AMENDMENT TO AGREEMENT

BETWEEN THE COUNTY OF SAN MATEO AND
VERIZON WIRELESS MESSAGING SERVICES

 

THIS AMENDMENT TO THE AGREEMENT, entered into this 29th day of November, 2005, by and between the COUNTY OF SAN MATEO, hereinafter called "County," and VERIZON WIRELESS MESSAGING SERVICES, hereinafter called "Contractor" or “VWMS”;

 

W I T N E S S E T H:

 

WHEREAS, pursuant to Government Code Section 31000, County may contract with independent contractors for the furnishing of such services to or for County or any Department thereof;

 

WHEREAS, it is necessary and desirable that Contractor be retained for the purpose of providing countywide paging and other wireless services for the Information Services Department; and

 

WHEREAS, the parties entered into an Agreement on October 21, 2003; and

 

WHEREAS, the parties wish to amend this Agreement to modify the pricing schedule in attachment 1 and extend the term to December 31, 2006;

 

NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY AGREED BY THE PARTIES HERETO AS FOLLOWS:

   

1.

Section 2: Term is amended to read as follows:

The term of this Agreement if from October 21, 2003 to December 31, 2006

   

2.

Replace the Attachment 1 – Pricing with the August 2005 Attachment 1 –Pricing

   

3.

All other terms and conditions of the Agreement dated October 21, 2003 between the County and Contractor shall remain in full force and effect.

   
 
 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto, by their duly authorized representatives, have affixed their hands.

 
 

COUNTY OF SAN MATEO

 
 

By:

 

President, Board of Supervisors, San Mateo County

 
 

Date:

 

ATTEST:

 

By:

Clerk of Said Board

 

Verizon Wireless Messaging Services, LLC

D/B/A Verizon Wireless

Todd Buchanan, Vice President Verizon Wireless Paging Solutions

 
 
 

Contractor’s Signature

 

Date:

 

August 2005 - Attachment 1

PRICING

This is Attachment number 1 to the Verizon Wireless Messaging Services agreement and it is incorporated into and made part of that Agreement. The pricing set forth below is applicable during the initial term of the Agreement and any subsequent terms unless the parties agree to change or modify such pricing.

ALPHA AND NUMERIC ONE-WAY PRICING

NUMERIC

Service

Monthly Access Fee (Includes Lease Fee)

Page Allowance

(Per Month)

Charge per page over Allowance

Local*

$ 2.25 per month

500

$0.10

Statewide*

$ 3.25 per month

500

$0.10

Domestic Nationwide

$ 17.95 per month

500

$0.10

         

ALPHA

Service

Monthly Access Fee (Includes Lease Fee)

Page Allowance**

(Per Month)

Charge per page over Allowance

Local*

$ 5.35 per month

500

$0.15

Local* (7 Units)

$ 15.00 per month

Unlimited

N/A

Statewide*

$ 6.35 per month

500

$0.15

Nationwide

$ 19.95 per month

500

$0.15

*Local service includes one or more Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSA), Statewide service includes major MSAs within a State.

**Two hundred forty (240) character limit per page.

ASSURED MESSAGING TWO-WAY SERVICE

Two-Way

Leased

Service

Monthly Access Fee (Includes Lease Fee)

Packet Allowance**

(Per Month)

Charge per packet over Allowance

(per packet)

Local* - P900

$ 14.95 per month

Unlimited

N/A

Local* - P935

$ 24.95 per month

Unlimited

N/A

Domestic Nationwide – P900

$ 17.95 per month

Unlimited

N/A

Domestic Nationwide – E80

$ 17.95 per month

Unlimited

N/A

Domestic Nationwide – P935

$ 31.95 per month

Unlimited

N/A

Note: *Local service includes one or more Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSA). *

ACTIVATION INFORMATION

Minimum Units in Service

 

ENHANCED SERVICE OPTIONS

Local Secondary Number

$1.00 Per month

800 Secondary Number (200 callcount)

$4.95 Per month

Custom Greeting

$0.50 Per month

System Greeting

$0.25 Per month

Page SaverSM Numeric Retrieval

$0.50 Per month

PageSaver Plus (alpha resend)

$2.00 Per month

Datacast

No Charge

Group Calls

$5.00 Per month, unlimited

Alpha Sending Device

$8.00 Per month

Voice Mail Pkg. B (10 msgs. / 60 sec. / 24 hr. retention)

$2.95 Per month

Voice Mail Pkg. C (15 msgs. / 60 sec. / 48 hr. retention)

$4.95 Per month

Voice Mail (20 msgs. / 90 sec./ 72 hr. retention)

$8.95 Per month

Spares

Up to 7% of Active Units

Operator Dispatch

Starting at $4.95 per month

Alpha Software

$29.95 per copy

PAGER REPLACEMENT PROGRAM (PRP)

The optional Pager Replacement Program will protect you against theft, loss or damage to your pager. Without PRP, you are responsible for the full pager replacement charge. With PRP, any repairable damage is covered 100% and if your pager is lost, stolen or damaged beyond repair, it will be replaced with a comparable one (see fee schedule).

Service

Monthly Fee

Loss Fee

with PRP

Loss Fee without PRP

Note: VWMS reserves the right to change or discontinue models during this agreement.

Numeric

$ 0.50 per month

$15.00

$34.95

Alpha

$ 0.50 per month

$35.00

$69.95

P900

$ 0.50 per month

$80.00

$99.00

E80

$0.50 per month

$75.00

$149.95

P935

$0.50 per month

$175.00

$250.00

SHIPPING CHARGES AND MISC. CHARGES

SHIPPING CHARGES

VWMS provides automated order fulfillment. By contacting Major Account Customer Service, a representative can initiate the shipping order and prioritize it to meet County of San Mateo’s needs for the pager(s) to arrive at the location and by the time specified by County of San Mateo. Cut-off time for orders to be sent out the same day is 3:00pm, Central Standard Time.

VWMS will pass onto County of San Mateo any charges that are incurred for shipping and handling. VWMS will provide at no charge to County of San Mateo return labels for leased equipment that is being returned.

UPS Ground

No Charge

Federal Express 2nd day

No Charge

Federal Express Next day

$9.95

Federal Express AM delivery

$12.95

Saturday delivery

$25.00

TAXES AND FEES

Prices do not include state and local sales tax, and other applicable taxes, fees, charges, or pass through assessments.

VERIZON WIRELESS MESSAGING SERVICES’ EXPLANATION OF USF FEES

*The Telecommunications Act of 1996 requires VWMS to support the federal Universal Service Fund. Beginning April 1, 2003 Verizon Wireless will separately list Federal Universal Service Charge (FUSC) and Regulatory Charge (RC) on the customer's bill. All accounts will be accessed a monthly charge. The actual amount of the FUSC charge may vary monthly and is based upon an assessment determined quarterly. The FUSC assessment rate, beginning October 1, 2003, will be 1.10% of assessable wireless charges, and the RC will be $0.03 per line per month.

Assessment Rate History
:

(3Q) July 1, 2005 – September 30, 2005 FUSC rate: 1.22%

(2Q) April 1, 2005 - June 30, 2005 FUSC rate: 1.33%

(1Q) January 1, 2005 – March 31, 2005 FUSC rate: 1.28%

(4Q) October 1, 2004 – December 31, 2004 FUSC rate: 1.07%