EXHIBIT 10.8
ROADWAY EXPRESS, INC.
AFFILIATED COMPUTER SERVICES, INC.
DATA PROCESSING AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY AGREEMENT
This Data Processing Services Agreement (this "Agreement") is made and entered
into as of September 11, 1998 (the "Effective Date") by and between Roadway
Express, Inc., a Delaware corporation with its corporate offices in Akron, Ohio
(hereinafter called "Roadway"), and Affiliated Computer Services, Inc. a
Delaware corporation with its corporate offices in Dallas, Texas ("ACS").
RECITALS
A. Roadway provides nationwide, long-haul, less than truckload freight and
related transportation services. Roadway desires to enter into an agreement with
a vendor of information technology, processing, support and management services
to perform information technology outsourcing services for Roadway.
B. ACS is experienced and expert in data processing and information technology
services, including the systems and environments employed and being implemented
by Roadway. ACS desires to establish a contract to provide such services to
Roadway in an economical, efficient and competent manner.
C. Roadway and ACS agree that the primary objective of this document is to
establish a framework which will be the basis for a structured approach for ACS
to provide information systems services necessary to outsource the functions
described below, including without limitation, in SCHEDULE 2.1. This document,
without limitation:
1. Describes the services that will be provided and the related service levels;
including a defined reporting structure for reviewing the actual service levels
achieved by ACS.
2. Provides a flexible ACS organization to deliver services.
3. Defines a controlled and structured process which allows changes and
continuous improvements to service levels and the overall scope of service.
4. Defines the formal communication interfaces between ACS and Roadway.
5. Provides the rules, processes, and responsibilities of both ACS and Roadway
relating to the services.
D. ACS desires to provide reliable, high quality services at a cost to Roadway
which is predictable and is consistent with competitive market prices for such
services. The cost of services to Roadway should reflect improvements over time
in productivity by reason of new tools, methods and technology in the providing
of these types of services.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual promises and other good and
valuable consideration, the sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, the
parties agree as follows:
GENERAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS
SECTION 1. DEFINITIONS.
1.1 CERTAIN DEFINED TERMS. As used in the Agreement, the following terms shall
have the meanings set forth below.
(a) "ACS-Provided Software" means the software which ACS owns or licenses or
agrees to acquire in its own name and utilize during the Term for the purpose of
providing the Services. ACS-Provided Software is
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described or identified on SCHEDULES 2.10.1 and 2.10.3. The parties agree to add
and delete items from the listing of ACS-Provided Software as ACS changes the
software used subject to the applicable provisions of this Agreement.
(b) "Administered Contracts" means the contracts and agreements that ACS will
have the responsibility of (i) managing and (ii) verifying the accuracy of
invoices related to such contracts and agreements. Administered Contracts as of
the Effective Date are identified on SCHEDULES 2.10.4a and 2.10.5.
(c) "Affiliate" means, for any person or entity, any other person or entity
that, directly or indirectly controls, is controlled by, or is under common
control with, such person or entity.
(d) "Base Price" means the resource-based prices excluding Pass-Through Costs
and Pass-Through Plus Costs, payable for each Period (pro-rated for partial
Periods) for Services, as described on SCHEDULE 6.1. The Base Price includes the
charges shown in SCHEDULE 6.1 as "One-Time Charges."
(e) "Commencement Date" means the date ACS actually begins to perform Services.
(f) "Cutover Date" means the date that data processing, support and management
services are transitioned to ACS's Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania facility.
(g) "Pass-Through Costs" means, collectively, costs and expenses that will be
paid by ACS and passed through without increase or xxxx-up for reimbursement by
Roadway which costs must be expressly approved in this Agreement or subsequently
approved by Roadway to be treated as Pass-Through Costs. Pass-Through Costs are
payable in addition to the Base Price. SCHEDULE 6.1 identifies and limits the
categories of costs that will be treated as Pass-Though Costs. If a cost is
incurred by ACS for the benefit of Roadway and others, then the Pass-Through
Cost shall be Roadway's pro-rata share of such cost, computed on a reasonable
and equitable basis.
(h) "Pass-Through Plus Costs" means, collectively, costs and expenses that will
be paid by ACS and passed through, with an additional administration fee, for
reimbursement by Roadway which costs and fee must be expressly approved in this
Agreement or subsequently approved by Roadway to be treated as Pass-Through Plus
Costs. Pass-Through Plus Costs are payable in addition to the Base Price.
SCHEDULE 6.1 identifies and limits the categories of costs that will be treated
as Pass-Through Plus Costs.
(i) "Period" means one of Roadway's thirteen (13) four (4)-week accounting
periods occurring in each calendar year.
(j) "Roadway-Provided Software" means any and all software which Roadway owns or
licenses in its name or agrees to provide and make available to ACS for
operation at the ACS data center or another ACS facility for use by ACS to
provide the Services. Roadway-Provided Software includes Third-Party Software
licensed by Roadway. Current Third-Party Software included in the
Roadway-Provided Software is listed and identified in SCHEDULES 2.10.2, 2.10.4
and 2.10.4a.
(k) "Service Level Agreements" means the service level specifications or
descriptions, the performance standards and the measurement procedures set forth
in SCHEDULE 2.4 and summarized in SCHEDULE 2.5.
(l) "Services" means, collectively, all of the data processing and related
information technology services and resources to be provided by ACS to Roadway
pursuant to this Agreement, including, but not limited to, those Services
described on SCHEDULE 2.1.
(m) "Third-Party Software" means any software owned by a third-party and
licensed to Roadway or ACS, as the case may be.
(n) "Year 2000 Compliant" means that the product is designed to be used prior
to, during, and after the calendar year 2000 AD, and that the product will
operate before, during, and after such time period without
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error relating to date data, specifically including any error relating to, or
the product of, date data which represents or references different centuries or
more than one century. "Year 2000 Compliant" further means:
(i) The product will not abnormally end or provide invalid or incorrect results
as a result of date data, specifically including date data which represents or
references different centuries or more than one century;
(ii) The product has been designed to ensure year 2000 compatibility, including,
but not limited to, date data century recognition, calculations which
accommodate same century and multi-century formulas and date values, and date
data interface values that reflect the century; and
(iii) The product provides for correct processing of Leap Years. (Leap Years
shall mean the year during which an extra day is added in February (February
29). Leap Year occurs in all years divisible by 400 or evenly divisible by 4 and
not evenly divisible by 100. For example, 1996 is a Leap Year since it is
divisible by 4 and not evenly divisible by 100. 2000 is a Leap Year since it is
divisible by 400.)
1.2 OTHER DEFINITIONS. Other capitalized defined terms used in this Agreement
are defined in the text in the context in which they are used.
SECTION 2. SERVICES
2.1 Services.
(a) In accordance with the charges, terms and conditions contained in these
General Terms and Conditions (the "General Terms and Conditions") and in the
Schedules attached hereto ("Schedules") (collectively, the General Terms and
Conditions and the Schedules are referred to as this "Agreement"), as in effect
from time to time, ACS shall furnish data processing services and other
information technology services and resources to Roadway. The Services to be
performed by ACS are described in this Agreement, on SCHEDULES 2.1 AND 2.4.
(b) ACS shall furnish initial transition services to commence Processing, and
services to migrate to its Pittsburgh data center ("Cutover"), including,
without limitation, the services described on SCHEDULE 2.1. The fees for these
services are included in the One-Time Charges and the Pass-Through Costs under
SECTION 6.1 AND SCHEDULE 6.1.
2.2 SERVICE LEVELS. ACS will perform the Services at or within the Service Level
Agreements for the Base Price provided in SECTION 6.1.
2.3 ADDITIONAL SERVICES. ACS agrees to provide other Services not described
herein (but only if ACS provides such Services to any existing customer of ACS),
as needed by Roadway, from time to time upon the written request of Roadway.
Upon receiving Roadway's request for such Services, ACS will promptly provide
Roadway with a plan or proposal, including pricing at fair market value (taking
into account advances in technology and operating efficiencies), as to the
manner in which a requested Service will be provided. If Roadway requests
Services that ACS does not provide to any other ACS customer, ACS will contract
with a third party, upon commercially reasonable terms, to perform such
Services. Such Services will be performed under ACS's management and control.
ACS may charge Roadway the third party contract price plus a management fee to
be negotiated in good faith by the parties for administering such contract.
2.4 SERVICE LEVELS AND SERVICE LEVEL AGREEMENTS. ACS agrees that it will be
responsible for and will perform all of the Services hereunder beginning on the
Commencement Date and continuing throughout the Term. ACS agrees that its
performance of all Services hereunder will meet and be in accordance with the
applicable Service Level Agreements contained in SCHEDULE 2.4.
2.5 SERVICE LEVEL REPORTS. ACS will provide Roadway with Periodic reports
comparing ACS's performance to the Service Level Agreements contained in
Schedule 2.4. These reports shall be delivered to
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Roadway with the content (metrics) identified on Schedule 2.5 to determine
whether ACS's performance meets the performance required under the Service Level
Agreements. The format of such reports, as may be amended from time to time, is
to be mutually agreed upon. At all times, ACS's level of performance shall meet
or exceed outsourcing industry standards under similar circumstances and the
Service Level Agreements identified in this Agreement.
2.6 Reviews.
(a) Within three (3) Periods after the Cutover Date and at least annually
thereafter, Roadway and ACS shall review the Service Level Agreements and shall
make adjustments to them as appropriate to reflect improved performance
capabilities associated with advances in the technology and methods used to
perform the Services. The Parties expect and understand that the Service Level
Agreements will be improved over time. As part of this review process, the
Parties shall jointly determine and agree on additional Service Level
Agreements, and Service Level Credits to be added to SCHEDULE 9.2 as
appropriate.
(b) Within three (3) Periods after the Commencement Date and at least annually
thereafter, ACS shall conduct customer satisfaction surveys and shall make
adjustments to its provisions of the Services as appropriate to reflect valid
recommendations in such surveys.
2.7 MEASUREMENT AND MONITORING TOOLS. ACS shall implement the necessary
measurement and monitoring tools and procedures required to measure and report
ACS performance of the Services against the applicable Service Level Agreements.
Such measurement and monitoring shall permit reporting at a level of detail
sufficient to verify compliance with the Service Level Agreements, and shall be
subject to audit by Roadway. ACS shall provide Roadway with information and
access to such tools and procedures upon request, for purposes of verification.
2.8 Continuous Improvement and Best Practices.
(a) ACS shall: (i) on a continuous basis, as part of its total quality
management process, identify and document ways to improve service levels; (ii)
identify and apply proven techniques and tools from other installations within
its operations (i.e., "Best Practices") that would benefit Roadway either
operationally or financially; and (iii) document and pass on cost reductions to
Roadway as the Best Practices are implemented; provided, that Section
2.8(a)(iii) will not be used to change the unit price for CPU, DASD or Tape
contained in the Baseline Pricing Matrix in SCHEDULE 6.1.
(b) MATERIAL COST REDUCTION OPPORTUNITIES. ACS shall advise the Roadway Contract
Executive of each opportunity to materially reduce costs that is discovered or
made known to ACS and to assist in estimating the magnitude thereof. If ACS
proposes an innovative, value-adding, cost-saving solution outside the scope of
Services, which Roadway has not previously considered or began to investigate,
that Roadway, in its sole discretion, elects to implement, then in each of the
three (3) years following such implementation, ACS shall receive or retain, as
appropriate, an amount equal to twenty-five percent (25%) of Roadway's actual
net cost reduction proximately caused by the solution during such year. This
Section 2.8(b) shall apply to net cost reductions that accrue during the Term
under accrual basis accounting under Generally Accepted Accounting Principles
consistently applied by Roadway, regardless of when the avoided costs would have
been incurred.
2.9 SUBCONTRACTORS. ACS may not delegate to subcontractors the performance of
any major Service hereunder without the prior written approval of Roadway.
Otherwise, ACS may engage subcontractors as it deems appropriate to assist ACS
in furnishing the Services; provided, that, ACS shall in all cases remain liable
hereunder for the performance of its obligations in this Agreement.
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2.10 SOFTWARE.
(a) At the Commencement Date, ACS shall utilize the Roadway-Provided Software in
use at the Effective Date by Roadway, including, without limitation, that which
is described on SCHEDULES 2.10.2, 2.10.4 AND 2.10.4a, to provide the Services.
(b) SCHEDULES 2.10.1, 2.10.2, 2.10.3, 2.10.4 AND 2.10.4a describe the software
that is Roadway-Provided Software and ACS-Provided Software, but may not include
an exhaustive listing.
(c) The parties agree to amend SCHEDULES 2.10.1, 2.10.2, 2.10.3, 2.10.4 AND
2.10.4a from time to time to add or delete items included in Roadway-Provided
Software and ACS-Provided Software, and to reflect other changes in the software
utilized by ACS to provide the Services hereunder. ACS may not change
Roadway-Provided Software without Roadway consent. If other software changes
will (i) increase the charges payable by Roadway, (ii) increase Roadway's costs,
(iii) adversely impact the Services or (iv) effect the rights that Roadway may
have negotiated with a vendor, ACS must receive Roadway's consent before making
such change.
(d) SCHEDULE 2.10.5 lists the Administered Contracts that ACS will manage at no
additional cost to Roadway. In addition, SCHEDULE 2.10.5 lists (i) the party
responsible for payments due under the agreements listed therein, (ii) if ACS is
to secure the agreement and (iii) the party that has the responsibility to audit
the invoices related to such agreements. Roadway may elect to add or delete
Administered Contracts, and the parties agree to amend SCHEDULE 2.10.5 from time
to time to add or delete items.
(e) ACS will maintain and make available to Roadway comprehensive information
(including copies of agreements with vendors other than confidential terms and
conditions) regarding all software and Administered Contracts, from time to
time.
2.11 EQUIPMENT.
(a) ACS will supply all equipment necessary to perform the Services except those
categories of equipment listed on SCHEDULE 2.11. Although ACS may procure,
manage and operate it, the party owning or leasing an item of equipment will
continue to bear the financial responsibility for that equipment.
(b) ACS will procure for Roadway, and ACS will own or lease, all equipment
purchased by ACS pursuant to the One-Time Charges shown on the Baseline Pricing
Matrix in SCHEDULE 6.1 at the Effective Date. At any time during the Term or
upon termination or expiration of this Agreement and after Roadway has paid the
One-Time Charges, upon Roadway's written request, ACS will transfer title, free
and clear of all liens, charges or encumbrances, to any such equipment (as
replaced or supplemented) to Roadway for no additional consideration. However,
if such equipment is located at an ACS facility, ACS will have the option of
either (i) transferring title as set forth above, (ii) transferring title to an
agreed upon comparable piece of equipment or (iii) paying Roadway the fair
market value of such equipment.
(c) ACS will be responsible for acquiring, obtaining and keeping current
maintenance for equipment that is necessary to provide the Services.
(d) If ACS and Roadway determine that new equipment (other than mainframe
equipment) is necessary to perform the Services, Roadway will have the option to
obtain the equipment or to require ACS to obtain the equipment. If Roadway
obtains such equipment, ACS shall support and maintain such equipment under the
terms of and with pricing consistent with this Agreement. If ACS is required to
obtain the equipment, ACS will provide to Roadway detailed cost data including,
but not limited to, the actual cost of the equipment, including on-going
maintenance costs and lease financing arrangements, if any, the amount of the
cost of such equipment that will be charged to Roadway for each Period going
forward, the price at which Roadway may acquire such equipment if Roadway were
to exercise its right to purchase such equipment at the termination of this
Agreement. and the amount of any additional termination fees if Roadway does not
wish to purchase such equipment upon termination of this Agreement.
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2.12 PROCEDURES MANUAL. ACS shall provide a Procedures Manual. The Procedures
Manual shall describe how ACS shall perform the Services under this Agreement,
the equipment and software being used, and the documents (e.g., operations
manuals, user guides, specifications) which provide further details of such
activities. The Procedures Manual shall describe the activities ACS proposes to
undertake in order to provide the Services, including where appropriate, those
direction, supervision, monitoring, staffing, reporting, planning and oversight
activities normally undertaken at facilities that provide services of the type
ACS shall provide under this Agreement. The Procedures Manual shall be suitable
for use by Roadway to understand the Services. The Procedures Manual is for
Roadway's internal use only and will not be disclosed to third parties without
written authorization from ACS.
2.13 DRAFT PROCEDURES MANUAL. Within ninety (90) days after the Cutover Date,
ACS shall deliver a draft Procedures Manual to Roadway, for its comments and
review. ACS shall incorporate reasonable comments or suggestions of Roadway and
shall finalize the Procedures Manual within one hundred and twenty (120) days of
the Cutover Date. The final Procedures Manual shall be subject to the approval
of Roadway. ACS shall periodically update the Procedures Manual to reflect
changes in the operations or procedures described therein. Updates of the
Procedures Manual shall be provided to Roadway for review, comment, and
approval. ACS shall perform the Services in accordance with the Procedures
Manual. In the event of a conflict between the provisions of this Agreement and
the Procedures Manual, the provisions of this Agreement shall control unless the
parties expressly agree otherwise and such agreement is set forth in the
relevant portion of the Procedures Manual.
2.14 KEY ACS PERSONNEL. The Key ACS Personnel shall be the personnel set forth
as such in SCHEDULE 2.14. The ACS Account Manager shall (i) devote all of his or
her time and effort to managing the Services, (ii) serve as the single point of
accountability for the Services, and (iii) have day-to-day authority for
undertaking to ensure Roadway satisfaction. ACS shall cause each of the Key ACS
Personnel to devote all of his or her time and effort to provision the Services
under this Agreement. Before assigning an individual to a position designated as
Key ACS Personnel, whether as an initial assignment or a subsequent assignment,
ACS shall notify Roadway of the proposed assignment, shall introduce the
individual to appropriate Roadway representatives, and shall provide Roadway
with a resume and other information about the individual reasonably requested by
Roadway. If Roadway in good faith objects to the proposed assignment, the
Parties shall attempt to resolve Roadway's concern on a mutually agreeable
basis. If the Parties have not been able to resolve Roadway's concerns within
five (5) working days, ACS shall not assign the individual to that position and
shall propose to Roadway the assignment of another individual of suitable
ability and qualifications. Key ACS Personnel may not be transferred or
reassigned until a suitable replacement has been approved by Roadway. ACS will
ensure that during any transition period, any position designated as Key ACS
Personnel will be fully staffed by a qualified individual.
2.15 QUALIFICATIONS, RETENTION AND REPLACEMENT OF ACS PERSONNEL. The personnel
ACS assigns to perform the Services shall be properly educated, trained and duly
qualified for the Services they are to perform. Roadway and ACS both agree that
it is in their best interests to keep the turnover rate of the ACS personnel
performing the Services to a reasonably low level (the level maintained by
well-managed professional service organizations). Accordingly, if ACS and
Roadway determine that ACS turnover rate is excessive as compared to information
processing service organizations in similar markets, ACS and Roadway shall meet
to discuss the reasons for the turnover rate. If appropriate, ACS shall submit
to Roadway its proposals (which shall be at no cost to Roadway) for reducing the
turnover rate to a reasonable level, and the Parties shall mutually agree on a
program to bring the turnover rate down to such level. In any event,
notwithstanding transfer or turnover of personnel, ACS remains obligated to
perform the Services without degradation and in accordance with this Agreement.
In the event that Roadway determines in good faith that the continued assignment
to the Roadway account of an ACS employee performing Services hereunder is not
in the best interest of Roadway, then Roadway shall give ACS written notice to
that effect. After receipt of such notice, ACS shall have a reasonable period of
time in which to investigate the matters stated in such notice, discuss its
findings with Roadway and resolve any problems with such employee. If, following
such period, Roadway requests replacement of such employee, ACS shall replace
that employee with a person of suitable ability and qualifications.
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2.16 ROADWAY FACILITIES
(a) OFFICE AND DATA ROOM SPACE.
(i) Throughout the Term, Roadway shall make available to ACS adequate space in
Roadway's headquarters facility to permit ACS personnel to perform the Services
in accordance with this Agreement (such space as it may exist from time to time
being referred to as the "Designated Space"). ACS personnel who are assigned to
be on-site full time at Roadway's headquarters facility shall have access to the
Designated Space 24 hours a day, seven days a week. The Designated Space shall
be separated from the remainder of Roadway's headquarters facility and shall
have either a separate entrance or an entrance immediately beyond Roadway's
guard station, as determined by Roadway. In either case, the location,
configuration and use of such entrance shall be subject to Roadway's security
requirements. Roadway shall cause the Designated Space to comply and be
maintained in accordance with all applicable local, state and federal laws,
including but not limited to the Americans with Disabilities Act. The manner in
which such compliance and maintenance is achieved (E.G., the type of fire
suppression system utilized) shall be determined solely by Roadway. ACS may
establish reasonable security procedures with respect to the Designated Space,
but Roadway shall have access to the Designated Space at all times upon
reasonable notice (which may be verbal or telephonic) to ACS (which notice shall
not be required for performing routine security checks or maintenance and repair
activities, or in the event of emergency). ACS agrees that the Designated Space
and the common areas described below are made available solely as a convenience
to Roadway, and that ACS does not have and will not assert any tenancy or other
occupancy right whatsoever with respect to any Designated Space or common areas.
(ii) From the Commencement Date through the Cutover Date, the Designated Space
shall consist of those portions of Roadway's AGO West (1077 Gorge Boulevard,
Akron, Ohio) and AGO East (557 East Tallmadge Avenue, Akron, Ohio) facilities
described or identified on SCHEDULE 2.16, which ACS initial Designated Space ACS
agrees is adequate. From and after the Cutover Date, Roadway shall have the
right in its sole discretion, exercisable from time to time throughout the
remainder of the Term, to change the Designated Space to another portion or
portions of the AGO West and/or AGO East facilities upon notice to ACS. ACS
acknowledges that, since as of the Cutover Date the data processing, support and
management services previously accommodated within the initial Designated Space
shall be transitioned to ACS' Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania facility, such
replacement Designated Space identified by Roadway from time to time following
the Cutover Date shall be smaller than the initial Designated Space and shall be
of such size as to accommodate only the Services which are not so transitioned.
At such time as the new Designated Space is made available for ACS' use, ACS
promptly shall vacate the former Designated Space. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, at all times the Designated Space shall be (i) of the same kind and
at the same level and quality as provided to comparable Roadway employees, and
(ii) adequate to permit ACS personnel to perform the Services in accordance with
this Agreement.
(iii) ACS shall not make any alterations or improvements to the Designated Space
without Roadway's prior written consent. In the event that ACS obtains Roadway's
approval of any such alteration or improvement, or if ACS elects to relocate any
of its personnel from one portion of the Designated Space to another portion of
the Designated Space, ACS shall pay for all of the costs thereof (including
without limitation the costs of set-up and of relocating or installing voice
data lines), which costs shall not be reimbursed by Roadway. In the event that
Roadway desires to alter or improve the Designated Space, or to relocate any of
ACS' personnel from one portion of the Designated Space to another portion of
the (or to different) Designated Space, Roadway shall pay for all of the costs
thereof (including without limitation the costs of set-up and of relocating or
installing voice data lines).
(iv) From time to time, whether pursuant to Section 2.16(a)(ii) above or at the
end or earlier termination of the Term, ACS shall cause its personnel to vacate
any Designated Space, and shall remove all of ACS' furniture or equipment
therefrom, promptly upon request by Roadway, leaving such Designated Space and
any Office Furniture (as defined herein) furnished by Roadway in at least as
good condition as such Designated Space or Office Furniture was in when first
made available to ACS, subject to ordinary wear and tear, the effects of
casualty (other than the intentional acts of ACS personnel), and any alterations
or improvements made or approved by Roadway.
(b) DIRECT COSTS. Subject to the other applicable provisions of this Agreement,
Roadway shall be responsible for the direct costs and expenses (I.E., rent, real
estate taxes, utilities and other related expenses, excluding telephone charges)
of the Designated Space. ACS shall provide its own phone equipment for use
within the Designated Space (to the extent that the phone equipment being used
by Caliber Technology, Inc. prior to the Effective Date is insufficient for ACS'
needs). Long-distance and other phone charges from the Designated Space shall be
the responsibility of ACS and shall not be reimbursed by Roadway.
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(c) TRAINING AREA: In the event that Roadway and ACS agree to have ACS provide
training of Roadway personnel, Roadway shall make available to ACS as part of
the Designated Space an adequate area in Roadway's headquarters facility to
permit ACS personnel to perform such training services in accordance with the
agreement between Roadway and ACS. Such training area shall be subject to all of
the same terms and conditions as are applicable to the Designated Space under
this Agreement.
(d) COMMON AREAS: ACS' personnel performing the Services under this Agreement
shall have the right to use, subject to availability and in common with Roadway
and its employees, agents and invitees, the conference rooms within Roadway's
Conference Center in the AGO West facility known as Conference Rooms 201-204,
the cafeteria located in the AGO West facility (subject to paying the same
prices as are charged therein to Roadway's employees), the lobbies and hallways
providing access to the Designated Space, and the restrooms in the building(s)
in which the Designated Space is located.
(e) OFFICE FURNITURE.
(i) Throughout the Term, Roadway shall make available to ACS within the
Designated Space adequate work surfaces and cubicles (the "Office Furniture" to
permit ACS personnel to perform the Services in accordance with this Agreement.
From the Commencement Date through the Cutover Date, such Office Furniture shall
consist of those items described or identified on SCHEDULE 2.16. From and after
the Cutover Date, Roadway shall have the right in its sole discretion,
exercisable from time to time throughout the remainder of the Term, to change
the Office Furniture so provided to ACS upon notice to ACS. ACS acknowledges
that, since as of the Cutover Date the data processing, support and management
services previously accommodated within the initial Designated Space shall be
transitioned to ACS' Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania facility, such replacement Office
Furniture provided by Roadway from time to time following the Cutover Date may
consist of less than the Office Furniture initially provided by Roadway and
shall consist only of such items as to permit ACS personnel to perform the
Services which are not so transitioned. At such time as any replacement Office
Furniture is made available for ACS' use, ACS promptly shall surrender the
former Office Furniture. Notwithstanding the foregoing, at all times the Office
Furniture provided by Roadway to ACS shall be (i) of the same kind and at the
same level and quality as provided to comparable Roadway employees, and (ii)
adequate to permit ACS personnel to perform the Services in accordance with this
Agreement.
(ii) The Office Furniture or equipment which Roadway may make available for use
by ACS shall be strictly "as is" and without warranty, whether of
merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose or otherwise. ACS shall
maintain in good condition and repair all Office Furniture made available by
Roadway to ACS.
(iii) In order to avoid any confusion over the ownership of furniture and
equipment, ACS shall prominently affix an identification label to all items as
to which ACS claims ownership or possession and which are located within the
Designated Space or elsewhere at Roadway properties. Upon request by Roadway
from time to time, ACS shall provide Roadway with a list, including inventory
numbers, of all such items, which list shall be updated on a regular basis so
that Roadway accurately may identify the same.
(f) GENERAL: ACS' use of the Designated Space, the common areas and the Office
Furniture shall be subject to all of the other provisions of this Agreement. All
ACS personnel, when present at the Designated Space, the common areas or any
other portion of any Roadway facility, or when using Roadway computer systems or
the Roadway information systems environment, shall comply with those applicable
Roadway rules regarding security, access, conduct, and network and Internet
usage that are generally applicable to Roadway personnel and that are furnished
to ACS in writing. ACS shall utilize the Designated Space, the common areas and
the Office Furniture solely for the purpose of providing the Services to Roadway
under this Agreement. ACS shall cause all of its personnel to (i) limit their
activities in the use of the Designated Space, the common areas, and the Office
Furniture so as not to interfere with the conduct of Roadway's business or with
Roadway's customers, vendors or employees, and (ii) conform to all of the
standards which Roadway requires of its own employees and that are furnished to
ACS in writing.
2.17 VIRUSES. ACS will make Roadway aware of any viruses discovered by ACS which
may impact Services. ACS will use reasonable industry standard practices and
policies to guard against viruses. In the event that a virus is found to have
been introduced in Roadway's environment, ACS shall use commercially reasonable
efforts to eliminate the virus and to reduce the effects of the virus.
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2.18 ACCESS TO FACILITY. Except as otherwise provided in SECTION 2.16, upon
receipt of at least 72 hours notice, ACS will provide access during normal
business hours, to Roadway, its employees, agents and representatives to ACS's
facilities used to provide the Services for the purpose of exercising audit and
inspection rights hereunder. Upon receipt of notice, ACS also will provide
access during normal business hours, to Roadway, its employees, agents and
representatives to ACS's facilities used to provide the Services for the purpose
of visiting such site.
2.19 CONFIDENTIALITY AGREEMENTS. ACS shall execute any confidentiality and user
restriction agreements required in order for Roadway to obtain any Third Party
Software licenses and consents provided ACS has an opportunity to review and
comment on such agreement and restrictions in advance. ACS shall provide a copy
of the standard confidentiality agreement entered into between ACS and all of
its employees.
2.20 TRAINING. ACS shall be responsible for all education or training to
maintain or improve ACS personnel skills required for performance by ACS of the
Services under this Agreement.
2.21 ANNUAL PERFORMANCE REVIEW; BENCHMARKING. On an annual basis, the parties
shall review the performance of the parties' respective obligations under this
Agreement. If Roadway determines at such annual review that ACS is significantly
under-performing, Roadway may, with each party sharing the costs equally, obtain
the services of an independent third party reasonably acceptable to ACS (which
shall include Real Decisions and the Gartner Group and its other affiliates) to
benchmark ACS's performance of and cost of performing the Services. The
consultant shall compare ACS's performance hereunder against the standards
achieved by the top tier of well-managed outsourcing services vendors and
internal information systems organizations performing functions similar to the
functions that ACS is performing hereunder (a "Benchmarking".) The Benchmarking
shall take into account the cost of entering into the Agreement, the Term of the
Agreement and other relevant terms and conditions. Roadway shall provide the
results of any such audit to ACS. Based on the results of such Benchmarking, the
parties, during the annual review, will discuss any unfavorable variances, and
ACS will modify its practices to eliminate the variances that are unfavorable to
Roadway and bring its practices (including prices under this Agreement) and
results to the levels of the standards applied in the Benchmarking. If
significant deficiencies are identified in the Benchmarking resulting in an
assessment of ACS that is below the above standards, then ACS shall reimburse
Roadway for the expense of one (1) follow-up study and shall be subject to the
Service Level Credits set forth on SCHEDULE 9.2.
2.22 REPORTS. Roadway and ACS have identified an appropriate set of Periodic
service management reports to be issued by ACS to Roadway. Such reports shall be
issued at the frequency to be mutually agreed upon by both Parties. ACS shall
provide Roadway with suggested formats for such reports, for Roadway's review
and approval. In any event, ACS shall provide to Roadway, commencing on the
Period after the Commencement Date, a Periodic performance report in a form
mutually established by the Parties, describing ACS performance of the Services
in the preceding Period. This report will be provided to Roadway by the first
Friday after each Period ends. ACS shall also provide reasonable ad-hoc service
management reports to Roadway for no additional charge.
2.23 MEETINGS. The Parties shall mutually agree upon an appropriate set of
meetings to be held between representatives of Roadway and ACS. Additional
meetings will be held at the request of either party. ACS shall prepare and
circulate an agenda sufficiently in advance to give participants an opportunity
to prepare for the meeting, and shall incorporate into such agenda items that
Roadway desires to discuss. Roadway shall prepare and circulate minutes promptly
after a meeting. ACS will have the right to comment on such minutes before they
become final minutes.
2.24 QUALITY ASSURANCE. ACS shall provide and implement the quality assurance
procedures that are reasonably necessary for the Services to be performed in
accordance with SCHEDULES 2.1 AND 2.4. Such procedures shall include checkpoint
reviews, testing, acceptance, and other procedures for Roadway to assure the
quality of ACS performance, and shall be included in the Procedures Manual.
2.25 PRODUCTIVITY AND MANAGEMENT TOOLS. ACS shall utilize project management
tools, including productivity aids and project management systems, as reasonably
necessary to perform the Services. ACS shall designate a Project Manager for all
major activities, whom Roadway will interview and
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approve. ACS shall use project management tools in all major projects and employ
a regular reporting mechanism to identify project tasks, present current status
reports, and identify potential bottlenecks and problems.
2.26 PLANNING RETREAT. On an annual basis, the parties shall meet, at a mutually
agreeable location, at ACS's expense (Roadway to pay its own travel costs), and
ACS shall review and report on technology advances to Roadway and shall suggest
a technology improvement plan for the next year and beyond.
SECTION 3. TERM OF AGREEMENT
This Agreement shall become effective from and as of the date first set out
above (the "Effective Date") and shall remain in effect until the month of March
of 2004 (the day of such month to be determined by Roadway), unless (i) earlier
terminated as provided herein or (ii) extended in writing by mutual agreement of
the parties at least six (6) months prior to the end of the Term. At least nine
(9) months prior to the end of the Term, ACS shall provide Roadway with its
final extension pricing terms which will be consistent with the pricing terms
(similar margins) set forth on SCHEDULE 6.1. Roadway will then have ninety (90)
days to determine whether to (i) accept such pricing and extend the Agreement or
(ii) let the Term of the Agreement lapse. This Agreement may be terminated by
the parties before the end of the Term only as provided in SECTION 8.
SECTION 4. SECURITY OF INFORMATION; CONFIDENTIALITY
4.1 OWNERSHIP OF DATA. All of the data provided to ACS or held by ACS in
performance of its obligations hereunder is and shall remain the property of
Roadway or Roadway's customers or other trading partners and will be safeguarded
by ACS against loss, disclosure, unauthorized access or alteration under
reasonable security procedures, consistent with those employed by other
professional data processing service providers. ACS is authorized to have access
to and make use of only that portion of Roadway's data as is necessary and
appropriate for the performance of ACS's obligations under this Agreement. It is
further agreed that no data provided by Roadway to ACS or held by ACS shall be
duplicated and/or disclosed to others, in whole or in part, by ACS, without the
express written consent of Roadway, except only to the extent that such
duplication or disclosure is necessary to carry out the day-to-day performance
of its duties hereunder.
4.2 CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION.
(a) All information, including, without limitation, information relating to
software and to development projects, provided by either party (or any of its
subsidiaries) to the other party, or developed or acquired by ACS for the
benefit of Roadway, either before or after the Effective Date ("Confidential
Information") shall be treated as confidential information of the party
disclosing it or the party for whose benefit it was developed or acquired (the
"Disclosing Party") to the other party (the "Receiving Party"), subject to the
exceptions and exclusions set forth below.
(b) Each party shall exercise diligence to notify the other as to which
information it considers Confidential Information and to xxxx such information
with legends and notices. However, the failure to so notify or xxxx shall not,
standing alone, constitute a defense.
4.3 NON-DISCLOSURE AND NON-USE; EXCEPTIONS AND EXCLUSIONS. Each of Roadway and
ACS, to the extent it is a Receiving Party, agrees that it shall not disclose
nor use the Confidential Information of the Disclosing Party without the prior
written consent of the Disclosing Party, except:
(a) Disclosure may be made to, and use may be made by, employees, agents,
consultants and contractors of a party for the purpose of performing or
effectuating the rights, obligations and responsibilities of the parties under
this Agreement, provided that each of the parties shall take reasonable steps to
prevent unauthorized use, copying or disclosure of the Confidential Information
by such persons, including, without limitation, the use of appropriate written
confidentiality agreements; and
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(b) Information other than data covered by SECTION 4.1 shall no longer be deemed
to be "Confidential Information," where such information (i) is or becomes
generally known through no fault of the Receiving Party; (ii) is, prior to
submission by the Disclosing Party, in the Receiving Party's possession free of
any obligation of confidentiality to the Disclosing Party; provided, that,
information in the possession of the Receiving Party prior to the Effective Date
which was received or developed, and then held, as confidential information for
the benefit of the other party, shall not be excluded from Confidential
Information under this subparagraph; (iii) is rightfully obtained by the
Receiving Party from a third party who is free of any duty of confidentiality to
the Disclosing Party; or (iv) is independently developed by the Receiving Party.
(c) Disclosure of Confidential Information, including data covered by SECTION
4.1, shall be allowed where information is required to be disclosed pursuant to
any law, rule or regulation or pursuant to an order or judgment of any court or
government body; provided, that, the Receiving Party shall have notified the
Disclosing Party promptly prior to making such disclosure and shall have taken
all reasonable measures to obtain confidential treatment. The Receiving Party
may rely on the opinion of outside counsel as to the disclosure of such
Confidential Information.
4.4 BURDEN OF PROOF. The burden of proving the availability of any exception to
these confidentiality and use restrictions shall be on the party claiming the
exception.
4.5 SECURITY. ACS will establish, with input from Roadway, security procedures
for its physical facilities and data centers, and electronic security measures
for all systems and databases. ACS will comply with the reasonable security
procedures that are in effect at Roadway's premises upon notice from Roadway on
the Effective Date or as they may be changed from time to time during the Term.
Roadway agrees to comply with all security procedures established by ACS. ACS
and Roadway will jointly agree on and comply with all data security procedures.
SECTION 5. CERTAIN ADDITIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES
5.1 GENERAL. In connection with the performance by ACS of the Services, Roadway
agrees to perform the responsibilities, if any, specified and described in
SCHEDULES 2.1 AND 2.4.
5.2 ROADWAY-PROVIDED SOFTWARE.
(a) Unless the obligation is expressly assumed in writing by Roadway or set
forth on a sub-schedule contained in SCHEDULE 2.10, ACS agrees that it will have
the responsibility, at ACS's sole expense, to support, obtain maintenance,
enhance and manage the maintenance contracts related to the Roadway-Provided
Software.
(b) Each party will retain its license agreements and maintenance agreements,
but will obtain consent from the licensor, to the extent required, for such
software to be operated on ACS's computers or otherwise by ACS to provide the
Services to Roadway in accordance with this Agreement.
(c) ACS will be responsible for the licensing, management, support, maintenance
and/or enhancement of all systems software used in the Services except where
such responsibility is expressly retained or assumed, in writing, by Roadway or
set forth on a sub-schedule in SCHEDULE 2.10.
(d) In the event that ACS already has or acquires an independent license to any
Roadway-Provided Software that could be used to provide Services at no
additional cost to ACS, or at a favorable price to Roadway, then, at Roadway's
election,
(i) ACS will include such software in the ACS-Provided Software;
(ii) such software will be removed from the Roadway-Provided Software; and
(iii) ACS will use its best efforts, with participation by Roadway, to negotiate
with the vendor of such software so that when this Agreement terminates, Roadway
without an additional license or other one-time fee, will have a fully
maintained and updated license to such software, based on license maintenance
fees paid to the vendor by ACS.
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SECTION 6. CHARGES
6.1 PRICES. For the Services furnished by ACS under this Agreement, Roadway
shall pay the Base Price set forth in SCHEDULE 6.1. The Base Price includes all
charges for the Services, including, but not limited to the following:
(a) the Services, as set forth in this Agreement;
(b) ACS efforts to complete all outstanding Year 2000 hardware and software
testing according to Roadway's plan;
(c) transition costs required to commence services and migrate all platforms to
Pittsburgh;
(d) all hardware and software costs of operation and support for all platforms;
(e) all hardware and software maintenance costs for the mainframe computer and
peripherals and the WAN network; and
(f) Services relating to Administered Contracts.
6.2 PRICE ADJUSTMENTS. SCHEDULE 6.1 also sets out the price adjustment
procedures to be used in connection with this Agreement. Except as specifically
set forth in this Agreement, all third party costs that are authorized by
Roadway, other than those already included in the Base Price, will be charged as
Pass-Through Costs unless specifically categorized as a Pass-Through Plus Cost.
6.3 TERMINATION CHARGES. SCHEDULE 6.1 contains the charges for termination
services provided in accordance with SECTION 8.3.
6.4 PASS-THROUGH COSTS. Prices payable hereunder in any Period shall also
include any Pass-Through Costs and Pass-Through Plus Costs authorized by Roadway
and incurred by ACS in that Period. SCHEDULE 6.1 lists the categories of costs
that will be Pass-Through Costs and the categories of costs that will be
Pass-Through Plus Costs.
6.5 PAYMENT. ACS will invoice Roadway for each Period in arrears for all charges
hereunder, which invoices will be payable on or before the thirtieth (30th) day
after receipt.
6.6 CONTINUED PERFORMANCE. If (i) all undisputed amounts have been paid by
Roadway, (ii) Roadway continues to make payments to ACS which are not in dispute
in accordance with this Agreement, and (iii) dispute resolution procedures have
been commenced and are being pursued in good faith, then Roadway shall not be
deemed to be in default of its obligations to make said payments and ACS must
continue to provide the Services.
6.7 RENEGOTIATION. In the event that Roadway's use of the Services increases or
decreases over or below the Baseline Usage (as such term and such levels of
usage are defined in SCHEDULE 6.1) by more that twenty percent (20%), upon sixty
(60) days notice by either party, the parties will negotiate in good faith new
pricing with respect to that Service based on the then current usage. ACS and
Roadway will renegotiate the LAN/Desktop charge on SCHEDULE 6.1 to a lower
amount after Roadway completes the thin-client roll-out and desktop
standardization projects.
6.8 ADDITIONAL CHARGES. Prices payable hereunder will not include any charge for
any services not previously approved in writing by Roadway.
SECTION 7. TAXES
7.1 ROADWAY RESPONSIBILITY. In addition to the payments due to ACS for the
prices and charges for the Services, Roadway shall be responsible for payment of
all taxes, however designated, which are exacted in connection with the
performance hereof, except net corporate income or franchise taxes of ACS, which
are levied or based on the Services provided or the charges made under this
Agreement. These taxes shall include, but shall not be limited to, state and
local taxes based on gross revenue, including sales, use and/or excise taxes.
ACS will work with and accept all legal methods of allocation suggested by
Roadway. In the event that Roadway's methodology of allocation is determined to
be improper by a taxing authority and ACS incurs tax liability due to such
determination, Roadway will indemnify and hold harmless ACS for such liability.
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7.2 PAYMENT. All charges and prices stated herein are exclusive of such taxes,
and ACS may add such taxes to its invoices hereunder. Upon payment by Roadway to
ACS, ACS shall be responsible for filing applicable tax returns and paying and
remitting the taxes when due.
SECTION 8. TERMINATION
8.1 AT ROADWAY'S ELECTION. As to any or all of the Services, Roadway may, at its
sole discretion, terminate such portions of this Agreement at any time after 26
Periods after the Commencement Date, provided it has given ACS at least six (6)
Periods prior written notice. Upon such termination, Roadway agrees to pay and
ACS will be entitled to receive the termination charges set forth on SCHEDULE
6.1.
8.2 UPON MATERIAL BREACH. This Agreement may be terminated by either party upon
a material breach by the other party if such breach is not cured within thirty
(30) days after written notice by the non-breaching party or if the breaching
party has not commenced corrective action within such thirty (30) day period
which is reasonably likely to cure such breach in a reasonable further period of
time; provided, that, this Agreement may not be terminated by ACS for any breach
by Roadway other than a repeated failure to pay undisputed amounts when due.
8.3 TERMINATION ASSISTANCE AND SERVICES. Upon expiration or termination of this
Agreement for any reason, and upon Roadway's request, ACS will provide the
termination assistance (including all requests for information) and transition
services described in SCHEDULE 8.3 hereto to enable Roadway to transfer its
processing to its own facilities or to a third party. Such termination services
shall commence as promptly as practicable after the date of the notice and shall
continue as long as reasonably necessary. All applicable provisions of this
Agreement shall be extended for the period during which such services are
provided. Roadway shall pay for Services rendered during such transition period
in accordance with the applicable provisions of this Agreement, and shall also
pay the charges for other termination services, if any, described in SCHEDULE
6.1.
8.4 RETURN OF MATERIALS. Upon completion of the termination services, ACS shall
have returned to Roadway or its designee all Roadway data and Roadway
Confidential Information in its possession or control, including, without
limitation, all copies of all Roadway Applications Software and all
Roadway-Provided Software transferred or made available by Roadway to ACS.
8.5 PERSONNEL MATTERS ON TERMINATION. SCHEDULE 8.5 contains certain rights and
obligations of the parties arising with regard to personnel in connection with
the termination or expiration of this Agreement.
8.6 SOFTWARE MATTERS ON TERMINATION. In connection with providing the
termination services described herein, ACS will deliver, transfer or assign to
Roadway (with Roadway having the right to audit such process through automated
means or otherwise), effective as of the date of expiration or termination of
the Agreement:
(a) all Roadway-Provided Software, and licenses and maintenance agreements
thereto, if any, which have been transferred or made available to ACS; and
(b) licenses and maintenance agreements for any other Third-Party Software, if
any, used by ACS to furnish Services to Roadway or acquired by ACS on Roadway's
behalf;
provided, however, that ACS shall have no obligation to assign or transfer any
license or maintenance agreement to Roadway if assignment or transfer is
prohibited under the terms of the applicable license or agreement.
8.7 EQUIPMENT MATTERS ON TERMINATION. SCHEDULE 8.7 contains certain rights and
obligations of the parties arising in connection with termination or expiration
with regard to equipment.
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SECTION 9. WARRANTIES, REMEDIES AND INDEMNITIES
9.1 SERVICE WARRANTY. ACS warrants that all Services provided by ACS to Roadway
will be performed in a professional, competent and timely manner, and will meet
the standards set forth on SCHEDULES 2.1, 2.4 AND 2.5.
9.2 REMEDIES.
(a) If ACS is in breach of the warranty of SECTION 9.1, ACS shall, at ACS's sole
cost and expense, take any and all actions necessary to remedy such breach,
including, without limitation: (i) initiating problem reports to identify causes
of problems; (ii) developing reasonable, feasible written recommendations to
Roadway for changes in Roadway procedures to avoid future breaches of the same
or similar nature; (iii) implementing modifications to ACS systems and
procedures to remedy such breach; and (iv) changing the wide area network, the
data center equipment, ACS equipment on Roadway's premises, the operating
software environment, or other components of the systems being used by ACS.
(b) Further, for continuing failures to perform in accordance with the standards
set forth on SCHEDULES 2.1, 2.4 AND 2.5, Roadway shall receive the Service Level
Credits computed in accordance with SCHEDULE 9.2.
(c) The remedies in this SECTION 9.2 shall not be Roadway's sole and exclusive
remedies for breaches of the warranty of SECTION 9.1. These remedies shall in no
way limit other remedies available to Roadway for other breaches of this
Agreement.
9.3 CROSS-INDEMNITY FOR PERSONAL INJURY AND PROPERTY DAMAGE. ACS and Roadway
each agree to indemnify and hold harmless the other from any and all
liabilities, costs, losses, and expenses, including reasonable attorneys' fees
and expenses, arising out of or in connection with any personal injury or death,
damage to or destruction of the property or premises leased, licensed, or owned
by the indemnitee caused by the negligence or willful acts of the indemnitor's
officers, employees, agents or other representatives. During the term of this
Agreement, both Roadway and ACS will maintain in full force and effect, at their
own expense, insurance coverage to include Workers' Compensation, Employer's
Liability, Commercial General Liability (including contractual liability),
Automobile Liability and Property insurance. Certificates of Insurance
evidencing the required coverages shall be furnished to Roadway and ACS
respectively before any work is commenced hereunder and shall provide that there
will be no cancellation without 30 days prior written notice. All insurance
policies shall be written by a company authorized to do business in the state
where the services are delivered. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Roadway
understands that ACS is a non-subscriber to the Texas Workers Compensation Act.
ACS provides an ERISA qualified plan of benefits for its employees who sustain
an occupational injury or disease. ACS currently maintains excess employers
indemnity insurance in an amount of $2,000,000 per employee, $10,000,000 per
occurrence and annual aggregate limits of $20,000,000 for occupational injury
and $2,000,000 for occupational disease.
9.4 NOTICE AND DEFENSE. The indemnified party shall give the indemnitor prompt
notice of any claim as to which it seeks indemnification. The indemnitor shall
have the right to control the defense and settlement of any indemnified claim.
The indemnitee agrees to provide reasonable assistance in the defense of
indemnified claims. Unless it prejudices the indemnitor, a failure to give
prompt notice shall not terminate the indemnitor's obligation to indemnify
hereunder.
9.5 YEAR 2000 WARRANTY. ACS will be responsible for ensuring that the operating
system and hardware platforms are Year 2000 Compliant and available to Roadway
for its production use. Additionally, to the extent that each third-party system
software provider has a Year 2000 Compliant product, ACS will work with each
vendor to ensure that all system software is Year 2000 Compliant. In the event
that any ACS hardware or software used by ACS relating to the Services fails to
operate and such failure is caused by a problem regarding Year 2000 Compliance,
ACS will, at its own expense, either correct the non-compliant item(s) or, upon
receiving Roadway's consent, replace them with compatible and functionality
equivalent item(s) within sixty (60) days of either Roadway's written notice to
ACS of the non-compliance or ACS'
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knowledge of such non-compliance, and in no case later than December 31, 1999.
ACS will take all reasonable steps to minimize the impact of any Year 2000
Compliance defect on the continuity and quality of the services. ACS will supply
to Roadway ACS's Year 2000 preparedness strategy and ACS's current state of Year
2000 readiness with sufficient detail to allow Roadway to make proper disclosure
to the Securities and Exchange Commission as to the potential material adverse
effect of the Year 2000 problem.
9.6 INDEMNIFICATION.
(a) ACS shall indemnify and hold harmless Roadway against any costs, fees or
damages solely arising out of any claim by a third party that Roadway's
authorized use or possession of the ACS-Provided Software infringes any United
States patent, trade secret, copyright or trademark of any third party; provided
however, that (i) ACS has sole control of the defense and/or settlement, (ii)
Roadway notifies ACS promptly (but no later than ten (10) days upon receipt by
Roadway of notice of such claim in writing of each such claim or suit) and gives
ACS all information known to Roadway relating thereto, and (iii) Roadway
cooperates with ACS in the settlement and/or defense. ACS shall reimburse
Roadway for all reasonable out-of-pocket expenses, including reasonable
attorney's fees incurred by Roadway in providing any cooperation requested by
ACS.
(b) If all or any part of the ACS-Provided Software is, or in the opinion of ACS
may become, the subject of any claim or suit for infringement of any third
party's U.S. trademark or copyright, or if Roadway's use of the Software or
Documentation is enjoined, ACS shall, in its sole discretion and at its expense,
do one of the following: (i) procure for Roadway the right to use the
ACS-Provided Software or the affected part thereof; (ii) replace the
ACS-Provided Software or affected part with other suitable software and
documentation or (iii) modify the ACS-Provided Software or affected part to make
it non-infringing.
(c) Roadway shall indemnify and hold harmless ACS against any costs, fees or
damages arising out of or relating to any claim by any third party for unpaid
invoices for products and/services ordered or received by Roadway prior to the
Effective Date, including any matter under the Letter of Intent between the
parties.
SECTION 10. LIMITATION OF LIABILITIES AND REMEDIES
10.1 DIRECT DAMAGES. For any claim concerning the performance or nonperformance
by ACS pursuant to, or the breach by ACS of, or in any other way related to the
subject matter of, this Agreement, Roadway shall be entitled to recover actual
direct damages to the limit set forth herein. Direct damages shall include,
without limitation, Roadway's costs of cover resulting from a breach or failure
of performance hereunder, defined to be Roadway's reasonable internal costs and
out-of-pocket expenses for obtaining alternative processing or services and
charges of outside contractors.
10.2 LIMITATIONS OF LIABILITY.
(a) ACS's cumulative liability for damages (regardless of the form of action,
whether in contract or in tort and excluding any Service Level Credits) shall in
no event exceed the greater of $[18 million] or the amount paid by Roadway to
ACS during the preceding ten (10) Periods (or the first ten (10) Periods of
scheduled payments by Roadway if this Agreement has not been in effect for ten
(10) Periods following the Effective Date). Notwithstanding the foregoing, the
above limits of liability shall not apply to damages covered under SECTIONS 7.1,
9.3 AND 9.6.
(b) IN NO EVENT WILL ACS OR ROADWAY BE LIABLE FOR ANY LOSS OF PROFITS OR OTHER
INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES EVEN IF THE OTHER PARTY
HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES OR FOR ANY CLAIM AGAINST THE
OTHER PARTY BY ANY OTHER PARTY UNLESS SUCH CLAIM IS EXPRESSLY INDEMNIFIED
HEREUNDER.
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10.3 FORCE MAJEURE. Without limiting ACS's obligations to provide disaster
recovery services as described in SCHEDULE 2.1, neither party shall be liable
for any failure to perform its obligations under this Agreement if prevented
from doing so by a cause or causes beyond its control. Such causes include
strikes, Acts of God or the public enemy, fires, floods, storms, earthquakes,
riots, war or war operations, restraints of government or other cause or causes
which could not, with reasonable diligence, be controlled or prevented by the
party. A party's excuse of performance under this paragraph shall continue only
so long as the cause preventing the performance continues or the party could
with reasonable diligence have resumed performance through alternative means or
otherwise.
SECTION 11. ERRORS AND OMISSIONS
Roadway is responsible for the correctness and accuracy of the data it submits
to ACS. ACS shall not be responsible for errors in processing or output due to
errors in such data. ACS shall regularly perform backups and off-site file
storage in accordance with the policies and practices set out in SCHEDULES 2.1
AND 2.4 or as required to meet the appropriate Service Levels.
SECTION 12. TITLE TO PROPERTY
Roadway does not transfer hereby to ACS any title or ownership right or interest
in or to any data or programs provided by Roadway to ACS or any intellectual
property rights therein. Except to the extent expressly set out in separate
written transfer, assignment, consent or other conveyance documents, neither
party transfers or will transfer hereunder rights under any licenses to
Third-Party Software. ACS is hereby granted a fully-paid, non-exclusive,
non-transferable license, without the right to sublicense, in programs owned by
Roadway solely for the purpose of performing the Services hereunder. All
ownership rights in any modifications to such Roadway programs whether made by
Roadway or ACS, and all intellectual property rights therein, shall belong to
Roadway. ACS hereby assigns any such intellectual property rights which it may
obtain to Roadway. All Roadway equipment on ACS premises will be properly
identified as Roadway property.
SECTION 13. RISK OF LOSS, INSURANCE ON EQUIPMENT
13.1 ROADWAY RISK OF LOSS. All risk of loss from whatever cause, including
theft, destruction and damage, to equipment which is furnished by ACS for use at
Roadway locations (other than those locations leased by ACS from Roadway) is
assumed by Roadway. Roadway will procure and maintain, at its expense, casualty
insurance with extended coverage, on all such equipment. Equipment will be
insured for its replacement value, for the full Term of this Agreement. Public
liability insurance for death, bodily injury and property damage resulting from
ownership, maintenance, use or operation of equipment shall also be obtained by
Roadway. All such insurance shall name ACS as an additional insured, shall be in
reasonable amounts and with reputable insurers rated at least A by A.M. Best and
Company and shall provide that the same may not be materially modified, altered
or canceled except with notice to ACS. Roadway shall deliver to ACS, at least
fifteen (15) days prior to the Effective Date a copy of its insurance policies
then in effect. In the event of failure on the part of Roadway to provide such
insurance, ACS may, at its option, provide such insurance and add the amount of
the premiums to the periodic rental charged to Roadway for such equipment.
13.2 ACS RISK OF LOSS. All risk of loss from whatever cause, including theft,
destruction and damage, to equipment which is furnished by Roadway for use at
ACS locations (other than those locations leased by Roadway from ACS) is assumed
by ACS. ACS will procure and maintain, at its expense, casualty insurance with
extended coverage, on all such equipment. Equipment will be insured for its
replacement value, for the full Term of this Agreement. Public liability
insurance for death, bodily injury and property damage resulting from ownership,
maintenance, use or operation of equipment shall also be obtained by ACS. All
such insurance shall name Roadway as an additional insured, shall be in
reasonable amounts and with reputable insurers rated at least A by A.M. Best and
Company and shall provide that the same may not be materially modified, altered
or canceled except with notice to Roadway. ACS shall deliver to Roadway, at
least fifteen (15) days prior to the Effective Date a copy of its insurance
policies then in effect. In the event of
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failure on the part of ACS to provide such insurance, Roadway may, at its
option, provide such insurance and deduct the amount of the premiums from the
periodic payments due ACS.
SECTION 14. DISPOSITION OF DATA
All data, programs, storage media, and other materials furnished by Roadway to
ACS in connection with this Agreement and all data used by ACS to set up the
operating environment and to perform the Services shall be returned or provided
(as the case may be) by ACS to Roadway or delivered to Roadway's designee upon
the termination or expiration of this Agreement, unless Roadway requests that
ACS otherwise dispose of any of such items. Upon request, Roadway shall be
entitled to receive copies of any such data, programs or other materials at any
time during the Term. Roadway shall remain liable for all charges imposed under
SCHEDULES 6.1 OR 8.3 as a result of data and/or physical media stored with ACS.
ACS shall dispose of the data and media not returned to Roadway in the manner
requested by Roadway. Roadway agrees to pay ACS for its out-of-pocket expenses
incurred as a result of the disposition of the data and/or media. After
termination or expiration, ACS reserves the right to dispose of data and/or
media stored by Roadway with ACS if Roadway has not utilized ACS facilities and
equipment at any time during a continuous period of at least ninety (90) days.
SECTION 15. GOVERNANCE, DISPUTE RESOLUTION AND ARBITRATION
15.1 OPERATIONAL COMMITTEE. Each party will appoint up to five managers to a
Operational Committee, whose purpose will be to provide a forum for discussing
performance, problems and service needs. The Operational Committee will meet
Periodically and no less frequently than Periodically at Roadway's headquarters
facility or other location mutually agreed by the parties. The initial members
of the Operational Committee are set out on SCHEDULE 15.1. Each party may change
its members of the Operational Committee upon written notice to the other party.
15.2 EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE; DISPUTES.
(a) Each of the parties will appoint up to three high-level executives, at least
one of which will be an officer of such party, to serve on an Executive
Committee. The purpose of the Executive Committee will be to review and resolve
any dispute which may arise pertaining to the interpretation and the performance
of obligations under this Agreement. If a dispute can not be resolved by the
relationship managers or the Operational Committee, then either party may
request that the Executive Committee meet to seek to resolve the dispute.
Roadway shall prepare and circulate minutes for such meetings. ACS will have the
right to comment on such minutes before they become final minutes.
(b) The Executive Committee will meet as promptly as practicable after a request
to discuss the dispute or controversy, cause information to be presented and
negotiate in good faith in an effort to resolve the dispute or controversy
without the necessity of any formal proceeding relating thereto. No formal
proceedings for the resolution of such dispute or controversy may be commenced
until either or both of the groups of designated executives on the Executive
Committee conclude in good faith that resolution through continued negotiation
of the matter in issue is not likely to occur.
(c) Each party may change its members of the Executive Committee upon written
notice to the other party.
15.3 FORMAL DISPUTE RESOLUTION.
(a) MEDIATION. If the dispute has not been resolved by negotiation as provided
hereinabove, the parties shall endeavor to settle the dispute by mediation (with
the participation of at least one officer of each party) under the then current
presently effective Center for Public Resources ("CPR") Model Procedure for
Mediation of Business Disputes. The neutral third party will be selected from
the CPR Panels of Neutrals. If the parties encounter difficulty in agreeing on a
neutral, they will seek the assistance of CPR in the selection process.
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(b) ARBITRATION. Any dispute that shall not have been resolved as hereinabove
provided or otherwise by agreement between the parties shall be finally settled
by arbitration conducted expeditiously in accordance with the CPR Rules.
Arbitration shall be held at Cleveland, Ohio or such other place as the parties
shall agree. Upon request of either party for arbitration in accordance with
this section, the appropriate representatives of each party shall attempt to
agree on a single arbitrator. If no agreement is reached within thirty (30) days
of the request, each party shall, within ten (10) days thereafter appoint a
single arbitrator. The two arbitrators so appointed shall select a third
arbitrator and all decisions thereafter shall be made by a majority of the
arbitrators. The parties shall share equally in the fees and costs charged by
the arbitrator(s) and shall act in good faith to avoid unnecessary fees and
costs. Unless otherwise agreed by the parties, discovery shall be permitted in
said arbitration, provided that all discovery is taken within 60 days of
commencement of the arbitration proceeding, and each side takes no more than two
depositions, and serves only a reasonable number of interrogatories and document
requests to be determined by the arbitrator. Any award rendered in arbitration
shall be limited to those remedies available to any court of competent
jurisdiction. The award rendered through arbitration shall be final and binding
upon the parties and judgment thereon may be entered in any court of competent
jurisdiction for execution.
SECTION 16. CERTAIN OBLIGATIONS REGARDING THIRD-PARTY SOFTWARE
16.1 ROADWAY OBLIGATIONS.
(a) Roadway may add or delete applications from the Services being provided
hereunder. Any Third-Party Software which Roadway purchases or licenses during
the Term shall be treated as Roadway-Provided Software and SCHEDULE 2.10 shall
be amended accordingly with installation Services occurring at no cost to
Roadway. Unless otherwise agreed in writing by the parties, such Software shall
be used solely to provide Services to Roadway and Roadway shall be responsible
for all license, usage, maintenance and other fees and charges payable as
Pass-Through Costs or charges under Administered Contracts with respect to such
software, without change in the Base Price. All software license, usage,
maintenance and other fees and charges included in the Base Price shall be so
indicated on SCHEDULE 2.10 for each software product listed therein.
(b) In the event that Roadway desires to add Third-Party Software to SCHEDULE
2.10, ACS will detail to Roadway the one-time acquisition costs, the on-going
maintenance costs and the administrative fee to be charged by ACS for such
software. Based on such costs, Roadway will have the option of not adding the
software, acquiring the software itself or requiring ACS to acquire the software
in Roadway's name. If Roadway chooses to add such software, the charges
hereunder will be adjusted accordingly.
(c) In the event that Roadway chooses to delete software from SCHEDULE 2.10, the
charges hereunder will be adjusted accordingly.
16.2 ACS OBLIGATIONS
(a) ACS shall obtain all consents, licenses or other rights needed to allow ACS
to use all ACS and Roadway-Provided Software that may be required from time to
time to provide the Services. ACS shall acquire upgrades and obtain maintenance,
support and problem resolution with respect to all such Software, including,
without limitation, any data center and systems software utilized by it except
to the extent, if any, that Roadway expressly retains or assumes that
responsibility in writing.
(b) ACS shall endeavor to obtain Third-Party Software in the most economical
manner feasible, and if any such Third-Party Software licenses are also used for
purposes other than providing Services to Roadway, such as ACS's internal use or
for services to other customers of ACS, the related Pass-Through Costs or other
charges shall be abated proportionately. ACS agrees that maintenance agreements
on all such Third-Party Software will be kept current and in full force and
effect unless approved in writing by Roadway. Unless otherwise approved by
Roadway in writing, ACS shall keep all such Third-Party Software at version
levels that are supported by the vendor. Upon the written request of Roadway and
at no additional charge to Roadway, ACS will upgrade any Third-Party Software
with any available upgrade.
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SECTION 17. GENERAL
17.1 AMENDMENT; WAIVER; REMEDIES.
(a) No amendment, waiver, alteration or modification of any of the provisions
hereof shall be binding upon either party unless signed in writing by the duly
authorized representatives of each party. As the parties make authorized changes
to the Schedules, the Agreement will be amended accordingly.
(b) The services provided under this Agreement are for the sole benefit and use
of Roadway and its Affiliates, and shall not be made available to any other
persons. Unless expressly provided otherwise herein, all remedies provided for
in this Agreement will be cumulative and in addition to and not in lieu of any
other remedies available to either party at law, in equity or otherwise.
17.2 ASSIGNMENT; BINDING EFFECT. This Agreement may not be assigned by either
party without the other's prior written consent; provided, that, Roadway may
assign this Agreement to a successor in connection with a sale of all or
substantially all of its assets and business. This Agreement shall be binding
upon, and inure to the benefit of, any successors or assigns of the parties.
Upon a change in control of ACS, Roadway will be able to terminate this
Agreement without the payment of any termination fees if, in its reasonable
discretion, Roadway does not approve of the new ACS controlling entity. In
addition, Roadway may terminate this Agreement without the payment of any
termination fees if Roadway determines, in its reasonable discretion, that ACS
is not financially viable.
17.3 JURISDICTION. This Agreement will be governed by the laws of the State of
Ohio. ACS and Roadway agree to jurisdiction and venue in the State and Federal
Courts in Ohio.
17.4 CONFLICTS. In the event of conflict between these General Terms and
Conditions and the Schedules, the Schedules shall prevail.
17.5 INTEGRATION; COMPLETE DOCUMENT. Roadway and ACS each acknowledges that it
has read the Recitals and these General Terms and Conditions together with the
Schedules, which together constitute this Agreement, and understands and agrees
to be bound by their terms and conditions. Further, the parties agree that this
Agreement is the complete and exclusive statement of the agreement between the
parties which supersedes all proposals or prior agreements, oral or written, and
all other communications between the parties relating to the subject matter of
this Agreement.
17.6 NOTICES. Any notices permitted or required hereunder may be given by
certified mail, return receipt requested; by telecopy if the receiving machine
confirms receipt; or by electronic mail, followed by confirmation either by
telecopy or certified mail, to the addresses set out below or any other
addresses as to which notice is given.
To Roadway:
Roadway Express, Inc.
0000 Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxx
Xxxxx, Xxxx 00000
Attention: Xxxxxx X. Xxxx
Vice Pres. of Operations, Planning
Engineering
and
Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxx, Dir. of
Information Technology
Copy To: General Counsel
To ACS:
Affiliated Computer Services, Inc.
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0000 X. Xxxxxxx
Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 00000
Attention: President
Copy To: General Counsel
17.7 AUDIT RIGHTS. ACS agrees that internal and external auditors designated by
Roadway in writing may, at reasonable times, have such access to ACS's data
facilities and its programs, records and procedures relating to the processing
of Roadway's data as they may reasonably request for purposes of conducting
audits of Roadway's financial condition, results of operations or financial
statements. ACS will also provide such auditors with access to its personnel who
are responsible for maintaining such programs, practices and procedures.
Additionally, ACS will provide reasonable assistance to such auditors and
inspectors. ACS will not be required to provide such auditors and inspectors
access to data of other ACS customers or the proprietary data of ACS.
17.8 EMPLOYEES. With the exception of employees who may be employed by Roadway
in accordance with SECTION 8.5 and SCHEDULE 8.5, each party agrees that during
the Term and for a Period of thirteen (13) Periods thereafter, it will not,
without the consent of the other party, offer employment or employ any person
who was an employee of the other party at any time during the Term of this
Agreement, without the written consent of the other party.
17.9 SEVERABILITY. If any term or provision of this Agreement or the application
thereof to any person or circumstance is, to any extent, declared or found to be
illegal, unenforceable or void, then both parties will be relieved of all
obligations arising under such term or provision, but only to the extent that
such term or provision is illegal, unenforceable or void. The validity of the
other provisions hereof shall not be affected, and the remainder of this
Agreement shall continue in full force and effect.
17.10 FURTHER ASSURANCES. Each party agrees that it will execute, deliver or
file such further documents, and take such actions, as the other party may
reasonably request to carry out the purposes and agreements herein.
17.11 SURVIVAL. The covenants and obligations of the parties under SECTIONS 4,
7, 9, 10, 12, 14, 15 AND 17 of this Agreement shall survive the termination or
expiration hereof.
17.12 CONSENT. Whenever consent of a party is required hereunder, it shall not
be unreasonably withheld nor unduly delayed.
17.13 COUNTERPARTS. This Agreement may be signed in any number of identical
counterparts each of which shall be deemed to be an original, and all of which,
when taken together, shall constitute a single Agreement.
AFFILIATED COMPUTER SERVICES, INC. ROADWAY EXPRESS, INC.
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Authorized Signature Authorized Signature
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Name (Print or Type) Name (Print or Type)
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Title Title
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Date Date
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