HomeMy WebLinkAboutCM Text-Based Trip Tracker DesignAGREEMENT FOR PROFESSIONAL SERVICES
FOR TEXT -BASED TRIP TRACKER DESIGN
This Agreement is made and entered into this 29F day of <5'.. • o , 2017, by
and between the CITY OF SAN RAFAEL (hereinafter "CITY'), and Oakgrounds inc. (hereinafter
"CONTRACTOR").
RECITALS
WHEREAS, the CITY's employee commute program relies on employees' tracking their
trips; and
WHEREAS, there currently is no easy trip tracking mechanism in place, and the third party
web platform in use is complicated and underutilized; and
WHEREAS, the CITY desires to pilot a text -based trip tracking platform, which is being
funded by the Transportation Authority of Marin and could be utilized by other agencies if
successful;
AGREEMENT
NOW, THEREFORE, the parties hereby agree as follows:
1. PROJECT COORDINATION.
A. CITY'S Project Manager. The Sustainability and Volunteer Program Coordinator
is hereby designated the PROJECT MANAGER for the CITY, and said PROJECT MANAGER
shall supervise all aspects of the progress and execution of this Agreement.
B. CONTRACTOR'S Project Director. CONTRACTOR shall assign a single
PROJECT DIRECTOR to have overall responsibility for the progress and execution of this
Agreement for CONTRACTOR Ward Bouwman is hereby designated as the PROJECT
DIRECTOR for CONTRACTOR. Should circumstances or conditions subsequent to the
execution of this Agreement require a substitute PROJECT DIRECTOR, for any reason, the
CONTRACTOR shall notify the CITY within ten (10) business days of the substitution.
2. DUTIES OF CONTRACTOR.
CONTRACTOR shall perform the duties and/or provide services as follows:
CONTRACTOR will develop a text -based trip tracking platform in accordance with the attached
Exhibit A, Commuter Mode Tracker Proposal dated April 21, 2017.
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3. DUTIES OF CITY.
CITY shall pay the compensation as provided in Paragraph 4, and perform the duties as
follows: CITY will provide information, review, revisions, and guidance to CONTRACTOR as
needed to accomplish the task.
4. COMPENSATION.
For the full performance of the services described herein by CONTRACTOR, CITY shall
pay CONTRACTOR as follows: $2,096 will be paid to CONTRACTOR upon receipt of the first
invoice after the signing of the contract. The remaining $2,000 will be paid to CONTRACTOR
upon receipt of an invoice at the completion of the pilot.
Monthly hosting and participation payments will be made monthly upon receipt by
PROJECT MANAGER of itemized invoices submitted by CONTRACTOR.
5. TERM OF AGREEMENT.
The term of this Agreement shall be for (1) year commencing on June 1, 2017 and ending
on May 31, 2018. Upon mutual agreement of the parties, and subject to the approval of the City
Manager the term of this Agreement may be extended for an additional period of (1) year.
6. TERMINATION.
A. Discretionary. Either party may terminate this Agreement without cause upon
thirty (30) days written notice mailed or personally delivered to the other party.
B. Cause. Either party may terminate this Agreement for cause upon fifteen (15) days
written notice mailed or personally delivered to the other party, and the notified party's failure to
cure or correct the cause of the termination, to the reasonable satisfaction of the party giving such
notice, within such fifteen (15) day time period.
C. Effect of Termination. Upon receipt of notice of termination, neither party shall
incur additional obligations under any provision of this Agreement without the prior written consent
of the other.
D. Return of Documents. Upon termination, any and all CITY documents or
materials provided to CONTRACTOR and any and all of CONTRACTOR's documents and
materials prepared for or relating to the performance of its duties under this Agreement, shall be
delivered to CITY as soon as possible, but not later than thirty (30) days after termination.
7. OWNERSHIP OF DOCUMENTS.
The written documents and materials prepared by the CONTRACTOR in connection with
the performance of its duties under this Agreement, shall be the sole property of CITY. CITY may
use said property for any purpose, including projects not contemplated by this Agreement.
8. INSPECTION AND AUDIT.
Upon reasonable notice, CONTRACTOR shall make available to CITY, or its agent, for
inspection and audit, all documents and materials maintained by CONTRACTOR in connection
with its performance of its duties under this Agreement. CONTRACTOR shall fully cooperate
with CITY or its agent in any such audit or inspection.
9. ASSIGNABILITY.
The parries agree that they shall not assign or transfer any interest in this Agreement nor the
performance of any of their respective obligations hereunder, without the prior written consent of
the other party, and any attempt to so assign this Agreement or any rights, duties or obligations
arising hereunder shall be void and of no effect.
10. INDEMNIFICATION.
CONTRACTOR shall, to the fullest extent permitted by law, indemnify, release, defend
and hold harmless CITY, its officers, agents, employees and volunteers, from any claim, demand
or liability that is related to, or results from the negligent acts or omissions or the willful
misconduct of CONTRACTOR or its officers, employees, or agents in connection with the
services provided under this Agreement. The defense and indemnification obligations of this
Agreement shall survive the termination or completion of this Agreement for the full period of
time allowed by law.
11. NONDISCFINHNATION.
CONTRACTOR shall not discriminate, in any way, against any person on the basis of age,
sex, race, color, religion, ancestry, national origin or disability in connection with or related to the
performance of its duties and obligations under this Agreement.
12. COMPLIANCE WITH ALL LAWS.
CONTRACTOR shall observe and comply with all applicable federal, state and local laws,
ordinances, codes and regulations, in the performance of its duties and obligations under this
Agreement. CONTRACTOR shall perform all services under this Agreement in accordance with
these laws, ordinances, codes and regulations. CONTRACTOR shall release, defend, indemnify
and hold harmless CITY, its officers, agents and employees from any and all damages, liabilities,
penalties, fines and all other consequences from any noncompliance or violation of any laws,
ordinances, codes or regulations.
13. NO THIRD PARTY BENEFICIARIES.
CITY and CONTRACTOR do not intend, by any provision of this Agreement, to create in
any third party, any benefit or right owed by one party, under the terms and conditions of this
Agreement, to the other party.
14. NOTICES.
All notices and other communications required or permitted to be given under this
Agreement, including any notice of change of address, shall be in writing and given by personal
delivery, or deposited with the United States Postal Service, postage prepaid, addressed to the
parties intended to be notified. Notice shall be deemed given as of the date of personal delivery, or
if mailed, upon the date of deposit with the United States Postal Service. Notice shall be given as
follows:
TO CITY's Project Manager:
TO CONTRACTOR's Project Director:
15. INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR.
Cory Bytof
City of San Rafael
1400 Fifth Avenue
P.O. Box 151560
San Rafael, CA 94915-1560
(415) 485-3407
Ward Bouwman
Oakgrounds inc.
2715 Heatherstone Dr.
San Rafael, CA 94903
(415)507-1623
For the purposes, and for the duration, of this Agreement, CONTRACTOR, its officers,
agents and employees shall act in the capacity of an Independent Contractor, and not as employees
of the CITY. CONTRACTOR and CITY expressly intend and agree that the status of
CONTRACTOR, its officers, agents and employees be that of an Independent Contractor and not
that of an employee of CITY.
16. ENTIRE AGREEMENT -- AMENDMENTS.
A. The terms and conditions of this Agreement, all exhibits attached, and all documents
expressly incorporated by reference, represent the entire Agreement of the parties with respect to the
subject matter of this Agreement.
B. This written Agreement shall supersede any and all prior agreements, oral or written,
regarding the subject matter between the CONTRACTOR and the CITY.
C. No other agreement, promise or statement, written or oral, relating to the subject
matter of this Agreement, shall be valid or binding, except by way of a written amendment to this
Agreement.
D. The terms and conditions of this Agreement shall not be altered or modified except
by a written amendment to this Agreement signed by the CONTRACTOR and the CITY.
E. If any conflicts arise between the terms and conditions of this Agreement, and the
terms and conditions of the attached exhibits or the documents expressly incorporated by reference,
the terms and conditions of this Agreement shall control.
17. SET-OFF AGAINST DEBTS.
CONTRACTOR agrees that CITY may deduct from any payment due to
CONTRACTOR under this Agreement, any monies which CONTRACTOR owes CITY under
any ordinance, agreement, contract or resolution for any unpaid taxes, fees, licenses, assessments,
unpaid checks or other amounts.
18. WAIVERS.
The waiver by either party of any breach or violation of any term, covenant or condition of
this Agreement, or of any ordinance, law or regulation, shall not be deemed to be a waiver of any
other term, covenant, condition, ordinance, law or regulation, or of any subsequent breach or
violation of the same or other tern, covenant, condition, ordinance, law or regulation. The
subsequent acceptance by either party of any fee, performance, or other consideration which may
become due or owing under this Agreement, shall not be deemed to be a waiver of any preceding
breach or violation by the other party of any term, condition, covenant of this Agreement or any
applicable law, ordinance or regulation.
19. COSTS AND ATTORNEY'S FEES.
The prevailing party in any action brought to enforce the terns and conditions of this
Agreement, or arising out of the performance of this Agreement, may recover its reasonable costs
(including claims administration) and attorney's fees expended in connection with such action.
20. CITY BUSINESS LICENSE / OTHER TAXES.
CONTRACTOR shall pay any and all state and federal taxes and any other applicable
taxes. CITY shall not be required to pay for any work performed under this Agreement, until
CONTRACTOR has provided CITY with a completed Internal Revenue Service Form W-9
(Request for Taxpayer Identification Number and Certification).
21. APPLICABLE LAW.
The laws of the State of California shall govern this Agreement.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement as of the day, month
and year first above written.
CITY OF SAN RAFAEL CONTRACTOR
City r By
JIM SCHUTZ, Manager
Name: WARD BOUWMAN, President
ATTEST:
ESTHER C. BEIRNE, City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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Proposal for: City Of San Rafael, Cory Bytof
Commuter Mode Tracker
Date: Friday, April 21, 2017
Exhibit A
Executive summary
Perspective / Market analysis
In order to encourage sustainability the city motivates it's employees to commute
energy efficiently. As an incentive, monthly awards are provided to participating city
employees with a lottery pulled from token prizes that were provided to the employees
who found alternative modes of transportation.
To allow employees to participate in an energy efficient commute program where they
can electronically report their daily commute. Since this is a daily task for participating
employees, the goal is to make the interaction as brief as possible, yet give the
participants some insight on their impact on the environment.
Objective for the pilot solution
Create a solution that can be used by the large group of participants independent of
mobile phone type.
Limit the daily interaction to a few clicks.
Let participants control their interactions.
Limit development cost.
Limit monthly cost.
Proposed pilot
"Appless" app: This solution allows to keep the development cost to a minimum as we
don't need to setup anything in the app stores. Participation is instant. There is no app
to install, no user account to remember. There are no different apps to develop for
iPhone, Android, or Windows.
Participants can sign up by texting: 'subscribe' to a number. They will then receive a
daily text such as `How did you commute today? Reply 1 - Bike, 2 - Walk, - 3 Public
transport, 4 - Car, 5 - carpool, 6 - not. 0 Settings'
If the participant texts "0", they will receive a temporary weblink which gives them full
control over their account settings: Name, email, time of day and weekday when they
like to receive the reminder. The account settings will be formatted for mobile phones
only.
The administrator will have access to each participant's data, sorted by participant for a
certain time interval (Last week, Last month etc). A button will allow the administrator to
pick a random commute within a time interval for the distribution of the token prizes.
This interface will be formatted for the desktop web browser.
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Features
Subscribers:
The ability to subscribe with one text.
The subscriber controls when they received a reminder plus other relevant information
(User preferences).
The ability to report today's commute with a single text.
Automatically avoid double commute submissions; only the last one reported on any
day will count.
Subscriber control panel:
Register: Name, email, the times the daily reminders need be be send out for each day
of the week.
'Do not notify me till <date>' (vacation -option)
Administrator:
The ability to set an expiring subscription key. Only people texting the subscription key
can enroll (helping to avoid spam). Setting subscription key for different departments.
For example people are requested to enroll by texting '12' to our number. The 12' -
subscription key becomes part of their settings. The Administrator can use this code to
group people in different departments or organizations.
The ability to set up a weekly one -question quiLfor a group (based on subscription key).
Using letters of the replies, the result will be exportable in a MS Excel format.
The ability to create fun variations in the message reminders. The administrator creates
a list of reminder messages from which the system randomly picks one daily. For
example: " How was your commute?", "Today was a great day to bike; how did you get
to work?", "I did not drive a car today. How did you get here?".
Send one individual a text message manually.
A button that randomly selects a winning commute with in a time block (weekly, monthly,
and quarterly) and the production reports.
The ability to generate reports (weekly, monthly, and quarterly) and export the reports in
a MS Excel readable format.
Automatically suspend notifications: Since there is a direct cost to sending/receiving
messages, we propose to automatically suspend notification from accounts where the
participant stops responding for a specified number of days. Accounts with automatically
suspended notifications will no longer receive reminder notifications. The notifications
can be reactivated by texting a commute mode to our phone number again.
Thus in effect, `automatically suspended notifications' is the same as if the user turns off
all weekday reminders. The participant can still report their commute anytime, and also
continues receive group messages.
Blacklist account. The administrator can blacklist the account. Maybe we can think of
some rule for blacklisting a number such as excessive texting.
Implementation and timeline:
One Monthly
time
App building and testing $3,196
Commuter interface $750
Quiz interface and reporting $750
Send an individual a text $200
Environmental discount -$800
Pilot Hosting (In partnership with SEI for this pilot) $40
Per participant subscription (per month or part of month)" $1
Development Total
Monthly total varies
Billed 50% at the signing of the contract; the remaining 50% at completion. Monthly fees
are billed at the last day of the month and due within 30 days. This proposal is valid for
30 days.
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What we have NOT included but would be nice to have:
The option for the user to receive an email instead of a text message.
The option to login using one's google account.
To sign-up using a website.
A competition between departments with department prizes. (But we do collect the
enrollment codes, which can be used to group people by department in a MS Excel
sheet.)
A calculation of how much CO2 the participant has saved.
A progress graph towards a certain goal for the participant.
Agreement:
Customer Signature
Customer Printed
Title (if any)
Date and place
Ward Bouwman
President Oakgrounds Inc.
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This proposal and agreement is ruled by the Standard Service Conditions for Oakgrounds inc. and is confidential.
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INSTRUCTIONS: Use this cover sheet to circulate all contracts for review and approval in the order shown below.
TO BE COMPLETED BY INITIATING DEPARTMENT PROJECT MANAGER:
Contracting Department: City Manager
Project Manager: Cory Bytof
Extension: 3407
Contractor Name: Ward Bouwman
Contractor's Contact: (415) 507-1623
Contact's Email: ward@oakgrounds.com
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