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HomeMy WebLinkAbout20111583 RESOLUTION RE: APPROVE AGREEMENT FOR IMPLEMENTATION, HOSTING, AND MAINTENANCE OF REAL ESTATE TAX PROCESSING AND PAYMENT SOFTWARE (AUTOAGENT), AND AUTHORIZE CHAIR TO SIGN - DESIGNTEK ONE, INC. WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners of Weld County, Colorado, pursuant to Colorado statute and the Weld County Home Rule Charter, is vested with the authority of administering the affairs of Weld County, Colorado, and WHEREAS, the Board has been presented with an Agreement for Implementation, Hosting, and Maintenance of Real Estate Processing and Payment Software (AutoAgent) between the County of Weld, State of Colorado, by and through the Board of County Commissioners of Weld County, on behalf of the Treasurer's Office, and Designtek ONE, Inc., commencing upon full execution, with further terms and conditions being as stated in said agreement, and WHEREAS, after review, the Board deems it advisable to approve said agreement, a copy of which is attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of County Commissioners of Weld County, Colorado, that the Agreement for Implementation, Hosting, and Maintenance of Real Estate Processing and Payment Software (AutoAgent) between the County of Weld, State of Colorado, by and through the Board of County Commissioners of Weld County, on behalf of the Treasurer's Office, and Designtek ONE, Inc., be, and hereby is, approved. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED by the Board that the Chair be, and hereby is, authorized to sign said agreement. The above and foregoing Resolution was, on motion duly made and seconded, adopted by the following vote on the 29th day of June, A.D., 2011. BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS W D COUNTY, COLC}RADO ATTEST: 0,1 . �%S�`� �/ L C<< r-€ / 7Brbara Kirkmeye hair Weld County Clerk to t 1=o . � '86t EXCUSED �, 4 ,� �� �" Sean P. Conway, Pro-Tem BY: co. % Deputy Clerk to the :\l �` 4' EXCUSED UN1 Will m F. Garcia AP ED O F M: EL e1LR level E. Long 1J y Attorney ucaQ\cv.a 9Clesklink Douglas Ikademacher Date of signature: 7/9 Crick -�c� Retti�e-(T�� ek: TR 2011-1583 -1 - 1c1-1/ TR0026 Designtek ONE, Inc. 2619 W. Agatite Avenue �S Chicago, IL 60625 T: 773.784.0709 Escrow Tax Payments Made Easy AGREEMENT: The Implementation, Hosting and Maintenance of The Real Estate Tax Processing and Payment Software known as "AutoAgent Software" Prepared for: Weld County Treasurer, Colorado 1 2011-1583 • Designtek ONE, Inc. 2619 W. Agatite Avenue Chicago, IL60625 T: 773.784.0709 Escrow Tax Payments Made Easy AGREEMENT This AGREEMENT is made and entered into as of 4/22/2011, by and between Designtek ONE, Inc. (hereinafter, "Designtek"), an Illinois corporation, maintaining its principal place of business at 2619 W. Agatite Avenue, Chicago, II 60625, and the County of Weld, by and through the Board of County Commissioners of the County of Weld, on behalf of the Weld County Treasurer(hereinafter, "the Tax Collector"), maintaining its principal place of business at P.O. Box 758, 915 10th Street, Greeley, CO 80632. 1. TERM: This agreement shall be in effect for a period of one (1) year from the date of its acceptance by Tax Collector, and shall be renewed automatically for successive one(1)year terms thereafter, subject to the right of either party to terminate anytime during the term (initial term or as extended thereafter) by providing the other party written notice of the desire to terminate at least thirty (30) days prior to the intended date of termination 2. COMPUTER OPERATIONS: Designtek will provide computer usage of its Autoagent software and related systems and services to the Tax Collector. There is no fee to be paid to Designtek from the Tax Collector associated with the usage of the aforementioned software or any services related to the use of this software. The fees are paid by the end users of the software ("Payers"). These users are third party companies that are interested in paying escrow or bulk real estate taxes electronically using Autoagent software. The entire year of 2011 of using Autoagent by Tax Collector will be free of charge to all involved users.The normal fees for using Autoagent will begin being in effect from the year 2012. The fee associated with the use of the software is a maximum of$0.20 per parcel ("Fee"). The computer software will be available 7 days a week, 24 hours a day except time for scheduled maintenance. 3. INDEMNITY: Designtek agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Tax Collector against loss or threatened loss or expense by reason of the liability or potential liability of the Tax Collector for or arising out of any claims for damages related to the use of Designtek's software and business practices. 4. PROGRAMMING: Designtek will provide programming services as needed to meet the requirements of the Tax Collector in accordance with the business rules and regulations that the Tax Collector operates under in terms of collecting escrow real estate taxes. Designtek shall have no access to any computer hardware of the Tax Collector unless the Tax Collector provides limited access to Designtek for the sole purpose of distributing data directly related to the operation of Designtek's software. Designtek shall employ all necessary professional practices and take all precautions to ensure that the Tax Collector's systems are intact and free of any harm. 5. IT IS EXPRESSLY AGREED AND UNDERSTOOD THAT: The fee payable to Designtek from the Payers hereunder includes and shall cover all of the services set forth in this agreement and there will be no additional charges whatsoever to the Tax Collector for changes to the system required by programming errors or modifications or any incidental user support. 6. NO PAYMENT: The Tax Collector shall not be liable in case of no payment to Designtek from a Payer. The collection of use fees from Payers is strictly between Designtek and the Payer. In case of payment dispute between Designtek and any Payer, Designtek shall employ best customer service practices to ensure that the Payer remains a satisfied customer of Designtek. 2 Designtek ONE, Inc. 2619 W. Agatite Avenue • Chicago, IL 60625 • w 7: 773.784.0709 Escrow Tax Payments Made Easy 7. MAINTENANCE AND HOSTING: Designtek agrees to pay for maintenance and hosting of all computer equipment related to the smooth and normal operation of Autoagent software. The Tax Collector shall not be responsible for any expenditures that Designtek may incur in relation with the maintenance and hosting of Designtek's application software. 8. WAIVER OF AGREEMENT: A term of condition of this Agreement can be waived as modified only by written consent by both parties. 9. CONFIDENTIALITY: Designtek agrees that it will not disclose any proprietary information, real estate data, records, addresses or any data or information related to the Tax Collector to any unauthorized third party without the written consent of the Tax Collector. 10. OWNERSHIP AND LICENSE: All of the software developed and compiled by Designtek pursuant to this agreement shall be the property of Designtek. This Agreement shall be governed by the laws of the State of Illinois: ACCEPTANCE For the Customer For AutoAgent Software, Inc. Organization: Weld County, Colorado Company: Designtek ONE,-Inc.: Your Name: Ba ara Kirkme er ,Chair Name: Nil. 3W,cejonos Signature: Vi iic. tlJlhii,,L, Signature: Date: JUN 2 9 2011 / Title: President , Address: 915 10th Street Date: L/l2 Z Greeley, CO 80631 Address: 2619 W. Agatite Ave Chicago, IL 60625 3 a'C//-/ 3 Hello