Feasibility Study Buyer is granted the right to conduct engineering and/or market and economic feasibility studies of the Property and a physical inspection of the Property, including studies or inspections to determine the existence of any environmental hazards or conditions (collectively, the “Feasibility Study”) during the period (the “Feasibility Period”) commencing on the Effective Date and ending at 5:00 p.m., Central Time, on the June 3, 2010. With Seller’s permission, after Seller has received advance notice sufficient to permit it to schedule in an orderly manner Buyer’s examination of the Property and to provide at least 24-hours’ advance written notice to any affected tenants, Buyer or its designated agents may enter upon the Property during normal business hours for purposes of analysis or other tests and inspections which may be deemed necessary by Buyer for the Feasibility Study. Buyer or its designated representative must be accompanied by a designated representative of Seller or have received Seller’s written permission prior to entering upon the Property in connection with Buyer’s Feasibility Study; provided, however, Buyer may not enter into any space leased by any tenant without being accompanied by a designated representative of Seller. Seller agrees to make its representative reasonably available during normal business hours. Buyer will not alter the physical condition of the Property or conduct invasive testing without notifying Seller of its requested tests, and obtaining the written consent of Seller to any physical alteration of the Property or invasive testing. Buyer will utilize commercially reasonable diligence to conduct or cause to be conducted all inspections and tests in a manner and at times which will not unreasonably interfere with any tenant’s use and occupancy of the Property. If Buyer determines, in its sole judgment, that the Property is not suitable for any reason for Buyer’s intended use or purpose, or is not in satisfactory condition, then Buyer may terminate this Contract by written notice to Seller prior to expiration of the Feasibility Period, in which case the Xxxxxxx Money (other than the Option Money) will be returned to Buyer, and neither party shall have any further right or obligation hereunder other than as set forth herein with respect to rights or obligations which survive termination. If this Contract is not terminated pursuant to this Section 5(a), then after expiration of the Feasibility Period, after Seller has received advance notice sufficient to permit it to schedule in an orderly manner Buyer’s examination of the Property and to provide at least 24-hours’ advance written notice to any affected tenants, Buyer or its designated agents may enter upon the Property during normal business hours. Buyer or its designated representative must be accompanied by a designated representative of Seller or have received Seller’s written permission prior to entering upon the Property; provided, however, Buyer may not enter into any space leased by any tenant without being accompanied by a designated representative of Seller. If this Contract is not timely terminated pursuant to this Section 5(a), Buyer’s right to terminate this Contract pursuant to this Section 5(a) and any and all objections with respect to the Feasibility Study will be deemed to have been waived by Buyer for all purposes.
Performance Review Where a performance review of an employee’s performance is carried out, the employee shall be given sufficient opportunity after the interview to read and review the performance review. Provision shall be made on the performance review form for an employee to sign it. The form shall provide for the employee’s signature in two (2) places, one (1) indicating that the employee has read and accepts the performance review, and the other indicating that the employee disagrees with the performance review. The employee shall sign in only one (1) of the places provided. No employee may initiate a grievance regarding the contents of a performance review unless the signature indicates disagreement. An employee shall, upon request, receive a copy of this performance review at the time of signing. An employee’s performance review shall not be changed after an employee has signed it, without the knowledge of the employee, and any such changes shall be subject to the grievance procedure of this Agreement. The employee may respond, in writing, to the performance review. Such response will be attached to the performance review.
Independent Review Contractor shall provide the Secretary of ADS/CIO an independent expert review of any Agency recommendation for any information technology activity when its total cost is $1,000,000.00 or greater or when CIO requires one. The State has identified two sub-categories for Independent Reviews, Standard and Complex. The State will identify in the SOW RFP the sub-category they are seeking. State shall not consider bids greater than the maximum value indicated below for this category. Standard Independent Review $25,000 Maximum Complex Independent Review $50,000 Maximum Per Vermont statute 3 V.S.A. 2222, The Secretary of Administration shall obtain independent expert review of any recommendation for any information technology initiated after July 1, 1996, as information technology activity is defined by subdivision (a) (10), when its total cost is $1,000,000 or greater or when required by the State Chief Information Officer. Documentation of this independent review shall be included when plans are submitted for review pursuant to subdivisions (a)(9) and (10) of this section. The independent review shall include: • An acquisition cost assessment • A technology architecture review • An implementation plan assessment • A cost analysis and model for benefit analysis • A procurement negotiation advisory services contract • An impact analysis on net operating costs for the agency carrying out the activity In addition, from time to time special reviews of the advisability and feasibility of certain types of IT strategies may be required. Following are Requirements and Capabilities for this Service: • Identify acquisition and lifecycle costs; • Assess wide area network (WAN) and/or local area network (LAN) impact; • Assess risks and/or review technical risk assessments of an IT project including security, data classification(s), subsystem designs, architectures, and computer systems in terms of their impact on costs, benefits, schedule and technical performance; • Assess, evaluate and critically review implementation plans, e.g.: • Adequacy of support for conversion and implementation activities • Adequacy of department and partner staff to provide Project Management • Adequacy of planned testing procedures • Acceptance/readiness of staff • Schedule soundness • Adequacy of training pre and post project • Assess proposed technical architecture to validate conformance to the State’s “strategic direction.” • Insure system use toolsets and strategies are consistent with State Chief Information Officer (CIO) policies, including security and digital records management; • Assess the architecture of the proposed hardware and software with regard to security and systems integration with other applications within the Department, and within the Agency, and existing or planned Enterprise Applications; • Perform cost and schedule risk assessments to support various alternatives to meet mission need, recommend alternative courses of action when one or more interdependent segment(s) or phase(s) experience a delay, and recommend opportunities for new technology insertions; • Assess the architecture of the proposed hardware and software with regard to the state of the art in this technology. • Assess a project’s backup/recovery strategy and the project’s disaster recovery plans for adequacy and conformance to State policy. • Evaluate the ability of a proposed solution to meet the needs for which the solution has been proposed, define the ability of the operational and user staff to integrate this solution into their work.
Periodic Review The General Counsel shall periodically review the Procurement Integrity Procedures with OSC personnel in order to ascertain potential areas of exposure to improper influence and to adopt desirable revisions for more effective avoidance of improper influences.
Performance Reviews The Employee will be provided with a written performance appraisal at least once per year and said appraisal will be reviewed at which time all aspects of the assessment can be fully discussed.
Study Period (a) The Purchaser shall have the right, until the -------------- end of the Study Period, to enter upon the Real Property and to perform, at the Purchaser's expense, such economic, surveying, engineering, environmental, topographic and marketing tests, studies and investigations as the Purchaser may deem appropriate provided Purchaser gives Sellers at least twenty-four (24) hours notice prior to entering on the Real Property. The Purchaser shall investigate the Property and the LLC, including, without limitation, a full environmental due diligence audit and investigation of the Property and UCC, lien, litigation, judgment and bankruptcy searches on the LLC. Promptly following the signing of the Agreement by both parties, Sellers shall provide to Purchaser access to all information in connection with the Property and the LLC as required by Purchaser. Information shall include tax returns, books, accounts, records, contracts, financial reports and statements, organizational documents of the LLC including all amendments thereto, if any, and other relevant documents for completing the transactions contemplated in this Agreement. If such tests, studies and investigations warrant, in the Purchaser's sole, absolute and unbelievable discretion, the purchase of the Interests for the purposes contemplated by the Purchaser, then the Purchaser may elect to proceed to Closing and shall so notify the Sellers prior to the expiration of the Study Period. If for any reason the Purchaser does not so notify the Sellers of its determination to proceed to Closing prior to the expiration of the Study Period, or if the Purchaser notifies the Sellers, in writing, prior to the expiration of the Study Period that it has determined, for any reason, and in Purchaser's sole, absolute and unbelievable discretion, not to proceed to Closing, this Agreement automatically shall terminate, and the Purchaser shall be released from any further liability or obligation under this Agreement other than Purchaser's indemnification obligations given pursuant to this paragraph which shall survive termination of this Agreement, and the Deposit together with interest accrued thereon shall be immediately refunded to Purchaser. Purchaser shall indemnify Sellers' and the LLC for any loss, damage or liabilities arising our of activities relating to the Study Period and Purchaser shall obtain an insurance policy, in amounts and with a company, satisfactory to Sellers naming the LLC as an additional insured prior to entry upon the Property.
Completion of Review for Certain Review Receivables Following the delivery of the list of the Review Receivables and before the delivery of the Review Report by the Asset Representations Reviewer, the Servicer may notify the Asset Representations Reviewer if a Review Receivable is paid in full by the Obligor or purchased from the Issuer in accordance with the terms of the Basic Documents. On receipt of such notice, the Asset Representations Reviewer will immediately terminate all Tests of the related Review Receivable, and the Review of such Review Receivables will be considered complete (a “Test Complete”). In this case, the related Review Report will indicate a Test Complete for such Review Receivable and the related reason.
