July 2, 2024
Library and Community Services
Employment & Training
DATE: July 2, 2024
TO: Mayor Martinez and Members of the City Council
FROM: LaShonda White, Deputy City Manager -
Community Services
Tamara Walker, Deputy Director of
Community Services, Employment and Training Division
Subject: Contract Amendment with Oakland Private Industry Council to Serve as a Contracting/Vendor Pay Agent for
the RichmondWORKS Program
FINANCIAL IMPACT: The Employment and Training Division has budgeted for the additional training funds in its Operating Expenses Budget to be allocated for Individual Training Accounts (ITAs). All expenditures associated with this program are grant-funded (see the Fiscal Impact section of the staff report for details).
PREVIOUS COUNCIL
ACTION:
December 19, 2023; November 10, 2020; May 18, 2021;
March 1, 2022
STATEMENT OF THE
ISSUE:
Employment and Training is seeking to amend the
contract with the Oakland Private Industry Council
(OPIC) as the Contracting/Vendor Pay Agent and
Employer of Record to support additional training
opportunities for the RichmondWORKS, Workforce
Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA), and other grantfunded programs.
AGENDA
REPORT
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July 2, 2024
RECOMMENDED ACTION: APPROVE an amended contract with the Oakland Private Industry Council to provide additional services as the Contracting/Vendor Pay Agent for RichmondWORKS,
Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA), and
other grant-funded program participants, increasing the contract payment limit by $280,397, for a total not to
exceed amount of $860,306.38, with the term ending
June 30, 2025 – Community Services Department,
Employment and Training (LaShonda White 510-620-
6828/Tamara Walker 510-307-8006).
DISCUSSION:
The Individual Training Account (ITA) and On-the-Job (OJT) process developed by the Oakland Private Industry Council (OPIC) allows the Employment & Training Division to cover the cost of classroom and skills training for Richmond residents in an effective manner with minimal delays. OPIC, a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization, has served as the fiscal agent for the four Workforce Development Boards (WDB) in the East Bay region since 1998. The coordination and consolidation of the processing of Individual Training Accounts for the WDB East Bay regional consortium serves as a statewide model for efficiency.
On December 19, 2023, the Richmond City Council authorized a contract between the Employment and Training Department and OPIC, in an amount not to exceed $579, 909.38, to serve as contracting/pay agent through June 30, 2025 (Attachment 1). The specific services provided are:
1. Management of the Employment Training Provider List (ETPL).
2. Contracting and Paying for Individual Training Account (ITA) vendors who provide training to program participants.
3. Contracting and Pay Agent for On-the-Job Training (OJT) activities with the employers who provide OJT positions for Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) participants.
4. Contracting for other goods and services as directed by and on behalf of RWDB.
E&T wants to amend the current contract with OPIC to provide additional services by increasing the contract by $280,397 for a total not to exceed amount of $860,306.38 (Attachment 2). The additional contract amount is allocated for Individual Training Accounts (ITAs) for dislocated workers and youth, ages 18 -24, who are interested in occupational training to obtain high growth, high wage jobs. The additional funds will allow E&T to serve an additional 37 people at $5,000 - $7,500 each utilizing ITA funds.
The activities and services OPIC provided under this contract, are part of the administration and program operations implemented by RichmondWORKS within the approved Annual Budget for Department Operations, to provide WIOA clients with ITAs, OJTs, and Customized Training, including systems support. 1973
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Per WIOA guidelines, each local workforce development area within the state is required to use 30% of its annual allocation to provide individual training and workbased learning opportunities for the WIOA program participants, which may be spent over 2 years. In addition, special grants awarded to RichmondWORKS require the use of ITAs and OJTs to support participants’ journey to self-sufficiency.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Most of the additional funds, $254,907, will directly support participants through ITAs. The Oakland Private Industry Council will be compensated an additional $25,549 which is 10% (a rate approved by the U.S. Department of Labor) of the total contract amount for their administrative, contracting/vendor pay agent, and employer of record services.
All expenditures associated with this program are grant-funded from the following account allocations and will be reimbursed to the City, quarterly.
Oakland Private Industry Council Budget
Funding Source Org Object Project Amount Use
WIOA Dislocated 12572541 400813 27G06 $54,907.00 ITA
12573241 400843 27G06 $5,490.00 ADMIN FEES
CAREER 12572341 400813 22903 $100,000.00 ITA
12573241 400843 22903 $10,000.00 ADMIN FEES
ARPA 12572541 400813 $100,000.00 ITA
12573241 400843 $10,000.00 ADMIN FEES
TOTAL $280,397.00
DOCUMENTS ATTACHED:
Attachment 1 – Contract between the City of Richmond and OPIC FY 23 - 25 Attachment 2 – Amended Contract
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CITY OF RICHMOND
CONTRACT AMENDMENT
Department: Project Manager:
Project Manager E-mail: Project Manager Phone No:
P.R. No: Vendor No: P.O./Contract No:
Description of Services:
Amendment No. ___ modifies the: (2nd or subsequent amendments attach Amendment History page)
Term, Payment Limit and Service Plan
Payment Limit and Service Plan
Term and Service Plan
Service Plan
The parties to this Contract Amendment do mutually agree and promise as follows:
1. Parties. The parties to this Contract Amendment are the City of Richmond, California, a municipal corporation (City), and the following named Contractor:
Company Name:
Street Address:
City, State, Zip Code:
Contact Person:
Telephone: Email:
Business License No: / Expiration Date:
A California [ ] corporation, [ ] limited liability corporation [ ] general partnership, [ ] limited partnership, [ ] individual, [ ] non-profit corporation, [ ] individual dba as [specify:]
[ ] other [specify:]
2. Purpose. This Contract Amendment is being entered into to amend the Contract between City and Contractor which was approved by the City Council of the City of Richmond or executed by the City Manager on , which original term commenced on and terminates with an original
contract payment limit of $ . Said contract shall hereinafter be referred to as the "Original Contract" and is incorporated herein by reference.
3. Original Contract Provisions. The parties hereto agree to continue to abide by those terms and conditions of the Original Contract, and any amendments thereto, which are unaffected by this Contract Amendment.
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4. Amendment Provisions. This Contract Amendment is subject to the Amendment Provisions attached hereto, which are incorporated herein by reference, and which control over any conflicting provisions of the Original Contract, or any amendment thereto.
5. City of Richmond Business License Active Status Maintained. Pursuant to Municipal Code Section 7.04.030, the Contractor must maintain its City of Richmond business license for this Contract Amendment to be deemed to be in effect.
6. Insurance Coverage Updated and Maintained. Pursuant to the Original Contract, the Contractor shall provide the City with updated insurance certificates, and the Contractor shall maintain insurance coverage, for this Contract Amendment to be deemed to be in effect.
7. Signatures. These signatures attest the parties’ agreement hereto:
CITY OF RICHMOND, CALIFORNIA
a municipal corporation
By _______________________
Title:
I hereby certify that the Original Contract
and this Amendment have been approved
by the City Council or executed by the City
Manager.
By _______________________
City Clerk
Approved as to form:
By_______________________
City Attorney
List of Attachments:
1. Amendment Provisions
2. Updated Insurance Certificates
CONTRACTOR:
______________________________
(*The Corporation Chairperson of the Board, President or Vice-President should sign on the line below.)
By____________________________
Title:________________________
(*The Corporation Chief Financial Officer, Secretary or Assistant Secretary should sign on the line below.)
By:___________________________
Title:________________________
(NOTE: Pursuant to California Corporations
Code Section 313, if Contractor is a
corporation or nonprofit organization, this
Contract (1) should be signed by the
Chairperson of the Board, President or
Vice-President and the Chief Financial
Officer, Secretary or Assistant Secretary; (2)
should have both signatures conform to
designated representative groups pursuant
to Corporations Code Section 313.
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Contract Amendment between the City of Richmond and
Amendment No. P.O./Contract No.
AMENDMENT PROVISIONS (TERM, PAYMENT LIMIT AND SERVICE PLAN)
1. Paragraph 2 (Term) of the Original Contract is hereby amended to extend the Contract term. Paragraph 2 of the Original Contract is amended to read as follows:
"2. Term. The effective date of this Contract is
____________________________________________________________ (Insert original contract commencement date)
and it terminates
___________________________________________________.
(Insert new contract termination date)
unless sooner terminated as provided herein."
2. Paragraph 3 (Payment Limit) of the Original Contract is hereby amended to increase the payment limit by $ . Paragraph 3 of the Original Contract is amended to read as follows:
"3. Payment Limit. City's total payments to Contractor under this Contract shall not exceed $ including expenses."
“The City of Richmond shall not pay for services that exceed the Contract Payment Limit without the prior written approval of the City Manager if the total Contract amount does not exceed $10,000 or without the prior approval of the City Council if the total Contract amount is over $10,000.”
3. The Service Plan (Exhibit A) of the Original Contract is hereby amended to include the following tasks and/or services:
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Library and Community Services
Employment & Training
DATE: July 2, 2024
TO: Mayor Martinez and Members of the City Council
FROM: LaShonda White, Deputy City Manager – Community
Services
Tamara Walker, Deputy Director of
Community Services, Employment and Training Division
Subject: Amended Contract with Express Employment
Professionals
FINANCIAL IMPACT: The amended contract will be funded entirely by the YouthBUILD and RichmondBUILD grants (12579441-
400538-42999). All expenditures associated with this
program are grant-funded and will be reimbursed to the
City. There will be no fiscal impact on the City’s General Fund.
PREVIOUS COUNCIL
ACTION:
N/A
STATEMENT OF THE
ISSUE:
The Employment and Training Division is seeking
approval of an amended contract with Express
Employment Professionals for as-needed temporary
staffing services.
AGENDA
REPORT
2019
July 2, 2024
RECOMMENDED ACTION: APPROVE an amended contract with Express Employment Professionals to provide as-needed
temporary staffing services, increasing the compensation limit by $35,000, for a total compensation amount not to exceed $45,000, and for a term ending December 31,
2024 – Community Services - Employment and Training
Division (LaShonda White 510-620-6828/Tamara Walker
510-307-8006).
DISCUSSION:
RichmondBUILD and YouthBUILD are programs provided through the Employment and Training (E&T). These programs provide essential construction training and certifications for Richmond residents to enter construction trades jobs. On May 24, 2024, the instructor resigned and RichmondBUILD was left without an instructor.
E&T staff desire to ultimately hire a full-time employee to serve as the instructor and are working closely with the Human Resources Department to develop an updated job description for the position. Understanding the time it will take to go through the hiring process, utilizing a temporary staffing agency for a RichmondBUILD instructor is a strategic decision and will allow these important programs to move forward with no gap in services. Per the Human Resources Director, the union approved E&T using a temporary agency for this purpose.
Per City procurement requirements, City staff solicited requests from three temporary staffing agencies - People Ready, Express Employment Professionals, and Preferred Talent Solutions. All companies' bill rates were similar; therefore, E&T selected and entered into a contract with Express Employment Professionals, a Richmond-based company.
Utilizing staff from a temporary staffing agency will address several key needs:
1. Ensuring Continuity in RichmondBUILD:
RichmondBUILD provides essential workforce training, and an instructor is pivotal in delivering these programs. A temporary instructor ensures that there are no interruptions in training schedules, which is vital for maintaining the program’s reputation and effectiveness.
2. Addressing Immediate Staffing Needs:
The process of creating and formally filling a new position through Human Resources can take significant time due to job description creation, approval processes, and recruitment. A temporary staffing agency can 2020
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quickly provide a qualified instructor to fill the gap during this interim period.
3. Access to Specialized Skills:
Staffing agencies often have a roster of candidates with specialized skills tailored to specific needs. For RichmondBUILD, this could mean finding an instructor with particular expertise in construction, renewable energy, or other relevant fields, ensuring that trainees receive high-quality instruction.
4. Cost-Effective Solution:
Temporary staffing can be more cost-effective in the short term by avoiding the expenses associated with a full recruitment process and permanent employment benefits. This approach allows RichmondBUILD to allocate resources efficiently while still meeting immediate training needs.
5. Mitigating Operational Risks:
Leaving an instructor position vacant is a risk to the program quality and trainee satisfaction. A temporary instructor helps mitigate these risks by providing stable and continuous training delivery, which is crucial for the program’s success and stakeholder confidence.
6. Strategic Planning for the Permanent Role:
While the temporary instructor is in place, Human Resources can take the necessary time to recruit for the new position. This includes conducting a needs assessment, engaging with stakeholders, and ensuring that the job description aligns with RichmondBUILD’s long-term goals and strategic vision.
Utilizing a temporary staffing agency for a RichmondBUILD instructor ensures uninterrupted training delivery, and operational stability, and allows Human Resources to fill the permanent position. This strategic approach balances immediate needs with long-term planning, supporting the program’s ongoing success.
DOCUMENTS ATTACHED:
Attachment 1 – Original Contract
Attachment 2 – Amendment to the Contract
Attachment 3 – Bids Correspondence
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CITY OF RICHMOND
CONTRACT AMENDMENT
Department: Project Manager:
Project Manager E-mail: Project Manager Phone No:
P.R. No: Vendor No: P.O./Contract No:
Description of Services:
Amendment No. ___ modifies the: (2nd or subsequent amendments attach Amendment History page)
Term, Payment Limit and Service Plan
Payment Limit and Service Plan
Term and Service Plan
Service Plan
The parties to this Contract Amendment do mutually agree and promise as follows:
1. Parties. The parties to this Contract Amendment are the City of Richmond, California, a municipal corporation (City), and the following named Contractor:
Company Name:
Street Address:
City, State, Zip Code:
Contact Person:
Telephone: Email:
Business License No: / Expiration Date:
A California [ ] corporation, [ ] limited liability corporation [ ] general partnership, [ ] limited partnership, [ ] individual, [ ] non-profit corporation, [ ] individual dba as [specify:]
[ ] other [specify:]
2. Purpose. This Contract Amendment is being entered into to amend the Contract between City and Contractor which was approved by the City Council of the City of Richmond or executed by the City Manager on , which original term commenced on and terminates with an original
contract payment limit of $ . Said contract shall hereinafter be referred to as the "Original Contract" and is incorporated herein by reference.
3. Original Contract Provisions. The parties hereto agree to continue to abide by those terms and conditions of the Original Contract, and any amendments thereto, which are unaffected by this Contract Amendment.
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4. Amendment Provisions. This Contract Amendment is subject to the Amendment Provisions attached hereto, which are incorporated herein by reference, and which control over any conflicting provisions of the Original Contract, or any amendment thereto.
5. City of Richmond Business License Active Status Maintained. Pursuant to Municipal Code Section 7.04.030, the Contractor must maintain its City of Richmond business license for this Contract Amendment to be deemed to be in effect.
6. Insurance Coverage Updated and Maintained. Pursuant to the Original Contract, the Contractor shall provide the City with updated insurance certificates, and the Contractor shall maintain insurance coverage, for this Contract Amendment to be deemed to be in effect.
7. Signatures. These signatures attest the parties’ agreement hereto:
CITY OF RICHMOND, CALIFORNIA
a municipal corporation
By _______________________
Title:
I hereby certify that the Original Contract
and this Amendment have been approved
by the City Council or executed by the City
Manager.
By _______________________
City Clerk
Approved as to form:
By_______________________
City Attorney
List of Attachments:
1. Amendment Provisions
2. Updated Insurance Certificates
CONTRACTOR:
______________________________
(*The Corporation Chairperson of the Board, President or Vice-President should sign on the line below.)
By____________________________
Title:________________________
(*The Corporation Chief Financial Officer, Secretary or Assistant Secretary should sign on the line below.)
By:___________________________
Title:________________________
(NOTE: Pursuant to California Corporations
Code Section 313, if Contractor is a
corporation or nonprofit organization, this
Contract (1) should be signed by the
Chairperson of the Board, President or
Vice-President and the Chief Financial
Officer, Secretary or Assistant Secretary; (2)
should have both signatures conform to
designated representative groups pursuant
to Corporations Code Section 313.
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AMENDMENT PROVISIONS (TERM, PAYMENT LIMIT AND SERVICE PLAN)
1. Paragraph 2 (Term) of the Original Contract is hereby amended to extend the Contract term. Paragraph 2 of the Original Contract is amended to read as follows:
"2. Term. The effective date of this Contract is
____________________________________________________________ (Insert original contract commencement date)
and it terminates
___________________________________________________.
(Insert new contract termination date)
unless sooner terminated as provided herein."
2. Paragraph 3 (Payment Limit) of the Original Contract is hereby amended to increase the payment limit by $ . Paragraph 3 of the Original Contract is amended to read as follows:
"3. Payment Limit. City's total payments to Contractor under this Contract shall not exceed $ including expenses."
“The City of Richmond shall not pay for services that exceed the Contract Payment Limit without the prior written approval of the City Manager if the total Contract amount does not exceed $10,000 or without the prior approval of the City Council if the total Contract amount is over $10,000.”
3. The Service Plan (Exhibit A) of the Original Contract is hereby amended to include the following tasks and/or services:
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Library and Community Services
DATE: July 2, 2024
TO: Mayor Martinez and Members of the City Council
FROM: LaShonda White, Deputy City Manager – Community
Services
Sam Vaughn, Deputy Director of Community Services –
ONS
Tawfic Halaby, Deputy Public Works Director
Dee Karnes, Facilities Superintendent
Michael Romero, Community Crisis Response Program
Manager
Subject: Purchase of Two Ford Transit Vans for the Community Crisis Response Program
FINANCIAL IMPACT: The funding to purchase the two vans is included in the Community Crisis Response Budget in FY 2024-25
(01401113 400201 RI200)
PREVIOUS COUNCIL
ACTION:
None
STATEMENT OF THE
ISSUE:
City staff is seeking approval to purchase two Ford
Transit vans for the Community Crisis Response
program.
RECOMMENDED ACTION: APPROVE the purchase of two Ford Transit vans for a total cost of $108,200 for the Community Crisis
Response Program - Community Services (LaShonda
White 510-620-6828 / Sam Vaughn 510-620-5404 /
Michael Romero 510-620-6791 / Dee Karnes 510-231-
3044).
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REPORT
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DISCUSSION:
In September 2023, Richmond City Council gave direction to implement the Community Crisis Response Program (CCRP), a new program within the City of Richmond. CCRP provides a diversion model to reduce reliance on police and criminal justice responses by offering a public health response. CCRP is an opportunity to provide communityfocused, trauma-informed, and healing-centered responses to Richmond residents when needed by utilizing community responders with strong ties and connections to Richmond that can respond in a respectful and non-stigmatizing manner.
City staff have diligently worked on research promising practices in other jurisdictions, developing job descriptions, cross-collaboration with neighboring jurisdictions, community engagement, and various program components necessary to soft-launch the program by the projected date in August 2024. To successfully launch the program, CCRP staff are in need of vehicles to provide assistance to residents in need (i.e. conduct site visits, bring resources like food or water to those in need, and/or escort individuals to other resources such as a homeless shelter, if needed).
In collaboration with Public Works and Finance staff, City CCRP staff posted a Request for Bid (RFB) to the City’s BidsOnline public bidding system (BidsOnLine) on June 6, 2024, with the intent to procure two Ford Transit vans for the Community Crisis Response program. After a bid period of 18 days, one bid was received, from Towne Ford Sales in Redwood City, California. City staff reviewed the bid and determined the Towne Ford Sales proposal met the intention of the procurement.
City staff requests City Council approval of the purchase of two Ford Transit vans from Towne Ford Sales in the amount of $108,200 to support the successful implementation of the Community Crisis Response Program.
DOCUMENTS ATTACHED:
Attachment 1 – Bid
Attachment 2 – Initial Canvass of Bids
Attachment 3 – BidsOnline Prospective Bidders
Attachment 4 – Request for Bids
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REQUEST FOR BID
NOTICE TO PROSPECTIVE BIDDERS OF
RFB # ONS-2024-FORD TRANSIT VANS IN
STOCK
BIDS WILL BE RECEIVED UNTIL:
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 24, 2024
AT 2:00 P.M.
The City of Richmond has determined the following specifications for bid purposes. The specifications referenced are not intended to be restrictive but descriptive of the type and quality of goods the City of Richmond desires to purchase. Bids for similar items of like quality will be considered if the bid is fully noted with the manufacturer’s brand name and model including a detailed listing of their specifications. The City of Richmond reserves the right to determine products of equal value. Vendors will not be allowed to make unauthorized substitutions after award is made.
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2 1.0 INTRODUCTION TO REQUEST FOR BID
1.1 Introduction & Specifications
The City of Richmond is soliciting bids from qualified Ford dealerships for (2) 2024 Ford Transit vans with a 148” wheelbase and a medium roof that are IN STOCK.
A successful bidder shall deliver the vehicles at the lowest price available. This RFB is not a contract. The City of Richmond reserves the right to accept, reject and/or award to multiple bidders for the product stated in this RFB.
All prices shall be F.O.B., Jobsite, Richmond, California. Do not add taxes to the vehicle cost for this Bid, it will be placed on a separate line. The sales tax rate for the City of Richmond is currently 9.75%.
1.2 Bid Submittal Time and Date
The closing date and time for RFB# ONS-2024-FORD TRANSIT VAN is: June 24, 2024, 2:00 PM
Electronic Bids shall be submitted via the City’s secure online bidding system. All required sections must be submitted via the website. Contractor is solely responsible for “on time” submission of their electronic proposal. The Bid Management System will not accept late Bids and no exceptions shall be made. Contractors will receive an e-bid confirmation number with a time stamp from the Bid Management System indicating that their bid was submitted successfully. The City will only receive those proposals that were transmitted successfully. Late, telephone and/or faxed bids will not be accepted.
1.3 Contact Person
All questions must be submitted via the electronic BidsOnline system on the Q&A tab by 5:00pm PST, on June 17, 2024. If the City finds it necessary to issue an addendum, prospective Offerors will receive e-mail notification of addendum.
Otherwise, answers to questions received will be provided on the Q&A tab and notification will be sent by June 19, 2024. It is the proposer’s responsibility to periodically check the BidsOnline website www.ci.richmond.ca.us/bids for any possible Addenda to the RFP that may have been posted.
Any party submitting a Bid shall not contact or lobby any City Council member, City official, employee (except those specified for contact) or agent regarding the Bid. Any party attempting to influence or circumvent the bid submittal, and review process may have their Bid rejected for violating this provision of the Bid. 2059
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3 2.0 INTRUCTIONS TO BIDDERS
2.1 Bid Worksheet
Bids shall be submitted only on the furnished Bid Worksheet on an exact copy thereof and shall be based upon the specifications, scope of work and other pertinent information in this document (ATTACHMENT I).
2.2 Signatures
All Bids must be signed and dated in the Bidder’s handwriting or that of a duly authorized officer or agent. All information, prices, notations and corrections must be in ink or typewritten. Mistakes may be crossed out and corrections typed or printed adjacent to the mistake and initialed in ink by the person signing the Bid.
2.3 Terms of Bid
Bids shall be valid and binding upon the Bidder and irrevocable for ninety (90) days.
However, the City of Richmond, may award the work to another bidder or may call new Bids if:
• Bidder fails or refuses to execute the services acceptable to the City of Richmond in its sole discretions.
3.0 TERMS AND CONDITIONS
It is the sole responsibility of the Bidder to ensure compliance with the terms and conditions (if applicable) as stipulated below.
3.1 Disputes
Disagreements between the City of Richmond and Vendor concerning the meaning, requirements, or performance of this bid shall be subject to final determination, in writing, in accordance with the applicable procedures (if any) required by the State or Federal Government.
3.2 Bidder Agreement to Terms and Conditions
Submission of a signed bid will be interpreted to mean Bidder has agreed to all the terms and conditions set for in the pages of this solicitation. 2060
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4 3.3 Cancellation
The City of Richmond may cancel of any contract awarded following review of the bids WITHOUT CAUSE at any time by giving sixty(60)-day written notice to the supplier/contractor. The City, upon written notice to Contractor may immediately terminate the contract should the Contractor fail to perform properly any of its obligations hereunder. Cancellation for cause shall be at the discretion of the City and shall be for any reason including, but is not limited to, failure to supply the materials, equipment or service specified within the time allowed or within the terms, conditions or provisions of this contract. The successful Bidder may not cancel the contract without prior written consent of the City.
3.4 Compliance or Deviation to Specifications
Bidder hereby agrees that the material, equipment or services offered will meet all the requirements of the specifications in this solicitation unless deviations are clearly indicated in the Bidder’s response. Bidder may submit an attachment entitled “Exceptions to Specifications,” which must be signed by Bidder’s authorized representative. An explanation must be made for each item to which an exception is taken, giving detail the extent of the exception and the reason for which it is taken. Bids failing to comply with this requirement will be considered non-responsive. Submittal of brochure or other manufacturer literature is desirable but shall not be an acceptable substitution for this requirement.
3.5 Compliance with City Ordinances
The contractor and all subcontractors shall comply with the City of Richmond Nondiscrimination Clauses in City Contracts Ordinance (Richmond Municipal Code (RMC) Chapter 2.28), Business Opportunity Ordinance (RMC Chapter 2.50), Local Employment Program Ordinance (RMC Chapter 2.56), Living Wage Ordinance (RMC Chapter 2.60) and Ordinance Banning the Requirement to Provide Information of Prior Criminal Convictions on all Employment Applications (“Ban the Box”) (RMC Chapter
2.65), which are incorporated into the Contract Documents by this reference.
3.6 Force Majeure
If execution of the contract shall be delayed or suspended and if such failure arises out of causes beyond the control of and without fault or negligence of the Contractor, the Contractor shall notify the City of Richmond, in writing, within twenty-four (24) hours, after the delay. Such causes may include but are not limited to acts of God, war, acts of a public enemy, acts of any governmental entity in the sovereign or contractual capacity, fires, floods, epidemics, strikes and unusually severe weather. 2061
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5 3.8 Rejection of Bids
The City of Richmond reserves the right to reject any bids, all bids, or any part of a bid.
The City reserves the right to reject the bid of any Bidder who previously failed to perform adequately for the City of Richmond or any other governmental agency. The City expressly reserves the right to reject the proposal of any Bidder who is in default on the payment of taxes, licenses, or other monies due the City of Richmond.
3.9 Safety
All articles delivered under the contract must conform to the Safety Orders of the State of California, Division of Industrial Safety.
3.10 Sell or Assign
The successful Bidder shall not have the right to sell, assign, or transfer, any rights or duties under the contract without the specific written consent of the City of Richmond.
3.11 Severability
If any provisions, or portions of any provisions, of the contract are held invalid, illegal, or unenforceable, they shall be severed from the contract and the remaining provisions shall be valid and enforceable.
3.12 Taxes, Federal Excise
The City of Richmond is exempt from Federal Excise Tax.
3.13 Taxes, Sales
California Sales Tax should be shown separately on the Bid Form, when and where indicated.
4.0 AWARD OF CONTRACT
4.1 General
The award of the Contract, if awarded, will be to the Bidder complying with these instructions and other prescribed requirements. Notification will be provided to the successful and unsuccessful Bidders.
The City of Richmond reserves the right to make award on the basis of the entire bid or partial awards to multiple bidders.
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6 4.2 Bid Comparison
Qualified bids will be evaluated and compared on cost.
When comparing qualified bid submissions, Municipal Code 2.50.070 will be followed when a City of Richmond local business is present. This will only be applied during the comparison process only.
4.3 Vendor Forms
The winning bidder will submit a W-9 Request for Taxpayer Identification Number and Certification form and a Vendor Supplemental Questionnaire Form. These forms should be completed as soon as possible after the award announcement.
4.4 Standard Contract & Purchase Order
A written purchase order mailed or otherwise furnished to the responsible bidder who submits a responsive bid which conforms to the requirements stated herein and within the time for acceptance specified, results in a binding contract without further notice by either party. The contract shall be interpreted, construed and given effect in all respects according to the law of the State of California.
4.7 Invoices
Invoices submitted by the vendor for payments must reflect the established purchase order number. Taxes must appear on a separate line item on the invoice. Invoices contrary to this policy will be returned to the vendor for adjustment. Payment will be made thirty (30) days after receipt of an accurate and true invoice.
ATTACHMENT I Bid Worksheet for Ford Transit van
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Library and Community Services
DATE: July 2, 2024
TO: Mayor Martinez and Members of the City Council
FROM: LaShonda White, Deputy City Manager of Community
Services
Lori Reese, Project Manager
Subject: Agreements with Lyft Inc. and UBER Inc. to Provide Transportation Services to Ambulatory Richmond
Paratransit Riders
FINANCIAL IMPACT: The revenue for the service agreements will come from Measure J, a revenue allocated by the Contra Costa
Transportation Authority (CCTA), that is received
annually to support Richmond paratransit service and
clients residing in North Richmond, Kensington and El
Sobrante (Account string: 10385051-400201).
PREVIOUS COUNCIL
ACTION:
N/A
STATEMENT OF THE
ISSUE:
The proposed Service Agreements with Lyft Inc. and
UBER Inc. will support transporting ambulatory
Paratransit clients to their trip destinations while allowing Richmond Paratransit drivers to serve non-ambulatory
(wheelchair / ADA) clients.
RECOMMENDED ACTION: APPROVE the service agreements with Lyft, Inc., and UBER Inc. to provide transportation services for
ambulatory (non- wheelchair) Paratransit clients in an
amount not to exceed $200,000 annually for each
vendor, for a three-year term beginning July 1, 2024, and ending June 30, 2027, with an option for two additional one-year extensions at $200,000 for each option year per vendor – Community Services Department (LaShonda
White 510-620-6828 / Lori Reese 510-620-6512).
AGENDA
REPORT
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DISCUSSION:
Since 1976, the mission of the R-Transit service is to provide a safe and reliable transportation service for seniors (55 and older), and disabled individuals to improve their access to community services and activities, to decrease social isolation, and to enhance their abilities to live independently.
Since 2019, the City has contracted with Lyft Inc. to provide on-demand, non-ADA transportation services for Richmond paratransit (aka “R-Transit”) clients through a prescheduled and dial-a-ride service that operates 24/7 to better assist clients with mobility and travel options while reducing travel times and costs. The existing contract with LYFT Inc. expires on June 30, 2024
The service agreement has long supported R-Transit clients and City staff with scheduling rides more conveniently. Using the Lyft app has assisted our clients with scheduling rides and not having the burden of being charged for cancelling rides.
Within minutes a ride is dispatched to pick-up clients, allowing them to travel to and from their destinations in minutes.
In April 2024, City staff released a Request for Proposal (RFP) to seek proposals from qualified transportation firms to provide ride-share services 24/7 for West County residents that qualify for the Richmond paratransit service. On May 3, 2024, the City received two (2) proposals from qualified entities – Lyft, Inc. and UBER Inc.
On June 3, 2024, a panel consisting of City staff and Richmond Commission on Aging members interviewed Lyft Inc. and UBER Inc. for providing ongoing rideshare service over the next five years. Both vendors submitted responsive proposals and shared their experience in providing rideshare services for Richmond residents. Therefore, the panel recommended both firms to allow clients choices. City staff believe both services would be effective for ensuring clients have supportive travel options and would be a cost saving. The service agreements will continue to be available 24/7, and those clients who have used the existing LYFT service would continue to benefit but also have the option of using UBER if they prefer.
The attached Service Agreements are for a three-year term, with the option of annual extensions for up to a total of five years (June 2029). The benefits of the Service Agreements allow staff to assess if the service is effective for our clients, and the benefits of reducing single occupancy vehicular emissions.
The Service Agreement terms provide the following benefits:
1. Commuter benefit to use pre-tax dollars toward monthly commuting expenses.
2. Free rides for client assistants (those who travel with the client)
3. Shorter Estimated Arrival time (ETA)
4. Cost savings for the client and the city
5. 24 / 7 service days (includes holidays)
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ADA clients will also receive cost-saving benefits and will also have the option of prescheduling trips to certain destinations in Martinez, CA (VA Hospital, County Government building and the County Hospital). Both services will also provide travel training to ensure clients are well equipped and understand how to use the system.
City staff will monitor the contract limits for both vendors and will return to City Council to adjust each vendor’s contract amount based on rider interest, if needed. In addition, City staff will review and monitor ridership data and feedback to ensure participant satisfaction with both programs.
DOCUMENTS ATTACHED:
Attachment 1 – Service Agreement with Lyft Inc.
Attachment 2 – Service Agreement with Uber Inc.
Attachment 3 – Request for Proposals for Paratransit Rideshare Services Attachment 4 – Lyft Rideshare Proposal
Attachment 5 – Uber Rideshare Proposal
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GENERAL SERVICES AGREEMENT
This General Services Agreement sets forth the terms of Customer’s use of the LB Services (as defined in Section 1 below) and is entered into as of the date on which this Agreement is fully executed as indicated in the signature blocks below (“Effective Date”) between Lyft, Inc, a Delaware corporation located at 185 Berry St., Suite 400, San Francisco, CA 94107, (“Lyft”) and City of Richmond, located at __________________, Richmond, VA _____, (“Customer”). Lyft and Customer are herein individually referred to as a “Party” and collectively as the “Parties.” The “Agreement” consists of this General Services Agreement and any attachments, exhibits, or appendices hereto.
WHEREAS, Lyft operates a multimodal, transportation-as-a-service platform (“Lyft Platform”) on which the Lyft mobile application runs (“Lyft App”). An Administrator and/or a Rider may request Rides through the Lyft Platform or the Lyft App. Drivers may accept Ride requests and provide Riders with transportation services. Lyft does not provide Rides; rather, Lyft enables the matching of Drivers and Riders through the Lyft Platform. Customer wishes to use the LB Services to administer, track, and manage transportation-related services of its Riders as outlined below.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the terms contained herein and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the Parties hereby agree as follows:
1. Definitions.
“Administrator(s)” means any agent authorized by Customer to serve as a Customer Account administrator.
“Affiliate” is any entity or person that controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with a Party, such as a subsidiary or parent company.
“Charges” means all Ride-related Fares and Rideshare Service Fees and Other Charges (as all are described in Section 4 of the Lyft Terms of Service) and any Business Services Fee (as may be set forth in an Order Form).
“Customer Account” means a central Lyft account and its related sub-accounts established for Customer in connection with its use of one or more of the LB Services. “Driver(s)” means independent third-party person(s) authorized to provide driving services on the Lyft Platform. Drivers are users of the Lyft Platform and are not employees, subcontractors, representatives, or agents of Lyft; rather, Drivers provide driving services at their own direction and control. “Law” means any statute, law, ordinance, regulation, rule, judgment or order of a government, court, or tribunal of competent jurisdiction, including, without limitation, any data protection laws, privacy laws, 2067
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any laws that require Customer to obtain consent from a Rider or provide notice to a Rider in connection with the LB Services, the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, rules established by the Federal Communications Commission, any federal or state anti-spam statute or regulation, including the CAN SPAM Act of 2003 (“CAN-SPAM Act”), or any federal or state statute or regulation prohibiting the dissemination of unsolicited communications, including the Telephone Consumer Protection Act of 1991 (“TCPA”).
“LB Product Descriptions” means descriptions of the LB Services and terms, as may be updated by Lyft from time to time, with respect to use of the LB Services, which can be found at https://go.lyftbusiness.com/product-descriptions and are hereby incorporated into this Agreement by reference.
“LB Services” includes, without limitation, Business Profiles, Concierge, Lyft Pass, and the LB Portal (as defined in the LB Product Descriptions).
“Lyft Privacy Policy” means Lyft’s policy, as may be updated by Lyft from time to time, with respect to how Lyft collects, uses, and shares personal information and how users of the Lyft Platform, including Riders and Drivers, may exercise choices and rights in their information, which can be found at https://www.lyft.com/privacy and is hereby incorporated into this Agreement by reference. “Lyft Terms of Service” means Lyft’s terms of service, with respect to use of the Lyft Platform by Riders and Drivers, which can be found at https://www.lyft.com/terms, as may be updated by Lyft from time to time.
“Order Form” means an order form attached to this Agreement as Exhibit A that identifies, among other terms, the LB Services that Customer desires to access. “Ride(s)” means the driving services that are provided by Drivers. Each Ride begins when the Rider enters a Driver’s vehicle and ends when the Rider exits the vehicle. “Rider(s)” means person(s) who submits a Ride request, or for whom a Ride request is submitted, through the Lyft App or using the Lyft Platform.
2. LB Services.
a. Provision of LB Services. Lyft will make the LB Services available to Customer in accordance with this Agreement. Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, Lyft grants Customer a non-exclusive, non-transferrable, revocable, limited license to use the Lyft Platform and the LB Services during the Term and in strict compliance with this Agreement and applicable Law. Lyft reserves all rights not expressly granted to Customer under this Agreement. Riders may use the Lyft Platform to request and/or take Rides as set forth in the Lyft Terms of Service. Customer acknowledges and agrees that all Riders must be at least the age of majority in their jurisdiction of residence to receive or use any of the LB Services pursuant to this Agreement, unless such Rider is accompanied by a person who is at least the age of majority in their jurisdiction of residence. Customer further acknowledges and agrees that if Customer or the entity accessing the LB Services is subject to the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996, as amended, (“HIPAA”) and uses the LB Services to enable Riders to receive access to Rides to and/or from healthcare services, then Lyft’s Business Associate Agreement (https://go.lyftbusiness.com/business-associate-agreement/) shall apply and is incorporated herein. b. Customer Account. To access the LB Services, Customer must have a Customer Account and provide true, accurate, current, and complete information as requested during the account creation 2068
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process and throughout the Term. Customer is solely responsible for all use (whether or not authorized) of the LB Services under the Customer Account, and for all acts and omissions of anyone who accesses such Customer Account, as well as for all Charges generated under such Customer Account. Customer agrees to take all necessary precautions to prevent unauthorized access to or use of the LB Services or the Customer Account and will promptly notify Lyft upon the discovery of any known or suspected unauthorized or fraudulent activity occurring within the Customer Account. Lyft will not be liable for any loss or damage arising from unauthorized or fraudulent use of the Customer Account. c. Affiliates. If applicable to Customer, Customer’s Affiliates may utilize the LB Services directly from Lyft under this Agreement, provided that all of Customer’s Affiliates’ activities are subject to this Agreement. Customer and Customer’s Affiliates shall be jointly and severally responsible for the acts and omissions of Customer’s Affiliates in connection with their use of the LB Services, including, but not limited to, breach of this Agreement. Customer will be responsible for the acts and omissions of Customer’s Affiliates in connection with each Affiliate’s use of the LB Services. Lyft has the right to bring claims for violation of this Agreement by Customer’s Affiliates against such Affiliate, Customer, or both, at Lyft’s sole discretion.
d. Restrictions. Customer shall not, and shall not allow others to, (i) decompile, disassemble, reverse engineer or otherwise attempt to derive the source code or underlying technology, methodologies or algorithms of the Lyft Platform and/or the LB Services; (ii) use the Lyft Platform, the LB Services, and/or any data received from the LB Services in violation of applicable Law, third-party rights, and/or this Agreement; (iii) sublicense, repackage, lease, rent, sell, give or otherwise transfer or provide the Lyft Platform and/or the LB Services to any unaffiliated third party except as may be provided in this Agreement; (iv) replicate or modify the Lyft Platform, the LB Services, and/or their elements; (v) provide or otherwise use incorrect or outdated Rider information in connection with this Agreement; (vi) interfere with, modify or disable any features or functionality of the Lyft Platform and/or the LB Services; (vii) transmit files, documents, or any other material that contains viruses, Trojan horses, spyware, worms or any other malicious, harmful, or deleterious programs; (viii) use the LB Services and/or Lyft Platform in connection with unsolicited, unwanted, or harassing communications (commercial or otherwise), including, but not limited to, phone calls, SMS messages, chat, voicemail, or video; and/or (ix) use the LB Services to submit Ride requests for Riders who are under the age of majority in their jurisdiction of residence, unless such Rider is accompanied by a person who is over the age of majority in their jurisdiction of residence.
3. Charges and Payment.
a. Payment Obligations. As applicable to the LB Services and as generally described in the LB Product Descriptions, Customer and/or Rider will be liable for all Charges incurred through their use of the LB Services and the Lyft Platform. Lyft offers billing and payment options for each LB Service, as generally described in the LB Product Descriptions.
b. Payment Card. For LB Services that are paid via payment card, Customer is responsible for either (i) enabling auto-recharge on the payment card or (ii) ensuring that the payment card has a sufficient positive balance to cover the undisputed Charges due. Customer expressly acknowledges and agrees that Lyft may use a third-party intermediary to process credit and debit card payments, in which case such third-party intermediary will have access to, store, and use Customer’s billing data as necessary to process its payment.
c. Invoicing. For payments via invoicing, Lyft will invoice Customer for all applicable Charges on a monthly basis. All invoices shall be paid, without offset or deductions, within 30 days of the date of invoice. Subject to Section 3(e) (Disputes of Charges) below, if Customer is overdue on any payment and fails to cure such non-payment within ten (10) days of written notice of the non-payment, then Lyft 2069
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may (i) assess and Customer will pay a late fee of the lesser of 1.5% per month or the maximum amount allowable by Law, and/or (ii) suspend the LB Services associated with Customer's account until such nonpayment is corrected. d. Taxes. Customer shall be responsible for the payment of any applicable sales or use taxes or any value added or similar taxes payable, arising out of or in connection with this Agreement (collectively, “Taxes”), other than taxes based upon Lyft's income. If Lyft pays any such Taxes on Customer’s behalf, Lyft shall invoice Customer for such Taxes, and Customer agrees to pay such Taxes in accordance with this Agreement.
e. Disputes of Charges. Within thirty (30) days of the date of the applicable Charge, Customer must notify Lyft in writing if it disputes any portion of any Charges paid or payable by Customer under this Agreement and provide documentation that supports its position. Lyft will work with Customer to resolve the applicable dispute promptly. If Customer disputes any Charges under this Section, and such dispute remains unresolved in excess of sixty (60) days, provided any delay is not due to Lyft’s investigation, Lyft may suspend or limit Customer’s access to the Lyft Platform for such Customer Account until such dispute is resolved. If Customer does not provide Lyft with the written notice of its dispute of Charges and supporting documentation within the thirty (30) day notice period described above, Customer expressly waives its right to dispute such paid or payable Charges. If Customer fails to pay any undisputed amounts due under this Section, upon five (5) days’ prior notice to Customer, Lyft may suspend or limit Customer’s access to the Lyft Platform for such Customer Account until such non-payment is corrected.
4. Proprietary Rights.
a. Ownership. Lyft and its Affiliates are and shall remain the owners of all right, title and interest in and to the Lyft Platform and the LB Services, including updates, enhancements, and new versions thereof, all data related to the use of the Lyft Platform and the LB Services, and all related documentation and materials provided or made available to Customer or any Rider by Lyft in connection with this Agreement.
b. Feedback. Customer acknowledges and agrees that any questions, comments, suggestions, ideas, feedback or other information about Lyft, the Lyft Platform, and/or the LB Services (“Feedback”) provided by Customer or any Rider to Lyft are optional, anonymized, aggregated, non-confidential and shall become the sole property of Lyft. Lyft shall have exclusive rights to Feedback, including all intellectual property rights, and shall be entitled to the unrestricted use and dissemination of Feedback for any purpose, commercial or otherwise, without notice, acknowledgment, or compensation to Customer or any Rider.
c. Use of Marks. Each Party (“Licensor”) hereby grants to the other Party (“Licensee”) a revocable, time-limited, royalty-free, non-exclusive, non-transferable, non-sublicensable right and license to use all names, marks, and logos associated with Licensor (collectively, “Licensor Marks”) during the Term, solely in furtherance of Licensee’s obligations in this Agreement and subject to Licensor’s prior written approval in each instance. Licensor warrants and represents that it has (or has obtained from all appropriate rights holders) all necessary rights and authority to grant the license granted by it hereunder.
Licensee hereby agrees that the Licensor Marks shall remain the sole and exclusive property of Licensor and that Licensee shall not hold itself out as having any ownership rights with respect thereto. Any and all goodwill associated with the Licensor Marks shall inure directly to the benefit of Licensor. Upon termination or expiration of this Agreement for any reason, Licensee shall immediately discontinue all use of the Licensor Marks. Licensee’s use of the Licensor Marks must conform to Licensor’s usage guidelines and instructions as Licensor may provide or update from time to time (and in no event shall the color, style, appearance, or relative dimensions of the Licensor Marks be altered or changed in any way). 2070
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d. Data. All information related to Customer and its use of the Lyft Platform and/or the LB Services as received, collected, compiled, aggregated or produced by Lyft in connection with this Agreement, including but not limited to, the information made available in the LB Portal and the Customer Account, shall be governed by the terms of the Lyft Privacy Policy. Lyft determines the extent to which such data will be made available to Customer, as described in the Data Reporting Addendum attached hereto as Exhibit B and incorporated herein. Lyft reserves the right to add, remove, and update features and functionality in the LB Portal and/or the Customer Account related to such data at any time, and Lyft will not be responsible for any loss of data or any other damages. Customer agrees to use the data made available by Lyft, including in the Customer Account, the LB Portal, and/or any reports, solely for legitimate business purposes related to managing and administering the LB Services including, but not limited to, business expense processing, accounting, program management, and budgeting purposes.
5. Confidentiality.
a. Definition. “Confidential Information” is any information, technical data, or know-how furnished by a Party (“Disclosing Party”) to the other Party (“Receiving Party”), whether written, electronic, oral or other form that: (i) is marked, accompanied, or supported by documents clearly designating the information as “confidential” or “proprietary;” (ii) is identified by Disclosing Party as confidential before, during or promptly after the presentation or communication; or (iii) should reasonably be known by Receiving Party to be confidential. This Agreement is also Confidential Information. b. Exceptions. This Agreement imposes no obligation upon a Receiving Party with respect to information designated as confidential which: (i) was previously known to Receiving Party without an obligation of confidentiality; (ii) was acquired by Receiving Party from a third party who was not, to Receiving Party's knowledge, under an obligation of confidentiality; (iii) is or becomes publicly available through no fault of Receiving Party; (iv) Disclosing Party gave written permission to Receiving Party to disclose, but only with respect to such permitted disclosure; or (v) was independently developed without use of Disclosing Party’s Confidential Information.
c. Protection of Confidential Information. Except as otherwise required by applicable Law, each Receiving Party agrees that (i) it will use the Confidential Information of Disclosing Party solely for the purpose of performing its obligations or exercising its rights under this Agreement, and (ii) it will not disclose Confidential Information of Disclosing Party to any third party other than Receiving Party's employees or agents on a need-to-know basis who are bound by obligations of nondisclosure and limited use at least as strict as those contained herein. Each Party agrees that it shall take all reasonable measures to protect the secrecy of and avoid disclosure or use of Confidential Information of the other Party in order to prevent it from falling into the public domain or the possession of persons other than those persons authorized under this Agreement to have any such information. Receiving Party will protect the Confidential Information of Disclosing Party in the same manner that it protects the confidentiality of its own proprietary and confidential information and materials of like kind, but in no event using less than a reasonable standard of care. Receiving Party is responsible for any breach of the confidentiality provisions of this Agreement by its employees or agents. Confidential Information disclosed by Disclosing Party to Receiving Party will at all times remain the property of Disclosing Party. No license under any trade secrets, copyrights, or other rights is granted under this Agreement or by any disclosure of Confidential Information under this Agreement. Upon request by Disclosing Party, Receiving Party will return all copies of any Confidential Information to Disclosing Party. If returning such copies is not commercially feasible for Receiving Party, and if permitted by applicable Law, Receiving Party shall destroy such copies. d. Compelled Disclosure. In the event Receiving Party receives a subpoena or other validly issued administrative or judicial process demanding the disclosure of Confidential Information or is 2071
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otherwise required by Law to disclose Confidential Information, Receiving Party shall give Disclosing Party prompt written notice of such request prior to disclosure, shall allow Disclosing Party to provide a redacted copy of the record and assert any defenses to disclosure of Confidential Information that may be available, and shall make diligent efforts to limit disclosure pursuant to any available basis under applicable Law. If Receiving Party is required to release Disclosing Party’s Confidential Information, it nevertheless shall use any available authorities to redact personal or business confidential information from such records to the extent consistent with applicable Law or the final judgment. Confidential Information disclosed by Disclosing Party to Receiving Party will at all times remain the property of Disclosing Party. No license under any trade secrets, copyrights, or other rights is granted under this Agreement or by any disclosure of Confidential Information under this Agreement. The inadvertent production of any “Confidential Information” by any Party shall not constitute a waiver of any rights.
If Customer is a public entity and receives a request pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act, California Public Records Act, or other applicable public records laws, Customer shall, unless prohibited by applicable Law, (i) promptly notify Lyft of such request; (ii) deny the request and/or provide Lyft with a reasonable opportunity to object to disclosure, and no fewer than ten (10) business days prior to the proposed disclosure to take appropriate action to prevent disclosure; and (iii) reasonably cooperate in any efforts made by Lyft to prevent disclosure. If Customer is nonetheless legally compelled or required to release Lyft Confidential Information, Customer will furnish that portion (and only that portion) of Lyft Confidential Information that it is legally compelled or required to disclose.
6. Notice and Consents.
a. Notices. Customer acknowledges that use of the LB Services requires or allows Customer to provide name, phone number, and/or email address of Riders or other individuals to Lyft. As applicable to the LB Services, Customer is obligated to notify, and shall notify, Riders that Customer will receive information related to certain Rides, including but not limited to, for example, name of Rider, time of Ride, and Ride cost. For Rides requested via Concierge, Customer will ensure that those Riders consent to the following terms: “By accepting Lyft Concierge Rides, you consent to Lyft’s Terms of Service, which are available at https://www.lyft.com/terms.”
b. Data Usage. Customer agrees that Lyft may use any information provided by Customer to (i) provide the LB Services; (ii) transmit a Ride request via the Lyft Platform to available Drivers; (iii) send automated transactional communications, including but not limited to SMS texts or phone calls, to the Rider or other individual relating to the Ride and/or the provision of the LB Services; (iv) share the information with the Driver who accepted the Ride request, provided that the Driver will only receive the first name of the Rider and pick up and drop off location; and (v) collect, use, and share the information subject to the Lyft Privacy Policy. At Customer’s direction, Lyft may share Customer or Rider information with (x) Customer’s authorized vendors, service providers, and subcontractors for purposes of performing its obligations hereunder and (y) TM Vendors (as defined below), in accordance with the privacy policies of such TM Vendors as set forth in Section 6(c) below.
c. Travel Management Vendors. If Customer contracts with a third-party expense or travel management vendor with respect to LB Services selected on an Order Form (a “TM Vendor”), then Customer may request, in writing to Lyft, that Lyft disclose certain Customer and Rider data to such TM Vendor. Upon receipt and acceptance of such a request, Lyft will release data to TM Vendor in accordance with the terms of this Section and on a frequency and method to be agreed between Lyft and Customer and/or TM Vendor. Customer acknowledges and agrees that such data may contain information specific to its Riders, and Customer represents and warrants that it has obtained all necessary consents from Riders for Lyft to share such Customer data with TM Vendor according to the privacy policies of the TM Vendor. 2072
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d. Record Maintenance. Customer agrees that it shall maintain records sufficient to demonstrate all applicable and necessary consents under this Section 6, and Customer agrees to make such records available to Lyft promptly, and no later than ten (10) days after receiving a request from Lyft for such records. Customer shall maintain such records for a period of not less than six (6) years from the last Ride request submitted for such Rider.
7. Representations and Warranties.
a. Mutual Representations and Warranties. Each Party represents and warrants to the other Party that (i) it has sufficient rights and authority to enter into this Agreement; (ii) it grants the rights and assumes all of its respective rights and obligations set forth herein; and (iii) the person signing on the respective Party’s behalf has the authority to execute and bind the respective Party to this Agreement. b. Customer Representations and Warranties. Customer represents and warrants that (i) it has obtained or will obtain, and it will maintain, all rights, permissions, and consents necessary under the TCPA and any other applicable Law for Customer and/or Lyft to use an automated telephone dialing system to call, text or otherwise contact the Rider or other individual associated with the phone number (whether a Rider or otherwise) provided by Customer, including via SMS message or voice call, in relation to a Ride requested for or taken by a Rider, and/or Customer’s use of the LB Services; and (ii) it has obtained or will obtain, and it will maintain, all rights and permissions necessary under the CAN-SPAM Act and any other applicable Law to enable Lyft to email Riders and other individuals associated with the email address (whether a Rider or otherwise) provided by Customer solely in conjunction with providing the LB Services.
In addition, if Customer is a non-federal transit agency, then Customer further represents and warrants that will not use the Lyft Platform or the LB Services in any manner that violates industry standards, and applicable regulations, policies, or guidance, published by the FTA (Federal Transit Administration) at https://www.transit.dot.gov/shared-mobility or https://www.transit.dot.gov/. c. Rider Eligibility Representations and Warranties. Customer further represents and warrants that Customer is solely responsible and liable for (i) determining and monitoring a Rider’s eligibility for the LB Services, (ii) determining whether to bill and/or file claims for reimbursement from any federal, state, and/or commercial health benefit plan and/or program, including but not limited to Medicare, Medicaid, and any applicable government-funded programs (collectively, “Payors”), (iii) complying with all applicable federal, state, regional, and local Laws and regulations related to the billing and filing of claims, and (iv) billing and/or filing claims for reimbursement from Payors. Customer shall indemnify, defend, and hold harmless the Lyft Indemnified Parties (as defined in Section 9 below) from and against any and all claims, losses, damages, fines, penalties, and/or interest based upon and/or related to Rider eligibility, the billing and/or submission of claims to any Payor, and/or for any breach of the representations and warranties in this paragraph. ANY LIMITATIONS OF LIABILITY IN THIS AGREEMENT SHALL NOT APPLY TO ANY CLAIMS OR INCIDENTS RELATED TO CUSTOMER’S INDEMNIFICATION AND DEFENSE OBLIGATIONS UNDER THIS PARAGRAPH. This paragraph shall survive any termination or expiration of this Agreement.
8. Disclaimer. EXCEPT AS EXPRESSLY SET FORTH ABOVE AND TO THE FULLEST
EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, LYFT SPECIFICALLY DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES WITH
RESPECT TO THE LYFT PLATFORM AND/OR THE LB SERVICES, WHETHER EXPRESS OR
IMPLIED, ORAL OR WRITTEN, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION, ALL IMPLIED
WARRANTIES OF TITLE, NON-INFRINGEMENT, MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY
PARTICULAR PURPOSE, ALL WARRANTIES ARISING FROM ANY COURSE OF DEALING,
COURSE OF PERFORMANCE OR USAGE OF TRADE, AND ALL WARRANTIES RELATED TO THIRD-PARTY EQUIPMENT, MATERIALS, SERVICES, OR SOFTWARE. LYFT PROVIDES THE LYFT PLATFORM AND THE LB SERVICES “AS IS”. LYFT DOES NOT WARRANT THAT THE 2073
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LYFT PLATFORM AND/OR THE LB SERVICES WILL MEET CUSTOMER REQUIREMENTS OR
THAT THE OPERATION OF THE LYFT PLATFORM AND/OR THE LB SERVICES WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR FREE. LYFT DOES NOT GUARANTEE THE AVAILABILITY OF
DRIVERS OR WARRANT THAT ANY PARTICULAR RIDE REQUEST WILL BE ACCEPTED OR FULFILLED. TO THE EXTENT THIS DISCLAIMER CONFLICTS WITH APPLICABLE LAW, THE
SCOPE AND DURATION OF ANY APPLICABLE WARRANTY WILL BE THE MINIMUM PERMITTED UNDER THAT LAW. THE FULL SCOPE OF LYFT’S OBLIGATIONS TO PROVIDE THE LB SERVICES ARE SET FORTH IN THIS AGREEMENT, SUBJECT TO THE CUSTOMER’S PAYMENT TO LYFT OF ALL CHARGES. THE PARTIES ACKNOWLEDGE AND AGREE THAT THIS AGREEMENT IS NOT SUBJECT TO 49 C.F.R. §37.23 AND THAT LYFT IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR SATISFYING CUSTOMER’S OBLIGATIONS UNDER THE ADA TO PROVIDE TRANSPORTATION SERVICES FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES.
9. Indemnification.
a. Indemnification by Lyft.
i. Infringement Indemnity. Lyft will indemnify, defend, and hold harmless Customer and its directors, officers, employees, agents, stockholders, and Affiliates (collectively, the “Customer Indemnified Parties”) from and against all third-party demands, actions, suits, discovery demands, including, without limitation, third-party subpoenas, government investigations or enforcement actions, damages, liabilities, losses, settlements, judgments, costs and expenses (including but not limited to reasonable attorney’s fees and costs) related thereto (collectively, “Claim(s)”) alleging that the use of the LB Services as permitted hereunder infringes or misappropriates a third-party copyright, trade secret, trademark or patent.
ii. Infringement Options. If the use of the LB Services and/or the Lyft Platform by Customer has become, or in Lyft’s opinion is likely to become, the subject of any claim of infringement, Lyft may at its option and expense: (a) procure for Customer the right to continue using the Lyft Platform and/or the LB Services as set forth herein; (b) modify the Lyft Platform and/or the LB Services to make it non-infringing; or (c) if the foregoing options are not reasonably practicable, terminate this Agreement.
This Section 9(a) (Indemnification by Lyft) states Customer’s exclusive remedy, for any claim by a third party alleging that the use of the LB Services as permitted hereunder infringes or misappropriates a thirdparty copyright, trade secret, trademark, or patent. iii. Limitations. Lyft will have no liability or obligation with respect to any Claim arising out of: (a) use of the Lyft Platform and/or the LB Services not in accordance with this Agreement; or (b) the combination, operation, or use of the Lyft Platform and/or the LB Services with other applications, portions of applications, products, or services where the Lyft Platform and/or the LB Services would not by itself be infringing.
b. Indemnification by Customer. Customer will indemnify, defend and hold harmless Lyft and its directors, officers, employees, agents, Affiliates, successors and assigns (collectively, the “Lyft Indemnified Parties”) from and against any third-party Claim made or brought against a Lyft Indemnified Party alleging or arising out of (i) Customer’s and/or Customer’s employees’, agents’, or contractors’ acts or omissions, or breach of this Agreement, (ii) violation of Customer’s representations and warranties in Section 7(b), (iii) Customer’s or Customer’s employees’, agents’, or contractors’ failure to obtain, maintain, or prove the consents required under Section 6 of this Agreement, (iv) Customer’s or Customer’s employees’, agents’, or contractors’ violation of applicable Law, (v) any activity under the Customer Account, except to the extent caused by Lyft’s breach of this Agreement, and/or (vi) the use of data by a TM Vendor pursuant to Section 6 above. If Customer is a non-federal agency, then Customer’s indemnity 2074
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obligations in this Section 9(b) and Section 7(c) above apply to the extent permissible under applicable state Law.
c. Conditions of Indemnification. As a condition of the foregoing indemnification obligations: (i) the indemnified party (“Indemnified Party”) will promptly notify the indemnifying party (“Indemnifying Party”) of any Claim, provided, however, that the failure to give such notice shall not relieve the Indemnifying Party of its obligations hereunder, except to the extent that the Indemnifying Party was actually and materially prejudiced by such failure; (ii) the Indemnifying Party will have the sole and exclusive authority to defend or settle any such Claim (provided that, the Indemnifying Party will obtain the Indemnified Party's consent in connection with any act or forbearance required by the Indemnified Party, such consent not to be unreasonably withheld); and (iii) the Indemnified Party will reasonably cooperate with the Indemnifying Party in connection with the Indemnifying Party’s activities hereunder, at the Indemnifying Party’s expense. The Indemnified Party reserves the right, at its own expense, to participate in the defense of a Claim. The Indemnifying Party will pay all costs and reasonable legal fees following notice of the Claim, which shall be provided in accordance with this Section 9, and any settlement amounts agreed to be paid by the Indemnifying Party or any damages awarded against the Indemnified Party in connection with any such Claim. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Indemnifying Party will neither settle any Claims that admit liability or fault on behalf of the Indemnified Party nor create any obligation on behalf of the Indemnified Party without the Indemnified Party’s prior written consent.
10. Limitation of Liability. TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, EXCEPT FOR EITHER PARTY’S BREACH OF CONFIDENTIALITY, IN NO EVENT SHALL EITHER PARTY
BE LIABLE FOR SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, INDIRECT, PUNITIVE OR OTHER
SIMILAR DAMAGES ARISING UNDER THIS AGREEMENT, OR DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF
BUSINESS, OR LOSS OF DATA OF ANY KIND, AND/OR OTHER INDIRECT ECONOMIC
DAMAGES, WHETHER BY BREACH OF WARRANTY, BREACH OF CONTRACT, NEGLIGENCE,
OR ANY OTHER LEGAL THEORY, EVEN IF SUCH PARTY (OR THEIR AGENT) HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT OF ANY
AND ALL LIABILITY OF ONE PARTY TO THE OTHER FOR ANY CLAIM(S) ARISING FROM OR
RELATING TO THE AGREEMENT, SHALL BE LIMITED TO DIRECT PROVABLE DAMAGES
AND SHALL NOT EXCEED, IN ANY EVENT, TWO HUNDRED FIFTY THOUSAND DOLLARS ($250,000). THE LIMITATIONS OF LIABILITY IN THIS SECTION SHALL NOT APPLY TO ANY
CLAIMS OR INCIDENTS RELATED TO OUTSTANDING PAYMENT OBLIGATIONS OF CUSTOMER, NOR SHALL THEY LIMIT THE SCOPE OF LYFT’S COMMERCIAL AUTOMOBILE LIABILITY POLICY.
11. Insurance.
a. Coverages. During the Term of this Agreement, Lyft shall maintain in force, at Lyft’s own expense, at least the following insurance coverages:
i. Workers’ Compensation Insurance in accordance with state statutory laws, including Employers' Liability with minimum limits of $1,000,000 for each accident. ii. Commercial General Liability Insurance with limits of $1,000,000 per occurrence, $2,000,000 in the aggregate for bodily injury and property damage. The policy shall include coverage for liabilities arising out of premises, operations, product and completed operations, and personal and advertising injury. 2075
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iii. Commercial Automobile Liability Insurance with limits of $1,000,000 for each accident for third-party bodily injury and property damage, including Uninsured/Underinsured motorist coverage with limits in accordance with local regulations. This policy shall not apply to rides originating in New York City where Drivers are professionally licensed and carry insurance in amounts mandated by the Taxi and Limousine Commission.
b. Policies. All policies maintained shall be written as primary policies, not contributing with and not supplemental to coverage Customer may carry and will contain a waiver of subrogation against Customer and its insurance carrier(s) with respect to all obligations assumed by Lyft under this Agreement.
The fact that Lyft has obtained the insurance required hereunder shall in no manner lessen or otherwise affect Lyft's other obligations or liabilities set forth in this Agreement. c. Evidence of Insurance. Insurance shall be evidenced by certificates of insurance issued or countersigned by a duly authorized representative of the issuer and delivered to Customer upon Customer’s reasonable request. The certificate of insurance for Commercial General Liability shall name Customer as an additional insured via blanket endorsement, but only to the extent of Customer’s liability.
12. Term, Termination, and Suspension.
a. Term. This Agreement shall commence on the Effective Date and shall remain in effect until terminated as set forth herein (the “Term”). Notwithstanding the foregoing, if there are any Order Forms in effect, then this Agreement will not terminate until all such Order Forms have expired or been terminated in accordance with the terms therein.
b. Termination. Either Party may terminate this Agreement (including any Order Forms that are in effect) if the other Party commits any material breach of this Agreement and fails to remedy such breach within thirty (30) days after written notice of such breach. If Lyft terminates the Agreement because of Customer’s material breach, then Lyft may also terminate the Customer Account. c. Suspension. Lyft may also suspend the Customer Account and access to the LB Services immediately if:
i. Customer violates (or gives Lyft reason to believe Customer has violated) the Agreement or applicable Law;
ii. there is reason to believe one or more of the following have occurred:
1. Customer has fraudulently billed and/or filed claims from any Payor for reimbursement for Rides completed through the Lyft Platform;
2. Customer has failed to comply with all applicable Law related to the billing and filing of claims; or
3. Customer’s use of the Lyft Platform and/or the LB Services is fraudulent or negatively impacting the operating capability of the Lyft Platform and/or the LB Services;
iii. Lyft determines, in its sole discretion, that providing the Lyft Platform and/or the LB Services is prohibited by applicable Law, or it has become impractical or unfeasible for any legal or regulatory reason to provide the Lyft Platform and/or the LB Services;
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iv. Customer triggers any of the suspension mechanisms relating to disputes of Charges pursuant to Section 3(e);
v. there is a pending dispute between the Parties under Section 13(a), or there is a pending resolution of a legal dispute between the Parties; or vi. subject to applicable Law, Customer undergoes liquidation, commencement of dissolution proceedings, disposal of its assets or change of control, a failure to continue business, assignment for the benefit of creditors, or if Customer becomes the subject of bankruptcy or similar proceeding.
d. Lyft will have no liability for any damages, liabilities, losses (including any loss of data or profits) or any other consequences that Customer may incur in connection with any suspension pursuant to this Section 12(c).
e. Survival. Upon termination or expiration of this Agreement, any Section intended to survive, including but not limited to Customer’s payment obligations, the Business Associate Agreement (if applicable), the terms of this Section and the terms of the following Sections, will survive: Section 2 (LB Services), Section 4 (Proprietary Rights), Section 5 (Confidentiality), Section 6 (Notices and Consents), Section 9 (Indemnification), Section 10 (Limitation of Liability), Section 13 (Resolution of Disputes, and Section 14 (General).
13. Resolution of Disputes.
a. In the event of a dispute between Lyft and Customer arising under this Agreement, such dispute shall be addressed and resolved as follows:
i. The Parties shall first attempt in good faith to resolve the dispute informally by negotiation, without the necessity of a formal proceeding. A Party shall initiate negotiations by sending a written request for negotiation. If the dispute has not been resolved within sixty (60) calendar days of a Party’s written request for negotiation, then such dispute shall be subject to arbitration pursuant to Section 13(a)(ii). This deadline may be extended or shortened by agreement of the Parties or to preserve a Party’s legal rights.
ii. Unless the Parties to the dispute otherwise agree, arbitration shall be administered by JAMS in accordance with its Comprehensive Arbitration Rules and Procedures.
Any judgment on the award rendered by the arbitrator(s) may be entered in any court having jurisdiction thereof. Any arbitration proceedings shall take place at a location mutually agreed upon by the Parties to this Agreement. If the Parties fail to agree upon a location, then such arbitration proceedings shall take place in San Francisco, California.
b. Nothing in this Section impacts the “Dispute Resolution and Arbitration Agreement” contained in the Lyft Terms of Service. In the event of a conflict between this section and the Lyft Terms of Service, the Lyft Terms of Service shall control.
14. General.
a. Insider Trading. The Parties agree to comply with United States securities laws which restrict persons with material nonpublic information about a company obtained directly or indirectly from 2077
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that company from buying or selling securities of such company, or from communicating such information to any other person under circumstances in which it is reasonably foreseeable that such person is likely to buy or sell such securities.
b. Exports. Customer understands that any products, data, software, or technology transferred under this Agreement are subject to U.S. and foreign export and re-export control laws and regulations, including the U.S. Export Administration Regulations administered by the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security and trade and economic sanctions administered by the U.S. Treasury Department Office of Foreign Assets Control. Customer agrees to comply with these and all applicable export control and sanctions laws and regulations. Specifically, Customer will not sell, export, re-export, transfer, divert, or otherwise dispose of any products, software, data or technology (including products derived from or based on such technology received under this Agreement) to any destination, entity, or person prohibited by the laws or regulations of the United States, without obtaining prior authorization from the competent government authorities as required by those laws and regulations. This export clause shall survive termination or cancellation of the Agreement.
c. Assignment. Neither Party may assign this Agreement (by operation of Law or otherwise) without the prior written consent of the other Party, and any prohibited assignment will be null and void.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, either Party may assign this Agreement to an Affiliate or successor in the event of a merger, sale, or acquisition of all or substantially all of the assigning Party’s assets or stock, without the other Party’s prior written consent, provided that the assigning Party shall give the other Party prompt written notice of such assignment. This Agreement will be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the Parties’ permitted successors and/or assignees.
d. Amendment/Waiver. No modification to this Agreement or any Order Forms or other attachments hereto or thereto, nor any waiver of any rights, will be effective unless consented to in writing, and signed by both Parties. Waiver by either Party of a breach of any provision of this Agreement, an Order Form, or other attachments hereto or thereto, or the failure of either Party to exercise any right hereunder or thereunder will not operate or be construed as a waiver of any subsequent breach of that right or as a waiver of any other right.
e. Relationship. The relationship of the Parties hereunder is that of independent contractors, and this Agreement will not be construed to imply that either Party is the agent, employee, or joint venture of the other.
f. Notices. Any notices hereunder shall be in writing (including email). Notices sent by mail shall be sent to the addresses set forth in an Order Form or the Customer Account. Notices sent by mail to Lyft shall also be copied to [email protected]; Attn: General Counsel. g. Unenforceability. If any provision or provisions of this Agreement (including all Order Forms and any other attachments hereto or thereto) is held to be unenforceable, this Agreement will continue in full force and effect without said provision and will be interpreted to reflect the original intent of the Parties. Any ambiguity contained in this Agreement shall not be construed against any Party as the drafter but shall be construed in accordance with its fair meaning. h. Governing Law & Venue. This Agreement will be governed by the laws of the State of California, without regard to its conflict of laws principles. Subject to Section 13, the Parties consent to the personal and exclusive jurisdiction of courts located in the County of San Francisco, California. Each Party waives a jury trial in any matter arising out of or relating to this Agreement. 2078
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i. Entire Agreement. This Agreement, all Order Forms, and all attachments and exhibits hereto shall constitute the entire agreement between the Parties with respect to the LB Services and supersede all prior and contemporaneous proposals, statements, sales materials or presentations and agreements, oral and written between the Parties. No oral or written information or advice given by Lyft, its agents, or employees will create a warranty or in any way increase the scope of the warranties in this Agreement. Any Customer purchase order document, vendor form, or similar document shall be void and have no effect with regard to this Agreement even if signed by the Parties after the Effective Date. This Agreement may be executed in two (2) or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument. Counterparts may be delivered via electronic mail (including .pdf or any electronic signature complying with the U.S. federal ESIGN Act of 2000, e.g., www.docusign.com) or other transmission method and any counterpart so delivered shall be deemed to have been duly and validly delivered and be valid and effective for all purposes. j. Force Majeure. Except for Customer’s payment obligations hereunder, nonperformance of either Party under this Agreement shall be excused to the extent and during the period that performance is rendered impossible by strike, fire, flood, earthquakes, governmental acts or orders or restrictions, epidemics or pandemics, failure of suppliers, or contractors, or any other reason where failure to perform is beyond the reasonable control and not caused by the negligence of the non-performing Party. Unless otherwise agreed to by the Parties, each Party will be responsible for the costs and expenses incurred by it in connection with this Agreement during such period of force majeure. **[This space is intentionally left blank; signature page follows]** 2079
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have executed this Agreement through their respective duly authorized representatives as of the Effective Date.
LYFT, INC. CITY OF RICHMOND
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Exhibit A
ORDER FORM
Lyft: Lyft, Inc.
185 Berry St. Suite 400
San Francisco, CA 94107
[email protected]
Customer: City of Richmond
Postal Address for Billing:
Contact Name for Billing:
Email Address for Billing:
LB Services Business Services Fee Business Services Fee Type Concierge Web n/a waived
Lyft Pass n/a waived
Term. This Order Form shall be valid for 12 months from the Order Form Effective Date (as defined below) (the “Initial Term”) and shall automatically renew for additional twelve (12) month terms (each, a "Renewal Term"), unless either Party provides notice of non-renewal no less than thirty (30) days prior to the end of the Initial Term or Renewal Term. The Initial Term and all Renewal Terms together shall be referred to herein as the “Term.” General. The LB Services and any Charges will be applied to the Customer set forth above and its associated account(s). This Order Form is hereby incorporated into and subject to that certain General Services Agreement between Lyft and Customer, effective on or prior to the Order Form Effective Date (as defined below), (the “Agreement”). Capitalized terms used but not defined in this Order Form shall have the meanings provided to them in the Agreement. In the event of any direct conflict between the terms of this Order Form and the terms of the Agreement, the terms of this Order Form shall control. The person signing on behalf of each Party represents that they have the full authority to execute and bind such Party to this Order Form. This Order Form is effective on the date last signed below ("Order Form Effective Date"). [This space is intentionally left blank; signature page follows] 2081
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have executed this Order Form through their respective duly authorized representatives as of the Order Form Effective Date.
LYFT, INC. CITY OF RICHMOND
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EXHIBIT B
DATA REPORTING ADDENDUM
Lyft’s APIs provide robust data on all of the trips provided via the Lyft Platform. The reporting framework approved for each program type (dependent on whether the program is open to the general public or is an eligibility-based program) will be indicated on each Order Form. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Data Reporting Addendum and/or the Agreement, Lyft may decide, in its sole discretion, to make more data available to Customer without amending this Exhibit B.
Framework 1. Data Reporting - General Public Program
In the list below, all personally identifiable information and information that could be used to re-identify a passenger are denoted by an asterisk (*) and are designated as Confidential Information pursuant to Section 5 of the Agreement.
If Customer receives a request for Lyft’s reports under the public records laws or other applicable law, Customer will not release the asterisked fields in response to such request and will comply with the requirements of Section 5 of the Agreement.
All non-astericked fields may be used solely for the purpose of the Agreement. For the avoidance of doubt, the nonasterisked fields may be used to produce reports and presentations to Customer’s board regarding the LB Services (as defined in the Agreement) and may be summarized in reporting to the National Transit Database.
Data Fields
(a) Anonymized ID of Rider*
(b) Trip Transaction ID
(c) Trip Month/Year*
(d) Trip Day of Travel (Monday-Sunday)
(e) Ride Type*
(f) Dispatch Method (Concierge, App)
(g) Ride Status (Completed, Canceled)
(h) Trip Pick up location (Latitude-Longitude to two-decimal places)* (i) Trip drop off location (Latitude-Longitude to two-decimal places)* (j) Trip Pick up location (Zip Code)
(k) Trip Drop off location (Zip Code)
(l) Trip pick up time (See Definition of Trip Time Periods below) (m) Trip Length (X.XX mile)
(n) Trip Duration (X.X min)
(o) Total Trip Cost ($ X.XX)
(p) Trip Subsidy ($ X.XX)
(q) Ride Match (Yes or No) for shared rides and match rates within the program only * Lyft asserts that these data fields when taken together with the other data fields can potentially identify a Rider.
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Trip Time Periods. Below is the definition of time periods included in the monthly data reports.
Trip Time Periods
EARLY AM 12 AM - 3 AM
MID AM 3 AM - 6 AM
PEAK AM 6 AM - 9 AM
LATE AM 9 AM - 12 PM
EARLY PM 12 PM - 3 PM
MID PM 3 PM - 6 PM
PEAK PM 6 PM - 9 PM
LATE PM 9 PM- 12 AM
Framework 2. Data Reporting Addendum - Eligibility Based Programs In the list below, all personally identifiable information and information that could be used to re-identify a passenger are denoted by an asterisk (*) and are designated as Confidential Information pursuant to Section 5 of the Agreement.
If Customer receives a request for Lyft’s reports under the public records laws or other applicable law, Customer will not release the asterisked fields in response to such request and will comply with the requirements of Section 5 of the Agreement.
All non-asterisked fields may be used solely for the purpose of the Agreement. For the avoidance of doubt, the nonasterisked fields may be used to produce reports and presentations to Customer’s board regarding the LB Services (as defined in the Agreement) and may be summarized in reporting to the National Transit Database.
Data Fields
(a) Anonymized ID of Rider*
(b) Trip Transaction ID
(c) Passenger Name*
(d) Passenger Phone Number*
(e) Trip Month/Year*
(f) Trip Day of Travel (Monday-Sunday)
(g) Date of Trip*
(h) Pick-up Time (Actual)*
(i) Drop-off Time (Actual)*
(j) Estimated Time of Arrival*
(k) Ride Type*
(l) Dispatch Method (Concierge, App)
(m) Ride Status (Completed, Canceled)*
(n) Trip Pick up location (Latitude-Longitude to two-decimal places)* (o) Trip drop off location (Latitude-Longitude to two-decimal places)* (p) Trip Pick up location (Zip Code)
(q) Trip drop off location (Zip Code)
(r) Trip pick up time (See Definition of Trip Time Periods below) (s) Trip Length (X.XX mile)
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(t) Trip Duration (X.X min)
(u) Total Trip Cost ($ X.XX)
(v) Trip Subsidy ($ X.XX)
(w) Ride Match (Yes or No) for shared rides and match rates within the program only * Lyft asserts that these data fields are either personally identifiable information or when taken together with the other data fields can potentially identify a Rider. These fields are designated as Confidential Information and are subject to Section 5 of the Agreement.
Trip Time Periods. Below is the definition of time periods included in the monthly data reports.
Trip Time Periods
EARLY AM 12 AM - 3 AM
MID AM 3 AM - 6 AM
PEAK AM 6 AM - 9 AM
LATE AM 9 AM - 12 PM
EARLY PM 12 PM - 3 PM
MID PM 3 PM - 6 PM
PEAK PM 6 PM - 9 PM
LATE PM 9 PM- 12 AM
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City of Richmond - Insurance Requirements – Type 6(a):
Transportation Providers
Type 6 – Page 1 of 3
Revised: June 2011
In all instances where a CONTRACTOR or its representatives will be conducting business and/or providing services, the City requires the following MINIMUM insurance requirements and limits.
CONTRACTOR shall procure and maintain for the duration of the contract, agreement, or other order for work, services or supplies, insurance against claims for injuries to persons or damages to property which may arise from or in connection with the performance of the work hereunder and the results of that work by the CONTRACTOR, its agents, representatives, employees or subcontractors. Maintenance of proper insurance coverage is a material element of the contract. Failure to maintain or renew coverage or to provide evidence of renewal may be treated by the City as a material breach of contract.
CONTRACTOR agrees that in the event of loss due to any of the perils for which it has agreed to provide Commercial General Liability and Automobile Liability insurance, CONTRACTOR shall look solely to its insurance for recovery.
CONTRACTOR hereby grants to CITY, on behalf of any insurer providing Commercial General Liability and Automobile Liability insurance to either CONTRACTOR or CITY with respect to the services of CONSULTANT herein, a waiver of any right to subrogation which any such insurer of said CONTRACTOR may acquire against the CITY by virtue of the payment of any loss under such insurance.
Original, signed certificates and original, separate policy endorsements, naming the City as an additional insured for general and automobile liability, as well as a waiver of subrogation for Workers’ Compensation insurance, shall be received and approved by the City before any work may begin. However, failure to do so shall not operate as a waiver of these insurance requirements.
City reserves the right to modify or require additional coverages for specific risk exposures depending on scope of CONTRACTORS work.
Minimum coverage is detailed below. The policy limits of coverage shall be made available to the full limits of the policy.
The minimum limits stated herein shall not serve to reduce the policy limits of coverage of CONTRACTOR.
Minimum Scope of Insurance – the following forms shall be provided and coverage shall be at least as broad as the following:
1. Insurance Services Office Commercial General Liability coverage (ISO Occurrence Form CG 0001) including coverage for bodily and personal injury, property damage, and products and completed operations.
2. Insurance Services Office Automobile Liability coverage (ISO Form CA 0001, Code 1, Any Auto)
3. Original and Separate Additional Insured Endorsements for General Liability (ISO Form CG 20 10 11/85 or its equivalent) with primary and non-contributory language.
4. Workers’ Compensation Insurance as required by the State of California including Employer’s Liability coverage.
5. Original and Separate Waiver of Subrogation for Workers’ Compensation Insurance.
Required Coverage
Minimum Limits
Workers’ Compensation and
Employers’ Liability
Statutory limits as required by the State of California including $1 million Employers’ Liability per accident, per employee for bodily injury or disease.
If CONTRACTOR is self-insured, provide a certificate of Permission to SelfInsure, signed by the California Department of Industrial Relations and SelfInsurance. If contractor is a sole proprietor (has no employees) than contractor must sign “Contractor Release of Liability” found at:
http://www.ci.richmond.ca.us/index.aspx?nid=61.
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Transportation Providers
Type 6 – Page 2 of 3
Revised: June 2011
General Liability
(primary and excess limits
combined)
$2,000,000 per occurrence for bodily injury, personal injury and property damage. If the policy includes a general aggregate, either the general aggregate shall apply separately to this project, service or location or minimum required aggregate limit shall be twice the per occurrence limit ($4 million aggregate).
Policy shall also include coverage for liability arising out of the use and operation of any City-owned or City-furnished equipment used or operated by the CONTRACTOR, its personnel, agents or subcontractors.
Policy shall be endorsed to name the City of Richmond as an additional insured per the conditions detailed below.
Automobile Liability $5,000,000 per occurrence for bodily injury and property damage.
Policy shall be endorsed to name the City of Richmond as an additional insured.
Required Policy Conditions
A. M. Best Rating A:VII or Better. If the A.M. Best Rating falls below the required rating, CONTRACTOR must replace coverage immediately and provide notice to City.
Additional Insured Endorsement Applicable to General and Auto Liability Coverage.
The City of Richmond, its officers, officials, employees, agents and volunteers are to be named as additional insureds for all liability arising out of the operations by or on behalf of the named insured, including but not limited to bodily injury, deaths and property damage or destruction arising in any respect directly or indirectly in the performance of this contract.
For general liability coverage, ISO form CG 20 10 (11/85) or its equivalent is required. The endorsement must not exclude products and completed operations coverage. If it does, then CG 20 37 (10/01) is also required. SAMPLE Endorsements can be found at http://www.ci.richmond.ca.us/index.aspx?nid=61.
Primary and Noncontributory The contractor’s insurance coverage must be primary coverage as it pertains to the City, its officers, officials, employees, agents and volunteers. Any insurance or self insurance maintained by the City is wholly separate from the insurance of the contractor and in no way relieves the contractor from its responsibility to provide insurance.
Waiver of Subrogation
Endorsement Form
Contractor’s insurer will provide a Waiver of Subrogation in favor of the City for Workers Compensation coverage during the life of this contract.
SAMPLE Endorsements can be found at
http://www.ci.richmond.ca.us/index.aspx?nid=61.
Deductibles and Self-Insured
Retentions
Any deductible or self-insured retention must be declared to and approved by the City. At the option of the City either the insurer shall reduce or eliminate such deductibles or self-insured retention as respects the City or the CONTRACTOR shall procure a financial guarantee in an amount equal to the deductible or self-insured retention guaranteeing payment of losses and related investigations, claims administration and defense expenses.
Contractor is responsible for satisfaction of the deductible and/or self-insured retention for each loss.
Umbrella/Excess Liability Policies
If an Umbrella or Excess Liability Policy is used to meet the liability limits, coverage shall be as broad as specified for underlying coverages and cover those insured in the underlying policies. 2087
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Revised: June 2011
Claims-Made Policies
If any insurance policy is written on a claims-made form: 1) the retroactive date must be shown, and must be before the date of the contract or the beginning of contract work. 2) Insurance must be maintained and evidence of insurance must be provided for at least five (5) years after completion of the contract of work. 3) If coverage is canceled or nonrenewed, and not replaced with another claims-made policy form with a retroactive date prior to the contract effective date, the Contractor must purchase an extended period coverage for a minimum of five (5) years after completion of contract work.
Subcontractors
CONTRACTOR shall include all subcontractors as insured under its policies or shall furnish to the City for review and approval, separate certificates and endorsements for each subcontractor. All coverage for subcontractors shall be subject to all of the requirements stated herein.
CONTRACTOR agrees to defend and indemnify the City of Richmond for any damage resulting to it from failure of either CONTRACTOR or any subcontractor to take out or maintain the required insurance policies. The fact that insurance is obtained by CONTRACTOR, and/or CONTRACTOR’s subcontractors, will not be deemed to release or diminish the liability of CONTRACTOR, including, without limitation, liability under the indemnity provisions of this contract. Damages recoverable by CITY from CONTRACTOR or any third party will not be limited by the amount of the required insurance coverage.
Verification of Coverage
All original certificates and endorsements shall be received and approved by the City before work may begin. The City of Richmond reserves the right to require complete, certified copies of all required insurance policies including endorsements affecting the coverage at any time.
Original insurance certificates and required policy endorsements shall be mailed, or delivered to the Designated Project Manager for the City of Richmond.
Insurance certificates and endorsements may be faxed to the Designated Project Manager. However, Contractor must mail the original certificates and endorsements to Designated Project Manager once faxed.
Continuous Coverage
CONTRACTOR shall maintain the required insurance for the life of the contract. Should the CONTRACTOR cease to have insurance as required during this time, all work by the CONTRACTOR pursuant to this agreement shall cease until insurance acceptable to the City is provided. In the event that CONTRACTOR fails to comply with the City’s insurance requirements, the City may take such action as it deems necessary to protect the City’s interests. Such action may include but is not limited to termination of the contract, withholding of payments, or other actions as the City deems appropriate.
If services or the scope of work extend beyond the expiration dates of the required insurance policies initially approved by the City, CONTRACTOR must provide updated certificates and endorsements indicating that the required coverage, terms and conditions are still in place. Renewal certificates and updated endorsements shall be mailed to the Designated Project Manager.
Cancellation
CONTRACTOR shall ensure that coverage shall not be cancelled, reduced or otherwise materially changed except after thirty (30) days’ prior written notice has been given to the City.
Reporting Requirements
Any failure to comply with reporting or other provisions of the policies including breaches of warranties shall not affect coverage provided to the City, its officers, officials, employees or volunteers.
Consistent with Public Policy
The insuring provisions, insofar as they may be judged to be against public policy shall be void and unenforceable only to the minimum extent necessary so that the remaining terms and provisions herein may be consistent with public policy and thus enforceable.
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1 UBER TRANSIT DASHBOARD ACCESS AGREEMENT
This Uber Transit Dashboard Access Agreement (“Agreement”) is entered into and made effective as of the date of the last signature set forth below (“Effective Date”) by and between Uber Technologies, Inc., a Delaware corporation, located at 1515 3rd Street, San Francisco, CA 94158 (“Uber”) and the entity listed below (“Agency”).
Agency Information:
Agency Name: [Counterparty Name]
Agency Address: [Counterparty Address]
Agency Contact Name: [Contact Name]
Agency Contact Email: [Counterparty Email]
The parties agree as follows:
This Agreement states the terms and conditions under which the Agency may establish an Uber Transit corporate account (“Corporate Account”), which Uber makes available to the Agency through the Dashboard in connection with one or more Uber Products, as set forth herein. Agency’s access to and use of the Dashboard in connection with any Uber Product is subject to both this Agreement and each applicable Product Addendum, as defined herein. Capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined in the Agreement shall have the meanings ascribed to such terms in the applicable Product Addendum. The parties hereby agree as follows:
1. Definitions. The following terms, as may be used in the Agreement, shall have the meanings set forth below:
"Affiliate" means with respect to any entity, any other entity that, directly or indirectly, through one or more intermediaries, controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with, such entity, where “control” (including the terms “controlled by” and “under common control with”) means the possession, directly or indirectly, of at least fifty percent (50%) of the voting equity of another entity, or the power to vote such voting equity, by contract or otherwise.
“Authorized User” means an individual authorized to (a) use and link to Agency’s Corporate Account and use Uber Services through their Uber Account; and/or (b) use Uber Services in connection with the applicable Product Addendum. All references to Authorized User(s) in the Agreement shall apply only if the Agency has agreed to the Uber Profiles Product Addendum. “Agency Personal Data” has the meaning ascribed to such a term in each Product Addendum. “Agency User” has the meaning ascribed to such a term in the Uber Vouchers Product Addendum and/or the Uber Central Product Addendum, as may be the case. All references to “Agency User(s)” in the Agreement shall apply only if the Agency has agreed to the Uber Central Product Addendum or the Uber Vouchers Product Addendum. “Data Protection Law(s)” means all laws and regulations applicable to the personal data under the Agreement, including as applicable the laws and regulations of the European Union, the European Economic Area and their member states, Switzerland and the United Kingdom, including the EU General Data Protection Regulation (2016/679) (“GDPR”). “End User Terms” means the terms and conditions applicable to all users of the Uber Service, available at www.uber.com/legal, as may be updated by Uber from time to time.
“Uber Account” means an Uber account in which the owner of the account has: (i) installed the Uber App on a compatible mobile device, (ii) registered for and currently maintains an active personal user account, which requires the entry of certain personally identifiable information and a personal credit card number, (ii) currently complies with the End User Terms, and (iv) confirmed the mobile number provided during the registration process. Uber's collection and use of any personal data and credit card or other authorized payment method information to establish an Uber Account shall be as set forth on the Uber Privacy Policy, available at www.uber.com/legal/privacy, as may be updated by Uber from time to time.
“Uber App” means Uber’s mobile applications or mobile websites that allow users to access and use Uber’s products and services, as may be updated by Uber from time to time.
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2 “Uber Personal Data” means any information Uber provides to the Agency in connection with the Agreement relating to an identified individual or an identifiable individual or which can be reasonably used to identify an individual, or that may otherwise be considered “personal data” under applicable law. For the avoidance of doubt, Uber Personal Data shall include Dashboard Data, regardless of whether it is provided to the Agency via the Dashboard or otherwise.
“Uber Service” means Uber’s virtual marketplace platform that, when used in conjunction with the Uber App, or the Dashboard, as applicable, serves as an intermediary between (a) Authorized Users, Agency Users, and Administrators who are looking for a certain type of service (including, without limitation, ground transportation, logistics, delivery, food purchases and related food delivery services), and (b) independent third-party providers of such services.
“User Charges” means charges incurred by Authorized Users, Agency Users, Voucher Recipients, or Administrators (on behalf of Agency Users), as may be the case, for use of the Uber Service, including any applicable tolls, foreign transaction fees, taxes, and any other fees or charges that may be due for a particular use of the Uber Service.
The terms “controller”, “data subject”, “personal data”, “processing” and “processor” as used in the Agreement have the meanings given in the GDPR.
2. Uber Products; Incorporation.
2.1 Agency may elect to utilize one or more Uber Transit products made available by Uber (each, an "Uber Product"). Agency may elect to utilize an Uber Product at any time during the Term, by (i) accepting the relevant additional click-through Uber Product terms for each such Uber Product within the Dashboard, or (ii) executing a product addendum which includes the relevant additional Uber Product terms for each such Uber Product (in either instance, each a “Product Addendum”).
2.2 Agency’s election to utilize a particular Uber Product neither obligates nor restricts the Agency from utilizing any other Uber Product. Any Product Addendum entered into by the parties is expressly incorporated into this Agreement.
3. Term and Termination. The Agreement begins on the Effective Date and continues for a period of [ ] year thereafter and may be renewed by mutual written agreement of the Parties (collectively, the “Term”), unless terminated earlier. Either party may terminate the Agreement or any Product Addendum at any time without cause upon providing thirty (30) days’ written notice to the other party. Either party may terminate the Agreement or any Product Addendum at any time (a) in the event of a material breach by the other party that is not cured by the breaching party within thirty (30) days’ of receiving notice of the breach from the non-breaching party, or (b) immediately upon notice to the other party in the event that the other party makes an assignment for the benefit of creditors, files an involuntary petition in bankruptcy or is adjudicated bankrupt or insolvent, has a receiver appointed for any portion of its business or property, or has a trustee in bankruptcy or trustee in insolvency appointed for it under federal or state law. Termination of one Product Addendum shall not terminate any other Product Addendum then in effect. The terms and conditions of this Agreement concerning outstanding payment obligations and indemnification shall survive termination.
4. Account Administration.
4.1 Agency Dashboard and Access to Uber Products. Upon execution of the Agreement, Uber will establish the Agency's Corporate Account that will enable the Agency to access Uber’s browser-based online dashboard for Uber Transit (“Dashboard”), which includes access to each Uber Product that an Agency has agreed to utilize through a Product Addendum. Uber’s contact with the Agency shall include communicating with representatives the Agency designates as “administrators” through the Dashboard (“Administrator”). In addition to the features described in an applicable Product Addendum, the Dashboard will enable Agency to (a) access each Uber Product which Agency has accepted and agreed to utilize through a Product Addendum; (b) view detailed trip or other service information, which may include, depending on which Uber Product(s) Agency utilizes, without limitation, any Authorized User and/or Agency User’s name together with trip status, pick-up and drop-off location, trip route, distance, duration, fare amount, service type, trip ID number, restaurant name, meal information, delivery location, delivery time, User Charges, expense memo, and Driver data (e.g. first name, telephone number, vehicle description and license plate) (collectively, “Dashboard Data”); (c) prepare and review activity reports using such Dashboard Data; (d) add and remove Administrators, (e) manage and update Agency’s payment information; (f) review and manage payment statements, and (g) settle outstanding balances on the Corporate Account. Uber reserves the right to add, remove and update features and functionality of the Dashboard at any time. Uber agrees to use commercially reasonable efforts to provide the Dashboard to the Agency as stated in this Agreement.
4.2 Administration. At all times, the Agency is responsible for maintaining an accurate list of Administrators. Agency may appoint additional Administrators at its discretion. Agency agrees to (a) maintain all Dashboard login credentials in confidence, (b) only permit an authorized Administrator to access the Dashboard, and (c) update as necessary, all information of the Administrators to ensure that it is current, accurate, and complete. Agency shall be responsible for all activity that occurs under its Dashboard login credentials.
4.3 Authorized User and Administrator Updates. For Managed Rider Programs, Agency is responsible for keeping and maintaining an accurate list of current Authorized Users, Agency Users, or Administrators authorized to bill User Charges to Agency’s Corporate Account for each separate Uber Product. From time to time, Uber may review the Agency’s list of Authorized Users, Agency Users and/or Administrators, as may be the case, via the Dashboard to maintain and support the Uber Service and to ensure Agency’s compliance with the Agreement. 2090
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3 4.4 Responsibility for User Activity. Agency agrees that (a) Agency is solely responsible for all User Charges against Agency’s Corporate Account, incurred by Authorized Users, Agency Users, and Administrators, regardless of whether any such charge was authorized, and (b) User Charges may be subject to price changes at any time, including without limitation, occasional increases during periods of high demand as further described in the End User Terms. Further, Agency agrees that Uber shall not be responsible for User Charges incurred by Authorized Users, Agency Users and/or Administrators, after Agency has attempted removal of such Authorized User or Administrator from the Corporate Account to the extent Agency provides Uber with incomplete or inaccurate Authorized User or Administrator removal information via the Dashboard.
Agency is responsible for User Charges incurred due to fraudulent or other unpermitted activity or use of the Corporate Account by an Authorized User, Agency User, Administrator, or another third party to access Uber Services. Agency must promptly notify Uber if it discovers fraudulent or unpermitted activity occurring under the Agency’s Corporate Account. In the event Uber reasonably suspects that any fraudulent or unpermitted activity is occurring in connection with the Corporate Account, Uber reserves the right to suspend the Corporate Account until the event giving rise to the suspension has been cured to Uber’s reasonable satisfaction.
4.5 Restrictions. Agency agrees to use the Uber Service, Corporate Account, Dashboard, and any of the services provided under an applicable Product Addendum solely as stated in this Agreement; provided, however, that in the event of a conflict between a Product Addendum and the Agreement with respect to Agency or any Administrator utilizing the Uber Service, the terms of this Product Addendum shall control, followed by the Agreement. Agency shall not, and shall not authorize others to (a) decompile, disassemble, reverse engineer or otherwise attempt to derive the source code or underlying technology, methodologies or algorithms of the Dashboard, Uber Service, or Uber App; (b) sublicense, lease, rent, sell, give, or otherwise transfer or provide the Dashboard, Uber Service, or Uber App to any unaffiliated third party; (c) upcharge, increase, or otherwise modify the User Charges for any usage of the Uber Service; or (d) impose any additional fees or charges related to use of the Dashboard, Uber Service, or any of the services provided under an applicable Product Addendum. Uber reserves all rights not expressly granted under the Agreement.
4.6 Violations. Agency acknowledges that Uber may suspend or ban any Authorized Users or Agency Users from use of the Uber Service due to future or past violations of the End User Terms (“Violations”), and that Uber shall have no obligation or liability to Agency related to any such suspension or ban of an Authorized User or Agency User. In the event that Uber suspends or terminates an Authorized User’s or Agency User’s Uber Account pursuant to the End User Terms, Uber shall also suspend such Authorized User or Agency User from utilizing Uber Services under all of the Product Addenda. Furthermore, Uber reserves the right to immediately suspend an Authorized User’s or Agency User’s Uber Account due to (a) an invalid payment card on their Uber Account, or (b) a rejected Agency Card transaction that was initiated through their Uber Account. Uber reserves the right to suspend Agency’s use, and the use by Authorized Users or Agency Users where applicable, of Uber Transit and the products set forth in any applicable Product Addendum for violations of this Agreement or any applicable Product Addendum.
4.7 Territory. This Agreement is not restricted by country, unless otherwise specified in a Product Addendum. 5 Billing.
5.1 User Charges. All User Charges shall be paid in the ordinary course of use of the Uber Services through the payment card associated with the applicable Corporate Account, as the case may be, at the end of each Authorized User’s or Agency User’s trip, or, according to batched billing, in which Uber will charge Agency’s payment method or issue an invoice to the Agency for User Charges that have accrued during a certain period (e.g., daily, weekly, or another period shorter than a month) (“Batched Billing”), unless Agency participates in Monthly Billing, in which case Agency shall pay such User Charges pursuant to Section 6.2 below.
5.2 Monthly Billing. Agency may elect to pay for User Charges and any other charges referenced in the Product Addenda on a monthly basis incurred in connection with the applicable ("Monthly Billing"). If the Agency participates in Monthly Billing, Uber will bill the Agency for all User Charges incurred for the applicable Uber Products on a monthly basis (each, a “Monthly Statement”). Agency shall pay each Monthly Statement in full within thirty (30) days of receipt of such Monthly Statement. Agency agrees to provide and maintain during the Term in connection with its Corporate Account a valid Agency credit card number (the “Agency Card”) that may be charged as set forth in the applicable Product Addendum.
When creating the Corporate Account, the Agency may choose to use either an Agency Card, ACH, or wire transfer as the payment method for paying Monthly Statements, provided that payment by Agency Card may be necessary for amounts less than $1,000.
5.3 Currency. All User Charges shall be processed in the local currency applicable to the territory of the Authorized User’s and/or Agency User’s applicable receipt for the Uber Service, except in certain instances when Uber may process foreign transactions in United States dollars.
All payments are nonrefundable except as may be expressly provided otherwise herein. Each party shall be responsible for its costs and expenses associated with its performance under the Agreement or any Product Addendum.
5.4 Disputed Payments. If Agency believes that it has been billed for charges that it should not have been charged (“Disputed Charge Event”), Agency shall notify Uber in writing within seven (7) days via email to [email protected]. The parties shall work in good faith to review the charges within thirty (30) days of the Agency notifying Uber of such Disputed Charge Event. If the parties determine that Uber assessed charges that the Agency should not have been charged, Uber shall remove such charge from the Agency’s account.
5.5 Account Suspension. In the event of any undisputed outstanding User Charges or any other charge referenced in the Product Addenda due on a past Monthly Statement, Uber reserves the right to immediately suspend the Agency's account. Uber further reserves the right to pursue any and all remedies available to it under applicable law, including reporting Agency to applicable credit reporting agencies, in the event of any unpaid User Charges or any other charges referenced in the Product Addenda. Reestablishing an Agency account shall be at Uber’s sole 2091
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6.1 License to Marks; Restrictions. The term “Marks” shall mean the trademarks, service marks, trade names, logos, slogans, designs, social media or other handles, hashtags, and other identifying symbols and indicia of a party (“Licensor”). Each party hereby grants to the other party (“Licensee”), solely during the Term, a limited, royalty-free, non-exclusive, non-transferable, non-assignable license, without the right to sublicense, to use and display the Licensor’s Marks only as expressly permitted by the other party in writing in each instance and only in relation to this Agreement. All use of a Licensor’s Marks by Licensee will be in the form and format approved by Licensor, and Licensee will not otherwise use or modify Licensor’s Marks without Licensor’s prior written consent. All goodwill related to Licensee’s use of Licensor’s Marks shall inure solely to the benefit of Licensor. Marks will at all times remain the exclusive property of the respective Licensor. Except as expressly set forth herein, Licensor does not, and shall not be deemed to, grant Licensee any license or rights under any intellectual property or other proprietary rights. All rights not granted herein are expressly reserved by Licensor.
6.2 No Development. EACH PARTY ACKNOWLEDGES AND AGREES THAT NEITHER PARTY SHALL DEVELOP ANY TECHNOLOGY, CONTENT, MEDIA, OR OTHER INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY FOR THE OTHER PARTY PURSUANT TO THE AGREEMENT. The parties shall enter into a separate written agreement, as necessary, to govern any development activities relating to any technology, content, media, or other intellectual property prior to the commencement of any such activities.
6.3 Ownership. Uber and its Affiliates are and shall remain the owners of all right, title and interest in and to the Dashboard, Uber Service, Uber App, and Uber Personal Data (including, without limitation, Dashboard Data) including any updates, enhancements and new versions thereof, all data related to the use of the Dashboard and Uber Services, and all related documentation and materials provided or made available to Agency or any proposed or current Authorized User in connection with the Agreement.
6.4 No Publicity. Other than as expressly set forth herein, neither party may use or reference the other party’s name, logo, trademarks or service marks in a press release or otherwise without the prior consent of such other party in each instance. 7 Confidentiality.
7.1 Definition of Confidentiality. The term “Confidential Information” shall mean any confidential or proprietary business (whether marked “confidential” or not), technical or financial information or materials of a party (“Disclosing Party”) provided to the other party (“Receiving Party”) in connection with the Agreement, whether orally or in physical form, and shall include the terms of the Agreement. Confidential Information shall also include information that would reasonably be understood to be confidential to the Disclosing Party. However, Confidential Information shall not include information (a) previously known by Receiving Party without an obligation of confidentiality, (b) acquired by Receiving Party from a third party which was not, to Receiving Party's knowledge, under an obligation of confidentiality, (c) that is or becomes publicly available through no fault of Receiving Party, or (d) that Disclosing Party provides written permission to Receiving Party to disclose, but only to the extent of such permitted disclosure.
7.2 Restrictions. Receiving Party agrees that (a) it will use Confidential Information solely for the purposes permitted under the Agreement, and (b) it will not disclose the Confidential Information to any third party other than Receiving Party’s employees or agents who are bound by obligations of nondisclosure and restricted use at least as strict as those contained herein. In the event Receiving Party receives a subpoena, administrative or judicial order, or any other request for disclosure of any Confidential Information of Disclosing Party, Receiving Party will give Disclosing Party prompt written notice of such subpoena, order or request and allow Disclosing Party to assert any available defenses to disclosure.
7.3 Confidential Information Security. Receiving Party will protect the Disclosing Party’s Confidential Information in the same manner that it protects the confidentiality of its own proprietary and confidential information, but in no event using less than a reasonable standard of care.
Uber shall comply with the then-current version of the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (“PCI-DSS”) and Uber and its designated payment service provider will remain PCI-DSS certified and compliant at all times during the Term of the Agreement. 8 Security and Data Transfers.
8.1 Security. Uber shall implement appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect Agency Personal Data against unauthorized or unlawful processing and against unauthorized loss, destruction, damage, alteration, or disclosure. Agency shall implement appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect Uber Personal Data against unauthorized or unlawful processing and against unauthorized loss, destruction, damage, alteration, or disclosure (each instance, a “Information Security Incident”). Agency shall, without undue delay, but no greater than twenty-four (24) hours after, notify Uber in the event that Agency learns or has reason to believe that an Information Security Incident has occurred in relation to Uber Personal Data. Such notice shall be sent to the Uber persons or team designated to receive notices under the Main Agreement; and (2) via email to [email protected] notification includes at least: (1) the nature of the breach of security measures; (2) the potentially compromised personal data and data subjects; (3) the duration and expected consequences of the Information Security Incident; and (4) any mitigation or remediation measures taken or planned in response to the Information Security Incident.
Upon any such discovery, Agency shall (a) take all reasonable steps to investigate, remediate, and mitigate the effects of the Information Security Incident, and (b) provide Uber with assurances reasonably satisfactory to Uber that such Information Security Incident will not recur.
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8.2 Data Transfers. To the extent the Agreement involves the transfer of Dashboard Data in the EEA to a jurisdiction outside the EEA, which has not been recognized by the European Commission as providing an adequate level of data protection, the parties agree that the Standard Contractual Clauses, as specified on http://t.uber.com/exhibita (“Exhibit A”), shall apply with respect to such Dashboard Data. In relation to restricted transfers of Dashboard Data that is protected by the UK GDPR from the United Kingdom to a jurisdiction which does not benefit from adequacy regulations pursuant to the UK GDPR, Exhibit A shall apply subject to the terms of the “UK Addendum to the EU Standard Contractual Clauses” issued by the Information Commissioner's Office under s.119A (1) of the United Kingdom Data Protection Act 2018 (“UK Addendum”).
Such UK Addendum shall be deemed executed and completed between Company and Uber using the information contained in Exhibit A. 9 Insurance.
9.1 During the Term, Uber agrees to maintain the following insurance coverage with an A.M. Best financial rating of “A-” or better:
9.1.1 Commercial General Liability (including contractual liability, personal and advertising injury and products and completed operations) with a limit of one million dollars (US$1,000,000) per occurrence and two million dollars (US$2,000,000) in the aggregate for bodily injury and property damage.
9.1.2 Workers’ Compensation Statutory (for all states of operation) including Employer’s Liability with limits of not less than one million dollars (US$1,000,000).
9.1.3 Commercial Auto Liability insurance for all owned, hired and non-owned vehicles for bodily injury, including death and property damage for limits of one million dollars (US$1,000,000) each accident combined with a single limit.
9.2 At the request of the Agency, Uber shall furnish the Agency with a certificate of insurance showing coverage as set forth herein. Agency shall be covered as an additional insured on the auto and general liability policies under a blanket endorsement. 10 Warranties; Disclaimer.
10.1 Mutual Warranties. Each party hereby represents and warrants that (a) it has full power and authority to enter into the Agreement and perform its obligations under the Agreement and any applicable Product Addenda, (b) such party’s acceptance of the Agreement, as well as such party’s performance of the obligations set forth in the Agreement, does not and will not violate any other agreement to which such party is a party, (c) it is in compliance and shall remain in compliance during the Term, with all applicable laws, rules and regulations, including those relating to data protection, privacy, identity theft, data breach, consumer protection, and data security, and any applicable industry standards relating to privacy and data security applicable to the performance of its obligations hereunder, (d) it is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its origin, and (e) such party’s Marks as provided by such party pursuant to this Agreement will not infringe or otherwise violate the intellectual property rights, rights of publicity or other proprietary rights of any third party.
10.2 Agency Warranties. Agency represents and warrants that (a) Agency has all rights and legally adequate consents, where necessary, to provide Uber with the Agency Personal Data and any other information provided to Uber hereunder; (b) Agency will use Dashboard Data solely for legitimate business purposes including business expense, processing, accounting, and budgeting purposes; (c) Agency will only share and provide access to Dashboard Data to Agency personnel who have a business need to access such Dashboard Data; (d) Agency will not disclose Dashboard Data to any third party, unless expressly authorized in writing by Uber, and who are in each case bound by privacy and security obligations regarding Uber Personal Data at least as restrictive as those contained herein; (e) Agency will not rent or sell Dashboard Data for any purpose not authorized by Uber; and (f) Agency will not disclose Dashboard Data nor disclose Uber’s pricing or fares associated with Dashboard Data to a competitor of Uber.
10.3 Disclaimer. EXCEPT AS EXPRESSLY PROVIDED HEREIN, UBER PROVIDES THE UBER SERVICE, AND UBER APP, "AS IS" AND WITHOUT WARRANTY. UBER DOES NOT WARRANT THAT THE FUNCTIONS CONTAINED IN THE DASHBOARD, UBER SERVICE, OR UBER APP WILL MEET AGENCY’S REQUIREMENTS OR THAT THE OPERATION OF THE DASHBOARD, UBER SERVICE, OR UBER APP WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR FREE. UBER HEREBY DISCLAIMS ALL OTHER WARRANTIES WITH RESPECT TO THE AGREEMENT, WHETHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING,
WITHOUT LIMITATION, (A) ANY IMPLIED OR STATUTORY WARRANTIES COVERING THE DASHBOARD, UBER SERVICE, UBER APP, AND (B) ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, NONINFRINGEMENT OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. AGENCY ACKNOWLEDGES AND
AGREES THAT THE UBER SERVICE IS A TECHNOLOGY SERVICE THAT ENABLES ACCESS TO REQUEST ON-DEMAND GROUND TRANSPORTATION, DELIVERY, AND LOGISTICS SERVICES PROVIDED BY INDEPENDENT THIRD-PARTY PROVIDERS. UBER IS NOT A TRANSPORTATION, DELIVERY, OR LOGISTICS PROVIDER. UBER DOES NOT GUARANTEE AVAILABILITY OF TRANSPORTATION, DELIVERY, OR LOGISTICS SERVICES, ON-TIME ARRIVALS
OR DEPARTURES THEREOF, OR ANY OTHER SERVICES LEVELS RELATED TO INDEPENDENT TRANSPORTATION, DELIVERY OR LOGISTICS PROVIDERS THAT MAY BE OBTAINED VIA THE UBER SERVICE.
11 Indemnification.
11.1 Each party (the "Indemnifying Party") will indemnify, defend and hold harmless the other party (the “Indemnified Party”), its Affiliates and their respective directors, officers, employees, consultants, agents, successors and assigns from and against all claims, liabilities, damages, losses, costs and expenses (including reasonable outside attorney fees) with respect to any third-party claim, suit, action, or proceeding arising out of or related to (a) a breach (or claim that, if true, would be a breach) of any of the Indemnifying Party’s representations or warranties in this 2093
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11.2 The Indemnified Party shall provide prompt notice to the Indemnifying Party of any potential claim subject to indemnification hereunder.
The Indemnifying Party will assume the defense of the claim through counsel designated by it and reasonably acceptable to the Indemnified Party. The Indemnifying Party will not settle or compromise any claim, or consent to the entry of any judgment, without written consent of the Indemnified Party, which will not be unreasonably withheld. The Indemnified Party will reasonably cooperate with the Indemnifying Party in the defense of a claim, at the Indemnifying Party’s expense. 12 Limits of Liability.
12.1 OTHER THAN WITH RESPECT TO (i) A PARTY’S INDEMNIFICATION OBLIGATIONS IN THE AGREEMENT OR ANY APPLICABLE PRODUCT ADDENDUM, (ii) DAMAGES ARISING FROM EITHER PARTY’S BREACH OF THE OBLIGATIONS SET FORTH IN SECTION 8 HEREIN (CONFIDENTIALITY), (iii) DAMAGES ARISING FROM EITHER PARTY’S BREACH OF THE REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES IN THE AGREEMENT OR ANY APPLICABLE PRODUCT ADDENDUM , (iv) DAMAGES ARISING FROM EITHER PARTY’S BREACH OF THE OBLIGATIONS SET FORTH IN SECTION 7 HEREIN (PROPRIETARY RIGHTS), OR (v) OR DAMAGES RESULTING FROM A PARTY’S GROSS NEGLIGENCE OR WILLFUL MISCONDUCT, AND TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, IN NO EVENT SHALL UBER OR AGENCY BE LIABLE: (A) FOR ANY INDIRECT, PUNITIVE, INCIDENTAL,
EXEMPLARY, SPECIAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, OR FOR LOSS OF BUSINESS OR PROFITS, SUFFERED BY THE OTHER PARTY OR ANY THIRD
PARTY ARISING OUT OF THE AGREEMENT, WHETHER BASED ON CONTRACT, TORT OR ANY OTHER LEGAL THEORY, EVEN IF UBER OR AGENCY (OR
THEIR AGENTS) HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES, AND, (B) UNDER THE AGREEMENT FOR ANY DIRECT DAMAGES IN AN AMOUNT EXCEEDING ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS ($100,000).
12.2 Each Party acknowledges that the foregoing limitations are an essential element of the agreement between the parties, and that in the absence of such limitations, the terms set forth in the Agreement would be substantially different. 13 General.
13.1 Entire Agreement. The Agreement contains the entire agreement between the parties related to the subject matter hereof and supersedes all prior and contemporaneous understandings or agreements, whether oral or written, prior to or on the Effective Date.
13.2 Governing Law. The Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware without regard to its choice or conflict of laws provision. Any dispute, controversy, or any claim arising out of or relating to the Agreement, or the interpretation, enforceability, performance, breach termination or validity thereof, including, without limitation, this arbitration clause, must be solely and finally settled by confidential arbitration in Dover, Delaware, in accordance with the Commercial Arbitration Rules of the American Arbitration Association. An award rendered in connection with arbitration pursuant to this section shall be final and binding upon the parties, and any judgment upon such an award may be entered and enforced in any court of competent jurisdiction. No provision of this subsection limits the rights of a party to the Agreement to obtain provisional, injunctive, or ancillary remedies from a court of competent jurisdiction before, after or during the pendency of any arbitration. Neither party has the right to arbitrate on a class action basis any dispute, controversy, or claim arising out of or relating to the Agreement, or the interpretation, enforceability, performance, breach, termination, or validity thereof, including, without limitation, this arbitration clause.
13.3 Affiliates. The parties hereby acknowledge and agree that Agency and each of its Affiliates may utilize the same Dashboard and any of the services provided under a Product Addendum upon execution of the Agreement and the applicable Product Addendum. Any such Affiliate shall be bound by all of the terms and conditions applicable to Agency under the Agreement, and entitled to all rights and protections afforded Agency under the Agreement, provided, however, Agency shall continue to bear legal responsibility for all acts or omissions of such Affiliate. The parties further acknowledge and agree that any services to be rendered under this Agreement and any applicable Product Addendum may be performed by Uber directly, or by any of Uber’s Affiliates.
13.4 Notices. Any notice required or permitted to the parties under this Agreement will be deemed to have been duly given only if in writing and delivered: by certified U.S. mail with return receipt requested, by overnight courier with postage prepaid, or by hand delivery, to the address of the receiving party as set forth below, to the attention of the persons designated below for the receiving party. Notices will be deemed received five (5) business days after being mailed by U.S. mail or the next business day if delivery is via overnight courier, or the same business day if delivery is by hand delivery during a business day before 5:00 PM or the next business day if not during a business day before 5:00 PM. All notices to Agency shall be delivered to the address referenced on the first page of the Agreement. All notices to Uber shall be provided to Uber Technologies, Inc., 1515 3rd Street, San Francisco, CA 94158 Attn: Legal Department – Uber for Business. Either party may change its notice address by providing written notice of such change to the other party in conformity with this section.
13.5 Force Majeure. Nonperformance of either party under the Agreement shall be excused to the extent and during the period that performance is rendered impossible by strike, fire, flood, hurricane, earthquakes, pandemic, other natural disaster, governmental acts or orders or restrictions, failure of suppliers, or contractors, or any other reason where failure to perform is beyond the reasonable control and not caused by the negligence of the non-performing party (“Force Majeure Event”). The affected party will promptly notify the other party upon becoming aware that any Force Majeure Event has occurred or is likely to occur and will use commercially reasonable efforts to minimize any resulting delay in or interference with the performance of its obligations under the Agreement. 2094
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13.7 Assignment. The Agreement is not transferable and may not be assigned by either party, in whole or in part, without the prior written consent of the other party, provided that both parties may assign the Agreement without such consent, but with notice to the other, in connection with a merger or a sale of all of the equity or assets of either party. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Uber may assign the Agreement, including any Product Addenda, to an Affiliate without notice or the prior written consent of Agency. Subject to the foregoing, the Agreement shall be binding upon all successors and assigns of a party.
13.8 Attorney’s Fees. In any litigation between the parties, the prevailing party shall be entitled to reasonable attorney fees and all costs of proceedings incurred in enforcing the Agreement.
13.9 Headings. Section headings are for convenience only and shall not be considered in the interpretation of the Agreement.
13.10 Independent Contractor. Uber and Agency are and shall remain independent contractors. Neither party is the representative or agent of the other and neither party shall have any power to assume any obligations on behalf of the other.
13.11 Non-Discrimination. Agency shall not, in its use of the Uber Service or any Uber Product under the Agreement, discriminate against any Authorized User, Agency User, employee, volunteer, or participant, or individual on the basis of race, color, gender, pregnancy, marital status, familial status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, religion, ancestry, national origin, disability, or age except that programs may target beneficial services for specific participant groups, as agreed upon between Uber and Agency. Agency acknowledges and agrees that upon Uber’s receipt of evidence of Agency’s discrimination under any of these categories, Uber shall have the right to immediately terminate the Agreement following notice to Agency.
13.12 Waiver. The failure of either party to enforce, at any time or for any period of time, the provisions hereof, or the failure of either party to exercise any option herein, shall not be construed as a waiver of such provision or option and shall in no way affect that party’s right to enforce such provisions or exercise such option.
13.13 Counterparts. The Agreement may be executed in counterparts and in any format, including electronically delivered versions thereof, each of which shall be deemed to be an original and shall fully bind each party who has executed it, but all such counterparts together shall constitute one and the same agreement.
The Agreement consists of the Agreement and any Product Addenda incorporated into the Agreement. An authorized representative of each party has caused the Agreement to be duly executed as of the Effective Date.
UBER TECHNOLOGIES, INC. [COUNTERPARTY NAME]
By: By:
Name: Name:
Title: Title:
Date: Date:
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TO THE
UBER TRANSIT DASHBOARD ACCESS AGREEMENT
This Uber Central Product Addendum (the “Product Addendum”) to the Uber Transit Dashboard Access Agreement (the “Agreement”) is entered into by and between [Counterparty Name] (“Agency”) and Uber Technologies, Inc. (“Uber”) as of the date of the last signature set forth below (“Product Addendum Effective Date”). The Product Addendum is hereby incorporated by reference into the Agreement.
Undefined, capitalized terms used herein shall have the meaning ascribed to them in the Agreement. This Product Addendum sets forth the terms under which an Agency may utilize the Dashboard to enable and use Uber Central. In the event of any conflict between the terms of the Agreement and this Product Addendum, the terms of this Product Addendum shall govern with respect to Uber Central.
1. Definitions. The following terms, as may be used only in this Product Addendum, shall have the meanings set forth below:
“Active User” means an individual (i) with an active Uber Account, or (ii) who has otherwise registered with Uber and accepted the End User Terms.
“Agency User” means an Active User or Guest User.
“Designated Recipient” means an individual authorized by an Agency User to provide information to Uber and receive notifications from Uber, including but not limited to through SMS messages, regarding such Agency User’s trip. “Guest User” means an individual who is not an Active User. “Uber Central” means the Uber Transit product that, in connection with Uber’s technology systems, enables the Agency to request rides, or deliveries through Uber Connect when available, on behalf of Agency’s customers, clients, or other authorized individuals.
2. Provision of Services to Agency.
2.1 Access to Services. Upon execution of this Product Addendum, Uber will use commercially reasonable efforts to enable the Agency to access Uber Central via the Dashboard. In addition to the Dashboard features described in the Agreement, the Dashboard will enable Agency to (a) request rides on behalf of Agency Users, and (b) view monthly statements setting forth trips requested on behalf of Agency Users. Agency expressly acknowledges and agrees that any and all transportation services are provided neither by Uber nor by Agency, but by independent third-party providers. Agency acknowledges that Agency will incur User Charges to the account of Agency, and not to the applicable Agency User's personal Uber user account or credit card.
2.2 Active Users; Guest Users; Designated Recipients.
2.1.1. Prior to requesting the Uber Service on behalf of any Agency User, Agency shall obtain from the Agency User and submit to Uber the following information with respect to such Agency User: (a) first and last name, (b) active telephone number, (c) pick-up and drop-off location; and (d) pick-up time and other optional trip related data (e.g. billing code, trip purpose, and message to Drivers) (collectively, “Agency User Data”), in order to permit Uber to confirm whether such Agency User is an Active User or is a Guest User. Agency shall ensure that all data provided to Uber is accurate and complete, and Uber shall not be liable to Agency, any Agency User or any other party with respect to inaccurate or incomplete Agency User Data supplied to Uber by Agency.
2.1.2. Agency shall be solely responsible for contacting, or facilitating contact with, any Guest User for whom Agency requests the Uber Service. Uber shall have no responsibility for contacting or providing messaging of any sort pursuant to this Product Addendum to any individual who is not an Active User.
2.1.3. Agency may provide to Uber the name and phone number of Designated Recipient(s) in order for Uber to provide notifications and detailed trip information, including real-time trip status, regarding an Agency User’s trip, to such Designated Recipient, including via SMS. Uber shall not be liable to Agency, any Agency User, any Designated Recipient, or any other party with respect to inaccurate or incomplete information supplied by Agency related to any Designated Recipient.
3. Privacy.
3.1. Definitions. “Agency Personal Data” means information provided by the Agency to Uber in connection with the Agreement relating to an identified individual, excluding any such information provided to Uber or any of its Affiliates by an Active User.
3.2. Roles of Parties. Each party is an independent controller of the Agency Personal Data and Uber Personal Data. Agency will provide Agency Personal Data to Uber, for the provision of the services as described in this Product Addendum. Agency will only process Uber Personal Data for administrative purposes, to manage access control and for activity review purposes. 2096
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9 3.3. Compliance with Data Protection Laws. Each party shall comply with the obligations applicable to it under the Data Protection Laws with respect to the processing of personal data (which includes Agency Personal Data and Uber Personal Data).
3.4. Data Restrictions.
3.4.1. Agency Restrictions. Agency agrees that it will use (or authorize the use of) Uber Personal Data and the Dashboard solely for legitimate business purposes, and will limit access to Uber Personal Data and the Dashboard solely to Agency’s personnel who have a legitimate business need to access such Uber Personal Data and the Dashboard. Agency will not disclose Uber Personal Data to any third parties unless expressly authorized in writing by Uber, and who are in each case bound by privacy and security obligations regarding Uber Personal Data at least as restrictive as those contained herein.
3.4.2. Uber Restrictions. Uber agrees that Uber shall use or disclose Agency Personal Data as necessary to provide the Uber Service or as required under applicable laws or regulations. Uber shall limit access to Agency Personal Data solely to Uber and its Affiliates’ directors, officers, employees, consultants, or agents who have a legitimate business need to access such Agency Personal Data.
4. Effect of Termination. All outstanding payment obligations and Sections 1, and 3 - 4 of this Product Addendum shall survive the termination of this Product Addendum.
5. Warranties.
5.1. In addition to the warranties set forth in the Agreement, Agency represents and warrants that Agency will inform and obtain all necessary rights, permission and legally adequate consent from Agency Users (x) to share such Agency User’s personal data with Uber, (y) to receive SMS messages or automated calls from Uber in connection with Uber Central and the Uber Service or to provide any communications pursuant to this Product Addendum, and (z) for Uber to provide Agency and any Designated Recipients with detailed trip information, including real-time trip status, for the trips charged to Agency’s Corporate Account. Agency also represents and warrants that Agency will inform and obtain all necessary rights, permission and legally adequate consent from Designated Recipients (i) to share such Designated Recipient’s personal data with Uber and (ii) to receive SMS messages from Uber in connection with Uber Central and the Uber Service or to provide any communications pursuant to this Product Addendum. Agency acknowledges that it may elect to utilize the Dashboard to request the Uber Service on behalf of Guest Users. Any such election is at Agency's sole discretion, and, in addition to Agency’s indemnity obligations under the Agreement, Agency therefore will indemnify, defend and hold harmless Uber, its Affiliates and its and their directors, officers, employees, consultants, agents, successors, and assigns from and against any and all claims, liabilities, damages, losses, costs and expenses (including reasonable outside attorney fees) with respect to any third party claim, suit, action or proceeding arising out of or related to the use of the Uber Service by any Guest User.
An authorized representative of each party has caused this Product Addendum to be duly executed as of the Product Addendum Effective Date.
UBER TECHNOLOGIES, INC. [COUNTERPARTY NAME]
By: By:
Name: Name:
Title: Title:
Date: Date:
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10 UBER VOUCHERS PRODUCT ADDENDUM
TO THE
UBER TRANSIT DASHBOARD ACCESS AGREEMENT
This Uber Vouchers Product Addendum (the “Product Addendum”) to the Uber Transit Dashboard Access Agreement (the “Agreement”) is entered into by and between [Counterparty Name] (“Agency”) and Uber Technologies, Inc. (“Uber”) as of the date of the last signature set forth below (“Product Addendum Effective Date”). This Product Addendum is hereby incorporated by reference into the Agreement.
Undefined, capitalized terms used herein shall have the meaning ascribed to them in the Agreement. This Product Addendum sets forth the terms under which an Agency may utilize the Dashboard to enable and use Uber Vouchers. In the event of any conflict between the terms of the Agreement and this Product Addendum, the terms of this Product Addendum shall govern with respect to Uber Vouchers.
1. Definitions. The following terms, as may be used only in this Product Addendum, shall have the meanings set forth below:
“Community Guidelines” means the guidelines available at https://www.uber.com/legal/en/document/?name=general-communityguidelines&country=united-states&lang=en, as may be amended from time to time by Uber in its sole discretion. “Voucher Recipient” means an individual that receives one or more Uber Vouchers sent or requested by the Agency. Voucher Recipients are Agency Users.
“Design Guidelines” means the Uber Trademark Usage Guidelines available at https://developer.uber.com/docs/riders/guides/design-guidelines, as may be amended from time to time by Uber in its sole discretion pursuant to which Agency may use the Uber Trademark as set forth herein. “Program” means an event or series of events for which the Agency wants to provide a Voucher Recipient with an Uber Voucher in order to use the Uber Service.
“Redemption Value” means the maximum amount for which a Voucher Recipient may utilize any single Uber Voucher to receive a full or partial payment for User Charges pursuant to this Product Addendum. “Uber Voucher” means a promotional code or link generated by Agency through the Dashboard that, when validly applied, allows an individual with an active Uber Account to receive a partial or full payment by Agency for User Charges up to the amount of the applicable Uber Voucher, subject to (a) any utilization requirements and limitations established by Agency, (b) the terms of this Product Addendum, and (c) other restrictions and limitations as Uber may determine from time to time that are generally applicable to all discount codes generated by Uber.
“Utilization Amount” means the exact dollar amount of an Uber Voucher a Voucher Recipient utilized for User Charges and is a “Fee” as defined in the Agreement.
2. Access to Services. Upon execution of this Product Addendum and mutual agreement on the Scope of Work at Exhibit 1, Uber will use commercially reasonable efforts to enable the Agency to access Uber Vouchers via the Dashboard. In addition to the features described in the Agreement, the Dashboard will enable Agency to (a) create and/or distribute Uber Vouchers in accordance with the terms of the Agreement; (b) view and pay Monthly Statements; and (c) view current, appoint new, and remove Administrators. Uber reserves the right to add, remove and update features and functionality of the Dashboard at any time. Agency expressly acknowledges and agrees that any and all transportation services provided to Voucher Recipient are provided neither by Uber nor by Agency, but by independent third-party transportation and delivery providers. It is the Agency’s sole responsibility to keep and maintain an accurate list of current Voucher Recipients to receive and utilize Uber Vouchers.
3. Utilization Amount. Upon redemption of an Uber Voucher by a Voucher Recipient or according to Batched Billing, Uber shall charge Agency the Utilization Amount of each such Uber Voucher, unless Agency participates in Monthly Billing, in which case Agency shall pay for the Utilization Amount pursuant to Section 6.2 of the Agreement. If the User Charges exceed the Uber Voucher value for an individual Voucher Recipient’s transaction, Uber shall charge the balance to such Voucher Recipient’s payment method on file in their Uber Account.
4. Uber Vouchers.
4.1. Creating Uber Programs and Uber Vouchers; Limitations.
4.1.1. Agency may create Programs within the Dashboard, which will generate Uber Vouchers for the Agency to distribute to Voucher Recipients. Uber shall run such Programs only in the countries where Uber makes Uber Vouchers available to the Agency.
Agency acknowledges and agrees that it is responsible for all marketing, promotion, and advertising of the Programs. 2098
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11 4.1.2. Agency may elect to either create a Program with: (a) a single Uber Voucher to distribute to all Voucher Recipients (a "Single Code"); or (b) individualized Uber Vouchers that Agency can distribute to each Voucher Recipient, which are limited to one (1) code per Voucher Recipient, and can only be used by the first Voucher Recipient who redeems the code (each an “Individualized Code”). Agency acknowledges and agrees that (a) Single Codes and Individualized Codes may not be used as intended if a Voucher Recipient shares the code with anyone other than a Voucher Recipient, (b) Uber has no way to prevent and bears no responsibility for such sharing or non-intended use, and (c) all of Agency’s obligations under this Product Addendum apply no matter who redeems an Uber Voucher under this Product Addendum.
4.1.3. Single Codes. For any Program that utilizes a Single Code, Agency may limit the number of times such code can be used; provided, however, Agency must clearly and conspicuously disclose to each Voucher Recipient (i) that use of the code is not guaranteed, and (ii) the materials terms and conditions of each Single Code. Agency acknowledges and agrees that: (i) a Single Code may be used by individuals (including those who are not Voucher Recipients) Agency did not intend to target, but Agency will be financially responsible for the number of times the Single Code is used to access the Uber Service; and (ii) for any individual that tries to access a Single Code after the usage limitations have been met, Uber will direct such individual to contact Agency about such Single Code. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, Agency acknowledges and agrees that in no event will Uber be liable to (i) any Voucher Recipients who were targeted to receive a Single Code but were unable to utilize such Single Code, or (ii) Agency for Uber’s non-fulfillment of the Single Code as a result of usage limitations set by Agency.
4.1.4. Individualized Codes. For any Program that utilizes Individualized Codes, Agency bears responsibility to correctly deliver such codes to Voucher Recipients and to clearly and conspicuously disclose the material terms and conditions of each Individualized Code to each Voucher Recipient. Agency acknowledges and agrees that for any individual that tries to access an Individualized Code after such code has expired, Uber will direct such individual to contact the Agency about such Individualized Code. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, Agency acknowledges and agrees that in no event will Uber be liable to (i) any Voucher Recipients who were targeted to receive an Individualized Code but were unable to utilize such Individualized Code, or (ii) Agency for Uber’s non-fulfillment of the Individualized Code as a result of usage limitations set by Agency.
4.1.5. Uber Delivered Vouchers. In addition to creating Programs under this Product Addendum, Agency may choose to create an Uber Voucher for a specific Voucher Recipient by (i) requesting that Uber deliver such Uber Voucher to the Voucher Recipient via SMS message or by another agreed upon delivery method such as email (each an “Uber Delivered Voucher”), and (ii) providing to Uber such Voucher Recipient’s first name and last name, as well as phone number and/or email address. Prior to creating an Uber Delivered Voucher, Agency shall obtain consent from the Voucher Recipient and submit to Uber the following information with respect to such Voucher Recipient: (a) first and last name, (b) active telephone number and/or email address, (c) and all information related to the Uber Voucher (collectively, “Voucher Recipient Data”), in order for Uber to deliver such Uber Voucher to the user via SMS message, email, the Uber App, or by another delivery method. Agency shall ensure that any Voucher Recipient Data Agency provides to Uber is accurate and complete, and Uber shall not be liable to Agency, any Voucher Recipient, or any other party with respect to inaccurate or incomplete data supplied by Agency.
4.2. Uber Voucher Limitations. Agency shall ensure the maximum aggregate Redemption Value of Uber Vouchers that Agency has outstanding at any given time during the Term shall not exceed the credit amount approved by Uber for Agency’s Batched Billing or Monthly Billing, unless Uber agrees in writing to allow Agency to distribute a different aggregate Redemption Value of Uber Vouchers.
Each Uber Voucher created by Agency shall: (a) expire no later than twelve (12) months following the date on which Agency created the Uber Voucher; (b) have a minimum Redemption Value, as specified in the Dashboard, for each country in which Agency creates an Uber Voucher; (3) be valid for redemption in areas where Uber Vouchers are available until such Uber Voucher expires; and (4) be feasibly usable for the Voucher Recipient receiving such Uber Voucher (e.g., a Voucher Recipient cannot be located in New York, New York and receive a code that is only valid in San Francisco, California).
4.3. Restrictions of Use. Agency cannot use Uber Vouchers with any third-party promotion, agreement, relationship, marketing event, Driver, or any other use case without Uber’s prior written consent. Agency agrees it will not apply, or allow to be applied, the Uber Voucher to an Uber Account without first disclosing all of the disclaimer set forth in Section 4.5.3 below.
4.4. Modification or Cancellation of Uber Vouchers. After Agency creates a Program, Agency may only: (a) update a Program to make such Program’s restrictions and/or value more permissive if the Uber Voucher has not yet been distributed to Voucher Recipients; or (b) cancel a Program in its entirety, in which case Agency shall immediately notify all Voucher Recipients that (i) such Program is canceled, and (ii) Agency, and not Uber, decided to cancel the Program. Any such notification shall be subject to Uber’s prior written approval. Agency acknowledges and agrees that if Agency modifies or cancels a Program: (a) Agency remains financially responsible to Voucher Recipients who received an Uber Voucher from Agency, whether or not the Voucher Recipient used such Uber Voucher before Agency modified or canceled the Program; and (b) that if an individual is unable to use an Uber Voucher for any such modified or canceled Program, Uber will direct such individual to contact Agency about any modification or cancellation issues. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, Agency acknowledges and agrees that in no event will Uber be liable to: (a) Voucher Recipients who received an Uber Voucher, but were not able to use such Uber Voucher following Agency’s modifications to or cancellation of the Program by Agency, or (b) Agency for Uber’s non-fulfillment of the Uber Voucher as a result of a modifications to or cancellation of the Program by Agency.
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4.5.1. Marketing Guidelines. At all times during the Term, Agency shall follow the marketing guidelines available at https://developer.uber.com/docs/riders/guides/design-guidelines, which Uber may update from time to time in its discretion, and any other marketing guidelines the parties have agreed to that the parties have agreed to.
4.5.2. Agency Delivery of Uber Vouchers to Voucher Recipients. In the event Agency is delivering Uber Vouchers to Voucher Recipients, Uber will deliver Uber Vouchers to Agency in the form of code links, that Agency may deliver to Voucher Recipients via email or, if Agency has obtained legally-adequate consents under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (“TCPA”), short message service (“SMS”) message. In the event that Agency delivers such Uber Vouchers via email, Agency shall ensure that it is the sole sender of the email as defined by the CAN-SPAM Act and that Uber does not appear as the sender of such email. In the event that Agency delivers any Uber Vouchers via SMS message, Agency shall ensure that it has affirmative legally-adequate written consent from all Voucher Recipients to send them such messages and will make clear in all such messages that they are being sent by Agency (as opposed to Uber). Agency shall not deliver or attempt to deliver any Uber Vouchers through a public-facing or accessible website/page or via social media.
4.5.3. Uber Vouchers Disclaimer. Agency shall ensure that any delivery or distribution by Agency of an Uber Voucher to a Voucher Recipient, or any communication related thereto, shall include a prominent disclaimer notifying the Voucher Recipient that: (a) such Uber Voucher may only be redeemed for specific types of rides requested via Uber’s mobile application: (b) such Uber Voucher is subject to a specific, defined expiration date; (c) such Uber Voucher is subject to specific, defined geographic restrictions; (d) such Uber Voucher is subject to a specific, defined maximum Redemption Value; (e) such Uber Voucher cannot be redeemed for goods or services outside of the Uber App; (f) once redeemed by a Voucher Recipient, any Uber Voucher value is not transferable to other Uber accounts, users or products; (g) Voucher Recipient and Agency will not receive any value or credit for any unused portions of such Uber Voucher; and (h) such Uber Voucher has no cash value and may not be redeemed for cash, except as required by law. The following is a pre-approved disclaimer for use with a Single Code: “Limited Availability. No cash value. One-time use only. Maximum discount of $[#] per redemption. Maximum of [#] [trips] per account. To redeem discount, Uber Voucher code [INSERT LINK] must be applied to Payment section of the Uber App prior to requesting the intended [trip]. Uber Voucher valid [DATE], [TIME], through [DATE], [TIME] [or, if applicable: Uber Voucher valid between [TIME] and [TIME] on [DATE]].
Uber Voucher expires [DATE] at [TIME]. Uber Voucher is only valid for trips placed using [add any vehicle or other restrictions as applicable]. Taxes and other fees will be covered provided that the value of the Uber Voucher is greater than the total order amount. Offer is non-transferable, subject to change or cancellation. Issues involving redemption and/or use of the Uber Voucher code should be directed to [YOUR AGENCY NAME] at [INSERT YOUR AGENCY CONTACT INFO].” Agency shall add at the beginning of the above pre-approved disclaimer paragraph the following for use with an Individualized Code: “Limited to one code per person.
Can only be used by the first person who redeems the code. Non-transferable.”
4.6. Uber Account Required.
4.6.1. Active Uber Account Required. Agency acknowledges and agrees that before a proposed individual Voucher Recipient can utilize an Uber Voucher pursuant to this Product Addendum, such proposed Voucher Recipient must have an active Uber Account to activate such Uber Voucher.
4.6.2. Restrictions. In addition to the restrictions set forth in Section 4 of the Agreement, Agency shall not, and shall not authorize others to modify or alter any Uber Voucher as created pursuant to this Product Addendum.
5. Uber Voucher Usage.
5.1. Uber Vouchers must be used by the recipient for personal use and cannot be resold by the recipient. Any additional marketing or advertising of the voucher by the recipient must comply with the terms of this Agreement.
5.2. Agency is responsible for lost, stolen, or misused Uber Vouchers unless otherwise required by law.
5.3. Uber reserves the right to close or suspend Agency’s Corporate Account, or any Voucher Recipient’s Uber Account, adjust balances and/or request alternative forms of payment if Uber determines, in its sole discretion, that any Uber Voucher issued hereunder is or has been fraudulently obtained or used.
5.4. Uber may cease offering the Uber Vouchers product at any time and for any reason.
6. Intellectual Property.
6.1. Use of Uber Marks; Guidelines. Any use by the Agency of Uber Marks hereunder shall be subject to Uber’s prior written approval, which shall be deemed granted with respect to such uses compliant with the Design Guidelines. Agency will comply with the 2100
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6.2. Inspection of Records. During the Term, Uber may request in writing that Agency provide to Uber all of Agency’s relevant records, marketing materials, and communications (including but not limited to, email and SMS messages that Agency, any of its Affiliates, or any other third party sent to Voucher Recipients in connection with an Uber Voucher) that include the Uber Trademark (collectively, the “Records”). Agency shall provide the Records to Uber within thirty (30) calendar days of Uber’s request for any such Records. In the event Uber, in its sole discretion, determines the Agency has not met its obligations with respect to the Uber Trademark as set forth in this Product Addendum, then Uber may terminate this Product Addendum and take any additional measures afforded to it by law or under the Agreement. Agency shall preserve, and shall cause all of its Affiliates to preserve, all of the aforesaid Records for a period of at least two (2) years from the termination or expiration of this Product Addendum.
7. Warranties. In addition to the warranties set forth in the Agreement, Agency represents and warrants that: (a) Agency shall comply with all applicable laws and regulations applicable to the performance of its obligations hereunder; (b) as it relates to Agency’s activities involving the Uber Vouchers, including but not limited to the Programs, and the marketing, promotion, and any other forms of communication regarding the Uber Vouchers, Agency will (i) comply with the Design Guidelines, the Uber Voucher Marketing Guidelines, Community Guidelines, and all applicable law (including, without limitation, CAN-SPAM and TCPA); and (ii) ensure that any such marketing, promotion, or other form of communications does not harm the goodwill or reputation of Uber; (c) Agency is responsible for the full cost of all Uber Vouchers used, whether or not used as intended by Voucher Recipients or others; (d) if Agency modifies or cancels a Program, Agency remains responsible for the full cost of all Uber Vouchers distributed, whether or not used by Voucher Recipients; and (e) Agency will inform and obtain all necessary rights, permission, and legally-adequate consent from Voucher Recipients:
(i) to receive SMS messages and other communications from Uber in connection with Uber Vouchers and the Uber Service; and (ii) for Uber to provide Agency with detailed trip information, including real-time trip status, for any trips such Voucher Recipient takes using the Uber Voucher created by Agency.
8. Privacy and Security.
8.1. Definitions. “Agency Personal Data” means information provided by the Agency to Uber in connection with the Agreement relating to an identified individual, excluding any such information provided to Uber or any of its Affiliates by a Voucher Recipient.
8.2. Roles of Parties. Each party is an independent controller of the Agency Personal Data and the Uber Personal Data. Agency will provide Agency Personal Data to Uber, for the provision of services as described in this Product Addendum. Agency will only process Uber Personal Data for administrative purposes, to manage access control and for activity review purposes.
8.3. Lawfulness. Agency agrees to inform, and have an applicable legal basis to process personal data, and, where necessary, obtain consent from each Voucher Recipient: (a) to provide the Voucher Recipient’s personal data to Uber; (b) for Uber to provide Agency with detailed information on, and real-time trip status of, the rides or meals charged to Agency's Corporate Account; and (c) to receive SMS messages and emails from Uber, and for Uber to otherwise contact each Voucher Recipient for the purpose of providing the Uber Service or to provide any communications pursuant to the Agreement.
8.4. Data Restrictions.
8.4.1. Agency Restrictions. Agency agrees that it will use (or authorize the use of) Uber Personal Data and the Dashboard solely for legitimate business purposes, and will limit access to Uber Personal Data and the Dashboard solely to Agency’s personnel who have a legitimate business need to access such Uber Personal Data and the Dashboard. Agency will not disclose Uber Personal Data to any third parties unless expressly authorized in writing by Uber, and who are in each case bound by privacy and security obligations regarding Uber Personal Data at least as restrictive as those contained herein.
8.4.2. Uber Restrictions. Uber agrees that Uber shall only use or disclose Agency Personal Data for the purposes described in this Agreement.
8.5. Compliance with Data Protection Laws. Each party shall comply with the obligations applicable to it under the Data Protection Laws with respect to the processing of personal data.
8.6. Public Records Laws. Uber acknowledges that Agency may be subject to public records disclosure laws. Agency agrees to make diligent efforts to limit disclosure pursuant to any available bases stated in [STATE FOIA LAW] or other applicable law, to notify Uber of such disclosure requirements at least five (5) days before disclosure, and to allow Uber reasonable opportunity to object to production.
If Agency determines the material is not exempt from public disclosure law, Agency will notify Uber of the request and allow Uber twenty (20) business days to take whatever action it deems necessary to protect its interests. If Uber does not take any such action within said period, Agency may release the portions of record(s) deemed by Agency to be subject to disclosure. If Agency is required to 2101
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8.7. Nonpublic Information. If Agency mistakenly, inadvertently or inappropriately obtains access to any personal data related to an Uber Voucher or the Uber Services utilized by a rider or other Uber user in connection with this Product Addendum, Agency shall immediately notify and return it to Uber (and shall cause its Representatives to do the same). Agency shall not (i) copy, duplicate or otherwise reproduce or retain any portion of any personal data in any form or manner whatsoever, nor permit any of its Representatives to do so, nor (ii) enhance any database or any other files or other media by using any personal data.
9. Indemnification.
9.1. In addition to Agency’s indemnity obligations under the Agreement, Agency will also indemnify, defend and hold harmless Uber, its Affiliates, and its and their respective directors, officers, employees, consultants, agents, successors, and assigns from and against any and all claims, liabilities, damages, losses, costs, and expenses (including reasonable outside attorney fees) with respect to any third party claim, suit, action, or proceeding arising out of or related to the Programs and Agency’s use and distribution of Uber Vouchers including but not limited to Agency’s marketing, advertising, promoting, communicating, or delivering any such Uber Voucher to Voucher Recipients in any manner in any media. For avoidance of doubt, in the event that Voucher Recipients are unable to redeem an Uber Voucher because the funds attributable to such Uber Voucher have already been used, Agency shall indemnify Uber for any claims made by such Voucher Recipients.
9.2. Uber shall provide prompt notice to the Agency of any potential claim subject to indemnification hereunder. Agency will assume the defense of the claim through counsel designated by it and reasonably acceptable to Uber. Agency will not settle or compromise any claim, or consent to the entry of any judgment, without written consent of Uber, which will not be unreasonably withheld. Uber will reasonably cooperate with the Agency in the defense of a claim, at the Agency’s expense.
10. Use of Agency Logo. Agency hereby grants to Uber the right to use Agency’s Marks, subject to Section 7.1 of the Agreement, in the Uber App, push notifications, emails, and SMS messages to help Voucher Recipients identify Uber Vouchers created by Agency.
11. Effect of Termination. Accrued and outstanding payment obligations, Sections 1, 3, 7 – 10 shall survive the expiration or termination of the Agreement.
An authorized representative of each party has caused this Product Addendum to be duly executed as of the Product Addendum Effective Date.
UBER TECHNOLOGIES, INC. [COUNTERPARTY NAME]
By: By:
Name: Name:
Title: Title:
Date: Date:
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Scope of work
Dashboard Access Agreement
Program Details
Name of program
Location of services
Background/purpose What prompted this project?
What is your vision for it?
What does success look like?
Scope/objective What problem are we trying to solve?
What are the requirements?
What other third-party partners or software providers will participate in the program? Target audience/special
eligibility requirements
Program budget Monthly budget: (Please provide an estimate so we can ensure enough credit) Annual budget:
Contract budget:
Funding source [ ] Federal: _____________________
[ ] State: _______________________
[ ] Local: _______________________
[ ] Other: _______________________________
Deliverables
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Period of performance Contract term(s)
Products [ ] Uber Vouchers
[ ] Uber Central
Vehicles [ ] Uber X
[ ] Uber Green
[ ] Uber Comfort
[ ] Other: _______________
Geographic restrictions Please note for all geographic restrictions the agency should be prepared to provide Uber with a shapefile in KML or GeoJSON format.
Days of operation Monday - Friday
Hours of operation 9:30 AM - 11:30 PM
Agency subsidy level per trip What is the subsidy amount the agency is offering, for example, up to $15 per trip.
Rider fare If the rider should be responsible for an upfront fare, please define that fare structure here, Subsidy allowance per person Is there a usage cap, for example, 10 Uber Vouchers per month? Program distribution [ ] Uber email
[ ] Uber blog post
[ ] Other: _________________________ (Uber CRM campaign, for high value/strategic opportunities only)
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Data reporting [ ] Unique trip ID
[ ] Date/time
[ ] Cost/fare
[ ] Trip origin/destination
[ ] Include lat/Long data
[ ] Trip distance
[ ] Trip duration
[ ] Other: _____________________ (special requirements per client’s SOW) Billing
Billing method [ ] Credit card
[ ] ACH (must meet $2K monthly spend to activate)
Special requirements
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[ ] Uber Central special requirements:
[ ] Bulk Upload/Batch rides
[ ] Round trips
[ ] Recurring trips
[ ] Multi-destination trips
[ ] Flex trips
[ ] Sales tax exempt (Must include supporting documentation, does not apply to Vouchers)
[ ] Other : _____________________ (special requirements per client’s SOW) Please note any special requirements (reporting format, delivery method, frequency), marketing support, cash collection, and service legal agreements here.
Exhibit 2
Trademarks and Territory
Uber Marks
Trademark Description Territory
UBER Word mark United States
Rider Logo United States
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Trademark Description Territory
[INSERT AGENCY MARKS HERE]
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City of Richmond - Insurance Requirements – Type 6(a):
Transportation Providers
Type 6 – Page 1 of 3
Revised: June 2011
In all instances where a CONTRACTOR or its representatives will be conducting business and/or providing services, the City requires the following MINIMUM insurance requirements and limits.
CONTRACTOR shall procure and maintain for the duration of the contract, agreement, or other order for work, services or supplies, insurance against claims for injuries to persons or damages to property which may arise from or in connection with the performance of the work hereunder and the results of that work by the CONTRACTOR, its agents, representatives, employees or subcontractors. Maintenance of proper insurance coverage is a material element of the contract. Failure to maintain or renew coverage or to provide evidence of renewal may be treated by the City as a material breach of contract.
CONTRACTOR agrees that in the event of loss due to any of the perils for which it has agreed to provide Commercial General Liability and Automobile Liability insurance, CONTRACTOR shall look solely to its insurance for recovery.
CONTRACTOR hereby grants to CITY, on behalf of any insurer providing Commercial General Liability and Automobile Liability insurance to either CONTRACTOR or CITY with respect to the services of CONSULTANT herein, a waiver of any right to subrogation which any such insurer of said CONTRACTOR may acquire against the CITY by virtue of the payment of any loss under such insurance.
Original, signed certificates and original, separate policy endorsements, naming the City as an additional insured for general and automobile liability, as well as a waiver of subrogation for Workers’ Compensation insurance, shall be received and approved by the City before any work may begin. However, failure to do so shall not operate as a waiver of these insurance requirements.
City reserves the right to modify or require additional coverages for specific risk exposures depending on scope of CONTRACTORS work.
Minimum coverage is detailed below. The policy limits of coverage shall be made available to the full limits of the policy.
The minimum limits stated herein shall not serve to reduce the policy limits of coverage of CONTRACTOR.
Minimum Scope of Insurance – the following forms shall be provided and coverage shall be at least as broad as the following:
1. Insurance Services Office Commercial General Liability coverage (ISO Occurrence Form CG 0001) including coverage for bodily and personal injury, property damage, and products and completed operations.
2. Insurance Services Office Automobile Liability coverage (ISO Form CA 0001, Code 1, Any Auto)
3. Original and Separate Additional Insured Endorsements for General Liability (ISO Form CG 20 10 11/85 or its equivalent) with primary and non-contributory language.
4. Workers’ Compensation Insurance as required by the State of California including Employer’s Liability coverage.
5. Original and Separate Waiver of Subrogation for Workers’ Compensation Insurance.
Required Coverage
Minimum Limits
Workers’ Compensation and
Employers’ Liability
Statutory limits as required by the State of California including $1 million Employers’ Liability per accident, per employee for bodily injury or disease.
If CONTRACTOR is self-insured, provide a certificate of Permission to SelfInsure, signed by the California Department of Industrial Relations and SelfInsurance. If contractor is a sole proprietor (has no employees) than contractor must sign “Contractor Release of Liability” found at:
http://www.ci.richmond.ca.us/index.aspx?nid=61.
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City of Richmond - Insurance Requirements – Type 6(a):
Transportation Providers
Type 6 – Page 2 of 3
Revised: June 2011
General Liability
(primary and excess limits
combined)
$2,000,000 per occurrence for bodily injury, personal injury and property damage. If the policy includes a general aggregate, either the general aggregate shall apply separately to this project, service or location or minimum required aggregate limit shall be twice the per occurrence limit ($4 million aggregate).
Policy shall also include coverage for liability arising out of the use and operation of any City-owned or City-furnished equipment used or operated by the CONTRACTOR, its personnel, agents or subcontractors.
Policy shall be endorsed to name the City of Richmond as an additional insured per the conditions detailed below.
Automobile Liability $5,000,000 per occurrence for bodily injury and property damage.
Policy shall be endorsed to name the City of Richmond as an additional insured.
Required Policy Conditions
A. M. Best Rating A:VII or Better. If the A.M. Best Rating falls below the required rating, CONTRACTOR must replace coverage immediately and provide notice to City.
Additional Insured Endorsement Applicable to General and Auto Liability Coverage.
The City of Richmond, its officers, officials, employees, agents and volunteers are to be named as additional insureds for all liability arising out of the operations by or on behalf of the named insured, including but not limited to bodily injury, deaths and property damage or destruction arising in any respect directly or indirectly in the performance of this contract.
For general liability coverage, ISO form CG 20 10 (11/85) or its equivalent is required. The endorsement must not exclude products and completed operations coverage. If it does, then CG 20 37 (10/01) is also required. SAMPLE Endorsements can be found at http://www.ci.richmond.ca.us/index.aspx?nid=61.
Primary and Noncontributory The contractor’s insurance coverage must be primary coverage as it pertains to the City, its officers, officials, employees, agents and volunteers. Any insurance or self insurance maintained by the City is wholly separate from the insurance of the contractor and in no way relieves the contractor from its responsibility to provide insurance.
Waiver of Subrogation
Endorsement Form
Contractor’s insurer will provide a Waiver of Subrogation in favor of the City for Workers Compensation coverage during the life of this contract.
SAMPLE Endorsements can be found at
http://www.ci.richmond.ca.us/index.aspx?nid=61.
Deductibles and Self-Insured
Retentions
Any deductible or self-insured retention must be declared to and approved by the City. At the option of the City either the insurer shall reduce or eliminate such deductibles or self-insured retention as respects the City or the CONTRACTOR shall procure a financial guarantee in an amount equal to the deductible or self-insured retention guaranteeing payment of losses and related investigations, claims administration and defense expenses.
Contractor is responsible for satisfaction of the deductible and/or self-insured retention for each loss.
Umbrella/Excess Liability Policies
If an Umbrella or Excess Liability Policy is used to meet the liability limits, coverage shall be as broad as specified for underlying coverages and cover those insured in the underlying policies. 2109
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City of Richmond - Insurance Requirements – Type 6(a):
Transportation Providers
Type 6 – Page 3 of 3
Revised: June 2011
Claims-Made Policies
If any insurance policy is written on a claims-made form: 1) the retroactive date must be shown, and must be before the date of the contract or the beginning of contract work. 2) Insurance must be maintained and evidence of insurance must be provided for at least five (5) years after completion of the contract of work. 3) If coverage is canceled or nonrenewed, and not replaced with another claims-made policy form with a retroactive date prior to the contract effective date, the Contractor must purchase an extended period coverage for a minimum of five (5) years after completion of contract work.
Subcontractors
CONTRACTOR shall include all subcontractors as insured under its policies or shall furnish to the City for review and approval, separate certificates and endorsements for each subcontractor. All coverage for subcontractors shall be subject to all of the requirements stated herein.
CONTRACTOR agrees to defend and indemnify the City of Richmond for any damage resulting to it from failure of either CONTRACTOR or any subcontractor to take out or maintain the required insurance policies. The fact that insurance is obtained by CONTRACTOR, and/or CONTRACTOR’s subcontractors, will not be deemed to release or diminish the liability of CONTRACTOR, including, without limitation, liability under the indemnity provisions of this contract. Damages recoverable by CITY from CONTRACTOR or any third party will not be limited by the amount of the required insurance coverage.
Verification of Coverage
All original certificates and endorsements shall be received and approved by the City before work may begin. The City of Richmond reserves the right to require complete, certified copies of all required insurance policies including endorsements affecting the coverage at any time.
Original insurance certificates and required policy endorsements shall be mailed, or delivered to the Designated Project Manager for the City of Richmond.
Insurance certificates and endorsements may be faxed to the Designated Project Manager. However, Contractor must mail the original certificates and endorsements to Designated Project Manager once faxed.
Continuous Coverage
CONTRACTOR shall maintain the required insurance for the life of the contract. Should the CONTRACTOR cease to have insurance as required during this time, all work by the CONTRACTOR pursuant to this agreement shall cease until insurance acceptable to the City is provided. In the event that CONTRACTOR fails to comply with the City’s insurance requirements, the City may take such action as it deems necessary to protect the City’s interests. Such action may include but is not limited to termination of the contract, withholding of payments, or other actions as the City deems appropriate.
If services or the scope of work extend beyond the expiration dates of the required insurance policies initially approved by the City, CONTRACTOR must provide updated certificates and endorsements indicating that the required coverage, terms and conditions are still in place. Renewal certificates and updated endorsements shall be mailed to the Designated Project Manager.
Cancellation
CONTRACTOR shall ensure that coverage shall not be cancelled, reduced or otherwise materially changed except after thirty (30) days’ prior written notice has been given to the City.
Reporting Requirements
Any failure to comply with reporting or other provisions of the policies including breaches of warranties shall not affect coverage provided to the City, its officers, officials, employees or volunteers.
Consistent with Public Policy
The insuring provisions, insofar as they may be judged to be against public policy shall be void and unenforceable only to the minimum extent necessary so that the remaining terms and provisions herein may be consistent with public policy and thus enforceable.
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THE CITY OF RICHMOND
Request for Proposal (RFP)
Transportation Rideshare
RFP submittal deadline: 3:00 p.m., Friday, May 3, 2024
Project Manager: Lori Reese-Brown
(Email address) [email protected]
CITY OF RICHMOND, COMMUNITY SERVICES
440 CIVIC CENTER PLAZA, 2
ND FLR, RICHMOND, CA 94804
(510) 620-6869 OR (650) 269-2328
Department of Community
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1. INTRODUCTION
The City of Richmond is seeking proposals from qualified transportation firms to provide Transportation RIDESHARE Services 24/7 for west County residents that qualify for the Richmond paratransit service.
The Richmond PARATRASIT service presently operates two electric vans.
The selected vendor will add to this operation a unique rideshare service that will serve registered community residents in Richmond, unincorporated north Richmond, El Sobrante, Kensington, and other approved parts of west Contra Costa County.
The rideshare service is also intended to assist the City Transportation Division of the Community Services Department with implementing the Commuter Benefit Ordinance, the First Mile / Last Mile Ordinance, and the Richmond Ferry to Bridge and Complete Streets Ordinance for connections throughout the City and the region. The overarching goal of these ordinances is to reduce traffic congestion by providing transportation services that encourage alternative transit modes through Richmond employers and other means. The required services and performance conditions are described in the Scope of Work and Services Section below.
2. ATTACHMENTS
The attachments below are included with this Request for Proposals (RFP) for your review and submittal (see asterisk):
Attachment A- Proposer’s Information Form*
Attachment B- Scope of Work and Services
Attachment C- Sample Table, Qualifications of Firm relevant to the City’s needs Attachment D- Cost Proposal Format
The items identified with an asterisk (*) shall be filled out, signed by the appropriate representative of the company and returned with the submittal. This solicitation is offered to for profit and non-profit firms engaged in the work of transportation rideshare services.
3. INSTRUCTIONS TO PROPOSERS
3.1 Examination of Proposal Documents
The submission of a proposal shall be deemed a representation and certification by the Proposer that they have carefully read and fully understand the information that was provided by the City to serve as the basis for submission of this proposal.
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3.2.2 Have the capability to successfully undertake and complete the responsibilities and obligations of the proposal being submitted.
3.2.3 Represent that all information contained in the proposal is true and accurate.
3.2.4 Did not, in any way, collude, conspire to agree, directly or indirectly, with any person, firm, corporation or other Proposer in regard to the amount, terms, or conditions of this proposal.
3.2.5 Acknowledge that the City has the right to make any inquiry it deems appropriate to substantiate or supplement information supplied by Proposer, and Proposer hereby grants the City permission to make these inquiries, and to provide any, and all related documentation in a timely manner.
No request for modification of the proposal shall be considered after its submission on grounds that the Proposer was not fully informed to any fact or condition.
3.3 Addenda/Clarifications
Should discrepancies or omissions be found in this RFP or should there be a need to clarify this RFP, questions or comments regarding this RFP must be put in writing and received by the City no later than 4:00 p.m., Monday, April 22, 2024. Correspondence shall be e-mailed to Lori Reese-Brown at: lori reese[email protected]. Responses from the City will be communicated to all recipients of this RFP. Inquiries received after the date and time stated will not be accepted and will be returned to senders without a response. All addenda shall become a part of this RFP and shall be acknowledged on the Proposer’s Form.
The City shall not be responsible for nor bound by any oral instructions, interpretations or explanations issued by the City or its representatives.
3.4 Submission of Proposals
All proposals shall be emailed to: [email protected] No later than 3:00 p.m. on Friday, May 3, 2024. All proposals received after that time will be returned to the Proposer unopened.
3.5 Withdrawal of Proposals
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3.6 Rights of the City of Richmond
This RFP does not commit the City to enter a contract, nor does it obligate the City to pay for any costs incurred in preparation and submission of proposals or in anticipation of a contract. The City reserves the right to:
• Make the selection based on its sole discretion;
• Reject any and all proposals;
• Issue subsequent Requests for Proposals;
• Postpone opening for its own convenience;
• Remedy technical errors in the Request for Proposals process; • Approve or disapprove the use of particular Sub-consultants; • Negotiate with any, all or none of the proposers;
• Accept other than the lowest offer;
• Waive informalities and irregularities in the Proposals and/or; • Enter into an agreement with another Proposer in the event the originally selected Proposer defaults or fails to execute an agreement with the City.
An agreement shall not be binding or valid with the City unless and until it is executed by authorized representatives of the City and of the Proposer. The City intends to contract with only one (1) vendor for this project.
4. PROPOSED TENTATIVE TIMELINE
The tentative RFP timeline is as follows:
RFP Issued Friday, April 12, 2024
Pre-Proposal Meeting None
Proposals Due 3:00 p.m. Friday, May 3, 2024
Interviews Week of May 6, 2024
Consultant selection and contract
preparation
Week of May 13, 2024
Contract awarded Week of May 20, 2024 or prior
Work commences Week of June 3, 2024 or prior
5. INFORMATION TO BE SUBMITTED (to be submitted in this order only) These instructions outline the guidelines governing the format and content of the proposal and the approach to be used in its development and presentation. The intent of the RFP is to encourage responses that clearly communicate the Proposer’s understanding of the City’s requirements and its approach to successfully provide the services on time and within budget. Only that information which is essential to an understanding and evaluation of the proposal should be submitted. Items not specifically and explicitly related to the RFP and proposal, e.g. brochures, marketing material, etc. will not be considered in the evaluation.
All proposals shall address the following items in the order listed below and shall be numbered 1 through 8 in the proposal document.
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Section 1 – Proposal Summary
This Section shall discuss the highlights, key features and distinguishing points of the Proposal. A separate sheet shall include a list of individuals and contacts for this Proposal and how to communicate with them. Limit this Section to a total of three (3) pages including the separate sheet.
Section 2 – Profile on the Proposing Firm(s)
This Section shall include a brief description of the Prime Proposer’s firm size along with the organizational structure. Include a discussion of the Prime Proposer firm’s capacity and resources. Include all other firms including subcontractors participating in the Proposal, including similar information about the firms experience.
Section 3 – Qualifications of the Firm
This Section shall include a brief description of the Proposer’s and sub-Proposer’s qualifications and previous experience on similar or related projects. Provide in a table format descriptions of pertinent project experience with other public municipalities and private sector that includes a summary of the work performed, the total project cost, the percentage of work the firm was responsible for, the period over which the work was completed, and the name, title, and phone number of client’s to be contacted for references. Give a brief statement of the firm’s adherence to the schedule and budget for the project.
Section 4 – Work Plan or Proposal
This Section shall present a well-conceived service plan. Include a full description of major tasks and subtasks. This section of the proposal shall establish that the Proposer understands the City’s objectives and work requirements and Proposer’s ability to satisfy those objectives and requirements. Succinctly describe the proposed approach for addressing the required services and the firm’s ability to meet the City’s schedule, outlining the approach that would be undertaken in providing the requested services.
Section 5 – Proposed Innovations
The Proposer may also suggest technical or procedural innovations that have been used successfully on other engagements and which may provide the City with better service delivery. In this Section discuss ideas, innovative approaches, and specific new concepts included in the Proposal that would provide benefit to the City of Richmond.
Section 6 – Project Staffing
This Section shall discuss how the Proposer would propose to staff this project.
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responsibilities on the project. An organizational chart for the project team and resumes for key Proposer personnel shall be included. Key personnel will be an important factor considered. The City’s Project Manager has the right to assign and/or reassign key personnel to ensure First Source local hire.
Section 7 – Proposal Exceptions
This Section shall discuss any exceptions or requested changes that the Proposer has to the City’s RFP conditions and requirements.
Section 8 – Proposal Costs Sheet and Rates
The fee information is relevant to a determination of whether the fee is fair and reasonable in light of the services to be provided. Provision of this information assists the City in determining the firms understanding of the project and provides staff with tools to negotiate the cost.
This Section shall include the proposed costs to provide the services desired.
Include any other cost and price information, plus a not-to-exceed amount, that would be contained in a potential agreement with the City. The hourly rates may be used for pricing the cost of additional services outlined in the Scope of Work.
PLEASE NOTE: The City of Richmond does not pay for services before it receives them. Therefore, do not propose contract terms that call for upfront payments.
6. CONTRACT TYPE AND METHOD OF PAYMENT
It is anticipated that the agreement resulting from this solicitation, if awarded, will be a not-to-exceed budget per task form of contract. The method of payment to the successful Proposer shall be on a per task basis with a maximum “not to exceed” fee as set by the Proposer in the proposal or as negotiated between the Proposer and the City as being the maximum cost to perform all work. This figure shall include direct costs and overhead, such as, but limited to, transportation, communications, subsistence and materials and any subcontracted items of work. Progress payments will be based on a percentage of the project completed.
7. REVIEW AND SELECTION PROCESS
City staff will evaluate the proposals provided based on the following criteria:
7.1 Clarity and Detail of Work-plan
7.2 Cost
7.3 Creativity
7.4 Service Applicability (24/7)
7.5 Completeness of Proposal
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8. ORAL INTERVIEWS
Proposers may be required to participate in an oral interview (ZOOM). The oral interview will be a panel comprised of members of a selection committee.
9. DISQUALIFICATION
Factors such as, but not limited to, any of the following may be considered just cause to disqualify a proposal without further consideration:
9.1 Evidence of collusion, directly or indirectly, among Proposers in regard to the amount, terms or conditions of this proposal;
9.2 Any attempt to improperly influence any member of the evaluation team;
9.3 Existence of any lawsuit, unresolved contractual claim or dispute between Proposer and the City of Richmond;
9.4 Evidence of incorrect information submitted as part of the proposal;
9.5 Evidence of Proposer’s inability to successfully complete the responsibilities and obligation of the proposal; and
9.6 Proposer’s default under any previous agreement with the City, which results in termination of the Agreement.
10. NON-CONFORMING PROPOSAL
A proposal shall be prepared and submitted in accordance with the provisions of these RFP instructions and specifications. Any alteration, omission, addition, variance, or limitation of, from or to a proposal may be sufficient grounds for non- acceptance of the proposal, at the sole discretion of the City.
11. FIRMS OR PERSONS NOT ELIGIBLE TO SUBMIT A PROPOSAL
In order to avoid any conflict of interest or perception of a conflict or interest, Proposer(s) selected to provide professional services under this RFP will be subject to the following requirements:
11.1 The Proposer(s) who works on the procurement will be precluded from submitting proposals or bids as a prime contractor or subcontractor in the ultimate procurement.
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11.2 The Proposer(s) may not have interest in any potential Proposer for the ultimate procurement.
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Attachment A
Proposer’s Information Form
PROPOSER (please print):
Name:
Address:
Telephone:
Email: ______________________________________________________________ Contact person, title, email, and telephone:__________________________ ______________ Proposer, if selected, intends to carry on the business as (check one):
Individual 0 Joint Venture
Partnership
Corporation
When incorporated? ______________
In what state?
When authorized to do business in California?
Other (explain):______________________________________________________
ADDENDA
To assure that all Proposers have received each addendum, check the appropriate box(es) below. Failure to acknowledge receipt of an addendum/addenda may be considered an irregularity in the Proposal:
Addendum number(s) received: 1; 2; 3; 4; 5; 6;
Or, ____No Addendum/Addenda Were Received (check and initial). 9 2119
PROPOSER’S SIGNATURE:
No proposal shall be accepted which has not been signed in ink in the appropriate space below:
By signing below, the submission of a proposal shall be deemed a representation and certification by the Proposer that they have investigated all aspects of the RFP, that they are aware of the applicable facts pertaining to the RFP process, its procedures and requirements, and they have read and understand the RFP. No request for modification of the proposal shall be considered after its submission on the grounds that the Proposer was not
Fully informed as to any fact or condition.
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Attachment A – Proposer Information continued...
1. The duly authorized officer of the CORPORATION shall sign as follows:
The undersigned certify that he/she is respectively:
Signature: Title:
Of the corporation named below; that they are designated to sign the Proposal Cost Form by resolution (attach a certified copy, with corporate seal, if applicable, notarized as to its authenticity or Secretary’s certificate of authorization) for and on behalf of the below named CORPORATION, and that they are authorized to execute same for and on behalf of said CORPORATION.
Corporation Name (type or print)
By: _____________________________________ Date: _________________ Title:
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Attachment B – Scope of Work / Services
Project Background:
The City of Richmond is accepting proposals from qualified firms who offer transit services for ambulatory and non-ambulatory consumers 24/7 within west Contra Costa County and Martinez, CA
The Transportation services envisioned MUST be consistent with the goals and purpose of Tax Measure J, for Contra Costa County. The objectives are to establish a shuttle service that operates daily and is on-demand.
The goals is to support a partnership to help qualified residents and commuters travel within the City and throughout west Contra Costa County travel to and from existing and proposed transit hubs and isolated area of the City, and throughout all unincorporated areas of the west Contra Costa County. The City seeks the assistance and experienced of qualified firms ONLY. Functions could include, but are not limited to the following examples:
• Branding and marketing of commuting modes
• Administrative assistance
• Providing a forum for collaboration and action by employers and other stakeholders interested in reducing traffic
• Building alliances and partnerships with transit providers, adjacent jurisdictions, and other organizations
• Identifying ways to increase transit usage
• Developing a cost-effective and flexible array of services. Some programs may be neighborhood specific; others for various trip types (i.e., medical trips, inter-city and intra-city commuters);
• Gathering and tracking of metrics including but not limited to reduction in Single Occupancy Vehicle (SOV) trips, reduction in vehicle miles traveled (VMT), reduction in greenhouse gas emissions, etc.
• Serving as a community resource for transportation information • Coordinating with other agency, private and public transit providers as needed
The consultant, as part of their proposal submission, should provide a work plan detailing their approach including scheduling of proposed phases and check-ins. It is the intent of the City that proposals be self-sustaining by the end of the second year in operation.
1. Experience in launching Transportation programs that have a successful track record of measurable Single Occupancy Vehicle (SOV) trip reduction;
2. Experience in the following areas:
a. Planning, operations, and management
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b. Transportation-based web sites and marketing communications c. Transportation marketing and special events
d. Transportation Demand Management design and
implementation
e. Community Partnerships
f. Knowledge and experience working with transit agencies and other transportation organizations
Proposal Criteria
As part of the proposal, consultants should include the following:
1. Statement of Qualifications, including but not limited to the following:
a. Individuals selected for the consulting role and team structure b. Relevant experience in transportation services metrics achieved c. Staffing projections; e.g. estimated hours of work per week during the first 12 months of work
2. Proposals should include a work plan listing proposed tasks by month for the first two years, indicating tasks listed in this RFP and other tasks needed to achieve the City’s objectives. The work plan should include a description of a phased approach to implementation. Consultant may break out the phases in whatever manner they choose but are asked to provide costs for all phases. A detailed narrative outlining potential outreach strategies should also be included. The work plan should include check-ins with the City Transportation Division assigned staff.
3. References including name, phone number and email. References should be clients of the consultant’s services.
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ATTACHMENT B
SAMPLE TABLE FORMAT
QUALIFICATIONS OF FIRM RELATIVE TO CITY’S NEEDS
Project Name Client Description of work
performed
Total Project Cost Percentage of work
firm as responsible for
Period work was
completed
Client contact
information*
Did your firm meet the project schedule (Circle one) : Yes No Give a brief statement of the firm’s adherence to the schedule and budget for the project:
Did your firm meet the project schedule (Circle one) : Yes No Give a brief statement of the firm’s adherence to the schedule and budget for the project:
Did your firm meet the project schedule (Circle one) : Yes No Give a brief statement of the firm’s adherence to the schedule and budget for the project:
Did your firm meet the project schedule (Circle one) : Yes No Give a brief statement of the firm’s adherence to the schedule and budget for the project:
*Include name, title and phone number.
City of Richmond – RFP Transportation Services
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ATTACHMENT C
SAMPLE COST PROPOSAL
FORMAT – RFP
(The City of Richmond is looking for a submittal in this format – content should match cost for scope of services required)
Scope Labor Categories
(e.g., Consultant, Sr. Consultant, etc.)
Est.
Hours
Hourly
Rate
Extended
Rate
Task 1
$ $
$ $
$ $
TOTAL NOT TO EXCEED, TASK 1 $ $
Task 2
$ $
$ $
$ $
TOTAL NOT TO EXCEED, TASK 2 $ $
Task 3
$ $
$ $
$ $
TOTAL NOT TO EXCEED, TASK 3 $ $
TOTAL NOT TO EXCEED
(TASKS 1 – 3) $ $
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RESPONSE TO RFP:
TRANSPORTATION RIDESHARE
Prepared by:
Lyft, Inc.
185 Berry Street, #400
San Francisco, CA 94107
[email protected]
415.226.9162
For:
City of Richmond, CA
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May 3, 2024
Lori Reese-Brown
City of Richmond, Community Services
440 Civic Center Plaza, 2nd Flr
Richmond, Ca 94804
RE: RESPONSE TO RFP: TRANSPORTATION RIDESHARE
Dear Lori Reese-Brown:
Since 2019, Lyft has had the privilege of working alongside your team on the R-Transit RAPID program, expanding access for people with disabilities in west Contra Costa County. We have learned a great deal from the amazing team at the City of Richmond over the years, and have invested in new features, processes, and tools that we are excited to roll out in support of the next phase of the program.
Thank you for this opportunity to deepen our collaboration with the City of Richmond and the communities that call Richmond home.
Respectfully submitted,
Jordan Glassberg, Vice President of Partnerships
Lyft, Inc.
185 Berry Street, Suite 400
San Francisco, CA 94107
(415) 226-9162 | [email protected]
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1: Section 1 – Proposal Summary
1.1. This Section shall discuss the highlights, key features and distinguishing points of the Proposal.
Since 2019, Lyft has had the privilege of working alongside your team on the R-Transit RAPID program, expanding access for people with disabilities in west Contra Costa County. We have learned a great deal from the amazing team at the City of Richmond over the years, and have invested in new features, processes, and tools that we are excited to roll out in support of the next phase of the program. These enhancements, which we discuss in Section [5], will help City of Richmond cost-effectively scale the program to the broader community of paratransit riders, as well as stay on top of a rapidly changing mobility landscape.
The attached proposal describes Lyft’s approach to meeting the unique program requirements of the R-Transit’s RAPID program. Highlights from our approach are summarized below:
1. Experience: The City will be working with a team at the forefront of on-demand ridesharing programs, having launched over 100+ partnerships with cities and transit agencies across the United States. We have used these opportunities to pioneer innovative service models that are lowering barriers to access for seniors and people with disabilities, closing the first/last-mile gap to transit, and cost-effectively extending transit service to communities where transit service is challenging to provide. The national scale of our partnerships has allowed us to cultivate a transit center of excellence at Lyft, with breadth and depth of experience in transit planning and operations, technology, analytics, performance measurement, and community outreach. Case studies and references can be found in Section [3].
2. Approach: Our proposal leverages Lyft’s proven technology platform, which matches riders to an existing network of drivers operating across the San Francisco Bay Area, including west Contra Costa County. The City can seamlessly tap into that existing network to design their own rideshare-based transit programs, thanks to Lyft’s Paratransit Technology Suite. Rides can be requested 24/7, with average wait times of under 5-10 minutes. For a full discussion of our approach, please see Section [4].
3. Innovations: In addition to the Digital Paratransit Passes that R-Transit’s RAPID riders are already familiar with, our technology suite has been expanded to include our new self-service Program Planning Dashboard [4.1.1]. This intuitive, cloud-based tool will allow the City to quickly launch ride programs tailored to the needs of different riders, and refine the programs through a data-driven, iterative process as needs and budgets evolve. The Program Planning Dashboard includes a self-service eligibility management tool that allows the City to enroll new riders directly [4.1.1.3], allowing riders to enjoy the benefits of the R-Transit RAPID program as soon as they are approved. In addition, our updated reporting and 1 2128
invoicing protocol [4.1.3] puts critical data on program ridership and spend at the City’s fingertips. Instead of monthly trip reports, the City will be able to access trip data on-demand through the Program Planning Dashboard. The trip reports will be updated daily with newly completed ride details. Please see [5.1] for a full discussion of these innovations.
4. Staffing: The City will be working closely with Lyft’s Transit Partnerships team: a think tank of urban transportation planners, data scientists, and engineers who have helped launch over 100+ rideshare-based transit partnerships to date. The team will leverage significant investments in technology that Lyft has made to help ensure a reliable, high-quality experience on the Lyft platform. These include real-time supply balancing mechanisms that automatically alert drivers on our platform to areas of greater ride demand, data-driven ETA estimate algorithms based on the tens of thousands of on-demand trip requests every day in the SF Bay Area, and continuous screening mechanisms that help encourage drivers to always deliver the best possible service to riders. Please see Section [6] for more information about our team.
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1.2. A separate sheet shall include a list of individuals and contacts for this Proposal and how to communicate with them. Limit this Section to a total of three (3) pages including the separate sheet.
Contact Role Email Address
Earl Kaing Proposal Manager [email protected]
Calli Cenizal Head of Transit+EDU Partnerships [email protected] 3 2130
2: Section 2 – Profile on the Proposing Firm
2.1. This Section shall include a brief description of the Prime Proposer’s firm size along with the organizational structure. Include a discussion of the Prime Proposer firm’s capacity and resources.
Lyft has nearly 15 years of successful experience in transportation, beginning with the 2007 launch of Zimride–a technology platform that matched drivers and passengers for inter-city trips. In 2012, Lyft introduced its platform for on-demand ridesharing–a convenient, safe, and affordable transportation option that fills empty seats in passenger vehicles already on the road by matching drivers and riders via a smartphone application.
Today, Lyft is a leading, publicly-traded, shared mobility company with the institutional knowledge, financial resources, staffing capacity, and local presence to execute and sustain this partnership with the City of Richmond. We are a fixture in many local communities, facilitating millions of rides every day across 360+ cities, and employing thousands of team members from coast-to-coast. We have never been in arrears on nor have we failed to complete a transit contract. Our most recent financial statements can be found on the Lyft website1.
The City will be working closely with Lyft’s Transit Partnerships team: a think tank of urban transportation planners, data scientists, and engineers who have helped launch over 100+ rideshare-based transit partnerships to date. The national scale of our partnerships has allowed us to cultivate a transit center of excellence at Lyft, with breadth and depth of experience in transit planning and operations, technology, analytics, performance measurement, and community outreach. The Transit Partnerships Team–led by Calli Cenizal–will be able to continuously monitor day-to-day operations and address any performance issues or service risks that may arise over the course of our partnership with the City.
1 https://investor.lyft.com/financials-and-reports/annual-reports/default.aspx 4 2131
2.2. Include all other firms including subcontractors participating in the Proposal, including similar information about the firms experience.
This section is not applicable to our response.
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3: Section 3 – Qualifications of the Firm
3.1. This Section shall include a brief description of the Proposer’s and sub-Proposer’s qualifications and previous experience on similar or related projects.
More than just a technology platform, Lyft has become a multimodal transportation partner. We have a proven track record of executing multi-year contracts with public and private agencies, including over 100+ rideshare-based transit partnerships launched to date.
We have used these opportunities to pioneer innovative service models that leverage the non-dedicated network of drivers on the Lyft platform. These partnerships are helping cities and transit agencies across the United States expand mobility for all residents, especially communities that have historically faced transportation barriers. Our collaborations include dozens of senior mobility and paratransit programs relevant to this RFP, along with first/last-mile, suburban, and late-night transit programs. In addition to our ongoing partnership with the City of Richmond, we also collaborate with the City of Fremont, the Livermore-Amador Valley Transit Authority, Tri-Delta Transit, and the Solano Transportation Authority.
An overview of our partnerships is provided in the table below, followed by several case studies of programs relevant to this RFP. Additional references can be provided upon request.
PARATRANSIT & SENIOR MOBILITY
Tri-Delta Transit (Antioch, CA)
Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority
(Boston, MA)
City of Fremont (SF Bay Area, CA)
Regional Transportation Commission of So. Nevada
(Las Vegas, NV)
Big Blue Bus
(Los Angeles/Santa Monica, CA)
LATE NIGHT / JOB ACCESS
City of South Bend, ID
Solano Transportation Authority
(SF Bay Area, Solano County, CA)
Valley Regional Transit
(Boise, ID)
Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority
(Washington, D.C.)
SUBURBAN TRANSIT
City of Monrovia, CA
Greater Dayton Regional Transit Authority
(Dayton, OH)
City of San Clemente, CA
FIRST-LAST MILE
Solano Transportation Authority (Solano County, CA)
Livermore-Amador Valley Transit Authority
(SF Bay Area/Dublin, CA)
Regional Transportation Commission of So. Nevada
(Las Vegas, NV)
3.2. Provide in a table format descriptions of pertinent project experience with other public municipalities and private sector that includes a summary of the work performed, the total project cost, the percentage of work the firm was responsible for, the period over 6 2133
which the work was completed, and the name, title, and phone number of client’s to be contacted for references. Give a brief statement of the firm’s adherence to the schedule and budget for the project.
ATTACHMENT B.1
Project Name Mobility On-Demand Every Day
Client City of Santa Monica Big Blue Bus (Los Angeles County, CA) Client Contact Information Alfredo Torales, Strategic Transit Planner [email protected]
Phone number provided upon request
Description Of Work Performed Big Blue Bus (BBB) has partnered with Lyft to provide on-demand services via a rebranded Dial-A-Ride program for older adults and people with disabilities living in Santa Monica.
The new service called MODE, Mobility On-Demand Every Day, launched on July 1, 2018 to overcome vehicle supply constraints and provide added mobility options for their Dial-a-Ride users.
Lyft's technology and flexible transportation service network is allowing MODE to meet the high demand for service during peak times when members are most interested in traveling while increasing efficiency when the demand for transportation decreases. This innovation addresses a long-standing issue with Big Blue Bus Dial-A-Ride, where members often encountered challenges booking a ride during high demand periods.
See [3.2.1] below for an in-depth case study.
Total Project Cost Contract Value: ~3k rides per month
Percentage Of Work The Firm
Was Responsible For
100%
Period Over Which The Work
Was Completed,
07/2018 - Present
Did Firm Meet Project Schedule? Yes
Brief Statement Of The Firm’s
Adherence To The Schedule And
Budget For The Project.
Project delivered in accordance with client expectations around schedule and budget.
ATTACHMENT B.2
Project Name GoMonrovia
Client City of Monrovia (Los Angeles County, CA)
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Client Contact Information Angela Cho, Office of the City Manager [email protected]
(626) 932-5528
Description Of Work Performed In response to the evolving transportation needs of suburban communities, the City of Monrovia partnered with Lyft to launch the GoMonrovia program. Through the GoMonrovia program, we have worked to develop a new transportation program that will provide greatly improved mobility options for the suburban user.
The program allows residents, employees, and visitors to Monrovia to access a subsidized Lyft Shared ride anywhere in the service area. This unique and innovative public-private partnership was designed to provide the community with
enhanced and affordable public transportation options that leverages Lyft as a convenient microtransit solution.
See [3.2.2] below for an in-depth case study.
Total Project Cost Contract Value: ~10k rides per month Percentage Of Work The Firm
Was Responsible For
100%
Period Over Which The Work
Was Completed,
3/2018 - Present
Did Firm Meet Project Schedule? Yes
Brief Statement Of The Firm’s
Adherence To The Schedule And
Budget For The Project.
Project delivered in accordance with client expectations around schedule and budget.
Attachment B.3
Project Name First/Last-Mile Commuter Program
Client Solano Transportation Authority
(San Francisco Bay Area, CA)
Client Contact Information Lorene Garrett, Program Coordinator [email protected]
707-424-6075
Description Of Work Performed In Solano County, one of the nine counties that make up the San Francisco Bay Area, many commuter rail riders were having trouble closing the last 2.5 mile gap between the county’s two train stations and local job clusters. Some regular riders had purchased older cars, parked them permanently at the train 8 2135
stations, and were using them to get to/from work. In search of a more sustainable solution, planners at the Solano Transportation Authority (STA) partnered with Lyft on a first/last-mile program to enhance connectivity between the county’s regional rail and bus network and nearby job centers. The partnership provides 80% off of Lyft rides up to $25, for travel between participating transportation hubs in Solano county and local job centers, including clusters of manufacturing, medical, and government offices. The program is a more cost effective and convenient alternative to a traditional first/last-mile shuttle, which would have suffered from long headways and empty seats outside of peak periods.
See [3.2.3] below for an in-depth case study.
Total Project Cost Contract Value: ~5k rides per month
Percentage Of Work The Firm
Was Responsible For
100%
Period Over Which the Work was
Completed,
03/2019 - Present
Did Firm Meet Project Schedule? Yes
Brief Statement Of The Firm’s
Adherence To The Schedule And
Budget For The Project.
Project delivered in accordance with client expectations around schedule and budget.
3.2.1. SANTA MONICA BIG BLUE BUS: MOBILITY ON-DEMAND EVERYDAY THE CHALLENGE. Santa Monica’s Big Blue Bus’ Dial-A-Ride program members were eager for a new solution that embedded more flexibility into the agency’s paratransit offering. Members often encountered challenges booking a ride during high demand periods: the system was oversubscribed between 9am and noon on weekdays, and undersubscribed most other times, making it difficult to ensure riders were receiving a consistent level of service.
For BBB’s Dial-A-Ride, trips usually needed to be booked 24 hours in advance to a telephone information dispatcher who would schedule and dispatch the service for customers. The system didn’t allow BBB to offer on-demand ride requests, track vehicles, or digitally process payments, which was becoming increasingly important information needed to measure program usage. BBB wanted to set up a new system that would 9 2136
improve quality of life for customers and offer more flexible journey capacity without increasing BBB’s existing budget.
THE SOLUTION. Big Blue Bus (BBB) partnered with Lyft to provide on-demand services via a rebranded Dial-A-Ride program for older adults and people with disabilities living in Santa Monica. The new service called MODE, Mobility On-Demand Every Day, was launched on July 1, 2018 to overcome vehicle supply constraints and provide added mobility options for Santa Monica residents. Lyft's technology and flexible transportation service network is allowing MODE to meet the high demand for service during peak times when members are most interested in traveling while increasing efficiency when the demand for transportation decreases.
The service is available seven days a week, and users can book a MODE ride via the Lyft app or online. Members are limited to a total of 30 rides per month. MODE offers two fare types for a ride: a Low-Income Fare which costs $0.75, and a regular fare which costs $1.50.
OUTCOME AND IMPACT. The program has made a dramatic difference on riders’ lives, helping seniors continue to live independently and stay connected to their community.
Program participants have expressed that the new MODE service with Lyft is helping them stay more active and less isolated, reflecting the positive public health impacts of having reliable access to transportation. “This partnership is reflective of the changing mobility landscape and how transit agencies can adopt new technology to enhance the travel experience for MODE members throughout our City. Continuing to understand customer needs and meeting those needs through quick and innovative service delivery is critical to our success in providing outstanding and efficient service," said Ed King, Director of Transit Services.
3.2.2. GOMONROVIA PROGRAM IS REDEFINING SUBURBAN MOBILITY THE CHALLENGE. Monrovia, an increasingly popular suburb of Los Angeles, stretches about 14 square miles with a population of around 38,000 people. The Southern California Association of Governments expects the region’s population to grow by 4 million people in the next 25 years. Looking at Monrovia, that figure isn’t hard to believe. During the past three years, the City has added more than 2,000 new jobs, nearly 2,000 new
residents, and the community is in the process of adding more than 2,200 new housing units to address skyrocketing housing costs. And while the growth is welcome, it also presents transportation challenges.
In early 2018, Monrovia city leaders were looking for innovative ways to offer transportation options, to prepare the city for the mobility issues that come with increased population density and growing competition for limited parking.
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Historically, Monrovia ran a traditional “Dial-a-Ride” shuttle service called Monrovia Transit to help residents move around the community and connect to regional transit services. The Dial-a-Ride transit program was a curb-to-curb service with flexible routing instead of a fixed route or schedule. That program cost the city about $1 million a year and provided around 38,000 trips annually.
Monrovia’s Dial-a-Ride system was inconvenient and inefficient, struggling to get residents where they needed to go in a timely manner. City officials realized that the community needed a transit system that was more responsive to their transportation needs to save people time and convenience, while improving the operation’s efficiency.
THE SOLUTION. The City’s leadership aimed to combine local resources and existing services with innovative technology platforms to build an entirely new public transportation model for suburban communities like Monrovia. The City looked for transportation partners with whom they could work closely and who recognized the role of both public transit and emerging services in enhancing community mobility. That ethos aligned with Lyft’s mission to complement public transit.
Lyft and City officials developed and launched GoMonrovia, a first-of-its-kind partnership that was launched in March 2018. The program, which
replaced the Dial-a-Ride program, incentivizes Shared
Rides to transit and around the City.
OUTCOME AND IMPACT. The adoption of GoMonrovia’s
new microtransit program with Lyft has exceeded
expectations, having grown ridership well over 1,000
percent. GoMonrovia is now one of the most successful
new mobility partnerships in the United States and has
become an interesting case study of how to grow
shared commuting, increase access to transit, and
decouple mobility from car ownership in suburban
communities. The City has received the Chapter
President’s Award by the Southern California Chapter of the American Society for Public Administration (ASPA),
as well as a Local Government Excellence Award from the International City/County Management Association (ICMA) for the GoMonrovia program.
By partnering with Lyft, the City of Monrovia has been able to offer improved access to a larger variety of transit services for its growing communities. Ultimately, this unique partnership program has demonstrated that a new model for suburban mobility can be achieved through microtransit services with organizations like Lyft.
3.2.3. SOLANO COUNTY ENHANCES JOBS ACCESS WITH LYFT
THE CHALLENGE. Nearly 170,000 people commute to or from Solano County everyday, contributing significantly to highway congestion in the San Francisco Bay Area. While commuter rail options exist, many riders to close the first/last-mile gap between the 11 2138
County’s two train stations and nearby destinations, including nearby job centers. While the train stations are served by local bus routes, the roughly 2.5-mile journey to nearby job centers requires a transfer, and can take anywhere from 25 to 80 minutes. Planners at the Solano Transportation Authority (STA) studying the situation noted that some rail commuters had resorted to purchasing older cars, which they parked permanently at the train stations and used to get to/from their final destinations.
STA Planners considered launching a traditional first/last-mile shuttle. However, there were concerns about the cost-effectiveness of a service that would sit largely underutilized between infrequently-arriving trains, and outside of peak commute hours.
THE SOLUTION. In search of a more sustainable solution, planners at the Solano Transportation Authority partnered with Lyft on a first/last-mile program to enhance connectivity between the
county’s regional rail and
bus network and nearby
communities. The
partnership, launched in
March 2019, provides 80%
off of Lyft rides up to $25,
for travel between
participating transportation
hubs in Solano County and
local job centers, including
clusters of manufacturing,
medical, and government
offices. The subsidy can be
applied to up to 45 rides
per month.
Riders can register for the program through STA’s Mobility Call Center or by filling out a web application. To be eligible, participants must live or work in Solano County and be over the age of 18. Once approved, STA distributes a digital, in-app microtransit pass directly to the rider’s Lyft account. Riders without a Lyft account will also be sent instructions for setting one up.
OUTCOME AND IMPACT. The program has been a more cost-effective and convenient alternative to a traditional first/last-mile shuttle, which would have suffered from long headways and empty seats outside of peak periods.
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4: Section 4 – Work Plan or Proposal
4.1. This Section shall present a well-conceived service plan. Include a full description of major tasks and subtasks.
Lyft’s paratransit partnerships are built around our turnkey Digital Transit Pass, which allows agency partners to design programs that grant riders a defined number of Lyft rides at an agency-specified level of subsidy. The City of Richmond will have the ability to design subsidized ride programs based on multiple eligibility criteria, including geographical boundaries, days of the week, hours of the day, and vehicle types.
For example, the Digital Transit Pass for the R-Transit RAPID program could be set up to collect a $3.00 co-pay for trips up to $20 booked through the Lyft app, so long as the trip meets the following criteria:
● Rider: rider’s telephone number is on eligibility list provided by agency ● Mode: Lyft Classic
● Service Area: trips must begin and end within the program service area ● Service Hour: 24/7
● Maximum # of Trips: 40 trips per month
The Digital Transit Pass will automatically verify rider eligibility at the time of booking, and apply subsidies to any qualifying trip. Lyft will invoice these subsidies to the agency on a recurring basis. The agency will not be invoiced for any ride that does not qualify for a subsidy based on the eligibility criteria.
The subsections below
discuss the Digital
Transit Pass setup
process in more detail,
followed by an overview
of how rider’s would
request rides through
the Lyft app.
4.1.1 DIGITAL TRANSIT PASS
SETUP
Our new Program
Planning Dashboard
will give agency staff the
ability to design, launch,
and modify program
parameters in response
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trip origins/destinations), service hour, and trip type, to enrolling and managing rider eligibility (e.g. pre-authorized customers). There are no limits on the number of different digital passes (i.e benefit levels) that can be created.
These steps are described more fully in the subsections below:
4.1.1.1 CHOOSING A SUBSIDY STRUCTURE
The dashboard will allow the City to design transit programs based on a range of different subsidy structures. Again, there are no limits to the number of benefit levels that can be created. Examples are highlighted below:
● Fixed Fare $A up to $Z. Rider pays a fixed fare of $A. The agency covers remaining fare up to $Z. Rider responsible for any remaining fare. For example, Lyft could bill a rider a co-pay of $3.00, and invoice the City the remaining fare, up to $20. Lyft would bill the customer for any remaining fare above $20. ● % Discount on Rides up to $Y. The agency covers a % of ride costs up to $Y.
Lyft would bill the customer for any remaining fare greater than $Y. ● $X Discount / Free Rides up to $X. The agency covers rides up to $X, with the remainder being covered by the rider.
● Up to X Rides a Month/Day. Agencies can also place caps on the total number of trips that are eligible for subsidies over a given time period, for example up to 50 rides a month or 2 rides a day. Different passes can be set up for different benefit levels (e.g. 10, 20, 30, 40). These rides can be replenished automatically at the beginning of each month/day.
4.1.1.2 DEFINING TRIP ELIGIBILITY
The dashboard will allow the City to create tailored ride programs based on custom geographical boundaries, days of the week, hours of the day, vehicle types, and trip types (e.g. shared vs. non-shared.
● Trip Type / Mode Eligibility. The city will be able to restrict the trip type or mode that riders can request
through the Lyft platform (e.g. Standard Lyft vs
Premium).
● Geofencing/Service Area Eligibility. The Lyft
platform includes a geofencing feature that allows
our agency partners to define customized
paratransit service areas. Program subsidies would
only be applied to trips that start and end within a
defined zone. For example, geofences could be set
up to subsidize trips anywhere within a generalized
service area (e.g. within the cities of Richmond, El Cerrito, Kensington, El Sobrante, San Pablo, Pinole, and North Richmond).
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within a defined time window. Many partners use service hour restrictions to create on-demand paratransit programs with Lyft that mirror the hours of their overall ADA paratransit program.
4.1.1.3 ENROLLING RIDERS AND MANAGING ELIGIBILITY LISTS The Program Dashboard allows the City to design programs that are open to the general public, or restricted to a list of authorized participants. With the latter approach, the City can use the dashboard to set up and manage a program eligibility list. Rider information can be input individually or bulk uploaded via a spreadsheet. Once added to the eligibility list, riders will be sent an invitation to activate their digital pass; riders without a Lyft account will also be sent instructions for setting one up. The invitation can be clearly branded with the R-Transit logo, and include a friendly message to program riders. Staff will also be able to use the dashboard to track all riders who have been added to a program’s eligibility list, and unenroll riders at any time.
4.1.1.4 CREATING A BRANDED EXPERIENCE
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through the ride booking process, the City will have opportunities to create customized in-app touchpoints and features that look and feel familiar to their riders. ● Branded Monthly Pass Invitation. Once added to the program eligibility list, riders will be sent an invitation to activate their digital microtransit pass. The invitation can be clearly branded with the R-Transit logo, and include a friendly welcome message to riders.
● Dynamically-Updated, Branded Program Pass. Riders will have access to their R-Transit--branded paratransit program pass within the Lyft app that describes the ride program, including eligible service areas, hours, and trip types; available subsidies; remaining trips; and valid dates.
4.1.2 REQUESTING A RIDE THROUGH THE LYFT APP
Program participants will be able to request, track real-time information, and pay for rides through the Lyft app: our smartphone-based technology platform that matches ride requests to an available seat in a nearby vehicle—on-demand. The Lyft app is available for free download from both the Apple Store and Google Play.
The following narrative provides a high-level overview of the rider experience.
4.1.2.1 ACTIVATING THE DIGITAL MICROTRANSIT PASS
The City can use the Program Planning Dashboard [4.1.1.3] to set up and manage a program eligibility list.
Once added to the eligibility list via the Program Dashboard, riders will be sent an invitation to activate their digital pass; riders without a Lyft account will also be sent instructions for setting one up.
Once activated, riders will have access to a R-Transit-branded program pass within the Lyft app that describes the ride program, including eligible service areas, hours, and trip types; available subsidies; remaining trips; and valid dates.
4.1.2.2 RIDE BOOKING
To request a ride, participants simply open the Lyft app and enter their destination. The Lyft app will display available options [4.1.1.2], along with estimated arrival times and rider fares, net of any City-provided subsidies.
Once a transportation option is selected, riders confirm that the GPS location for pick-up is correct, and then tap the “Request” button. Our platform will then route the ride request to nearby drivers in real-time.
4.1.2.3 COORDINATING PICK-UP
The Lyft platform includes multiple features to help drivers and riders find each other:
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number. Riders can then use the app to see how far away the driver currently is, and the estimated time of arrival (in minutes). The system continues to calculate and update the estimated ETA in real-time until the rider is picked-up. ● Driver and vehicle information. The app will display a photo of the driver, a photo of the driver’s vehicle, and the vehicle’s license plate number. The license plate number is displayed prominently in the app during pick-up, making it easier for passengers to match it with the arriving vehicle.
● Arrival notifications. Riders receive notifications when their dispatched vehicle is two minutes away from the designated pickup location, and then again when the vehicle has arrived. These notifications are sent to the rider as a “push” notification through the Lyft app, and as a text to the rider’s registered mobile number.
● Direct Communication. Once a driver has been matched with a rider, both parties can use the Lyft app to call or text each other. The Lyft app anonymizes the phone numbers to protect the privacy of both the passenger and driver. ● No-Show Policy. If drivers arrive at the designated pick-up location and are unable to locate the passenger, they are instructed to wait at least 5 minutes, and attempt to contact the passenger by phone or text before departing.
4.1.2.3. FARE PAYMENT
Lyft’s technology automates the process of fare collection and agency invoicing. Our platform collects customer co-pays automatically after each ride using the primary payment method designated on their Lyft account. During initial set-up, users are prompted to enter a primary payment method for their account. This primary payment method can be a major credit card (e.g. American Express, Visa, MasterCard, Discover), debit cards tied to checking accounts, prepaid debit cards, or Lyft Cash. At the end of a trip, the ride cost after deducting any agency-provided subsidies is billed directly to this primary payment method. Lyft will invoice the City for the subsidy portion of the fares on a monthly basis.
If a trip is not eligible for a subsidy, the initial fare estimate presented to the rider will not reflect a subsidy, and the customer will be responsible for the full trip fare.
Unbanked Riders
Our prepaid debit card solution and Lyft Cash payment option ensures that cities and transit agencies who partner with Lyft can meet Title VI requirements to provide unbanked riders access to the Lyft network. Riders without a credit card or checking account can pay for rides using prepaid debit cards. Debit cards can be purchased with cash at most grocery stores, convenience stores, and pharmacy chains, including CVS, Walgreens, Stop & Shop, Wegmans, and 7-Eleven. Riders can sign up for Lyft and designate a prepaid debit card as their primary payment method instead of a credit or debit card. Lyft has prioritized prepaid debit card solutions because it does not tie up funds for use on Lyft rides only, providing a more flexible payment experience to cash-based users. Lyft Cash is a stored value payment method that allows riders to pre-load funds into a digital account, and use those funds for future Lyft rides. Riders 17 2144
can visit one of Lyft’s 35,000+ retail partners (Walgreens, Walmart, Kroger, Family Dollar, etc.) across the United States to refill their balances using cash.
4.1.3 REPORTING AND INVOICING PROTOCOL
We provide all agency partners with invoices reflecting the total cost of services delivered in the previous month. Each invoice is accompanied by a detailed trip-level report that has been carefully designed in partnership with our public agency partners to inform ongoing program planning, evaluation, and refinement—including NTD Reporting—while still protecting the personal travel privacy of customers. The data is provided in a csv/excel format, and structured in such a way that can be quickly imported into any off-the-shelf spreadsheet or GIS tool for further analysis and summary. These trip-level reports would be available for the City to access at any time through our Program Planning Dashboard [4.1.1], and are updated daily with newly completed ride details.
In addition, the City will also have access to our new Insights tool: an intuitive, analytics tool that can be used to visualize program trip reports for aggregate insights into how your paratransit programs are serving riders. Ride data will be viewable through the Insights tool as part of our reporting protocol, providing the City with turnkey analytics that will help staff evaluate program health and plan ongoing program modifications.
Paired with the Program Planning Dashboard, the Insights tool will support a data-driven evaluation and refinement process for the R-Transit RAPID programs.
4.1.4 DRIVER ONBOARDING
Lyft’s technology platform connects independent contractor drivers operating their own vehicles to people in their communities who require transportation. As part of the onboarding process, each driver is pre-screened to ensure that they meet Lyft’s platform standards, as well as any applicable federal, state, and local requirements.
Lyft partners with three of the top background check agencies in the country to implement a driver pre-screening process that includes a driving history review and a criminal background check. These include:
● Driving History Review. Lyft reviews individuals’ motor vehicle records before they are approved to drive on the Lyft platform. Lyft also conducts continuous monitoring of driving records, providing our team with rapid insight into new citations and enabling us to quickly deactivate those who no longer meet Lyft’s safety standards. Applicants and existing drivers are prohibited from providing services on the Lyft platform if their motor vehicle records do not comply with the requirements set by the state, local statutes, or with Lyft’s internal criteria. ● Criminal Background Check. All Lyft drivers must pass a criminal background check. This background check includes a Social Security number trace, a nationwide criminal search, a county court records search, a federal criminal search, as well as a U.S. Department of Justice 50-state sex offender registry 18 2145
search. Any disqualifying criminal convictions are immediately flagged for review. Drivers are prohibited from providing rides on the Lyft platform if their criminal background checks do not meet standards set by the state, local statutes, or with Lyft’s internal criteria. The screening process meets or exceeds requirements established by state and local law for the safe and legal delivery of transportation services through a transportation network company (TNC). Drivers that do not meet these standards are prohibited from providing services through the Lyft platform.
Once onboarded, we have multiple mechanisms in place to ensure drivers remain eligible to provide services through the Lyft platform. These include our real-time driver feedback system, as well as our continuous criminal monitoring and driving record checks:
● Real-Time Driver Feedback. Drivers on the Lyft platform are evaluated on an ongoing, real-time basis through our driver feedback system. At the end of each ride, riders are invited to rate their driver on a scale of 1-5 stars, and provide written feedback about their encounters. If the rider rates their driver 3 stars or lower, they will not be matched with the driver again. Rider feedback is shared anonymously with the driver to help them identify issues and provide the best possible experience for riders. Drivers that receive consistently low ratings will be flagged for a follow up by the Lyft team, leading to support and coaching to improve an issue, and/or potentially resulting in the suspension of the driver from the platform.
● Continuous Driving Record Monitoring. Drivers are enrolled in continuous driving record monitoring, which monitors for disqualifying driving records on a continuous basis. Applicants and existing drivers are prohibited from providing services on the Lyft platform if their motor vehicle records do not comply with the requirements set by relevant state and local statutes, or with Lyft’s internal criteria.
● Continuous Criminal Monitoring. In addition to annual background checks, all active drivers on the Lyft platform in the region are enrolled in continuous criminal monitoring, which reports disqualifying criminal records to Lyft on an ongoing basis. Drivers are prohibited from providing rides on the Lyft platform if their criminal background checks do not meet standards set by relevant state and local statutes, or with Lyft’s internal criteria.
● Zero Tolerance Policy Enforcement. Lyft actively monitors rider feedback for indicators of zero tolerance drug and alcohol policy violations. For example, Lyft’s system will automatically escalate comments containing keywords such as “drunk” or “drugs” for immediate followup by our Trust and Safety team. Our monitoring parameters are intentionally broad to ensure that Lyft errs on the side of caution. For example, passenger feedback containing the phrase “trip to drug store” would be immediately escalated because the word “drug” was used. If passenger feedback suggests a violation of our zero tolerance policy, Lyft will immediately suspend a driver while our Trust & Safety team conducts an 19 2146
investigation. If the investigation results in definitive evidence or even a strong suspicion of a zero tolerance policy violation, the driver will be permanently banned from the Lyft platform.
4.1.4 POTENTIAL OUTREACH STRATEGIES
The City’s outreach and engagement efforts will be supported by Lyft’s teams of policy, communications, and outreach professionals. Our teams look forward to partnering with the City staff on the development of marketing strategies,
collateral, and instructional guides that drive program enrollment and help customers navigate the Lyft platform.
Examples of engagement strategies and collateral from our partnerships are highlighted below:
Infrastructure Branding
● Transit Stop Branding. Lyft has worked with a number of transit agencies—including the Greater Dayton RTA in
Ohio and Valley Regional Transit in Boise, Idaho—to
develop high visibility transit shelter wraps within the program service area to directly target transit riders and increase awareness of the on-demand mobility
programs available to them.
● Public Infrastructure. In addition to transit shelter wraps, we have worked with transit agencies to develop
marketing collateral that leverage recreational facilities and other street infrastructure to increase program awareness.
Print and Online Media
● Microsites. Lyft has experience partnering with transit agencies to launch rider education pages and registration pages. Lyft can also work directly with City staff to create rider guides and instructional content that can be published to the City’s R-Transit website.
● Flyers, Press Releases, and Media. Lyft has partnered with many agencies to create flyers, press releases,
and other promotional collateral to support agency
outreach and engagement efforts.
● Social Media. Lyft’s transit partnerships tend to attract media attention, with multiple media outlets posting
news article links to their social media accounts that are shared widely.
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4.2. This section of the proposal shall establish that the Proposer understands the City’s objectives and work requirements and Proposer’s ability to satisfy those objectives and requirements.
4.2.1. The City of Richmond is accepting proposals from qualified firms who offer transit services for ambulatory and non-ambulatory consumers 24/7 within west Contra Costa County and Martinez, CA. The Transportation services envisioned MUST be consistent with the goals and purpose of Tax Measure J, for Contra Costa County. The objectives are to establish a shuttle service that operates daily and is on-demand.
Our proposal leverages Lyft’s proven technology platform, which matches riders to an existing network of drivers operating across the San Francisco Bay Area, including west Contra Costa County. The City can seamlessly tap into that existing network to design their own rideshare-based transit programs, thanks to Lyft’s Paratransit Technology Suite.
Rides are available 24/7 within west Contra Costa County and Martinez, CA, with average wait times of under 5-10 minutes.
4.2.2. The goal is to support a partnership to help qualified residents and commuters travel within the City and throughout west Contra Costa County travel to and from existing and proposed transit hubs and isolated area of the City, and throughout all unincorporated areas of the west Contra Costa County.
As discussed in [4.1.1.3], the City can design ride subsidy programs that are restricted to a list of qualified residents and commuters. The City can use the Program Planning Dashboard to set up and manage a program eligibility list. Rider information can be input individually or bulk uploaded via a spreadsheet. Once added to the eligibility list, riders will be sent an invitation to activate their digital pass; riders without a Lyft account will also be sent instructions for setting one up. The invitation can be clearly branded with the R-Transit logo, and include a friendly message to program riders. Staff will also be able to use the dashboard to track all riders who have been added to a program’s eligibility list, and unenroll riders at any time.
As discussed in [4.1.1.2], the City can restrict subsidies to trips that take place within the City of Richmond and/or select cities and destinations within west Contra Costa County.
This includes designated transit hubs and isolated areas of the City, as well as unincorporated areas of west Contra Costa County. The Digital Paratransit Pass will automatically verify trip eligibility at time of booking, and apply subsidies to any qualifying trip. Lyft will invoice these subsidies to the City on a recurring basis. The agency will not be invoiced for any ride that does not qualify for a subsidy based on the eligibility criteria.
4.3. Succinctly describe the proposed approach for addressing the required services and the firm’s ability to meet the City’s schedule, outlining the approach that would be undertaken in providing the requested services.
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Lyft is able to execute the contract and launch the proposed program without delay, meeting the City’s goal of launching by the week of June 3, 2024 or prior. We outline our general implementation timeline for instituting a new program below However, given Lyft’s years of experience serving R-Transit’s RAPID program riders, as well as our existing relationships with City of Richmond staff, we expect an expedited transition from pilot to program. Barring any significant changes to service, Lyft should be able to launch the new program within hours (if not days) of an executed contract under this RFP.
We will schedule check-ins as needed with the City of Richmond team for the completion of tasks leading up to launch, and then set up regular check-ins with the team post-launch to monitor program implementation and address any issues that might arise.
WEEKS FROM CONTRACT EXECUTION
TASKS 1 2 3 4 5 6
PRE-LAUNCH
1 Develop Final Mobilization & Service Plan
2 Configure Technology Platform (Concierge & Digital
Passes)
3 Test Service Plan
4 Marketing and Outreach
POST-LAUNCH (ongoing through contract period)
5 Program Management (Auditing, Reporting,
Invoicing)
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5: Section 5 – Proposed Innovations
5.1. The Proposer may also suggest technical or procedural innovations that have been used successfully on other engagements and which may provide the City with better service delivery. In this Section discuss ideas, innovative approaches, and specific new concepts included in the Proposal that would provide benefit to the City of Richmond.
Since 2019, Lyft has had the privilege of working alongside your team on the R-Transit RAPID program, expanding accessibility for people with disabilities in west Contra Costa County. We have learned a great deal from the amazing team at the City of Richmond over the years, and have invested in new features, processes, and tools that we are excited to roll out in support of the next phase of the program. These enhancements will help City of Richmond cost-effectively scale the program to the broader community of paratransit riders, as well as stay on top of a rapidly changing mobility landscape.
For example, our new self-service Program Planning Dashboard [4.1.1] will give the City of Richmond the ability to design, launch, and modify program parameters in response to changing program needs. The self-service dashboard will walk staff through each step of the pass development process, from defining restrictions based on service area (i.e trip origins/destinations), service hour, and trip type, to enrolling and managing rider eligibility (e.g. pre-authorized customers). There are no limits on the number of different digital passes (i.e. benefit levels) that can be created.
The Program Planning Dashboard includes a self-service eligibility management tool [4.1.1.3]. With this new tool, the City will be able to enroll new riders directly, allowing riders to enjoy the benefits of the R-Transit RAPID program as soon as they are approved. Rider information can be input individually or bulk uploaded via a spreadsheet.
Finally, our reporting and invoicing protocol [4.1.3] puts critical data on program ridership and spend at the City’s fingertips. Instead of monthly trip reports, the City will be able to access trip data on-demand through the Program Planning Dashboard. The trip reports will be updated daily with newly completed ride details. 23 2150
6: Section 6 – Project Staffing
6.1. This Section shall discuss how the Proposer would propose to staff this project.
The City will be working closely with Lyft’s Transit Partnerships team: a think tank of urban transportation planners, data scientists, and engineers who have helped launch over 100+ rideshare-based transit partnerships to date. The national scale of our partnerships has allowed us to cultivate a transit center of excellence at Lyft, with breadth and depth of experience in transit planning and operations, technology, analytics, performance measurement, and community outreach. The Transit Partnerships Team–led by Calli Cenizal–will be able to continuously monitor day-to-day operations and address any performance issues or service risks that may arise over the course of our partnership with the City.
Lyft structures our transit partnerships to integrate seamlessly with our operations infrastructure, providing a built-in foundation for ongoing issue resolution, marketing, reporting/evaluation, and refinement once launched. In addition, Lyft provides each of its transit partners an additional layer of support through our dedicated Transit Partnerships Account Management team.
The team will leverage significant investments in technology that Lyft has made to help ensure a reliable, high-quality experience on the Lyft platform. These include real-time supply balancing mechanisms that automatically alert drivers on our platform to areas of greater ride demand, data-driven ETA estimate algorithms based on the tens of thousands of on-demand trip requests every day in the SF Bay Area, and continuous screening mechanisms that help encourage drivers to always deliver the best possible service to riders.
Our Transit Partnerships team is always learning. Our collaborative ethos and iterative, data-driven approach to program design allow agency partners to continually experiment with and refine their innovative mobility programs. As a result, we are always learning with our partners, and from our partners, developing industry best practices that we are able to share across all our programs.
6.2. Key project team members shall be identified by name, title and specific responsibilities on the project.
Calli Cenizal will serve as the Lyft's dedicated project manager. Calli will be supported by Lyft’s Transit Partnerships Specialist, Daniel Kim, who will provide day-to-day support to the City throughout the course of the partnership. Brief bios for key staff are provided in the next section.
6.3. An organizational chart for the project team and resumes for key Proposer personnel shall be included.
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CALLI CENIZAL | Head of Transit Partnerships
Calli leads the development, implementation, and evaluation of Lyft’s transit partnership programs across the US—from rider-choice paratransit programs to first-last mile services. Over the last 5 years, Calli has helped launch over 100+ on-demand transit programs at Lyft. Calli has over 14 years of experience in shortand long-range multimodal planning and transportation program development.
Prior to joining Lyft, Calli worked at Nelson\Nygaard Consulting Associates specializing in transportation demand management and multimodal access, and as a transportation planner for the Massachusetts DOT. She has a Masters in City Planning from MIT. [~1-2 hours per week]
DANIEL KIM | Transit Partnerships Account Manager
Daniel leads implementation and day-to-day management of Lyft’s transit partnerships. Prior to Lyft, Daniel worked at CVS Health/Aetna where he developed a wide set of skills in account management, data analytics, and creative design. In his previous role, he managed the healthcare insurance programs for 60+ partners across a diverse set of industries in NYC and NJ.
Daniel has a Bachelor’s degree from UNC Chapel Hill in public policy analysis and statistics & analytics. [~2-4 hours per week]
SAM BALDOCK | Transit Partnerships Manager
Sam works to design, implement, and evaluate Lyft’s partnerships with cities and transit agencies. She has over ten years of experience cultivating strategic partnerships and managing large-scale initiatives across a variety of policy areas (e.g. economic development, downtown revitalization, and workforce development). Prior to joining Lyft, Sam led a policy and partnerships team at a tech-for-social-impact nonprofit that partners with state and local governments to solve their pressing policy issues through custom technology solutions. Sam has a Master of Public Administration from SUNY Albany. [~1-2 hours per month] EARL KAING | Senior Analytics Manager
Earl helps design and evaluate solutions tailored to the unique challenges facing our public partners. He brings 17+ years of transit and infrastructure planning experience, including roles as a business intelligence consultant with Accenture, where he focused on public infrastructure; and as a transit planner and analytics manager at San Francisco MTA, where he led complete streets projects to improve the transit rider experience. Earl has a Master of City Planning from UCLA, and a B.S. Mechanical Engineering from UC Berkeley. [~1-2 hours per month]
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7: Section 7 – Proposal Exceptions
7.1. This Section shall discuss any exceptions or requested changes that the Proposer has to the City’s RFP conditions and requirements.
We have attached our General Services Agreement (GSA) for public agency rideshare agreements as Appendix B. We have developed this GSA specifically for and in collaboration with our government agency partners, including the City of Richmond.
The GSA includes a description of the terms and insurance we generally include in our contracts, which have been derived and informed by similar agreements that we have crafted to support 100+ public agency partnerships. They also reflect our approach to delivering R-Transit’s RAPID program, which we have partnered with the City on since 2019.
Should we be fortunate enough to be selected for an award, we would like to propose the terms in the GSA as a starting point for contracting. We have approached each of our 100+ partnerships with a collaborative spirit. We appreciate the opportunity to work with the City on a final contract and scope of services, based on our proposal and existing partnership with the City, that conforms to industry standards and all applicable federal, state, and local laws, while meeting the City’s requirements. 27 2154
8: Section 8 – Proposal Costs Sheet and Rates
8.1. This Section shall include the proposed costs to provide the services desired. Include any other cost and price information, plus a not-to-exceed amount, that would be contained in a potential agreement with the City.
Partnering with Lyft requires no up-front software implementation costs, nor any ongoing fees for technology and operations support. We offer a pay-as-you-go structure tied to trips booked and delivered through the platform, which means that instead of a set per-month or upfront fee commitment, City of Richmond would only pay for rides taken under one of your programs. We are proposing that each ride would be priced according to Lyft’s prevailing public rate card for the region, which applies equally to all Lyft rides.
Attachment C is not applicable to the way services are priced under our existing contract with the City, given that we do not charge hourly rates for program setup or ongoing administration. Instead, we present our current rate card for standard Lyft trips across the SF Bay Area in the table below, and can also be found on our website here:
https://www.lyft.com/pricing/SFO. These pricing schedules are updated from time-to-time as rates change.
ATTACHMENT C
Lyft Classic Rate Card - April 2024
San Francisco Bay Area: East Bay Subregion
Description Fee
Base Fare 1.68
Cancel Penalty Varies
Cost per Mile 0.82
Cost per Minute 0.28
Maximum Fare 400.00
Minimum Fare 5.00
Scheduled Ride Cancel Penalty 10.00
Scheduled Ride Minimum Fare 5.00
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Service Fee 3.80
Airport/Toll Fees Varies
The total cost per trip delivered via the Lyft platform will vary depending on several factors, including but not limited to:
● Distance / Time. Lyft uses a time- and distance-based fare for trips, including for wait times over 2 minutes.
● Dynamic Pricing. Lyft has developed proprietary algorithms that monitor driver supply 24/7 throughout a metro area to ensure that service levels remain high across the region. If supply requires adjustment in a specific area, Lyft may offer drivers financial incentives to provide service in the adjustment area. These incentives may result in higher fares. That being said, under our current 100+ public agency partnerships, historically only a small percentage of rides have been impacted by this “primetime” pricing.
8.1.1. Iterative Budget Management
Our pay-as-you-go pricing structure, paired with our flexible program design features [4.1], and reporting protocols will give the City of Richmond the ability to adopt an iterative approach to budget management. Programs can quickly be scaled up or down or turned off completely in response to changing ridership patterns or funding sources. Program changes will be unconstrained by sunk capital investments, overhead costs, or contractual commitments to minimum trip volume/spend.
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9: APPENDIX
APPENDIX A: Proposer Information Form
APPENDIX B: Lyft General Services Agreement
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1 Lyft General Services Agreement (Transit)
Last Updated October 2022
LYFT, INC.
GENERAL SERVICES AGREEMENT
This General Services Agreement, together with any Order Form(s) in effect from time to time during the Term, sets forth the terms of Agency’s use of the Lyft Services (as defined in Section 1 below) and is entered into as of the date on which this Agreement is fully executed as indicated in the signature blocks below (“Effective Date”) between Lyft, Inc., a Delaware corporation located at 185 Berry St., Suite 400, San Francisco, CA 94107, (“Lyft”) and [counterpartyName], located at [counterpartyAddress] (“Agency”). This “Agreement” consists of the following Terms and Conditions and any attachments, exhibits, or appendices hereto.
WHEREAS, Lyft operates a multimodal, transportation-as-a-service platform (the “Lyft Platform”) and mobile application (“Lyft App”). An Administrator and/or a Rider may request Rides through the Lyft Platform or the Lyft App. Drivers may accept Ride Requests and provide Riders with transportation services. Agency wishes to use the Lyft Services to administer, track, and manage transportation-related services of its Riders as outlined below. In some instances, a Driver may be an employee, contractor, representative, agent, or subcontractor of a company providing wheelchair accessible vehicle transportation services (“WAV Driver”), and such WAV Driver may provide Riders with transportation services using a vehicle owned or leased by such company.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the terms contained herein and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereby agree as follows:
TERMS AND CONDITIONS
1. Definitions.
“Administrator(s)” means any agent authorized by Agency to serve as an Agency Account administrator. “Charges” means Quoted Fare or Variable Fare, Additional Fees, Third-Party Fees, Services Fee, and tips as applicable to the specific Lyft Services. The Lyft Product Descriptions define Quoted Fare, Variable Fare, Additional Fees, Third-Party Fees, and Services Fee. “Agency Account” means a central Lyft account and its related sub-accounts established for Agency in connection with its use of one or more of the Lyft Services. “Agency Personnel” means any employees, agents, and/or contractors of Agency. “Driver(s)” means independent third-party person(s) authorized to provide driving services using their personal vehicles on the Lyft Platform. Drivers, including WAV Drivers, are users of the Lyft Platform and are not employees, subcontractors, representatives, or agents of Lyft; rather, Drivers provide driving services at their own direction and control.
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“Law” means any statute, law, ordinance, regulation, rule, judgment or order of a government, court, or tribunal of competent jurisdiction, including, without limitation, any data protection laws, privacy laws, any laws that require Agency to obtain consent from a Rider or provide notice to a Rider in connection with the Lyft Services, the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, rules established by the Federal Communications Commission, any federal or state anti-spam statute or regulation, including the CAN SPAM Act of 2003 (“CAN-SPAM Act”), or any federal or state statute or regulation prohibiting the dissemination of unsolicited communications, including the Telephone Consumer Protection Act of 1991 (“TCPA”). “Lyft Portal” means an online portal owned or operated by Lyft that provides Agency access to authorized Lyft Services in connection with the Agency Account.
“Lyft Product Descriptions” means descriptions of the Lyft Services and terms, as may be updated by Lyft from time to time, with respect to use of the Lyft Services, which can be found at https://go.lyftbusiness.com/product-descriptions and are hereby incorporated into this Agreement by reference.
“Lyft Services” includes, without limitation, Business Profiles, Concierge, Lyft Pass, the Lyft Portal, and any future products and/or services offered by Lyft.
“Lyft Privacy Policy” means Lyft’s policy, as may be updated by Lyft from time to time, with respect to how Lyft collects, uses, and shares personal information and how users of the Lyft Platform, including Riders and Drivers, may exercise choices and rights in their information, which can be found at https://www.lyft.com/privacy.
“Lyft Terms of Service” means Lyft’s terms of service, as may be updated by Lyft from time to time, with respect to use of the Lyft Platform by Riders and Drivers, which can be found at https://www.lyft.com/terms.
“Order Form” means an order form attached to this Agreement that identifies, among other terms, the Lyft Services that Agency desires to access, the Services Fee, and the corresponding payment terms. “Request” means a request via the Lyft Platform or Lyft App for transportation from one location to another location.
“Ride(s)” means the driving services that are provided by Drivers. Each Ride begins when the Rider enters a Driver’s vehicle and ends when the Rider exits the vehicle. Lyft does not provide Rides; rather, Lyft enables the matching of Drivers and Riders through the Lyft Platform. “Rider(s)” means person(s) who submits a Ride Request, or for whom a Ride Request is submitted, through the Lyft App or using the Lyft Platform.
2. Lyft Services.
a. Provision of Lyft Services. Lyft will make the Lyft Services available to Agency in accordance with this Agreement. Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, Lyft grants Agency a non-exclusive, non-transferrable, revocable, limited license to use the Lyft Platform and the Lyft Services during the Term set forth in Exhibit A and in strict compliance with this Agreement and applicable Law.
Lyft reserves all rights not expressly granted to Agency under this Agreement. Riders may use the Lyft Platform to request and/or take Rides as set forth in the Lyft Terms of Service and Lyft Privacy Policy. In the event of any conflict between this Agreement and the Lyft Terms of Service and/or Lyft Privacy Policy 38 2165
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as it relates to Agency, this Agreement shall control. Agency acknowledges and agrees that all Riders must be at least eighteen (18) years old to receive or use any of the Lyft Services pursuant to this Agreement unless such Rider is accompanied by a person who is eighteen (18) years of age or older. Agency further acknowledges and agrees that if Agency or the entity accessing the Lyft Services is a Covered Entity or a Business Associate of a Covered Entity as those terms are defined by the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996, as amended, (“HIPAA”), and Agency or such entity uses the Lyft Services to enable Riders to receive access to Rides to and/or from healthcare services, which may include COVID-19 vaccinations, mental health, or general medical care, and discloses Protected Health Information (as defined by HIPAA) to Lyft, then Lyft’s Business Associate Agreement (https://go.lyftbusiness.com/businessassociate-agreement/) shall apply and is incorporated herein. b. Agency Account. To access the Lyft Services, Agency must have a Agency Account and provide true, accurate, current, and complete information as requested during the account creation process.
Agency must ensure that such information is true, accurate, current, and complete throughout the Term.
Agency is solely responsible for all use (whether or not authorized) of the Lyft Services under the Agency Account, and for all acts and omissions of anyone that accesses such Agency Account, as well as for all Charges generated under such Agency Account. Agency agrees to take all reasonable precautions to prevent unauthorized access to or use of the Lyft Services or the Agency Account and will notify Lyft promptly upon the discovery of any known or suspected unauthorized or fraudulent activity occurring under the Agency Account. Lyft will not be liable for any loss or damage arising from unauthorized or fraudulent use of the Agency Account, except to the extent caused by Lyft’s gross negligence or willful misconduct. c. Affiliates. If applicable to Agency, Agency’s Affiliates may utilize the Lyft Services directly from Lyft under this Agreement, provided that all of Agency’s Affiliates’ activities are subject to this Agreement. Agency will be responsible for the acts and omissions of Agency’s Affiliates in connection with each Affiliate’s use of the Lyft Services. Lyft has the right to bring claims for violation of this Agreement by Agency’s Affiliates against such Affiliate, Agency, or both, at Lyft’s sole discretion. d. Restrictions. Agency shall not, and shall not allow others to, (i) decompile, disassemble, reverse engineer or otherwise attempt to derive the source code or underlying technology, methodologies or algorithms of the Lyft Platform and/or the Lyft Services; (ii) use the Lyft Platform, the Lyft Services, and/or any data received from the Lyft Services in violation of applicable Law, third-party rights, and/or this Agreement; (iii) sublicense, repackage, lease, rent, sell, give or otherwise transfer or provide the Lyft Platform and/or the Lyft Services to any unaffiliated third party except as may be provided in this Agreement; (iv) replicate or modify the Lyft Platform, the Lyft Services, and/or their elements, except as expressly permitted hereunder or in any applicable API terms made available by Lyft; (v) substantially replicate or modify the Lyft Platform, the Lyft Services and/or their elements, except as expressly permitted hereunder or in any applicable API terms made available by Lyft; (vi) use incorrect or outdated Rider information in connection with this Agreement; (vii) interfere with, modify or disable any features or functionality of the Lyft Platform and/or the Lyft Services; (viii) transmit files, documents, or any other material that contains viruses, Trojan horses, spyware, worms or any other malicious, harmful, or deleterious programs; (ix) use the Lyft Services and/or Lyft Platform in connection with unsolicited, unwanted, or harassing communications (commercial or otherwise), including, but not limited to, phone calls, SMS messages, chat, voice mail, or video; and/or (x) use the Lyft Services to submit Requests for Riders who are under 18 years of age, unless such Rider is accompanied by a person who is eighteen (18) years of age or older.
3. Charges and Payment.
a. Payment Obligations. As applicable to the Lyft Services and payment terms selected on an applicable Order Form, Agency and/or Rider, as applicable, will be liable for all Charges incurred through 39 2166
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their use of the Lyft Services. Lyft offers billing and payment options for each Lyft Service, as generally described in the Lyft Product Descriptions.
b. Cancellations, No-Show Fees, and Other Fees. As applicable to the specific Lyft Services, Agency and/or Rider will be liable for all Additional Fees and Third-Party Fees (as defined in the Lyft Product Descriptions).
c. Payment Card. For Lyft Services that are paid via payment card, Agency is responsible for either (i) enabling auto-recharge on the Agency Account or (ii) ensuring that the Agency Account has a sufficient positive balance to cover the undisputed Charges due. Agency expressly acknowledges and agrees that Lyft may use a third-party intermediary to process credit and debit card payments, in which case such third-party intermediary will have access to, store, and use Agency’s billing data as necessary to process its payment.
d. Invoicing. For payments via invoicing, Lyft will invoice Agency for all applicable Charges on a monthly basis. All invoices shall be paid, without offset or deductions, within thirty (30) days of the date of invoice. Subject to Section 3(f) (Disputes of Charges) below, if Agency is overdue on any payment and fails to cure such non-payment within ten (10) business days of written notice of the non-payment, then Lyft may (i) assess and Agency will pay a late fee of the lesser of 1.5% per month or the maximum amount allowable by Law, and/or (ii) suspend the Lyft Services associated with Agency's account until such nonpayment is corrected. e. Taxes. Agency shall be responsible for the payment of any applicable direct or indirect sales or use taxes or any value added or similar taxes payable, arising out of or in connection with this Agreement (collectively, “Taxes”), other than taxes based upon Lyft's income. In the event that Lyft pays any such Taxes on behalf of Agency, Lyft shall invoice Agency for such Taxes, and Agency agrees to pay such Taxes in accordance with this Agreement.
f. Disputes of Charges. Within thirty (30) days of the date of the applicable Charge or invoice, Agency must notify Lyft in writing if it disputes any portion of any Charges paid or payable by Agency under this Agreement and provide documentation that supports its position. Lyft will work with Agency to resolve the applicable dispute promptly. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, Quoted Fares are not subject to disputes. Lyft reserves the right to suspend Agency Account in the event Agency unreasonably disputes the Charges until such dispute is resolved. If Agency disputes any Charges under this Section, and such dispute remains unresolved in excess of sixty (60) days, provided any delay is not due to Lyft’s investigation, Lyft may suspend the Agency Account until such dispute is resolved. If Agency does not provide Lyft with the written notice of its dispute of Charges and supporting documentation within the thirty (30) day notice period described above, Agency expressly waives its right to dispute such paid or payable Charges. If Agency fails to pay any undisputed amounts due under this Section, upon five (5) days’ prior notice to Agency, Lyft may suspend or limit Agency’s access to the Lyft Platform for such Agency Account until such non-payment is corrected. g. Suspension. If Agency fails to pay any undisputed amounts due under this Section, upon five (5) days’ prior notice to Agency Lyft may suspend or limit Agency’s access to the Lyft Platform for such Agency Account until such non-payment is corrected. Lyft will have no liability for any damage, losses (including any loss of data or profits) and/or any other consequences that Agency may incur in connection with any suspension of the Lyft Platform and/or the Lyft Services pursuant to this Section. 40 2167
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4. Proprietary Rights.
a. Ownership. Lyft and its affiliates are and shall remain the owners of all right, title and interest in and to the Lyft Platform and the Lyft Services, including updates, enhancements, and new versions thereof, all data related to the use of the Lyft Platform and the Lyft Services, and all related documentation and materials provided or made available to Agency or any Rider by Lyft in connection with this Agreement.
b. Feedback. Agency acknowledges and agrees that any questions, comments, suggestions, ideas, feedback or other information about Lyft, the Lyft Platform, and/or the Lyft Services (“Feedback”) provided by Agency or any Rider to Lyft are optional, anonymized, aggregated, non-confidential and shall become the sole property of Lyft. Lyft shall have exclusive rights to Feedback, including all intellectual property rights, and shall be entitled to the unrestricted use and dissemination of Feedback for any purpose, commercial or otherwise, without notice, acknowledgment or compensation to Agency or any Rider. c. Use of Marks. Each party (the “Licensor”) hereby grants to the other party (the “Licensee”) a revocable, time-limited, royalty-free, non-exclusive, non-transferable, non-sublicensable right and license to use all names, marks and logos associated with the Licensor (collectively, “Licensor Marks”) during the Term, solely in furtherance of Licensee’s obligations in this Agreement. Licensee’s use of any of the Licensor Marks shall be subject to the Licensor’s prior written approval in each instance.
Licensor warrants and represents that it has (or has obtained from all appropriate rights holders) all necessary rights and authority to grant the license granted by it hereunder. Licensee hereby covenants and agrees that the Licensor Marks shall remain the sole and exclusive property of Licensor and that Licensee shall not hold itself out as having any ownership rights with respect thereto. Any and all goodwill associated with the Licensor Marks shall inure directly to the benefit of the Licensor. Upon termination or expiration of this Agreement for any reason, Licensee shall immediately discontinue all use of the Licensor Marks.
Licensee’s use of the Licensor Marks must conform to Licensor’s usage guidelines and instructions as Licensor may provide or update from time to time (and in no event shall the color, style, appearance, or relative dimensions of the Licensor Marks be altered or changed in any way). d. Data. All information related to Agency, Riders, and its/their use of the Lyft Platform and/or the Lyft Services as received, collected, compiled, aggregated or produced by Lyft in connection with this Agreement, including but not limited to, the information contained within the Lyft Portal and the Agency Account, shall be governed by the terms of the Lyft Privacy Policy, and Lyft shall have the right to use such data as set forth in the Lyft Privacy Policy. For the avoidance of doubt, Lyft may disclose such information to the extent required by a court of competent jurisdiction or other governmental authority or otherwise as required by Law, without notice to Agency or Riders. Lyft determines the extent to which such data will be provided to Agencies through the Lyft Portal and Agency Account, as described in Data Reporting Addendum. Lyft reserves the right to add, remove, and update features and functionality related to such data at any time, and Lyft will not be responsible for any loss of data or any other damages associated with such changes. Agency agrees to use the data contained within Agency Account, the Lyft Portal, and/or any reports solely for legitimate business purposes related to managing and administering the Lyft Services including, but not limited to, business expense processing, accounting, program management, and budgeting purposes.
5. Confidentiality.
a. Definition. “Confidential Information” is any information, technical data, or know-how furnished by a party (the “Disclosing Party”) to the other party (the “Receiving Party”), whether written, electronic, oral or other form that: (i) is marked, accompanied or supported by documents clearly designating the information as “confidential” or “proprietary;” (ii) is identified by the Disclosing Party as 41 2168
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confidential before, during or promptly after the presentation or communication; or (iii) should reasonably be known by Receiving Party to be confidential. This Agreement (including all Order Forms and other attachments hereto) also is Confidential Information.
b. Exceptions. This Agreement imposes no obligation upon a Receiving Party with respect to information designated as confidential which: (i) was previously known to Receiving Party without an obligation of confidentiality; (ii) was acquired by Receiving Party from a third party which was not, to the Receiving Party's knowledge, under an obligation to not disclose such information; (iii) is or becomes publicly available through no fault of Receiving Party; (iv) Disclosing Party gave written permission to Receiving Party to disclose, but only with respect to such permitted disclosure; or (v) was independently developed without use of the Disclosing Party’s Confidential Information. c. Protection of Confidential Information. Except as otherwise required by applicable Law, each Receiving Party agrees that (i) it will use the Confidential Information of the Disclosing Party solely for the purpose of performing its obligations or exercising its rights under this Agreement, and (ii) it will not disclose the Confidential Information of the Disclosing Party to any third party other than the Receiving Party's employees or agents on a need-to-know basis who are bound by obligations of nondisclosure and limited use at least as strict as those contained herein. The Receiving Party will protect the Confidential Information of the Disclosing Party in the same manner that it protects the confidentiality of its own proprietary and confidential information and materials of like kind, but in no event using less than a reasonable standard of care. The Receiving Party is responsible for any breach of the confidentiality provisions of this Agreement by its employees or agents. Confidential Information disclosed by the Disclosing Party to the Receiving Party will at all times remain the property of the Disclosing Party. No license under any trade secrets, copyrights, or other rights is granted under this Agreement or by any disclosure of Confidential Information under this Agreement. Upon request by the Disclosing Party, the Receiving Party will return all copies of any Confidential Information to the Disclosing Party. If returning such copies is not commercially feasible for the Receiving Party, and if permitted by applicable Law, the Receiving Party shall destroy such copies.
d. Compelled Disclosure. In the event the Receiving Party receives a subpoena or other validly issued administrative or judicial process demanding the disclosure of Confidential Information or is otherwise required by Law to disclose Confidential Information, the Receiving Party shall give the Disclosing Party prompt written notice of such request prior to disclosure, shall allow the Disclosing Party to provide a redacted copy of the record and assert any defenses to disclosure of Confidential Information that may be available, and shall make diligent efforts to limit disclosure pursuant to any available bases under applicable Law. If the Receiving Party is required to release the Disclosing Party’s Confidential Information, it nevertheless shall use any available authorities to redact personal or business confidential information from such records to the extent consistent with applicable Law or the final judgment.
Confidential Information disclosed by the Disclosing Party to the Receiving Party will at all times remain the property of the Disclosing Party. No license under any trade secrets, copyrights, or other rights is granted under this Agreement or by any disclosure of Confidential Information under this Agreement. The inadvertent production of any “Confidential Information” by any party shall not constitute a waiver of any rights.
If Agency is a public entity and receives a request pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act (“FOIA”) or other applicable state public records laws, Agency shall, unless prohibited by applicable Law, (i) promptly notify Lyft of such request; (ii) deny the request and/or provide Lyft with a reasonable opportunity to object to disclosure, and no fewer than ten (10) business days prior to the proposed disclosure to take appropriate action to prevent disclosure; and (iii) reasonably cooperate in any efforts made by Lyft to prevent disclosure. If Agency is nonetheless legally compelled or required to release Lyft Confidential 42 2169
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Information, Agency will furnish that portion (and only that portion) of Lyft Confidential Information that it is legally compelled or required to disclose.
6. Notice and Consents.
a. Notices. As applicable to the Lyft Services, Agency is obligated to notify, and shall notify, Riders that Agency will receive information related to certain Rides, including but not limited to, for example, name of Rider, time of ride, and ride cost. Agency agrees that all Riders who do not have a Lyft account for whom Agency request Rides via Concierge consent to the following terms: “By accepting Lyft Concierge Rides, you consent to Lyft’s Terms of Service, which is available at https://www.lyft.com/terms.”
b. Automated Text Messaging or Calls. Agency acknowledges that certain Lyft Services require or allow Agency to provide name, phone number, and/or email address of Riders or other individuals to Lyft. If Agency elects to use such Lyft Services, including Concierge and Lyft Pass, and provides Lyft with the phone numbers of Riders or other individuals via the Lyft Services, Agency represents and warrants that it will obtain all rights, permissions, and consents necessary under the TCPA and any other applicable federal, state and local laws, rules or regulations for Agency and/or Lyft to use an automatic telephone dialing system to call, text or otherwise contact the recipient associated with the phone number provided by Agency (whether a Rider or otherwise) including via SMS message or voice call, in relation to a Ride taken by a Rider, and/or Agency’s use of the Lyft Services. Agency acknowledges and agrees that by providing an individual’s phone number via the Lyft Services for any purpose, such individual (whether a Rider or otherwise) shall receive automated communications, including but not limited to SMS messages or phone calls relating to a Ride, and/or Agency’s other uses of the Lyft Services. c. Emails. If Agency provides Lyft with the email addresses of Riders or other individuals, Agency will obtain all rights and permissions necessary under the CAN-SPAM Act and any other applicable federal, state, and local laws, rules or regulations in order to enable Lyft to email such persons. d. Data Usage. Agency consents on behalf of itself and each Rider to allow Lyft to use any information provided by Agency to (i) provide the Lyft Services; (ii) transmit a Ride Request via the Lyft Platform to available Drivers; (iii) send automated transactional communications, including but not limited to SMS texts or phone calls, to the Rider or other individual relating to the Ride and/or the provision of the Lyft Services; (iv) share the information with the Driver who accepted the Request, provided that the Driver will only receive the first name of the Rider and pick up and drop off location; and (v) use and store the information for the internal purposes of Lyft, subject to the Lyft Privacy Policy. Agency also consents on behalf of itself and each Rider to allow Lyft to share any Agency or Rider information with Agency’s authorized vendors, service providers, and subcontractors for purposes of performing its obligations hereunder.
e. Record Maintenance. Agency agrees that it shall maintain records sufficient to demonstrate all applicable and necessary consents under this Section 6, and Agency agrees to make such records available to Lyft promptly, and no later than ten (10) days after receiving a request from Lyft for such records. Agency shall maintain such records for a period of not less than six (6) years from the last Request submitted for such Rider.
7. Representations and Warranties.
a. Mutual Representations and Warranties. Each party represents and warrants to the other party that (i) it has sufficient rights and authority to enter into this Agreement; (ii) it grants the rights and 43 2170
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assumes all of its respective rights and obligations set forth herein; and (iii) the person signing on the respective party’s behalf has the authority to execute and bind the respective party to this Agreement. b. Agency Representations and Warranties. Agency represents and warrants that (i) it has obtained all rights, permissions, and consents necessary under the TCPA and any other applicable Law for Agency and/or Lyft to use an automatic telephone dialing system to call, text or otherwise contact the Rider or other individual associated with the phone number provided by Agency, including via SMS message or voice call, in relation to a Ride requested for or taken by a Rider, and/or Agency’s use of the Lyft Services; and (ii) it has obtained all rights and permissions necessary under the CAN-SPAM Act and any other applicable Law to enable Lyft to email Riders and other individual associated with the phone number provided by Agency solely in conjunction with providing the Lyft Services. In addition, if Agency is a nonfederal transit agency, then Agency further represents and warrants that will not use the Lyft Platform or the Lyft Services in any manner that violates industry standards, and applicable regulations, policies, or guidance, published by the FTA (Federal Transit Administration) at https://www.transit.dot.gov/sharedmobility or https://www.transit.dot.gov/. c. Rider Eligibility Representations and Warranties. Agency further represents and warrants that Agency is solely responsible and liable for (i) determining and monitoring a Rider’s eligibility for the Lyft Services to the extent there is an applicable eligibility requirement, (ii) determining, as applicable, whether to bill and/or file claims for reimbursement from any federal, state, and/or commercial health benefit plan and/or program, including but not limited to Medicare, Medicaid, and any COVID-19 funded programs (e.g., Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; Public Health and Social Services Emergency Fund) (collectively, “Payors”) for Rides completed via the Lyft Services, (iii) complying with all applicable federal, state, regional, and local laws and regulations related to the billing and filing of claims, and (iv) as applicable, billing and/or filing claims for reimbursement from Payors for Rides completed via the Lyft Services. Agency shall indemnify, defend, and hold harmless the Lyft Indemnified Parties (as defined in Section 9 below) from and against any and all claims, losses, damages, fines, penalties, and/or interest based upon and/or related to Rider eligibility, the billing and/or submission of claims to any Payor, and/or for any breach of the representations and warranties in this paragraph. ANY LIMITATIONS OF LIABILITY IN
THIS AGREEMENT SHALL NOT APPLY TO ANY CLAIMS OR INCIDENTS RELATED TO AGENCY’S INDEMNIFICATION AND DEFENSE OBLIGATIONS UNDER THIS PARAGRAPH.
This paragraph shall survive any termination or expiration of this Agreement.
8. Disclaimer. EXCEPT AS EXPRESSLY SET FORTH ABOVE AND TO THE FULLEST
EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, LYFT SPECIFICALLY DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES WITH
RESPECT TO THE LYFT PLATFORM AND/OR THE LYFT SERVICES, WHETHER EXPRESS OR
IMPLIED, ORAL OR WRITTEN, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION, ALL IMPLIED
WARRANTIES OF TITLE, NON-INFRINGEMENT, MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY
PARTICULAR PURPOSE, ALL WARRANTIES ARISING FROM ANY COURSE OF DEALING,
COURSE OF PERFORMANCE OR USAGE OF TRADE, AND ALL WARRANTIES RELATED TO THIRD-PARTY EQUIPMENT, MATERIALS, SERVICES OR SOFTWARE. LYFT PROVIDES THE LYFT PLATFORM AND THE LYFT SERVICES “AS IS”. LYFT DOES NOT WARRANT THAT THE
LYFT PLATFORM AND/OR THE LYFT SERVICES WILL MEET AGENCY REQUIREMENTS OR
THAT THE OPERATION OF THE LYFT PLATFORM AND/OR THE LYFT SERVICES WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR FREE. LYFT DOES NOT GUARANTEE THE AVAILABILITY OF
DRIVERS OR WARRANT THAT ANY PARTICULAR RIDE REQUEST WILL BE ACCEPTED OR FULFILLED. TO THE EXTENT THIS DISCLAIMER CONFLICTS WITH APPLICABLE LAW, THE
SCOPE AND DURATION OF ANY APPLICABLE WARRANTY WILL BE THE MINIMUM PERMITTED UNDER THAT LAW. THE FULL SCOPE OF LYFT’S OBLIGATIONS TO PROVIDE
SERVICES UNDER THIS AGREEMENT ARE SET FORTH IN THE ORDER FORM, SUBJECT TO THE AGENCY’S PAYMENT TO LYFT OF THE FEES SET FORTH THEREIN. THE PARTIES 44 2171
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ACKNOWLEDGE AND AGREE THAT THIS AGREEMENT IS NOT SUBJECT TO 49 C.F.R. §37.23 AND THAT LYFT IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR SATISFYING THE AGENCY’S OBLIGATIONS
UNDER THE ADA TO PROVIDE TRANSPORTATION SERVICES FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES.
9. Indemnification.
a. Indemnification by Lyft.
i. Infringement Indemnity. Lyft will indemnify, hold harmless, and defend Agency and its directors, officers, employees, agents, stockholders, and Affiliates (collectively, the “Agency Indemnified Parties”) from and against all third-party demands, actions, suits, discovery demands, including, without limitation, third-party subpoenas, government investigations or enforcement actions, damages, liabilities, losses, settlements, judgments, costs and expenses (including but not limited to reasonable attorney’s fees and costs) related thereto, from a third party (collectively, “Claim(s)”) alleging that the use of the Lyft Services as permitted hereunder infringes or misappropriates a third-party copyright, trade secret, trademark or patent.
ii. Infringement Options. If the use of the Lyft Services and/or the Lyft Platform by Agency has become, or in Lyft’s opinion is likely to become, the subject of any claim of infringement, Lyft may at its option and expense: (a) procure for Agency the right to continue using the Lyft Platform and/or the Lyft Services as set forth herein; (b) modify the Lyft Platform and/or the Lyft Services to make it noninfringing; or (c) if the foregoing options are not reasonably practicable, terminate this Agreement. This Section 9(a) (Indemnification by Lyft) states Agency’s exclusive remedy, for any claim by a third party alleging that the use of the Lyft Services as permitted hereunder infringes or misappropriates a third-party copyright, trade secret, trademark or patent.
iii. Limitations. Lyft will have no liability or obligation with respect to any Claim arising out of: (a) use of the Lyft Platform and/or the Lyft Services by Agency not in accordance with this Agreement; or (b) the combination, operation, or use of the Lyft Platform and/or the Lyft Services with other applications, portions of applications, products, or services where the Lyft Platform and/or the Lyft Services would not by itself be infringing.
b. Indemnification by Agency. Agency will indemnify, defend and hold harmless Lyft and its directors, officers, employees, agents, affiliates, successors and assigns (collectively, the “Lyft Indemnified Parties”) from and against any third-party Claim made or brought against a Lyft Indemnified Party alleging or arising out of (i) Agency’s and/or Agency Personnel’s acts or omissions, or breach of this Agreement, (ii) violation of Agency’s representations and warranties in Section 7(b); (iii) Agency’s or Agency Personnel’s failure to obtain, maintain, or prove the consents required under Section 6 of this Agreement, (iv) Agency’s or Agency Personnel’s violation of applicable Law, and/or (v) any activity under the Agency Account, except to the extent caused by Lyft’s breach of this Agreement. If Agency is a nonfederal agency, then Agency’s indemnity obligations in this Section 9(b) and Section 7(c) above apply to the extent permissible under applicable state Law.
c. Conditions of Indemnification. As a condition of the foregoing indemnification obligations: (i) the indemnified party (“Indemnified Party”) will promptly notify the indemnifying party (“Indemnifying Party”) of any Claim, provided, however, that the failure to give such notice shall not relieve the Indemnifying Party of its obligations hereunder except to the extent that the Indemnifying Party was actually and materially prejudiced by such failure; (ii) the Indemnifying Party will have the sole and exclusive authority to defend or settle any such Claim (provided that, the Indemnifying Party will obtain the Indemnified Party's consent in connection with any act or forbearance required by the Indemnified 45 2172
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Party, which consent will not be unreasonably withheld); and (iii) the Indemnified Party will reasonably cooperate with the Indemnifying Party in connection with the Indemnifying Party’s activities hereunder, at the Indemnifying Party’s expense. The Indemnified Party reserves the right, at its own expense, to participate in the defense of a Claim. The Indemnifying Party will pay all costs and reasonable legal fees following notice of the Claim, which shall be provided in accordance with this Section 9, and any settlement amounts agreed to be paid by the Indemnifying Party or any damages awarded against the Indemnified Party in connection with any such Claim. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Indemnifying Party will not settle any Claims for which it has an obligation to indemnify hereunder admitting liability or fault on behalf of the Indemnified Party, nor create any obligation on behalf of the Indemnified Party without the Indemnified Party’s prior written consent.
10. Limitation of Liability. TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, EXCEPT FOR EITHER PARTY’S BREACH OF CONFIDENTIALITY, IN NO EVENT SHALL EITHER PARTY
BE LIABLE FOR SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, INDIRECT, PUNITIVE OR OTHER
SIMILAR DAMAGES ARISING UNDER THIS AGREEMENT, OR DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF
BUSINESS, OR LOSS OR INACCURACY OF DATA OF ANY KIND, AND/OR OTHER INDIRECT
ECONOMIC DAMAGES, WHETHER BY BREACH OF WARRANTY, BREACH OF CONTRACT,
NEGLIGENCE, OR ANY OTHER LEGAL THEORY, EVEN IF SUCH PARTY (OR THEIR AGENT) HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT
OF ANY AND ALL LIABILITY OF ONE PARTY TO THE OTHER FOR ANY CLAIM(S) ARISING
FROM OR RELATING TO THE AGREEMENT, SHALL BE LIMITED TO DIRECT PROVABLE
DAMAGES AND SHALL NOT EXCEED, IN ANY EVENT, ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS ($100,000). THE LIMITATIONS OF LIABILITY IN THIS SECTION SHALL NOT APPLY TO ANY
CLAIMS OR INCIDENTS RELATED TO OUTSTANDING PAYMENT OBLIGATIONS OF AGENCY, NOR SHALL THEY LIMIT THE SCOPE OF LYFT’S COMMERCIAL AUTOMOBILE LIABILITY POLICY.
11. Insurance.
During the Term of this Agreement, Lyft shall maintain in force, at Lyft’s own expense, at least the following insurance coverages:
a. Workers’ Compensation Insurance in accordance with state statutory laws, including Employers' Liability with minimum limits of $1,000,000 for each accident. b. Commercial General Liability Insurance with limits of $1,000,000 per occurrence, $2,000,000 in the aggregate for bodily injury and property damage. The policy shall include coverage for liabilities arising out of premises, operations, product and completed operations, personal and advertising injury and contractual liability.
c. Commercial Automobile Liability Insurance with limits of $1,000,000 for each accident for third-party bodily injury and property damage, including Uninsured/Underinsured motorist coverage with limits in accordance with local regulations. This policy shall not apply to rides originating in New York City where Drivers are professionally licensed and carry insurance in amounts mandated by the Taxi and Limousine Commission.
d. All policies maintained shall be written as primary policies, not contributing with and not supplemental to coverage Agency may carry and will contain a waiver of subrogation against Agency and its insurance carrier(s) with respect to all obligations assumed by Lyft under this Agreement. The fact that Lyft has obtained the insurance required hereunder shall in no manner lessen or otherwise affect Lyft's other obligations or liabilities set forth in this Agreement. 46 2173
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12. Term, Termination, and Suspension.
a. Term. This Agreement shall commence on the Effective Date and shall remain in effect until terminated as set forth herein (the “Term”). Notwithstanding the foregoing, if there are any Order Forms in effect, then this Agreement will not terminate until all such Order Forms have expired or been terminated in accordance with the terms therein.
b. Termination. Either party may terminate this Agreement (including any Order Forms that are in effect) if the other party commits any material breach of this Agreement and fails to remedy such breach within thirty (30) business days after written notice of such breach. If Lyft terminates the Agreement because of Agency’s material breach, then Lyft may also terminate the Agency Account. c. Suspension. Lyft may also suspend the Agency Account immediately if: (i) Agency violates (or gives Lyft reason to believe Agency has violated) the Agreement; (ii) there is reason to believe Agency’s use of the Lyft Platform and/or the Lyft Services is fraudulent or negatively impacting the operating capability of the Lyft Platform and/or the Lyft Services; (iii) Lyft determines, in its sole discretion, that providing the Lyft Platform and/or the Lyft Services is prohibited by applicable Law, or it has become impractical or unfeasible for any legal or regulatory reason to provide the Lyft Platform and/or the Lyft Services; (iv) Agency triggers any of the suspension mechanisms relating to disputes of Charges pursuant to Section 3(f) hereof; (v) there is a pending resolution of a legal dispute between the parties; or (vi) subject to applicable Law, Agency undergoes liquidation, commencement of dissolution proceedings, disposal of its assets or change of control, a failure to continue business, assignment for the benefit of creditors, or if Agency becomes the subject of bankruptcy or similar proceeding. Lyft will have no liability for any damages, liabilities, losses (including any loss of data or profits) or any other consequences that Agency may incur in connection with any suspension pursuant to this Section. d. Survival. Upon termination or expiration of this Agreement, any Section intended to survive, including but not limited to Agency’s payment obligations, the Business Associate Agreement (if applicable), the terms of this Section and the terms of the following Sections, will survive: Section 2 (Lyft Services), Section 4 (Proprietary Rights). Section 5 (Confidentiality), Section 6 (Notices and Consents), Section 9 (Indemnification), Section 10 (Limitation of Liability), and Section 13 (General).
13. General.
a. Insider Trading. The parties agree to comply with United States securities laws which restrict persons with material nonpublic information about a company obtained directly or indirectly from that company from buying or selling securities of such company, or from communicating such information to any other person under circumstances in which it is reasonably foreseeable that such person is likely to buy or sell such securities.
b. Exports. Agency understands that any products, data, software, or technology transferred under this Agreement are subject to U.S. and foreign export and re-export control laws and regulations, including the U.S. Export Administration Regulations administered by the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security and trade and economic sanctions administered by the U.S. Treasury Department Office of Foreign Assets Control. Agency agrees to comply with these and all applicable export control and sanctions laws and regulations. Specifically, Agency will not sell, export, re-export, transfer, divert, or otherwise dispose of any products, software, data or technology (including products derived from or based on such technology received under this Agreement) to any destination, entity, or person prohibited by the laws or regulations of the United States, without obtaining prior authorization from the competent 47 2174
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government authorities as required by those laws and regulations. This export clause shall survive termination or cancellation of the Agreement.
c. Assignment. Neither party may assign this Agreement (by operation of Law or otherwise) without the prior written consent of the other party, and any prohibited assignment will be null and void.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, either party may assign this Agreement to an Affiliate or successor in the event of a merger, sale, or acquisition of all or substantially all of the assigning party’s assets or stock, and the assigning party shall give the other party prompt written notice of such assignment. This Agreement will be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties’ permitted successors and/or assignees. d. Amendment/Waiver. No modification to this Agreement or any Order Forms or other attachments hereto or thereto, nor any waiver of any rights, will be effective unless consented to in writing, and signed by both parties. Waiver by either party of a breach of any provision of this Agreement, an Order Form, or other attachments hereto or thereto, or the failure of either party to exercise any right hereunder or thereunder will not operate or be construed as a waiver of any subsequent breach of that right or as a waiver of any other right.
e. Relationship. The relationship of the parties hereunder is that of independent contractors, and this Agreement will not be construed to imply that either party is the agent, employee, or joint venture of the other.
f. Notices. Any notices hereunder shall be in writing (including email) and shall be sent to the addresses set forth in an Order Form or the Agency Account, or to such other address as either party shall have notified to the other party. Notices to Lyft shall be copied to [email protected]; Attn:
General Counsel.
g. Unenforceability. If any provision or provisions of this Agreement (including all Order Forms and any other attachments hereto or thereto) is held to be unenforceable, this Agreement will continue in full force and effect without said provision and will be interpreted to reflect the original intent of the parties. Any ambiguity contained in this Agreement shall not be construed against any party as the draftsman but shall be construed in accordance with its fair meaning. h. Governing Law & Venue. This Agreement will be governed by the laws of the State of California, without regard to its conflict of laws principles. The parties consent to the personal and exclusive jurisdiction of courts located in the County of San Francisco, California. Each party waives a jury trial in any matter arising out of or relating to this Agreement. i. Arbitration. Any dispute, claim, or controversy arising out of or in connection with this Agreement or the breach, termination, enforcement, interpretation, or validity thereof (other than for claims or disputes related to the intellectual property of a party), shall be determined through binding arbitration under JAMS Comprehensive Arbitration Rules and Procedures. The parties shall share equally the fees and expenses of the JAMS arbitrator. The arbitration shall be conducted by a three-arbitrator panel chosen by the mutual agreement of the parties or, failing that, by JAMS under its then prevailing rules. Judgment on the award rendered by the arbitrators may be entered in any court of competent jurisdiction. The arbitrators shall have the authority to grant specific performance or any other equitable or legal remedy, including provisional remedies. Each party will be responsible for its own incurred expenses arising out of any dispute resolution procedure. The parties will jointly bear the expense of any arbitrators. Any arbitration proceedings shall take place at a location mutually agreed upon by the parties to this Agreement. If the parties fail to agree upon a location, then such arbitration proceedings shall take place in San Francisco, California.
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j. Entire Agreement. This Agreement, all Order Forms, and all attachments and exhibits hereto shall constitute the entire agreement between the parties with respect to the Lyft Services and supersedes all prior and contemporaneous proposals, statements, sales materials or presentations and agreements, oral and written between the parties. No oral or written information or advice given by Lyft, its agents or employees will create a warranty or in any way increase the scope of the warranties in this Agreement. Any Agency purchase order document, vendor form, or similar document shall be construed solely as evidence of Agency’s internal business processes, and the terms and conditions contained thereon shall be void and have no effect with regard to this Agreement even if signed by the parties after the Effective Date. This Agreement may be executed in two (2) or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument. Counterparts may be delivered via facsimile, electronic mail (including .pdf or any electronic signature complying with the U.S. federal ESIGN Act of 2000, e.g., www.docusign.com) or other transmission method and any counterpart so delivered shall be deemed to have been duly and validly delivered and be valid and effective for all purposes.
k. Force Majeure. Except for Agency’s payment obligations hereunder, nonperformance of either party under this Agreement shall be excused to the extent and during the period that performance is rendered impossible by strike, fire, flood, earthquakes, governmental acts or orders or restrictions, epidemics or pandemics, failure of suppliers, or contractors, or any other reason where failure to perform is beyond the reasonable control and not caused by the negligence of the non-performing party. Unless otherwise agreed to by the parties, each party will be responsible for the costs and expenses incurred by it in connection with this Agreement during such period of force majeure. **[This space is intentionally left blank; signature page follows]** 49 2176
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement through their respective duly authorized representatives as of the Effective Date.
[LYFT, INC.] [COUNTERPARTYNAME]
By: [lyftSignerSignature] By: [counterpartySignerSignature] Printed Name: [lyftSignerName] Printed Name: [counterpartySignerName] Title: [lyftSignerTextField||1] Title:
[counterpartySignerTextField||
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EXHIBIT A - ORDER FORM
Lyft: [Lyft, Inc.]
185 Berry St. Suite 400
San Francisco, CA 94107
[email protected]
Agency: [counterpartyName]
Postal Address for Billing: [counterpartyAddress]
Contact Name for Billing: [billingContactName]
Email Address for Billing: [billingContactEmail]
Lyft Services Services Fee Services Fee
Type
Payment Method: Choose One
[productName] [ServicesFee] [ServicesFeeType
]
[paymentMethod]
If Agency uses the Lyft Services to provide Riders with access to transportation to or from COVID-19 vaccination sites (“VAX Rides”), Agency represents and warrants that Agency shall not bill nor file claims for reimbursement for any VAX Rides from any federal, state, or commercial employer-sponsored health benefit plan and/or program, including but not limited to Medicare, Medicaid, and any COVID-funded programs (e.g., Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; Public Health and Social Services Emergency Fund). Agency shall indemnify, defend and hold harmless the Lyft Indemnified Parties from and against any claims, losses, damages, fines, or penalties incurred by any of the Lyft Indemnified Parties related to the billing or submission of claims to any third-party payor for VAX Rides hereunder or for any breach of the representations and warranties set forth above in this paragraph. THE LIMITATIONS OF LIABILITY IN THE AGREEMENT SHALL NOT APPLY TO ANY CLAIMS OR INCIDENTS RELATED TO AGENCY’S INDEMNIFICATION AND DEFENSE OBLIGATIONS UNDER THIS PARAGRAPH. This paragraph shall survive any termination or expiration of the Agreement or this Order Form.
Term. This Order Form shall be valid for twelve (12) months from the Order Form Effective Date (as defined below) (the “Initial Term”) and shall automatically renew for additional twelve (12) month terms (each, a "Renewal Term"), unless either party provides notice of non-renewal no less than thirty (30) days prior to the end of the Initial Term or Renewal Term. The Initial Term and all Renewal Terms together shall be referred to herein as the “Term.” General. The Lyft Services and any Charges will be applied to the Agency set forth above and its associated account(s). This Order Form is hereby incorporated into and subject to that certain General Services Agreement between Lyft and Agency, effective on or prior to the Order Form Effective Date (as defined below) (the “Agreement”). Capitalized terms used but not defined in this Order Form shall have the meanings provided to them in the Agreement. In the event of any direct conflict between the terms of this Order Form and the terms of the Agreement, then the terms of this Order Form shall control. The person signing on behalf of each party represents that it has the full authority to execute and bind such party to this Order Form. This Order Form is effective on the date last signed below (“Order Form Effective Date”). [This space is intentionally left blank; signature page follows] 51 2178
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Order Form through their respective duly authorized representatives as of the Order Form Effective Date.
[LYFT, INC.] [COUNTERPARTYNAME]
By: [lyftSignerSignature] By: [counterpartySignerSignature] Printed Name: [lyftSignerName] Printed Name: [counterpartySignerName] Title: [lyftSignerTextField||1] Title: [counterpartySignerTextField||1] Date: [lyftSignerDateField] Date: [counterpartySignerDateField] 52 2179
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City of Richmond
Transportation Rideshare
Request for proposal
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Table of contents
Section 1 - Proposal summary 1
Section 2 - Profile on the proposing firm(s) 3
Section 3 - Qualifications of the firm 4
Section 4 - Work plan or proposal 11
Section 5 - Proposed innovations 14
Section 6 - Project staffing 26
Section 7 - Proposal exceptions 30
Section 8 - Proposal cost sheet and rates 33
Proposer’s information form* 37
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Section 1 - Proposal summary
The City of Richmond is seeking to enhance its transportation network through a comprehensive rideshare service aimed at improving paratransit options and expanding connectivity for all residents, especially those in Richmond and neighboring areas like North Richmond, El Sobrante, Kensington and the neighboring City of Martinez. The overarching objectives are to bridge the gap between transit hubs and residential areas, encourage sustainable commuting practices among local employers, and facilitate more accessible, efficient transportation options that cater to people with disabilities.
Here are the key highlights and distinguishing features of Uber's proposal for the City of Richmond's Transportation Rideshare program(s), emphasizing our suitability to meet and exceed the scope of work outlined.
1. Extensive network coverage:
Uber’s proposal leverages an extensive network of drivers across the targeted service area, ensuring broad geographic coverage and high service availability. Leveraging this network of drivers who are local community residents themselves will cater to residents in Richmond, North Richmond, El Sobrante, Kensington, and other approved parts of West Contra Costa County and the City of San Martinez.
2. Cost-effectiveness:
Our pay-per-performance cost model significantly reduces the financial burden on the City. The City will only pay for rides that are actually taken, without incurring any upfront costs for labor, vehicle acquisition, or ongoing maintenance expenses. This model aligns with the objectives of Tax Measure J, maximizing the impact of taxpayer dollars and reducing overall operational costs. Additionally, this enables the City the flexibility to pilot new areas with limited financial risk.
3. Efficient deployment and operation:
The Uber platform can be rapidly deployed within 6 weeks of contract execution, thanks to our scalable technology and streamlined project management approach. Our team structure, includes an Account Manager, Project Manager, and Customer Success Manager. This team has a proven track record of swiftly launching similar rideshare projects on-time and on-budget, and managing them long-term.
4. Enhanced mobility and reduced congestion:
By leveraging Uber, we can surface Uber Green to reduce the greenhouse gas impacts of your transportation solutions and offer first-mile/last-mile connections to transit hubs which will improve your farebox recovery and reduce vehicle miles traveled (VMT) in the area. These are all embedded benefits of the improved mobility solutions that Uber Transit offers which aligns well with the City’s goal of reducing traffic congestion and lowering emissions. Furthermore, these efforts help our proposal, fulfill the mandates of the Commuter Benefit Ordinance, First Mile/Last Mile Ordinance, and Richmond Ferry to Bridge and Complete Streets Ordinance.
5. Customizable and flexible solutions:
The Uber platform includes a variety of self-serve back-end tools that allow your program administrators both flexibility and oversight over your rideshare programs. Specifically with the Uber Vouchers tool, program administrators will be able to create and manage customizable City of Richmond | Transportation Rideshare 1
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rideshare programs such as the target population and their specific needs such as geography, time of day, and spending caps. This flexibility ensures that the service aligns perfectly with the City’s goals and the unique needs of its residents.
6. 24/7 support and accessibility:
The Uber platform is available 24/7 to users. Uber offers continuous support available through multiple channels including the app, website, email, and phone. This ensures that both agency users and riders have access to assistance whenever needed, enhancing user satisfaction and streamlining the communication process.
7. Proven track record:
Uber’s history of successful partnerships with public agencies with Uber Transit, a dedicated team, highlights our capability to handle transportation projects at any scale and deliver transformative results on time. Our commitment to customized solutions, operational efficiency, and superior customer support makes us a strong candidate for this partnership.
In summary, Uber's proposal presents a comprehensive, efficient, and innovative solution tailored to meet the specific transportation needs of the City of Richmond and its residents. By choosing Uber, the City will benefit from a partner with the expertise and technology to significantly enhance local transportation infrastructure and support sustainable urban mobility.
Contact information:
Chris Margaronis
Senior Account Executive, West
[email protected]
Lucia Phan
Senior Program Manager, Proposals
[email protected]
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Section 2 - Profile on the proposing
firm(s)
Since our incorporation in 2010, the Uber platform has provided more than 42 billion trips around the world. Today, more than 5 million drivers access Uber’s technology across the globe.
Uber is a publicly traded company that employs approximately 32,000 people worldwide.
Uber's dedication to enhancing public transportation extends beyond ridesharing alone. In 2015, Uber forged its first public transit partnership, leading to the creation of Uber Transit: a specialized team committed to collaborating with transit agencies, cities, public institutions, and third-party operators to enhance public transportation across communities.
Through ongoing partnerships with over 80 public agencies, Uber Transit has a proven track record of improving public transportation ecosystems and positively impacting the lives of individuals who rely on public transit. In addition to providing our partners access to Uber’s rideshare network, we also provide tools and technology integrations that enable transit agencies, third-party operators, and demand response technology companies to effectively work together.
Uber is proposing as the Prime for this contract with no subcontractors.
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Section 3 - Qualifications of the firm
Uber Transit partners with over 80 public agencies. More than 25% of these partnerships complement traditional paratransit programs with the Uber network of drivers and vehicles. Below are our qualifications relative to the City’s needs. Summaries for each project are provided after Attachment C.
ATTACHMENT C
SAMPLE TABLE FORMAT
QUALIFICATIONS OF FIRM RELATIVE TO CITY’S NEEDS
Project Name Client Description of Work
Performed
Total Project Cost
Percentage of Work
Firm was Responsible
For
Period Work was
Performed Client Contact Information
Catch-A-Ride Marin Transit
Rideshare services
technology
$180,000
total contract value
~50% 2023 - present
Name: Robert Betts
Title: Director of
Operations & Planning
Phone: 410.266.0855
Email:
[email protected]
Did your firm meet the project schedule (Circle one): Yes No Give a brief statement of the firm’s adherence to the schedule and budget for the project: Uber launched this program on time, within less than six weeks. Uber's pay-per-performance cost model enables the agency to efficiently maximize its budget as the agency pays only for the cost of rides completed by Uber. There are no costs associated with program management or capital/maintenance costs associated with the technology.
Access-OnDemandRegional Transit
District, Denver
Rideshare services
technology
$11,344,175
total contract value
~25% 2020 - present
Name: Paul Hamilton
Title: Senior Manager
Paratransit Services
Phone: 303.299.2836
Email:
paul.hamilton@rtd-denve
r.com
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Did your firm meet the project schedule (Circle one): Yes No Give a brief statement of the firm’s adherence to the schedule and budget for the project: Uber launched this program on time, within less than six weeks. Uber's pay-per-performance cost model enables the agency to efficiently maximize its budget as the agency pays only for the cost of rides completed by Uber. There are no costs associated with program management or capital/maintenance costs associated with the technology.
Guaranteed Ride
Program
Solana Mobility
Rideshare services
technology
$40,000
total contract value
~50% 2022 - present
Name: Lorene Garrrett
Title: Program
Coordinator II, Employer
Commuter Program
Phone: 707.399-3218
Email:
[email protected]
Did your firm meet the project schedule (Circle one): Yes No Give a brief statement of the firm’s adherence to the schedule and budget for the project: Uber launched this program on time, within less than six weeks. Uber's pay-per-performance cost model enables the agency to efficiently maximize its budget as the agency pays only for the cost of rides completed by Uber. There are no costs associated with program management or capital/maintenance costs associated with the technology.
Move WC
City of West
Covina
Rideshare services
technology
$50,000
total contract value
100% 2022 - present
Name: Kelly McDonald
Title: Public Services
Manager
Phone: 626.919.6966
Email:
KMcDonald@westcovina
.org
Did your firm meet the project schedule (Circle one): Yes No Give a brief statement of the firm’s adherence to the schedule and budget for the project: Uber launched this program on time, within less than six weeks. Uber's pay-per-performance cost model enables the agency to efficiently maximize its budget as the agency pays only for the cost of rides completed by Uber. There are no costs associated with program management or capital/maintenance costs associated with the technology.
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RTC-Uber Rides
Regional
Transportation
Commission,
Washoe County
Rideshare services
technology
$200,000
total contract value
~50% 2021 - present
Name: Susi Trinidad
Title: Paratransit
Specialist
Phone: 775.332.2173
Email:
[email protected]
m
Did your firm meet the project schedule (Circle one): Yes No Give a brief statement of the firm’s adherence to the schedule and budget for the project: Uber launched this program on time, within less than six weeks. Uber's pay-per-performance cost model enables the agency to efficiently maximize its budget as the agency pays only for the cost of rides completed by Uber. There are no costs associated with program management or capital/maintenance costs associated with the technology.
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Program summary
The Catch-A-Ride pilot program serves as an enhancement to the agency's longstanding taxi access program. Tailored for Marin County residents who are Marin Access Paratransit riders or Marin Access Fare Assistance enrollees, this pilot aims to assess the benefits of incorporating Uber, a leading transportation network company (TNC), to enhance service accessibility in a vast and varied region.
Participants who choose Uber have the opportunity to use the Uber app to claim 30 one-way Uber vouchers during a three-month period. For each trip, riders are responsible for a $5 co-pay, while receiving a $20 subsidy to help cover the trip's cost. As Uber offers only curb-to-curb service within Marin County, those in need of wheelchair-accessible transportation have the option to select North Bay Taxi as an alternative.
Since the initiation of the pilot program, there has been a consistent month-over-month increase in ridership, accompanied by overwhelmingly positive feedback from participants. Early observations suggest that riders opting for Uber tend to embark on longer journeys, averaging about 8 miles, in contrast to those selecting taxis, who generally undertake shorter trips of around 4 miles. This difference is likely due to Uber's cost-effectiveness for longer distances. Despite having the option for 30 one-way trips, the majority of riders use approximately 4 trips or fewer each month. This pattern of use suggests that riders are engaging with the service on an as-needed basis, thereby preventing any potential overuse of the resources provided.
Program summary
Like many transit agencies providing paratransit services, the Regional Transit District (RTD) faces challenges with the demand for paratransit services outpacing the availability of dedicated vehicles and operators. To mitigate this issue, RTD includes Uber and other non-dedicated services in its operations to complement its paratransit offerings through the Access-on-Demand program.
This program permits eligible riders to use up to 60 one-way trips per month. RTD subsidizes the first $25 of each trip's cost, with the rider covering any additional charges via the service provider's payment platform. The program also includes other service providers such as Lyft, zTrip, and Metro Taxi, thereby broadening the range of transportation options for riders.
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The partnership between RTD and Uber has notably improved the efficiency and effectiveness of RTD's paratransit services. By providing riders with options for non-dedicated service, RTD has managed to alleviate the demand on its fleet of dedicated wheelchair-accessible vehicles (WAVs), thereby enhancing the on-time performance (OTP) across its paratransit service.
This service delivery model, known as the "Rider’s Choice,” has led to several significant benefits. Early outcomes include a substantial reduction in costs, with the average cost per passenger trip decreasing from $58 to less than $20. Additionally, by expanding the service area and introducing more flexible, on-demand options, RTD has greatly improved transit accessibility and equity for paratransit riders. This ensures that a larger number of riders can take advantage of the service, further illustrating the success and impact of this innovative approach.
Program summary
The Solano Express is an intercity bus service operating throughout Solano County, providing high-frequency service during peak commuting hours. To encourage commuters to choose public transit over single-occupancy vehicles, Solano Mobility has developed a Guaranteed Ride Program. Commuters affected by route cancellations or eligible emergencies may receive an Uber Voucher worth up to $100 to cover rides to and from work.
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Program summary
In partnership with Uber, the City has launched a pilot program designed to complement its existing ADA paratransit Dial-A-Ride service. Through the Move WC initiative, the City offers a limited number of Uber Vouchers for riders to use within West Covina and up to three miles outside the city limits for medical purposes. This service is available to residents aged 55 and older or those with a physician-certified disability. Eligible riders can take up to four one-way trips per day. Riders are responsible for the first $3 of each trip, while the City covers up to $20 per trip. Any additional costs beyond this subsidy are paid by the rider.
Program summary
On July 1, 2021, following a brief pilot program that included 50 participants, the Regional Transportation Commission (RTC) of Washoe County officially expanded the RTC-Washoe Uber Rides program to a full-fledged service available to all eligible riders.
Through this program, seniors aged 60 and older are granted a $60 subsidy, which can be applied towards covering any portion of their ride expenses with transportation network companies such as Uber or Lyft. This initiative is supported by the allocation of ¼% of Washoe County's sales tax dedicated to public services. Uber rides, under this program, are accessible 24 hours a day, seven days a week, within the designated Reno-Sparks service area.
The RTC operates across a diverse service area that encompasses both urban and rural regions. The program has effectively broadened the scope of transportation choices available, linking a larger array of communities together. By including Uber in its City of Richmond | Transportation Rideshare 9
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services, the RTC has been able to enhance its conventional paratransit options, by offering a more dependable and cost-effective alternative to a broad senior population. This service improvement has not only increased accessibility for seniors but has also played a part in building a more robust transportation network, encompassing a wide range of transportation modes.
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Section 4 - Work plan or proposal
The objective of the proposed Transportation Rideshare program is to establish a cost-effective solution that enhances public transportation options for the diverse population of West Contra Costa County and the City of Martinez. The program aims to cater to a wide range of users with curb-to-curb and door-to-door service.
Commuters will also benefit from convenient and timely rideshare services that bridge the first-mile/last-mile gap and connect them seamlessly with their daily routes, thereby reducing their reliance on personal vehicles. A key focus of the program is to extend services to isolated and unincorporated areas of the community, ensuring that residents in these less accessible locations receive equitable access to transportation.
With this understanding in mind, here is a high-level summary of Uber's unique approach to supporting the City's Transportation Rideshare program(s) through our technology platform and driver network.
Overview
Uber network of
drivers and
vehicles
The Uber network, consisting of independent contractors, will provide cost-effective on-demand, curb-to-curb and door-to-door trips for ambulatory riders.
Within your intended service area of West Contra Costa County and Martinez, California, Uber connects ambulatory riders to an extensive network of transportation options. Here are the services Uber offers in your area:
● UberX: Offers exclusive rides in standard-entry vehicles for ambulatory riders, providing curb-to-curb service.
● UberX Share: Provides shared rides in standard vehicles for ambulatory riders, also offering curb-to-curb service.
● Uber Green: Features exclusive rides in low-emission or electric vehicles, suitable for ambulatory riders and offering curb-to-curb service.
● Uber Assist: Delivers exclusive rides in standard-entry vehicles with drivers who are trained to help seniors, pregnant women, and people with disabilities in and out of vehicles.
Drivers can help load and unload assistive devices that can fit in the trunk of a standard sedan once folded or disassembled.
CONFIDENTIAL & PROPRIETARY INFORMATION
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was less than 7 minutes, with services available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week (Uber Data, October 2023 - March 2024).
At this time, Uber does not have the capacity to serve
non-ambulatory riders of your program with wheelchair-accessible vehicles. Partners that choose to work with us typically contract with local taxi companies separately to ensure equitable access.
Uber smartphone
and
web app
Riders will be able to utilize the Uber smartphone app or computer web app to conveniently request, pay, and receive real-time trip information through the Uber platform, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
The Uber app is feature-rich, available in more than 100 languages, including English and Spanish. Moreover, it's designed with WCAG
2.0 guidelines to ensure accessibility.
Uber call-center
Riders without smartphones but have a mobile device that’s capable of texting can request Uber trips by calling 833-USE-UBER (1-833-873-8237). This service operates 7 days a week from 4 am to 10 pm ET in English and Spanish.
Uber Vouchers
Uber Vouchers allow your program administrators to create, distribute, and manage program parameters (such as geography, time of day, caps, etc.) and create highly customized transportation subsidies to support an array of programs such as
neighborhood-specific, medical trips, inter-city and intra-city commuters, etc.
Uber 24/7 support
Uber provides 24/7 support for both agency users and riders, accessible via the Uber app, Uber’s website, email, or phone for any issue that may arise.
Marketing tool-kit
We provide all our partners with our marketing toolkit. This toolkit is a collection of resources aimed at helping you share information about your new rideshare program(s). It includes email templates, suggestions for website content, branding materials, and guidelines for creating content for print, web, and social media, along with rider guides.
Successful outreach strategies that partners have utilized to drive awareness of their new program include:
● Mailers
● Press releases
● Social media and blog posts
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● Train the trainer sessions at community centers/libraries ● QR codes placed at key transit hubs
Program
Management and
Oversight
The Uber platform is built to be self-served. At any time, program administrators can log into the Uber for Business dashboard, make modifications to programs, review billing, and download data and insights.
Your designated Project Manager will ensure that your staff is trained to use the Uber platform and its tools for self-management.
Furthermore, your assigned Customer Success Manager will regularly monitor and check in with your program administrators to ensure its intended performance.
Uber will function as the underlying technology platform that supports your Transportation Rideshare program. Uber key personnel identified in Section 6 - Project Staffing will work closely with the City to implement our tools and technologies and provide training to your program administrators. We expect that the City’s staff will become proficient in using these technologies to the extent that they can independently adjust program parameters and manage rider eligibility, however, Uber will offer support as needed.
Work plan
Typically, project implementation takes around 6 weeks from start to finish to complete. We believe that we have the resources necessary to launch your program on time and on budget. ● Phase 1: Planning (2 weeks)
○ During this phase we will initiate the project by working with you to identify key stakeholders, setting the project schedule, and assigning project tasks. ○ A key milestone during this phase is aligning the scope of work together, this includes defining the program area and setting the rider subsidy. ~Staffing projection (hours): 16 hours total / 8 hours per week ● Phase 2: Implementation (4 weeks)
○ During this phase, our team will configure the Uber platform to serve your program, train your staff on the tools, and test the Vouchers campaign. We may need to refine the parameters, but if all goes well during testing, we’ll deploy. ○ This phase also includes guiding you through best practices for outreach and marketing to drive awareness and adoption of the new program(s). ~Staffing projection (hours): 32 hours total / 8 hours per week ● Phase 3: Invoicing, Maintenance & Support (Ongoing for the life of contract) ○ Once the program is operational, we will start invoicing you for the subsidized part of all rides completed through the Uber platform. This final phase is a continuous one, where modifications to the program might be necessary as you gain more insight into the travel patterns of your population. We’ll check-in with City of Richmond | Transportation Rideshare 13
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City staff on an agreed upon cadence to ensure that the program is operating as intended.
~Staffing projection (hours): 1 hour per month / 12 hours total / .25 hours per week
More on training
The Uber platform was built to be self-served. Training will be provided to:
● Educate program administrators on the products, tools, and applications they will use, ● Prepare program administrators on how to troubleshoot common issues, and ● Provide program administrators resources to confidently manage their program independently.
Our approach to training is outlined below.
Virtual Zoom training
Training is conducted virtually through Zoom, allowing agency users to follow along with the trainer. Training typically takes approximately 1 hour per tool and includes questions, answers, and documentation. Agencies can expect approximately 3 to 6 hours total of training.
Train-the-trainer
As part of our train-the-trainer methodology, we recommend at least 2 agency users attend all training and serve as in-house trainers to any new users.
Refreshers
On-going training to additional staff or to go over new product features is provided as-needed to promote optimal utilization of the Uber platform.
Section 5 - Proposed innovations
The Uber platform provides substantial benefits to our partners, particularly agencies with limited resources for managing their transportation programs. It offers a comprehensive suite of user-friendly tools and features for both front-end and back-end use, facilitating connections between riders and agency users with Uber services.
Uber Vouchers tool
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that include specific parameters and restrictions, including subsidy amount, location, dates and times, etc.
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Value type feature in the Vouchers tool
For each program, you’ll also have the ability to set geofence restrictions.
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Once a voucher program is created, you can share it with your riders via a link or QR code. If you would like to restrict the voucher to a set of eligible riders, you can upload a CSV file with the rider’s name, email address, and mobile phone number.
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Share vouchers feature within the Uber Vouchers tool
Riders will receive an email or SMS message to accept the offer in the Uber app, which adds the voucher to their Uber account. Once the voucher is valid for use, the voucher will automatically appear as a payment method for eligible trips. Trips that do not meet the specific requirements as determined by the agency are not eligible for use with the voucher.
Rider experience with Uber Vouchers
The images provided below, illustrate the Voucher redemption and on-trip experience for riders using the Uber app.
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Claim voucher
Claim via email, promo code, QR code, or
SMS link
Review voucher terms
Review terms and understand parameters
when/where it is valid
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Product selection
Choose from a variety of Uber
rides products and apply
voucher
Pick up confirmation
Confirm their pick-up location
Waiting screen
Rider is matched with a driver
On trip
View trip route and arrival time
Built in safety tools
Receive support while on trip
Rating & feedback
Provide trip rating and tip
(Optional)
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Accessibility features in the Uber app
The Uber app is a smartphone app that is used by millions all over the world. Our Product Designers and Developers are actively making progress in pursuit of conforming with WCAG 2.0 principles, guidelines, and success criteria to make it more accessible each day.
The Uber app has transformed mobility for customers with disabilities, and we’re committed to continuing to develop solutions that support everyone’s mobility. Uber’s
technology helps increase mobility and independence for all users of our platform.
● Riders who are blind or low-vision. The Uber app
supports iOS VoiceOver, Android TalkBack, and
wireless Braille display compatibility.
● Riders with service animals. The Uber app
supports service animals, and Uber’s policies
prohibit service animal denial. The app offers a
process for reporting a service animal denial if that
occurs.
● Riders who are deaf or hard of hearing. Audio is
not needed for the Uber app to be fully functional.
Assistive technology such as visible and vibrating
alerts can help riders who are deaf or hard of hearing use the Uber app easily, and in-app features, such as the ability to manually enter a destination, can facilitate non-verbal communication between the rider and driver.
The Uber platform supports a variety of fare payment methods to provide riders with several convenient options to pay for their trip. Riders who request trips in the Uber app or online can use the following as primary methods of payment: credit cards, debit cards, prepaid debit cards, Apple Pay, Android Pay, PayPal, Venmo.
To support unbanked riders, secondary payment methods include Uber Gift Cards. Uber Gift Cards can be purchased with cash at retail stores and redeemed for Uber Cash in the Uber app for Uber rides. Uber Gift cards are sold at approximately 35,000 retailers nationwide. These include retailers like Kroger, CVS, Target, Sam’s Club, and Walmart.
The Uber web app for riders without smartphones
Riders without a smartphone or riders that prefer to use a computer, can request trips online by visiting http://m.uber.com on a tablet or computer web browser. Through the web app riders will be prompted to either log in to their Uber account or create a new account with their contact information and payment method.
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Once they’ve logged in and are ready to request a ride, they’ll be prompted to set their pick-up location and destination, schedule the date and time of their trip, and select the type of vehicle they would like. Riders that request Uber trips through the Uber web app will receive real-time trip information via SMS text messages (mobile) or automated callbacks (landline).
Booking a ride through the Uber web app on a computer
Uber call-center
For riders who wish to request Uber rides via telephone, they can do so by calling 1-833-USE-UBER. To utilize this service, riders must follow these steps:
● Initiate the process by calling 1-833-USE-UBER to create their own Uber account. ● After successfully creating an Uber account, riders are required to notify the City’s program administrator about the newly established account. Subsequently, the account administrator will send a Voucher to the rider's Uber account. ● Once the Voucher is sent, riders can begin using the 1-833-USE-UBER service to request rides and apply their transportation subsidies.
Uber for Business dashboard
The Uber for Business dashboard is a centralized hub that provides administrative staff the ability to view activities, download reports, manage billing, track program budgets, set administrative privileges, and access support. This tool provides your program administrators with complete transparency by allowing administrators to review program information and usage in real time and identify errors and omissions for timely resolution.
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Uber for Business dashboard showing all activities within a timeframe Reporting & insights
We believe in providing intuitive and flexible data reporting that gives our agency partners access to the information they need to plan and manage programs effectively. Within the Uber for Business dashboard, program administrators will be able to self-serve data. Data is updated in real-time after each trip is completed. You will be able to download raw data in .CSV and.
PDF formats to build your reports and archive all historical data beyond the life of contract.
In addition to raw data, you will also get access to visual insights to monitor program performance and provide oversight. The General Insights feature provides a clear and simple view of overall program spending, overall trip volume, number of active users, and the average fare per trip.
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Uber for Business dashboard showing program insights
Billing
The Billing feature of the Uber for Business dashboard allows your administrative staff to review costs and payments associated with specific riders and programs. Statements are automatically sent on a monthly basis to your agency. Program administrators are able to download a .CSV and .PDF file of all transactions and transactions per billing period.
The billing tool supports the following:
● Automated billing – Enable automatic billing in your dashboard ● Monthly billing – Pay for program trips on a monthly basis ● Monthly statements – Simplify paperwork with monthly invoices showing all expenditures in one place
● Multiple payment methods – separate payment methods for different programs, campaigns, or business units
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Billing feature showing expenditures and monthly statements for review and download
Help & support
Uber is a global company that works around the clock. Agency users will have access to dedicated support during business hours and non-dedicated support during after hours.
Agency user support
● Business hours support
During business hours, agency users can access a high level of support to mitigate any issues via a dedicated Customer Success Manager by email, phone, or Slack messaging.
● After hours support
During non-business hours, agency users can access support through a variety of channels such as the “Get Help” feature within the Uber for Business dashboard, by phone, or by email. The Global Customer Support Team is available 24/7. Most common issues are also addressed on our online FAQ at https://help.uber.com/business.
To help riders, the Uber app offers a variety of features that can be accessed during and after a trip is completed.
Rider user support
Riders have various options for support during and after a trip. ● In-app Emergency Button and text to 911. In 2018, we launched an in-app Emergency Button that connects riders and drivers to their local emergency number with the simple City of Richmond | Transportation Rideshare 23
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tap of a button. In more than 2,000 cities, trip details and location information are shared automatically with first responders. Also, drivers and riders can send a text to emergency dispatch in cities where text-to-911 is available.
● On-trip reporting and Safety Incident Line. On-trip reporting allows riders to discreetly report a non-emergency safety issue during a trip on the Uber platform. This feature enables Uber to capture valuable feedback from riders when it’s top of mind instead of after the trip, when they may be distracted. Riders requiring safety-related assistance can access help through the Uber app or call Uber’s Safety Incident Reporting Line directly at 1-800-285-6172.
● RideCheck. When our system detects a possible issue with a trip, such as a suspected crash or unexpected long stop, both the rider and driver will receive a RideCheck notification asking if everything is OK. They can let us know through the app that all is well, or, if all is not well, they can use the Emergency Button or report the issue to Uber’s Safety Incident Reporting Line. In late 2021, we expanded the capabilities of our RideCheck technology to detect when a trip takes an unexpected route or when a trip ends before the rider’s final destination.
Illustration of safety tools built into the Uber app
After the ride has taken place, riders can also lodge complaints, provide feedback, and receive assistance on trips requested directly in the Uber app itself online at help.uber.com. Uber’s Community Operations Team operates 24/7 from a number of locations around the globe. Most City of Richmond | Transportation Rideshare 24
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issues are resolved within 24 hours. All complaints are investigated and follow consistent and established procedures, including alleged discriminatory conduct, vehicular incidents, and medical emergencies. Complaints of a serious nature (or that cannot otherwise be solved by traditional support agents) are escalated through Uber’s internally built escalation system and managed by a specialized team.
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Section 6 - Project staffing
The Uber platform is designed to operate at scale, allowing us to reduce costs for our partners through a streamlined project team and enabling self-service when necessary. We have carefully selected key team members for this project based on their proven track record of successfully launching and managing similar initiatives.
Eric Cartrite will serve as your Project Manager during project implementation. Your staff will enjoy working with Eric, as he possesses a welcoming and positive attitude — and over 16 years of experience delivering rideshare transportation programs. He will oversee all aspects of project implementation from kick-off to launch, which includes: scoping, scheduling, training, configuration, and testing. Eric is especially well-versed in local, state, and federal regulations and guidelines relating to complementary paratransit programs.
Chris Margaronis will serve as your Senior Account Executive on this project. He possesses over 10 years of government contracting experience. His primary responsibility is to ensure a successful partnership before, during, and after the life of any project. Prior to the start of this project, Chris will manage the contracting process from beginning to end. This includes scoping to ensure that the product-to-market fit is appropriate for the intended program and its users.
Chris has helped procure similar programs for the City of West Covina, City of Tolleson, Solano Mobility, and Tri-Valley Wheels.
Customer success management
Once the project is fully implemented, Eric will hand off the day-to-day management and support to Kevin Luzong, who will serve as your dedicated Customer Success Manager. Kevin is based in San Francisco and possesses unique insights into assisting local cities and public transit agencies with their transportation initiatives. In his role as your dedicated Customer Success Manager, Kevin will provide unwavering support to help you fully leverage the Uber platform. He will regularly monitor your program's performance and address your specific needs — whether they relate to increasing ridership, managing your budget effectively, or achieving your program's objectives.
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Resumes
Eric Cartrite
Experience
Eric brings over 16 years of project management
experience, ensuring the successful delivery of projects.
He specializes in managing the end-to-end delivery of transportation technology solutions for agencies of all sizes. As a passionate and committed project manager, Eric excels in leading teams with empathy, motivating both internal and external stakeholders to achieve project objectives within specified timelines. He effectively sets partnership expectations and oversees project resourcing, timelines, and deliverables.
Throughout project implementation, Eric serves as the primary point of contact, promptly resolving any issues that arise.
Projects
Regional Transportation District, Denver, CO, 2022 – Project Manager RTD’s Access-On-Demand program leverages the Uber app to provide alternative curb-to-curb service for eligible customers. Riders can take up to 4 Uber trips per day or 60 trips per month. To support this program, Eric provided technical and operational support by connecting with internal and external stakeholders to test and troubleshoot any issues to ensure optimal program performance.
Dallas Area Rapid Transit, Dallas, TX, 2018 – Project Manager Eric managed two mobility programs for Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART).
Building on the initial success of DART’s Go Link program, Eric recently facilitated program expansion to include more than 150 identified areas – providing the general public more access to first/last mile rides. On DART's Rider Assistance Program (RAP), Eric led a successful API integration between the demand-response solution and the Uber Central tool to allow the agency to seamlessly cross dispatch Uber rides to eligible ADA paratransit riders.
Pace Suburban Bus, Chicago, Illinois, 2023 – Project Manager Pace’s Rideshare Access Program (RAP) is a supplementary service using transportation network companies like Uber to enhance transportation options. Specifically designed for ADA paratransit riders, RAP subsidizes a portion of rides through Uber Vouchers. Eric drove the seamless implementation and transition of this program from a pilot to a core program across Pace’s 6-county region for over 600 participants.
Role
Project Manager,
Transit Operations
Benefits to the Project
Experience in deploying
technology to serve the general
public and ADA paratransit riders
Cross-functional expert, able to
leverage resources and insights
from a variety of teams
Results-driven leader with strong
communications and
stakeholder management skills
Years of Experience 16+
Education
Friends University, M.B.A., Supply
Chain Management and
Logistics
Texas A&M, B.A. Agricultural
Development
Blinn College, A.A.,
Communications
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Kevin Luzong
Experience
Kevin brings over 5 years of experience in promoting
successful partnerships and programs. His professional
background includes positions at the Suffolk County Department of Economic Development and Planning, New York Governor's Office of Storm Recovery, and Vancouver Fraser Port Authority, where he gained valuable expertise as a professional urban planner. As a Customer Success Manager at Uber Transit, Kevin is dedicated to equipping agencies with the necessary tools and support to effectively deliver on-demand programs.
Projects
Marin Transit, Marin, CA, 2023 – Customer Success Manager Kevin has supported Marin Transit through a variety of on-demand mobility programs and transitions. For the Catch-A-Ride Pilot Program, an on-demand program for people with disabilities and low-income residents, Kevin provided the agency with regular updates on performance and budget so that the agency can evaluate the feasibility of the program long-term.
Regional Transportation Commission, Reno, NV, 2021 – Customer Success Manager
The RTC-Washoe Uber Rides program started out as a pilot and, due to its success, has transitioned into a core program. The program offers 75% subsidized Uber rides for eligible customers 60+ years old and is fully funded by the ¼% Washoe County sales tax allocated for public transportation. To support this program, Kevin regularly connected with RTC to monitor program performance and developed strategies to help older adults become more comfortable with their new transit mode. Kevin goes above and beyond the scope of the project and has also helped RTC utilize the Uber platform for other use cases such as providing transit-dependent riders Uber Vouchers to essential services during bus driver strikes.
City of Kyle, Texas, 2020 – Customer Success Manager
The Uber Kyle $3.14 program leverages the Uber platform to provide subsidized curb-to-curb transportation options to all residents and visitors of Kyle, Texas. To ensure that Kyle meets its goal of providing better access to affordable public transportation, Kevin meets with the City on a regular basis to keep the program on budget. He also works closely with City staff to troubleshoot incidents and provide concierge-level support as needed.
Role
Customer Success Manager,
Transit Partnerships
Benefits to the Project
Proven customer relationship
management for large agency
partnerships
Adept at utilizing a range of
resources to cohesively facilitate
the expansion of rideshare
programs
Pro-active in mitigating
challenges and escalating issues
for resolution
Years of Experience 5+
Education
The University of British
Columbia, Master of Community
and Regional Planning
Stony Brook University, B.A.
Environmental Design, Policy,
and Planning
Certifications
American Institute of Certified
Planners (AICP)
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Chris Margaronis
Experience
Chris is a seasoned Senior Account Executive with a
proven track record of over 15 years in public-private
partnership (PPP) expertise, enabling successful procurements. His impressive career spans various roles in public governance, including serving as a Legislative Aide on Capitol Hill, a Coro Fellow in Public Affairs, and a Project Manager at LA Metro. Having founded and managed Infra Associates, a firm specializing in guiding public agencies through PPPs and securing project financing, Chris brings invaluable insights and consultative support to partners, with a deep understanding of federal, state, and local regulatory frameworks. Chris is dedicated to driving impactful outcomes and fostering mutually beneficial relationships.
Projects
Regional Transportation District, Denver, CO, 2022 – Senior Account Executive
RTD’s Access-On-Demand program leverages the Uber app to provide alternative curb-to-curb service for eligible customers. Riders can take up to 4 Uber trips per day or 60 trips per month. In addition, Uber also provides Microtransit SaaS technology to power over 70 third-party WAV vehicles participating in the Access-On-Demand program. To support this program, Kelly connected with internal and external stakeholders to monitor program performance and used data to develop strategies for improving operational efficiency, service delivery, and rider adoption.
City of Tolleson, Tolleson, AZ, 2022 – Senior Account Executive The City of Tolleson was looking to replace its costly Zoom circulator shuttle service with on-demand microtransit. Chris helped the City understand the benefits of a TNC-forward approach to microtransit service instead of the traditional model with fixed routes. Chris worked hand and hand with the agency to get the procurement through contracting. The switch to Uber is anticipated to save the City approximately $200K annually.
Solano Mobility, Solano County, CA, 2022 – Senior Account Executive The Solano Express is an intercity bus service operating throughout Solano County, providing high-frequency service during peak commuting hours.
Solano Mobility developed a Guaranteed Ride Program, where commuters affected by route cancellations or eligible emergencies can receive an Uber Voucher worth up to $100 to cover rides to and from work. On this project, Chris worked closely with the County to develop a scope of work that meets program goals.
Role
Senior Account Executive, Transit
Partnerships
Benefits to the Project
Highly experienced in project
management and funding for
public-private partnerships
Dedicated to meeting the
needs of clients and helping
them overcome challenges to
procurement and contracting
Adept at navigating federal,
state, and local policy and
regulations
Years of Experience 15+
Education
University of California, Riverside,
B.A Political Science and
International Relations
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Section 7 - Proposal exceptions
Exceptions to City of Richmond RFP
May 2024
We look forward to working with the City of Richmond (the City) to provide services that meet your needs.
We offer this letter noting exceptions or deviations to the City of Richmond Standard Contract. If the City awards the Contract to Uber, we endeavor to reach agreement with the City on the matters noted in this letter.
Contractor Requirements: General
As a general matter, Uber seeks an exception from any terms and conditions applicable to transportation service providers or operators, including all such FTA terms. Uber is a technology company that is not in the business of operating or providing transportation services. In light of this, we seek an exception from any terms that apply to transportation service providers or operators. If awarded the contract, we welcome the opportunity to discuss with the City which federal terms would be applicable to our company and the technology services provided under the Contract.
Section 3. City Property; Section 4. Patents, Trademarks, Copyrights and Rights in Data.
Uber is unable to agree to Sections 3 and 4 as written because Uber generally retains all ownership rights, title, and interest to documents, materials, and intellectual property generated or collected via Uber’s technology platform. While we can agree to make documents and materials prepared in connection with the Contract available to the City at any time under a license to such materials, we are unable to grant the City exclusive ownership of documents, materials, or deliverables provided by Uber to the City under this Contract.
Section 5. Inspection; Section 7. Records.
Under a contract with Uber, the City will be able to self-audit and inspect contract expenditures and activities using an online dashboard available to the administrators managing the program. Considering this, we believe the City will be able to run its own reporting and there won’t be a need for the City to inspect Uber’s books. For these reasons, we seek an exception from the requirements at Sections 5 and
7. However, if an audit of records beyond what is available on the dashboard should be required, we would endeavor to work in good faith with the City to appropriately limit the scope of such audit and reach mutually agreeable terms on storage, encryption, use restrictions, and similar matters regarding any records submitted to the City or its designated auditor.
Section 15. Indemnification.
Uber is unable to agree to the Indemnification provision as-written and would like to discuss revising these terms and setting out each party’s obligations related to indemnification of claims arising from the Contract. If the City awards the Contract to Uber, we would like to engage in discussions on entering into a mutual indemnity setting out each party’s obligations related to indemnification of claims arising from the Contract. We would request to replace the Indemnification provision in Section 15 with the following terms from Uber’s template contract for the offered solution:
Indemnification. Each party (“Indemnifying Party”) will indemnify, defend and hold harmless the other party (“Indemnified Party”), its directors, officers, employees, agents, successors and assigns against all claims, damages, losses and expenses (including reasonable outside attorney fees) with respect to City of Richmond | Transportation Rideshare 30
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any third-party claim arising out of or related to: (i) a breach (or claim that, if true, would be a breach) of any of the Indemnifying Party’s representations or warranties in this Agreement, or (ii) the infringement of a third party’s intellectual property rights by the Indemnifying Party’s Marks, but only if such Marks have been used by the Indemnified Party in the manner authorized under this Agreement.
Additionally, during the Term of this Agreement, each Indemnifying Party will indemnify, defend and hold harmless the Indemnified Party and its directors, officers, employees, agents, successors and assigns from and against all third-party claims, damages, loss, costs, expenses, including reasonable attorneys’ fees, and/or liability (collectively, “Losses”) for an accident or other occurrence, caused by the negligence of the Indemnifying Party’s employees, contractors, agents or representatives that results in bodily injury or damage to property, real or personal, arising directly or indirectly from or in any way connected with this Agreement; provided the Indemnifying Party shall have no such indemnification obligation when the Losses arise in whole or in part from the Indemnified Party’s own negligence or willful misconduct.
The Indemnified Party shall provide prompt notice to the Indemnifying Party of any potential claim subject to indemnification hereunder. The Indemnifying Party will assume the defense of the claim through counsel designated by it and reasonably acceptable to the Indemnified Party. The Indemnifying Party will not settle or compromise any claim, or consent to the entry of any judgment, without written consent of the Indemnified Party, which will not be unreasonably withheld. The Indemnified Party will reasonably cooperate with the Indemnifying Party in the defense of a claim, at Indemnifying Party’s expense.
Section 20. Limitations on Subcontracting and Assignment.
Uber requests to amend this provision and adopt the alternate wording provided below:
This Contract binds the heirs, successors, assigns and representatives of Contractor. The Contractor shall not enter into subcontracts for any work contemplated under this Contract and shall not assign this Contract, nor any portion hereof or monies due or to become due, without the prior written consent of the City Council or its designee.
This Agreement is not transferable and may not be assigned by either party, in whole or in part, without the prior written consent of the other party, provided that both parties may assign this Agreement without such consent, but with notice to the other party, in connection with a merger or a sale of all of the equity or assets of either party. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Contractor may assign this Agreement to an Affiliate without the prior written consent of the City. The non-assigning party may terminate this agreement, in its business discretion, by giving notice to that effect no later than 30 days after receiving notice from the assigning party, that an assignment of the Agreement has become effective. Subject to the foregoing, this Agreement shall be binding upon all successors and assigns of a party.
Contractor acknowledges that the services which Contractor shall provide under this Contract are unique, personal services which, except as otherwise provided herein, Contractor shall not assign or sublet to any other party without the prior written approval of City, which approval may be withheld in City's sole and absolute discretion. In the event that City, in writing, approves any assignment or subletting of this Contract or the retention of subcontractors by Contractor, Contractor shall provide to City upon request copies of each and every subcontract contract prior to the execution thereof by Contractor and subcontractor. Any assignment by Contractor of any or City of Richmond | Transportation Rideshare 31
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all of its rights under this Contract without first obtaining City's prior written consent shall be a default under this Contract.
The sale, assignment, transfer or other disposition of any of the issued and outstanding capital stock of Contractor (if applicable), or of the interest of any general partner or joint venturer or syndicate member if Contractor is a partnership or joint-venture or syndicate, which shall result in a change of control of Contractor, shall be deemed an assignment. For this purpose, control shall mean fifty percent or more of the voting power or twenty-five percent or more of the assets of the corporation, partnership or joint-venture.
The foregoing list is not exhaustive and Uber reserves the right to make additional comments, edits, and revisions in good faith to reach mutual agreement with the City. While we have, to the best of our knowledge, responded to the RFP honestly and in good faith, Uber does not intend for the content of the RFP or any of Uber’s responses to be legally binding or form an agreement between Uber and the City.
We look forward to working with the City to finalize the terms of an agreement if Uber is awarded the Contract.
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Section 8 - Proposal cost sheet and rates
Attachment D - Sample Cost Format has been completed as requested. Uber does not impose any labor-related fees. There are no costs involved in implementing and maintaining the Uber platform for your Transportation Rideshare program. We leverage a pay-per-performance cost model. Under this cost model, the City will only incur expenses for the cost of each trip Uber completes through the program. There are no upfront payments associated with a partnership with Uber. We’ve provided supplemental pricing information after Attachment D.
ATTACHMENT D
SAMPLE COST FORMAT – RFP
(The City of Richmond is looking for a submittal in this format – content should match cost for scope of services required) Scope Labor Categories
(e.g., Consultant, Sr. Consultant, etc.)
Est.
Hours
Hourly
Rate
Extended
Rate
Task 1 Planning
Project Manager 16 $0.00 $0.00
$ $
$ $
TOTAL NOT TO EXCEED, TASK 1 $ $
Task 2 Implementation
Project Manager 32 $0.00 $0.00
$ $
$ $
TOTAL NOT TO EXCEED, TASK 2 $ $
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Task 3 Invoicing, Maintenance &
Support
Customer Success Manager 12 $0.00 $0.00
$ $
$ $
TOTAL NOT TO EXCEED, TASK 3 $ $
TOTAL NOT TO EXCEED
(TASKS 1 – 3)
60 $0.00 $0.00
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Supplemental pricing information
Product and services Cost to partner Notes
Uber Vouchers Pay-per-performance
(Pay-per-trip,
Pay-per-subsidy)
For example, if the City chooses to cover
100% of fares for your riders, the City will
be billed for 100% of the fares.
Alternatively, if the City chooses to
provide a subsidy, such as 50% off each
ride, the rider is responsible for 50% of
the total fare and the City is billed for the
remaining 50% of the fare.
Uber app and web
app
$0.00 Included at no extra cost.
Phone requests via
1-833-USE-UBER
$5.00 convenience fee
per request
There is a $5.00 convenience fee per
request to request trips by telephone. The
fee can be billed directly to the rider or
billed to the City (i.e. covered by the Uber
Voucher).
Initial standard
program set-up cost
$0.00 Included at no extra cost.
Back-end
administrative tools
$0.00 Included at no extra cost.
Data collection &
reporting tools
$0.00 Access to standard data and reporting
tools included at no extra cost.
General agency and
rider support
$0.00 Access to 24/7 general Uber support
included at no extra cost.
Dedicated Customer Success Manager
during standard business hours at no
extra cost.
Uber’s pay-per-performance cost model includes variable fees you’re already familiar with such as per minute and per mile. However in order to deliver a great rider experience on the Uber platform, we offer incentives to drivers when demand spikes to ensure adequate coverage is available for riders. Generally, our dynamic pricing model can be understood as:
CONFIDENTIAL AND PROPRIETARY INFORMATION
EXEMPT FROM PUBLIC DISCLOSURE
[(Base Fare + (Cost per minute * time in ride) + (Cost per mile * ride distance) + Booking Fee)] - Rider’s Cost (applicable if the agency sets a co-pay) = Agency Cost ● The Base Fare is determined by the time and distance of a trip.
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● Booking Fee can include variable costs such as Long pickup Fee, Surge Fee, and Cancellation Fee depending on the market. These fees help support operational, regulatory, and safety costs.
● If the program requires split payments between the rider and the agency, the rider’s payment is subtracted from the overall Agency Cost.
Uber fare estimates
CONFIDENTIAL AND PROPRIETARY INFORMATION
EXEMPT FROM PUBLIC DISCLOSURE
Based on the last 6 months of Uber data (October 2023 - March 2024), the average wait time for an Uber ride was less than 7 minutes, the average trip distance was approximately 5.5 miles, and the average fare was approximately $14.11 within your intended service area.
Uber is committed to fare transparency. Below is the cost breakdown for Uber products that may support your program.
UberX, Uber Green & Uber Assist
Base fare $1.65
Minimum fare $7.73
+ Per minute $0.27
+ Per mile $0.80
Estimated surcharges Variable
Booking fee $1.97
You agree to pay the upfront price and applicable wait time fees. The amount presented may be adjusted up or down at the end of the trip if the actual route has tolls/surcharges that differ from the estimated route. Your price may also change based on the rates below if the length, duration, or route of your trip changes. For UberX trips that are matched with a taxi driver, the amount shown for estimated surcharges will be added to the Base Fare.
Additional wait time charges may apply to your trip if the driver has waited 2 minute(s): up to $0.80 per minute, depending on how busy it is. For multiple-stop trips, an additional charge of up to $0.72 per minute at a stop will apply.
Additional Uber fare estimates for other Uber vehicle products within your area are available at https://www.uber.com/us/en/price-estimate/.
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Proposer’s information form*
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