SCOPE OF THIS AGREEMENT 2.1. This Agreement, including Parts A through L, Tables One and Two and exhibits, specifies the rights and obligations of each Party with respect to the establishment, purchase, and sale of Local Interconnection, Collocation, resale of Telecommunications Services and Unbundled Network Elements. Certain terms used in this Agreement shall have the meanings defined in PART A – DEFINITIONS, or as otherwise elsewhere defined throughout this Agreement. Other terms used but not defined in this Agreement will have the meanings ascribed to them in the Act and in the FCC’s and the Commission’s rules, regulations and orders. PART B sets forth the general terms and conditions governing this Agreement. The remaining Parts set forth, among other things, descriptions of the services, pricing, technical and business requirements, and physical and network security requirements.
PURPOSE OF THIS AGREEMENT The purpose of this Agreement is to -
2.1 comply with the provisions of Section 57(1)(b), (4A), (4B) and (5) of the Systems Act as well as the employment contract entered into between the parties;
2.2 specify objectives and targets defined and agreed with the Employee and to communicate to the Employee the Employer’s expectations of the Employee’s performance and accountabilities in alignment with the Integrated Development Plan, Service Delivery and Budget Implementation Plan (SDBIP) and the Budget of the Employer;
2.3 specify accountabilities as set out in a performance plan, which forms an annexure to the performance agreement;
2.4 monitor and measure performance against set targeted outputs;
2.5 use the performance agreement as the basis for assessing whether the Employee has met the performance expectations applicable to his or her job;
2.6 in the event of outstanding performance, to appropriately reward the Employee; and
2.7 give effect to the Employer’s commitment to a performance-orientated relationship with its
Nature of this Agreement 3.1. This Agreement is a framework agreement within the meaning of regulation 2(1) of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015. Call-off Contracts are public contracts within the meaning of that regulation.
3.2. This Agreement is a multi-supplier framework agreement and the contractors that are party to it are the Framework Contractors. No other contractors are party to the Framework Agreement.
3.3. This Agreement is a multi-user framework agreement and the public bodies that are party to it are the Framework Public Bodies. No other public bodies are party to the Framework Agreement.
3.4. The Contractor acknowledges that it is not the exclusive supplier of the Services to Framework Public Bodies and as such no guarantee of work or volume of work has been granted by any Framework Public Body.
3.5. The Contractor acknowledges that the Framework Public Bodies are separate legal persons and as such the Authority has no liability in relation to the performance or non- performance of other Framework Public Bodies' obligations under this Framework Agreement or any Call-off Contracts.
Amendment of this Agreement No provision of this Agreement may be changed, waived, discharged or terminated orally, but only by an instrument in writing signed by the party against whom enforcement of the change, waiver, discharge or termination is sought, and no amendment of this Agreement shall be effective until approved in a manner consistent with the 1940 Act and rules and regulations thereunder and any applicable SEC exemptive order therefrom.
Operation of this Agreement This Agreement shall take effect on and from the date of this Agreement. The parties must execute and enter into this Agreement prior to any Construction Certificate issuing for the Development.
Duration of this Agreement The Term of this Agreement shall be as specified in Schedule A hereto.
Construction of this Agreement The Parties agree that each Party and its legal counsel have reviewed and revised this Agreement and that any rule of construction to the effect that ambiguities are to be resolved against the drafting Party shall not apply in the interpretation of this Agreement or any amendments or exhibits thereto.
