Utilities and Services 16.1. Tenant shall pay for all water (including the cost to service, repair and replace reverse osmosis, de-ionized and other treated water), gas, heat, light, power, telephone, internet service, cable television, other telecommunications and other utilities supplied to the Premises, together with any fees, surcharges and taxes thereon. If any such utility is not separately metered to Tenant, Tenant shall pay Tenant’s Share of all charges of such utility jointly metered with other premises as Additional Rent or, in the alternative, Landlord may, at its option, monitor the usage of such utilities by Tenant and charge Tenant with the cost of purchasing, installing and monitoring such metering equipment, which cost shall be paid by Tenant as Additional Rent. To the extent that Tenant uses more than Tenant’s Pro Rata Share of any utilities, then Tenant shall pay Landlord for Tenant’s Share of such utilities to reflect such excess. In the event that the Project is less than fully occupied during a calendar year, Tenant acknowledges that Landlord may extrapolate utility usage that varies depending on the occupancy of the Project to equal Landlord’s reasonable estimate of what such utility usage would have been had the Project been fully occupied during such calendar year; provided, however, that Landlord shall not recover more than one hundred percent (100%) of the cost of such utilities. Tenant shall not be liable for the cost of utilities supplied to the Premises attributable to the time period prior to the Term Commencement Date; provided, however, that, if Landlord shall permit Tenant possession of the Premises prior to the Term Commencement Date and Tenant uses the Premises for any purpose other than placement of personal property as set forth in Section 4.3, then Tenant shall be responsible for the cost of utilities supplied to the Premises from such earlier date of possession.
Services and Utilities Landlord agrees to furnish services and utilities to the Premises during normal business hours on generally recognized business days, including the hours between 8:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m. on Saturdays, subject to the Rules and Regulations of the Building or Project and provided that Tenant is not in default hereunder. Services and utilities shall include reasonable quantities of electricity (for the Common Area), heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) as required in Landlord’s reasonable judgment for the comfortable use and occupancy of the Premises, and in the event the HVAC is used during the respective overtime hours there shall be a charge of seventy-five dollars ($75.00) per hour of additional usage subject to change, based on Landlords costs to provide such services; window washing and janitor services in a manner that such services are customarily furnished to comparable office buildings in the area. Landlord shall supply common area water for drinking, cleaning and restroom purposes only and elevator services Tenant, at Tenant’s sole cost and expense, shall supply all paper and other products used, within the Premises. Upon Tenant’s request, Landlord shall replace light bulbs and ballasts in the Premises, and Tenant shall pay Landlord for the cost of such light bulbs and ballasts plus Landlord’s reasonable administrative and labor costs associated with light bulb and ballast replacement. During normal business hours on generally recognized business days, Landlord shall also maintain and keep lighted the common stairs, common entries and restrooms in the Building and shall furnish elevator service and restroom supplies. If Tenant desires HVAC or other services at any other time, Landlord shall use reasonable efforts to furnish such service upon reasonable notice from Tenant, and Tenant shall pay Landlord’s charges therefor on demand. Landlord may provide telecommunications lines and systems as discussed in Section 35 hereof. Tenant shall be entitled through the transmission facilities installed in the Premises, to have access to electric energy, at Tenant’s expense as provided for in this Paragraph, in the Premises in such reasonable quantity as shall be sufficient to meet Tenant’s ordinary business needs for lighting and the operation of its ordinary business machines, including without limitation, photocopy equipment, telephone equipment, microwaves, coffee machines, and computer and data processing equipment. Tenant shall pay to Landlord from and after the Commencement Date, as Additional Rent in accordance with Section 6.1., a sum to reimburse Landlord for all electricity used by Tenant to power the lights and electricity outlets located in the Premises (the Tenant Electric Amount). The Tenant Electric Amount shall be based on a separate meter survey conducted by a licensed independent electrical engineer selected by Landlord with respect to such parties reasonable estimate of Tenant’s usage. The Tenant Electric Amount shall be adjusted from time to time during the Term if (i) there is an increase in electric energy rates, (ii) Tenant installs additional fixtures, appliances or equipment, with or without Landlord’s consent, or (iii) Tenant otherwise uses a disproportionate or increased amount of electric energy, as determined by a separate meter survey conducted by a licensed independent electrical engineer selected by Landlord. Periodically, Landlord shall conduct an energy usage survey by a qualified energy surveyor. The cost of any and all such surveys shall be paid by Landlord, unless requested by Tenant, in which event, Tenant shall pay for such cost within twenty (20) days after Landlord’s demand. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, Landlord may, at its option, at any time during the Term, arrange to have electric usage directly metered or submetered to the Premises, in which event Tenant will pay the utility company (or Landlord in the event of submetering without any profit or xxxx-up to Landlord) for such usage. Landlord may choose, in Landlord’s reasonable discretion, the company or companies that will provide all electricity (or any other utility) to the Project, and, in such event, Tenant shall pay for electric current supplied to, or used, in the Premises at the rate prevailing for Tenant’s class of use as established by such company or companies. Electric current shall be measured in a consistent, commercially reasonable manner and shall be billed by Landlord as Additional Rent and paid by Tenant on a monthly basis. If permitted by law, Landlord shall have the right, in Landlord’s reasonable discretion, at any time and from time to time during the Term, to contract for the provision of electricity (or any other utility) with, and to switch from, any company providing such utility. Tenant shall cooperate with Landlord and any such utility provider at all times, and, as reasonably necessary, Tenant shall allow such parties access to the electric (or other utility) lines, feeders, risers, wiring and other machinery located within the Premises. Landlord shall not be in default hereunder or be liable for any damages directly or indirectly resulting from, nor shall Rent be abated by reason of (a) the installation, use or interruption of use of any equipment in connection with the furnishing of any of the foregoing services, or (b) failure to furnish or delay in furnishing any such services where such failure or delay is caused by accident or any condition or event beyond the reasonable control of Landlord, or by the making of necessary repairs or improvements to the Premises, Building or Project, or (c) any change, failure, interruption, disruption or defect in the quantity or character of the electricity (or other utility) supplied to the Premises or Project, or (d) the limitation, curtailment or rationing of, or restrictions on, use of water, electricity, gas or any other form of energy serving the Premises, Building or Project. Landlord shall not be liable under any circumstances for a loss of or injury to property or business, however occurring, through, in connection with or incidental to the failure to furnish any such services. Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, if Tenant is granted the right to purchase electricity from a provider other than the company or companies used by Landlord, Tenant shall indemnify, defend, and hold harmless Landlord from and against all losses, claims, demands, expenses and judgments caused by, or directly or indirectly arising from, the acts or omissions of Tenant’s electricity provider (including, but not limited to, expenses and/or fines incurred by Landlord in the event Tenant’s electricity provider fails to provide sufficient power to the Premises, as well as damages resulting from the improper or faulty installation or construction of facilities or equipment in or on the Premises by Tenant or Tenant’s electricity provider. Nothing contained in this Section shall restrict Landlord’s right to require at any time separate metering of utilities furnished to the Premises. Landlord shall separate, meter for the Premises for electricity consumption and the cost of any such meter and its installation, maintenance and repair shall be paid by Landlord Accounts for all such separately metered utilities shall be in Tenant’s name and paid for by Tenant. If Tenant uses machines or equipment that generates excessive heat in the Premises that affects the temperature otherwise maintained by the HVAC system, Landlord reserves the right to install supplementary air conditioning units in the Premises and the cost thereof, including the cost of installation, operation and maintenance thereof, shall be paid by Tenant to Landlord within thirty (30) days of demand therefor.
