HomeMy WebLinkAboutC2007-100 - 4/17/2007 - ApprovedReciprocal Fiber License Agreement
TI~IS Recipx cal ~'i er L..~~cense :-~greement (this "A~reement" or "License") is made and
enter~d into as ot(~)1«. #°!_. Z007 (the "Effective Date") by and between City of Corpus
Chrfs~i. Texas ("Ci~"1 and Granc~e Comrnunications Networks, Inc., a Delaware corporation
(:`Gr~de '}.
RECITALS
,a City and (~rande each owns a fiber optic communication system in the City of
C°orp~s Christi, referred tc~ as the C'ity System Route and Grande System Route, respectively.
3 Cit} desires to be granted the right to use, and Grande is willing to grant to City
the rt~ht to use certain dark fibers and associated property in the Grande System Route, on the
ternls and conditions set forth bel~~v.
~: Grande desires to be granted the right to use, and City is willing to grant to
Crrande the right to use certain dark fibers and associated property in the City System Route, on
the terms atad conditions set forth below
D Each defined term ~hali have the meaning set forth in this Agreement where such
term is first used, or, if ~lo meaning is so set forth, the meaning ascribed to such term in the
C'Tl~ssar~- of Terms w~hich is attached hereto and incorporated herein by this reference.
A~cordingly, in consideration of the mutual promises set forth below, and other good and
~ alu~le consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties
hereby agree as follows:
ARTICLE 1.
Licensed Fiber
1 1 Grande hereby grants to Lity, and City hereby accepts from Grande:
(a) the e~clusive right and license (the "City Fiber License") to use certain
~,ommunications dark fibers (the "Grande Fibers") which will be specifically identified
by Grande in the Grande System Route as depicted on Exhibit A attached hereto and
incorporated herein; and
(b) the nonexclusi~~z right and license to use the tangible and intangible property
needed for the use of the (Trande Fibers (collectively, the "Grande Associated Property"),
including but not iimited tu
the associated conduit; and
(2'f Crrande's rights in all Grande Underlying Rights.
2007-100
0~;17/07 r
Ord027222
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'' City~ hereb~ grants to Grande, and Grande hereby accepts from City_
(a) rhe exclusive r~ght and license (the "Grande Fiber License") to use certain
~ ommunications dark fibers (the "City Fibers") which will be specifically identified by
~: ity in the C:ity S~-stem Raute as depicted on the attached Exhibit Al attached hereto and
incorporated hereirl; and
(b) the nonexclusi~e right and license to use the tangible and intangible City
property needed for the ~se of the City Fibers (collectively the "Citv Associated
Pro~ertv"l, including but not limited to:
(1) the associated conduit; and
(2l City's rights in all City Underlying Rights.
~. 3 Neither party has the right to own, control, maintain, modify or revise the Fibers
or As~ociated Property of the other part~~.
'.-~ Neither party has the r~ght of physical access to, the right to encumber in any
mant~er, or other use of the System Route of the other party, except as expressly set forth herein.
;.~ Each party shall ha~~e fuli and complete control and responsibility far determining
any network and service configuration or designs, routing configurations, rearrangement or
consc~lidation of channels or circuits and all related functions with regard to the use of that
party's fiber.
i.o Each party acknowiedges and agrees that the other party is not supplying nor is
oblig~.ted to supply any optronics or electronics or optical or electrical equipment or other
facilities, including without limitation, generators, batteries, air conditioners, fire protection and
moni~oring and testing equipment. all ot which are the sole responsibility of the using party, nor
is any party responsible for perforrning any work other than as specified in this Agreement.
ARTICLE 2.
ADDITIONAL CONSIDERATION FOR GRANTS
?.i Cit~~ shall pay directly or reimburse Grande for the costs and expenses described
in ~icle 7.
?.? Upon the earlier oi~ (aj 90 days after the execution of this License; or (b) City's
recei~t of notice from the Dir. of MIS that the Grande Fibers have been delivered to City, the
C'ity shall irnmediately refund to Grande the $100,000 security deposit previously provided by
Gran~e ta City pursuant to the terms and conditions of that certain Franchise Agreement, dated
March i C~, 200C) and entered into by and between the parties hereto.
ARTICLE 3.
COIVSTRUCTION OF THE GRANDE FIBER SYSTEM
GRAI~DE COMMUNtC.ATtON~ NETWORKS, I!~t'. CONF[DENTIAL AND PROPRIETARY
~. i Grande shall construct the Grande System Route as described on the attached
Exhihit A The Grande `~ystem Route and the Grande Fibers therein shall meet or exceed the
specifications set forth in Bxhibit E3.
?,? EXCept as may be provided herein. Grande shall, at Grande's sole cost and
e~pense, procure all materials to be incorporated in and to become a permanent part of the
Gran~e Svs~em Route.
ARTICLE 3A
i ONSTRUC"TION OF THE CITY FIBER SYSTEM
~~A.1 Cit}~ has c~nstructeci the City System Route as described on the attached Exhibit
A1. The City System Route and khe City Fibers therein shall meet or exceed the specifications
set fo~th in Exhibit B.
ARTIC'LE 4.
TESTING
-~.1 Grande shall test all Grande Fibers in accordance with the procedures specified in
Exhi ' it B("Fiber Testin~"). Fiber Testing shall proceed span by span along each Segment as
cable splicing progresses, so that test results may be reviewed in a timely manner. Grande shall
pro~tt~tly provide City with a copti~ of the test results.
4.? Grande will provide City reasonable advance notice of the date and time of each
Fiber Testing so the City shall ha~ e the opportunity to have a representative present to observe
the Fiber Testing.
ARTICLE 5.
TFR M
>.l The grants of the City Fiber License and the Grande Fiber License shall each
beco~e ef~setive on the Effective Date and shall each extend for a period of ten (10) years
thereafter. The period of the fiber licenses granted herein is defined as the "Term."
(a j At the expiration or other termination of this Agreement, the fiber licenses
granted herein shall each immediately terminate, and all rights of either party to use the other
party's Assaciated Property, or an~ par[ thereof, shall cease.
~.~ If at any time City determines that, with respect to any Segment, the Grande
Fiberas have reached the end of their useful life ( as determined by City in its sole discretion), or
City ~therwise desires not to retain this Agreement, City shall have the right to abandon the use
of th~ Gra~de Fibers by notice t~~ Gr~uide. In the case of abandonment, this Agreement shall
termi~nate as to such Segment, and (~'ity shall not be entitled to a refund of any of the
consi~ieration paid
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~.3 It is understood and ageed that Grande must and does maintain legal title to the
entire (Jrande System Rotite, subject to the Grande Fiber License granted hereunder. The parties
a~ree ta fi~e their i•espective income tax returns, property tax returns, and other returns and
reports for their respecti~ e Impos~tions on such basis and, except as otherwise required by law,
noC to take any positions inconsistent therewith.
~.-~ The term ~.~f this Agreement shall extend for two additional periods of five (5)
years each, by agreemerit of th~ Parties, not later than twelve (12) months preceding the
expir~tion of the Term (or the extended Term).
ARTIC;LE 6.
NETWORK ACCESS
6.1 (a) Grande shal] provide City with access to the Grande Fibers by cable stub
taken by Grande from the Grande System Route in the public right of way adjacent to City
facili~ies identified on Exhibit A.
~al) City shall provide Grande with access to the City Fibers by cable stub taken by
Citv from the City System Route in the public right of way adjacent to Grande facilities
ident~f ed on Exhibit Al
(b i If either party desires additional Connecting Points on the System Route
of tYre other party, the parties will negotiate in good faith the terms and conditions for such
addi~onal Connecting Points. All ~onneeting Points shall be placed at splice points.
(c) All eonnections to the Grande System Route shall be performed by
Urande. in accordance ~~ith Urande's applicable specifications and operating procedures. The
Cost ~of" sueh connections will be borne by Grande. It is the responsibility of City to obtain all
govettimental and other approvals and consents necessary for the delivery of the cable stub.
(c 1 i All connecti~ns to the Citv System Route shall be performed by City. The
Cost of such connections will be borne bv City.
(d j In ~~rder to ~chedule a Connection, each party shall request and coordinate
such work with the other party not Iess than thirty (30) days in advance of the date the
connection is requested tu be completed. Neither Grande nor City shall have any limitations on
the types of electronics or technologies employed to utilize its fibers, subject to applicable safety
proc~dures and so long as such electronics or technologies do not interfere with the use of or
pres~t a risk of damage to an~~ partion i~f the other party's system.
ARTICLE 7.
MA1NZ ENANCE AND REPAIR OF THE FIBER SYSTEM
~ i Each Party shall ~~e responsible far maintenance and repair of its own Fiber
Syst~m. The parties agree to maintain their respective System Route in accordance with the
mair~#enance requirements and prc~cedures set forth in Exhibit D hereto.
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~'.' If~ Grande determi~~es that the fiber optic cable is technically or functionally
obsolete and should be replaced on the Grande System Route or any Segment thereof, then
C~rande n~ay, on not less ~~han one hundred twenty (120) days' written notice to City, substitute
for il~e Grande Fibers on the Grande System Route an equal number of alternative fibers along
the sarne or an alternati~°e route; provided that in any such event, such substitution (a) shall be
u~ithaut interruption of service and use by City; and (b) shall not adversely affect the use,
~~pera#ic?n or perf~rmance of City' t net~~ork or business or change any Connecting Points. In the
e~~ent of a fiber substituti~~n, Gran~e v~~~ll use all commercially reasonable efforts to reconnect to
the isxaride 5ystem Route without intenuption of service along the Grande System Route.
??A If City determines rhat the fiber optic cable is technically or functionally obsolete
and shoulri be replaced an the Citr Systeln Route or any Segment thereof, then City may, on not
less tl~an +~ne hutldred twenty { 12(~ } da~=s' written notice to Grande, substitute for the City Fibers
~n the ('ity Systerri Route an equ~l number of alternative fibers along the same or an alternative
route; provided that in any such ever7r, such substitution (a) shall be without interruption of
ser~ice and use by Grande; and {h) shall not adversely affect the use, operation ar performance
of Grande's netwc~rk or business ar change any Connecting Points. In the event of a fiber
subst~tution, Cit_y ~.~ill usc all commercially reasonable efforts to reconnect to the City System
Route ~~ithout interruption of sen~x~e along the City System Route.
'~3 In the event of iz fiber substitution under Section 7_2, all costs of such
subst~#ution, including, without limitation, all disconnect and reconnect costs, fees and expenses,
shall be shared by the parties in thc following order and amounts (the "Allocable Shares"):
(a) First, if the affected portion of the Grande System Route includes any
cond~it otl~er than the ronduit h~using the Grande Fibers, the total Costs shall be allocated
equally among all of the affected conduits; and
(b j Second, the Costs related to the conduit carrying the Grande Fibers plus
the Costs specifically related to the fibers within such conduit shall be allocated between City
and C~rrande and other users based on the ratio to which the number of Grande Fibers bears to the
total number of fibers in such conduit.
~.3A In the event of a fiber substitution under Section 7.2A, all costs of such
subst~tution, including, without limitation, all disconnect and reconnect costs, fees and expenses,
shall be shared b~ the parties in the following order and amounts (the "Allocable Shares"):
(a} Eirst, if the affected portion of the City System Route includes any conduit
other than the conduit housing tht Citv Fibers, the total Costs shall be allocated equally among
all ~fthe affected conduits; and
Ibj Second, the Costs related to the conduit carrying the City Fibers plus the
Costs speci#'ically related to the fibers within such conduit shall be allocated between City and
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ARTICLE 8.
GRANDE PERNII I'SiUNDERLYING RIGHTS; RELOCATION
8. ; Grande has obtained or will obtain certain rights of way far construction and
opera~ion of the Grande System ftoute (the "Grande Underlyi•n~ Ri ts"). This Agreement is
subj~t to the terms of'the Grande Underlying Rights, and subject to the terms under which the
right of` v~ ay is owned or held by the grantor of the Grande Underlying Rights, including, but not
limit~d to, covenants, conditions, restrictions, easements, reversionary interests, bonds,
rriortg~ages and indentures, and other matters, whether or not of record, and to the rights of
tenan~ts and licensees in possession. Tlle rights and license granted to City hereunder are further
sub~eet and subordinate to the pnc~r right of the grantor of the Grande Underlying Rights to use
the right of way for other business act~vities, including railroad operations, telecommunications
uses, p~peline operations ~r an}~ oilier purposes, and to the prior right of Grande to use its rights
granted unaer the Grande Underlying Rights. The rights and license granted herein are expressly
made subject to each anti every (~mitation, restriction or reservation affecting the Underlying
Rights. Vothing herein shall be c.onstrued as to be a representation, warranty or covenant of
Crrande~s right, titl~ ~r int~rests ~uith respect to the right of way or the Grande Underlying Rights.
~.? C7n Citv's written request, Grande shall make available for inspection by City, at
CTrande~s offices. copies of all intormation, documents, agreements, reports, permits, drawings
and ~~citieations that are materiai to the grant of the rights hereunder to City, including, without
limitation, the Grande linderlying Rights, to the extent that their terms or other legal restrictions
permit disclosure. Grande ma_y redact cc~nfidential or proprietary business terms.
8. ~ If during the Tern~. Grande undertakes a relocation of any part of the Grande
Syst~n Route, inciuding any of the facilities used or required in providing the rights hereunder,
Gran~e shall proceed with such relocation, including, but not limited to, the right, in good faith,
tc~ re~sonably determine the extent of, the timing of, and methods to be used far such relocation;
provided that (a) if the relocation is at Grande's discretion, Grande shall maintain the same
endpbints of the Grande System Route; and (b) the relocation shall be conducted in accordance
with the procedures set forth in Eahibit D.
~3.~ t;pon the expiration or ather termination of an Grande Underlying Right that is
neces~sary in order to grant, continue or maintain any rights granted hereunder in accordance with
the t~rms and conditions hereof or~ any relocation of the Grande System Route, Grande shall use
ai1 reasonable efforts to ,.:~btain an alternate right of way. The parties shall share the costs of
obtaining an alternate r~~ht of ~~ay and the costs of relocation according to their Allocable
Shares.
~3, i Grande shall deli~ er to City updated As-Builts with respect to the relocated
segrt~ent not later than ninety (90) days following the cornpletion of such relocation.
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ARTICLE 8A.
C[TY PERMITS; UNDERLYING RIGHTS; RELOCATION
~A.l City~ has t~btained ~r will obtain certain rights of way for construction and
operation of the Cit}` System Route (the '`City Underl i~ng Rights"). This Agreement is subject
t~ the~ terms of the City Underlyin~ Rights, and subject to the terms under which the right of way
is ow~ed or held by the grantor ~~f th~ City Underlying Rights, including, but not limited to,
covenants, conditions, resfiction~, easements, reversionary interests, bonds, mortgages and
inder~tures, and other matters, whether or not of record, and to the rights of tenants and licensees
in possession. The rights and lic-ense granted to Grande hereunder are further subject and
subordinate to the prior right of the grantor of the City Underlying Rights to use the right of way
for ~ther business activities, incl~_~ding railroad operations, telecommunications uses, pipeline
opera~ions or any other purposes, and to the prior right of City to use its rights granted under the
City Underlying Rights. The rigt~ts and license granted herein are expressly made subject to
each and every limitatic~n, restrictior ~~~~r reservation affecting the City Underlying Rights.
'vothi~~ herein sha(1 be construed as to ~e a representation, warranty or covenant of City's right,
iitle ar interests with respect to the righ~ of way or the City Underlying Rights.
~A.2 On Grande's written request, City shall make available for inspection by Grande,
at City4, offices, copies c~f all infc,rmation, documents, agreements, reports, permits, drawings
and ~ecifications that are material to the grant of the rights hereunder to Grande, including,
witho~t limitation, the ~ ity Underlying Rights, to the extent that their terms or other legal
restrictions permit disclosure. ('it~~ mav redact confidential or proprietary business terms.
~A.3 lf during the Term. Citv undertakes a relocation of any part of the City System
Route, including any of the facilities used or required in providing the rights hereunder, City
shall proceed with such relocation, including, but not limited to, the right, in good faith, to
reasot~abli~ determine the extent ai, the timing of, and methods to be used for such relocation;
provic~ed that (a} if the relocation is at (`ity's discretion, City shall maintain the same endpoints
of the (1'ity System Route; and (n) t}~e relocation shall be conducted in accordance with the
proc~iures set forth in Exhibit D.
~A.4 Upon the ~xpiration or other termination of an City Underlying Right that is
neces~ary in order to grant, continue or maintain any rights granted hereunder in accordance with
the t~'ms and conditions hereof or anv relocation of the City System Route, City shall use all
reasot~able efforts to obtain an alternate right of way. The parties shall share the costs of
aLtai~ing an alternate n~;ht of ~~ay and the costs of relocation according to their Allocable
Shares.
8A.5 City~ shall deliver to Grande updated As-Builts with respect to the relocated
segm~nt ~~ot later than ninety (90) days following the completion of such relocation.
ART1C'LE 9.
USE OF FIBER SYSTEM
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~.? Each. part~~ represents, ~~~arrants and covenants that it will use the other party's
Fibers and Associated Property in compliance with and subject to all applicable government
codes, ordinances, laws, rules and regulations.
9. > Subject to the lim~tations set forth in this Agreement, each party may use the
Fibers and the Associated Property of the other party for any lawful purpose. City agrees and
ackna~wledges that it has no right to use any of the fibers that are part of the Grande Svstem,
ofher than the Grande Fibers. Grande agrees and acknowledges that it has no right to use any of
the fibers that are part of the City Systern, other than the City Fibers. Each party shall keep any
and all ~~f the other party~ ~ System. free from anv liens. rights or claims of any third party.
`7.-~ Grande agi-ees and ack~lowledges that it has no right to use the Grande Fibers
durir~ the Term hereof. I'rom and after the Effective Date, Grande shall keep the City's rights in
the Grande Fibers and the Grarrde ,-~ssociated Property granted hereunder, other than any
.Associated Propert~ as to which Grande shall have provided to City a nondisturbance agreement,
free from any liens, rigl~ts or claims of any third party attributable to Grande. Grande shall
obtain ~i-om any entity ir favor c~f° which Grande in its discretion shall have granted after the
Effec~ive Date a securit~ interest or lien on all or part of the Grande System Route a written
nondisturbance agreement in whicl~ such lien holder acknowledges City's rights and interests in
and to the Grande Fibers. the Grande ~~ssociated Property and the rights granted hereunder, and
agr~es that City shatl nc~t be dim~iush~d, disturbed, impaired or interfered with in any adverse
respect by such lien holder, City agrees and acknowledges that it has no right to use the City
Fibers during the l~erm hereof. F'~om and after the Effective Date, City shall keep the Grande's
rights in the City Fibers and the City Associated Property granted hereunder, other than any City
Associated Property as to which C`ity shall have provided to Grande a nondisturbance agreement,
free f~'om any liens, rights or claims of~ any third party attributable to City. City shall obtain from
any~ ent~ty in fa~~or of which City in its discretion sl~all have granted after the Effective Date a
securit} interest c~r lier~ on all ~~r part of the City System Route a written nondisturbance
agree~nent in which such lien hoider acknowledges Grande's rights and interests in and to the
C'itv Fibers, the C'ity Associated Pro~erty and the rights granted hereunder, and agrees that
CTrande shall not be diminished, disturbed, impaired or interfered with in any adverse respect by
such lien holder
~S Each part~ shall p~~omptly notify each other of any matters pertaining to, or the
occu~rence (or impendin~ occurrence) of, any event which would be reasonably likely to give
rise to any damage or impending damage to or loss of the other party's System that are known to
such cep~rting party
~.c, Neither party shall use ~ts System in a way that interferes in any way with or
adve~ely affects the use of the fibers or cable of any other person using the other party's
Svstem. ~I'he parties acknowledge that each party's System may include other participants.
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requi~ements applieable tcs their respective rights and obligations hereunder.
ARTICLE 10
INDEMNIFICATION AND LIMITATION OF LIABILITY
4(1.1 Subject ta the pro~ lsions of Sectron 11.5, Grande hereby releases and agrees to
inder~nify, defend. protect and hc71d hannless City, its Affiliates, and its and their employees,
offic~rs. directors, agent~, contractors, and shareholders (`Indemnified Persons"), from and
agair~t any third party claims, suits, proceedings and actions ("Claims") for:
(a} .Anv injury. death, loss or damage to any person, tangible property or
faciti~ies of any person or entity (including reasonable attorney fees and costs at trial and appealj
to the extent arising out of or resulting from the negligence ar willful misconduct of Grande, its
offic~'s, employees, servants, agents or c~ntractors in connection with its performance under this
Agreement; and
{bj Anv liabilitaes ~r damages (including reasonable attorneys fees and costs
at tri~l and appeal) arisin~ out of any violation by Grande of regulations, rules, statutes or court
orders of any locaf, state or federal go~~ernmental agency, court or body in connection with its
perfotmance under this A~reemem .
111,2 Nothing contained herein shall operate as a limitation on the right of either User
or CJr~nde ta bring an action for damages against any third party, including indirect, special, or
conse~quential damages, based or~ any acts or omissions of such third party as such acts or
omis~ions may affect the construction, aperation or use of the User Fibers or the System Route
or any portion thereof; provided, however, the above limitation of liability shall apply to indirect
liabil~ty including Claims against third parties who, directly or through one or more other parties,
have a right of indemnification, impleader, cross-claim, contribution or other right of recovery
against a Party to this Agreement Each of User and Grande shall assign such rights or claims,
execute such documents and do w~~atever else may be reasonably necessary to enable the other to
purs~ any such action against sucE~ third party.
i t~.3 Notwithstanding aily pro~~ision of this Agreement to the contrary, NEITHER
PAR'~'Y ~HALL BE LIABLE TO THE OTHER FOR SPECIAL, PUNITIVE,
EXE~VIPLARY, CONSEQUENTIAL, INCIDENTAL OR INDIRECT LOSSES OR
DAMAGES AS A RESULT OF THE PERFORMANCE OR NONPERFORMANCE OF
ITS OBLIGATIONS L!NDER THIS AGREEMENT, OR ITS ACTS OR OMISSIONS
REL~TED TO THIS ~GREE'.VIENT, WHETHER OR NOT ARISING FROM SOLE,
JOII`~T OR CONCURRENT NEGLIGENCE OR STRICT LIABILITY OR OTHERWISE.
THE ~BUVE [.IMI'I°ATION OF LIABILITY SAALL APPLY TO INDIRECT
LIA~ILITY IIV'VOLVI1vG Sl'ITS BROUGHT AGAINST THIRD PARTIES WAO,
DIR~CTLY OR THROUGH ONE OR MORE OTHER PARTIES, HAVE A RIGHT OF
IND~MNIFICATION, [MPLE.aDER, CROSS-CLAIM, CONTRIBUTION, OR OTHER
RIG~T OF RECOVERY AG:IINST A PARTY TO THIS AGREEMENT (e.g., if an
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ARTICLE 11.
INSi TR AN(~'F.
' 1.1 At ail times during the 7'erm each party shall procure and maintain in force, at its
owr expense:
(a) not less than $2,000,000 combined single limit liability insurance, on an
occurtence basis, for personal injury and property damage, including, without limitation, injury
or da~nage arising from the operation of vehicles or equipment and liability for completed
oper~ions;
(bj r~~orkers' compensation insurance in amounts required by applicable law
and e~nployers' liability insurance with a limit of at least $1,000,000 per occurrence;
(c i automobile liability insurance covering death or injury to any person or
persons, or damage to property arising from the operation of vehicles or equipment, with limits
of not less than $2,000,000 per occurrence; and
(d) an~ other insurance coverages specifically required of such party pursuant
ta Gr~nde's right-of-way agreements with railroads or other third parties.
f l,2 Botil parties expressly acknowledge that a party shall be deemed to be in
com~iance with the provisions of" this Article if it maintains a self-insurance program providing
for a retenti~an of up to $2,00O,OOU. If either party provides any of the foregoing coverages on a
clair~-mad~ basis. such policy or policies shall be for at least a three-year extended reporting or
discovery period. iJnless other~'rse agreed, liser's and Grande's insurance policies shall be
obtai~ed ar~d maintained with cotnpanies rated "A" or better by Best's Key Rating Guic~e and
each party shall provide the other with an insurance certificate confirming compliance with this
requirement for each polic:y proviciing such required coverage.
I 13 If either party fails to obtain the required insurance or fails to obtain the required
certificates from any contractor and a claim is made or suffered, sueh party shall indemnify and
hold harmless the other party froi7~ any and all claims for which the required insurance would
have provided coverage. Further, in the event of any such failure which continues after seven (7)
days' writt~n notice thereof by the other party, such other party may, but sha11 not be obligated
ta, obtain such insurance and ~;-ill have the right to be reimbursed for the cost of such insurance
by the party failing to obtain such insurance.
i I.4 In the event coverage is denied or reimbursement of a properly presented claim is
disp~ed by the carrier tor insurance provided above, the party carrying such coverage shall
make good-faith efforts tc? pursue ~uch claim with its carrier.
'? S City and Grande hereby mutually waive their respective rights of recovery against
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each other and the officers, directors, shareholders, partners, joint venturers, employees, agents,
custo~ers, invitees, or business :~isitors of either party, for any loss arising from any cause
covered c~r that would b~ covered b~ fire, extended coverage, All Risks or other insurance
requi~ed to be carried under this ~greement or now or hereafter existing far the benefit of the
respe,~tive party. C'ity and Grande will cause from time to time their respective insurers to issue
appropriate waiver of subrogation !-ights endorsements to all property insurance policies carried
~r c~~nnection with their respective property.
ARTICLE I2.
TAXES, FEES AND OTHER GOVERNNIENTAL IMPOSITIONS
i 2. l City is not responsible for payment of any taxes for City's use of any part of Grande
S vstem .
ARTICLE l3.
NOTICES
All notices and other communications required or permitted under this Agreement shall
be in writing and shall be given b} United States first class mail, postage prepaid, registered or
certif~d, return receipt requested. or by hand delivery (including by means of a professional
mess~ger service or overnight mail) addressed as follows:
Al l notices and other communications shall be given to Grande at:
Grande Communications Networks, Inc.
401 Carson Circle
San Marcos. TX ?8666
Att1~: President
With a cop~ to:
Grande Communications Networks, Inc.
40l Carson Circle
San Marcos.. TX ?8666
Attn: General Counsel
:~ll notices and other communications shall be given to User at:
Citv of Corpus Christi
1201 Leopard Street
Corpus Christi, Texas 78401
Attention: City Manager
With a copy to:
t.itv of Corpus Chnsti
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Corpus Chr~sti, Texas 78401
Attention: C'ity Att~rne_y
Any such notice or other communication shall be deemed to be effective when
actua~ly received or refus~. Eitlier party may by similar notice given change the address to
v~~hich fUture notices or other communications shall be sent.
ARTIC LE 14.
CONFIDENTIALITY
t 4,1 As used h~rein, "Confidential Information" shall mean this Agreement and all
mate~ials, maps, and other documents that are marked confidential and disclosed by one party to
the o~her in fulfilling the provisions and intent of this Agreement, as well as confidential or
propr~etary information that is orally disclosed, provided that, for information that is orally
disclc~sed, the disclosing party indicates to recipient at the time of disclosure the confidential or
propr~etary nature of the ialformation and confirms in writing to the recipient within 30 days after
such ~isclosure that such ~nformaUon is confidential. Each party agrees to hold the Confidential
Information of the other party in confidence. Neither party shall divulge or otherwise disclose
the pt+ovisions of this Agreement tc~ anv third party without the prior written consent of the other
party, except that either party ma~~ make disclosure to those required for the implementation of
this t~greement, and to customt.rs and prospective customers, purchasers and prospective
purcl~sers, auditors, attorneys, financia] advisors, lenders and prospective lenders, investors and
prospecti~e investors, provided that in eaeh case the recipient agrees in writing to be bound by
the etjnfidentiality provisions set forth in this section. In addition, either party may make
discla~sure as required b~ a cour? order or as otherwise required by law or in any legal or
arbitration proceeding reiating ta this Agreement. If either party is required by law or by
interrogatories, requests for information or documents, subpoena, civil investigative demand or
simil~r process to disclos~ the proV isions of this .Agreement or the design information referred to
in this Section, it will provide trBe othc;r party with prompt written notice of such request or
requirernent so that such partti ma~~ seek an appropriate protective order and/or waive
~cc~nzp~iance with this Sect3on~ The party whose consent to disclose information is requested shall
respond to such request. in ~~~riting, wlthin ti~e (~) working days of the request by either
autharizing the disclosurt or advising ~~f its election to seek a protective order, or if such party
fails to respond ~vithin the prescribed period the disclosure shall be deemed approved.
( a) Nothing her~in shall be construed as granting any right or license under
any copyrights, imention~, or patents now ar hereafter owned or controlled by Grande.
(bj Upon termination of this Agreement for any reason or upon request of
Grande, City shall return all Confidential Information, together with any copies of same, to
Grande. The requirements of confidentiality set forth herein shall survive return of such
~'onf~dentia~ Information.
(c) Cit~~ shall nc~t, without first obtaining written consent of Grande, use any
trade~ark or trade name of Grande or refer to the subject matter of this Agreement or Grande in
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any p~omotional activity or other~~~ise, nor disclose to others any specific information about the
subje~t matter of this Agreement.
:~2 i'he provisions of this Article are subject to the Texas Public Information
Act lf C ity receives a request for any of Grande's Confidential
~nfurmation, City shall notify Grande of the request, so that Grande may
present its writte» arguments to the Texas Attorney General. The City
~ha11 releasE• Grande"s Confidential Information if directed to do so by the
Tex as Attorney Generai.
3 4.3 The~ provisions of this Article shall survive expiration or other termination
of this Agreement
ARTICLE 15.
DEFAULT
E 5.1 A default shall be deemed to have occurred under this Agreement if:
(a) in the case ~~f a fatlure to pay any amount when due under this Agreement,
a party fails to pay such amount within ten (10) days after receipt of notice specifying such
breach, or
(b) in the case r~f any other material breach of this Agreement, a party fails to
cure such within thirty (30) days after receipt of notice specifying such breach, provided that if
the b~each is of a nature that cannot be cured within thirty (30) days, a default shall not have
occur~ed so long as the breaching party has commenced to cure within said time period and
there~fter diligentlv pursues such cure to completion.
d~.2 The foregoing not~~ithstanding, if the default consists of a failure to pay any part
of th~ l.icense Fee, nonpaying party shall forfeit its license and its rights in the other party's
Fibers, and non-defaulting pam may terminate any and all of its obligations under this
Agre~rnent and apply any and all amounts previously paid by defaulting party hereunder toward
the psyment of anv other amount> then or thereafter payable by defaulting party hereunder. In
the e~ent of any other default hereunderq the non-defaulting party may avail itself of one or more
of th~ following remedies: (a) take such action as it determines, in its sole discretion, to correct
the default; and (b) pursue any le~al remedies it may have under applicable law or principles of
equity, including specific performance.
~~.3 A waiver by eithel- party at any time of any of its rights as to anything herein
cont~tned shall not be deemed ?o be a waiver of' any breach of covenant or other matter
subseyuently occurring.
ARTIC LE t 6.
TERMINATION
This Agreement shall automatically terminate on the expiration of the Term ar earlier as
provided in this Agreement. Upon the expiration of the Term or other termination of this
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,4gre~nent for default, the defaulting party shall immediately terminate and all rights to use the
non-defaulting party ~ s System Route and the Associated Property, shall cease, all rights to use of
the Systern Route shall r~vert to non-defaulting party, and the non-defaulting party shall owe
defaulting party na further duties ~~r consideration. Upon termination at expiration of the Term,
each part~ shall promptl~ remove :ill of its electronics, equipment, and other property from the
c~ther pany's Systerti Route and lacilities at its sole cost and under other party's supervision.
Term~nation of this :qgreement sh~ll n~~t affect the rights or obligations of either party that have
arisen b+~f~re the date of r.e.rtninatio~l or expiration.
ARTIC LE 17.
EORCE MAJEURE
Neither part~ shall be liable to the other party, and each party's performance under this
Agre~nent shall be excused, if and to the extent that any failure or delay in such party's
perfa~rnance of one or more of ~ts obligations hereunder is caused by any of the following
cond~ions, and such part~'s performance of such obligation or obligations shall be excused and
extended for and during the period of any such delay: act of God; fire; flood; fiber, Cable, or
other material failures, shortages ;~r unavailability ar other delay in delivery not resulting from
the responsible part~'s failure to timelv place orders therefar; lack of or delay in transportation;
govert~ment codes, ordinances. la~~ s, rules, regulations or restrictions (collectively,
"Re~~lations"); war or civil disorder; strikes or other labor disputes; failure of a third party to
grant or recognize an Underlying Right (provided that party seeking an Underlying Right has
made timely and reasonable commercia! efforts to obtain the same); inability of either party to
obtaia track time or access to their System; or any other cause beyond the reasonable control of
such partv. The party claiming relief under this Article shall notify the other in writing of the
exist~ce of the event relied on ~~nd the cessation or termination of said event, and the party
claim~n~ relief shall exerzise reasc~nable commercial efforts to minimize the time of any such
delay.
ARTIC LE 18.
INTENTIONALLY DELETED
ARTIC LE 19.
ASSIGNMENT AND USER FIBER TRANSFERS
Neither Party shal f have the right to assign or otherwise transfer this Agreement without
the p~or ~~vritten consent of the other Party, which shall not be unreasonably withheld.
ARTICLE 20.
REPRESENTATIONS, WARRANTIES AND ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
~(:~ 1 Each ~artv represents and warrants that:
(aj ~t has the full right and authority to enter into, execute, deliver and
perfotm its obligations under this :~greement;
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(b~ thi~ Agreenient constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation
enfarceable against such party in accordance with its terms, subject to bankruptcy, insolvency,
credi~rs' rights and general equitable principles: and
(c} its execution of and performance under this Agreement shall not violate
any a~plicable existin~ regulations, rules, statutes or court orders of any local, state or federal
goverflment agenc~~, caurt or bodti
'0.2 Each part_y represents and warrants to other party that:
(a) Each party Elas obtained or will obtain all permits and other governmental
appr~vals required for the installation of the System Route.
(b) [n its ownership, operation and maintenance of the Grande System,
Grande ~~ill comply urith all applicable local, municipal, state or federal laws, orders and
regul~ttions.
?U.3 EXCEPT AS SPECIFICALLY SET FORTH IN THIS AGREEMENT,
GRA~TDE MAKES NO WARRANTY, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, WITH RESPECT TO
THE: USER FIBERS, INCLUDING ANY WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY OR
FITI~SS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, AND ALL SUCH WARRANTIES ARE
HEI~BY EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMED. IN ADDITION, GRANDE MAKES NO
WA~KANTIES OR REPRESEN'I'ATIONS OF ANY TYPE CONCERNING THE
INT~GRITY OR PERFORMANCE OF THE MATERIALS FURNISHED OR
DES~NATED BY USER.
ARTICLE 21.
GENERAL
??.1 Binding Effect. This Agreement and each of the parties' respective rights and
oblig~tions under this Agreement, shall be binding on and shall inure to the benefit of the parties
hereta and each of their respective permitted successors and assigns.
? 1.2 Waiver. The failure of either party hereto to enforce any of the provisions of this
Agre~ment, or the waiver thereof in anv instance, shall not be construed as a general waiver or
relint~uishment on its part of any such pro~-ision, but the same shall nevertheless be and remain in
full force and effect.
? 1.3 Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in
accortiance with the domestic laws of the State of Texas, without reference to its choice of law
princi~les.
~1.4 Rules of CoAStruction. "Che captions or headings in this Agreement are strictly for
conv~nience and shall not be considered in interpreting this Agreement or as amplifying or
limiti~g any of its content. Words in this Agreement which import the singular connotation shall
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be interpreted as plural, and wards which import the plural connotation shall be interpreted as
singular. as the identity of the parties or objects referred to may require.
(a) Unless expressly defined herein, words having well known technical or
trade ~neanings shall be sr~ construed. All listing of items shall not be taken to be exclusive, but
shall include other items, whether similar~ or dissimilar to those listed, as the context reasonably
rey uire4
(bj Except as s~t forth to the contrary herein, any right or remedy of User or
Grande shall be cumulative and without prejudice to any other right or remedy, whether
contained herein or not.
(c) Nothing in this Agreement is intended to provide any legal rights to
anyone not an executing party of this Agreement,
the parties,
(dj This Agreement has been fully negotiated between and jointly drafted by
(e) All actions, activities, consents, approvals and other undertakings of the
parties in t~is Agreement shall be performed in a reasonable and timely manner, it being
expr~sly acknowledged and uncierstood that time is of the essence in the performance of
oblig~ttions required to be performed bv a date expressly specified herein. Except as specifically
set fa~th herein, for the purpose ~f this Agreement the standards and practices of performance
withi~ the telecommunications industr~~ in the relevant market sha11 be the measure of a party's
perfonnance.
?,.5 Entire Agreement. This Agreement, together with any Confidentiality Agreement
enter~i into in connection herewith, constitutes the entire and final agreement and understanding
betw~en the parties with respect tn the subject matter hereof and supersedes all prior agreements
relati~g to the subject matter hereof; which are of no further force or effect. The Exhibits
referr~d to herein are inte~ral parts hereof and are hereby made a part of this Agreement. To the
extent that any of the pro~~isions of any Exhibit herelo are inconsistent with the express terms of
this Agreement, the ternis of th~s Agreement shall prevail. This Agreement may only be
modi5ed or amended by an instnament in writing executed by each party and delivered to the
party rely~ng on the writing.
~1.6 No Personal Liabili~. Each action or claim against any party arising under or
relati~g to this Agreement shall be made only against such party as a corporation, and any
liabil~#y relating thereto shall be enforceable onlv against the corporate assets of such party. No
partyshall seek to pierce the corporate veil or otherwise seek to impose any liability relating to,
or ar~ing from, this Agreement =igainst any shareholder, employee, officer or director of the
other party. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, each of such persons is
an in~nded beneficiary of the mutual promises set forth in this Article and shall be entitled to
enforce the obligatlons of this Art~cie.
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~? 1.7 Relationshlp of the Parties. The relationship between the parties shall not be that
of pa~tners, agents, or joint venturers for one another, and nothing contained in this Agreement
shall be deemed to constitute a partnership or agency agreement between them for any purposes,
including, but not limited to federal inc~me tax purposes. The parties, in performing any of their
ablig~ttic~ns hereunder. s€iall be ~ndependent eontractors or independent parties and shall
disch~rge their contractual obligations at their own risk subject, however, to the terms and
cc~r~ditions hereof_
' 1,8 Severabilitv. If any tenn. covenant or condition contained herein is, to any extent,
held invalid or unenforceable in any respect under the laws governing this Agreement, the
remainder of this Agreement shall not be affected thereby, and each term, covenant or condition
c~ _f thi~ Agreement shall be valid and enforceable to the fullest extent permitted by law.
? l.9 Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, all
of ~~1~ch taken together shall constitute one and the same instrument.
In confirmation oi~ their consent and agreement to the terms and conditions contained in
this t~greernent and intending t« be legally bound hereby, the parties have executed this
Agree~tnent as of the date tirst abol~e written.
GRANDE
Grande Communications Networks, Inc.
By:
Name:
Title:
Date:
CITY:
City of Corpus Chr~sti
By:
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Title:
Date:
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GLtJSSARY OF TERMS
1'he following tern~s shall have the stated definitions in this Agreement.
"Allocable Shares'' is defined in section 7.3.
"r~s-Builts~" is defined in section ~.01.
`'Cable'' ~neans the fiber optic cable and the fibers contained therein, and
associated splicing connections, splice boxes, and vaults to be installed by GRANDE as part of
the Grande System
`Costs" means all actual, direct costs paid or payable in accordance with the
estab~shed accounting procedures generally used by Grande and which it utilizes in billing third
partie~ for reimbursable projects which costs shall include, without limitation, the following:
(i) int~rnal l~abor costs, including wages and salaries, and benefits, and (ii) other direct costs and
out-af pocket expenses on a pass-through basis (e.g., equipment, materials, supplies, contract
Seri'tC~S_ ~tC.~.
"I:ffective I~ate" is ~:iefined in the introductory paragraph to this Agreement.
"Planned System Work Period'' or `'PSWP" means a prearranged period of time
reservec~ for performing certain ~ti ork on the URANDE System that may potentially impact
traffic. Generally, this wi I1 be restricted to weekends, avoiding the first and last weekend of each
mont~ and high-traffic weekends. "T'he PSWP shall be agreed upon pursuant to Exhibit D.
'Gr~inde S~ stem" shall have the meaning ascribed thereto in Exhibit A.
"City Svst~m'" shall have the meaning ascribed thereto in Exhibit Al .
"Se~ment'~ shall mean a pair described in Exhibit A or Exhibit A-1.
"Underlying Rights" is defined in Section 9.1.
["Best efforts"] ["reasonable commercial efforts"], when used herein in
connection with a c~~venant of a party to this Agreement, shall not obligate such
party, unless othe~~ise specificall_y required by the operative covenant, to make
wlreimbursed expenditures (other than costs or expenditures that would have been
required of~ such party in the absence of the requirements of such covenant) that
are material in amount, in light of the circumstances to which the requirement to
use ~iest ef~forts appiies.
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EXHIBIT A
TO RECIPROCAL FIBER LICENSE AGREEMENT
GRANDE SYSTEM ROUTE
Grande w~ill pro~~tde four dark fibers (except as noted), from the City Service Center to the public
ROW ad~acent to the follov~~ing city facilities
1, 2300 Rodd Nield (F- -
2. 5805 Williams ( C1ini~: )
3. 5901 S. Staples ( F-14 ~
4. Yorktown ~k Staples ( S.C. ;
5. Cedar Pass & Everhart S.C' i
6. 6"13 Webe~~ ( F- 6)
7. 3202 Cabinas Prkw. (tiatatorium )
8. Alameda & Ocean ( S (~. )
9. 5601 S. Alac~da ( Oso Galf Course )
10. 910 Airline { F-11 )
11. 1025 Carmel Prkw. ( ti.C j*(R fibersl
12. 4639 Kostoryz ( F- 8~~
13. 3722 S. Staples ( F- 7)
14. 4225 S. Port ( Gas Deparhnent )
I5. (iollihar 8~ Weber
/6. Saratoga & Weber
17. Saratoga & Everhardt
18. Saratoga & Staples
19. Saratoga & Cimarron
20. Saratoga & Airline
21. Saratoga & Rodd Field
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fibers )
GranciC wil( provide 30 dark fibers from the City 5ervice Center to the intersection of Sacky Drive and Richter
Street, and 36 dark fibers on Saratoga from Weber Road to Rodd Field.
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EXHIBIT A1
TO RECIPROCAL FIBER LICENSE AGREEMENT
CITY SYSTEM ROUTE
I'he City will provide 1wo dark f rbers 1i~om the existing fiber interconnect at the intersection of Ayers and
Hatly to the followin~ facilit~es:
1. ] 201 Leopard (Gity Hall)
2. KZ'I'V, 301 Artesian S?
3. Del Mar East, 3209 S Staples
4. KEF)T, 44Si S. Padre Island Dr., Suite 38
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EXHIBIT B
TO RECIPROCAL FIBER LICENSE AGREEMENT
Fiber Cable Splicing, Testing and Aceeptance Procedures
1 ~il splices will be perform~d with an industry-accepted fusion splicing machine. Testing
will be documented on diskettes in Laser Precision format and on trace analysis sheets reflecting
bi-directional ]osses by fiber and installed span loss by fiber. One copy of trace diskettes and
one c~py of trace analysis sheets ~~~ill be submitted. All testing will be performed at 1550 nm.
2 lluring initial uni-directiarial OTDR testing, a general indicator of the quality of each
splice wi11 be an objective loss of t1.1(~ dB ar less. If, after three attempts, Grande is not able to
prod~ce a loss value of Icss than t).10 dB, then 0.20 dB will become the objective. If, after two
addit~onal attempts, a value of less than 0.20 is not achievable, then the splice will be marked as
'`C)ut--of -Spec" (OOSI o» a field data sheet. The parties recognize that uni-directional OTDR
test dg.ta is not an acceptance/rejectaon criterion.
3 [`he installed span loss (span shall be FDP to FDP) shall be a bi-directional average of
0.20 dB!km or less. as calculated using an industry-accepted optical loss test set at 1550 nm.
The installed span loss includes the inherent attenuation of the glass, the backbone splice losses,
the pigtail splice losses, che inherent loss in the pigtails, and the connector losses.
4 +Optical Return I,oss (ORL) wiLl be recarded on the testing documentation, far
iriforr~nation only.
5 -['Ize entire fiber optic cable system shall be properly protected from foreign voltage and
grourZded with an industrv-accepted system. The current systems in use by Grande are the ACT
440Q-1 ~0 and the Norscar~ 2745 St:~L'.
6 'I`he fibers shall be terminated tc~ the FDP with Ultra FC-PC connectors, unless another
type of connector is specitied.
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EXHIBIT C
TO RECIPROCAL FIBER LICENSE AGREEMENT
Connecting Points
1 Delivery dates will he indi~ idually determined jointly by Grande and City but in no
insta~e shall be less than 30 days for a splice point or 90 days for a shared manhole or handhole.
On phase completion, both timelines will be based on accessing existing Grande splice points
and c~operation from any and all third party or governmental entities that may require oversight.
All ti~es will be measured from tr,~ date City provides to Grande detailed connection plans for a
speci~ic connectin~ point
Timelines are based on City obtaining permits, licenses and cooperation from any and all third
party ar governmental entities that may require oversight to City's access to the splice points,
and Cit~~ shall bear all costs associated therewith. Grande's sole responsibility shall be the
splicing of City's cable to the Citti~ Fibers or constructing the handhole.
2 Pricing for zonnections is as foliows:
Grar~de will provide all fiber for the Grande System Route and the City shall provide the
labor ~nd other materials i~ecessarv to establish the connections to the adjacent City facilities.
City shall provide all fiber for the ~ ity System Route and the labor and other materials necessary
tc? establish the connectiorls to the adjacent Grande facilities.
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EXHIBIT D
TO RECIPROCAL FIBER LICENSE AGREEMENT
Grande System Maintenance 5pecifications and Procedures
Any part}~ responsible for providing maintenance of the Grande System hereunder shall be
refert~ed t~~ herein as the ``Service Provider." The Party receiving maintenance services from the
Service Provider hereunder shall be referred to herein as the `'Service Recipient". All other
eap~talir,ed terms not otherwise detined herein shall have their respective meanings as set forth in
tl~e IRL' Supplement of which this Exhihit forms a part.
Maintenance.
(a) Scheduled Maintenance. Routine maintenance and repair of the Grande
Syste,~n deseribed in this section (`'Scheduled Maintenance") shall be performed by or under the
direc~ion af Service Provider, at Service Provider's reasonable discretion or at Service
Recipient's request. Scheduled Maintenance shall commence with respect to each Segment upon
the effective date of the grant of the IRt' therein, as provided in the IRU Supplement. Scheduled
Mair~enance shall include the foll~~win~ activities:
(i j Patr~~l of~ Grande System route on a regularly scheduled basis,
wh~c~ tivill be weekl~ untess hyrai! access is necessary, in which case, it will be quarterly;
(ii ) Maintenance of a"Call-Before-You-Dig" program and all required
and r~lated cable locates~
(b i Unscheduled Maintenance. Non-routine maintenance and repair of the
Gran~ie System which is r~ot included as Scheduled Maintenance ("Unscheduled Maintenance"),
shall ~e performed by or under the direction of Service Provider. Unscheduled Maintenance
shall comrr~mce with respect to each Segment upon the effective date of the grant of the IRU
therein, as provided in the IRU Supplement. Unscheduled Maintenance shall consist of:
(i} '`Emergency Unscheduled Maintenance" in response to an alarm
identification by Service Provider~ s Operations Center, notification by Service Recipient or
notif~eation by an} third party of any failure, interruption or impairment in the operation of the
C~rande System, or any e~ent imminently likely to cause the failure, interruption or impairment in
t}~e o~-eration of the Grande Systern.
(ii) "Non-Emergency Unscheduled Maintenance" in response to any
poten~tial service-affectin~ situation to prevent any failure, interruption or impairment in the
oper~ion of the Grande System.
Service Recipient shall immediately report the need for Unscheduled Maintenance to
Servi+ce Provider in accordance w~th procedures promulgated by Service Provider from time to
tim~. Service Pro~~ider w~ll log the time of Service Recipient's report, verify the problem and
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dispa~ch personnel immediately to take corrective action.
.~ . Operations Center.
Ser~~ice Pr~vider shall operate and maintain an Operations Center ("OC") staffed
twenty-four (24) hours a day, seven (7) days a week by trained and qualified personnel. Service
Provider's maintenance employees shall he available for dispatch twenty-four (24) hours a day,
seven~ (') d~ys a week. Service Pr~vider shall have its first maintenance employee at the site
requi~ing Emergenc`- Unscheduled Maintenance activity within two (2) hours after the time
Serti~i~e Provider becomes aware o f an event requiring Emergency Unscheduled Maintenance,
unless delayed by circumstances beyond the reasonable control of Service Provider. Service
Provider shall maintain a toll-free ~elephone number to contact personnel at the OC. Service
Provi~ler's OC personnel shall dispatch maintenance and repair personnel along the system to
handle and repair problems detected in zhe Grande System, (i) through the Service Recipient's
remo~e surveillance equip~nent anc± upon notification by Service Recipient to Service Provider,
or (ii) upon notification b~ a third ;.iart~
Cooperation and Coordination.
(a} Service Reci~ient shall utilize an Operations Escalation List, as updated
from time to time, to report and seek immediate initial redress of exceptions noted in the
performance of Service Provider in meeting maintenance service objectives.
(b) Service Recipient will, as necessary, arrange for unescorted access for
Ser~~i~e Provider to all sites of the C'Jrande System, subject to applicable contractual, underlying
real property and other third-party limitations and restrictions.
~c) In performing its services hereunder, Service Provider shall take
work~nanlike care to prevent impairment to the signal continuity and performance of the Grande
Syst~n. The precautions to be taken by Service Provider shall include notifications to Service
Reci~ent. In addition, Service Provider shall reasonably cooperate with Service Recipient in
shari~g information and analyzing the disturbances regarding the cable and/or fibers. In the
event`that any Scheduled or Unscheduled Maintenance hereunder requires a traffic roll or
recon~'iguration involving cable, fiber, electronic equipment, or regeneration ar other facilities of
the S~rvice Recipient, then Servict Recipient shall, at Service Provider's reasonable request,
make such personne) of Service Recipient availabie as may be necessary in order to accomplish
sucli ~aintenance, which personnei shali coordinate and cooperate with Service Provider in
perf'onning such maintenance as required of Service Provider hereunder.
(d) Service Provider shall notify Service Recipient at least ten (10) business
days prior to the date in conneetion with any PSWP of any Scheduled Maintenance and as soon
as possible after becomin~ aware of the need for Unscheduled Maintenance. Service Recipient
shall have the right to be present during the performance of any Scheduled Maintenance or
C'nsc~teduled Maintenance so long as this requirement does not interfere with Service Provider's
ability to perform its obligations ualder this Supplement. In the event that Scheduled
Main~enance is canceled c~r delaye~ for whatever reason as previously notified, Service Provider
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shall notify Service Recipient at SLrvice Provider's earliest opportunity, and will comply with
the provisians of the pre~~ious sentence to reschedule any delayed activity.
~. Facilities.
(a) Service Provider shall maintain the Grande System in a manner which will
perm~t Service Recipient' ~ use, in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Reciprocal
Fiber License Agreement, the L1ser Fibers and the Associated Property required to be provided
under the terms of the Reciprocal ~~iber License r'~greement.
(b i Except to the. extent otherwise expressly provided in the Reciprocal Fiber
Licer~e Ag~eement, Servrce Recipient will be solely responsible for providing and paying for
any a~d all maintenance of all electronic, optronic and other equipment, materials and facilities
used by Service Recipient in conn~ction with the operation of the Dark Fibers, none of which is
included in the maintenance services to be provided hereunder.
~. Cable/Fibers.
{a} Service Provider shall perform appropriate Scheduled Maintenance on the
Cable contained in the Grande System in accordance with Service Provider's then current
prev~ntative maintenance procedures as agreed to by Service Recipient, which shall not
subst~tntially deviate from standard industry practice.
(b i Service Provider shall have qualified representatives on site any time
Servi~e Pravider has reasonable advance knowledge that another person or entity is engaging in
construction activities or c~therwise digging within five (5) feet of the Cable.
(c ) Service Provider shall maintain sufficient capability to teleconference with
Service Recipient during an Emergency Unscheduled Maintenance in order to provide regular
com~unications during the repair process. When correcting or repairing Cable discontinuity or
dama~e, including but not limited to in the event of Emergency Unscheduled Maintenance,
Serviee Provider shall use reasonable efforts to repair traffic-affecting discontinuity within four
{4) hours after the Service Provider maintenance employee's arrival at the problem site. In order
ta ac~omplish such objective, it is ackn~wledged that the repairs so effected may be temporary in
nature, [i~ s~tch event, within twenty-f~ur (24) hours after completion of any such Emergency
L~nse~eduled Maintenancc:, Service Provider shall commence its planning far permanent repair,
and t~ereafter promptly shall notif~- Serti ice Recipient of such plans, and shall implement such
perm~xient repair within an appropriate time thereafter. Restoration of open fibers on fiber
strands not immediately required for service shall be completed on a mutually agreed-upon
Schecl~ale If the fiber is required for immediate service, the repair shall be scheduled for the next
ava;l~le Planned Senric~ Work P~riod IPSWP)
(d? [n performing repairs, Service Provider shall comply with the splicing
speci~ications as set forth in Exhibit B. Service Provider shall provide to Service Recipient any
modifications to these specifications as may be necessary or appropriate in any particular
instat~ce far Service Recipient"s approval_ which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld.
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~ej Service Pro~ider`~ representatives that are responsible for initial
resto~ation of a cut Cable shall carry on their vehicles the typically appropriate equipment that
would enable a temporar_y~ splice, ~~~ith the objective ofrestoring operating capability in as little
time as possible. Service Provider shall maintain and supply an inventory of spare Cable in
stora~e facilities supplied and maintained by Service Provider at strategic locations to facilitate
tlmel~ restoration.
~. Planned Service Work Period (PSWP~
Scheduled Maintenance which is reasonably expected to produce any signal
disc~tinuity must be coordinated between the parties. Generally, this work should be scheduled
after midnight and before 6:00 a.rr~ local time. Major system work, such as fiber rolls and hot
cuts, wii] be scheduled foi- PSWP weekends. A calendar showing approved PSWP will be
agread upon in the Iast quarter of ~very year for the year to come. The intent is to avoid jeopardy
work on the first and last weekends of the month and high-traffic holidays.
Restoration.
(ai Service Provider shall respond to any interruption of service or a failure of
the I~rk Fibers to operate {in any event, an"Outage") as quickly as possible (allowing for delays
caus~tl by circumstances beyond the reasonable control of Service Provider) in accordance with
the ptocedures set forth herein.
(b j When restoring a cut Cable in the Grande System, the parties agree to
work together to restore all traffic as quickly as possible. Service Provider, promptly upon
arrivi~ng on the site of the cut, shall determine the course of action to be taken to restore the Cable
and ~all begin restoration efforts. Service Provider shall splice fibers tube by tube ar ribbon by
ribb~ or fiber bundle by fiber bundle, rotating between tubes or ribbons operated by the separate
Inter~st Holders (as defined in paragraph 9(a)), including Service Recipient, in accordance with
the ft~llowing described priority and rotation mechanics; provided that, lit fibers in all buffer
tubes or- ribbons or fiber bundles shall have priority over any dark fibers in order to allow
trans~ission systems to come back on iine; and provided further that, Service Provider will
conti~ue such restoration efforts until all lit fibers in all buffer tubes or ribbons are spliced and
all tr~ffic restored. In general, pri~>rity among Interest Holders affected by a cut shall be
detenmined on a rotating restoratian-by-restoration and Segment-by-Segment basis, to provide
fair a~d equitable restorat~on priority to all Interest Holders, subject only to such restoration
prior[ty ta which CTrande ?s contractualiv obligated prior to the date of the Supplement. Service
Prov~tler shall use all reasonable efforts to implement a Grande System-wide rotation mechanism
an a Segrnent-by-Segment basis s~ that the initial rotation order of the Interest Holders in each
Segment is varied (from earlier to Iater in the order), such that as restorations occur, each Interest
Holder has approximately equivalent rotation order positions across the Grande System.
Additional participants in the Grande Syrstem that become Interest Holders after the date hereof
shall ~e added to the restoratior rotatic~n mechan~sm_
(c ~ The goal of emergency restoration splicing shall be to restare service as
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quickiy as possible This ~nay require the use of some type of inechanical splice, such as the
"3M ~'iber Lock" to complete the t~mporary restoration. Permanent restorations will take place
a5 sor~n as possible after the tempc~rary splice is complete.
Subcontract~.
Service Provider may subcontract any of the maintenance services hereunder;
provi~ed that Service Pro~-ider shall require the subcontractar(s) to perform in accordance with
the reaquirernent and procedures set forth herein. The use of any such subcontractor shall not
relieve Service Provider of any of ~ts obligations hereunder.
~~. Fees and Costs.
(a) Unscheduled Maintenance Fees. For any Unscheduled Maintenance, the
Costs thereof shall be allocated among the various Interest Holders in the conduit, cable an/or
fibers affected thereby as follows: (i) Costs of Unscheduled Maintenance solely to or affecting a
condt~it or cable which houses fibers of a single Interest Holder shall be borne 100% by such
Inter~t Holder; (ii) Costs of Unscheduled Maintenance to or affecting a conduit which houses
multiple innerduct conduits, not including such Costs attributable to the repair or replacement of
fiber therein, shall be borne propoi~tionately by the Interest Holds in each of the affected
inner~uct conduits based on the ratio that such affected conduit bears to the total number of
affec~ed innerduct conduits, and (i~i) Costs of Unscheduled Maintenance attributable to the repair
or replacement of fiber, including ~he acquisition, installation, inspection, testing and splicing
therec~f., shall be borne proportionately hy the Interest Holders in the affected fiber, based on the
ratic~ ~at the number of affected fibers subject to the interest of each such Interest Holder bears
tc~ the total number of affected fibers. Ail such Costs which are allocated to Service Recipient
pursuant to the foregoing provisions shall be the responsibility of and paid by Service Recipient
withi~ thirty (30) davs after its receipt from Service Provider of an invoice therefor.
(b} Costs. "Costs" ~neans the actual, direct costs paid or payable in
a~cordance with the established accounting procedures generally used by each party, as the case
may be, and which it utilizes in billing third parties for reimbursable projects, which costs shall
inclut~e, without limitation, the followin~: {i) labor costs, including wages and salaries, and
bene~Ets and overhead allocable ro such labor costs (overhead allocation percentage shall not
exceed the lesser of (x j the percentage Service Provider typically allocates to its internal projects
or ( y} thirty-percent (30°~~ -, and (ii - other direct costs and out-of-pocket expenses on a pass-
through basis (e.g.. equiprnent, materials, supplies, contract services, etc.).
~ (?. T`erm.
Ser~ ice Provider's ~~bligation to perform maintenance on the relevant portion of
the G~ande System shall be for an initial term expiring one (1) year from contract execution, and
unles~ a different Service Provider is selected by the Interest Holders under a mutually agreed
selection process, then Grande shall be the Service Provider. Thereafter, Grande shall have no
oblig~ttion to provide Scheduled oi Unscheduled Maintenance hereunder, but shall be entitled to
partic~pate in any process selected by the Interest Holders as a potential Service Provider.
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