Prices and Services Billing 8.1 SCHEDULE OF PRICES AND TERMS Competitive Supplier agrees to provide Firm Full-Requirements Power Supply and other related services as expressly set forth herein in accordance with the prices and terms included in EXHIBIT A to this ESA, which exhibit is hereby incorporated by reference into this ESA.
Services Provided Subcontractor agrees to complete the following: ____________ ___________________________________________________________ (“Services”).
Services and Support 1.1 In exchange for your continued compliance with this Agreement, and any modification to this Agreement made by Intuit in accordance with Sections A.1.1, you shall have access to the Software/Subscription in accordance with the following provisions:
(a) If you purchased a Subscription based license for the Software, which generally means that you will be paying for your use of the Software and Services on a monthly or annual basis, you shall receive as part of your active Subscription, so long as Intuit is receiving the applicable payment from you: (i) access to the features of the Software subscribed to by you; (ii) Updates and Enhancements; (iii) Version Protection, each defined in Section B.1.2 below; and (iv) additional products, services and/or discounts when and if they should be made available to you. If you have purchased a subscription that includes Support you will also be entitled to receive Support Services as defined below. Software licenses obtained through a subscription are eligible for Enhancements during the active subscription period only. The Subscription is cancellable by you in accordance with this Agreement, but you will not be entitled to any refunds if you cancel after the 60-Day Money Back Guarantee period, as defined in Section B.6. If you cancel your Subscription or if we do not receive the payment for your Subscription, or if the Subscription is in any way terminated in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, you will no longer have access to the Software and all related Services defined above upon the expiration of the current Subscription term, but you will retain access to your company data file stored on your device, which can be reinstated to a readable QuickBooks format upon reactivation of your Subscription or with the purchase of a license on the Software.
(b) If you purchased your license to the Software under a one-time, upfront payment at retail or directly from Intuit and not under a Subscription, you shall receive: (i) a license to the specific version of the Software product you have selected that, subject to the license grant and restrictions in Section A.1.1, allows you access to the features of the Software; and (ii) Updates and Enhancements to the Software in accordance with the terms of the Termination provisions. Intuit's obligations under this Section B.1.1 are contingent upon you installing all updates and error corrections within thirty (30) days of being notified of their availability by Intuit (or its Representatives). QuickBooks 2015 Software purchased on a separate standalone basis are eligible for enhancements on a when-and-if available basis through May 31, 2018, which is the current support period for QuickBooks 2015.
Services and Facilities The Procuring Entity shall make available to the Service Provider the Services and Facilities listed under Appendix F.
SERVICES AND EQUIPMENT 15.01. Landlord, at its own cost and expense shall:
(a) Provide full passenger elevator service (i.e., five (5) Passenger elevator cars, subject to the provisions of Section 15.03) from 8:00 A.M. to 6:00 P.M. on all Business Days with two (2) passenger elevators available at all other times. Landlord may designate local and express stops for elevators and may change such designation of express and local stops from time to time. Landlord agrees that, except in an emergency situation, Landlord shall not grant permission for any construction items or materials or for any workmen carrying the same to be transported by use of the passenger elevator cars. At times other than during Business Hours of Business Days up to one (1) elevator car in Tenant’s elevator bank may be used for the transport of construction workers or materials; provided that such elevator car shall be properly cleaned before the beginning of the next Business Day. Landlord will use a first class standard for elevator maintenance.
(b) Provide freight elevator service to the Premises on a first come-first served basis (i.e., no advance scheduling) during the Building’s normal freight elevator hours (i.e., 8 A.M. to 12:00 P.M. and 1:00 P.M. to 4:30 P.M.) of Business Days. Freight elevator service shall also be provided to the Premises on a reserved basis at all other times, upon the payment of Landlord’s then established charges therefor which shall be Additional Charges hereunder. As of the date hereof, Landlord’s charge for overtime freight elevator service is at the rate of $200 per hour subject to increase in proportion to increases in Landlord’s actual costs to provide same. Any request for overtime freight elevator service shall entail a minimum in the number of hours to the extent the applicable Building Service Union Employee Service contract requires a minimum number of hours per shift.
(i) Supply ventilation throughout the year and supply heat and air-conditioning, as seasonally required; but in all events, Landlord shall supply heat from October 15 to April 15 and air-conditioning from April 15 to October 15, from the Building heating, ventilating and air-conditioning system from 8:00 A.M. to 6:00 P.M, on all Business Days in accordance with the specifications attached hereto as Exhibit N and made a part hereof.
(ii) In connection with its operation of the existing systems and equipment in the Building, give due consideration to the applicable portions of ASHRAE Standard No. 62-1989 to the extent that the same is implemented or adhered to generally by buildings with similar systems and equipment and of similar age and size. Tenant acknowledges that if it shall fail to keep entirely unobstructed all of the vents, intakes, outlet and grilles in the Premises at all times, or shall fail to comply with and observe all reasonable regulations and requirements prescribed by Landlord for the proper functioning of the heating, ventilating and air-conditioning system, the HVAC services may not meet the standards set forth in the specifications.
(d) Provide cleaning services, in accordance with the specifications set forth in Exhibit F hereto, in the Premises and public portions of the Building on all Business Days.
(e) Furnish hot and cold water for lavatory and drinking and office cleaning purposes and for use in all pantries and kitchenettes installed by Tenant in the Premises. If Tenant requires, uses or consumes water for any other purposes, Tenant agrees that Landlord may install a meter to measure Tenant’s water consumption, and Tenant further agrees to reimburse Landlord for the reasonable out-of-pocket cost of the meter and the installation thereof, and to pay for the reasonable out-of-pocket maintenance cost of said meter equipment within thirty (30) days after Landlord’s rendition of a xxxx therefor. Tenant shall reimburse Landlord for the water consumed as measured by said meter based upon the actual out-of-pocket cost to Landlord of such water, including any actual out-of-pocket costs incurred by Landlord in connection with the meter readings, and any sewer rents, and all other charges imposed by any authority, on, or measured by, the use of water within thirty (30) days after rendition of a xxxx therefor.
(f) Maintain listings on the Building directory of the names of Tenant, or its permitted subtenants, assignees or affiliates and the names of any of their officers and employees, provided that the names so listed shall not use more than Tenant’s Proportionate Share of the space on the Building directory. Tenant shall reimburse Landlord for any actual out-of-pocket costs incurred by Landlord to unaffiliated third parties in connection with changes and additions to such directory listings requested by Tenant.
(g) Repaint or retouch, as reasonably required to compensate for ordinary wear and tear and for any damage caused by Landlord, its employees, contractors and agents, all convector covers in the Premises not less frequently than once in every three (3) years; provided, however, that Tenant shall be solely responsible at its expense to remove its property and make such convectors accessible for such painting by Landlord.
(h) With respect to the Tenant named herein only, provide at the existing security/concierge desk in the lobby of the Building during all hours other than Business Hours of Business Days personnel to carry out such security procedures as are set forth in Exhibit P hereof and to implement other security measures as Landlord shall from time to time adopt (after consultation with Tenant, but without any obligation to obtain Tenant’s agreement or approval). Notwithstanding that Landlord shall agree to instruct its employees to follow such security procedures as set forth in this Lease, Landlord shall in no way be responsible for any violation of such procedures or circumvention of such Procedures as may occur from time to time at the Building and in no event shall Landlord be liable to Tenant for any loss, injury or damage to Tenant or to any other person as may result from violations or circumventions of the security procedures instituted at the Building as described in this subsection 15.01(h).
15.02. Holidays shall be deemed to mean all those dates designated as holidays by the Board of Governors of the New York Stock Exchange, in addition to dates designated as holidays by the City of New York, State of New York and/or the United States, and in addition shall also include holidays to which maintenance or service employees of the Building are entitled under their union contract or contracts.
15.03. Landlord reserves the right to interrupt, curtail or suspend the services required to be furnished by Landlord under this Article 15 when the necessity therefor arises by reason of accident, emergency, mechanical breakdown, or when required by any law, order or regulation of any Federal, state, county or municipal authority, or for any other cause beyond the reasonable control of Landlord. Except in case of an emergency, Landlord will notify Tenant in advance of any such stoppage, and if ascertainable, its estimated duration. Landlord shall complete all required repairs or other necessary work in accordance with the standards set forth in subsection 13.01(b). Except as set forth in Section 13.03 hereof and subject to the provision of Section 27.03 hereof, no diminution or abatement of rent or other compensation shall or will be claimed by Tenant as a result therefrom, nor shall this Lease or any of the obligations of Tenant be affected or reduced by reason of such interruption, curtailment or suspension.
(a) If Tenant shall require heat or air-conditioning services at any time other than as furnished by Landlord in accordance with subsection 15.01(c) hereof, then, if Tenant shall give notice in writing to the Building superintendent prior to 4:00 P.M. in the case of services required on weekdays, prior to 4:00 P.M. on the Friday prior in the case of after hours service recurred on weekends or on holiday Mondays or prior to 4:00 P.M. on the day prior in the case of after hours service recurred on other holidays or weekends following Fridays which are holidays, Landlord shall furnish such service and Tenant shall pay to Landlord upon demand as Additional Charges hereunder Landlord’s then established charges therefor. As of the date hereof, Landlord’s standard rate charged to other tenants in the Building is $600.00 per floor per hour and, except as otherwise provided below in this subsection 15.04(a), requires a four (4) hour minimum and a four (4) floor minimum. Such charge shall be subject to increase in proportion to increases in Landlord’s actual costs to provide same provided however if Landlord charges a future tenant in the Building a lesser rate for the overtime heat or air-conditioning services, then provided Tenant shall agree to be obligated to utilize the same or more overtime heat or air-conditioning services utilized by such future tenant, such charge charged to Tenant shall then and thereafter be reduced to such lesser charge charged to such future tenant. If any other tenant or tenants of the Building in the same zone as Tenant request overtime air-conditioning or heating for any period for which Tenant has requested such service pursuant to the provisions of this subsection 15.04(a), then the Landlord’s charge for overtime HVAC, as set forth above, shall be prorated among Tenant and such other tenant or tenants, as the case may be. Notwithstanding the generality of the foregoing, any request for overtime HVAC service to commence at 6:00 P.M. on any Business Day shall not require or be subject to a “minimum” with respect to hours, but shall still require a four (4) floor minimum. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, Tenant shall be entitled to receive overtime HVAC without being required to pay any Additional Charges therefor on up to twelve (12) occasions (each such occasion being of a duration of four (4) hours and applying with respect to four (4) floors in the Premises) during each calendar year to occur during the term of this Lease (prorated on the basis of one (1) such occasion per month with respect to any partial calendar year to occur during the term of this Lease). Each such four (4) continuous hour period is
Services to Others Clients Nothing contained in this Agreement shall limit or restrict (i) the freedom of the Sub-adviser, or any affiliated person thereof, to render investment management and corporate administrative services to other investment companies, to act as investment manager or investment counselor to other persons, firms, or corporations, or to engage in any other business activities, or (ii) the right of any director, officer, or employee of the Sub-adviser, who may also be a director, officer, or employee of the Fund, to engage in any other business or to devote his or her time and attention in part to the management or other aspects of any other business, whether of a similar nature or a dissimilar nature.
Services to be Performed Subject always to the supervision of Fund’s Board of Trustees and the Manager, Sub-Adviser will furnish an investment program in respect of, make investment decisions for, and place all orders for the purchase and sale of securities for the portion of the Fund’s investment portfolio allocated to the Sub-Adviser by the Manager, all on behalf of the Fund. In the performance of its duties, Sub-Adviser will satisfy its fiduciary duties to the Fund, will monitor the Fund’s investments, and will comply with the provisions of the Fund’s Declaration of Trust and By-laws, as amended from time to time, and the stated investment objectives, policies and restrictions of the Fund. Manager will provide Sub-Adviser with current copies of the Fund’s Declaration of Trust, By-laws, prospectus and any amendments thereto, and any objectives, policies or limitations not appearing therein as they may be relevant to Sub-Adviser’s performance under this Agreement. Sub-Adviser and Manager will each make its officers and employees available to the other from time to time at reasonable times to review investment policies of the Fund and to consult with each other regarding the investment affairs of the Fund. Sub-Adviser will report to the Board of Trustees and to Manager with respect to the implementation of such program. The Sub-Adviser will vote all proxies solicited by or with respect to the issuers of securities which assets of the Fund’s investment portfolio allocated by the Adviser to the Sub-Adviser are invested, consistent with its proxy voting guidelines and based upon the best interests of the Fund. The Sub-Adviser will maintain appropriate records detailing its voting of proxies on behalf of the Fund and upon reasonable request will provide a report setting forth the proposals voted on and how the Fund’s shares were voted, including the name of the corresponding issuers. Sub-Adviser is authorized to select the brokers or dealers that will execute the purchases and sales of portfolio securities for the Fund, and is directed to use its commercially reasonable efforts to obtain best execution, which includes most favorable net results and execution of the Fund’s orders, taking into account all appropriate factors, including price, dealer spread or commission, size and difficulty of the transaction and research or other services provided. Sub-Adviser may select itself as a broker, in an agency capacity, to execute transactions in portfolio securities for the Fund in accordance with policies and procedures adopted by the Fund’s Board of Trustees from time to time. It is understood that the Sub-Adviser will not be deemed to have acted unlawfully, or to have breached a fiduciary duty to the Fund, or be in breach of any obligation owing to the Fund under this Agreement, or otherwise, solely by reason of its having caused the Fund to pay a member of a securities exchange, a broker or a dealer (including the Sub-Adviser’s internal broker-dealer) a commission for effecting a securities transaction for the Fund in excess of the amount of commission another member of an exchange, broker or dealer would have charged if the Sub-Adviser determined in good faith that the commission paid was reasonable in relation to the brokerage or research services provided by such member, broker or dealer, viewed in terms of that particular transaction or the Sub-Adviser’s overall responsibilities with respect to its accounts, including the Fund, as to which it exercises investment discretion. In addition, if in the judgment of the Sub-Adviser, the Fund would be benefited by supplemental services, the Sub-Adviser is authorized to pay spreads or commissions to brokers or dealers furnishing such services in excess of spreads or commissions that another broker or dealer may charge for the same transaction, provided that the Sub-Adviser determined in good faith that the commission or spread paid was reasonable in relation to the services provided. The Sub-Adviser will properly communicate to the officers and trustees of the Fund such information relating to transactions for the Fund as they may reasonably request. In no instance will portfolio securities be purchased from or sold to the Manager, Sub-Adviser or any affiliated person of either the Fund, Manager, or Sub-Adviser, except as may be permitted under the 1940 Act; Sub-Adviser further agrees that it:
(a) will use the same degree of skill and care in providing such services as it uses in providing services to fiduciary accounts for which it has investment responsibilities;
(b) will conform to all applicable Rules and Regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission in all material respects and in addition will conduct its activities under this Agreement in accordance with any applicable regulations of any governmental authority pertaining to its investment advisory activities;
(c) will report regularly to Manager and to the Board of Trustees of the Fund and will make appropriate persons available for the purpose of reviewing with representatives of Manager and the Board of Trustees on a regular basis at reasonable times the management of the Fund, including, without limitation, review of the general investment strategies of the Fund with respect to preferred securities, the performance of the Fund’s investment portfolio allocated to preferred securities in relation to standard industry indices and general conditions affecting the marketplace and will provide various other reports from time to time as reasonably requested by Manager; and
(d) will monitor the pricing of portfolio securities, and events relating to the issuers of those securities and the markets in which the securities trade in the ordinary course of managing the portfolio securities of the Fund, and will notify Manager promptly of any issuer-specific or market events or other situations that occur (particularly those that may occur after the close of a foreign market in which the securities may primarily trade but before the time at which the Fund’s securities are priced on a given day) that may materially impact the pricing of one or more securities in Sub-Adviser’s portion of the portfolio. In addition, Sub-Adviser will assist Manager in evaluating the impact that such an event may have on the net asset value of the Fund and in determining a recommended fair value of the affected security or securities; and
(e) will prepare such books and records with respect to the Fund’s securities transactions for the portion of the Fund’s investment portfolio allocated to preferred securities as requested by the Manager and will furnish Manager and Fund’s Board of Trustees such periodic and special reports as the Board or Manager may reasonably request.
Services and Utilities (a) Landlord shall provide the following services and utilities during normal business hours on all days except Saturdays, Sundays, and federal and state holidays, or unless otherwise stated below. Cost of such services shall be included as an Operating Cost.
(i) when necessary during normal business hours, central heating and air conditioning in the Premises and the Common Areas at temperature levels customary for comparable office buildings in the immediate vicinity (Landlord and Tenant agree that Tenant shall have the right to operate the HVAC system serving the Premises on an after-hours basis and shall pay for such expense in accordance with Section 8(b));
(ii) janitorial services five business days per week; and
(iii) three passenger elevators, to be used in common with other tenants, except for the occasion of a temporary repair or replacement of the elevators. “Normal business hours” for purposes of clause (a) above shall be deemed to mean the periods from 8:00 a.m. until 6:00 p.m. on business days (Monday through Friday) and from 8:00 a.m. until 1:00 p.m. on Saturdays. Tenant shall nonetheless have access to the Premises and elevators seven (7) days a week, twenty-four (24) hours a day, subject to and in accordance with any security procedures that Landlord may have in place.
(b) Tenant shall pay Tenant’s pro rata share of Tenant Electric. In addition, Tenant shall pay for all costs of after-hours HVAC service used by Tenant at an hourly rate mutually agreed upon by Landlord and Tenant. Electric current supplied to or used in the Premises shall be set at the rate prevailing for Tenant’s class of use as established by the company or companies chosen by Landlord or its designee to provide electricity to the Premises. Upon reasonable prior notice, Landlord or its designated electric service provider may have access to the Premises to install equipment necessary to deliver electric service to the Premises or the Building provided that Landlord or the utility company shall restore the Premises to its condition prior to the commencement of such work. Landlord reserves the right to switch electricity providers, if legally permissible, at any time. Landlord shall not be liable to Tenant for damages arising as a result of service interruptions caused by any electric service provider. Electric current supplied to or used in the Premise shall be measured by a submeter.
(c) Any failure by the Landlord to furnish any of the foregoing services or utilities, resulting from circumstances beyond the Landlord’s reasonable control or from interruption of such services due to repairs or maintenance, shall not render the Landlord liable in any respect for damages to either person or property, nor be construed as an eviction of the Tenant, nor cause an abatement of rent hereunder, nor relieve the Tenant from any of its obligations hereunder, unless caused by Landlord or its agents, employees and/or contractors. If any public utility or governmental body shall require the Landlord or the Tenant to restrict the consumption of any utility or reduce any service for the Premises or the Building, the Landlord and the Tenant shall comply with such requirements, whether or not the services and utilities referred to in this section 8 are thereby reduced or otherwise affected, without any liability on the part of the Landlord to the Tenant or any other person or any reduction or adjustment in rent payable hereunder. The Landlord and its agents shall be permitted reasonable access to the Premises for the purpose of installing and servicing systems within the Premises deemed necessary by the Landlord to provide the services and utilities referred to in this Section 8 to the Tenant and other tenants in the Building.
(d) Tenant shall not at any time overburden or exceed the capacity of the mains, feeders, ducts, conduits, or other facilities by which such utilities are supplied to, distributed in or serve the Premises beyond normal office uses. If Tenant desires to install any equipment which shall require additional utility facilities or utility facilities of a greater capacity than the facilities existing, such installation shall be subject to Landlord’s prior written approval of Tenant’s plans and specifications therefor. If such installation is approved by Landlord and if Landlord provides such additional facilities to accommodate Tenant’s installation, Tenant agrees to pay Landlord, on demand, the cost for providing such additional utility facilities or utility facilities of greater capacity. Landlord shall not be responsible for providing any meters or other devices for the measurement of utilities supplied to the Premises. In addition, if Tenant requires lighting other than the standard lighting provided by Landlord for the Building, Tenant shall be required to pay Landlord on demand for the additional costs of such lighting, including light bulb replacement.
(e) Landlord shall cause to be operated a trash removal service for the Project, the costs and expenses of which shall be a part of Operating Costs. In the event that Tenant’s use of the Premises requires trash removal services in excess of that required for standard office tenants, Tenant shall pay to Landlord, as additional rent all costs and expenses in excess of the trash removal costs which are attributable to such excess usage.
(f) In the event Tenant wishes, at any time, to utilize the services of a telecommunications provider who is not then authorized by the Landlord to provide telecommunications services to tenants in the Building, such provider shall be permitted to install its lines or other equipment within the Building after it secures the prior written approval of the Landlord. Landlord hereby authorizes Verizon, Worldcom, and Telephonet to provide telecommunication services to the Building. Tenant shall use its best efforts to get such vendors to execute license and access agreements reasonably acceptable to Landlord provided that such agreements do not materially alter the telecommunication service to Tenant or increase the costs to Tenant of such telecommunication services. Landlord’s approval shall not be deemed any kind of warranty or representation by Landlord, including, without limitation, any warranty or representation as to the suitability, competence, or financial strength of the provider. Without limitation of the foregoing standard, unless all of the following conditions are satisfied to Landlord’s satisfaction, it shall be reasonable for Landlord to refuse to give its approval: (i) Landlord shall incur no expense whatsoever with respect to any aspect of the provider’s provision of its services, including, without limitation, the costs of installation, materials and services; (ii) the provider shall agree to use the Building’s central communications distribution system (“CDS”) to deliver telecommunications services to Tenant (unless the CDS is not physically capable of delivering such services); (iii) prior to commencement of any work in or about the Building by the provider, the provider shall supply Landlord with such written indemnities, insurance, financial statements, and such other items as Landlord reasonably determines to be necessary to protect its financial interests and the interests of the Building relating to the proposed activities of the provider; (iv) the provider agrees in writing to abide by such rules and regulations, Building and other codes, job site rules and such other requirements as are reasonably determined by Landlord to be necessary to protect the interests of the Building, the tenants in the Building, and Landlord, in the same or similar manner as Landlord has the right to protect itself and the Building with respect to proposed alterations as described in this Lease; (v) Landlord reasonably determines that there is sufficient space in the Building for the placement of all of the provider’s equipment and materials; (vi) Landlord receives from the provider such compensation as is reasonably determined by Landlord to compensate it for the fair market value of a provider’s occupancy of the Building, and the costs which may reasonably be expected to be incurred by Landlord in conjunction with the provider’s occupancy of and activities within the Building; and (vii) all of the foregoing matters are documented in a written agreement between Landlord and the provider, the form and content of which is reasonably satisfactory to Landlord. Except as otherwise authorized in writing by Landlord, all communications services provided to Tenant shall be delivered via the Building’s CDS. Landlord may charge Tenant’s service providers fees for use of the CDS (“CDS Fees”), which includes monthly recurring fees (“Recurring CDS Fees”) for use of each circuit of the CDS used in the delivery of communications services to Tenant, and non-recurring fees (“Non-Recurring CDS Fees”) relating to activities such as moves, adds and changes of circuits which Landlord or Landlord’s agents are making. In the event that a service provider refuses for any reason to pay the CDS Fees directly to Landlord, or if Tenant is directly using the CDS to connect to a provider or otherwise, Tenant shall be responsible to pay Landlord Non-Recurring CDS Fees, but in no event shall Tenant be responsible to pay to Landlord Recurring CDS Fees, Landlord shall repair or replace the CDS as necessary to eliminate any interruption or other adverse effects to Tenant caused by malfunction, damage or destruction of the CDS, the cost of which shall be borne by Tenant if the problem was caused directly or indirectly by the act or omission of Tenant, its agents, representatives, employees or invitees. In no event shall Landlord or its agents be liable for any direct or indirect claims or damages of any kind arising out of any interruption or failure of communications or related services (including without limitation, local or long distance phone service, internet, cable TV, CDS, and data services) received by Tenant, it being understood that Tenant shall look solely to its communications services providers for recovery of any such claims or damages. To the extent that Landlord or its agents provides any communications services directly to Tenant, Tenant’s sole remedy in the event that such services provided by Landlord or its agents are interrupted or otherwise fail shall be an equitable abatement of the fees paid by Tenant to Landlord or its agents for such services, pro-rated from the date of the interruption or failure of service until the date upon which service is restored. Landlord shall have the right to designate a third party as its agent to manage and/or own the telecommunications infrastructure in the Building, whose responsibilities include without limitation management of circuit activity on the CDS (“Manager”). Manager or Landlord may provide to Tenant operating procedures for the CDS, including the phone number(s) for the, person or persons responsible for the operation and maintenance of the CDS, and Tenant agrees to comply with any such procedures. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Landlord may, in its sole discretion and upon notice to Tenant, also designate other entities as Manager of the CDS.
Billing Services 6 SECTION 3.01.
SERVICES TO BE PROVIDED (a) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, other than as set forth on the applicable Schedule and subject to Sections 2.4 and 2.10 hereof, (i) the Services to be provided by SVU as Service Provider hereunder shall be limited to (A) the Services with respect to which it is listed as the Service Provider on Schedule 2 hereto, (B) as to the NAI business which Albertson’s is acquiring, the Services which SVU and its Affiliates have historically provided to the NAI-acquired business, and (C) the Services performed by SVU and its Affiliates for Albertson’s as of immediately prior to the date of the SPA; provided that any change in Services after the date of the SPA but prior to the Effective Date shall be approved by the Steering Committee, (ii) the Services to be provided by Albertson’s as Service Provider hereunder shall be limited to the Services with respect to which it is listed as the Service Provider on Schedule 2 hereto, and (iii) in no event shall the Service Provider be required to provide any other services to the Receiving Party. The parties acknowledge and agree that they have sought to identify all Services to be provided by the Service Provider under this Services Agreement on the Schedules hereto, but that if the Schedules do not include the Services performed immediately prior to the date of the SPA by the Service Provider, the parties shall cooperate after the Closing Date to amend and/or supplement the Schedules hereto from time to time to more accurately reflect such past practice; provided, however, that (i) in no event will the Service Provider be obligated to provide any Service which (A) is listed on Schedule 2 as “deleted” or indicated in any way as no longer required or (B) is indicated to be provided only on a temporary basis and such time period has lapsed, subject to the possible extension of such Service in accordance with Section 3.3, and (ii) Schedule 1 hereto sets forth the agreement of the parties with respect to procurement of goods for the Receiving Party and shall control that Service notwithstanding the past practices of the parties with respect to procurement of goods.
(b) The Service Provider or its designees shall perform the Services only in a manner, scope, nature and quality (such manner, scope, nature and quality, the “Applicable Service Level”) that is, in the case of SVU as the Service Provider, the same in all material respects as the manner in which such Services were performed or to be performed by SVU and its Affiliates for Albertson’s as of immediately prior to the Date of the SPA, or, where a specific service level has been provided, as set forth in the Schedules hereto and, in the case of Albertson’s as Service Provider, in the manner described on Schedule 2. For the avoidance of doubt, any change in service levels provided by the Service Provider to itself and its Affiliates after the Date of the SPA shall not affect the Applicable Service Level to be provided to the Receiving Party pursuant to this Services Agreement. Unless otherwise set forth herein or on the applicable Schedule, the Services provided hereunder shall be used by the Receiving Party for substantially the same purposes and in substantially the same manner (including as to volume, amount, level or frequency, as applicable) as such Services were used by the Receiving Party as of immediately prior to the Date of the SPA. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the parties acknowledge and agree that (1) Albertson’s acquisition of the NAI business shall not be deemed an increase of volume, amount, level or frequency, that SVU shall provide the Services contemplated herein to the NAI business, and that SVU’s provision of services to the NAI business shall include the services historically provided by SVU or its Affiliates to NAI (or which NAI provided to itself), as well as the Services identified on Schedule 2, and (2) Albertson’s request for Services for New Stores as defined in Exhibit A shall not constitute an increase in volume, amount, level of frequency of Services. The Service Provider shall act under this Services Agreement solely as an independent contractor and not as an agent or employee of any other party or any of such party’s Affiliates. For the purposes of clarity, the parties acknowledge and agree that if and to the extent the Service Provider changes systems and processes used in the course of its business for its own account the Service Provider shall not permit such changes to degrade the Applicable Service Level.
(c) The provision of Services by the Service Provider shall be subject to Article V hereof.
(d) The parties have agreed to separate the Legal function of SVU and transition certain legal associates to Albertson’s over a period of up to ninety (90) days after the Effective Date (the “Legal Transition Period”). At the Effective Date, certain attorneys responsible for the provision of certain Services to Albertson’s (the “Transitioned Attorneys”) will transition to and become employed by Albertson’s at Albertson’s option. At some point during the Legal Transition Period, Albertson’s will have the option to make Qualifying Offers (as defined in the SPA) to some or all of an additional group of identified members of the SVU Legal function. During the Legal Transition Period, the parties will cooperate with respect to the transition of legal matters between them, and each of Albertson’s (but only with respect to the services provided by the Transitioned Attorneys and only to the extent historically provided to SVU) and SVU will provide legal services pursuant to Schedule 2 hereto, if needed, provided that (i) SVU may, in its discretion and at its expense, provide outside counsel (reasonably selected from a list of outside counsel used by Albertson’s prior to the Effective Date) in lieu of providing such legal services directly (it being understood that such outside counsel providing Services to Albertson’s hereunder will be acting on behalf of and as counsel for Albertson’s, and that (as between Albertson’s and SVU) Albertson’s will control the attorney-client relationship); (ii) neither party will in any case provide services with respect to commercial or other litigation that the other party has agreed to assume responsibility for, or to indemnify the other party or its Affiliates for, pursuant to the SPA (provided, however, that SVU will continue to cooperate in providing in-house litigation support (other than litigation management) to the extent historically provided by SVU to Albertson’s and Albertson’s acknowledges that during the Legal Transition Period in-house litigation support will continue to be provided to SVU by the remaining SVU legal function not hired by Albertson’s as of the Effective Date); (iii) SVU will not be responsible for providing legal services to Albertson’s in quantities that exceed the historical levels provided by SVU to Albertson’s; and (iv) each party will provide any reasonable and customary waiver of conflicts of interest or similar waiver reasonably requested by the other party or any substituted outside counsel in connection with the legal services provided pursuant to this Services Agreement, provided that no such waiver shall materially disadvantage the other party with respect to any matter handled by such counsel. Upon the elimination of legal services as Services under this Services Agreement, there will be a dollar-for-dollar reduction in the fees payable during the Initial Term equal to the salary and benefits of each employee that transfers employment to Albertson’s pursuant to a Qualifying Offer (as defined in the SPA) made in Albertson’s sole discretion, and, if necessary, the parties will execute a letter agreement confirming the reduction as soon as reasonably possible thereafter.
(e) Similar to the legal transition referenced in Section 2.1(d), the parties have agreed to the elimination of additional Services originally contemplated to be provided by SVU pursuant to this Services Agreement by the employees of SVU and its Subsidiaries identified on Exhibit G. Upon the elimination of such Services from this Services Agreement, Albertson’s will receive credits against the fees payable pursuant to this Services Agreement as such credits are set forth on Exhibit G, and, if necessary, the parties will execute a letter agreement confirming the reduction as soon as reasonably practicable thereafter.
(f) The parties agree to meet on or before September 20, 2013, to review the Services being provided and determine if there are any Services no longer required and which may be deleted from the Service schedules.
