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HomeMy WebLinkAbout20031602.tiff AGREEMENT FOR ACCESS TO CLERK&RECORDER DATA BASE THIS AGREEMENT, dated this 13t ay of May ,2003, by and between Prima Oil & Gas Company ,whose address is 1099 18th Street, Suite 400, Denver, CO hereinafter referred to as "User"; Weld County Clerk & Recorder, 80202 hereinafter referred to as "Clerk& Recorder"; and Weld County, Colorado by and through the Board of County Commissioners of Weld county, hereinafter referred to as "County". WITNESSETH: WHEREAS, County operates computer facilities containing General Records and Real Estate stored on Clerk &Recorder's "ICRIS" data base, and WHEREAS, User desires to utilize the services of County's computer facilities and make inquiries and print requests to the Clerk & Recorder's "ICRIS" data base ("the System") for General and Real Estate Records. NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the promises and covenants contained herein, and for other good and valuable consideration, sufficiency as hereby acknowledged, the County, Clerk& Recorder, and User agree as follows: 1. USE OF FACILITIES County agrees that it will provide User the right to inquiry access the System for General Records and Real Estate located in Weld County, Colorado, and to print documents User desires at no additional charge to that detailed in paragraph 8, below. In no event shall County or Clerk & Recorder be responsible or liable for any incidental, consequential, or special damages resulting from any delay or failure to perform under this Agreement. 2. SUSPENSION OF SERVICES County and Clerk &Recorder shall not be liable or deemed in default for any delay or failure in the performance of this Agreement resulting directly or indirectly from any cause, including,but not limited to, computer down time, reformatting, and file updates. County and Clerk &Recorder specifically reserve the right to temporarily suspend access to the System at any time for any reason. 3. DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTY County, Clerk & Recorder, and Eagle Computer Systems, Inc., do not warrant or guarantee the accuracy or correctness of any information furnished to User pursuant to this Agreement. User agrees that any such information or data shall be used or relied upon only at the risk of User. User agrees to indemnify and hold harmless County, Clerk &Recorder, and Eagle Computer Systems, Inc., their Page 1 of 5 Pages L Col toEa� LL IYo3 C� x_9_ 3 Cc : PcA 2003-1602 • elected officials, officers, employees, and servants from any liability, claims, loss, damages, injury, costs and attorneys fees arising out of the procuring, compiling, collecting, interpreting, or communicating of such data or information to User. As to said information, or any computer programming or other software products which may be supplied by County, Clerk& Recorder, and Eagle Computer Systems, Inc., under this Agreement, there are NO WARRANTIES, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. In no event shall County, Clerk &Recorder, or Eagle Computer Systems, Inc., be responsible for any incidental, consequential, or special damages arising out of the use of data base information furnished herein. 4. PROPRIETARY RIGHTS The System has been produced by Eagle computer Systems, Inc., for use by County and Clerk &Recorder at considerable expense. The System constitutes proprietary property and trade secrets of Eagle Computer Systems, Inc., County, and Clerk & Recorder, whether or not any portion thereof is or may be validly patented or copyrighted. All proprietary rights in the System shall at all times remain with Eagle Computer Systems, Inc., County, and Clerk &Recorder, and no proprietary rights hereby transfer to User. Furthermore,User shall not reproduce by print, magnetic, electrical, optical, or other means any portion of the System or its components without the express written permission of Eagle Computer Systems, Inc., County, and Clerk & Recorder. These three entities shall remain the sole owners of the computer programs and system and at no time shall User have the right to license, sublicense, assign, sell, copy, or otherwise make available to other persons or institutions part or all of the System. 5. INDEMNIFICATION AND NOTICE OF DISCLOSURE In addition to containing public record information, a substantial amount of information stored in the County's data storage facility is confidential and not subject to unauthorized disclosure. Many of the data processing programs, processes, or other software products in the possession of County are confidential and may be protected by copyright, trade secret, or other proprietary right and are not subject to unauthorized disclosure. User agrees to indemnify and hold harmless County, Clerk& Recorder, and Eagle Computer Systems, Inc., their elected officials, officers, agents, and employees from all liability, claims, damages, and expenses, including attorneys fees, arising out of the retrieval or disclosure of any information not authorized for retrieval under paragraph 1 or failure to comply with any provision of this Agreement. This indemnity shall survive the termination of this Agreement. Page 2 of 5 Pages In the event User obtains access to any information not authorized for retrieval or any computer programs, process, or other software in the possession of County or Clerk &Recorder, User shall promptly give notice of such fact to Clerk & Recorder and County. User shall promptly return or destroy such information or material as requested by County or Clerk &Recorder and shall provide County or Clerk&Recorder with the names and addresses of all persons known to User who had access to or acquired knowledge of said information or material. 6. COMMENCEMENT OF SERVICES Services to be performed under this Agreement shall commence on the date this Agreement has been executed by both parties and shall continue until terminated pursuant to paragraph 7, below. 7. TERMINATION Failure of User to comply with any provision of this Agreement shall be cause for immediate termination of this Agreement by County or Clerk &Recorder. This Agreement may be terminated by either of the parties at any time upon 30 days written notice to the other party. This Agreement shall continue until terminated by either of the parties. User understands and acknowledges that this Agreement shall be in effect from its date of signature to and until such time as County and Clerk &Recorder develop software capable of enabling the monitoring and charging of fees for printouts of documents from the System. At such time as this Agreement is terminated,User shall not be entitled to the return or refund of any or all of its payment made pursuant to paragraph 8, below. 8. PAYMENT TO COUNTY Payment to County for services under this Agreement shall be_by Use.e 4.r on the date of signature hereunder. Payment shall be a flat fee of$300.00+, w'hic shall not Q£ L be returnable or refundable if this Agreement is terminated pursuant to the provisions of paragraph 7, above. 9. EQUIPMENT User shall provide its own computer hardware and modem(s) for interface to the System. 10. INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR County and Clerk &Recorder are independent contractors and nothing contained herein shall constitute or designate County, Clerk& Recorder, or any of their employees or agents as agents or employees of User. Page 3 of 5 Pages 11. ATTORNEYS FEES AND COSTS In the event that any action is filed in relation to the payment of fees for services provided under this Agreement, the unsuccessful party in the action shall pay to the prevailing party, in addition to all other sums that either party may be called upon to pay, the prevailing party's costs and reasonable attorneys fees. 12. NOTICES Any notice required to be given by this Agreement shall be considered delivered upon mailing,postage prepaid, to the party as appropriate, unless otherwise provided herein, addressed as follows: COUNTY: Director of Information Services 915 Tenth Street PO Box 758 Greeley, CO 80632 CLERK&RECORDER: Weld County Clerk&Recorder 1402 N. 17th Avenue Greeley, CO 80631 USER: 13. ASSIGNMENTS This Agreement is voidable by County or Clerk& Recorder if assigned without the prior written consent of County and Clerk &Recorder. 14. VENUE Venue for any and all legal actions regarding the transaction herein shall lie in the District Court in and for the County of Weld, State of Colorado. This transaction shall be governed by the laws of the State of Colorado and this Agreement shall be construed and the legal relations between the parties hereto determined in accordance with the laws of the State of Colorado. Page 4 of 5 Pages 15. AMENDMENT This Agreement constitutes the entire understanding of the parties. This Agreement cannot be modified or amended and no attempted modification or amendment shall be valid or binding, unless executed in writing by the parties hereto. This agreement supersedes all proposals, oral or written, and all other prior communications between the parties relating hereto. Any waiver by either party of any requirement of this Agreement shall not constitute a waiver of any other requirement of this Agreement nor the same requirement on a separate occasion. User acknowledges that it has read, understands, and is bound by each and every term hereof and incorporated herein. The terms and conditions of this Agreement shall prevail not with standing the variance of any terms and conditions of any purchase order submitted to County. SIGNED this 13 day f May , 2003. ATTEST: Lefiel1L WELD COUNTY, COLORADO, BY AND `L THROUGH THE BOARD OF COUNTY CLERK TO THE BOARD COMMISSIONERS OF WELD COUNTY 0 4V2 BY: Gy�( la Jc • ,.L� � BY: em. Deputy Clerk to the oath ‘? David E. Long , Chairman - - (06/09/2003) WELD COUNTY CLERK& RECORDER Steve oreno USER: PRIMA OIL & GAS COMPANY BY: G. alter Lu ord, Attorney-In-Fact SUBSCRIBED AND SWORN to before me thi3Iday of WITNESS my hand and official seal. ��� ----bkpt. `‘ Q`�'•"""••M�'�h Not Publi °��tAAj- '1-4: �p� /099-//c � c�ury �� . My f:oiymission expir : i Dei/pe/' CO Ric o04 h q•• 0.pu... 0 'r Page 5 of 5 Pages t�'�FOF•Cp1.� MyCortmisSonE>S0IPV Hello