HomeMy WebLinkAboutCouncil Resolution 1411RESOLUTION NO. I L { L
A RESOLUTION RECOMMENDING ADOPTION OF AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN
THE CITY OF CENTRAL POINT AND THE OREGON STATE DEPARTMENT OF
CONSUMER AND BUSINESS SERVICES, BUILDING CODES DIVISION.
RECITALS:
A. Oregon Revised Statute ORS 455.095 provides that DCBS shall develop and
implement a system that provides electronic access to building permitting
information. The statute also requires DCBS to make the system accessible
for use by municipalities in carrying out the building inspection programs
administered and enforced by the municipalities.
B. The ePermitting system is funded through a current 4% fee being collected on
all permits issued. As such, no additional monthly or annual fees are required
of the City of Central Point.
C. The City of Central Point deems it to be in its best interest to enter into this
agreement with the DCBS for the purpose of implementing the state funded
ePermitting system.
The City of Central Point resolves:
Section 1. The attached agreement between the City of Central Point and the Oregon
State Department of Consumer and Business Services, Building Codes Division is
approved.
Section 2. Upon approval of this agreement by the Oregon State Department of
Business Services, the attached agreement shall remain in effect between the two
agencies for the entire period the City of Central Point administers and enforces a
building inspection program.
The Information Technology Director and City Manager of Central Point are
authorized to sign the attached agreement on behalf of the City of Central Point.
Passed by the Council and signed by me in authentication of its passage this
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Mayor Hank Williams
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INTERGOVERNMENTAL PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT
ePermit System and Services
THIS INTERGOVERNMENTAL PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT
('Agreement") will become effective when all required signatures have been obtained
by and between The State of Oregon, acting by and through the Department of
Consumer and Business Services (DCBS), Building Codes Division (`BCD") and the
City of Central Point (`Jurisdiction"), a political subdivision of the State of Oregon.
BCD and the Jurisdiction may collectively be referred to herein as the Parties and
individually as the Party. The Parties enter into this Agreement to cooperate and
share services pursuant to the authority granted under Oregon Laws 2013 Chapter
528 (SB 582). The purpose of this partnering agreement is to encourage economic
development through construction and to use experimentation and innovation for
administration of building inspection programs. It is in the best interest of BCD and
Central Point leaders to ensure that construction -related development activities
proceed in a manner as quickly and efficiently as practical. Having a flexible and
responsive system requires sufficient staff and resources to be available to
construction businesses. By partnering together, BCD and Central Point can explore
new ways to maximize the use of scarce resources.
DCBS:
Celina Patterson
e -Permitting Manager
1535 Edgewater Street NW
PO Box 14470
Salem, OR 97309
(503)373-0855
Jurisdiction:
Chris Clayton
City Manager
City Hall
140 South Third Street
Central Point. OR 97502
(541) 664-3321
RECITALS
A. Oregon Revised Statute ORS 455.095 provides that DCBS shall develop and
implement a system that provides electronic access to building permitting
information. The statute also requires DCBS to make the system accessible
for use by municipalities in carrying out the building inspection programs
administered and enforced by the municipalities.
B. The Department of Administrative Services, State Procurement on behalf
DCBS issued a Request for Proposal (RFP) for a statewide ePermit system
and associated products and services (`ePermit System"). Accela, Inc. was the
successful proposer. On or about August 8, 2008, DCBS and_Accela, Inc.
entered into a contract (`ePermit contract') by which Accela, Inc, licensed to
DCBS ePermitting system software, an IVR system and provided related
configuration, implementation and hosting services (collectively the "ePennit
System").
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C. The ePermit contract provided that the ePermit System and related Services
would be available to municipalities ("Participating Jurisdictions").
D. BCD is the division of DCBS that implements and administers the
ePermitting system.
E. Jurisdiction has requested that BCD provide access to the ePermitting
System and related Services to Jurisdiction and to implement the
Jurisdiction as a Participating Jurisdiction as set forth in the ePermitting
contract.
E. BCD is willing, upon the terms of and conditions of this Agreement, to
provide access to Jurisdiction to the ePermitting System and related Services
and to implement Jurisdiction as provided herein.
1. DEFINITIONS.
1.1. As used in this Agreement, the following words and phrases shall have the
indicated meanings.
1.2. "Agreement" means this Intergovernmental Agreement.
1.3. "ePermitting Contract' has the meaning set forth in Recital B and
includes all amendments thereto.
1.4. "ePennit System" means the entire system including the ePermitting software
licensed implemented and configured pursuant to the ePermit contract and
related Services including hosting and IVR.
1.5. "Jurisdiction" has the meaning set forth in the first paragraph of this
Agreement.
2. TERM, RENEWAL AND MODIFICATIONS.
2.1. Term. This Agreement is effective, and will be considered fully executed,
upon signature by both parties, and shall remain in effect until
termination of this Contract as provided herein. Unless otherwise terminated
as provided herein, this Contract will be in effect for the period that
Jurisdiction administers and enforces a building inspection program. This
Agreement will automatically renew in the event that the Jurisdiction's
program assumption is renewed for an additional period.
2.2. Agreement Modifications. Notwithstanding the foregoing, or, any other
provision of the Agreement, BCD may propose a modified Agreement or new
intergovernmental agreement for Jurisdiction access to the ePermit System.
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BCD will propose such modified Agreement or new intergovernmental
agreement with at least 60 days written notice prior to expiration of the
Jurisdiction's current program assumption period. The new
intergovernmental agreement or modified Agreement will be effective on the
effective date of the renewal of Jurisdiction's program assumption. If the parties
cannot agree to the new intergovernmental agreement or modified Agreement,
this Agreement will terminate effective on the renewal date of
Jurisdiction's program assumption. Additionally, during the term of this
Agreement, BCD may propose modifications to this Agreement and which will
become effective upon mutual agreement by the parties in accord with section
19 of this Agreement.
3. PERFORMANCE AND DELIVERY.
3.1 Responsibilities of BCD.
3.1.1. BCD shall use its best efforts to provide Jurisdiction access to the
ePermit System and related Services. BCD shall use it best effort to
provide the Jurisdiction with satisfactory access on a parity with all other
jurisdictions implemented by BCD to the ePermit System.
3.1.2. BCD will implement the Jurisdiction using the process according to the
ePermitting Implementation Methodology set forth in Exhibit B. In
the event that a Work Order Contract is used to implement a specific
city or county, a copy of that agreement shall be provided in Exhibit E.
3.1.3. Upon implementation, Jurisdiction will have access to the System and
the functionality as described in the ePermit contract and determined
during the implementation process.
3.1.4. BCD will provide technical support for the ePermit program. Support
shall be provided to Jurisdiction 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Monday
through Friday, except for state observed holidays and from 8:30-
10:00 am on Mondays when ePermitting staff holds its weekly
staff meeting. The general support structure shall be as follows:
3.1 .4.1. State ePermitting team provides technical support to
participating city or county.
3.1.4.2. Accela provides technical support to State ePermitting
team.
In the event that the State team is unable to communicate a solution to the
participating city or county, the State team will facilitate
communication between Accela and participant.
3.2. Responsibilities of Jurisdiction.
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3.2.1. Jurisdiction agrees to the requirements of Exhibit A.
3.2.2. Jurisdiction agrees to abide by the terms and conditions of the Software
License set forth in Exhibit B.
3.2.3. Jurisdiction agrees to abide by the implementation model that is
identified in Exhibit E.
4. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES.
4.1 Representations of Jurisdiction. Jurisdiction represents and warrants to BCD
as follows:
4.1.1. Organization and Authority. Jurisdiction is a political subdivision of
the State of Oregon (or an intergovernmental entity formed by political
subdivisions of the State of Oregon under ORS Chapter 190) duly
organized and validly existing under the laws of the State of Oregon.
Jurisdiction has full power, authority and legal right to make this
Agreement and to incur and perform its obligations hereunder.
Jurisdiction has assumed and administers a building inspection program
under ORS 455.148 to ORS 455.153.
4.1.2. Due Authorization. The making and performance by Jurisdiction of this
Agreement (1) have been duly authorized by all necessary action of
Jurisdiction and (2) do not and will not violate any provision of any
applicable law, rule, and regulation.
4.1.3. Binding Obligation. This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered
by Jurisdiction and constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation
of Jurisdiction, enforceable according to its terms.
4.1.4. Jurisdiction has reviewed the ePermit contract and ePermit System and is
knowledgeable of the ePermit system functionality and performance and
has entered into this agreement based on its evaluation of the ePermit
Contract and the ePermit System
4.2. Representations and Warranties of BCD. BCD represents and warrants to
Jurisdiction as follows:
4.2.1. Organization and Authority. BCD is an agency of the state government
and BCD has full power, authority and legal right to make this Agreement
and to incur and perform its obligations hereunder.
4.2.2. Due Authorization. The making and performance by BCD of this
Agreement (1) have been duly authorized by all necessary action of BCD
and (2) do not and will not violate any provision of any applicable law,
rule, and regulation.
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4.2.3. Binding Obligation. This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered
by BCD and constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of BCD,
enforceable according to its terms.
4.2.4. Performance Warranty. BCD will use its best efforts to provide
Jurisdiction access to the ePermit System and implement the
Jurisdiction according to the ePermit contract and Exhibit B.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, Jurisdiction understands and agrees
that the ePermit System is composed of software and services provided
by third parties and BCD has no responsibility to Jurisdiction for
the functionality or performance of the ePermit System.
4.3. The warranties set forth above are in addition to, and not in lieu of, any
other warranties set forth in this Agreement or implied by law.
5. ACCESS TO RECORDS AND FACILITIES.
5.1. Records Access. BCD, the Secretary of State s Office of the State of Oregon,
the Federal Government, and their duly authorized representatives shall have
access to the books, documents, papers and records of the Jurisdiction that are
directly related to this Agreement, for the purpose of making audits,
examinations, excerpts, copies and transcriptions.
5.2. Retention of Records. Jurisdiction shall retain and keep accessible all
books, documents, papers, and records that are directly related to this
Agreement for a minimum of six (6) years, or such longer period as
may be required by other provisions of this Agreement or applicable law,
following the termination of this Agreement.
5.3. Public Records. Jurisdiction shall be deemed the Custodian for the
purposes of public records requests regarding requests related to
Jurisdiction's building inspection program.
6. JURISDICTION DEFAULT. Jurisdiction shall be in default under this
Agreement upon the occurrence of any of the following events:
6.1. Jurisdiction fails to perform, observe or discharge any of its covenants,
agreements or obligations set forth herein.
6.2. Any representation, warranty or statement made by Jurisdiction herein is
untrue in any material respect when made.
7. BCD DEFAULT. BCD shall be in default under this Agreement upon the
occurrence of any of the following events:
7.1. BCD fails to perform, observe or discharge any of its covenants, agreements,
or obligations set forth herein; or
7.2. Any representation, warranty or statement made by BCD herein is untrue in
any material respect when made.
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8. TERMINATION.
8.1. Jurisdiction Termination. Jurisdiction may terminate this Agreement in its
entirety as follows:
8.1.1. For its convenience, upon at least six calendar months advance written
notice to BCD, with the termination effective as of the first day of the
month following the notice period;
8.1.2. Upon 30 days advance written notice to BCD, if BCD is in default
under this Agreement and such default remains uncured at the end of
said 30 day period or such longer period, if any, as Jurisdiction may
specify in the notice; or
8.1.3. Immediately upon written notice to BCD, if Oregon statutes or federal
laws, regulations or guidelines are modified, changed or interpreted by the
Oregon Legislative Assembly, the federal government or a court in such
a way that Jurisdiction no longer has the authority to meet its obligations
under this Agreement.
9. DCBS, BCD TERMINATION. BCD may terminate this Agreement as follows:
9.1. For its convenience, upon at least twenty-four calendar months advance
written notice to Jurisdiction, with the termination effective as of the first day
of the month following the notice period.
9.2. Upon termination of the ePermit Contract with such reasonable notice to
Jurisdiction as feasible under the terms of the ePermit Contract.
9.3. Immediately upon written notice to Jurisdiction if Oregon statutes or federal
laws, regulations or guidelines are modified, changed or interpreted by the
Oregon Legislative Assembly, the federal government or a court in such a
way that BCD no longer has the authority to meet its obligations under this
Agreement.
9.4. Upon 30 days advance written notice to Jurisdiction, if Jurisdiction is in
default under this Agreement and such default remains uncured at the end of
said 30 day period or such longer period, if any, as BCD may specify in the
notice.
9.5. Immediately, in the event that Jurisdiction no longer administers and enforces
a building inspection program.
10. EFFECT OF TERMINATION.
10.1. No Further Obligation. Upon termination of this Agreement in its entirety,
BCD shall have no further obligation to provide access to the ePermit
System and related Services to Jurisdiction.
10.2. Survival. Termination or modification of this Agreement pursuant to sections 8
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and 9 above, shall be without prejudice to any obligations or liabilities of
either party already accrued prior to such termination or modification.
However, upon receiving a notice of termination, Jurisdiction shall immediately
cease all activities under this Agreement, unless expressly directed
otherwise by BCD in the notice of termination.
10.3. Minimize Disruptions. if a termination right set forth in section 8 or 9 is
exercised, both parties shall make reasonable good faith efforts to minimize
unnecessary disruption or other problems associated with the termination.
10.4. Jurisdiction Data. Jurisdiction may obtain a copy of data related to its
building inspection program.
11. NOTICE. Except as otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement, any
communications between the parties hereto or notices to be given hereunder
shall be given in writing by personal delivery, facsimile, or mailing the same,
postage prepaid to Jurisdiction or BCD at the addresses or numbers set forth on
page one of this agreement, or to such other addresses or numbers as either
party may indicate pursuant to this section. Any communication or notice so
addressed and mailed shall be effective five (5) days after mailing. Any
communication or notice delivered by facsimile shall be effective on the day the
transmitting machine generates a receipt of the successful transmission, if
transmission was during normal business hours of the recipient, or on the next
business day, if transmission was outside normal business hours of the
recipient. To be effective against BCD, any notice transmitted by facsimile
must be confirmed by telephone notice to BCD'sePermitting Manager. To be
effective against Jurisdiction, any notice transmitted by facsimile must be
confirmed by telephone notice to Jurisdiction s City Manager or County
Administrative Officer. Any communication or notice given by personal
delivery shall be effective when actually delivered.
12. SEVERABILITY. The parties agree that if any tern or provision of this
Agreement is declared by a court of competentjurisdiction to be illegal or in conflict
with any law, the validity of the remaining terms and provisions shall not be affected,
and the rights and obligations of the parties shall be construed and enforced as if
the Agreement did not contain the particular term or provision held to be invalid.
13. COUNTERPARTS. This Agreement may be executed in several counterparts, all
of which when taken together shall constitute one agreement binding on all parties,
notwithstanding that all parties are not signatories to the same counterpart.
Each copy of this Agreement so executed shall constitute an original.
14. GOVERNING LAW, CONSENT TO JURISDICTION. This Agreement shall
be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Oregon
without regard to principles of conflicts of law. Any claim, action, suit or proceeding
(collectively, "Claim") between BCD (and/or any other agency or department of the
State of Oregon) and Jurisdiction that arises from or relates to this Agreement
shall be brought and conducted solely and exclusively within a circuit court in
the State of Oregon of proper jurisdiction. In no event shall this section be
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construed as a waiver by the State of Oregon of any form of defense or immunity,
whether sovereign immunity, governmental immunity, immunity based on the
eleventh amendment to the Constitution of the United States or otherwise, from any
Claim or from the jurisdiction of any court. JURISDICTION, BY
EXECUTION OF THIS AGREEMENT, HEREBY CONSENTS TO THE IN
PERSONAM JURISDICTION OF SAID COURTS.
15. COMPLIANCE WITH LAW. The parties shall comply with all state and local
laws, regulations, executive orders and ordinances applicable to the Agreement.
All employers, including BCD and Jurisdiction, that employ subject workers who
provide Services in the State of Oregon shall comply with ORS 656.017 and
provide the required Workers Compensation coverage, unless such employers are
exempt under ORS 656.126.
16. ASSIGNMENT OF AGREEMENT, SUCCESSORS 1N INTEREST. The parties
agree there will be no assignment or delegation of the Agreement, or of any interest
in this Agreement, unless both parties agree in writing. The parties agree that no
services required under this Agreement may be performed under subcontract
unless both parties agree in writing. The provisions of this Agreement shall be
binding upon and shall inure to the parties hereto, and their respective
successors and permitted assignees.
17. NO THIRD PARTY BENEFICIARIES. BCD and Jurisdiction are the only
parties to this Agreement and are the only parties entitled to enforce its terms.
Nothing in this Agreement gives, is intended to give, or shall be construed to
give or provide any benefit or right, whether directly, indirectly or otherwise, to
third persons any greater than the rights and benefits enjoyed by the general
public unless such third persons are individually identified by name herein and
expressly described as intended beneficiaries of the terms of this Agreement.
18. WAIVER. The failure of either party to enforce any provision of this
Agreement shall not constitute a waiver by that party of that or any other provision.
No waiver or consent shall be effective unless in writing and signed by the party
against whom it is asserted.
19.AMENDMENT. No amendment, modification or change of terms of this Agreement
shall bind either party unless in writing and signed by both parties and when
required by the Department of Administrative Services and Department of Justice.
Such amendment, modification or change, if made, shall be effective only in the
specific instance and for the specific purpose given. Jurisdiction, by signature of its
authorized representative, hereby acknowledges that it has read this Agreement,
understands it, and agrees to be bound by its terms and conditions.
20. HEADINGS. The headings and captions to sections of this Agreement have been
inserted for identification and reference purposes only and shall not be used to
construe the meaning or to interpret this Agreement.
21. CONSTRUCTION. This Agreement is the product of extensive negotiations between
BCD and representatives of Jurisdiction. The provisions of this Agreement are to
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be interpreted and their legal effects determined as a whole. An arbitrator or court
interpreting this Agreement shall give a reasonable, lawful and effective
meaning to the Agreement to the extent possible, consistent with the public
interest.
22. INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR. The parties agree and acknowledge that
their relationship is that of independent contracting parties and that neither party is
an officer, employee, or agent of the other as those terms are used in ORS 30.265
or otherwise.
23. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY.
23.1. Jurisdiction agrees that BCD shall not be subject to any claim, action, or
liability ARISING IN ANY MANNER WHATSOEVER OUT OF ANY
ACT OR OMISSION, INTERRUPTION, OR CESSATION OF ACCESS
OR SERVICE UNDER THIS AGREEMENT. THE STATE SHALL NOT BE
LIABLE OR RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT SPECIAL OR
CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES SUSTAINED BY THE POLITICAL
SUBDIVISION, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, DELAY,
INTERRUPTION OF BUSINESS ACTIVITIES, OR LOST RECEIPTS
THAT MAY RESULT IN ANY MANNER WHATSOEVER FROM ANY
ACT OR OMISSION, INTERRUPTION, OR CESSATION OF SERVICE.
23.2. EXCEPT FOR LIABILITY ARISING UNDER SECTION 26 NEITHER
PARTY SHALL BE LIABLE TO THE OTHER FOR ANY INCIDENTAL
OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO
THIS AGREEMENT. NEITHER PARTY SHALL BE LIABLE FOR
ANY DAMAGES OF ANY SORT ARISING SOLELY FROM THE
TERMINATION OF THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY PART HEREOF IN
ACCORDANCE WITH ITS TERMS.
24. FORCE MAJEURE. Neither BCD nor Jurisdiction shall be held responsible for
delay or default caused by fire, civil unrest, labor unrest, natural causes. or war
which is beyond the reasonable control of BCD or Jurisdiction, respectively.
Each party shall, however, make all reasonable efforts to remove or eliminate
such cause of delay or default and shall, upon the cessation of the cause,
diligently pursue performance of its obligations under this Agreement.
25. TIME IS OF THE ESSENCE. Time is of the essence in the performance
of all under this Agreement.
26. CONTRIBUTION
26.1. If any third party makes any claim or brings any action, suit or proceeding
("Third Party Claim") against a party (the "Notified Party") with respect to
which the other party ("Other Party") may have liability, the Notified Party
must promptly notify the Other Party in writing of the Third Party Claim and
deliver to the Other Party a copy of the claim, process, and all legal pleadings
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with respect to the Third Party Claim. Either party is entitled to participate in
the defense of a Third Party Claim, and to defend a Third Party Claim with
counsel of its own choosing. Receipt by the Other Party of the notice and
copies required in this paragraph and meaningful opportunity for the Other
Party to participate in the investigation, defense and settlement of the Third
Party Claim with counsel of its own choosing are conditions precedent to the
Other Party's liability with respect to the Third Party Claim.
26.2. With respect to a Third Party Claim for which BCD is jointly liable with the
Jurisdiction (or would be if joined in the Third Party Claim ), BCD shall
contribute to the amount of expenses (including attorneys' fees), judgments,
fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred and
paid or payable by the Jurisdiction in such proportion as is appropriate to
reflect the relative fault of BCD on the one hand and of the Jurisdiction on
the other hand in connection with the events which resulted in such expenses,
judgments, fines or settlement amounts, as well as any other relevant
equitable considerations. The relative fault of BCD on the one hand and of
the Jurisdiction on the other hand shall be detennined by reference to, among
other things, the parties' relative intent, knowledge, access to information and
opportunity to correct or prevent the circurnstances resulting in such
expenses, judgments, fines or settlement amounts. BCD's contribution
amount in any instance is capped to the same extent it would have been
capped under Oregon law if BCD had sole liability in the proceeding.
26.3. With respect to a Third Party Claim for which the Jurisdiction is jointly liable
with BCD (or would be if joined in the Third Party Claim), the Jurisdiction
shall contribute to the amount of expenses (including attorneys' fees),
judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably
incurred and paid or payable by BCD in such proportion as is appropriate to
reflect the relative fault of the Jurisdiction on the one hand and of BCD on
the other hand in connection with the events which resulted in such expenses,
judgments, fines or settlement amounts, as well as any other relevant
equitable considerations. The relative fault of the Jurisdiction on the one
hand and of BCD on the other hand shall be determined by reference to,
among other things, the parties' relative intent, knowledge, access to
information and opportunity to correct or prevent the circumstances resulting
in such expenses, judgments, fines or settlement amounts. The Jurisdiction's
contribution amount in any instance is capped to the same extent it would
have been capped under Oregon law if it had sole liability in the proceeding.
27. AGREEMENT DOCUMENTS IN ORDER OF PRECEDENCE. This
Agreement consists of the following documents that are listed in descending order
of precedence:
This Agreement less all exhibits;
Exhibit A - Jurisdiction Obligations
Exhibit B - ePermit License Agreement
Exhibit C - ePermit Contract (not attached, but made available
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to Jurisdiction)
Exhibit D - (Work Order, if applicable)
Exhibit E — Implementation Model
All attached and referenced exhibits are hereby incorporated by reference.
28. MERGER CLAUSE. This Agreement and attached exhibits constitute the
entire agreement between the parties on the subject matter hereof. There
are no understandings, agreements, or representations, oral or written,
not specified herein regarding this Agreement. No waiver, consent,
modification or change of terms of this Agreement shall bind all parties
unless in writing and signed by both parties and all necessary State approvals
have been obtained. Such waiver, consent, modification or change, if made,
shall be effective only in the specific instance and for the specific purpose
given. The failure of BCD to enforce any provision of this Agreement shall not
constitute a waiver by BCD of that or any other provision.
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JURISDICTION, BY EXECUTION OF THIS AGREEMENT, HEREBY
ACKNOWLEDGES THAT JURISDICTION HAS READ THIS CONTRACT,
UNDERSTANDS IT, AND AGREES TO BE BOUND BY ITS TERMS AND
CONDITIONS.
A. Jurisdiction
By:
Printed Name:
Date:
B. State of Oregon, Acting by and through its Department of Consumer and
Business Services, Building Codes Division
C
Printed Name:
Date:
C. State of Oregon, acting by and through its Department of Consumer and Business
Services, Building Codes Division
C
Printed Name:
Date:
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Exhibit A
Jurisdiction Obligations
Jurisdiction Software
As part of the state hosted system, any software being used by Jurisdiction to support either the
building permitting system or any supplemental products being purchased from Accela, must be
compatible with the Accela product.
Product Features
Jurisdiction agrees to sell permits online through the ePermitting Portal. Jurisdiction agrees to
offer online and IVR inspection scheduling for permits in an appropriate status. Jurisdiction
agrees to offer online submittal of plan documents at appropriate point(s) in the application
process as dictated by the Jurisdiction's workflow associated with each record type.
Permit Numbering Scheme.
As a full service participant, Jurisdiction agrees to include the pre -assigned three digit prefix to all
permits covered by and processed through ePermitting system. Permits for any supplemental
products purchased through Accela, hosted in the State of Oregon environment and being serviced
through the State of Oregon ePortal must also use the three -digit prefix in the permit number.
Permits for supplemental products purchased through Accela that will not be hosted or maintained
on the Oregon platform and that are not serviced through the State of Oregon ePortal are not
required to use the three -digit prefix.
Status and Result Codes.
All status and result codes such as inspections, plan review, permit issuance status will be
pursuant to a statewide uniform system. Jurisdiction shall only use the uniform status and result
codes.
Inspection Codes.
Inspection types for code required inspections must be consistent throughout the state. Unique
inspection types must be requested through and assigned by the ePermitting staff.
Supplemental Products Purchased by Jurisdiction through Accela.
Any supplemental product such as, but not limited to, Land Use, Enforcement, Licensing or
other services, are licensed directly to Jurisdiction by Accela. Support services for the
supplemental products fall outside of the scope of this Intergovernmental Agreement and are
therefore provided through direct agreement with Accela or other service provider. Installation
of supplemental products onto the State hosted servers cannot occur before the State
ePermitting team begins active development of the building permitting module.
Version (Product) updates.
Migration from one product version of Accela Automation to another product version will be
regulated and coordinated through BCD. Supplemental products will be required to migrate to the
same version of the product at the same time as the product version for the building product
module. After implementation, Jurisdiction is required to test the configuration against new
versions of the product in the timeframe specified by BCD.
Exhibit B
Software License Agreement
Note: DCBS through the ePermit Contract has the right to permit Jurisdictions to use the
ePermit System software as set forth in Exhibit G, License Agreement, of the ePermit
Contract. While the entire software license agreement between the State and Accela, Inc.,
including the added language in Amendment 7, has been provided here for continuity and
ease of use, a participating city or county is only bound by Sections 3.1, 3.2, and 4 as
specified in this Agreement.
I. Parties ACCELA
Accela, Inc.
2633 Camino Ramon, Suite
120 Bishop Ranch 3
San Ramon, California
94583 Attention: Contracts
Administration T: 925.659.3200
F: 925.407.2722
CUSTOMER
State of Oregon
Department of Consumer & Business
Services P.O. Box 14470
Salem, OR 97309
Attention: Building Codes
Division T: (503)378-4100 F:
(503)378-3989
e -Mail: contractsadmin@accela.com e -Mail: chris.s.huntington@state.or.us
This License Agreement ("LA") is intended for the exclusive benefit of the Parties; except as
expressly stated herein, nothing will be construed to create any benefits, rights, or
responsibilities in any other parties.
2. Term and Termination
2.1 Term Provided that Customer signs and returns this LA to Accela no later than
August 8, 2008, this LA is effective as of the date of Customers signature
("Effective Date") and will continue until terminated as provided herein.
2.2 Termination Either party may terminate if the other party materially breaches
this LA and, after receiving a written notice describing the circumstances of the
default, fails to correct the breach within thirty (30) calendar days. Upon any
termination or expiration of this LA, all rights granted to Customer are cancelled and
revert to Accela.
3 Intellectual Property
3.1 License The software products ("Software") listed in Exhibit A are protected under the
laws of the United States and the individual states and by international treaty
provisions. Accela retains full ownership in the Software and grants to Customer a
perpetual, limited, nonexclusive, nontransferable license to use the Software, subject to
the following terms and conditions:
3. 1.1 The Software is provided for use only by Customer employees. For the
purposes of subsections 3.1, 3.2 and Sections 4 of this LA, Customer means: i) the
individual Jurisdiction with respect to its use of the Software, provided that the
licensing fee has been paid for such Jurisdiction, and ii) the State of Oregon acting
by and through its Department of Consumer and Business Services with respect to
its use of the Software.
3.1.2 The Software may be installed on one or more computers but may not be used by
more than the number of users for which the Customer has named user licenses.
For the purposes of this License Agreement, the Customer has unlimited use, per
department, of any license covered by this agreement. The Software is deemed to
be in use when it is loaded into memory in a computer, regardless of whether a
user is actively working with the Software. Accela may audit Customers use of
the Software to ensure that Customer has paid for an appropriate number of
licenses. Should the results of any such audit indicate that Customer's use of the
Software exceeds its licensed allowance, Customer agrees to pay all costs of its
overuse as determined using Accela's then -current pricing; any such assessed
costs will be due and payable by Customer upon assessment. Customer agrees
that Accela's assessment of overuse costs pursuant to this Subsection is not a
waiver by Accela of any other remedies available to Accela in law and equity for
Customer's unlicensed use of the Software.
3.1.3 Customer may make backup copies of the Software only to protect against
destruction of the Software. With exception of the Entity Relationship Diagram and
any other documentation reasonably -designated and specifically -marked by
Accela as trade secret information not for distribution, Customer may copy Accela's
documentation for use by those persons described in section 3.1.1, supra, provided
that such use is for business purposes not inconsistent with the terms and conditions
of this Licensing Agreement. "Trade Secret" has the meaning set forth in ORS
192.501(2)
3.1.4 Customer may not make any form of derivative work from the Software,
although Customer is permitted to develop additional or alternative functionality for
the Software using tools and/or techniques licensed to Customer by Accela.
3.1.5 Customer may not obscure, alter, or remove any confidentiality or proprietary
rights notices.
3.1.6 Subject to the limitations of Article XI, § 7 of the Oregon Constitution and the
Oregon Tort Claims Act (ORS 30.260 through 30.300), Customer is liable to Accela
for any direct damages incurred as the result of unauthorized reproduction or
distribution of the Software which occur while the Software is in Customer's
possession or control.
3.1.7 Customer may use the Software only to process transactions relating to
properties within both its own geographical and political boundaries and in
counties contiguous to Oregon with populations below 100,000. Customer may not
sell, rent, assign, sublicense, lend, or share any of its rights under this LA.
3.1.8 Customer is entitled to receive the Software compiled (object) code and is
licensed to use any data code produced through implementation and/or normal
operation of the Software; Customer is not entitled to receive source code for the
Software except pursuant to an Intellectual Property Escrow Agreement, which
may be executed separately by the Parties. Accela and Customer will execute an
Intellectual Property Escrow Agreement within 30 days of Contract execution.
3.1.9 All rights not expressly granted to Customer are retained by Accela.
3. 1.10 Customers are allowed unlimited use, per department, of software products listed
in Exhibit A, for in -scope record type categories defined in Attachment I to this LA In
addition, each customer is allowed five (5) additional record types for activities that fall
outside of the in -scope record type categories defined in Attachment 1 to this L.A., are
delivered under the Building Department and are submitted to and approved by DCBS.
3.2 License Warranties
3.2.1 Accela warrants that it has full power and authority to grant this license and
that, as of the effective date of this LA, the Software does not infringe on any
existing intellectual property rights of any third party. If a third party claims
that the Software does infringe, Accela may, at its sole option, secure for
Customer the right to continue using the Software or modify the Software so
that it does not infringe. Accela expressly agrees to defend, indemnify, and hold
Customer harmless from any and all claims, suits, actions, losses, liabilities,
costs, expenses, including attorneys fees, and damages arising out of or related
to any claims that the Software, or the Customers use thereof, infringes any
patent, copyright, trade secret, trademark, trade dress, mask work, utility
design, or other proprietary right of any third party; provided, that Customer
shall provide Accela with prompt written notice of any infringement claim.
Accela will have the sole right to conduct the defense of any legal action and all
negotiations for its settlement or compromise; provided, however, Accela shall
not settle any claim against the Customer with the consent of Customer.
3.2.2 Accela has no obligation for any claim based upon a modified version of the
Software or the combination or operation of the Software with any product, data, or
apparatus not provided by Accela, with the exception of those products
identified in Exhibit J. Accela provides no warranty whatsoever for any third -
party hardware or software products.
3.2.3 Except as expressly set forth herein, Accela disclaims any and all express and
implied warranties, including but not necessarily limited to warranties of
merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose.
3.3 Compensation
3.3.1 License Fees In exchange for the Software described hereinabove,
Customer will pay to Accela the amounts indicated in Exhibit A3.
3.3.2 Payment Terms Amounts are quoted in United States dollars and do not
include applicable taxes, if any. The payment terms of all invoices are net
forty-five (45) calendar days from the dates of the invoices. Any payment not
paid to Accela within said period will incur a late payment in an amount
equal to two-thirds of one percent (.66%) per month (eight percent (8% per
annum), on the outstanding balance from the billing date. Accela may, at its
sole discretion, suspend its obligations hereunder without penalty until
payments for all past -due billings have been paid in full by Customer. All
payments to Contractor are subject to ORS 293.462
4. Confidentiality
4.1 Confidentiality and Nondisclosure. Each party acknowledges that it and its
employees or agents may, in the course of performing its responsibilities under this LA,
be exposed to or acquire information that is confidential to the other party or the other
party's clients. Any and all information clearly marked confidential, or identified as
confidential in a separate writing as confidential provided by one party or its employees
or agents in the performance of this LA shall be deemed to be confidential information of
the other party ("Confidential Information"). Any reports or other documents or items
(including software) which result from the use of the Confidential Information by the
recipient of such information shall be treated with respect to confidentiality in the same
manner as the Confidential Information. Confidential Information shall be deemed not
to include information that (a) is or becomes (other than by disclosure by the party
acquiring such information) publicly known or is contained in a publicly available
document; (b) is furnished by the party disclosing such information to others without
restrictions similar to those imposed by this LA; (c) is rightfully in the receiving
party's possession without the obligation of nondisclosure prior to the time of its
disclosure under this LA; (d) is obtained from a source other than the discloser without
the obligation of confidentiality, (e) is disclosed with the written consent of the
disclosing party, or; (f) is independently developed by employees or agents of the
receiving party who can be shown to have had no access to the Confidential
Information.
4.2 The recipient of Confidential Information agrees to hold Confidential Information in
strict confidence, using at least the same degree of care that it uses in maintaining the
confidentiality of its own Confidential Information, and not to copy, reproduce, sell,
assign, license, market, transfer or otherwise dispose of, give or disclose Confidential
Information to third parties or use Confidential Information for any purposes
whatsoever other than as contemplated by this LA or reasonably related thereto,
including without limitation the use by Customer of Accela who need to access or
use the System for any valid business purpose, and to advise each of its employees and
Accela of their obligations to keep Confidential Information confidential.
4.3 Each party shall use commercially reasonable efforts to assist the other in
identifying and preventing any unauthorized use or disclosure of any Confidential
Information. Without limitation of the foregoing, each party shall advise the other
immediately in the event it learns or has reason to believe that any person who has had
access to Confidential Information has violated or intends to violate the terms of this
LA and each party will at its expense cooperate with the other in seeking injunctive or
other equitable relief in the name of the other against any such person.
4.4 Each party agrees that, except as provided in this LA or directed by the other, it
will not at any time during or after the term of this LA disclose, directly or
indirectly, any Confidential Information to any person, and that upon termination
of this LA each party will turn over to the other all documents, papers and other
matter in its possession which embody Confidential Information.
4.5 Each party acknowledges that breach of this Article VIIL including disclosure of
any Confidential Information will give rise to irreparable injury which is
inadequately compensable in damages. Accordingly, each party may seek and obtain
injunctive relief against the breach or threatened breach of the foregoing undertakings,
in addition to any other legal remedies that may be available. Each party
acknowledges and agrees that the covenants contained herein are necessary
for the protection of the legitimate business interests of the other and are reasonable
in scope and content.
4.6 Customers obligations under this Article Vlll shall be subject to the Oregon Public Records
Laws, ORS 192.410 through ORS 192.505.
Exhibit C
ePermitting Contract
The epermitting contract is available, upon request, for the Jurisdiction to review.
Exhibit D
Work Order Contract
Under the terns and conditions of the ePermit System Agreement, BCD has the ability to enter into a
Work Order Contract for implementation services. Should implementation services be used for the
implementation of a specific participating city or county, the provisions of that agreement will be
provided here.
A Work Order Contract is not being used to implement this jurisdiction.
Exhibit E
IMPLEMENTATION
OREGON STANDARD MODEL
Oregon Standard Model (OSM), version 2 includes:
• Standard Model Permits (records)
o
Commercial Agricultural Equine
o
Commercial Alarm Suppression Systems
o
Commercial & Residential Deferred Submittal
o
Commercial & Residential Demolition
o
Commercial & Residential Electrical
o
Commercial & Residential Investigation
o
Commercial & Residential Mechanical
o
Commercial & Residential Phased
o
Commercial & Residential Plumbing
o
Commercial RV Park or Manufactured Home Park
o
Commercial & Residential Septic — DEQ
o
Commercial & Residential Site Development
o
Commercial & Residential Structural
o
Commercial & Residential Research
o
Driveway (if used counts as 1 out of scope)
o
Inquiry
o
Post Disaster
o
Residential 1 & 2 Family Dwelling
o
Residential Manufactured Dwelling
• Standard Model Reports
o
Application About to Expire (List and Letters to Applicant and Owner)
o
Permit About to Expire ((List and Letters to Applicant and Owner)
o
Usage
o
Configuration Reports
o Fee by Account (Summary & Detail)
o Invoice
o Out of Balance
o Payments Applied
o Payments not Applied
o Refunds Issued
o Payments Received
o Payments Summary
o School Construction Excise Tax
o Inspection Correction Notice
o Inspection Summary
o Inspections Assigned
o Recent Inspection Activity
o Monthly Permit Summary
o Monthly Permits Issued
o Monthly Permits Issued Valuation Report
o State Surcharge
o State Surcharge Details
o Balance Due
o Building Application
o Building Permit
o Certificate of Occupancy
o Fee Estimate
o Fee by Record
o Phased Authorization to Begin Work
o Plan Review Checklist
o Temporary Certificate of Occupancy
o Work Authorization
o Receipt
Use of "Consistent Form and Fee Methodology"
Use of Elavon "Virtual Merchant" payment processor with US Bank for internet credit card
processing in Accela Citizen Access (ACA)
Oregon Standard Model Implementation includes:
• Up to 5 "out of scope" (non -building department) permits
• Development of up to 5 "custom" reports
• Importing jurisdiction's fee schedule into Accela
• Data conversion- None anticipated
• Address, Parcel, Owner Database Load
o ePermitting will provide documentation about how data is to be formatted
o Jurisdiction will provide files containing Address,
Parcel, Owner reference data for loading into ePermitting database
Interfaces to Jurisdiction Systems (optional)
o Financial- Anticipated interface to Springbrook
• ePermitting will provide files with specified fields for interfaces to jurisdiction's on
site systems
• Jurisdiction will upload the files into their on site system
o GIS- Not anticipated
• ESRI ArcGIS Server 10 or ESRI ArcGIS Server 10 sp 1
• Future versions of Accela Software may require upgrades to ESRI software to
maintain interface operability
Training
o ePermitting provides online training through its ePermitting Web site, several Live trainings
will also be arranged through Go To Meeting.
o Jurisdiction's "super users" will train other jurisdictional employees
Administrative Responsibilities
o State may provide limited training on administrative system administrative tools, allowing
Jurisdiction to manage its users, fees, inspection calendars and email alerts; Jurisdiction may
also write reports that can be run against the data warehouse.
o ePermitting reserves the right to turn off administrative tools and rights if Jurisdiction's use
of the tools is causing problems to the system or if Jurisdiction does not have a trained
system administrator.
Coordination with Accela
o If Jurisdiction purchases other modules, such as Planning or Code Enforcement, from Accela
and has them implemented by Accela, an independent contractor or by Jurisdiction staff,
Jurisdiction must coordinate that implementation with ePermitting.
Coordination with ePermitting means including ePermitting staff in project
management meetings with Jurisdiction and the party implementing the other
modules.
• Third Party Jurisdictions
o If Jurisdiction uses a third party building official and/or inspection agency, Jurisdiction shall
run the third party report provided with OSM and submit it with their program assumption
Plans. ORS 455.148 (4).