Limitation of Vendor Indemnification and Similar Clauses This is a requirement of the TIPS Contract and is non-negotiable TIPS, a department of Region 8 Education Service Center, a political subdivision, and local government entity of the State of Texas, is prohibited from indemnifying third-parties (pursuant to the Article 3, Section 52 of the Texas Constitution) except as otherwise specifically provided for by law or as ordered by a court of competent jurisdiction. Article 3, Section 52 of the Texas Constitution states that "no debt shall be created by or on behalf of the State … " and the Texas Attorney General has opined that a contractually imposed obligation of indemnity creates a "debt" in the constitutional sense. Tex. Att'y Gen. Op. No. MW-475 (1982). Thus, contract clauses which require TIPS to indemnify Vendor, pay liquidated damages, pay attorney's fees, waive Vendor's liability, or waive any applicable statute of limitations must be deleted or qualified with ''to the extent permitted by the Constitution and Laws of the State of Texas." Does Vendor agree? Yes, I Agree Alternative Dispute Resolution Limitations This is a requirement of the TIPS Contract and is non-negotiable. TIPS, a department of Region 8 Education Service Center, a political subdivision, and local government entity of the State of Texas, does not agree to binding arbitration as a remedy to dispute and no such provision shall be permitted in this Agreement with TIPS. Vendor agrees that any claim arising out of or related to this Agreement, except those specifically and expressly waived or negotiated within this Agreement, may be subject to non-binding mediation at the request of either party to be conducted by a mutually agreed upon mediator as prerequisite to the filing of any lawsuit arising out of or related to this Agreement. Mediation shall be held in either Camp or Titus County, Texas. Agreements reached in mediation will be subject to the approval by the Region 8 ESC's Board of Directors, authorized signature of the Parties if approved by the Board of Directors, and, once approved by the Board of Directors and properly signed, shall thereafter be enforceable as provided by the laws of the State of Texas. Does Vendor agree? Yes, Vendor agrees Does Vendor agree? Yes, Vendor agrees No Waiver of TIPS Immunity This is a requirement of the TIPS Contract and is non-negotiable. Vendor agrees that nothing in this Agreement shall be construed as a waiver of sovereign or government immunity; nor constitute or be construed as a waiver of any of the privileges, rights, defenses, remedies, or immunities available to Region 8 Education Service Center or its TIPS Department. The failure to enforce, or any delay in the enforcement, of any privileges, rights, defenses, remedies, or immunities available to Region 8 Education Service Center or its TIPS Department under this Agreement or under applicable law shall not constitute a waiver of such privileges, rights, defenses, remedies, or immunities or be considered as a basis for estoppel. 5 Does Vendor agree? Yes, Vendor agrees Payment Terms and Funding Out Clause This is a requirement of the TIPS Contract and is non-negotiable. Vendor agrees that TIPS and TIPS Members shall not be liable for interest or late-payment fees on past-due balances at a rate higher than permitted by the laws or regulations of the jurisdiction of the TIPS Member. Funding-Out Clause: Vendor agrees to abide by the applicable laws and regulations, including but not limited to Texas Local Government Code § 271.903, or any other statutory or regulatory limitation of the jurisdiction of any TIPS Member, which requires that contracts approved by TIPS or a TIPS Member are subject to the budgeting and appropriation of currently available funds by the entity or its governing body. 2
CONDITION OF PREMISES Tenant acknowledges that neither Landlord nor any agent of Landlord has made any representation or warranty with respect to the condition of the Premises, the Building or the Project, or with respect to the suitability of the Premises, the Building or the Project for the conduct of Tenant’s business. Tenant acknowledges that (a) it is fully familiar with the condition of the Premises and agrees to take the same in its condition “as is” as of the Execution Date, and (b) Landlord shall have no obligation to alter, repair or otherwise prepare the Premises for Tenant’s occupancy or to pay for or construct any improvements to the Premises, except with respect to payment of the TI Allowance and the Furniture Allowance. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Landlord shall deliver possession of the Premises to Tenant (m) in broom clean condition and (n) with the existing base building heating, ventilating and air conditioning system and the existing base building electrical, lighting and plumbing systems, in each case serving the Premises (collectively, the “Existing Building Systems”) in good working order (“Landlord’s Delivery Obligation”). Tenant’s taking of possession of the Premises shall, except as otherwise agreed to in writing by Landlord and Tenant, conclusively establish that the Premises, the Building and the Project were at such time in good, sanitary and satisfactory condition and repair and that Landlord’s Delivery Obligation was satisfied; provided that, if Landlord fails to satisfy Landlord’s Delivery Obligation (a “Delivery Shortfall”), then Tenant may, as its sole and exclusive remedy, deliver notice of such failure to Landlord detailing the nature of such failure (a “Shortfall Notice”); provided, further, that any Shortfall Notice must be received by Landlord no later than the date (the “Shortfall Notice Deadline”) that is ninety (90) days after the Execution Date. In the event that Landlord receives a Shortfall Notice on or before the Shortfall Notice Deadline, and provided that, (r) the Delivery Shortfall was not caused by (or did not arise from) (i) the misuse, misconduct, damage, destruction, negligence and/or any other action or omission of Tenant, Tenant’s contractors or subcontractors, or any of their respective employees, agents or invitees, (ii) Tenant’s failure to properly repair or maintain the Premises as required by this Lease, (iii) any modifications, Alterations or improvements constructed by or on behalf of Tenant (including the Tenant Improvements) or (iv) any other event, circumstance or other factor arising or occurring after the Term Commencement Date and (s) Landlord agrees that the Delivery Shortfall referenced in such Shortfall Notice exists, then Landlord shall, at Landlord’s expense (and not as an Operating Expense), promptly remedy the Delivery Shortfall. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Lease, Landlord shall not have any obligations or liabilities in connection with (y) a Delivery Shortfall except to the extent such Delivery Shortfall is identified by Tenant in a Shortfall Notice delivered to Landlord on or before the Shortfall Notice Deadline and such Delivery Shortfall gives rise to an obligation of Landlord to remedy such Delivery Shortfall under the immediately preceding sentence and/or (z) any failure of the Existing Building Systems to be in good working order arising from or in connection with (i) the misuse, misconduct, damage, destruction, negligence and/or any other action or omission of Tenant, Tenant’s contractors or subcontractors, or any of their respective employees, agents or invitees, (ii) Tenant’s failure to properly repair or maintain the Premises as required by this Lease, (iii) any modifications, Alterations or improvements constructed by or on behalf of Tenant (including the Tenant Improvements) or (iv) any other event, circumstance or other factor arising or occurring after the Term Commencement Date, and in any such case, no Delivery Shortfall shall be deemed to have occurred as a result thereof.
Alterations Tenant agrees that it will not (a) demolish or undertake any structural alterations of any of the buildings or other improvements erected upon or otherwise comprising the Demised Premises, without the prior written consent of Landlord or (b) make any other alterations which would change the character of the buildings or other improvements comprising the Demised Premises or which would weaken, impair or otherwise in any way affect the structural aspects of integrity of or lessen the value of the Demised Premises and/or the buildings and other improvements comprising the Demised Premises. With respect to any alterations permitted to be made by Tenant pursuant to this Article Ten, Tenant shall (a) pay all costs, expenses and charges thereof, (b) make the same in accordance with all applicable laws and building codes in a good and workmanlike manner, (c) cause the same to be performed by qualified contractors who shall not create any labor or other disturbance at the Demised Premises while performing same, (d) fully and completely indemnify and hold harmless Landlord from and against any mechanic’s liens or other liens or claims in connection with the making thereof and (e) by reason of such alterations, not thereby and (e) by reason of such alterations, not thereby reduce the economic value of the Demised Premises. All alterations, improvements and additions to the Demised Premises permitted to be made by Tenant hereunder, shall be made in accordance with all applicable laws and plans and specifications previously submitted to Landlord for Landlord’s approval, which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed, and, except for removable trade fixtures, shall at once when made or installed be deemed to have attached to the freehold and to have become the property of Landlord and shall remain for the benefit of Landlord at the end of the term or other expiration of this Lease in as good order and condition as they were when installed, reasonable wear and tear excepted. In the event in the making of such alteration, improvements and additions as herein provided, Tenant further agrees to indemnify and hold harmless Landlord from and against all costs, expenses, liens, claims and damages arising out of, or resulting from the undertaking or making of such alterations, improvements and additions.
ALTERATIONS AND IMPROVEMENTS Tenant shall make no alterations to the buildings or improvements on the Premises or construct any building or make any other improvements on the Premises without the prior written consent of Landlord. Any and all alterations, changes, and/or improvements built, constructed or placed on the Premises by Tenant shall, unless otherwise provided by written agreement between Landlord and Tenant, be and become the property of Landlord and remain on the Premises at the expiration or earlier termination of this Agreement.
