HomeMy WebLinkAboutStaff Report 2302-09099.Approval of Professional Services Contract Amendment Number 3 with Smart Energy
Systems, Inc (S18165157) to add $684,023 for a New Total Not-to-Exceed Amount of
$1,030,146; and to Extend the Contract Term for Three Years for the Utilities MyCPAU
Customer Portal.
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CITY COUNCIL
STAFF REPORT
From: City Manager
Report Type: CONSENT CALENDAR
Lead Department: Utilities
Meeting Date: May 1, 2023
Staff Report: 2302-0909
TITLE
Approval of Professional Services Contract Amendment Number 3 with Smart Energy Systems,
Inc (S18165157) to add $684,023 for a New Total Not-to-Exceed Amount of $1,030,146; and to
Extend the Contract Term for Three Years for the Utilities MyCPAU Customer Portal.
RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends the City Council approve and authorize the City Manager or their designee, to
execute Amendment No. 3 to Contract S18165157 with Smart Energy Systems, LLC (“SEW”) for
the existing MyCPAU Utilities customer portal, to extend the license subscription and increase
the scope of professional services, adding an additional $684,023 in compensation, over three
additional years through March 2026. The new total not-to-exceed amount for the amended
contract is $1,030,146 over the eight-year and six-month term.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
MyCPAU fully launched in April 2020 and is a convenient and secure way for customers to view
and pay their utility bill, display monthly consumption and charges, browse energy efficiency tips,
and contact Utilities customer service. MyCPAU has been well received by the Palo Alto
community with 78% (24,345) of all utility accounts currently enrolled as of January 2023; 55.5%
of all utility bill payments were submitted via the portal for FY 2022, and traffic to the portal
averages 656 distinct user logins per day over the past three months. The City of Palo Alto
entered into a three-year contract with SEW in October 2017 for a new online customer portal,
“MyCPAU.” The contract was first amended in October 2019 which extended the contract to five
years and two months (Council Report #10619)1.Amendment No. 2 extended the contract term
from December 2022 to March 2023 to allow staff sufficient time to determine the additional
scope of services required and finalize the terms. Currently, the proposed Amendment No. 3
would provide funding and additional services for anticipated portal enhancements and
1 Council Staff Report 10619 https://www.cityofpaloalto.org/files/assets/public/agendas-minutes-
reports/reports/city-manager-reports-cmrs/year-archive/2019/id-10619-mini-packet-10.07.2019.pdf
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functionality, additional user access, professional support services, and extends the contract
term three additional years. In addition, the amendment includes the cost of a dedicated test
environment and additional vendor support in preparation for the upcoming data integration
with Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) vendors in order to present interval meter reading
and usage information. Upon completion of Amendment No. 3, in March 2026, staff plans to re-
bid these services by submitting a Request For Proposal (RFP).
BACKGROUND
A Request for Proposal (RFP) was submitted in November of 2016 for the “Next Generation
Utilities Customer Self-Service Portal.” The City received proposals from seven different service
providers. SEW scored the highest score in the evaluation based on costs to the city, quality of
the solution proposed (i.e. ability to meet requirements), and ability to provide future services.
The original contract was approved in Oct 2017 for three years. As referenced above, MyCPAU
fully launched in April 2020 and is a convenient and secure way for customers to view and pay
their utility bill, display monthly consumption and charges, browse energy efficiency tips, and
contact Utilities customer service. Key features that customers have requested in legacy portal
My Utilities Account (MUA) are now available with MyCPAU including establishing recurring
credit card payments and updating mailing addresses. Customers are able to track their tiered
consumption and monthly utility expenditures through the interactive usage and graph modules.
MyCPAU automatically fits to any device or screen and includes an enhanced modern look and
feel. The portal offers the ability to maintain account information in real-time and includes
enhanced security features and improved website analytics for City staff. MyCPAU is also
integrated, via Single Sign-On (SSO), to such energy efficiencies service providers as WaterSmart,
providing water reporting and benchmarking data, as well as Clean Power Research which
provides easy to use solar and electric vehicle (EV) calculators. The integration to these service
providers allows one stop access with customers only required to log-in to MyCPAU.
Since MyCPAU launched in April 2020, the number of utilities accounts registered has increased
by 28.1% or an increase of 5,345 accounts. This met staff’s strategic goal to increase customer
adoption (or portal registrations) by 10% per year. Similarly, there has been an increase of 3,034
accounts (or a 68% increase) in paperless billing enrollments since MyCPAU launched. This also
exceeded staff’s strategic goal of 10% per year. Staff will continue to promote paperless billing
since it will reduce printing and mailing costs and help the City’s sustainability goals. In addition,
online move-outs (stop service) have increased by 53% since the MyCPAU launch which exceeds
staff’s strategic goal of increasing the use of the move-out feature by 5% per year. In FY 2022,
1,354 move-outs were performed online out of the total of 3,451 move-outs. This represents
39% of total move-outs initiated through the portal and processed automatically in SAP. This
reduces the number of calls into the call center, eliminates transaction processing time, enables
staff to respond to other customer inquiries in a timelier manner, as well as provides convenience
to customers.
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ANALYSIS
Staff is dedicated to improving the functionality of the MyCPAU customer self-service online
portal as part of its goal to make utility information readily available for customers to make
informed decisions on their own utility costs, energy savings and climate reduction efforts. In
addition, staff is committed to engaging with its residents, businesses, and technology experts to
enhance the online portal to deliver more value. The following updates, changes, and
enhancement have been completed over the past 18 months:
•WaterSmart Portal (integration) - Provides customers with additional water analytics and
benchmarking comparison reports.
•Clean Power Research Calculators (integration) - Provides customers interested in
learning more about solar and electric vehicles (EV) with calculator tools.
•Added communication banners at the top of several pages in the portal to be used to alert
customers of important information such as emergency situations (e.g., wildfires or
Covid-19), outage information, fraud alerts, portal instructions, or one-time messages to
reduce customer calls into the call center (e.g., call center/phones are down or invoices
will be delayed one day).
•Introduced a maximum monthly credit card payment amount per account o reduce credit
card merchant fees.
•On-Bill Financing (OBF) - A dedicated page for customers to view their energy home loan
information such as balance and monthly payment was introduced in February 2023. This
page can be used/viewed for customers participating in the Advanced Heat Pump Water
Heater program.
Summary of Proposed Contract Terms
Staff recommends approval of this contract amendment to extend the term of the contract,
provide additional administrator and user accounts, provide funding for future enhancements,
enable text notification options for portal users, and removes the maximum of sixty-five utility
accounts per user (customer). In addition, the amendment will add a critical test environment
as well as additional vendor support to support the integration and maintenance of AMI interval
data. This will enable customers to view hourly usage in the customer portal. Additional funding
was added for future professional services to support ongoing enhancements, IT development,
SAP integration, and utility rate structure changes. Future enhancements may include electronic
bill inserts, online installment plan registration, enhanced password, and default to paperless bill.
As we continue to expand the functionality and online self-services offered through MyCPAU,
such as AMI interval data display, text notifications, and integration to other vendor portals,
additional expenditures will be required. The final scope of work within Amendment No. 3 was
vetted, negotiated, and prioritized over several months. The amount of $684,023 was the final
negotiated price and includes $265,000 of future enhancements and professional services, which
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are optional, and will be returned to utility reserves if unused. Below is a breakdown of the
contract terms, costs and services:
Amendment No. 3 Highlights:
•Extends the subscription and contract with SEW for three years from 2023 to 2026
•Provide the option for customers to receive text notifications for monthly bill and late
notices. Currently, only an email option is available.
•Adds an additional 5,000 external users and 5 internal admin users
•Removes the current 65 utilities account restriction per customer/user
•Reserves funding for a separate dedicated User Acceptance Testing (UAT) environment
for long term project testing (e.g., AMI)
•Carries over AMI Implementation Fee for interval usage data from original contract
•Carries over one additional single sign-on (SSO) integration of future service; single sign-
on for EV and PV calculators and Water Smart portal are completed
Original Contract Amendment #1 Amendment #2 Amendmend #3 Total
Term Oct 2017 - Oct 2020 Oct 2020 - Dec 2022 Dec 2022 - Mar 2023 Apr 2023 - Mar 2026 Oct 2017 - Mar 2026
Not to Exceed Amount $130,623 $215,500 $0 $684,023 $1,030,146
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•Adds a “max support” option for additional dedicated resources and services to resolve
complicated issues in a timely manner especially with the upcoming AMI integration as
well as the existing integration to the City’s SAP system and third-party systems (e.g.,
WaterSmart and CPR)
•Create two instructional videos to help guide customers through the more complex
processes in the portal (e.g., bill autopay and registration or AMI)
•Reserves funding for future enhancements and professional services such as:
•Future AMI features not currently in scope
•Go Paperless program - Opt new registrations into paperless
•Address the more challenging areas customers are currently experiencing since
the portal’s launch (e.g., top customer issues) for example:
o Add “Bill Inserts” to the left side menu in order for customers to easily
locate monthly bill inserts
o Add a status field to the home page (or dashboard) to inform customers if
they are enrolled in a monthly autopay payment plan.
o Expand the length of the password field to 30 characters and allow for
additional special characters to accommodate the customers use of online
password generators
o Change messaging/text on several pages to clarify existing instructions
•Ability to set up installment plans in MyCPAU and for these plans to automatically
create in SAP
•Additional SSO integrations to energy efficiency vendors or service providers.
•Portal version upgrades/updates assistance
•Single sign-on integration to additional energy efficiency vendors or service
providers.
•User interface changes to add new programs services online (e.g., On-Bill
Financing)
FISCAL/RESOURCE IMPACT
Funding of $254,183 for the first year is available in the FY 2023 Technology Utilities Customer
Bill System Improvements CIP budget (TE-10001). Funding for contract years two and three are
contingent upon Council appropriation and approval of funds through the annual budget process.
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Authorization of this contract does not represent any change to existing policy.
STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT
The online MyCPAU customer account management system was presented to the UAC on March
6, 2019 (https://cityofpaloalto.org/civicax/filebank/documents/69599)2. CPAU received input
from Utility industry consultants, E Source; survey results from 1,200 CPAU customers; and
system requirements from multiple divisions in Utilities including Customer Support, Billing and
Utilities Program Services. In addition, Staff provided a detailed update on the key features,
improvements, and metrics with MyCPAU to the Utilities Advisory Commission in June 2021 (Staff
Report #12179)3. .
ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW
Council’s approval of this term agreement for subscription licensing and professional services is
not a project under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines section
15378(b)(5) as an organizational or administrative activity of government that will not result in
direct or indirect physical changes in the environment, thus no environmental review is required.
ATTACHMENTS
Attachment A: S18165157 Amendment 3
APPROVED BY:
2 Utilities Advisory Commission March 6, 2019 Presentation
https://www.cityofpaloalto.org/files/assets/public/agendas-minutes-reports/agendas-minutes/utilities-advisory-
commission/archived-agenda-and-minutes/agendas-and-minutes-2019/03-06-19-meeting/item-2_new-online-
customer-portal.pdf
3 Utilities Advisory Commission June 2, 2021 Staff Report 12179
https://www.cityofpaloalto.org/files/assets/public/agendas-minutes-reports/agendas-minutes/utilities-advisory-
commission/archived-agenda-and-minutes/agendas-and-minutes-2021/06-02-2021-special/id-12179-item-3.pdf
Description Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Total
Subscription Fee 63,130$ 63,130$ 63,130$ 189,390$
User and Admin Accounts 8,475$ 8,475$ 8,475$ 25,425$
Text Notification 10,000$ 10,000$ 10,000$ 30,000$
QA Cloud Tenant 3,726$ 14,904$ 3,726$ 22,356$
Enhancements 50,000$ 50,000$ 50,000$ 150,000$
Professional Services 35,000$ 35,000$ 35,000$ 105,000$
Max Support 39,000$ 39,000$ 39,000$ 117,000$
Instruction Videos 14,250$ 14,250$
AMI Implementation 4,602$ 4,602$
Single Sign On 26,000$ 26,000$
Total 254,183$ 220,509$ 209,331$ 684,023$
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Dean Batchelor, Director Utilities
Staff: Kevin Enderby, Principal Business Analyst
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AMENDMENT NO. 3 TO CONTRACT NO. S18165157
BETWEEN THE CITY OF PALO ALTO AND
SMART ENERGY SYSTEMS, INC
This Amendment No. 3 (this “Amendment”) to Contract No. S18165157 (the “Contract”
as defined below) is entered into as of April 1, 2023, by and between the CITY OF PALO ALTO, a
California chartered municipal corporation (“CITY”), and SMART ENERGY SYSTEMS, INC., dba
SMART ENERGY WATER, a Delaware corporation (“CONSULTANT”). CITY and CONSULTANT are
referred to collectively as the “Parties” in this Amendment.
R E C I T A L S
A. The Contract (as defined below) was entered into by and between the Parties
hereto for the provision and deployment of a comprehensive customer engagement portal (the
SEW Portal) and mobile solutions services for City’s residential, commercial, industrial, and
institutional customers utilizing natural gas, electricity, water, sewer, fiber, refuse, and storm
drainage services, as detailed therein.
B. The Parties now wish to amend the Contract to extend the term to March 31,
2026, and increase total compensation to Contractor by Six Hundred Eighty-Four Thousand
Twenty-Three Dollars ($684,023) over a three-year Extension Term to a new total not-to-exceed
amount of One Million Thirty Thousand One Hundred Forty-Six Dollars ($1,030,146.) over the
Term of the Agreement, as detailed herein.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the covenants, terms, conditions, and provisions
of this Amendment, the Parties agree:
SECTION 1. Definitions. The following definitions shall apply to this Amendment:
a. Contract. The term “Contract” shall mean Contract No. S18165157
between CONSULTANT and CITY, dated October 17, 2017, as amended by:
Amendment No. 1, dated October 7, 2019
Amendment No. 2, dated October 11, 2022
b. Other Terms. Capitalized terms used and not defined in this Amendment
shall have the meanings assigned to such terms in the Contract.
SECTION 2. Section 2 “TERM” of the Contract is hereby amended to read as follows:
“SECTION 2. TERM.”
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The term of this Agreement shall be from the date of its full execution through March 31,
2026, unless terminated earlier pursuant to Section 19 (Termination) of this Agreement.
“Extension Term” refers to the period commencing April 1, 2023, through March 31,
2026.”
SECTION 3. Section 4 “NOT TO EXCEED COMPENSATION” of the Contract is hereby
amended to add the following:
“SECTION 4. NOT TO EXCEED COMPENSATION”
During the Extension Term, the compensation to be paid to CONSULTANT for performance of
the Supplemental Services shown in Exhibit A-1 as specific to this Third Amendment shall be based
on the compensation structure detailed in Exhibit C, entitled “COMPENSATION,” including any
reimbursable expenses specified therein, and the maximum total compensation shall not exceed
Six Hundred Eighty-Four Thousand Twenty-Three Dollars ($684,023). The hourly schedule
of rates, if applicable, is set out in Exhibit C-2, entitled “SCHEDULE OF RATES.” Any work
performed or expenses incurred for which payment would result in a total exceeding the
maximum compensation set forth in this Section 4 shall be at no cost to the CITY.
The total maximum compensation to be paid to CONSULTANT for performance of the Services
described in Exhibit “A” and Exhibit “A-1”, shall not exceed One Million Thirty Thousand One
Hundred Forty-Six Dollars ($1,030,146) over the Term.
SECTION 4. The following exhibit(s) to the Contract is/are hereby amended or added, as
indicated below, to read as set forth in the attachment(s) to this Amendment, which is/are
hereby incorporated in full into this Amendment and into the Contract by this reference:
a. Exhibit “A-1” entitled “SUPPLEMENTAL SCOPE OF SERVICES”, AMENDED,
REPLACES PREVIOUS.
b. Exhibit “B” entitled “SCHEDULE OF PERFORMANCE”, AMENDED, REFLECTS
EXTENSION TERM ONLY.
c. Exhibit “C-1” entitled “SCHEDULE OF RATES,” AMENDED, REPLACED PREVIOUS
d. Exhibit “C-2” entitled “COMPENSATION, AMENDMENT 3”, ADDED.
e. Amendment 3 Appendices, ADDED, entitled:
i) “Appendix 1 - Text Messaging Service”
ii) “Appendix 1-A – SEW Notification Services Agreement”
iii) “Appendix 1-B –Data Retention Policy”
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iv) “Appendix 2- SCM Non-Production Cloud Tenant”
v) “Appendix 3 – Max Support Plan”
vi) “Appendix 3 -A – Service Request Form”.
SECTION 5. Legal Effect. Except as modified by this Amendment, all other provisions of
the Contract, including any exhibits thereto, shall remain in full force and effect.
SECTION 6. Incorporation of Recitals. The recitals set forth above are terms of this
Amendment and are fully incorporated herein by this reference.
(SIGNATURE BLOCK FOLLOWS ON THE NEXT PAGE.)
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SIGNATURES OF THE PARTIES
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have by their duly authorized representatives
executed this Amendment effective as of the date first above written.
CITY OF PALO ALTO
____________________________
City Manager
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
____________________________
City Attorney or designee
SMART ENERGY SYSTEMS, INC., dba
SMART ENERGY WATER
By:______________________________
Name: Harman Sandhu
Title: President
By:______________________________
Name: Sangeeta Kumar
Title: VP Finance
Attachments:
EXHIBIT “A-1” – SUPPLEMENTAL SCOPE OF SERVICES, AMENDED, REPLACES PREVIOUS
EXHIBIT “B” – SCHEDULE OF PERFORMANCE, AMENDED, REFLECTS EXTENSION TERM ONLY
EXHIBIT “C-1” – SCHEDULE OF RATES, AMENDED, REPLACES PREVIOUS
EXHIBIT “C-2” – COMPENSATION, AMENDMENT 3”, ADDED
AMENDMENT 3 APPENDICES, ADDED, ENTITLED:
“Appendix 1 - Text Messaging Service”
“Appendix 1-A – SEW Notification Services Agreement”
“Appendix 1-B –Data Retention Policy”
“Appendix 2- SCM Non-Production Cloud Tenant”
“Appendix 3 – Max Support Plan”
“Appendix 3 -A – Service Request Form”.
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EXHIBIT “A-1”
SUPPLEMENTAL SCOPE OF SERVICES (AMENDED, REPLACES PREVIOUS)
Tasks Pursuant to Amendment 1:
1. Single Sign On Integration
a. CONSULTANT will setup SCM (Smart Customer Mobile) as an Identity Provider
for a SAML-based Single Sign On (SSO) integration with CITY 3rd Party
Applications, to be identified by CITY.
Specifically, CONSULTANT will
i. Provide CITY with a SAML metadata file for SCM as an Identity Provider
ii. Provide CITY with a secure SSO endpoint for the 3rd party vendors to
consume
iii. Provide technical support during the SSO setup process
iv. Verify that the SSO link can be accessed from SCM
v. SSO will use standard SAML tokenization and bindings as provided in
the metadata definition
vi. Verify that the SSO link from the 3rd party back to SCM results in
appropriate behavior on SCM (i.e. mapped to correct account, log out
completely if requested, etc.)
b. 3rd Party Applications will satisfy the following requirements:
i. Must support SAML 2.0
ii. Must consume SCM authentication request service for Single Sign-On
(SSO)
iii. Must be able to consume the logout service
iv. CONSULTANT will not validate user licensing details
for 3-party applications/portals.
c. CONSULTANT will develop custom user experience to enable users to access
the 3rd party vendor’s services. The user experience elements include, but are
not limited to the following:
i. Dashboard tiles that are displayed to eligible customers. The tiles will
have a static image and will link to the 3rd party vendor service. The
tiles will match the look and feel of CITY’s current version of SCM.
ii. Navigation “tabs” that are displayed to eligible customers. The tabs
will have a label and will link to the 3rd party vendor services. The tabs
will match the look a feel of CITY’s current version of SCM.
iii. CITY shall provide to CONSULTANT a list of the eligibility designations
for each of the 3rd party vendors.
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d. CONSULTANT will facilitate communication preference coordination between
SCM and 3rd party vendors.
i. CONSULTANT will develop custom notification types in the existing
preference center based on the 3rd party vendor customer
communication options.
ii. CONSULTANT will setup transfers of notification preference updates
to CITY and 3rd party vendors.
e. CITY Responsibilities
i. CITY will be responsible for coordinating the access to any Client
owned and 3rd
party systems required for integration.
ii. CITY agrees to provide integration access with any CITY and 3rd
party vendor systems prior to the completion of Planning and Design.
iii. CITY will participate in a detailed planning and design
process with CONSULTANT to define user experience, data
elements and service aspects.
2. Implement AMI Interval Data requirements
These requirements pertaining to Smart Grid AMI listed in Exhibit G of the original contract
will be implemented:
Req ID Requirement - Description Classification
Customer Services
FF25 Ability to integrate weather data for conservation
analysis
Desired
FF26 Ability to combine weather, landscape area, rainfall
and consumption data to determine when an account may be overwatering
Desired
FF28 Ability to have a "live chat" feature when customer
have questions/issues while using the customer portal
Desired
Usage/Rates
FF72 Smart Grid – water and gas leak alert setup Desired
FF73 Smart Grid – water and gas leak detection Desired
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FF74 Smart Grid – calculate and display calculated usage
using meter multiplier, therm factor multiplier, and other calculations
Desired
FF75 Smart Grid – calculate and display calculated usage
with hourly data with daily allowance pricing considerations
Desired
FF76 Smart Grid – display bidirectional, delivered (usage)
and received (generation), information
Desired
FF77 Smart Grid – monthly usage/cost charts and data
downloads
Desired
FF78 Smart Grid - availability and presentation of
detailed utilities data (e.g. hourly meter reads)
Mandatory
FF79 Smart Grid - daily usage/cost charts and data
downloads
Desired
FF80 Smart Grid - hourly usage/cost charts Desired
FF81 Smart Grid - mobile support Desired
FF82 Smart Grid - predicted bill & usage alerts Desired
FF83 Smart Grid - price plan comparison tool Desired
FF84 Smart Grid – demand response notification and
calculation capabilities
Desired
FF85 Smart Grid – real time pricing display and indicators for
time-of-use, demand response and
energy generation
Desired
FF86 Smart Grid - secure real-time access to smart meter
data
Mandatory
Interfaces
IN02 The portal must be able to integrate with any CIS or
Utility Billing system
Mandatory
IN07 Smart Grid - Meter Data Management Database
and Portal
Mandatory
Tasks Pursuant to Amendment 3:
1. Annual Subscription for Extension Term. The Parties hereby agree that the annual
subscription fees for its current subscriptions during the period commencing April 1,
2023, through March 31, 2026 (the “Extension Term”) will be the rates shown in
Exhibit C-1.
2. Removal of Utility Account limitation Per User in Smart Customer Mobile (SCM).
a. Removes the current 65 utilities account restriction per user/Business partner.
3. Increase Number of SCM Users. The Parties hereby agree to increase the authorized
number of SCM users by 5,000 from 25,000 to 30,000 during the Extension Term.
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4. Increase Number of Customer Service Portal (CSP) Admin Accounts. The Parties
hereby agree to increase the number of CSP Admin Accounts by 5 from 30 to 35 during
the Extension Term.
5. Text Short Message Service (SMS) Notification Services - Refer to Amendment 3
Appendix “1” – Text Messaging Service
a. Implement and provide the option for customers to receive text notifications
for SCM billing module related notifications (e.g., new monthly invoice and late
notices).
6. Additional Cloud Tenant - Refer to Amendment 3 Appendix “2”- SCM Non-Production
Cloud Tenant
a. Implement and provide a stand-alone and dedicated User Acceptance Testing
(UAT) environment dedicated to long term project testing (e.g., AMI) as
required.
7. Max Support Plan - Refer to Amendment 3 Appendix “3” – Max Support Plan
a. Adds a “max support” option for additional dedicated SEW resources and
services to resolve complicated SCM and integration issues in a timely manner
8. Instructional Video - Create two instructional videos to help guide customers
through the more complex processes in the portal (e.g., bill autopay and registration
or AMI)
9. Additional Enhancements: In anticipation of enhancements required post go-live,
Consultant shall provide up to $150,000 worth of software enhancements to the
City upon the City’s request and approval in writing using the change request
process. These enhancements may include, but are not limited to, the following:
a. Add/change/enhance software modules
b. Add/change/enhance features
c. Add/change/enhance reporting
d. Add/change/enhance API integrations or other integration between SCM®
and the various City business systems and hosted environments
e. Add/change/enhance the City’s SAP environments
10. Additional Professional Services: In anticipation of consultant services required post
go-live, Consultant will perform up to $105,000 worth of consulting and support
services beyond what is already required in this Agreement. Such services will be
upon the City’s request and approval in writing using the change request process.
These services may include, but are not limited to, the following:
a. Assistance with software updates and/or upgrades
b. Functional and technical assistance
c. Functional and technical training
d. Project management
e. Software configuration and development
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EXHIBIT “B”
SCHEDULE OF PERFORMANCE, (AMENDED, REFLECTS EXTENSION TERM ONLY)
CONSULTANT shall perform the Services to complete each milestone within the number of
days/weeks specified below for each task in scope. The time to complete each milestone may
be increased or decreased by mutual written agreement of the project managers for
CONSULTANT and CITY so long as all work is completed within the term of the Agreement.
CONSULTANT shall provide a detailed schedule of work consistent with the schedule. The total
duration of system set up, deployment and stabilization will be completed within 180 days from
the date of the notice to proceed (NTP). This Scope of Work for the Project will be broken into
six milestones. Unless otherwise agreed to upon the parties in writing, each milestone must be
completed before any work is conducted on the next milestone.
Tasks Pursuant to Amendment 1
Task
Phas
e
SES Deliverables City Deliverables Completion
Date
1 3rd Party SSO
Integration
• Functioning
Dashboard tiles
and links to each
SSO integration
• Availability of 3rd
Party and City project
managers
• Timely UAT and
approval
180 Days from
Amendment 3
2 AMI Interval Data
(previously Year
5) requirements)
Functioning Usage graph
with interval data (e.g. 15
mins to hourly)
• Availability of 3rd
Party and City project
managers
• Timely UAT and approval
90 Days from
Amendment 3
Tasks Pursuant to Amendment 3
Task
Phas
e
SES Deliverables City Deliverables Completion
Date
1 Annual SCM
Subscription
services extended
Functioning portal with the
My Account, Usage, Billing,
Services, and Notification
modules operational
• Amendment No. 3 approval
At the time of
Amendment
NTP
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2 Removal of Utility
Account
limitation Per
User in SCM
• For those users
with more than 65
accounts, all
accounts visible in
the dashboard
dropdown and
online services are
functioning.
• Availability of 3rd
Party and City project
managers
• Timely UAT and
approval
180 Days from
Amendment
NTP
3 Increase Number
of SCM Users
Portal allows up to 30,000
SCM users
• Amendment No. 3 approval
At the time of
Amendment
NTP
4 Increase Number
of CSP Admin
User Accounts
Portal allows up to 30 CSP
admin users
• Amendment No. 3 approval
At the time of
Amendment
NTP
5 Text Short
Message Service
(SMS) Notification
Services
• Functioning
notification feature
sending text
notifications for the
billing module
• Availability of 3rd
Party and City project
managers
• Timely UAT and approval
180 Days from
Amendment
NTP
6 Additional Cloud
Tenant
• Functioning and
separate User
Acceptance Testing
(UAT) environment
• Availability of 3rd
Party and City project
managers
• Timely UAT and approval
180 Days from
Amendment
NTP
7 Max Support Plan Dedicated resources are
available to resolve issues
per Appendix 2 terms and
conditions.
• Amendment No. 3 approval
At the time of
Amendment
NTP
8 Two (2) Instruction
Videos
Functioning videos available
within the portal • Availability of 3rd
Party and City project
managers
• Timely UAT and approval
90 Days from
Amendment
NTP
9 Additional
Enhancements
Future enhancements
functioning as per the
specifications in the
approved Change Request
(CR) document
• Availability of 3rd
Party and City project
managers
• Timely UAT and approval
Up to 3 years
from
Amendment
NTP
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10 Additional
Professional
Services
Future professional services
functioning as per the
specifications in the
approved Change Request
(CR) document
• Availability of 3rd
Party and City project
managers
• Timely UAT and approval
Up to 3 years
from
Amendment
NTP
City, in its sole discretion, may agree to an extension of time for completion of tasks
provided such extension is reflected in writing, in advance, below within 10 days of the
date of the notice to proceed (NTP). SES shall have the ability to change dates if such
change is reasonable and in the interest of the Project.
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EXHIBIT “C-1”
SCHEDULE OF RATES (AMENDED, REPLACES PREVIOUS)
The table set forth below includes certain hourly rates which may be utilized by SEW in the
event it agrees to perform unanticipated work for client in connection with this agreement.
Original Agreement:
1. Original Agreement, Amendment 1-2 Tasks:
Labor Category Hourly Rate
2. Amendment 3 Tasks:
The rates below apply for calendar year 2023 only and shall be subject to change annually
thereafter, upon minimum 60 days’ written notice to the City, provided however, that the
increase in rates shall not exceed the higher of: (i) the percentage change in the CPI Index, West
region as published by the U.S. Bureau of Labor for the trailing 12 (twelve) months or (ii) 3
(three) percent.
Category Hourly Rate
Delivery Director $150
Project Manager $135
Product/Technical Integration Lead $135
Business Analyst $90
QA Lead $90
SAP Technical Lead $135
Training Lead $85
SAP Supplemental Resource $150
Delivery Director $120
Project Manager $110
Product/ Technical Integration Lead $110
Business Analyst $75
QA Lead $75
SAP Technical Lead $110
Training Lead SAP Supplemental Resource $70 -$120
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EXHIBIT “C-2”
COMPENSATION, AMENDMENT 3 (ADDED)
City agrees to compensate Consultant for professional services performed as designated under
the Supplemental Scope of Work – Amendment 3 Tasks, and for the software subscription as set
forth in the budget schedule below for the Extension Term. Any services provided or hours
worked for which payment would result in a total exceeding the maximum amount of
compensation set forth herein shall be at no cost to City.
Compensation during the Extension Term shall not exceed a maximum total amount of
$684,023.00 dollars, which includes AMI software implementation fees and, an annual
subscription fee for year six (6) (April 2023-March 2024), seven (7) (April 2024-March 2025),
and eight (8) (April 2025-Mar 2026), text notification, elevated maximum support plan and
any Additional Services as authorized by City in accordance with this Agreement:
Summary Table for Years 6, 7, and 8
I. Pricing breakdown for Years 6, 7, and 8
April 1, 2023, through March 31, 2026 (the Amendment No. 3 - “Extension Term”)
Description
1. Single Sign On 3rd Party Integration (3
SSO at $26,000 each)
Amount
$26,000
Due
25% to be paid upon SEW UAT in QAS 50% to
be paid upon City UAT sign off in QAS
25% to paid upon deployment in production
2. AMI Interval Data (previously Year
5) requirements) $4,602 25% to be paid upon SEW UAT in QAS 50% to
be paid upon City UAT sign off in QAS
25% to paid upon deployment in production
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3. SCM® Annual User Connections for
Year 6
(25,000 users and 25 admin users)
SCM® Annual User Connections
for Year 7
(25,000 users and 25 admin users)
SCM® Annual User Connections for
Year 8
(25,000 users and 25 admin users)
$71,605
$71,605
$71,605
100% to be paid on Effective Date
100% to be paid on anniversary of Effective Date
100% to be paid on anniversary of Effective Date
4. Text Short Message Service (SMS)
Notification Services
Year 6
Year 7
Year 8
$10,000
$10,000
$10,000
Fixed Fees
100% to be paid upon effective date
100% to be paid one year after effective date
100% to be paid two years after
effective date
Volume-Based Fees
$0.04 for each message in excess of 50,000 SMS
messages in any year
5. Additional Cloud Tenant $22,356 $1,242 monthly upon implementation of service
and as required monthly
6. Max Support Plan
Year 6
Year 7
Year 8
$39,000
$39,000
$39,000
100% to be paid upon implementation of service
100% to be paid one year after implementation of
service
100% to be paid two years after implementation of
service
7. Two (2) Instructional Videos $14,250 25% to be paid upon SEW UAT in QAS 50% to
be paid upon City UAT sign off in QAS
25% to paid upon deployment in production
8. Additional Enhancements $150,000 Invoiced at actual costs as incurred via Change
Request process
9. Additional Professional Services $105,000 Invoiced at actual cost as incurred
10. Additional User Connections and
Admin User.
$5,000 per
allotment; $250
per admin user
At any time during a current subscription term,
Palo Alto may purchase the right to service
additional connections (users) under its SCM
subscription at a rate of $1.00 per connection
(user) per year, purchased in allotments of
5,000 connections (users). Should Palo Alto
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elect to expand its subscription connection
coverage pursuant to the foregoing option
during a then-ongoing subscription term, the
total charged will be suitably prorated over the
said term’s remaining duration. Additional
administrative user access may be similarly
purchased at a rate of $250 per admin user per
year.
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Amendment 3 Appendix “1” –
Text Messaging Service
Supplement to SEW Subscription Order Form
Between Smart Energy Systems, Inc. dba Smart Energy Water
15495 Sand Canyon Avenue, STE 100
Irvine, CA 92618
(“SEW”)
And City of Palo Alto
250 Hamilton Avenue
Palo Alto, CA 94301
(“Customer”)
1. Order Form
This Supplement, as issued by SEW, shall constitute an amendment to the existing City of Palo Alto Contract S18165157 dated
October 17, 2017, between SEW and Customer (the “Agreement”) and is governed by and incorporates the terms and conditions
attached hereto as Appendix A and B.
2. Notification Subscriptions
The table below shows the SEW Notification Services to be added or updated to the Agreement. The fixed annual fees for the services
below are invoiced annually upfront. The volume-based fees, if any, shall be invoiced and payable monthly.
TEXT MESSAGING SERVICE
Service Type Price (USD) Description
X Outbound SMS Text Bill Notification $10,000 annually for first 50,000 SMS messages and $0.04 for each message thereafter
Note: SMS Text message speed shall be up to 5 messages/second. Higher speeds require additional fees.
3. Term and Invoicing
The term of this Supplement commences on April 1,2023, and ends March 31, 2026.
Total Fixed Fees for this Supplement
(excluding volume-based fees)
Payment Conditions for Term
$30,000
($10,000 annually)
Total fee due upon signing and invoiced according to the below schedule:
• $10,000 upon signature
• $10,000 upon 1st anniversary of Effective Date
• $10,000 upon 2nd anniversary of Effective Date
4. Acceptance and Authorization
Customer Smart Energy Water
Signature: Signature:
Name: Name: Harman Sandhu
Title: Title: President
Effective Date: Date:
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Amendment 3 Appendix 1-A
SEW Notification Services Agreement
Smart Energy Systems, Inc. dba Smart Energy Water (“Provider” or “SEW”) has developed certain proprietary software applications and services for a
Customer, and the Parties have agreed that Provider will make the Services described in the Order Form available to the Customer hereunder. Therefore,
in consideration of the mutual covenants, terms, and conditions set forth below and in any relevant exhibits or documents, the adequacy of which is
hereby acknowledged, the Parties agree as follows
1. Definitions
1.1. “Monthly Uptime Percentage” shall refer to the difference between 100% and the percentage of time during which the Services are
unavailable.
1.2. “Services” shall refer to notification services for the SCM® Cloud Services platform utilized to establish form(s) of contact between the
Customer and end user of the SEW Cloud Services Platform, which include, but are not limited to, SMS text messaging, email, and interactive
voice response (IVR) services.
1.3. “SEW Cloud Services Platform” shall refer to Customer’s deployment of the SCM® platform, or other applicable software of SEW sold
through an authorized reseller.
1.4. “Term” shall mean the Term set forth in the applicable license agreement, SaaS subscription agreement, cloud services agreement, or if
not defined in an applicable signed writing, one (1) year from the Effective Date.
2. Scope and General Terms
2.1. SEW shall provide the following Services selected within the Order Form in accordance with the following terms and conditions.
2.2. Customer may use the Services solely to:
a) Use and make the Services available to end users in connection with the use of SEW Cloud Services Platform.
b) Use the Services in connection with and as necessary for Customer’s activities pursuant to these terms or the terms set forth in an
applicable license agreement, SaaS subscription agreement, or cloud services agreement.
c) Allow any affiliates to use the Services, subject to the terms hereunder.
2.3. In relation to the Services provided under this Agreement, Customer agrees that:
a) Customer shall not transfer, resell, lease, license, or otherwise make available the Services or SEW Cloud Services Platform to third
parties or offer it on a standalone basis, or make any representation, warranty, or guarantee to any end user or third party on behalf
of SEW concerning the Services.
b) SEW shall be entitled to use any Customer data that is necessary to provide the Services.
c) Customer’s use of the Services does not violate the terms of this Agreement.
d) Customer shall not use the Services or SEW Cloud Services Platform to create, train, or improve (director or indirectly) a substantially
similar product or service.
e) Customer shall not reverse engineer, decompile, disassemble, or otherwise create, attempt to create or derive, or permit or assist
anyone else to create or derive the source code of any Services or SEW Cloud Services Platform provided in connection with this
Agreement.
2.4. SEW shall make the Services available and guarantee a Monthly Uptime Percentage of 99.5%, notwithstanding any unavailability or
performance issues of the Services caused by or as a result of the following (collectively, the “Exclusions”):
a) Factors that are outside of SEW’s reasonable control, including, without limitation, any force majeure event, telecommunications
provider-related problems or issues, internet access or related problems occurring beyond the point in the network where SEW
maintains access and control of the Services.
b) Any actions or inactions of Customer or any third party.
c) Any Customer application(s), equipment, software, or other technology, third party equipment, software, etc. not authorized for use
with the Services.
d) Routine or scheduled maintenance for which SEW will provide at least twenty-four (24) hours of advanced notice.
e) Problems or issues related to alpha, beta, or not otherwise generally available in SEW features or products.
2.5. Notification Services shall commence at the rates and volumes selected by Customer in the Order Form.
a) In the event that Customer exceeds the number of emails per month selected, SEW shall automatically escalate Customer to the next
service tier and corresponding rates. Customer shall thereafter be invoiced according to the rates set forth for the escalated tier for
the remaining Term for such Order Form.
b) At any time during the Term of the Order Form, Customer can contact SEW to request to be change their service to a lower tier. Such
changes to revert to a lower tier and corresponding rates can be made only once during a twelve month period. Customer shall not
be entitled to any credits for unused volumes when reverting to a lower service tier after having been escalated to a higher tier as a
result of having exceeded notification volume limits.
c) In the event Customer requires a higher notification Volume SLA tier in order to meet increased demand or to ensure timely delivery
of the Services for Customer’s end users, Customer shall contact SEW detailing the Email Volume SLA or SMS Volume SLA tier
customer wishes to upgrade to.
3. Term
3.1. The Initial Term of this Agreement shall begin on the Effective Date and continue for the Term as stated in the applicable Order Form.
4. Renewals
4.1. This Agreement shall automatically renew upon the expiration of the Initial Term as stated in the Order Form for one (1) year intervals
(“Renewal Term”), unless terminated by Customer by providing written notice to SEW ninety (90) days prior to the expiration of the Term.
For the avoidance of doubt, SEW shall not be required to refund any previously paid fees, regardless of when termination occurs during the
Term or Renewal Term.
5. Fees
5.1. Fees for the Services shall be set forth in the Order Form. Customer shall be invoiced for applicable one-time initial setup fees, maintenance
and support fees, and monthly service type fees upfront upon signing of this Agreement and annually thereafter if applicable. The usage
fees applicable to inbound and outbound SMS messaging or voice call messages that are selected by the Customer shall be invoiced based
on monthly intervals. Customer agrees to make all payments to SEW within thirty (30) calendar days after receipt of invoice. Late invoices
will incur a late payment fee of 1.5% or the maximum allowable under the law, whichever is less. If Customer’s account is sixty (60) days or
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more overdue, SEW reserves the right with prior written notice to withhold performance of its obligations under this Agreement, without
liability, until such payments are paid in full, or to terminate for cause. Fees under this Agreement shall additionally be exclusive of all taxes,
levies, or duties imposed by taxing authorities, and Customer shall be responsible for all applicable taxes, levies, or duties hereunder.
6. Warranty and Liability
6.1. DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTY. WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE SERVICE LEVEL COMMITMENT SET FORTH IN SECTION 2.4, THE
SERVICES UNDER THIS AGREEMENT ARE PROVIDED “AS-IS,” EXCLUSIVE OF ANY WARRANTY, INCLUDING, WITHOUT
LIMITATION, ANY IMPLIED WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY, SATISFACTORY QUALITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR
PURPOSE, NONINFRINGEMENT, OR ANY OTHER WARRANTY, WHETHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED. SEW DOES NOT WARRANT
THAT THE SERVICES ARE OR WILL BE ERROR-FREE OR MEET ALL CUSTOMER REQUIREMENTS. WITHOUT LIMITING THE
FOREGOING, SERVICES MAY BE SUBJECT TO LIMITATIONS OF THE TELECOMMUNICATIONS PROVIDER, HOSTING
ENVIRONMENT, DELAYS, INTERNET SERVICE PROVIDER, THIRD PARTIES, ACTIONS OR INACTIONS OF THE CUSTOMER, AND
OTHER PROBLEMS INHERENT TO THE USE OF MASS-MARKET NOTIFICATION SERVICES AND ELECTRONIC
COMMUNICATIONS. SEW IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY DELAYS, DELIVERY FAILURES, DELETIONS, LOSS OF DATA, DATA
CORRUPTION, THIRD-PARTY PUBLICATION, OR OTHER DAMAGES RESULTING FROM SUCH PROBLEMS NOT CAUSED BY SEW
OR OUTSIDE OF SEW’S REASONABLE CONTROL. TO THE EXTENT SUCH DISCLAIMER CONFLICTS WITH APPLICABLE LAW, THE
SCOPE AND DURATION OF ANY APPLICABLE WARRANTY WILL BE THE MINIMUM PERMITTED UNDER SUCH LAW. SEW SHALL
NOT BE LIABILE AND WILL HAVE NO OBLIGATION TO INDEMNIFY CUSTOMER FOR END USER DATA OR ANY OTHER
PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION SENT TO SEW.
6.2. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY. IN NO EVENT WILL SEW’S AND ITS LICENSORS’ TOTAL AGGREGATE LIABILITY ARISING FROM OR
RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT EXCEED THE AMOUNT PAID FOR THE NOTIFICATION SERVICES UNDER THIS AGREEMENT
DURING THE TWELVE (12) MONTHS IMMEDIATELY BEFORE SUCH CLAIM AROSE. TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY
APPLICABLE LAW, AND REGARDLESS OF WHETHER ANY REMEDY SET FORTH HEREIN FAILS OF ITS ESSENTIAL PURPOSE, IN
NO EVENT WILL SEW OR ITS LICENSORS BE LIABLE TO YOU OR ANY THIRD PARTY FOR ANY CONSEQUENTIAL, INDIRECT,
INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL OR SIMILAR DAMAGES, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION, ANY LOST PROFITS, OPPORTUNITIES, DATA,
OR USE, ARISING OUT OF THE USE OR INABILITY TO USE THE SERVICES, EVEN IF SEW HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE
POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES OR A REMEDY FAILS OF ITS ESSENTIAL PURPOSE.
6.3. Recordings and Communications Monitoring. In the event Customer records or monitors any SMS messages, IVR communications, or
other communications using the Services, then Customer represents and warrants that it shall comply with all applicable laws prior to doing
so at all times. SEW makes no representations or warranties with respect to recording or monitoring telephone calls/IVR communications,
SMS messages, or other communications, and recommends that Customer always secure prior consent to record or monitor
communications using the Services. Customer acknowledges that these representations, warranties, and obligations are essential to SEW’s
ability to provide the Services, and further agrees to indemnify SEW and its affiliates or providers in the event of any acts or omissions in
connection with recording or monitoring IVR communications, SMS messages, or other communications, whether such claims arise under
contract, tort, statute, or other legal theory.
7. Additional Terms
7.1. Short Codes. If Customer utilizes a short code with SEW as a part of the Services, Customer:
a) Shall not change the short code use case without first having such new use case approved by SEW or the applicable provider.
b) Shall stop sending additional messages to any party that replies by texting “STOP” (or the equivalent) to the short code, except for a
single text message confirming that such party has been successfully opted out of the short code.
c) Shall follow all applicable rules, regulations, laws, statutes, or guidelines set by state, local, or federal legal authorities, or as imposed
by SEW or its affiliates, providers, etc. pertaining to the use of short codes or voice recordings.
7.2. Compliance with Laws. Both Customer and SEW agree to comply with the applicable laws relating to each Party’s respective activities
pursuant to this Agreement.
7.3. No Waiver. Our failure to enforce at any time, any provision of this Agreement, or any other applicable policy or signed writing in connection
hereto shall not waive our right to do so later. Any waiver must be in writing and signed by both Parties to be legally binding.
7.4. Independent Contractors. The Parties are independent contractors and will so represent themselves in all regards. Neither Party is the
agent of the other, and neither may make commitments on the other’s behalf.
7.5. Force Majeure. No delay, failure, or default, other than a failure to pay fees, will constitute a breach of this Agreement to the extent that
such delay, failure, or default, or any other breach is caused by acts of war, terrorism, earthquakes, other acts of God or of nature, strikes
or labor disputes, embargoes, or other causes beyond the performing Party’s reasonable control.
7.6. Assignment & Successors. Customer may not assign this Agreement or any of its rights or obligations hereunder without Provider’s prior
written consent. Except to the extent forbidden herein, this Agreement will be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the Parties’ respective
successors and assigns. Any attempt to assign, transfer, or delegate the terms under this Agreement shall be null and void.
7.7. Notices. Any notice required or permitted to be given under this Agreement will be given in writing to the receiving Party by personal delivery,
certified mail, return receipt requested, overnight delivery recognized by a nationally recognized carrier, or by email upon confirmation of
receipt. Notices to SEW shall be copied to contracts@sew.ai.
7.8. Modification. Modifications to the Services and associated fees thereof may be made from time to time, and any modifications made to the
Services, or associated fees, shall be noticed to the Customer thirty (30) days prior to such modifications taking effect.
7.9. Severability. To the extent permitted by law, the Parties waive any provision of law that would render any clause of this Agreement invalid
or unenforceable. In the event that a provision herein is held to be invalid or unenforceable, such provision will be interpreted to fulfill its
intended purpose to the maximum extent permitted by law, and the remaining provisions of this Agreement will continue in full force and
effect.
7.10. Choice of Law & Jurisdiction: This Agreement will be governed by the laws of the State of California, without reference to any conflicts of
law principles. The Parties consent to the personal and exclusive jurisdiction of the federal and state courts of Orange County, California.
7.11. Conflicts. Should this Agreement conflict with any other agreements, this Agreement will govern.
7.12. Construction. The Parties agree that the terms of this Agreement result from negotiations between them. This Agreement will not be
construed in favor of or against either party by reason of authorship.
7.13. Entire Agreement. This Agreement sets forth the entire agreement of the Parties and supersedes all prior or contemporaneous writings,
negotiations, and discussions with respect to its subject matter, with the exception of an applicable license agreement, SaaS subscription
agreement, or statement of work. Neither Party has relied upon any such prior or contemporaneous communications except those expressly
referenced and named herein.
7.14. Execution in Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts. Each counterpart will be an original, but all
such counterparts will constitute a single instrument.
7.15. Amendment. This Agreement may only be amended in writing by authorized representatives of each Party.
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Appendix 1-B
Data Retention Policy
1) Data Retention Policy
a) Introduction
i) It shall be the policy of Smart Energy Water to maintain complete and accurate records for the usage, billing, behavior, or any of the
specified types of data (“Data”) of Client and its Users, for the duration described for historical reference, contractual or legal
requirements, or for any other purposes as set forth in this Data Retention Policy (“Policy”). The types of Data stored and subsequent
durations for each type, described in the Retention Summary set forth in Section 1(h) below, shall be the recommended and standard
retention periods based on legal requirements and practical considerations. In the event that Client wishes to have such Data retained
for an extended period, such additional retention periods shall be agreed upon in a separate writing.
ii) Data Retention shall include, but is not limited to, paper and electronic records, documentary materials, Customer Data, personally
identifiable information, billing records, usage information, etc. Such information shall be managed and maintained in a manner that
protects the integrity of the Data, while ensuring appropriate access for the durations described above.
iii) Upon expiration of the above retention periods, such data shall be destroyed, deleted, returned or otherwise disposed of according to
standard industry guidelines and in compliance with legal requirements, EXCEPT for those records pertaining to (1) matters under
investigation or those matters that are the subject of any claim or litigation, and (2) matters that are anticipated to be the subject of
reasonably foreseeable investigation, claim, or litigation.
b) Definitions
i) “Audit Logs” shall refer to recordings of key system events, timestamps, and other records that otherwise maintain evidence of any
processes or activities.
ii) “Billing Data” shall refer to any information regarding the billing information of customers, which may include, but is not limited to, credit
card information, security codes, expiration dates, billing addresses, names of customers, etc.
iii) “Billing Summaries” shall refer to any information regarding the costs or charges relating to a customer’s usage of utilities maintained
over monthly billing periods.
iv) “Customer Data” shall refer to any personally identifiable information of a Client’s users, which may include, but is not limited to, name,
address, personal Usage information, etc.
v) “Investigation” shall refer to any business or legal process which requires the retention, examination, or review of any Data.
vi) “Notifications” shall refer to logs of the information events (email, IVR, SMS text messaging) sent by a utility and received by a
customer.
vii) “Outages” shall refer to logs of outage events reported via OMS to the Services, by either the customer, if approved, or the Client.
viii) “Retention” shall refer to storage of Data on either local, cloud-based, or archive storage or servers.
ix) “Usage” shall refer to any customer’s use of a utility as tracked and maintained by the Services.
x) “User Behavior” shall refer to the interaction of Client’s customers on the portal or mobile application, which may include, but is not
limited to, log-on periods, active periods, interactions with particular modules, clicks, etc.
c) General
i) SEW shall be bound in its obligations regarding the Data it processes and controls. These obligations shall include how long SEW
retains Data, and when and how SEW can destroy such Data. These obligations may arise from industry standards, local laws or
regulations, or arising out of agreements between the Parties.
ii) SEW shall ensure that necessary records, documents, or Data are adequately protected and maintained, and additionally, that such
records, documents, or Data are properly disposed of.
iii) SEW shall not use Client or Customer Data except as necessary to provide the Services, or as necessary to comply with the law or
binding order of a governmental body.
d) Cloud-Based Storage
i) In maintaining the Data, SEW shall utilize its cloud-based scalable storage solutions which shall allow Client to store and display
historical usage data, billing information, payment history, etc. SEW shall utilize industry standard methodologies, which shall ensure
business continuity, continuous retention for the periods described, data recovery, and availability for its Users.
e) Archiving and Backups
i) SEW shall utilize similar industry standard solutions for archiving, restoring, and backing up Data. Incremental Data (daily usage, user
behavior, notifications, outages) shall be recorded nightly, and full Data backups shall be executed over the weekend. Data shall be
retained in both Cloud-based local storage form, as well as Array-based replication form offsite to be utilized as back-ups or archives
in the event of system failure of the local Cloud-based storage.
ii) SEW shall be notified via email confirmation of backups of Data being saved successfully or such backups failing to be saved. Backups
shall be tested periodically by restoring such Data to a staging database to ensure that Data is not corrupted and are in proper usage
compliance in its application configuration.
f) Destruction and Purging of Data
i) Data that is personal or confidential in nature shall be disposed of according methodologies agreed upon by and between the parties
in a signed writing.
ii) Electronic Data shall be subject to secure electronic deletion.
iii) Physical or paper documents shall be shredded using secure consoles through which waste shall be properly screened for disposal.
iv) Specific deletion or destruction processes shall be carried out by an employee of SEW or by an internal or external service provider
employed for the purposes of such proper and compliant disposal of Data.
v) Data of Users or Clients who have been inactive for a period of twenty-four (24) months shall be deleted. Clients, if such Client or User
account(s) are inactive for a period of eighteen (18) months, shall be notified of such inactivity via email.
g) Litigation or Investigation
i) In the event that SEW becomes involved in any unforeseen litigation or business event that requires access to Client and Customer
Data, such Data may need to be archived beyond its active use or as required by law.
ii) Documents shall be retained in the event that they are subject to matters under investigation or those that are subject to any claim or
litigation, or those matters that are anticipated to be the subject of reasonably foreseeable investigation, claim, or litigation.
iii) Prior to the disclosure of any Client and Customer Data, SEW shall first disclose to Client of such requirement, so that Client may inform
its users and allow users the opportunity to seek protection from such disclosure.
h) Retention Summary
i) SEW, for the purposes of historical reference, contractual or legal requirements, or other requirements as a part of its delivery and
maintenance of Services or Software to Client, shall retain the following types of Data for the durations set forth, and pursuant to the
terms set forth in this Data Retention Policy.
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Data Type Description Duration
Usage Monthly Read 24 months
Daily Read 12 months
Hourly Read 6 months
15-minute Read 3 months
Billing Data/Summary Overview of Past Bills 24 months
User Behavior User Interactions with Portal 12 months
Notifications Text Message, IVR, Email Logs 6 months
Audit Logs Timestamps, Recordings of Key Events 6 months
Bill PDF Storage * Add-on Feature 12 months
Outages History of Reported Outages 12 months
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Amendment 3 Appendix “2”- SCM Non-Production Cloud Tenant
Order Form for Smart Energy Water Cloud Services
Between Smart Energy Systems, Inc. dba Smart Energy Water
15495 Sand Canyon Ave., Suite 100
Irvine, CA 92618
(“SEW”)
And City of Palo Alto
250 Hamilton Avenue
Palo Alto, CA 94301
(“Customer”)
1. Order Form
This Order Form, as issued by SEW, shall constitute an offer made by SEW to a Customer. When signed and returned to SEW by
Customer, it shall become a binding agreement for the SEW Cloud Service(s) or other Services listed in this Order Form and effective
on the date signed by Customer. This Order Form is governed by and incorporates the Terms and Conditions attached hereto.
2. SEW Platform Modules and Service(s)
The table below shows the purchased SEW Platform(s) and associated Service(s) thereof, which shall be listed and selected by
Customer below and subject to the Terms and Conditions which govern this Purchase Order. In addition to the Terms and Conditions
which govern this Purchase Order, Customer shall be restricted in its use to internal, non-production, non-commercial, training and
marketing purposes only.
Product Code Product Name
SCM-10-NONPROD Additional Non-production cloud tenant
3. Term and Fees
The initial term of this Order Form shall be for one (1) month commencing on the April 1, 2023. Thereafter, it shall automatically renew
for successive one (1)-month periods until such time as it is terminated pursuant to Section 4.2 of the attached terms and conditions.
Description Number of Environments Monthly Fee
(USD)
Payment Terms
SCM Non-Production Cloud
Tenant 1 $1,242
• $1,242 upon signing
• $1,242 on the first of each month
thereafter
4. Acceptance and Authorization
Customer Smart Energy Water
Signature: Signature:
Name: Name:
Title: Title:
Effective Date: Date:
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Dual/Non-Production Environnent Terms & Conditions
Smart Energy Systems, Inc. dba Smart Energy Water (“Provider” or “SEW”), may offer to “Customer”, a right to access and use a
duplicate or non-production environment of the cloud-hosted software purchased by Customer, in consideration of the mutual
covenants, terms, and conditions set forth below and in any relevant exhibits or documents incorporated to this Agreement, and, if
applicable, subject to any License Agreement and Order Form between Customer and any reseller of SEW services, the adequacy
of which is hereby acknowledged. SEW and Customer, each a “Party,” and collectively referred to as the “Parties,” agree as follows:
1. Definitions: As used in this Agreement or any document(s) associated herewith:
1.1 “License Agreement” shall refer to any license agreement, terms and conditions, or other provisions in a signed writing
pertaining to software licensed or implemented by SEW, or any of its resellers, for Customer.
1.2 “Non-Production Environment” shall refer to the non-production environment or cloud tenant of any SEW software, or
other software as implemented by SEW for an applicable License Agreement or Order Form.
1.3 “Order Form” shall refer to an item list or writing authorizing the provision of software by SEW for a License Agreement or
SaaS Agreement between SEW and a Customer or any reseller and a Customer, which is attached and incorporated
hereunder.
1.4 “SaaS Agreement” shall refer to a software-as-a-service agreement, terms and conditions, or other provisions in a signed
writing pertaining to software provided or implemented by SEW, or any of its resellers.
1.5 “Term” shall refer to the license term as set forth in the applicable Order Form, or if separate from another Order Form, then
as listed in Section 4.1 below.
2. Grant of Rights
Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, SEW hereby grants Customer a non-exclusive, non-transferable, non-
assignable, limited right to access and use the Non-Production Environment solely for Customer’s internal, non-production, non-
commercial, training or marketing-related evaluation or use of such non-production service in accordance with the applicable Order
Form. Except as otherwise provided in an additional writing, SOW, or Order Form, the foregoing access and use right shall be limited
to a single tenant instance. All rights not expressly granted to Customer shall be reserved by SEW and its licensors.
3. Limitations on Use and Customer Responsibilities
3.1. Customer shall not disclose to any third party, the results of any evaluation or other use of the Non-Production Environment,
performed by or on behalf of Customer, without the prior written authorization of SEW. (e.g. any monitoring of service
availability, performance, or functionality, or any other benchmarking). SEW does not guarantee any service
availability/uptime of the Non-Production Environment greater than 90.00%.
3.2. Customer shall not: (a) commercially exploit the Non-Production Environment by licensing, sublicensing, selling, reselling,
transferring, assigning, or distributing, or otherwise making it available or accessible to any third party in any way; (b)
modify or make any derivative works based upon the Non-Production Environment; (c) reverse engineer the Non-
Production Environment; or (d) access or use the Non-Production Environment in order to build a product or service that
competes with the Non-Production Environment, or production environment or software upon which such Non-Production
Environment is based.
3.3. Customer must not access or use the Non-Production Environment to: (a) send spam or otherwise duplicative or unsolicited
messages in violation of any applicable laws, statutes, ordinances, etc.; (b) send or store infringing, threatening, obscene,
libelous, or otherwise unlawful or tortious material; (c) send or store material containing software viruses, worms, trojan
horses, or other harmful computer code, files scripts, agents or programs; (d) interfere with or disrupt the integrity or
performance of the Non-Production Environment, or if applicable, the production environment or the data contained therein;
or (e) attempt to gain any unauthorized access to the Non-Production Environment, production environment, or their related
systems or networks.
3.4. Customer shall be responsible for all activity occurring under the provisioned Non-Production Environment. Customer shall
notify SEW immediately upon any suspected or actual unauthorized use or breach of security with respect to the Non-
Production Environment and use reasonable efforts to immediately cease any use, distribution, or provision of access to
any of Customer’s end users of the Non-Production Environment during such actual or suspected breach or misuse.
3.5. Customer is entitled to one database refresh every three (3) months per additional non-production cloud tenant.
4. Term and Termination
4.1. Term. The term of this Agreement is set forth in the above Order Form.
4.2. Termination. Either Party may terminate this Agreement for cause if the other Party breaches any material term of this
Agreement or any Order Document and fails to cure such breach within thirty (30) days after delivery of notice of such
breach. In addition, Customer may terminate this Agreement at any time for convenience upon providing written notice of
thirty (30) business days of such termination. Such termination shall not impact the fees due to SEW.
5. Confidentiality and Nondisclosure
5.1. Confidentiality. Subject also to the Confidentiality and Nondisclosure terms of any Order Form, “Confidential Information”
herein shall refer to the following types of material or content one Party to this Agreement (“Discloser”) discloses to the
other (“Recipient”): (a) any information Discloser marks or designates as “Confidential” at the time of disclosure; and (b)
any other nonpublic, sensitive information disclosed by Discloser including, but not limited to code, inventions, know-how,
business, technical, and financial information, or other information which should reasonably be known by the Recipient to
be confidential at the time it is disclosed, due to the nature of the information and the circumstances surrounding such
disclosure. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Confidential Information does not include information that: (i) is in Recipient’s
possession at the time of disclosure; (ii) is independently developed by Recipient without use of or reference to Confidential
Information; (iii) becomes known publicly, before or after disclosure, other than as a result of Recipient’s improper action
or inaction; or (iv) is rightfully obtained by Recipient from a third party without breach of any confidentiality obligations.
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5.2. Nondisclosure. Recipient shall not use Confidential Information for any purpose other than to facilitate this Agreement
(the “Purpose”). Recipient: (a) shall not disclose Confidential Information to any employee or contractor of Recipient unless
such person needs access in order to facilitate the Purpose and executes a nondisclosure agreement with Recipient with
terms no less restrictive than those of this Article 6; and (b) shall not disclose Confidential Information to any third party
without Discloser’s prior written consent. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Recipient shall protect Confidential Information
with the same degree of care it uses to protect its own confidential information, but with no less than reasonable care.
Recipient shall promptly notify Discloser of any misuse or misappropriation of Confidential Information that comes to
Recipient’s attention. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Recipient may disclose Confidential Information as required by
applicable law or by proper legal or governmental authority. Recipient shall give Discloser prompt notice of any such legal
or governmental demand and reasonably cooperate with Discloser in any effort to seek a protective order or otherwise to
contest such required disclosure, at Discloser’s expense.
5.3. Injunction. Recipient agrees that breach of this Section would cause Discloser irreparable injury, for which monetary
damages would be inadequate, and in addition to any other remedy, Discloser will be entitled to injunctive relief against
such breach or threatened breach, without proving actual damage.
5.4. Termination & Return. With respect to each item of Confidential Information, the obligations of Section 4.2 above
(Nondisclosure) will terminate three (3) years from the expiration of this Agreement. Upon such termination, Recipient shall
return all copies (excepting one (1) copy archived for purposes of Recipient’s back-up processes) of Confidential
Information to Discloser or certify, in writing, the destruction thereof.
5.5. Retention of Rights. This Agreement does not transfer ownership of Confidential Information or grant a license or any
other right thereto. Discloser will retain all right, title, and interest in and to all Confidential Information.
6. Intellectual Property Rights and Feedback
6.1. Intellectual Property Rights. SEW retains all right, title, and interest in and to the Non-Production Environment and any
associated software of SEW acquired through applicable Order Forms, including but not limited to, the services and any
upgrades, as well as any related methodologies, techniques, processes, and instruction developed by SEW and used in
the course of performing the Services (collectively “SEW IP”) for Customer under this Agreement and an applicable
Statement of Work. Nothing in this Agreement shall be construed to grant Customer any ownership rights, title, or interest
in the Provider IP except to the extent of the limited rights specifically set forth in Section 1. Customer recognizes that the
Non-Production Environment and its components are protected by copyright and other laws. Customer shall not (and shall
not allow or cause any third party to) reverse engineer, disassemble, alter, or otherwise translate the Non-Production
Environment, or as applicable, any production environment, or other software, documentation, services or upgrades.
6.2. Feedback. Customer hereby grants SEW a perpetual, irrevocable, unrestricted, worldwide license to use any Feedback
(as defined below) Customer communicates to SEW during the Term, without compensation or any obligation to report on
such use, and without any other restriction. Such rights shall include, without limitation, the right to exploit Feedback in any
way and the right to grant sublicenses. Notwithstanding the provisions of Article 4 (Confidential Information). Feedback will
not be considered Customer’s Confidential Information. (“Feedback” refers to any suggestion or idea for modifying any of
Provider’s products or services, including all intellectual property rights therein.)
7. Warranty and Liability
7.1. DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTY. THE NON-PRODUCTION ENVIRONMENT IS PROVIDED “AS-IS,” EXCLUSIVE OF ANY
WARRANTY, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, ANY IMPLIED WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY,
SATISFACTORY QUALITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, NONINFRINGEMENT, OR ANY OTHER
WARRANTY, WHETHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED. SEW DOES NOT WARRANT THAT THE NON-PRODUCTION
ENVIRONMENT IS OR WILL BE ERROR-FREE, MEET ALL CUSTOMER REQUIREMENTS, OR BE TIMELY OR
SECURE, OR MIRROR SERVICE LEVEL AVAILABILITY OF THE PRODUCTION ENVIRONMENT. WITHOUT LIMITING
THE FOREGOING, SEW’S NON-PRODUCTION ENVIRONMENT MAY BE SUBJECT TO LIMITATIONS, DELAYS, AND
OTHER PROBLEMS INHERENT TO THE USE OF THE INTERNET AND ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS. SEW IS
NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY DELAYS, DELIVERY FAILURES, OR OTHER DAMAGES RESULTING FROM SUCH
PROBLEMS NOT CAUSED BY SEW.
7.2. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY. IN NO EVENT WILL SEW’S AND ITS LICENSORS’ TOTAL AGGREGATE LIABILITY
ARISING FROM OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT EXCEED THE AMOUNT PAID FOR THE NON-PRODUCTION
ENVIRONMENT UNDER THIS AGREEMENT DURING THE TWELVE (12) MONTHS IMMEDIATELY BEFORE SUCH
CLAIM AROSE. TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, AND REGARDLESS OF WHETHER
ANY REMEDY SET FORTH HEREIN FAILS OF ITS ESSENTIAL PURPOSE, IN NO EVENT WILL SEW OR ITS
LICENSORS BE LIABLE TO YOU OR ANY THIRD PARTY FOR ANY CONSEQUENTIAL, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL,
SPECIAL OR SIMILAR DAMAGES, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION, ANY LOST PROFITS, OPPORTUNITIES,
DATA, OR USE, ARISING OUT OF THE USE OR INABILITY TO USE THE NON-PRODUCTION SERVICE, EVEN IF
SEW HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES OR A REMEDY FAILS OF ITS ESSENTIAL
PURPOSE.
8. Fees and Payment Terms
8.1. Fees for the Subscription Services shall be set forth in the attached Order Form and incorporated hereto. Customer shall
be invoiced for the first-year fees upon signing of this Agreement and annually thereafter upon the anniversary date of the
Effective Date for the remaining term until the fees have been paid in full. Customer agrees to make all payments to SEW
within thirty (30) calendar days after receipt of invoice. Late invoices will incur a late payment fee of 1.5% or the maximum
allowable under the law, whichever is less. If Customer’s account is sixty (60) days or more overdue, SEW reserves the
right with prior written notice to withhold performance of its obligations under this Agreement, without liability, until such
payments are paid in full, or to terminate for cause. Fees under this Agreement shall additionally be exclusive of all taxes,
levies, or duties imposed by taxing authorities, and Customer shall be responsible for all applicable taxes, levies, or duties
hereunder based on Customer’s income.
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9. Additional Terms
9.1. Independent Contractors. The Parties are independent contractors and will so represent themselves in all regards.
Neither Party is the agent of the other, and neither may make commitments on the other’s behalf.
9.2. Force Majeure. No delay, failure, or default, other than a failure to pay fees, will constitute a breach of this Agreement to
the extent caused by acts of war, terrorism, earthquakes, other acts of God or of nature, strikes or labor disputes,
embargoes, or other causes beyond the performing Party’s reasonable control.
9.3. Assignment & Successors. Customer may not assign this Agreement or any rights or obligations hereunder without
Provider’s written consent. Except to the extent forbidden herein, this Agreement will be binding upon and inure to the
benefit of the parties’ respective successors and assigns.
9.4. Severability. To the extent permitted by law, the Parties waive any provision of law that would render any clause of this
Agreement invalid or unenforceable. In the event that a provision herein is held to be invalid or unenforceable, such
provision will be interpreted to fulfill its intended purpose to the maximum extent permitted by law, and the remaining
provisions of this Agreement will continue in full force and effect.
9.5. Choice of Law & Jurisdiction: This Agreement will be governed by the laws of the State of California, without reference
to any conflicts of law principles. The Parties consent to the personal and exclusive jurisdiction of the federal and state
courts of Orange County, California.
9.6. Conflicts. Should this Agreement conflict with any other agreements, this Agreement will govern.
9.7. Construction. The Parties agree that the terms of this Agreement result from negotiations between them. This Agreement
will not be construed in favor of or against either party by reason of authorship.
9.8. Entire Agreement. This Agreement sets forth the entire agreement of the Parties and supersedes all prior or
contemporaneous writings, negotiations, and discussions with respect to its subject matter. Neither Party has relied upon
any prior or contemporaneous communications.
9.9. Execution in Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts. Each counterpart will be an
original, but all such counterparts will constitute a single instrument.
9.10. Modification. This Agreement may be modified from time to time by SEW, with Customer to be provided notice of no less
than thirty (30) days prior to such Terms and Conditions taking effect
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Amendment 3 Appendix “3” – Max Support Plan
Subscription Order Form for SEW Max Support Plan
Between Smart Energy Systems Inc. dba Smart Energy Water
15495 Sand Canyon Ave. STE #100
Irvine, CA 92618
(“SEW”)
And City of Palo Alto
250 Hamilton Avenue
Palo Alto, CA
(“Customer”)
1. Order Form
This Order Form, as issued by SEW, shall constitute an offer made by SEW to a Customer. When signed and returned to SEW by
Customer, it shall become a binding agreement for the SEW Software or other Services listed in this Order Form and effective on the
date signed by Customer. This Order Form is governed by and incorporates the Terms and Conditions attached hereto.
2. Plan Details & Fees
The table below shows the purchased Service(s) fees which shall be listed and selected by Customer below and subject to the Terms
and Conditions which govern this Purchase Order.
MAX SUPPORT PLAN (MSP) STANDARD SUPPORT PLAN (SSP)
1 Production Support
a Issue Reporting
Direct Line Reporting to SEW CSM or SEW
TDM
(In addition to SSP options)
Contact SEW Support
b Issue Response Accelerated Standard
c RCA Analysis & Review Monthly RCA & Diagnostics Review with TDM Self-service via SEW Support
2 Enhanced Support
a Named Technical Delivery
Manager (TDM) Not Included
b Accelerated Incident
Management (“AIM”) Not Included
c End-to-end Supportability Not Included
d Product/ Support Specialist
Services 20 Hours per Month Included
Max Rollover Hours: 40
Available at additional cost
e On Call Live Support Not Included
f Support Services Hours Not Included
3 Learning and Enablement
a Monthly Meet-the-Expert
Sessions Not Included
b Certified Training
Customer Specific Digital Self-Service Content
Library (30 minutes) and
Quarterly 1-hour Webinar credit
Available at additional cost
Annual Fee $39,000 per year Included in License Subscription Fee
Fees as set forth herein shall be invoiced and paid on an annual basis upfront. Company agrees to make all payments to SEW within
thirty (30) calendar days after receipt of invoice. Late undisputed invoices will incur a late payment fee of 1.5% or the maximum
allowable under the law, whichever is less. Upon a termination for convenience by Company, SEW shall be entitled to payment of all
Fees which would be due under the initial Term of this Agreement.
3. Term
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The initial term of the Max Support Services shall commence upon the April 1, 2023, and continue for a period of one (1) year.
4. Acceptance and Authorization
Customer Smart Energy Water
Signature: Signature:
Name: Name: Harman Sandhu
Title: Title: President
Effective Date: Date:
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SEW Max Support Plan Agreement
1. Introduction
This Max Support Plan Agreement, including any exhibits or attachments hereto, is made as of the Effective Date stated in the Order
Form, and pertains to the Max Support Plan (“MSP”) as offered by Smart Energy Systems, Inc. dba Smart Energy Water (“SEW”) to
the “Customer” or “Company”. In addition to the support services defined in SEW Standard Support & Maintenance, the MSP includes
enhanced support and designated hours which are utilized by Company to obtain professional services, which may facilitate or provide
enhanced services, product enhancements, customizations, and other related projects.
2. Definitions
2.1. Customer Success Manager: Refers to the individuals which both support and liaise with the Company for any Product
or Support needs.
2.2. Edge Systems: Company or Third-party systems that have data integrations setup with SEW Product or Platform for
Company’s specific environments.
2.3. End-to-End Supportability (“ETES”): Refers to support for incidents that occur in integrated business scenarios
consisting of SEW Platform, integration services and interfaces including middleware, Company’s network environment,
and Company’s source systems.
2.4. Max Support Plan (“MSP”): Refers to the support plan and details listed herein.
2.5. Product / Support Specialist (“PSS”) Services: Refers to as a team consisting of the SEW product expert resources
who are enabled to support on various technical matters, advisory or consulting topics.
2.6. Rollover Hours: Refers to unused monthly hours which roll over to the following month for use. Total accumulated
Rollover Hours shall not exceed equivalent of three-month service quota hours at any point of time during the Term of
this Agreement.
2.7. SEW Platform: Refers to the deployed SEW Product or Cloud Services for Company.
2.8. SEW Product and Cloud Services: Refers to SEW’s enterprise software platforms and other cloud-hosted services
offered to its customers.
2.9. Support Services Quota: Refers to the quantity of hours, as stated in the Order Form, available to Company per month
under this Max Support Plan to leverage such services associated under this Max Support Plan.
2.10. Technical Delivery Manager (“TDM”): Refers to a resource designated to Company to support in optimizing the delivery
or execution of the MSP.
2.11. Term: Refers to the period during which the Max Support Plan subscription shall be active as stated in the Order Form.
Thereafter, unless this Agreement is earlier terminated in accordance with its terms, this Agreement will automatically
renew for additional one (1) year terms (each, a “Renewal Term”, and together with the Initial Term, the “Term”), unless
either party delivers to the other party written notice of non-renewal at least forty-five (45) days’ prior to the end of the
then-current term. SEW shall provide an extension proposal ninety (90) days prior to the end of the term.
2.12. Trusted Custom Code: Custom software adaptors or programs developed by SEW professional services or reviewed
and certified thru SEW Release Management process that are installed in the SEW Cloud environment or used in the
integration/interfaces connecting SEW Platform with Company’s Edge Systems.
3. Max Support Plan
3.1. Services Scope
3.1.1 SEW Platform Management and Support
Services provided by SEW for the SCM Platform shall include:
• Service Pack/bug fixes, etc.:
o Proactive and regular monitoring for new Software Releases, Software Updates, and/or Service
Packs and bug fixes, which may include minor or incremental updates as they become necessary to
maintain Proper Functionality of Product, and which may address various updates, enhancements, or
changes to the Product.
o Notifying COMPANY of upcoming requirements
o Testing both internally and externally all releases and updates in the Testing Environment to detect
any potential or discovered impairments to the Proper user Functionality of the Product prior to
implementation into Production
o Development of repair/fixes for any discovered issues
o Providing Updates and Implementation Plans to COMPANY utilizing COMPANY Test environments,
as timely as possible to ensure continued Proper Functionality
o Providing Real-Time support to COMPANY during implementation
• Continuing Service upon Release of Security Updates:
o Proactively and regularly monitoring for any new Security Updates, etc. that are required to maintain
compliance with security requirements according to state, federal or international regulations, which
shall be implemented on the system back-end via proper maintenance of hardware and software
necessary to ensure protection of customer data, personally identifiable information, and to maintain
functionality upon such releases, etc.
o Notifying COMPANY of upcoming requirements
o Validating Security Updates prior to the third Tuesday of each month to correspond with COMPANY
policy of applying security updates as they are provided by Microsoft
o Reporting to COMPANY any identified issues, and advise whether or not to implement the Security
Update
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o Providing an implementation plan (if implementation is recommended by SEW), which shall include
any instructions required for remedy of any issues identified during Security Update validation
o Providing Real-Time support to COMPANY during implementation
3.1.2 Mobile Application Management and Support
Services provided by SEW for the Mobile Application shall include:
• Operating System Updates
o Proactively and regularly monitoring for new bug fixes, security updates, enhancements, and support
for updated Operating Systems or Platform support as defined above
o Proactively detecting and repairing or providing fixes for any potential or discovered impairments to
the Proper Functionality of the Mobile Application
o Notifying COMPANY of any upcoming changes
o Testing prior to the launch of any new version of either Apples’ iOS or Google’s Android operating
systems, in which SEW shall perform beta testing both internally and externally with a select number
of users, as well as testing of run-time, use, and interactions, within an artificial testing environment,
to identify any issues, bugs, or defects, which shall be addressed prior to release or launch of the
latest versions as described above.
o Providing Updates and Implementation Plans to COMPANY, as timely as possible to ensure
continued Proper Functionality
o Providing Real-Time support to COMPANY during implementation
• Mobile App Store Functionality Management and Support
o Apple iTunes App Store Maintenance, which shall include maintenance of the developer account,
XCode development environment, developer certificates, product certificates, and availability of the
application in the iTunes App Store. Maintenance of the Application within the Apple iTunes
environment shall include internal testing prior to any software Release or Software Update, in which
SEW, whether to address the release of a new version of iOS, or to roll out SEW’s own updates to its
services, shall conduct testing of all functionality related to the Services within an artificial testing
environment over a sufficient period of time with a sufficient number of users, prior to such Software
Update or Release.
o Google Play Store Maintenance, which shall include maintenance of the Google Developer Account,
Android Studio Repository, and availability of the applications in the Google Play Store. Maintenance
of the Application within the Google Play Store environment shall include internal testing prior to any
Software Release or Software Update, in which SEW, whether to address the release of a new
version of Android, or to roll out SEW’s own updates to its services, shall conduct testing of all
functionality related to the Services within an artificial testing environment over a sufficient period of
time with a sufficient number of users, prior to such Software Update or Release.
o Notifying Company of any upcoming changes and/or issues
o SEW shall not release subsequent versions of the mobile app to the public without Company
approval.
3.1.3 Incident Support
Services provided by SEW for Reported Incidents shall be governed by the existing SEW Standard Support Terms in
place.
3.2. Enhanced Support Services
The MSP enhances the Company experience using SEW Product and Cloud Services through the included Enhanced Support
Services and the included Support Services Quota hours. The following Enhanced Support Services are provided as core
services within the MSP and have no impact on the Support Services Quota hours consumption.
3.2.1. Accelerated Incident Management (“AIM”) for Critical Incidents Services
The TDM provides: (i) incident activity and status monitoring for Critical classified incidents; (ii) trend reporting of Company’s
incident situation on all incident priorities of selected systems; (iii) incident management process empowerment session(s); and
(iv) periodic remote meetings with Company to review the status of Company incidents.
In addition, SEW will make available a critical situation manager within SEW’s support organization to remotely coordinate and/or
assist a Company designated management contact (“Customer Contact”) with Critical classified incidents. Assignment of a critical
situation manager will occur within one (1) hour following Company’s request documented in an incident support ticket. The
critical situation manager will be available to Company’s Contact and will remain engaged until the earliest of the following: (i)
resolution or workaround of the Critical classified incident; (ii) reduction of the incident priority level to a priority level other than
Critical classified incidents; or (iii) agreement of the parties to disengage the assigned critical situation manager.
Company will designate at least one (1) and can designate up to three (3) qualified English-speaking contacts (“Company AIM
Contact(s)”) and shall provide contact details (in particular, e-mail address and telephone number) by means of which the
Company AIM Contact can be contacted.
As preparation for delivery of AIM Services, Company’s AIM Contacts and the assigned TDM will jointly perform one (1) initial
remote set-up meeting.
3.2.2. End-to-end Supportability (“ETES”) Services
The ETES service expands the scope of troubleshooting and support services from just the SEW Platform to include the Trusted
Custom Code and Edge System integrations/interfaces. Scope of implementation for fixes, enhancements, security updates,
software releases, and software updates (service packs), etc. into Company’s non-production and production environments shall
be limited to the SEW Platform only. The ETES service does not include any remediation or implementation for non-SEW
software or technology products.
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To deliver this service, Company shall provide SEW with administrator access to Company’s development and test environments
for purposes of Management and Support of Product. Company will provide SEW with read-only access to Company’s UAT and
production environments.
ETES service is limited to Trusted Custom Code or customer specific integration services or interfaces deployed in production
environment to connect SEW platform with Company’s Edge Systems.
ETES services include the support for following activities:
• Third Party Vendor support and troubleshooting services
• Participate in impact testing for Edge Systems for migration of SEW software service packs and updates
• Audit and testing support
• On demand certified administrative support
For Company Trusted Custom Code, SEW provides mission-critical support root-cause analysis and may provide guidance for
incident resolution, for Critical incidents related to the Company installations. The scope of this service is limited to identifying
possible root causes for the incident and/or failure of Company’s Trusted Custom Code. SEW’s root cause analysis for Trusted
Custom Code does not include providing corrections; work arounds; or incident resolution for Third Party technology or Edge
Systems regardless of who created Company’s Trusted Custom Code.
3.2.3. Monitor Services
The Monitor services include proactive monitoring of the SCM (Smart Customer Mobile) Customer Web Portal and Mobile Apps
including both the technical metrics as well as the customer or user feedback on continuous basis as reported via various
channels.
3.2.4. Report Services
The scope of services shall include tracking and reporting of the application status, support tickets, and overall health of the
service. With this service the Company shall be able to view monthly, quarterly, and yearly trends. The reports will be shared
with the Company monthly. Together with SEW, the Company’s designated personnel will be able to review and improve the
customer journey, identify the customer pain points, and understand their behavior.
A root cause analysis may be performed and provided to detail the facts or issues leading up to the submission of an incident
and the steps taken to resolve such issues. If a detailed root cause analysis is deemed to be required in accordance with the
Standard Support Plan, for Critical and High priority issues, (and for Medium and Low priority issues as agreed by the parties),
it shall be provided within fourteen (14) days after incident closure.
Specifically, the activities under this Report Services include:
• Weekly reporting on incident resolution
• Monthly management level status reporting
• Root Cause Analysis review for key issues
• Monthly Support Services Quota report detailing hours consumed and hours remaining inclusive of Rollover Hours
3.3. Support Services Quota
SEW will provide designated Support Services Quota hours and personnel to facilitate or provide enhanced services, product
enhancements, customizations, and other related projects to fulfill the requirements of the MSP. The resource time to provide these
services shall be charged against the Support Services Quota hours.
The Company shall have Support Services Quota as stated in the Order Form. Such hours for Support Services expended in any
given calendar month shall be requested using a Services Request form, attached below as Attachment A which will be reported as
hours consumed in the monthly Support Services Quota Services report which will then be reviewed with the Company. For TDM
Services, these hours will be reported as consumed in the monthly Support Services Quota Services report which will then be reviewed
with the Company.
3.3.1. Software Enhancement Services
Company can request enhancements to the SEW software and SEW shall prioritize such requests. To the extent the enhancements
are not planned in the software roadmap, such enhancements will be delivered as a Company Change Request using the Company
Change Request template in Appendix A. In-Scope Services include Product Engineering and development, Quality Assurance,
Cloud Engineering and other services necessary to deliver agreed upon software enhancement as documented, estimated and agreed
upon in Service Request.
3.3.2. Technical Delivery Manager (“TDM”) Services
SEW will provide access to an English speaking named contact within SEW’s support organization between 8:30 am to 5:30 pm local
time, Monday through Friday, unless otherwise agreed to in writing by the parties, to support Company in optimizing the processing
of Company Change Requests, Product / Support Specialist (“PSS”) Services and incidents as defined in this MSP.
The assignment of the TDM will occur within two (2) weeks of execution of this Agreement.
In-Scope Services:
• Lead requirement and design sessions required to support Software Enhancement Services
• Serve as project manager and technical liaison to Company for Software Enhancement Services
• Lead troubleshooting and incident management related activities under scope of this agreement.
• Provide advice, guidance, and assistance to Company with agreed to focus areas:
o SEW support requirements, Company support processes and use of SEW support tools
o Integrated end-to-end application lifecycle management
o Integration validation of complex Company solutions
o Operate the SEW solution more efficiently
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o Accelerated innovation for custom built solutions and rapid prototyping
o Solution availability management, monitoring and performance
o Risk mitigation plan(s) for critical maintenance issues or Incident reduction and/or avoidance
• Track Company’s implementation of SEW’s recommendations and action plans resulting from the delivery of Product
Specialist Services defined below
• Provide periodic status and risk reporting at Company’s project management level
• Manage quality gates for selected focus area projects
3.3.3. Product / Support Specialist (“PSS”) Services
As a part of the MSP, the Company shall have access to SEW Product and support experts, from whom you can request support on
various technical matters, advisory or consulting topics. The Company may contact their TDM or Customer Success Manager to
request PSS Services under this section using the Service Request Form in Appendix A. Such specialist resources shall be available
virtually or at the Company location(s) during Normal Business Hours for the time period or date as requested and approved.
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Amendment 3 Appendix 3-A
Service Request Form
Client Name COMPANY NAME
Change Summary DESCRIPTION OF SERVICES REQUIRED
Software SCM
CR ID JIRA NUMBER
Contract ID LEGAL TO FILL
Change Request Details
Pursuant to the SEW Max Support Plan Agreement executed between Smart Energy Water (“SEW”) and COMPANY NAME
(“Company”), Company would like to:
• [ENTER BRIEF OVERVIEW HERE]
Recommended Solution
<ENTER DETAILED SOLUTION AND EFFORT. E.G. ADDING NEW MODULES, ADD REQUESTED FUNCTIONALITY THROUGH
SOFTWARE CUSTOMIZATION, ADDITIONAL LICENSES, ETC. >
Type of Change ☐ Additional Modules ☐ Customization ☐ Additional Licenses ☐ Additional Services ☐ System Integration
Implementation
Priority ☐ Critical ☐ High ☐ Normal ☐ Low
Fees and Payment Terms
Total Hours Hours
Payment Terms
• The compensation for the work effort under this request shall be adjusted against the Support Services
Quota hours as stated in the active Max Support Plan. In case the Company has exhausted the hours
available in the plan the fees shall be invoiced at an hourly services rate.
• Payment will be due net-30 days from receipt of invoice by Company.
• Late Payment penalties are applicable in accordance with the terms of the SEW Max Support Plan
Agreement.
• This Change Request shall result in the allocation and dedication of resources for the commencement
and delivery of the change(s) or solution(s) described above. Therefore, any delay in schedules by
Company may adversely affect the timely delivery of this and other Change Requests and incur additional
charges.
Acceptance and Authorization
Requested By: Company Accepted By: SEW
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Title: Name:
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