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Exhibit 10.33
LEASE
THIS LEASE (the “Lease”) is executed
this 16th day of March 2007, by and between MERIDIAN-HUDSON McINTOSH LLC, a
Delaware limited liability company, having an office at 17757 US
Highway 19 North, Suite 200, Clearwater, Florida 33764
(“ Landlord ”), and United Natural Foods, Inc., a Delaware
corporation having an office at 260 Lake Road, Dayville, CT 06241
(“ Tenant ”).
ARTICLE 1 - LEASE OF
PREMISES
Section 1.01. Basic Lease Provisions and
Definitions .
(a) “Leased
Premises” (shown outlined on Exhibit “A” attached
hereto): Suite 1 of that certain building known as the Meridian
Distribution Center, a 907,237 square foot warehouse, (the
“ Building ”), located at 6100 McIntosh Road, Sarasota, Florida. The
Building is located on approximately 43.51 acres of land
(“Land”) (shown outlined on Exhibit “A”).
The Land is adjacent to a 17.53 acre parcel of land (“Future
Development Land”) (shown outlined on Exhibit
“A”), known as the Meridian Business Center. The Land
and the Future Development Land shall be subject to a Uniform
Control Agreement and Declaration of Covenants, Conditions and
Restrictions (the “Control Agreement”). The Control
Agreement will be recorded after the full execution of this Lease,
however, this Lease is subordinate to the Control Agreement.
Notwithstanding the forgoing, the Control Agreement is not intended
to change the limitation of Operating Expenses set forth in Section
3.02. The Meridian Distribution Center and the Meridian Business
Center shall together be known as the “ Park ”.
(b)
“Rentable Area”: approximately 393,580
square feet, to be certified by Landlord’s architect
according to BOMA standards and confirmed by Tenant’s
architect.
(c)
“Tenant’s Proportionate Share”:
393,580/907,237 = .43.38%, however, in Year 1 Tenant’s
Proportionate Share shall be 352,970/907,237 = 38.91%.
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(d)
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“Minimum Annual Rent”:
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Year 1
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$ 1,389,819.40
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Year 2
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$ 1,815,387.80
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Year 3
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$ 1,860,772.40
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Year 4
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$ 1,907,291.80
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Year 5
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$ 1,954,974.00
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Year 6
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$ 2,003,848.40
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Year 7
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$ 2,053,944.60
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Year 8
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$ 2,105,293.20
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Year 9
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$ 2,157,925.60
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Year 10
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$ 2,211,873.70
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(Note: Minimum Annual Rent does not include
applicable Florida State Sales Tax, or Additional Rent, which sums
shall be the sole responsibility of Tenant.)
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(e)
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“Monthly Rental
Installments”:
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Months 1-3
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$66,181.88
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Months 4 – 12
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$132,363.75
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Months 13 – 24
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$151,282.32
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Months 25 – 36
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$155,064.37
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Months 37 – 48
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$158,940.98
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Months 49 – 60
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$162,914.51
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Months 61- 72
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$166,987.37
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Months 73 – 84
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$171,162.05
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Months 85 – 96
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$175,441.10
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Months 97 – 108
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$179,827.13
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Months 109 – 120
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$184,322.81
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(Note: Monthly Rental Installments do not include
applicable Florida State Sales Tax, or Additional Rent, which sums
shall be the sole responsibility of Tenant.)
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(f)
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[Intentionally Omitted].
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(g)
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[Intentionally Omitted].
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(h)
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“Lease Term”: 10 years and 0 months or
as extended pursuant to Section
16.15 .
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(i)
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“Security Deposit”: 0
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(j)
“Broker(s)”: TRAMMELL CROW SERVICES,
INC., a Delaware Corporation representing Landlord and NAI Realvest
and NAI Brannen/Goddard, LLC representing Tenant.
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(k)
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“Permitted Use”: General office,
warehousing, distribution and no other.
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(l)
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Address for notices and payments are as
follows:
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Landlord:
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Meridian-Hudson McIntosh, LLC
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Attn: Steven Kossoff
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17757 US Hwy 19 North, Suite 200
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Clearwater, Florida 33764
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With Payments to:
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Meridian-Hudson McIntosh, LLC
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Attn: Steven Kossoff
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17757 US Hwy 19 North, Suite 200
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Clearwater, Florida 33764
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With a copy to:
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Icard, Merrill, Cullis, Timm, Furen & Ginsburg,
P.A.
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Attn: Michael J. Furen
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2033 Main Street, Suite 600
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Sarasota, FL 34237
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Tenant:
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United Natural Foods, Inc.
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Attn: Thomas Dziki
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260 Lake Road
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Dayville, CT 06241
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With a copy to:
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Cameron & Mittleman LLP
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56 Exchange Terrace
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Providence, RI 02903
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Attn: Joseph A. Anesta
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EXHIBITS
Exhibit A – Leased Premises
Exhibit B – Tenant Improvements
Exhibit B-1 – Scope of Work
Exhibit B-2 – Final Space Plan
Exhibit C – Letter of Understanding
Exhibit D – Intentionally Omitted
Exhibit E – Rules and Regulations
Exhibit F – Offer Space
Exhibit G – Move Out Standards
Exhibit H – Truck Parking Area
Exhibit I – Form Indemnity
Agreement
Section 1.02. Lease of Premises
. Landlord hereby leases to Tenant and Tenant hereby
leases from Landlord the Leased Premises, under the terms and
conditions herein, together with a non-exclusive right, in common
with others, to use the following: the areas of the Building and
the underlying land and improvements thereto that are designed for
use in common by all tenants of the Building and their respective
employees, agents, customers, invitees and others (collectively,
the “ Common Areas
”).
ARTICLE 2 - TERM AND
POSSESSION
Section 2.01. Term .
The Lease Term shall commence the later of the date that
Substantial Completion (as defined in Exhibit “B” hereto)
of the Tenant Improvements (as defined in Section 2.02 below) occurs or July 1,
2007 (the “ Commencement
Date ”).
Section 2.02. Construction of Tenant
Improvements . Tenant has personally
inspected the Leased Premises and, except as expressly set forth
herein, accepts the same “As Is” without representation
or warranty by Landlord of any kind and with the understanding that
Landlord shall have no responsibility with respect thereto except
to construct in a good workmanlike manner the leasehold
improvements to the Leased Premises (collectively, the
“ Tenant Improvements
”) in accordance with Exhibit “B” attached
hereto and made a part hereof. Notwithstanding anything to the
contrary herein, Tenant’s acceptance of the Building is
conditioned upon Landlord’s completion of the items set forth
in Exhibit B. The Tenant document entitled “CSI Detailed
Estimate” will be incorporated into Exhibit B.
Section 2.03. Surrender of the
Premises . Upon the expiration or earlier
termination of this Lease, Tenant shall, at its sole cost and
expense, immediately (a) surrender the Leased Premises to Landlord
in broom-clean condition and in good order, condition and repair,
casualty, condemnation and reasonable wear and tear excepted, (b)
remove from the Leased Premises (i) Tenant’s Property (as
defined in Section 8.01
below), and (c) repair any damage caused by any such
removal and restore the Leased Premises to the condition existing
upon the Commencement Date and pursuant to the move out standards
attached hereto as Exhibit
“G” , reasonable wear and
tear excepted. All of Tenant’s Property that is not removed
within ten (10) days following Landlord’s written demand
therefore shall be conclusively deemed to have been abandoned and
Landlord shall be entitled to dispose of such property at
Tenant’s cost without incurring any liability to Tenant.
This Section 2.03 shall survive the expiration or any earlier termination of this
Lease.
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Section 2.04. Holding Over . If Tenant retains possession of the Leased Premises after the
expiration or earlier termination of this Lease, Tenant shall be a
tenant at sufferance at one hundred fifty percent (150%) of the
then Monthly Rental Installments and Annual Rental Adjustment (as
hereinafter defined) for the Leased Premises in effect upon the
date of such expiration or earlier termination, and otherwise upon
the terms, covenants and conditions herein specified, so far as
applicable. Acceptance by Landlord of rent after such expiration or
earlier termination shall not result in a renewal of this Lease,
nor shall such acceptance create a month-to-month tenancy. In the
event a month-to-month tenancy is created by operation of law,
either party shall have the right to terminate such month-to-month
tenancy upon thirty (30) days’ prior written notice to the
other, whether or not said notice is given on the rent paying date.
This Section 2.04 shall in no way constitute a consent by Landlord to any holding
over by Tenant upon the expiration or earlier termination of this
Lease, nor limit Landlord’s remedies in such
event.
ARTICLE 3 - RENT
Section 3.01. Base Rent . Tenant shall pay to Landlord the Minimum Annual Rent in the
Monthly Rental Installments, plus Florida State Sales Tax,
in advance, without demand, deduction or offset, on
the Commencement Date and on or before the first day of each and
every calendar month thereafter during the Lease Term. The Monthly
Rental Installments for partial calendar months shall be prorated.
Tenant shall deposit with Landlord, upon delivery of this Lease
Agreement, an amount equal to $
66,181.88, which is to be applied toward the Monthly
Rental Installment, Additional Rent, and the applicable Florida
State Sales Tax commencing as of the first month of the Lease
Term.
Section 3.02. Annual Rental Adjustment
Definitions .
(a)
“ Annual Rental
Adjustment ” shall mean the amount
of Tenant’s Proportionate Share of Operating Expenses for a
particular calendar year.
(b)
“ Operating
Expenses ” shall mean the amount of
all of Landlord’s costs and expenses paid or incurred in
operating, repairing, replacing and maintaining the Building and
the Common Areas in good condition and repair for a particular
calendar year including by way of illustration and not limitation,
the following: all Real Estate Taxes (as hereinafter defined),
insurance premiums and deductibles, water, sewer, electrical and
other utility charges other than the separately billed electrical
and other charges paid by Tenant as provided in this Lease (or
other tenants in the Building); painting; stormwater discharge
fees; tools and supplies; repair costs; landscape maintenance
costs; access patrols; license, permit and inspection fees;
management fees; administrative fees; supplies, costs, wages and
related employee benefits payable for the management, maintenance
and operation of the Building; maintenance, repair and replacement
of the driveways, curbs and sidewalk areas, landscaped areas,
drainage strips, above slab and above grade sewer lines, structural
frame, gutters and lighting; and maintenance and repair costs,
dues, fees and assessments incurred under any covenants or charged
by any owners association. Notwithstanding anything to the
contrary, insurance deductible amounts will be limited to
$100,000.00 per occurrence. The cost of any Operating Expenses that
are capital in nature shall be amortized over the useful life of
the improvement (as reasonably determined by Landlord), and only
the amortized portion shall be included in Operating Expenses.
Notwithstanding anything in the Lease to the contrary,
with the exception of the costs for insurances
and Real Estate Taxes (which shall pass through to Tenant for
Tenant to pay Tenant’s Proportionate Share) Operating
Expenses shall be capped to 8% increases annually over the previous
year’s Operating Expense. Furthermore, the parties agree that Operating Expenses in the first year,
excluding insurance and Real Estate Taxes, are as follows:
Landscaping $.02 psf; Management (including on site manager) $.27;
Security $.06 for a total of .$35 psf. Thus, for example, year two
Operating Expenses excluding insurance and Real Estate Taxes
(which shall pass through to Tenant for Tenant to
pay Tenant’s Proportionate Share) shall be capped at 1.08 x .$35 psf or $.38 psf.
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Notwithstanding anything to the contrary stated
herein, Landlord shall maintain and operate the refrigeration
equipment in the engine room and bill back the Tenant as set forth
in Article 6 herein such costs of maintenance and operation
together with the cost of maintaining and operating the
refrigeration units specifically in Tenant’s Leased Premises
until such time as (i) other tenants occupy portions of the
refrigerated area after which time Tenant shall pay its
proportionate share of costs based on the square footage of
refrigeration space Tenant occupies or (ii) the non-Tenant
refrigeration space is converted to non-refrigeration space after
which the Tenant shall be responsible for 100% of the electric
costs to run the refrigeration equipment. Should the non-Tenant
refrigeration space be converted to non-refrigeration space and be
occupied be a new third party tenant (herein known as a “New
Tenant”), Landlord shall install a separate electrical meter
to insure Tenant is not being charged for the electrical usage of
the New Tenant. It is Landlord’s intention to valve off any
non-Tenant space until it is rented by third party tenants.
Landlord shall provide Tenant actual invoices to substantiate the
above expenses.
(c)
“ Tenant’s
Proportionate Share of Operating Expenses ” shall mean an amount equal to the product of
Tenant’s Proportionate Share times the Operating Expenses.
Tenant agrees to reimburse Landlord for the actual
Annual Rental Adjustment under the Lease in accordance with this Section 3.02 .
(d)
“ Real Estate
Taxes ” shall mean any form of real
estate tax or assessment or service payments in lieu thereof (ad
valorem, non-ad valorem, real and personal), and any license fee,
commercial rental tax, improvement bond or other similar charge or
tax (other than inheritance, personal income or estate taxes)
imposed upon the Building and land or Common Areas, or against
Landlord’s business of leasing the Building, by any authority
having the power to so charge or tax, together with costs and
expenses of contesting the validity or amount of the Real Estate
Taxes. Landlord covenants that the land on which the Building is
located, the parking areas, ingress and egress, is approximately
43.51 acres, and is a separate parcel from other contiguous land
owned by the Landlord.
Section 3.03. Payment of Additional
Rent .
(a)
Any amount required to be paid by Tenant hereunder
(in addition to Minimum Annual Rent) and any charges or expenses
incurred by Landlord on behalf of Tenant under the terms of this
Lease shall be considered “ Additional Rent ” payable in
the same manner and upon the same terms and conditions as the
Minimum Annual Rent reserved hereunder, except as set forth herein
to the contrary. Any failure on the part of Tenant to pay such
Additional Rent when and as the same shall become due shall entitle
Landlord to the remedies available to it for non-payment of Minimum
Annual Rent.
(b)
In addition to the Minimum Annual Rent specified in
this Lease, commencing as of the Commencement Date, Tenant shall
pay to Landlord as Additional Rent for the Leased Premises, in each
calendar year or partial calendar year during the Lease Term, an
amount equal to the Annual Rental Adjustment for such calendar
year. Landlord shall estimate the Annual Rental Adjustment
annually, and written notice thereof shall be given to Tenant prior
to the beginning of each calendar year. Tenant shall pay to
Landlord each month, at the same time the Monthly Rental
Installment is due, an amount equal to one-twelfth (1/12) of the
estimated Annual Rental Adjustment. If Operating Expenses increase
during a calendar year, Landlord may increase the estimated Annual
Rental Adjustment during such year by giving Tenant written notice
to that effect, and thereafter Tenant shall pay to Landlord, in
each of the remaining months of such year, an amount equal to the
amount of such increase in the estimated Annual Rental Adjustment
divided by the number of months remaining in such year. Within a
reasonable time after the end of each calendar year but no later
than sixty (60) days after the end of each calendar year, Landlord
shall prepare and deliver to Tenant a statement showing the actual
Annual Rental Adjustment. Within thirty (30) days after receipt of
the aforementioned statement, Tenant shall pay to Landlord, or
Landlord shall credit against the next rent payment or payments due
from Tenant (or pay to Tenant if Tenant requests such payment in
writing or if such
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credit falls due in the last year of the Lease
Term), as the case may be, the difference between the actual Annual
Rental Adjustment for the preceding calendar year and the estimated
amount paid by Tenant during such year. This Section 3.03 shall survive the
expiration or any earlier termination of this Lease.
Section 3.04. Late Charges . Tenant acknowledges that Landlord shall incur certain
additional unanticipated administrative and legal costs and
expenses if Tenant fails to pay timely any payment required
hereunder. Therefore, in addition to the other remedies available
to Landlord hereunder, if any payment required to be paid by Tenant
to Landlord hereunder shall become overdue for a period of five (5)
days after the due date, such unpaid amount shall bear interest
from the due date thereof to the date of payment at the prime rate
of interest, as reported in the Wall Street Journal New York
Edition (the “ Prime Rate
”) plus six percent (6%) per annum.
Section 3.05. Inspection and Audit
Rights .
(a)
Tenant shall have the right to inspect, at
reasonable times and in a reasonable manner, during the one hundred
twenty (120) day period following the delivery of Landlord’s
statement of the actual amount of the Annual Rental Adjustment (the
“ Inspection Period
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and records as pertain to and contain information concerning the
Annual Rental Adjustment for the prior calendar year in order to
verify the amounts thereof. Such inspection shall take place at
Landlord’s office upon at least fifteen (15) days prior
written notice from Tenant to Landlord. Only Tenant or a certified
public accountant that is not being compensated for its services on
a contingency fee basis shall conduct such inspection. Landlord and
Tenant shall act reasonably in assessing the other party’s
calculation of the Annual Rental Adjustment. Tenant shall provide
Landlord with a copy of its findings within thirty (30) days after
completion of the audit. Tenant’s failure to exercise its
rights hereunder within the Inspection Period shall be deemed a
waiver of its right to inspect or contest the method, accuracy or
amount of such Annual Rental Adjustment. Anything herein to the
contrary notwithstanding, Tenant shall not delay or withhold
payment of any balance shown to be due pursuant to a statement
rendered by Landlord to Tenant, pursuant to the terms hereof
because of any objection which Tenant may raise with respect
thereto.
(b)
If Landlord and Tenant agree that Landlord’s
calculation of the Annual Rental Adjustment for the inspected
calendar year was incorrect, the parties shall enter into a written
agreement confirming such undisputed error and then Landlord shall
make a correcting payment in full to Tenant within thirty (30) days
after the determination of the amount of such error or credit such
amount against future Additional Rent if Tenant overpaid such
amount, and Tenant shall pay Landlord within thirty (30) days after
the determination of such error if Tenant underpaid such amount. In
the event of any errors on the part of Landlord costing Tenant in
excess of three percent (3%) of Tenant’s actual operating
expense liability for any calendar year, Landlord will also
reimburse Tenant for the costs of an audit reasonably incurred by
Tenant within the above thirty (30) day period not to exceed Five
Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00).
(c)
All of the information obtained through
Tenant’s inspection with respect to financial matters
(including, without limitation, costs, expenses and income) and any
other matters pertaining to Landlord, the Leased Premises, the
Building and/or the Park as well as any compromise, settlement or
adjustment reached between Landlord and Tenant relative to the
results of the inspection shall be held in strict confidence by
Tenant and its officers, agents, and employees; and Tenant shall
cause its independent professionals to be similarly bound. The
obligations within the preceding sentence shall survive the
expiration or earlier termination of the Lease.
ARTICLE 4 - SECURITY
DEPOSIT
Section 4.01 Security Deposit.
Tenant is not required to make a Security
Deposit.
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ARTICLE 5 - OCCUPANCY AND
USE
Section 5.01. Use .
Tenant shall use the Leased Premises for the Permitted Use and for
no other purpose without the prior written consent of Landlord.
Landlord represents and warrants that at Substantial Completion
Tenant may use the Leased Premises for its Permitted Use and that
the alteration made to Leased Premises are allowed under all
applicable laws and regulations.
Section 5.02. Covenants of Tenant Regarding
Use .
(a)
Tenant shall (i) use and maintain the Leased
Premises and conduct its business thereon in a lawful manner, (ii)
comply with all covenants that encumber the Building (and of which
Tenant has received reasonable prior written notice) and all laws,
rules, regulations, orders, ordinances, directions and requirements
of any governmental authority or agency, now in force or which may
hereafter be in force, including, without limitation, those which
shall impose upon Landlord or Tenant any duty with respect to or
triggered by a change in the use or occupation of, or any
improvement or alteration to, the Leased Premises, and (iii) comply
with and obey all reasonable directions, rules and regulations of
Landlord, including the Building Rules and Regulations attached
hereto as Exhibit
“E” and made a part
hereof, as may be modified from time to time by Landlord on
reasonable notice to Tenant, provided such modifications do not
materially increase Tenant’s obligations or liabilities under
this lease and do not materially and adversely impair
Tenant’s access to or use of the Leased Premises or the
Common Areas. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in
this Lease, Tenant shall not be required to make any capital or
structural improvements to the Leased Premises except to the extent
required because of any alterations to the Leased Premises made by
Tenant or because of Tenant’s specific and unique use of the
Leased Premises.
(b)
Tenant shall not do or permit anything to be done in
or about the Leased Premises that will in any way unreasonably
cause a nuisance, obstruct or interfere with the rights of other
tenants or occupants of the Building or injure them. Landlord shall
not be responsible to Tenant for the non-performance by any other
tenant or occupant of the Building of any of Landlord’s
directions, rules and regulations, but agrees that any enforcement
thereof shall be done uniformly. Tenant shall not overload the
floors of the Leased Premises. All damage to the floor structure or
foundation of the Building due to improper positioning or storage
of items or materials, and not due to defective construction of the
floor structure or foundation, shall be repaired by Landlord
without mark-up or profit to Landlord at the sole expense of
Tenant, who shall reimburse Landlord immediately therefore upon
demand. The construction drawings for the building state the floors
are 6” concrete and are rated at 400 psf. Tenant shall not
use the Leased Premises, nor allow the Leased Premises to be used,
for any purpose or in any manner that would (i) invalidate any
policy of insurance now or hereafter carried by Landlord on the
Building, or (ii) increase the rate of premiums payable on any such
insurance policy unless Tenant reimburses Landlord for any increase
in premium charged as a direct result of such use by
Tenant.
(c) Tenant
shall be provided exclusive use of the existing fueling station,
the adjacent truck scale and above ground storage tanks. Tenant may
operate the same at Tenant’s sole cost and expense. Tenant
shall operate the fueling station and storage of fuels within
regulatory guideline and according to all laws, rules and
ordinances. Tenant shall comply with all requirements of Florida
Statutes Chapter 376, as implemented by Florida Administrative Code
Section 62-762 Aboveground Storage Tank Systems, including but not
limited to the registration, operation and monitoring thereof.
Tenant shall provide Landlord at Tenant’s sole cost and
expense environmental insurance as set forth in Section 8. The
fueling station shall be monitored (which may include cameras) and
alarmed to notify both the Tenant and Landlord (or Landlord’s
property manager ) in case of spills. Tenant will report to the
Landlord quarterly as to usage, maintenance and operations and to
any other reportable information Landlord may reasonably request.
Should the costs of Landlord’s insurance increase because of
Tenant’s use of the fueling station, truck scales and above
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storage tanks, Tenant shall pay said increase.
Landlord acknowledges and agrees that the fueling station shall be
operated by an entity from which Tenant leases its trucks. Prior to
operation said operating entity shall execute an indemnity
agreement with Landlord, which form is attached as Exhibit I.
Operating entity shall add Landlord and Landlord’s property
manager as additional insureds on their insurance policy. Operating
entity shall provide Landlord an insurance certificate evidencing
the same and a financial statement from last two years
Section 5.03. Landlord’s Rights Regarding
Use . Without limiting any of
Landlord’s rights specified elsewhere in this Lease (a)
Landlord shall have the right at reasonable times upon reasonable
notice (except in the event of an emergency where no notice shall
be required) to control, change or otherwise alter the Common Areas
in such manner as it deems necessary or proper, and (b) Landlord,
its agents, employees and contractors and any mortgagee of the
Building shall have the right to enter any part of the Leased
Premises at reasonable times upon reasonable notice (except in the
event of an emergency where no notice shall be required) for the
purposes of examining or inspecting the same (including, without
limitation, testing to confirm Tenant’s compliance with this
Lease), showing the same to prospective purchasers, mortgagees or
tenants, and making such repairs, alterations or improvements to
the Leased Premises or the Building as Landlord may deem necessary
or desirable. Landlord shall incur no liability to Tenant for such
entry, nor shall such entry constitute an eviction of Tenant or a
termination of this Lease, or entitle Tenant to any abatement of
rent therefore. Landlord agrees to use commercially reasonable
efforts to ensure that such entry into the Leased Premises or
alteration of the Common Areas does not materially and adversely
interfere with the use or occupancy by Tenant of the Leased
Premises or the ability to conduct its business therein.
ARTICLE 6 – UTILITIES
Tenant shall obtain in its own name and pay directly
to the appropriate supplier the cost of all utilities and services
serving the Leased Premises. However, if any services or utilities
are jointly metered with other property (excluding electrical
service to the Leased Premises, which Landlord shall cause to be
separately metered to the Leased Premises at Landlord’s sole
cost), Landlord shall make a reasonable determination of
Tenant’s proportionate share of the cost of such utilities
and services and Tenant shall pay such share to Landlord within
thirty (30) days after receipt of Landlord’s written
statement. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, the
costs for running the refrigeration equipment shall be controlled
by section 3.02 (b) and Tenant shall pay 100% of the cost of
electricity to operate the refrigeration equipment minus the
average cost per square foot over the last twelve months for any
non-Tenant rented space which is Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000.00)
per month. Once a new tenant leases any portion of this un-
occupied space, the new tenant shall pay its proportionate share of
these costs. Conceptually, if Tenant uses 52% of the combined
refrigerated and frozen warehouse space and the electric costs to
run the equipment is Thirty Thousand Dollars ($30,000.00) for a
given month then Landlord’s contribution shall be 48% of the
historic cost of $10,000.00 or $4,800.00 and Tenant shall
contribute $25,200.00 for that month. Notwithstanding anything to
the contrary herein, should the non-Tenant refrigeration space be
converted to non-refrigeration space, the Tenant shall be
responsible for 100% of the electric costs to run the refrigeration
equipment.
Landlord represents and warrants that any lease it
enters into with a tenant leasing all or a portion of the
non-Tenant refrigeration space shall stipulate (i) that all
overhead doors shall remained closed except for loading and
unloading trucks and (ii) that Landlord may enforce any and all
commercially reasonable rules to reduce the cost of operating the
refrigeration system.
Landlord shall not be liable in damages or otherwise
for any failure or interruption of any utility or other Building
service (but excluding the exception for refrigeration equipment
set forth herein) and no such failure or interruption shall entitle
Tenant to terminate this Lease or withhold sums due hereunder.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event that (i) an
interruption of utility service to the Leased Premises is due to
Landlord’s gross negligence or intentional wrongful acts, and
(ii) the restoration of such utility service
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is entirely within Landlord’s control, and
(iii) such interruption renders all or a portion of the Leased
Premises untenantable (meaning that Tenant is unable to use, and
does not use, such space in the normal course of its business for
the Permitted Use) for more than three (3) business days after
Landlord receives written notice from Tenant of such interruption
of service, then Minimum Annual Rent shall abate proportionately
with respect to the portion of the Leased Premises rendered
untenantable on a per diem basis for each day after such three (3)
business-day period during which such portion of the Leased
Premises remains untenantable. Such abatement shall be
Tenant’s sole remedy for Landlord’s failure to restore
service as set forth above, and Tenant shall not be entitled to
damages (consequential or otherwise) as a result
thereof.
ARTICLE 7 - REPAIRS, MAINTENANCE AND
ALTERATIONS
Section 7.01. Repair and Maintenance of
Building . Landlord, at Landlord’s
cost, shall make all necessary repairs, replacements and
maintenance to the roof, roof structure, floor slab, foundation,
walls, below slab and below grade plumbing, the capital costs of
the truck court and parking lot replacement and capital cost for
the refrigeration equipment; provided however, to the extent any
such repairs, replacements or maintenance are required because of
the negligence, misuse or default of Tenant, its employees, agents,
contractors, customers or invitees, Landlord shall make such
repairs at Tenant’s sole expense.
Section 7.02. Repair and Maintenance of Leased
Premises . Tenant shall, at its own cost
and expense, maintain the Leased Premises in good condition,
regularly servicing and promptly making all repairs and
replacements thereto, including but not limited to the electrical
systems, heating and air conditioning systems, plate glass, floors,
windows and doors, and sprinkler and plumbing systems. Landlord
shall enter into a preventative maintenance contract, upon
commercially reasonable terms, on the heating, ventilating and
air-conditioning systems and a separate preventative maintenance
contract for the refrigeration equipment which shall not exceed the
cost of $3,500.00 per month in the first year and thereafter may be
subject to reasonable increase, which cost will be shared pro-rata
should another refrigeration tenant occupy the non-Tenant
refrigeration space, to be approved and paid for by Tenant. The
preventive maintenance contract shall provide for the inspection
and maintenance of the heating, ventilating and air conditioning
system. The refrigeration preventative maintenance contract shall
include but not be limited to monthly inspections, cleaning
evaporator coils, changing filters and valves. Tenant shall have
the right to observe all work done with respect to such contract
and to receive all reports generated as a result of such contract.
If Tenant, in its commercially reasonable determination, is not
satisfied with the work of such contractor(s), Tenant shall notify
Landlord in writing with specific deficiencies. Landlord shall
investigate the deficiencies noted and if they cannot be corrected
to Tenant’s reasonable satisfaction, Landlord shall terminate
such contract and thereafter enter into a new contractor with a
contractor reasonable acceptable to Tenant. Landlord shall have
thirty (30) days after receipt of such notice in which to resolve
any resolve any deficiencies identified by Tenant. Tenant’s
exercise of its rights hereunder shall not affect Landlord’s
responsibility for the operation and maintenance of the
refrigeration system as set forth in this Lease.
Should Tenant hire contractors to perform work at or
upon the Leased Premises, Tenant must (i) provide Landlord with an
indemnity agreement (“Indemnity Agreement”) attached
hereto as Exhibit
“I” executed by the
contractor and the Landlord and (ii) contractor must provide
Landlord insurance certificates naming Landlord and Property
Manager as additional insureds on contractor’s insurance
policies with limits as stated in the Indemnity Agreement. Landlord
must approve said Tenant’s contractor in writing prior to
allowing contractor to perform work on or at the Leased
Premises.
Section 7.03. Alterations .
(a)
Tenant shall not permit alterations in or to the
Leased Premises unless and until Landlord has approved the plans
therefore in writing. All such alterations shall become a part of
the realty and the property
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of Landlord, and shall not be removed by Tenant.
Tenant shall ensure that all alterations shall be made in
accordance with all applicable laws, regulations and building
codes, in a good and workmanlike manner and of quality equal to or
better than the original construction of the Leased Premises.
Tenant shall reimburse Landlord for any reasonable costs of plan
review. No person shall be entitled to any lien derived through or
under Tenant for any labor or material furnished to the Leased
Premises, and nothing in this Lease shall be construed to
constitute Landlord’s consent to the creation of any lien. If
any lien is filed against the Leased Premises for work claimed to
have been done for or material claimed to have been furnished to
Tenant, Tenant shall cause such lien to be discharged of record
within thirty (30) days after receipt of notice of such filing.
Tenant shall indemnify Landlord from all costs, losses, expenses
and attorneys’ fees in connection with any construction or
alteration and any related lien.
ARTICLE 8 - INDEMNITY AND
INSURANCE
Section 8.01. Release .
All of Tenant’s trade fixtures, merchandise, inventory and
all other personal property in or about the Leased Premises, the
Building or the Common Areas, which is deemed to include the trade
fixtures, merchandise, inventory and personal property of others
located in or about the Leased Premises or Common Areas at the
invitation, direction or acquiescence (express or implied) of
Tenant (all of which property shall be referred to herein,
collectively, as “ Tenant’s
Property ”), shall be and remain at
Tenant’s sole risk. Landlord shall not be liable to Tenant or
to any other person for, and Tenant hereby releases Landlord from
(a) any and all liability for theft or damage to Tenant’s
Property, and (b) any and all liability for any injury to Tenant or
its employees, agents, contractors, guests and invitees in or about
the Leased Premises, the Building or the Common Areas, except to
the extent of personal injury (but not property loss or damage)
caused directly by the negligence or willful misconduct of
Landlord, its agents, employees or contractors. Nothing contained
in this Section 8.01
shall limit (or be deemed to limit) the waivers
contained in Section 8.06
below. In the event of any conflict between the
provisions of Section 8.06
below and this Section
8.01 , the provisions of
Section 8.06 shall
prevail. This Section 8.01
shall survive the expiration or earlier termination
of this Lease. Notwithstanding anything contained in this Lease to
the contrary, Landlord shall be responsible for damage (including,
without limitation, lost inventory) suffered by Tenant in an amount
not to exceed Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($500,000.00) as a
result of the full or partial failure of the refrigeration system
for any reason other than Tenant’s gross negligence or
willful misconduct.
Section 8.02. Indemnification by
Tenant . Tenant shall protect, defend,
indemnify and hold Landlord, its agents, employees and contractors
harmless from and against any and all claims, damages, demands,
penalties, costs, liabilities, losses, and expenses (including
reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses at the trial and
appellate levels) to the extent (a) arising out of or relating to
any act, omission, negligence, or willful misconduct of Tenant or
Tenant’s agents, employees, contractors, customers or
invitees in or about the Leased Premises, the Building or the
Common Areas, (b) arising out of or relating to any of
Tenant’s Property, or (c) arising out of any other act or
occurrence within the Leased Premises, in all such cases except to
the extent of personal injury (but not property loss or damage)
caused directly by the gross negligence or willful misconduct of
Landlord, its agents, employees or contractors. Nothing contained
in this Section 8.02
shall limit (or be deemed to limit) the waivers
contained in Section 8.06
below. In the event of any conflict between the
provisions of Section 8.06
below and this Section
8.02 , the provisions of
Section 8.06 shall
prevail. This Section 8.02
shall survive the expiration or earlier termination
of this Lease.
Section 8.03. Indemnification by
Landlord . Landlord shall protect,
defend, indemnify and hold Tenant, its agents, employees and
contractors harmless from and against any and all claims, damages,
demands, penalties, costs, liabilities, losses and expenses
(including reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses at the
trial and appellate levels) to the extent arising out of or
relating to any intentional act, gross negligence or willful
misconduct of Landlord or Landlord’s agents, employees or
contractors. Nothing contained in this Section 8.03 shall limit (or be
deemed to limit) the waivers contained in Section 8.06 below. In the event of
any conflict between the provisions of Section 8.06 below and this
Section 8.03 , the
provisions of Section
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8.06 shall prevail.
This Section 8.03 shall survive the expiration or earlier termination of this
Lease.
Section 8.04. Tenant’s Insurance
.
(a)
During the Lease Term (and any period of early entry
or occupancy or holding over by Tenant, if applicable), Tenant
shall maintain the following types of insurance, in the amounts
specified below:
(i)
Liability Insurance .
Commercial General Liability Insurance (which insurance shall not
exclude blanket contractual liability, broad form property damage,
personal injury, or fire damage coverage) covering the Leased
Premises and Tenant’s use thereof against claims for bodily
injury or death and property damage, which insurance shall provide
coverage on an occurrence basis with a per occurrence limit of not
less than $1,000,000, and with a per location general aggregate
limits of not less than $5,000,000 for each policy year, which
limits may be satisfied by any combination of primary and excess or
umbrella per occurrence policies.
(ii)
Casualty Insurance .
Special Form Insurance (which insurance shall not exclude flood or
earthquake) in the amount of the full replacement cost of
Tenant’s Property and betterments (including alterations or
additions performed by Tenant pursuant hereto, but excluding those
improvements, if any, made pursuant to Section 2.02 above), which insurance
shall include an agreed amount endorsement waiving coinsurance
limitations. If, as a result of any act or omission by Tenant or
violation of this Lease, the rate of fire insurance applicable to
the Building or Landlord’s Property or any other insurance
carried by Landlord is increased to an amount higher than it
otherwise would have been, Tenant shall reimburse Landlord for the
increased cost of Landlord’s insurance premiums. Such
reimbursement shall be Additional Rent payable upon the first day
of the month following Landlord’s delivery to Tenant of a
statement showing evidence of such increased insurance premiums. In
any action or proceeding in which Landlord and Tenant are parties,
a schedule or “make up” of rates for the Building or
Landlord’s Property issued by the body making fire insurance
rates for the Leased Premises shall be presumptive evidence of the
facts stated herein and of the several items and charges in the
fire insurance rate then applicable to Landlord’s Property or
any part thereof.
(iii)
Worker’s Compensation Insurance
. Worker’s Compensation insurance as required
by applicable laws of the State of Florida; provided, however, that
(a) Tenant may, in lieu of purchasing such insurance, comply with
any workers’ compensation self-insurance option that may be
available under applicable law, subject to subsection (c) below;
and (b) the provisions of Section
8.04(b) below shall not apply to any
Workers’ Compensation Insurance that may be maintained by
Tenant.
(iv)
Business Interruption Insurance
. Business Interruption Insurance as currently
maintained by Tenant with limits not less than an amount equal to
12 months rent hereunder. .
(v)
Environmental Insurance . Tenant shall be provided use of the existing fueling station
and above ground storage tanks and may operate the same at
Tenant’s sole cost and expense. Tenant shall provide Landlord
at Tenant’s sole cost and expense environmental insurance
with a per occurrence limit of $1,500,000.00. Tenant shall provide
Landlord its environmental insurance policy for Landlord’s
commercially reasonable written approval. The policy shall include
“First and Third Party” cleanup. Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary stated herein, Tenant shall pay the costs
for any increases to property or liability insurance for the
Property because of the operation of the fueling
station.
(b)
All insurance required by Tenant hereunder shall (i)
be issued by one or more insurance companies reasonably acceptable
to Landlord, licensed to do business in the State in which the
Leased Premises is located and having an AM Best’s rating of
A VII or better, (ii) be written as primary policies, not
contributing with and not supplemental to the coverage that
Landlord may carry subject to a maximum deductible of $100,000.00
for all insurance except flood insurance which is subject to a
$500,000.00
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deductible and (iii) provide that said insurance
shall not be materially changed, canceled or permitted to lapse on
less than thirty (30) days’ prior written notice to Landlord.
In addition, Tenant’s insurance shall protect Tenant and
Landlord as their interests may appear, naming Landlord,
Landlord’s property manager, and any mortgagee requested by
Landlord, as additional insureds, including waiver of subrogation,
under its commercial general liability policies. On or before the
Commencement Date (or the date of any earlier entry or occupancy by
Tenant), and thereafter, within thirty (30) days prior to the
expiration of each such policy, Tenant shall furnish Landlord with
certificates of insurance in the form of ACORD 25 or ACORD 25-S (or
other evidence of insurance reasonably acceptable to Landlord),
evidencing all required coverages, together with a copy of the
endorsement(s) to Tenant’s commercial general liability
policy evidencing primary and non-contributory coverage and waiver
of subrogation afforded to the appropriate additional insureds,
Tenant shall provide Landlord with certificates of insurance,
including all endorsements, evidencing the coverages required
hereunder. Tenant shall be charged $25.00 per day for each day it
is late in delivering said certificates. If Tenant fails to carry
such insurance and furnish Landlord with such certificates of
insurance, Landlord may, after written notice to Tenant and a
thirty (30) day opportunity to cure, obtain such insurance on
Tenant’s behalf and Tenant shall reimburse Landlord upon
demand for the cost thereof as Additional Rent.
(c)
Tenant may, in lieu of purchasing workers’
compensation insurance, as required above, elect to
“self-insure” against such risks provided that (i)
Tenant or its parent corporation has in effect a program of
“self insurance” insuring Tenant as a named insured
against such risks, which program complies with any and all
applicable laws with respect to self insurance in the State of
Florida; (ii) Tenant or its parent corporation has and maintains a
net worth sufficient to sustain a self insurance program in
compliance with all applicable laws with respect to self insurance
in the State of Florida; (iii) the failure to carry such insurance
does not violate any law, statute, code, act, ordinance, order,
judgment, decree, injunction, rule, regulation, permit, license,
authorization or other requirement which is issued by any
government or governmental agency with jurisdiction over the
Building and the Leased Premises or which is applicable to Tenant
in the conduct of its business and (iv) Tenant provides Landlord
with proof of both Tenant’s self-insurance coverage and
excess workers’ compensation coverage as reasonably required
by Landlord, which proof shall be deemed sufficient if it shows
compliance with applicable laws with respect to self insurance in
the State of Florida. In the event Tenant elects to self-insure,
Tenant shall be deemed to have waived any rights it may have
against Landlord and its insurers in the same manner and to the
same extent as set forth in Article 8 hereof as if Tenant had not
elected to self-insure.
(d)
Adequacy of Coverage .
Landlord, its agents and employees make no representation that the
limits of liability specified to be carried by Tenant pursuant to
this Article 8 are adequate to protect Tenant. If Tenant believes
that any of such insurance coverage is inadequate, Tenant shall
obtain, at Tenant’s sole expense, such additional insurance
coverage as Tenant deems adequate.
Section 8.05. Landlord’s
Insurance . During the Lease Term,
Landlord shall maintain the following types of insurance, in the
amounts specified below (the cost of which shall be included in
Operating Expenses):
(a)
Liability Insurance .
Commercial General Liability Insurance (which insurance shall not
exclude blanket, contractual liability, broad form property damage,
personal injury, or fire damage coverage) covering the Common Areas
against claims for bodily injury or death and property damage,
which insurance shall provide coverage on an occurrence basis with
a per occurrence limit of not less than $1,000,000, and with
general aggregate limits of not less than $4,000,000 for each
policy year, which limits may be satisfied by any combination of
primary and excess or umbrella per occurrence policies.
(b)
Casualty Insurance .
Special Form Insurance in the amount of the full replacement cost
of the Building, including, without limitation, any improvements,
if any, made pursuant to Section
2.02 above, but excluding Tenant’s
Property and any other items required to be insured by Tenant
pursuant to Section 8.04
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above.
(c)
Comprehensive Boiler and Machinery Insurance in the
amount of full replacement cost of the machinery.
Section 8.06. Waiver of Subrogation
. Notwithstanding anything contained in this Lease
to the contrary, each party hereby waives any rights it may have
against the other party on account of any loss of or damage to its
property, the Leased Premises, its contents, or other portions of
the Building or Common Areas arising from any risk which is insured
by the party suffering damage. The special form coverage insurance
policies maintained by Landlord and Tenant as provided in this
Lease shall include an endorsement containing an express waiver of
any rights of subrogation by the insurance company against the
other party. The foregoing notwithstanding, this waiver of
subrogation shall not apply to any claim of Tenant with respect to
the refrigeration system, up to the $500,000.00 limit set forth in
Section 8.01.
Landlord hereby waives any rights it may have
against the Tenant on account of any loss of or damage to its
property, the Leased Premises, its contents, or other portions of
the Building or Common Areas arising from any risk which is
required to be insured against by Sections
8.04(a)(ii) and 8.05(b) above. Notwithstanding
anything contained in this Lease to the contrary, Landlord shall be
responsible for damage suffered by Tenant in an amount not to
exceed Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($500,000.00) as a result of
the failure of the refrigeration system, except if it is caused by
Tenant’s negligence or willful misconduct.
ARTICLE 9 - CASUALTY
In the event of total or partial destruction of the
Building or the Leased Premises by fire or other casualty, Landlord
agrees promptly to restore and repair same. Rent shall
proportionately abate during the time that the Leased Premises or
part thereof are unusable because of any such damage.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Leased Premises are so
destroyed that they cannot be repaired or rebuilt within two
hundred ten (210) days from the casualty date either Landlord or
Tenant may, upon thirty (30) days’ written notice to the
other party, terminate this Lease with respect to matters
thereafter accruing. Tenant waives any right under applicable laws
inconsistent with the terms of this paragraph.
ARTICLE 10 - EMINENT DOMAIN
If all or any substantial part of the Building or
Common Areas shall be acquired by the exercise of eminent domain,
Landlord may terminate this Lease by giving written notice to
Tenant on or before the date possession thereof is so taken,
provided Landlord terminates the leases of all tenants of the
Building which are similarly affected. If all or any part of the
Leased Premises or Common Areas shall be acquired by the exercise
of eminent domain so that a material portion of the Leased Premises
shall become impractical for Tenant to use for the Permitted Use,
Tenant may terminate this Lease by giving written notice to
Landlord as of the date possession thereof is so taken. All damages
awarded shall belong to Landlord; provided, however, that Tenant
may claim dislocation and all other lawful damages if such amount
is not subtracted from Landlord’s award. Landlord shall give
notice to Tenant within five (5) business days after
Landlord’s receipt of notice of any taking.
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ARTICLE 11 - ASSIGNMENT AND
SUBLEASE
Section 11.01. Assignment and Sublease
.
(a)
Tenant shall not assign this Lease or sublet the
Leased Premises in whole or in part without Landlord’s prior
written consent, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld,
delayed or conditioned. In the event of any permitted assignment or
subletting, Tenant shall remain primarily liable hereunder, and any
extension, expansion, rights of first offer, rights of first
refusal or other options granted to Tenant under this Lease shall
be rendered void and of no further force or effect. The acceptance
of rent from any other person shall not be deemed to be a waiver of
any of the provisions of this Lease or to be a consent to the
assignment of this Lease or the subletting of the Leased Premises.
Any assignment or sublease consented to by Landlord shall not
relieve Tenant (or its assignee) from obtaining Landlord’s
consent to any subsequent assignment or sublease.
(b)
By way of example and not limitation, Landlord shall
be deemed to have reasonably withheld consent to a proposed
assignment or sublease if in Landlord’s reasonable opinion
(i) the Leased Premises are or may be in any way adversely affected
in any material way; (ii) the business reputation of the proposed
assignee or subtenant is such that Landlord has reason to believe,
in Landlord’s commercially reasonable opinion, that such
Tenant would have an adverse effect on the Building or the other
tenants in the Building or in the Park; or (iii) the prospective
assignee or subtenant is a current tenant in a building owned by
Landlord at the Park or is a bona-fide third-party prospective
tenant with which Landlord is in negotiations to provide space and
Landlord has space available which could timely be made available
to such tenant.
(c)
Except with respect to the Subtenant defined
in Section 11.02 below, if Tenant shall make any assignment or sublease, with
Landlord’s consent, for a rental in excess of the rent
payable under this Lease, Tenant shall pay to Landlord eighty five
percent (85%) of any such net excess rental upon receipt after
Tenant first recaptures all of its costs incurred in effecting such
assignment or subletting, including, without limitation,
concessions, improvement costs, brokerage commissions and legal
fees. Tenant agrees to pay Landlord $500.00 upon demand by Landlord
for reasonable accounting and attorneys’ fees incurred in
conjunction with the processing and documentation of any requested
assignment, subletting or any other hypothecation of this Lease or
Tenant’s interest in and to the Leased Premises as
consideration for Landlord’s consent.
Section 11.02. Permitted Transfer
. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained
in Section 11.01 above, Tenant shall have the right, without
Landlord’s consent, but upon ten (10) days’ prior
notice to Landlord, to (a) sublet all or part of the Leased
Premises to any related corporation or other entity which controls
Tenant, is controlled by Tenant or is under common control with
Tenant; (any such entity hereinafter referred to as a
“ Permitted Transferee
”). For the purpose of this
Article 11 ,
“control” shall mean ownership of not less than fifty
percent (50%) of all voting stock or legal and equitable interest
in such corporation or entity. Any such transfer shall not relieve
Tenant of its obligations under this Lease. Nothing in this
paragraph is intended to nor shall permit Tenant to transfer its
interest under this Lease as part of a fraud or subterfuge to
intentionally avoid its obligations under this Lease (for example,
transferring its interest to a shell corporation that subsequently
files a bankruptcy), and any such transfer shall constitute a
Default hereunder. Any change in control of Tenant resulting from a
merger, consolidation, or a transfer of partnership or membership
interests, a stock transfer, or any sale of substantially all of
the assets of Tenant that do not meet the requirements of
this Section 11.02 shall be deemed an assignment or transfer that requires
Landlord’s prior written conse
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