SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT
This Software Development Agreement (this "AGREEMENT") is entered
into as of ___________, 199__ between Software Technology International
("STI") and Innovative Information Group ("IIG").
RECITALS
A. Each party engages in research, development and consulting
activities in the field of software engineering;
B. STI has ongoing research, development and software engineering
projects for which it would like STI to provide software consulting services
(the "PROJECTS"; each a "PROJECT"), which are or shall be described in
Exhibit A, as attached hereto and as amended by the parties from time to time.
AGREEMENT
The parties agree as follows:
1. DEFINITIONS. As used herein:
(a) The term "SOFTWARE" shall mean the results and products (interim
and/or final) of the consulting services performed by STI, its employees or
representatives, for IIG, whether pursuant to this Agreement or otherwise,
whether tangible or intangible, including, without limitation, each and every
invention, discovery, formula, trade secret, software program (including
without limitation, object source code, flow charts, algorithms and related
documentation), listing, routine, manual, specification, technique, product,
concept, know-how, or similar property, whether or not patentable or
copyrightable and whether or not embodied in any products, that are made,
developed, perfected, designed, conceived or first reduced to practice by
STI, either solely or jointly with others, in the course and scope of the
consulting services performed under this Agreement or otherwise, including
all of the above that has come into being prior to the date of this Agreement.
(b) The term "CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION" shall mean all information
developed by or disclosed or made available to STI, its employees or
representatives, whether in connection with this Agreement or prior to the
date of this Agreement, which IIG protects against unrestricted disclosure to
others and information which is developed by or for STI specifically for IIG
under this Agreement, including all Proprietary Information.
(c) The term "PROPRIETARY INFORMATION" shall refer to any and all
information or material of a confidential, proprietary or secret nature which
is or may be applicable to, or related in any way to: (i) the past, present
or future business of IIG or of any corporation in control of IIG (a
"PARENT") or any majority-owned subsidiary (a "SUBSIDIARY") of IIG; (ii) the
research and development or investigations of IIG or any Parent or any
Subsidiary; or (iii) the business of any
client, supplier or customer of IIG or of any Parent or Subsidiary.
Proprietary Information shall include, without limitation, trade secrets,
processes, formulas, data, know-how, improvements, inventions and techniques
relating to the Projects and information pertaining to customer lists,
marketing plans and strategies, personnel directories and files and
information concerning customers or vendors of IIG or any Parent or
Subsidiary.
2. ENGAGEMENT AND PERFORMANCE OF SERVICES.
(a) ENGAGEMENT. IIG hereby engages STI to perform software
engineering consulting services (the "SERVICES") in accordance with the terms
and conditions of this Agreement. This Agreement will govern all services
performed by STI for IIG, whether or not such services are Services as
defined in this Agreement.
(b) IDENTIFICATION OF PROJECTS AND SERVICES. EXHIBIT A contains a
description of the Projects for which STI initially may perform Services
under this Agreement. In addition, IIG may request specific consulting
services from STI for individual tasks relative to these projects or for
tasks which are not related to any specific project. IIG may also request
that STI participate or undertake other Projects. Project work or specific
consulting services will be done by providing STI with a detailed project
specification and Project/Work Approval Form that has been signed by an
authorized company representative. The Project/ Work Approval Forms and the
list of those who are authorized to approve projects are set forth as Exhibit
B (the "PROJECT/WORK APPROVAL FORM"). STI may accept or decline each
additional Project or assignment at its discretion. Compensation for
additional Projects shall be on the terms set forth in Section 3, unless the
parties agree otherwise.
(c) PERFORMANCE STANDARDS. STI shall perform the Services in
accordance with the specifications and project timetables and under the
direction of the IIG Project Manager. The IIG Project Manger will be
responsible for assigning tasks for each Project and will be the ultimate
evaluator of performance by a contract resource. Performance will be governed
by the terms and conditions set forth in Exhibit C.
(d) DELIVERY. STI or its designates will deliver all interim and
final software products, including source code and other related materials
developed under this Agreement (the "SOFTWARE"), by ensuring that all current
and active project sources and materials are available from the Source Code
Repository Site (Star Team) on no less than a weekly basis. When the Source
Code Repository Site (Star Team) is not available, source code may also be
delivered to IIG or its designees in a standard medium (disk, Zip Disk, CD,
etc.).
(e) ACCESS SECURITY. STI will comply with IIG's security procedures
for control and management of source code or proprietary information and
access to IIG's installation sites and computer equipment, as set forth in
Exhibit D, but shall not be responsible for any delays resulting from delays
in obtaining access.
(f) SUBCONTRACTING. With IIG's consent, STI may subcontract all or
part of the Services to be performed by STI for IIG, provided that all such
subcontractors must agree to and abide by terms and conditions substantially
similar to those contained in this Agreement. Further, STI shall require all
such subcontractors to agree that all of the work they perform for STI shall
be owned by IIG in accordance with the provisions of Section 6.
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3. PAYMENT.
(a) COMPENSATION FOR SERVICES; PAYMENT. STI will be paid for the
Services on an hourly-rate basis, as specified in Exhibit E and any
Project/Work Approval Form. Hourly and other charges regarding a specific
Project may be changed by agreement of the parties upon 30 days notice. STI
will submit invoices for Services performed on a monthly basis, within 10
days of the end of each month. IIG will pay the amounts invoiced within 15
days of receipt of the invoice. In no event will IIG be obligated to pay STI
for any Services not specifically identified in Exhibit A or a Project/Work
Approval Form.
(b) REIMBURSEMENT OF EXPENSES. IIG will not be obligated to pay to
STI the amounts of any expenses incurred in connection with the Services or
otherwise unless such expenses are approved by IIG in advance. STI shall
report such agreed-upon expenses separately on an STI invoice to IIG.
(c) PURCHASES OF HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE. IIG may request that STI
purchase specific hardware or software necessary to perform the Services
under this Agreement. The cost of such purchase will be agreed upon in
advance by IIG and reported separately on an STI invoice to IIG. IIG will
reimburse STI the agreed-upon cost of any such purchase.
4. TERM AND TERMINATION. This Agreement will continue in effect
until terminated by either party in writing; provided that such termination
will be effective on the last day of the sixth full calendar month following
the date on which the terminating party gives the other party written notice
of its intent to terminate this Agreement. If termination is initiated by
STI, STI will continue to perform the Services under this Agreement until the
date of the effectiveness of the termination.
5. WARRANTIES. STI warrants to IIG as follows:
(a) STI will provide highly skilled programming staff which is
experienced in programming for the Microsoft Windows operating systems and
major Database Management systems using different programming languages, and
possesses the additional expertise needed to perform the Services. STI
acknowledges that IIG is relying upon the skill and expertise of STI for the
performance of the Services.
(b) The Software will be of original development by STI and will not
infringe upon or violate any patent, copyright, trade secret or other
property right of any third party. Third-party software will not be
incorporated in the Software without IIG's prior written consent. If IIG so
consents, it shall be IIG's responsibility to secure any necessary licenses
for such third-party software.
(c) STI will use its best efforts to make such additions,
modifications or adjustments to the Software as may be necessary to correct
in the shortest possible time any problems or defects in the Software or
related documentation discovered by STI or reported to STI by IIG. This
warranty shall be null and void in the event that IIG modifies any part of
the Software without the prior approval of STI. STI disclaims any warranties
of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose.
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6. PROPERTY RIGHTS. All right, title and interest in and to the
Software, and all products derived from the Software, shall at all times be
and remain the sole and exclusive property of IIG. The Software and all
products developed by or for STI for IIG or derived therefrom, in the past or
under this Agreement, shall be deemed to be works made for hire. Any patents,
trademarks, copyrights or other intellectual property rights that may arise
in connection with any products developed by or for STI for IIG or derived
therefrom, in the past or under this Agreement, and all of the Software,
shall be in the name of, and, if necessary, will be assigned by or for STI
and its employees and contractors to, IIG. IIG shall own all Proprietary
Information related to all of the Projects, and all Proprietary Information
created by or for STI for or on behalf of IIG prior to the effective date
hereof.
(a) STI agrees to disclose promptly to IIG any and all Software and
Proprietary Information, whether or not patentable and whether or not reduced
to practice, conceived or learned by STI, its employees, contractors and
other agents, either alone or jointly with others, which relate in any manner
to the past, present or anticipated business, work, research or
investigations of STI on behalf of IIG or any Parent or Subsidiary.
(b) STI further agrees to assist IIG in every way (at IIG's expense)
to obtain and, from time to time, enforce patents on and other intellectual
property rights in the Software in any and all countries. To that end, by way
of illustration, but not limitation, STI shall cause its employees,
contractors and other agents to testify in any suit or other proceeding
involving any of the Software, execute all documents which IIG reasonably
determines to be necessary or convenient for use in applying for and
obtaining patents thereon and enforcing the same, and execute all necessary
assignments thereof to IIG or persons designated by it. STI's obligation to
assist IIG in obtaining and enforcing patents for the Software in any and all
countries shall continue beyond the termination of this Agreement.
(c) The parties acknowledge that all Software developed by or for
STI in connection with each Project is being created at the instance of IIG,
and further agree that such Software shall be deemed a work made for hire
under the United States copyright laws and that IIG shall have the unlimited
right to supervise and control STI and to direct STI as to all aspects of the
creation of such software. IIG may alter such Software, add to it, or combine
it with any other work or works, in its sole discretion. All original
materials submitted by STI to IIG as part of the Software or as part of the
process of creating the Software, including, but not limited to, source code,
object code, listings, printouts, documentation, notes, flow charts and
programming aides, shall be the property of IIG, whether or not IIG uses such
material. No rights in any of the foregoing are reserved to STI. In the event
that any such Software is determined by a court of competent jurisdiction not
to be a work made for hire under the United States copyright laws, this
Agreement shall operate as an irrevocable assignment of all original
materials produced by STI for IIG under this Agreement and of all copyrights
of every kind in such materials for the entire duration of the copyrights. No
rights are reserved to STI under this assignment. The parties agree that this
assignment and any acts of IIG undertaken for the purpose of securing,
maintaining, or preserving the copyright in such software pursuant to this
assignment, including recordation of this Agreement with the United States
Copyright Office, are only precautionary and shall not be considered in
determining the character of the software. STI further agrees to forebear
from asserting all moral rights or comparable rights that STI may have in
such materials, including without limitation, any right to prevent
modification of the materials, any rights to receive attribution of
authorship, or any right to control the materials.
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(d) STI agrees to keep and maintain adequate and current records of
all Software and Proprietary Information made, conceived, developed or
perfected relating to the Projects, and that such records shall be available
to, and remain the sole property of, IIG at all times.
7. PROTECTION OF CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION.
(a) CONFIDENTIALITY. STI agrees with respect to any Confidential
Information developed by or disclosed to it hereunder:
(i) to use such Confidential Information only for the
purposes contemplated by this Agreement;
(ii) to use the same methods and degree of care to prevent
disclosure of such Confidential Information as it uses to prevent disclosure
of its own proprietary and confidential information, including marking all
confidential information in written or tangible form as "Confidential" and
reducing all confidential oral communications to writing and so marking each
such writing; and
(iii) to return any Confidential Information in tangible
form to IIG at the request of IIG and to retain no copies or reproductions
thereof.
(b) LIMITATIONS. STI shall not be obligated to treat information as
Confidential Information if such information:
(i) is or becomes public knowledge without the fault of
STI; or
(ii) is or becomes rightfully available to STI without
confidential restriction from, or pursuant to a distinct development contract
with, a source not under IIG's control; or
(iii) is independently developed by STI without use of the
Confidential Information developed by or disclosed to STI hereunder;
provided, however, that the burden of proof of such independent development
shall be upon STI; or
(iv) is disclosed pursuant to court or government action;
provided, however, that STI gives IIG reasonable prior notice of disclosure
pursuant to such court or government action.
8. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY. IN NO EVENT SHALL EITHER PARTY BE LIABLE
TO THE OTHER FOR ANY SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, INCIDENTAL, OR INDIRECT DAMAGES,
HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, ARISING OUT OF THIS AGREEMENT,
WHETHER OR NOT SUCH PARTY IS ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES, AND
NOTWITHSTANDING ANY FAILURE OF ESSENTIAL PURPOSE OF ANY LIMITED REMEDY.
9. NON-HIRE. Neither party, nor any of their successors and
assignees, will hire or enter into any contract with an employee or agent of
the other party without the prior consent of the other party. This provision
will remain in effect for one (1) year after the cancellation date of this
Agreement.
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10. ASSIGNMENT. This Agreement shall bind and inure to the benefit
of the parties' respective successors and assigns.
11. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS.
(a) GOVERNING LAW. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed
under the laws of the State of California without regard to conflict of laws
principles. In any action or proceeding to enforce rights under this
Agreement, the prevailing party shall be entitled to recover costs and
attorneys' fees.
(b) NOTICES. All notices under this Agreement shall be in writing
and delivered personally or by facsimile, commercial overnight courier, or
certified or registered mail, return receipt requested, to a party at its
respective address set forth below:
IIG:
IIG
595 Market St., 6th Floor
San Francisco, California 94105
STI:
Innovative Information Group, Inc.
6481 Oneida Court,
Sun Valley, Nevada 89433-6654
(c) ENTIRE AGREEMENT. This Agreement sets forth the entire agreement
and understanding of the parties relating to the subject matter herein and
merges and supersedes all prior discussions between them. No modification of
or amendment to this Agreement, nor any waiver of any rights under this
Agreement, shall be effective unless in writing signed by the party against
whom it is to be enforced. Nothing express or implied in this Agreement is
intended to confer, nor shall anything herein confer, upon any person other
than the parties and the respective successors or permitted assigns of the
parties, any rights, remedies, obligations or liabilities whatsoever.
(d) SEVERABILITY. If the application of any provision or provisions
of this Agreement to any particular facts or circumstances shall be held to
be invalid or unenforceable by any court of competent jurisdiction, then: (i)
the validity and enforceability of such provision or provisions as applied to
any other particular facts or circumstances and the validity of other
provisions of this Agreement shall not in any way be affected or impaired
thereby; and (ii) such provision or provisions shall be reformed without
further action by the parties hereto and only to the extent necessary to make
such provision or provisions valid and enforceable when applied to such
particular facts and circumstances.
(e) INDEPENDENT CONTRACTORS. The parties are independent
contractors, and nothing in this Agreement shall be construed to create a
joint venture or partnership.
(f) FORCE MAJEURE. A party will not be deemed to have materially
breached this Agreement to the extent that performance of its obligations or
attempts to cure any breach are delayed or prevented by reason of an act of
God, fire, natural disaster, accident, act of
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government, shortage of equipment, materials or supplies beyond the
reasonable control of such party, or any other cause beyond the reasonable
control of that party (a "FORCE MAJEURE EVENT"); provided that the party
whose performance is delayed or prevented promptly notifies the other party
of the nature and duration of the force majeure event.
(g) COMPLIANCE WITH LAWS. Each party shall comply with all laws and
regulations applicable to it.
(h) DISPUTES AND REMEDIES. The parties agree to use their best
efforts to resolve any dispute that may arise under the Agreement through
good faith negotiations. No party shall commence any arbitration or
litigation in relation to this Agreement unless it has first invited the
chief executive or other responsible executive officer of the other party to
meet with its own chief executive or other responsible executive officer for
the purpose of endeavoring to resolve the dispute on mutually acceptable
terms.
Any dispute arising under the Agreement that cannot be settled by
negotiation between the parties shall be submitted to arbitration under the
rules of the [American Arbitration Association]. The decision of the
arbitrator shall be final. The parties shall continue to perform their
obligations under the Agreement as far as possible as if no dispute had
arisen pending the final settlement of any matter referred to arbitration.
Nothing in this clause shall preclude either party from taking steps
to seek immediate equitable relief before any court of competent
jurisdiction, if required.
(i) COUNTERPARTS. This Agreement may be executed in any number of
counterparts, each of which when so executed and delivered shall be deemed an
original, and such counterparts together shall constitute one and the same
instrument. For purposes hereof, a facsimile copy of this Agreement,
including the signature pages hereto, shall be deemed to be an original.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed and delivered this
Software Development Agreement as of the date first set forth above.
INNOVATIVE INFORMATION GROUP, INC. SOFTWARE TECHNOLOGY INTERNATIONAL
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Steven H. Gerber Ivan Kraus Ko
President Director
Date: Date:
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EXHIBIT A
INITIAL PROJECTS
1. AIM ACCS - AIM CENTRAL COMMUNICATION SERVER - THIS SOFTWARE PROJECT WILL
PROVIDE A MECHANISM TO MOVE DATA BETWEEN ANY NUMBER OF SITES USING AN
INSURANCE DATA WORKFLOW MODEL. THE IIG PROJECT MANAGERS WILL PROVIDE THE
CONSULTING PROGRAMMING STAFF ADDITIONAL PRODUCT DESCRIPTIONS AND ITEMS THAT
WOULD COMPOSE A SPECIFICATION ON AN AS NEEDED BASIS.
2. AIM QV - QUICKVIEW - THIS PRODUCT WILL BE A REPLACEMENT FOR MULTIDATA
ACCESS. THIS PRODUCT WILL MOVE PENDING DATA, COMMISSION DATA, INFORCE
DATA, POLICIES, ELECTRONIC APPLICATIONS AND OTHER INFORMATION, FROM A
CREATING SITE (PRIMARILY INSURANCE CARRIER FOR ALL EXCEPT THE ELECTRONIC
APPLICATION) TO ANY NUMBER OF OTHER SITES. THE MOVEMENT OF DATA WILL BE
MANAGED AND CONTROLLED BY THE ACCS. WITHIN THIS PROJECT THERE WILL BE
THREE FORMS OF THE QUICKVIEW SYSTEM. THESE ARE AGENCY QV, CARRIER QV AND
WEB QV. THE IIG PROJECT MANAGERS WILL PROVIDE THE CONSULTING PROGRAMMING
STAFF ADDITIONAL PRODUCT DESCRIPTIONS AND ITEMS THAT WOULD COMPOSE A
SPECIFICATION ON AN AS NEEDED BASIS.
3. AIM GA - GENERAL AGENCY SYSTEM - THE AIM GENERAL AGENCY SYSTEM WILL BE
BUILT TO BE A REPLACEMENT FOR THE MULTIDATA AMS SYSTEM. THIS SYSTEM WILL
RETAIN ALL THE FUNCTIONALITY OF THE AMS SYSTEM PLUS HAVE THE FEATURE
ADVANTAGES OF BUILDING THIS SYSTEM IN THE WINDOWS OPERATING ENVIRONMENT.
THE IIG PROJECT MANAGERS WILL PROVIDE THE CONSULTING PROGRAMMING STAFF
ADDITIONAL PRODUCT DESCRIPTIONS AND ITEMS THAT WOULD COMPOSE A
SPECIFICATION ON AN AS NEEDED BASIS.
4. AIM ITS - INSURANCE TELE-INTERVIEW SYSTEM -AIM ITS WILL BE A UNIQUE SYSTEM
THAT IS DESIGNED FOR CONDUCTING PART 1 AND PART 2 INSURANCE INTERVIEWS
THOUGHT A TELEMARKETING SERVICE. THE IIG PROJECT MANAGERS WILL PROVIDE THE
CONSULTING PROGRAMMING STAFF ADDITIONAL PRODUCT DESCRIPTIONS AND ITEMS THAT
WOULD COMPOSE A SPECIFICATION ON AN AS NEEDED BASIS.
5. AIM DMS - DIRECT MARKETING SYSTEM -AIM DMS IS A SYSTEM DESIGNED TO BE A
PLATFORM FROM WHICH TO CONDUCT TELEPHONE BASED SALES AND MARKETING OF
INSURANCE. THIS PRODUCT IS BASED ON EXISTING IIG DESIGNS. THE IIG PROJECT
MANAGERS WILL PROVIDE THE CONSULTING PROGRAMMING STAFF ADDITIONAL PRODUCT
DESCRIPTIONS AND ITEMS THAT WOULD COMPOSE A SPECIFICATION ON AN AS NEEDED
BASIS.
6. GENERAL WORK - IN ADDITION TO THE PROJECTS DESCRIBED ABOVE, STI WILL ALSO
BE REQUESTED TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL PROGRAMMING AND CONSULTING SERVICES FOR
THE CREATING OF UTILITIES AND OTHER PRODUCTS NECESSARY TO SUPPORT THE
AIMSUITE OF SOFTWARE PROJECTS. IN EACH CASE, A IIG PROJECT MANAGER WILL
PROVIDE THE CONSULTING PROGRAMMING STAFF ADDITIONAL PRODUCT DESCRIPTIONS
AND ITEMS THAT WOULD COMPOSE A SPECIFICATION ON AN AS NEEDED BASIS.
EXHIBIT B
PROJECT AND WORK APPROVAL FORM
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DATE: REQUESTOR:
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CHANGE REQUEST BY: DEPARTMENT:
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PROJECT/TASK NAME:
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CHANGE IMPACT:
LOW / / NORMAL / / HIGH / /
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DESCRIPTION OF PROJECT/WORK:
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PRODUCT / / SYSTEM SOFTWARE / / DATABASE / / OTHER / /
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REASON FOR PROJECT/WORK:
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EXPECTED START DATE: EXPECTED COMPLETION DATE:
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NUMBER OF TOTAL STAFF REQUIRED:
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TYPE OF STAFF REQUIRED (TYPE/HOW MANY)
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ACCOUNTING APPROVAL: DATE:
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MANAGEMENT APPROVAL: DATE:
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EXHIBIT C
PERFORMANCE TERMS AND CONDITIONS
By 10th day of each month, STI shall prepare and e-mail to IIG or
its designee, the list of dedicated resources - managers, programmers,
designers, technical writes and other specialists - available for IIG in the
next three (3) months. The schedule of available specialists shall to be sent
by STI for on-site support of installations and integration. By the 20th day
of the month, IIG shall review and e-mail to STI the schedule with necessary
corrections in quantity of resources and their assignments. If IIG does not
provide any comments, the original STI's list will be deemed accepted.
If IIG requires more resources than STI has proposed, IIG shall
specify the skills of necessary specialists and STI shall use best efforts to
find, hire and train them. [IIG guarantees the use of new hired specialists
during at least six (6) months.]
If IIG overestimates necessary resources and does not provide
workload for them, STI will charge IIG for these resources as if they had
been fully utilized.
Both parties will use best efforts to resolve resource problem in
shorter than the three (3) month notification term provided above in the case
of urgent need.
2) STI will provide on-site specialists based on the following
conditions:
- IIG will cover expenses on round-trip transportation to the USA,
per-diems, visa fees and any reasonable expenses. These expenses
will be invoiced separately.
- STI will buy travel medical insurance for technical resources while
these resources are traveling in the US on assignment for IIG or
its assignees. Medical expenses during assignments in the US will
be billed to IIG with supporting documentation, and IIG will pay up
to $100 per month for medical insurance.
- IIG will cover expenses for accommodations in the USA,
transportation within the USA and telephone charges which are not
to exceed an agreed upon amount.
- IIG will provide accommodations, assuring that the residence is in
a safe place as determined by reasonable standards, with a separate
room for each specialist and access to an equipped kitchen whenever
possible.
- Should it be determined that the planned stay of any STI specialist
be extended for business purposes, IIG will be responsible for
reasonable additional expenses which may occur as a result of the
extension.
- IIG will provide one free day and rental car with insurance, if
requested, one time per two (2) months for an on-site specialist
who has a valid drivers license and is legally able to drive in the
US. The on-site specialist will be responsible for gas and any
other costs associated with the rental (except rent and insurance
fees).
- IIG in no event may make any direct payments to STI's
representatives visiting the USA, except as specified above.
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EXHIBIT D
SECURITY PROCEDURES
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EXHIBIT E
HOURLY RATES AND TERMS
Hourly rates for STI's Specialists or services will be agreed to in
separate agreements.
1. STI will provide IIG with Resource Tracking Sheets that account
for the tasks accomplished, hours worked, supervisor sign-off and
project assignment for each technical resource prior to the
acceptance of any invoicing by IIG.
2. For the purposes of this contract, a working month is considered
as 160 working hours. STI will not charge IIG for STI's
specialists on vacation or sickness.
3. Per Diems for STI's representatives staying in the USA are fifty
($50) US dollars per each calendar day including any travel days
so long as those days are business related or travel to and from
sites. No Per Diem will be paid for personal vacations taken while
in the USA.
4. IIG will provide either a phone call or an allotment in the
amount of $100 per month which is to be used for each specialist
personal phone calls. IIG assumes no other responsibility for
personal phone charges and any amount spent over the allotted
amount is the responsibility of the individual. Phone charges
in excess of the allotted amount which are not directly paid by
the individual but charged to IIG in any way, may be deducted
from the amounts owed to the individual in per diem or deducted
from the amounts owed to STI. Should such charges occur, prior
notice will be given to STI and a separate invoice presented.
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