)
Exhibit B (DOMINION Equipment To Be Rented To Customer)
Exhibit C (DOMINION Software To Be Licensed To Customer)
Exhibit D (Election Support Services)
Exhibit E (Ballots and Pricing)
Agrees that at all times, this Agreement shall be governed by and construed in
accordance with the laws of the Province of Ontario, Canada
Represents and warrants to the other party that as of its signature date indicated
below it has full power and authority to enter into and perform this Agreement, and
that the person signing below on its behalf has been properly authorized to execute
this Agreement.
Acknowledges that it has read this Agreement, understands it and intends to be bound
by it.
Dominion Voting Systems Corp
20 Mowat Ave. Suite 100
Toronto, Ontario, M6K 3E8
Fax No.: (416) 762-8663
Municipality of Clarington
40 Temperance Street
Bowmanville, Ontario LlC 3A6
Fax No' ~)623-6506
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Article 1
DEFINITIONS
All capitalized terms used, but not defined, in these General Terms or on an
Exhibit are defined as follows:
1.1. "Documentation" means the operating instructions, user manuals or
training materials for the DOMINION Equipment and Software.
1.2. "DOMINION Equipment" means DOMINION's proprietary hardware or
other equipment.
1.3. "Dominion Firmware" means DOMINION's proprietary election
firmware, all Updates and items delivered to Customer and, unless
licensed pursuant to a separate written agreement, all Add-Ons and New
Products licensed to Customer.
1.4. "DOMINION Software" means DOMINION's proprietary election
software, all Updates and items delivered to Customer and, unless
licensed pursuant to a separate written agreement, all Add-Ons and New
Products licensed to Customer.
1.5. "Software" means, collectively, DOMINION Software and software of any
other third party.
Article 2
RENTAL OF DOMINION EQUIPMENT/LICENSE OF
DOMINION SOFTWARE
2.1 DOMINION EauiDment.
2.1.1 Rental of DOMINION EauiDment. If Customer has so elected
on the signature page to this Agreement, DOMINION shall rent to
Customer the DOMINION Equipment described on Exhibit .6
hereto. DOMINION shall retain title in the DOMINION Equipment
at all times.
2.2 Grant of Licenses.
2.2.1 DOMINION Software. If Customer has so elected on the
signature page to this Agreement, DOMINION hereby agrees to grant to
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Customer a non-exclusive, nontransferable license during the Term of
this Agreement to use DOMINION's Software, as described on Exhibit C
hereto, and the related Documentation in the Jurisdiction for the
elections described in Exhibit A (the "Elections"). The license allows
Customer, during the Term of this Agreement, to use and copy
DOMINION's software and/or firmware (in object code only) and the
Documentation, solely for the purposes of defining and conducting
elections and tabulating and reporting election results in the Jurisdiction
and operating the DOMINION Equipment as contemplated by the
Documentation therefore.
2.2.2 Prohibited Uses. The Iicense(s) granted in Section 2.2 do not
permit Customer to take any of the following actions:
2.2.2.1 Reverse engineer, decompile, disassemble, re-
engineer or otherwise create, attempt to create, or permit, allow
or assist others to create, the source code or the structural
framework for part or all of the DOMINION Software;
2.2.2.2 Cause or permit any use, display, loan, publication,
transfer of possession, sublicensing or other dissemination of the
DOMINION Software or Documentation, in whole or in part, to or
by any third party without DOMINION's prior written consent;
2.2.2.3 Cause or permit any change to be made to the
DOMINION Software without DOMINION's prior written consent;
or
2.2.2.4 Cause or permit any copying, reproduction or
printing of any output generated by the DOMINION Software in
which DOMINION owns or claims any intellectual property rights
(e.g., copyright, trade-mark or patent), including, but not limited
to, any ballots, ballot shells or code stock.
2.2.3 Source Code. The Iicense(s) granted in Section 2.2 do not
permit Customer to use the source code for the DOMINION Software.
DOMINION shall place the source code in escrow with its then-current
third party escrow agent. Should DOMINION cease operations and
become unable to maintain and support any of the DOMINION Software
during the Term of this Agreement, Customer shall have the right to
obtain the source code to the extent necessary to enable Customer to
use such DOMINION Software in accordance with this Agreement. The
source code will remain the property of DOMINION, may not otherwise
be used by Customer, and must be returned to DOMINION upon the
termination of this Agreement. The cost of using an alternative third
party escrow agent shall be borne by Customer.
2.2.4 UDdates, Add-Ons and New Products.
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2.2.4.1 UDdates. During the Term of this Agreement,
DOMINION may, but is not obligated to, provide new, non-
critical releases, upgrades or maintenance patches to the
DOMINION Software, along with appropriate Documentation
("Updates"), on a schedule defined by DOMINION. DOMINION
shall be responsible for obtaining any upgrades or purchases of
Third Party Items required to operate the Updates. All Updates
shall be deemed to be DOMINION Software for purposes of this
Agreement upon delivery. DOMINION will install all Updates. If
Customer proposes changes in the DOMINION Software to
DOMINION, such proposals will become DOMINION's property.
DOMINION may, in its sole discretion, elect to make or not to
make such changes without reference or compensation to
Customer or any third party.
2.2.4.2 Add-Ons and New Products. From time to time,
DOMINION may, but is not obligated to, offer new features,
which can be added on to the DOMINION Equipment or
DOMINION Software ("Add-Ons") and new hardware/software
products ("New Products") to Customer. Customer may elect
to rent/license an Add-On or New Product upon the payment of a
fee to DOMINION. Unless any such license is effectuated
pursuant to a separate agreement, the Add-On or New Product
shall be deemed to be part of the DOMINION Equipment and/or
the DOMINION Software upon payment of such fee.
2.2.5 ComDliance with Law. DOMINION represents to Customer
that the DOMINION Equipment, DOMINION Software, Updates,
Add-Ons and New Products will each comply with all applicable
requirements of national and provincial election laws at the time
of delivery. Customer shall pay DOMINION for any Update, which
is required due to a change in applicable law.
2.3 Professional Services. Dominion will provide Customer with the
professional services described in Exhibit D. The consideration to be
paid by Customer to DOMINION for the professional services provided
hereunder is set forth on Exhibit A.
Article 3
MISCELLANEOUS
3.1 Deliverv. If Customer has elected on the signature page to this
Agreement to rent DOMINION Equipment or to license DOMINION
Software, DOMINION will ship such items to Customer on a mutually
agreed-upon date within ten business days of the estimated delivery
dates set forth on Exhibit A. With the exception of the memory cards or
unless otherwise agreed by the parties, DOMINION will remove all items
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rented or licensed to Customer from Customer's premises after the
results of each election conducted by Customer have been certified. In
the case of the memory cards, DOMINION will remove the said items
after the 90 day 'sealed' period following the Election day. DOMINION
will maintain complete custody and control of all items when they are not
at Customer's site.
3.2 Warranties.
3.2.1 DOMINION Eauioment/DOMINION Software. DOMINION
warrants that during the Term of this Agreement, the DOMINION
Equipment and DOMINION Software will, under normal use and
service: (i) perform in accordance with applicable Documentation
in all material respects, and (ii) be free from defects in material
or workmanship. All replaced components of the DOMINION
Equipment or DOMINION Software will become the property of
DOMINION. This warranty is effective provided that (I)
Customer promptly notifies DOMINION of the nonperformance or
defect and is otherwise in compliance with its obligations
hereunder, (II) the DOMINION Equipment or DOMINION
Software to be repaired or replaced has not been repaired,
changed, modified or altered except as authorized or approved
by DOMINION, and (III) the DOMINION Equipment or
DOMINION Software to be repaired or replaced is not damaged
due to accident, theft, vandalism, neglect, abuse, use which is
not in accordance with instructions or specifications furnished by
DOMINION or causes beyond the reasonable control of
DOMINION or Customer, including natural disaster, fire, flood,
unusually severe weather or Acts of God.
3.2.2 Exclusive Remedies. IN THE EVENT OF A BREACH OF
SUBSECTION 3.2.1, DOMINION'S OBLIGATIONS, AS
DESCRIBED IN SUCH SUBSECTION, ARE CUSTOMER'S
SOLE AND EXCLUSIVE REMEDIES. DOMINION EXPRESSLY
DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, WHETHER EXPRESS OR
IMPLIED, WHICH ARE NOT SPECIFICALLY SET FORTH IN
THIS AGREEMENT, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, ANY
IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR
FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
3.3 Limitation Of Liabilitv. Neither party will be liable for any indirect,
incidental, punitive, exemplary, special or consequential damages of any
kind whatsoever arising out of or relating to this Agreement. Except for
such liability as may arise under Section 3.7.1, DOMINION's total liability
to Customer arising out of or relating to this Agreement will not exceed
the aggregate amount paid to DOMINION hereunder. Any action by
Customer against DOMINION shall be commenced within 2 years after
the cause of action has accrued. By entering into this Agreement,
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Customer agrees to accept responsibility for (a) the selection of the
DOMINION Equipment and Software to achieve Customer's intended
results; (b) the use of the DOMINION Equipment and Software; (c) the
results obtained from the use of the DOMINION Equipment and
Software; and (d) the selection of, use of and results obtained from any
equipment, software or services not provided by DOMINION and used
with the DOMINION Equipment or Software.
3.4 Taxes: Interest. Customer will provide DOMINION with proof of its tax-
exempt status. If Customer does not provide such proof, it shall pay, or
shall reimburse DOMINION for, all sales and use, excise or other similar
taxes imposed on the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, but
shall in no event be liable for taxes imposed on or measured by
DOMINION's income. If Customer disputes the applicability of any tax to
be paid pursuant to this Section 3.4, it shall pay the tax and may
thereafter seek a refund. Any disputed or undisputed payment which is
past due to DOMINION will bear interest at the lesser of (i) the rate of
one and one-half percent per month, or (ii) the greatest amount
permitted by applicable law for each month or portion thereof during
which it remains unpaid.
3.5 ProDrietarv Riahts. Customer acknowledges and agrees as follows:
3.5.1 DOMINION owns the DOMINION Equipment, DOMINION
Software, all Documentation and training materials provided by
DOMINION, the design and configuration of the DOMINION
Equipment and the format, layout, measurements, design and all
other technical information (except for Customer supplied
information such as election information) associated with the
ballots to be used with the DOMINION Equipment. Customer
has the right to use the aforementioned items to the extent
specified in this Agreement. DOMINION likewise owns all
patents, trade-marks, copyrights, trade names and other
proprietary or intellectual property in, or used in connection
with, the aforementioned items. The aforementioned items also
contain confidential and proprietary trade secrets of DOMINION
which are protected by law and are of substantial value to
DOMINION.
3.5.2 Customer shall not use, or permit the use of, the DOMINION
Equipment, DOMINION Software, Documentation or any training
materials provided by DOMINION outside of the Jurisdiction or
for any purpose other than defining and conducting the Elections
and tabulating and reporting the Election results as defined in
Exhibit A.
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3.5.3 Customer shall not cause or permit the adaptation, conversion,
reverse engineering, disassembly or de-compilation of any of the
DOMINION Equipment or DOMINION Software.
3.5.4 Customer shall keep the DOMINION Equipment, DOMINION
Software and related Documentation free and clear of all claims,
liens and encumbrances and shall maintain all copyright, trade-
mark, patent or other intellectual or proprietary rights notices
which are set forth on the DOMINION Equipment, DOMINION
Software, Documentation, any training materials and ballots
which are provided, and all permitted copies of the foregoing.
3.6 Confidentialitv. During the Term of this Agreement, each party (the
"Disclosing Party") may provide the other (the "Receiving Party")
with certain confidential and proprietary information ("Confidential
Information"). Confidential Information includes the terms of this
Agreement, the Documentation, the information imparted during training
provided by DOMINION, and any other information relating to
Customer's or DOMINION's operations, services, products, research or
development. "Confidential Information" will not include information that
(a) is publicly known at the time of its disclosure; (b) is lawfully received
by the Receiving Party from a third party not under an obligation of
confidentiality to the Disclosing Party; (c) is published or otherwise made
known to the public by the Disclosing Party; or (d) was generated
independently by the Receiving Party before disclosure by the Disclosing
Party. The Receiving Party will refrain from using the Disclosing Party's
Confidential Information except to the extent necessary to exercise its
rights or perform its obligations under this Agreement. The Receiving
Party will likewise restrict its disclosure of the Disclosing Party's
Confidential Information to those who have an absolute need to know
such Confidential Information in order for the Receiving Party to perform
its obligations and enjoy its rights under this Agreement. Such persons
will be informed of and will agree to the provisions of this Section 3.6,
and the Receiving Party will remain responsible for any unauthorized use
or disclosure of the Confidential Information by any of them. The
Receiving Party may also disclose Confidential Information of the
Disclosing Party pursuant to the requirement or request of a
governmental agency, a court or administrative subpoena, an order or
other legal process or requirement of law, or in order to defend its rights
hereunder, so long as it shall (x) first notify the Disclosing Party of such
request, requirement or proposal for use in defence; (y) in the case of a
required disclosure, furnish only such portion of the Confidential
Information as it is advised in writing by counsel that it is legally
required to disclose; and (z) cooperate with the Disclosing Party in its
efforts to obtain an order or other reliable assurance that confidential
treatment will be accorded to that portion of the Confidential Information
that is required to be disclosed. Upon the termination of this Agreement
in its entirety, each Receiving Party shall return all Confidential
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Information of the Disclosing Party which is in its possession or under its
control.
3.7 Indemnification bv DOMINION.
3.7.1 Intellectual Prooertv Infrinaement. DOMINION will
indemnify and hold Customer harmless from and against any
and all damages, amounts paid in settlement and reasonable
fees and costs (including reasonable legal fees) (collectively
"Adverse Consequences") arising out of or relating to a claim
that any of the DOMINION Equipment or DOMINION Software
infringes upon any third party's United States or Canadian patent
existing as of the date hereof or United States or Canadian
copyright, trade-mark or trade secret (a "Third Party
Infringement Claim"). Customer shall notify DOMINION
immediately if it becomes aware of any Third Party Infringement
Claim. Customer hereby gives DOMINION full and complete
authority, and shall provide such information and assistance as
is necessary (at DOMINION's expense with respect to reasonable
out-of-pocket costs), to enable DOMINION to defend,
compromise or settle a Third Party Infringement Claim. In
addition, if Customer is prevented by a Third Party Infringement
Claim from using any of the DOMINION Equipment or DOMINION
Software in substantially the manner contemplated by this
Agreement, DOMINION shall, at its sole option and expense,
procure for Customer the right to continue such use or replace or
modify the infringing item. If neither option is commercially
reasonable, DOMINION may direct Customer to cease use of the
infringing item, and shall refund to Customer an equitable
portion of the amount previously paid hereunder for the cost of
such item. THE FOREGOING STATES DOMINION'S ENTIRE
LIABILITY FOR ANY INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
INFRINGEMENT ARISING UNDER THIS AGREEMENT.
3.7.2 Timelv Performance. If, due to DOMINION's negligence, (i)
DOMINION fails to provide any product or service by a date
specified herein, and (ii) such failure has or will result in a
material detrimental impact on Customer's ability to define an
election or tabulate or report election results in the Jurisdiction in
a satisfactory manner or on a timely basis, then at the discretion
of Customer, Customer may pass to DOMINION the direct,
reasonable, total out-of-pocket expenses incurred by Customer
in curing such failure. Customer will submit to DOMINION an
itemized statement setting forth the charges for said expenses.
Upon DOMINION's request, Customer will also provide
DOMINION with copies of invoices and other back-up information
necessary to confirm the itemized expenses. Customer will take
all reasonable steps to mitigate the expenses incurred by
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Customer hereunder. The remedies set forth in this section are
the full extent of Customer's remedies for the performance
failures described in Section 3.7.2.
3.8 Indemnification Bv Customer. Customer shall indemnify and hold
harmless DOMINION from and against any and all Adverse
Consequences arising out of or relating to the following:
3.8.1 Any Third Party Infringement Claim resulting from (i) the use of
any DOMINION Equipment or DOMINION Software in
combination with other equipment, hardware or software not
meeting DOMINION's specifications for use with such DOMINION
Equipment or DOMINION Software; or (ii) Customer's
modification or alteration of any item of DOMINION Equipment
or DOMINION Software without the prior written consent of
DOMINION;
3.8.2 Any claims by Third Parties arising out of or relating to the use
or misuse by Customer, its employees, subcontractors and any
other persons under its authority or control ("Customer's
Representatives") of any equipment or Software that is not
DOMINION Equipment or DOMINION Software; and
3.8.3 Personal injury (including death) or property damage, which is
caused by any negligent or willful act, error or omission of one or
more of Customer's Representatives.
DOMINION shall notify Customer immediately if it becomes aware of any
claim for which it may be entitled to indemnification under Section 3.8,
and hereby gives Customer full and complete authority, and shall provide
such information and assistance as is necessary (at Customer's expense
with respect to reasonable out-of-pocket costs), to enable Customer to
defend, compromise or settle any such claim.
3.9 Risk of Loss: Insurance. Customer shall bear the risk of loss with
respect to the items rented or licensed under this Agreement from the
date the items are delivered to Customer's premises until they are picked
up by DOMINION in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.
Customer shall notify DOMINION at least 30 days before reducing any
insurance coverage set forth on such certificate. Upon transfer of risk of
loss to Customer, Customer shall be responsible for obtaining and
maintaining sufficient casualty insurance on the DOMINION Equipment and
Software and shall name DOMINION as an additional insured thereunder
until the end of the Term (with respect to all other items).
3.10 Excusable Nonoerformance. Except for a delay or failure in the
payment of money, if either party is delayed or prevented from
performing its obligations under this Agreement due to any cause
beyond its reasonable control, including natural disaster, fire, flood,
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unusually severe weather, terrorism, insurrection, war, Acts of God,
labour disputes and governmental regulations, the delay shall be
excused during the continuance of, and to the extent of, such cause, and
the period of performance shall be extended to the extent necessary to
allow performance after the cause of delay has been removed.
DOMINION agrees to work with Customer, at Customer's request, to
develop mutually agreeable alternatives in order to minimize the
negative impact of any such delay.
3.11 Term: Termination. The term of this Agreement (the "Term") is set
forth on Exhibit D, but may be terminated before its expiration as
follows:
3.11.1 By either party if the other party breaches any material provision
hereof and does not cure such breach within 30 days after it
receives notification thereof from the non-breaching party; or
3.11.2 By either party in the event that funds are not appropriated or
otherwise made available to support the continuation of
performance by Customer hereunder in any subsequent fiscal
period; provided, however, that Section 3.11.2 shall not be
construed so as to permit Customer to terminate this Agreement
in order to acquire (by way of purchase, license, lease or
otherwise) a voter tabulation system and/or related services
from a third party. Either party may notify the other of the
termination, which may occur no later than the beginning of the
subsequent fiscal period. Upon termination, DOMINION shall be
reimbursed for the reasonable value of any nonrecurring costs
incurred, but not amortized, in the price of the DOMINION
Equipment or Software delivered to Customer hereunder. Both
parties agree that such costs will include the unrecovered
DOMINION Equipment and Software costs (if applicable) and
reasonable exit costs incurred by DOMINION. The amount of the
reimbursement may be paid from any appropriations available
for such purposes, and Customer's highest-ranking officer or
official shall use his/her best efforts to timely and sufficiently
request the appropriation necessary to pay such amount. The
reimbursement is subject to limitation, as set forth on Exhibit A.
Customer acknowledges and agrees that its estimated
requirements cover the period of this Agreement and are
reasonably firm and continuing, that sufficient funds to pay for
the first 12 months of this Agreement are available, and that
funds necessary to satisfy Customer's remaining obligations are
likely to be available from sources which are identified in writing.
3.12 Assianment. Except in the case of a sale, transfer or assignment of all or
substantially all of the assets of DOMINION to a successor who has
asserted its intent to continue the business of DOMINION, neither party
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may assign or transfer this Agreement or assign any of its rights
hereunder without the prior written consent of the other party hereto,
such consent not to be unreasonably withheld.
3.13 Remedies. Except as specifically provided herein, the remedies provided
to the parties under this Agreement shall be cumulative and non-
exclusive, and the parties shall be entitled to seek any other rights to
which they may be entitled at law or in equity, subject to the terms of this
Agreement.
3.14 Entire Aareement. This Agreement, including all Exhibits hereto (all of
which are incorporated herein by this reference), contains the entire
agreement of the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and
shall supersede and replace any and all other prior or contemporaneous
discussions, negotiations, agreements or understandings between the
parties, whether written or oral, regarding the subject matter hereof. Any
provision of any purchase order, form or other agreement which conflicts
with or is in addition to the provisions of this Agreement shall be of no
force or effect. In the event of any conflict between a provision contained
in an Exhibit to this Agreement and these General Terms, the provision
contained in the Exhibit shall control. No waiver, amendment or
modification of any provision of this Agreement shall be effective unless in
writing and signed by the party against whom such waiver, amendment or
modification is sought to be enforced. No consent by either party to, or
waiver of, a breach by either party shall constitute a consent to or waiver
of any other different or subsequent breach by either party.
3.15 Severabilitv. If any provision of this Agreement shall be unenforceable
or invalid under any applicable law or be so held by applicable court
decision, the remaining provisions of this Agreement shall remain in full
force and effect. The unenforceable or invalid provision shall be changed
and interpreted so as to best accomplish the objectives of such provision
within the limits of applicable law or applicable court decisions.
3.16 Notice. Any notice or other communication required or permitted
hereunder shall be in writing, and will be deemed given when delivered
personally, sent by confirmed fax, sent by commercial overnight courier
(with written verification of receipt) or sent by registered or certified mail,
return receipt requested, postage prepaid, when the return receipt is
received. All communications shall be sent to the attention of the persons
listed on the signature page to this Agreement and at the addresses or fax
numbers set forth on such signature page unless other names, addresses
or fax numbers are provided by either or both parties.
3.17 Disoutes.
3.17.1 Remedies for Past Due Pavments. If any payment to DOMINION is
past due more than 30 days, DOMINION may suspend performance
under this Agreement until such amount is paid. If Customer's
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payment is past due for more than 60 days, DOMINION may, with or
without demand or notice to Customer, enter the premises where the
DOMINION Equipment and Software is located and remove it.
3.17.2 Disoute Resolution Process. Time is of the essence in resolving
disputes. The initiating party shall notify the responding party of any
dispute, including all relevant information (e.g., the nature of the
dispute, dates, times, persons involved). The responding party shall
respond to the notification within 5 business days. Thereafter, the
parties shall use their good faith efforts to resolve the dispute within a
reasonable period of time. Notwithstanding anything in Section 3.18 to
the contrary, either party may apply to any court having jurisdiction
over the subject matter of the dispute for a temporary restraining
order, preliminary injunction, or other appropriate legal remedy at any
time.
3.18 Construction. As used in this Agreement, "including" means "including
without limitation". The words "or" and "nor" are inclusive and include
"and". The singular shall include the plural and vice versa. The title of
each Article, Section, Exhibit and Schedule is inserted solely for
convenience of reference and shall not constitute a part of this Agreement,
nor shall they affect the meaning, construction or effect of this Agreement.
3.19 Counteroarts: Execution Bv Facsimile. This Agreement may be
executed in two or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an
original, but which together shall constitute one and the same instrument.
The parties may execute this Agreement and exchange counterparts of the
signature pages by means of facsimile transmission, and the receipt of
such executed counterparts by facsimile transmission shall be binding on
the parties. Following such exchange, the parties shall promptly exchange
original versions of such signature pages.
3.20 Time is of the essence. Time is of the essence in this Agreement.
3.21 Other. In oerformina its obliaations or eniovina its riahts under
this Aareement, each party shall comply with all applicable laws and
regulations. DOMINION is providing DOMINION Equipment, Software and
services to Customer as an independent contractor. DOMINION will not be
responsible for (a) user errors, (b) voter errors or (c) problems
encountered by any individual in voting. The provisions of Article 2 and
Sections 3.2 to 3.8, 3.13, 3.15, 3.17, 3.20 and this Section 3.21 shall
survive the termination of this Agreement, to the extent applicable.
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E.X~tJ.lBIT A
PRICING SUMMARY
Descriotion Refer to Amount
DOMINION Equipment Rental Exhibit B $56,900.00
DOMINION Software License Fees Exhibit C Included
Election Support Services Exhibit D Included
Ballots and Pricinq Exhibit E Not needed
Total Net Rental Sale (CAD) $56,900.00
Terms &. Conditions:
Note 1: Any applicable taxes are not included, and are the responsibility of Customer. See
Section 3.4. Shipping costs are included in the above noted costs. Any premium or rush
transportation services requested bv the Customer are additive and will be billed as incurred.
Note 2: Payment terms are as follows:
Within ten (10) Calendar Days After Contract Execution: 35% of 2006 Election Net Rental Sale
Within ten (10) Calendar Days after Equipment Delivery for 2006 Election: 45% of 2006 Election Net Rental Sale
Within ten (10) Calendar Days after Certification of 2006 Election: 20% of 2006 Election Net Rental Sale
Note 3: DOMINION anticipates delivering the Equipment and Software in accordance with
Section 3.1 as follows:
Eauioment/Software Estimated Deliverv Date
DOMINION Test & Training Tabulator September 1, 2006
DOMINION Equipment October 1, 2006
eVote Suite Programming As Required
Note 4: The term of this Agreement shall commence upon execution of this Agreement and shall
expire upon completion of the provision of Election Support Services set forth on Exhibit D and
certification of the Elections. Customer will release Equipment to DOMINION for pickup within 30
days of Certification of each of the Elections or certification of re-counts with the exception of the
memorv cards which will remain in custodv of the customer for 90 davs after the election or re-
count certification.
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DOMINION EQUIPMENT DESCRIPTION AND RENTAL
PRICING
Hardware
Service or Product Provided Associated # of Unit Cost Total
Units, Davs or Costs Cost
CF500 High Speed Centralized Optical Scan Rental of 1 CF500 Unit $19.200 $19,200
Tabulators
Standbv CF500 Unit for Backuo
CF500 Server 1 $1,300 $1,300
CF500 Workstations 2 $400 $800
L&A test & preventative maintenance for Included
tabulators before & after shiooina
Como/ete Hardware oreoaration & maintenance Included
Extension of Hardware Lease in the Event of Included
Recount
Total Hardware Costs $21,300
Software
Service or Product Provided Associated # of Unit Cost Total
Units, Davs or Costs Cost
eVote Suite 500, including: $5,000
. Results Tabulation Engine
. eVote Audit Interface
. Ballot Design Module
. Election Event Designer
eVote Results Reporting and Display Module, $6,000
including:
. Results preview module
. Results certification & release module
. Results publishing module
. Web-based results display module,
Custom-Designed to Municipality
Specifications
Online Voter Education Modules Included
Online Staff Training Modules Included
Extension of Software Licenses in the Event of Included
Recount
Total Software Costs $11,000
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Training, Professional and Value-Added Services
Service or Product Provided Estimated # of Unit Cost Total
Units, Davs or Costs Cost
Ballot Design, Testing and Certification $6,000 $6,000
Project Manager during implementation, and for 15 Days $1000 $15,000
on-site support"
Extensive Training Sessions as required 3 Days (estimated for $1,200 $3,600
costing purposes - actual
training to be based on
worker knowledge at
fixed orice shown)
Online Trainina Modules Included
Trainina Manuals and Documentation Included
Election Dav and tabulator support Included
Value-Added Services, including: Included
. Expertise in designing detailed
processes for election-day event
management
. Consultation services to assist the
municipality with the design of your
election day procedures
Additional Professional Services Required in As Required $1,200 per
the Event of Recount Derson/dav
Total Training & Professional Services Costs $24,600
* Includes Travel Expenses for on-site support. on-site ballot testing during ballot production
** Days required for training and professional services are estimates only, and the price shown includes all additional training &
services that may be required.
TOTAL
Description Amou nt
DOMINION Election Services Subtotal (CAD) Above $56,900.00
Goods & Services Tax 7% $3983.00
Ontario Sales Tax 8% $880.00
GRAND TOTAL $61,763.00
**5hipping Costs are an estimate of return shipment of poll count devices and all associated supplies (ballot boxes,
manuals, etc), and will vary upon final ship weight and current 3rd party pricing of fuel surcharges. Any final
adjustments will be credited back to the customer.
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DOMINION SOFTWARE DESCRIPTION AND LICENSE
PRICING
DESCRIPTION NUMBER OF
LICENSES
eVote Election System license pursuant to Section 2.2.1 of the
General Terms:
eVote Ballot Creation 1
Tabulator Encodinq 1
Audio Vote Encodinq 0
Data Acquisition Pro 1
eVote Results Reporting 1
Total License Fees (includinq all applicable Documentation) Included
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EXHIBIT D
ELECTION SUPPORT SERVICES
1. Term. The services described herein shall be provided for the following
elections (the "Elections"):
I November 2006 Municipal Election:
2. Services. The election support services to be provided by DOMINION,
a description of such services, the concurrent obligations of Customer. Customer
acknowledges that DOMINION's fees for election support services are based on the
descriptions listed in the table below, and that a change in the descriptions may
require DOMINION to change the resulting fee charged to Customer.
Role/ Function
Project
Management
Shipping
Material
Ballot
Layout/ Coding
Services
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Area of Work or Descri tion
For each of the above elections,
a project manager appointed by
DOMINION shall be responsible
for the overall planning,
communication, management
and coordination of DOMINION
Services. This person shall be
the liaison for Customer with
DOMINION as it pertains to all
products, services and
obligations set forth in the
contract.
Upon execution of this contract
the Project Manager will meet
with the Customer to establish
scope of the work to be
performed and accompanying
deadlines for performance of
both arties.
Dispose of shipping materials Customer
boxes acka in etc.
Gather and provide all Customer
necessary election data for
preparation of new election data
files.
Assist Customer staff in creating DOMINION
election definition files
(including ballot layouts and
coding files).
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Role/Function Primary
Area of Work or DescriDtion ResDonsibilitv
Training - A system overview that covers DOMINION
eVote the modules licensed by
Customer. Class size is limited
to 10 and course participant
manuals are included.
(Customer will ensure
participants have an
appropriate level of technical
experience - including
intermediate skills in relational
database administration).
Training - Poll DOMINION agrees to conduct DOMINION
Worker Train - Poll Worker "Train the Trainer"
The-Trainer classes. Class size is limited to
20. Manuals are provided (up
to 20), and a master template
for duplication for Poll Workers
is included.
Pre-Election DOMINION will assist in the DOMINION
L&A Testing development of logic and
accuracy procedures, and assist
in the actual L&A testing
orocedures.
Election Day DOMINION will provide software DOMINION
Support accumulation assistance on
Election Dav/Niaht.
3. Acknowledaements. The parties acknowledge and agree as follows:
a. The Elections will be conducted under Customer's direction and
control. DOMINION will provide services based on information and
instructions provided to it by Customer.
b. In the event that Customer must conduct a recount of any or all
of the Elections, DOMINION shall provide Customer with a pricing proposal for
additional support services and the parties shall execute a separate
agreement or purchase order for the provision of such services.
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BALLOTS AND PRICING
QUANTITY DESCRIPTION
As Needed* Ballots - Not Needed
TOTAL
Per Ballot TOTAL
Price PRICE
NA
*Assumption is for 1 colour ballot, 70lb text weight opaque paper stock, no more
than 5,000 ballots per polling location
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