Exhibit 10.2
LEASE
(Office)
THIS LEASE (this
“Lease”), dated as of May 30, 2008, is by and
between MCWHINNEY 409CC, LLC, a Colorado limited liability company
(“Landlord”), and CONSTANT CONTACT, INC., a Delaware
corporation (“Tenant”).
W I T
N E S S E T H:
1. PRINCIPAL TERMS .
Capitalized terms, first appearing in quotations in this Section,
elsewhere in the Lease or any Exhibits, are definitions of such
terms as used in the Lease and Exhibits and shall have the defined
meaning whenever used.
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1.1
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“BUILDING”: |
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A building containing approximately
fifty thousand (50,000) square feet of Rentable Area as defined in
Section 2 below to be built upon the parcel of Real Property
legally described on Exhibit B attached hereto located on
Precision Drive in the City of Loveland, County of Larimer, State
of Colorado. |
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“PREMISES”: |
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The entire Building containing
approximately fifty thousand (50,000) square feet of Rentable Area
as defined in Section 2 below and depicted on Exhibit A
attached hereto. |
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1.3
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“INITIAL
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Ten (10) years, subject to
extension or earlier termination as set forth below. |
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“Commencement Date”: |
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The first day following Substantial
Completion of “Landlord’s Work” as defined in the
Work Letter attached hereto as Exhibit D (the “Work
Letter”). |
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1.4
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“Expiration
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“BASE RENT”: |
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The last day of the calendar month in
which the tenth (10 th ) anniversary
of the Rent Commencement Date occurs unless extended pursuant to
Sections 40, 41 and/or 42 below (subject to Tenant’s
rights under Sections 3.2, 3.3 and 5.6 below). |
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Annual |
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Lease Years |
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Base Rent* |
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Base Rent* |
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$406,250.04 |
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$33,854.17 |
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$828,750.00 |
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$69,062.50 |
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$845,325.00 |
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$70,443.75 |
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$862,231.56 |
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$71,852.63 |
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$879,476.16 |
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$73,289.68 |
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$897,065.64 |
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$74,755.47 |
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$915,006.96 |
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$76,250.58 |
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$933,307.08 |
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$77,775.59 |
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$951,973.20 |
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$79,331.10 |
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$971,012.76 |
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$80,917.73 |
* The foregoing Base Rent is based upon the assumption
that (i) exactly one-half (1/2) of the total Rentable Square
Feet consisting of twenty-five thousand (25,000) Rentable Square
Feet (as defined in Section 2 below) are allocated to the
Premises in Lease Year 1 and (ii) all of the Rentable Square
Feet consisting of fifty thousand (50,000) Rentable Square Feet (as
defined in Section 2 below) are allocated to the Premises in
Lease Years 2 through 10, inclusive. In the event that Tenant shall
have two hundred twenty (220) or more employees or contract
laborers working as part of Tenant’s business operations at
the Premises prior to the expiration of Lease Year 1, Tenant shall
promptly notify Landlord in writing of the date that such event
first occurred (the “Rent Increase Date”) and the Base
Rent to be paid by Tenant during the remainder of Lease Year 1 for
the Premises shall be based upon the total Rentable Square Feet
allocated to the Premises (i.e., 50,000) rather than one-half (1/2)
of the total Rentable Square Feet allocated to the Premises (i.e.,
25,000) in Lease Year 1 as set forth above. Subject to the
provisions of Sections 5.5, 41 and 42 below, in the event of
any increase or decrease in the Rentable Square Feet allocated to
the Premises, the Base Rent shall be adjusted accordingly such that
the same shall equal of Sixteen Dollars and Twenty-Five Cents
($16.25) per Rentable Square Foot, increased annually on a
compounded basis at the rate of two percent (2%) per year. Unless
the Premises are expanded pursuant to Sections 41 or 42 below,
under no circumstances shall Tenant be required to pay Base Rent on
more than 52,500 Rentable Square Feet.
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1.5
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“OPERATING
EXPENSES”: |
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As defined in Section 6.1,
Tenant’s Pro Rata Share of the Building: 100% |
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“DEPOSIT”: |
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Cash in the amount of One Hundred
Thousand Dollars ($100,000.00). |
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“PERMITTED USE”: |
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General office use, including the
operation of a twenty-four (24) hour per day, seven
(7) day per week call center, training, seminars, and any
other lawful purpose ancillary to such use. In no event may medical
use or retail sales transactions by Tenant of tangible personal
property be initiated, consummated, conducted, transacted or
otherwise occur from or within any portion of the Premises. |
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1.8
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“RENT COMMENCEMENT
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The later of: (i) the
Commencement Date, and (ii) the earlier of (a) the later
of (1) the date that is one hundred fifty (150) days
after the Delivery Date (extended by one (1) day for each day
of Landlord Delay), and (2) the date that is one hundred five
(105) days after the completion of Landlord’s Secondary
Initial Work (extended by one (1) day for each day of Landlord
Delay), and (b) the date that Tenant commences beneficial use
of the Premises for its business purposes. |
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1.9
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LANDLORD’S NOTICE
ADDRESS: |
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McWhinney 409CC, LLC |
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Attention: Vice President of Property
Management |
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2725 Rocky Mountain Avenue, Ste.
200 |
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Loveland, CO 80538 |
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With copy to: |
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Hasler, Fonfara and Maxwell LLP |
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Attention: Joseph H. Fonfara |
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125 S. Howes, 6 th Floor (Zip
Code: 80521) |
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P.O. Box 2267 |
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Fort Collins, CO 80522 |
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With copy to: |
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McWhinney Real Estate Services,
Inc. |
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Attention: Chief Financial
Officer |
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2725 Rocky Mountain Avenue, Ste.
200 |
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Loveland, CO 80538 |
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LANDLORD’S TAX I.D.: |
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26-2653860 |
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TENANT’S NOTICE
ADDRESS:
Pre-Commencement Address: |
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Constant Contact, Inc.
Reservoir Place |
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1601 Trapelo Road,
Suite 329 |
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Waltham, MA 02494 |
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With copy to: |
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Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale &
Dorr LLP |
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Attn: Paul Jakubowski, Esq. |
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60 State Street |
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Boston, MA 02109 |
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Post-Commencement Address: |
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Address of the Premises |
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With copy to: |
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Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale &
Dorr LLP |
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Attn: Paul Jakubowski, Esq. |
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60 State Street |
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Boston, MA 02109 |
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TENANT’S TAX I.D.: |
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04-3285398 |
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LANDLORD’S BROKER: |
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McWhinney Real Estate Services,
Inc. |
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2725 Rocky Mountain Avenue, Ste.
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Loveland, CO 80538 |
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COOPERATING BROKER: |
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McCall & Almy, Inc. |
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One Post Office Square |
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Boston, MA 02109 |
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1.15
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“LEASE YEAR” |
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A period of twelve
(12) consecutive full calendar months (except for the first
Lease Year, which may be longer as provided in the next sentence).
The first Lease Year shall commence on the Rent Commencement Date
and expire at midnight on the last day of the calendar month in
which the first anniversary of the Rent Commencement Date occurs,
provided, however, if the Rent Commencement Date occurs on the
first day of the month, then the first Lease Year shall expire on
the last day of the calendar month immediately preceding the first
anniversary of the Rent Commencement Date. Succeeding Lease Years
shall each commence on the first (1st) day following the end of the
preceding Lease Year. |
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1.16
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ATTACHMENTS: |
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Exhibit A — The
Premises |
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Exhibit B — Real
Property |
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Exhibit C — Commencement
Certificate |
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Exhibit D — Work
Letter |
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Exhibit E — Initial
Landlord’s Work |
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Exhibit F — Operating
Expense Estimate |
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Exhibit G — Approved
Location of Certain Tenant Improvements |
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Exhibit H — Parking
Lot |
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Exhibit I — Expansion
Parcel |
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Exhibit J — Rules and
Regulations |
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Exhibit K — Title
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2. GENERAL COVENANTS .
Tenant covenants and agrees to pay Rent and perform the obligations
hereafter set forth and in consideration therefor Landlord leases
to Tenant the real property described on Exhibit B (the
“Real Property”), together with the Building
constructed thereon, for the Term, together with a non-exclusive
right, subject to the provisions hereof, to use any common drives,
access ways or parking serving the Premises or the Building or
which are necessary for Tenant’s use as permitted hereunder
(the “Common Areas”). The rentable area of the Premises
shall equal the gross square footage of the Building
(“Rentable Area” or “Rentable Square
Feet”). The Building, Real Property and appurtenances are
hereinafter collectively sometimes called the “Building
Complex.” Tenant acknowledges that the Real Property is
subject to various recorded agreements, restrictions, easements and
other recorded instruments, including, but not limited to,
(i) the Second Restated and Amended Master Declaration of
Covenants, Conditions and Restrictions for Centerra as recorded in
the Larimer County, Colorado records (as supplemented and amended,
the “Declaration”); (ii) the Centerra Design
Guidelines (as supplemented and amended, the “Design
Guidelines”); (iii) the Millennium General Development
Plan (as supplemented and amended, the “Development
Plan”); (iv) the MHC LLLP Restrictions (as defined in
Section 32 below); (v) the PIF Covenant (as defined in
Section 33 below); and (vi) the RSF Covenant (as defined
in Section 33 below). In accordance with the terms hereof,
Tenant agrees to be bound by and to abide by all such restrictions
and requirements, including the Declaration, the Design Guidelines,
the Development Plan, the MHC LLLP Restrictions, the PIF Covenant
and the RSF Covenant, and all other obligations and restrictions
described in Section 33 below. In addition, Tenant further
acknowledges that the Real Property is subject to Centerra
Metropolitan District Nos. 2 and 4 providing for the installation
of certain infrastructure improvements to benefit the Premises and
other improvements in the project generally known as
“Centerra,” including, but not limited to, roadways,
sanitary sewer lines, water lines and storm drainage facilities and
extensions thereof. All such recorded agreements, restrictions,
easements and other recorded instruments, including, the
Declaration, the Design Guidelines, the Development Plan, the MHC
LLLP Restrictions, the PIF Covenant and the RSF Covenant, shall be
herein referred to as the “Title Restrictions.”
Landlord represents that the Real Property is zoned for business
park uses, including, without limitation, general office and call
center use. Landlord represents and warrants that this Lease shall
not be subject to any Title Restrictions other than (i) the
Title Restrictions described on Exhibit K attached hereto, and
(ii) any Title Restrictions hereinafter recorded that do not
interfere with Tenant’s use of the Premises for the Permitted
Uses or impose additional costs upon Tenant (regardless of whether
such costs are imposed directly under such Title Restriction or
pursuant to this Lease).
3. TERM .
3.1 The
Initial Term of the Lease commences at 12:01 a.m. on the
Commencement Date and terminates at 12:00 midnight on the
Expiration Date, unless extended or earlier terminated as set forth
herein (the Initial Term together with any extensions thereof is
herein referred to as the “Term”).
3.2
Notwithstanding the foregoing, Tenant shall have the option to
terminate this Lease with respect to the original Premises
effective at any time after the seventh (7th) anniversary of the
Commencement Date hereof, provided that Tenant shall provide
Landlord with not less than twelve (12) months’ prior
written notice of such early termination (“First
Termination Option”). Upon the effective date of such
termination, Tenant shall pay Landlord a payment equal to the sum
of: (i) all unamortized tenant improvement costs (excluding costs
of Landlord’s Work, and not to exceed amounts expended by
Landlord under the Finish Allowance), leasing commissions and legal
fees, in each case to the extent paid by Landlord in connection
with this Lease (amortized over a ten [10] year period at an
interest rate of nine and five/tenths percent [9.5%]), plus
(ii) an amount equal to Base Rent (i.e. excluding the
Tenant’s Pro Rata Share of estimated Operating Expenses and
any other additional rent hereunder) for the next four
(4) calendar months subsequent to the effective date of such
termination (the “First Termination Option Termination
Fee”).
3.3 In
the event that the Initial Term of this Lease is extended pursuant
to (x) Tenant’s exercise of the expansion option
pursuant to Section 41 below, (y) or Tenant’s
exercise of the Right of First Refusal pursuant to Section 42
below; then, in either event, Tenant shall have the option to
terminate this Lease with respect to the entire Premises (including
the Expansion Space and any Potential Offering Space) effective at
any time after the seventh (7th) anniversary of the Expansion
Commencement Date or Offering Space Commencement Date, as
applicable. Upon the effective date of such termination, Tenant
shall pay Landlord a payment equal to the sum of: (i) the
portion of the First Termination Option Termination Fee which would
have been paid by Tenant if Tenant had exercised the First
Termination Option at such time with respect to the original
Premises pursuant to Section 3.2 above, plus (ii) all
unamortized tenant improvement costs (excluding costs of
Landlord’s Work, and not to exceed amounts expended by
Landlord under the Finish Allowance), leasing commissions and legal
fees, in each case to the extent paid by Landlord in connection
with this Lease with respect to the Expansion Space or Potential
Offering Space, as applicable (amortized over a ten [10] year
period at an interest rate of nine and five/tenths percent [9.5%]),
plus (iii) an amount equal to Base Rent for the Expansion
Space or Potential Offering Space, as applicable (i.e. excluding
the Tenant’s Pro Rata Share of estimated Operating Expenses
and any other additional rent hereunder) for the next four
(4) calendar months subsequent to the effective date of such
termination (the “Second Termination Option Termination
Fee”). Notwithstanding the foregoing, at such time as the
Expansion Space or Potential Offering Space (as applicable) is
added to the Premises and the Initial Term of this Lease is
extended as set forth in Section 41.8 or Section 42.6
below (as applicable), the First Termination Option granted by
Landlord to Tenant pursuant to Section 3.2 above shall be
deemed automatically revoked.
4. RENT . Commencing on
the Rent Commencement Date and on the first day of each calendar
month of the Term thereafter, Tenant shall pay Base Rent in the
monthly amount stated in Section 1.4, in advance without
notice (all amounts, including Base Rent, to be paid by Tenant
pursuant to this Lease as the context requires are sometimes
referred to collectively as “Rent[s]”). Rents shall be
paid without set off, abatement, or diminution (except as expressly
set forth herein), to Landlord at 2725 Rocky Mountain Avenue,
Suite 200, Loveland, Colorado 80538, or at such other place as
Landlord from time to time designates in writing in accordance with
Section 29.2 below. In the event of any partial Lease Year during
the Term, Tenant shall only be required to pay Rent allocable to
the calendar months during such partial Lease Year. Rent allocable
to any partial calendar month during the Term shall be prorated on
a per diem basis.
5. COMPLETION OF THE
PREMISES .
5.1
Landlord shall deliver possession of the Premises to Tenant on the
Commencement Date, vacant, broom clean and with the
Landlord’s Work Substantially Complete (as defined in the
Work Letter). Except for the Landlord’s Work (including,
without limitation, any Punch List Items or latent defects),
Landlord shall have no obligation for completion or remodeling of
the Premises, and Tenant shall accept the Premises in their
“as is” condition on the Commencement Date.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, Landlord represents and warrants
that all building systems constituting part of Landlord’s
Work shall be in good working condition, order and repair as of the
Commencement Date. Promptly after the Commencement Date, Landlord
and Tenant agree to execute a Commencement Certificate in the form
attached hereto as Exhibit C setting forth the exact
Commencement Date and Expiration Date.
5.2
Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary herein, on or before
the date that is one hundred fifty (150) days prior to the
Commencement Date (the “Delivery Date”), Landlord shall
provide Tenant with access to the Premises. Item Nos. 1
through 7, inclusive, of “Initial Landlord’s
Work” described on Exhibit E attached hereto
shall be completed on or before the Delivery Date and remaining
Item Nos. 8 through 13, inclusive, of “Initial
Landlord’s Work” described on said
Exhibit E shall be completed not less than one hundred
five (105) days prior to the Commencement Date. Such
Item Nos. 8 through 13, inclusive, of “Initial
Landlord’s Work” described on Exhibit E attached
hereto shall be referred to herein as “Landlord’s
Secondary Initial Work.” Tenant shall be permitted continuous
access to the Premises from and after the Delivery Date to enable
Tenant to construct the Tenant’s Finish Work (as defined in
the Work Letter) and install equipment, furniture, systems,
telephone/data and otherwise perform such work to prepare the
Premises for Tenant’s occupancy. Landlord shall also provide
Tenant with early access to the Premises prior to the Delivery Date
to allow Tenant to install wire, cabling, conduits and other
related equipment and facilities related to or serving the HVAC and
electrical systems at the Premises. Tenant and Landlord shall
coordinate the timing and scope of such work at the Premises prior
to the Delivery Date in order to allow for any Tenant installations
that may be installed prior to the completion of the applicable
portions of the Landlord’s Work. All such early access to the
Premises, regardless of whether it occurs before or after the
Delivery Date, shall not trigger the “Commencement
Date” or the “Rent Commencement Date” of this
Lease, and shall be subject to such reasonable rules and
regulations as shall be established by Landlord to protect
Landlord’s Work, minimize conflicts between contractors and
subcontractors and maintain safety at the Premises. Commencing on
the Delivery Date, Tenant agrees that all terms and provisions of
this Lease shall be in effect, excluding, however, Tenant’s
obligation to pay Rent which shall commence on the Rent
Commencement Date as provided in Section 1.8 above.
5.3
Except as provided in the Work Letter, and except for any latent
defects or Punch List Items, taking possession of the Premises by
Tenant on the Commencement Date shall be conclusive evidence that
the Premises are in the condition agreed between Landlord and
Tenant and shall constitute an acknowledgment by Tenant of
satisfactory completion of any work which Landlord has agreed to
perform.
5.4
Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary herein, Landlord
represents and warrants to Tenant that (a) to the best of
Landlord’s knowledge, as of the Commencement Date, the
Building and the Premises shall be in material compliance with all
environmental laws; (b) as of the Commencement Date, the
Building and the Premises shall be in material compliance with all
applicable zoning laws, land use laws, agreements and the
requirements of the Title Restrictions insofar as they relate to
the Real Property described on Exhibit B and there
shall be no violations of the Title Restrictions which will
materially interfere with Tenant’s use or occupancy of the
Premises and the Building; (c) the use of the Premises for
general office purposes and for the operation of a 24 hour per day,
7 day per week call center is permitted as of right at the
Real Property under all Applicable Legal Requirements;
(d) Landlord has full power and authority to enter into this
Lease and has obtained all consents and taken all actions necessary
in connection therewith; (e) no other party has any possessory
right to the Premises or has claimed the same; and
(f) Landlord shall acquire fee simple title to the Real
Property on or before July 15, 2008 (“Acquisition
Deadline Date”), subject to no mortgage other than a
construction loan with a lender to be selected by Landlord and
whose identity shall be disclosed to Tenant no later than ten (10)
days following the date of the recording of such lender’s
mortgage or deed of trust encumbering the Real Property. In the
event Landlord shall fail to acquire fee simple title to the Real
Property on or before the Acquisition Deadline Date, Tenant may
thereafter elect to terminate this Lease by giving written notice
to Landlord of such election at any time prior to the acquisition
of fee simple title to the Real Property by Landlord.
5.5
Within sixty (60) days after the Commencement Date, Landlord
and Tenant may each have the Premises measured by an architect or
engineer (“Landlord’s Professional” or
“Tenant’s Professional,” as applicable) and
provide the other party with written notice of such measurement
(“Revised Measurement”). If the Revised Measurement of
either party reveals that the Rentable Area of the Premises is less
than or greater than that specified in this Lease, and upon
acceptance of the Revised Measurement by the other party, or
pursuant to the determination of the Independent Professional as
set forth in the following grammatical paragraph, as applicable
(“Final Measurement”), then, effective as of the Rent
Commencement Date, the amounts set forth in this Lease for Base
Rent and any other charges based upon the size of the Premises
shall be revised based upon such Final Measurement. In such event,
the parties hereto shall promptly execute a supplemental instrument
evidencing the revised amounts; provided, however, that if the
Final Measurement reveals that the Rentable Area of the Premises is
greater than 52,500 Rentable Square Feet, then Base Rent and other
charges based upon the size of the
Premises
shall be revised based upon a deemed square footage of 52,500
Rentable Square Feet.
If either party does not agree with
the Revised Measurement determined by Landlord’s Professional
or Tenant’s Professional, as applicable, such party disputing
the measurement may have the Premises remeasured by its architect
or engineer within thirty (30) days after such party’s
receipt of the Revised Measurement and the Landlord’s
Professional and Tenant’s Professional shall consult with
each other to reconcile any difference. If Landlord’s
Professional and Tenant’s Professional are unable to mutually
agree upon the Rentable Area of the Premises within fifteen
(15) days after the expiration of such 30-day period, then
Landlord’s Professional and Tenant’s Professional shall
select a third qualified architect or engineer (“Independent
Professional”) within such 15-day period and such Independent
Professional shall, within five (5) business days after his or
her selection, make a determination as to the gross square footage
contained within the Building and constituting the “Rentable
Area” or “Rentable Square Feet” and provide
notice of the same in writing to the parties. The determination of
the Independent Professional shall be final and binding upon the
parties. Such final measurement determined pursuant to the
preceding sentence shall be deemed the “Final
Measurement” set forth in the preceding paragraph.
Landlord shall be responsible for the
payment of the fee of the Landlord’s Professional and Tenant
shall be responsible for the payment of the fee of the
Tenant’s Professional. If an Independent Professional is
selected to measure the Premises, the fee of the Independent
Professional shall be borne equally by Landlord and Tenant.
If Tenant shall have made any
payments to Landlord prior to the Final Measurement, then a prompt
adjustment shall be made in said payments to reflect the revised
amounts. Any overpayment by Tenant shall be credited by Landlord
against Rent next due and payable, and any underpayment by Tenant
shall be due to Landlord within thirty (30) days after the
Final Measurement is complete. The determination of the measurement
shall be computed in accordance with the current BOMA Standard
Methods for Measuring Floor Area in Industrial Buildings for a
Single Occupancy One Story Building using the Exterior Wall
Methodology.
5.6
Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary contained in this
Lease or the Work Letter attached hereto as Exhibit D, in the
event that the Commencement Date is later than three hundred ninety
(390) days following the date of the issuance by the City of
Loveland, Colorado, of a footing and foundation permit for the
Building (subject to extension for any Force Majeure Delay or any
Tenant Delay, as defined in the Work Letter attached hereto as
Exhibit D) (the “Outside Termination Date”), then
Tenant shall have the right to terminate this Lease by written
notice to Landlord at any time after the Outside Termination Date,
but prior to the Commencement Date.
6. OPERATING EXPENSES
.
6.1
Definitions. The additional terms below have the following
meanings in this Lease:
(1) “Landlord’s
Accountants” means that individual or firm employed by
Landlord from time to time to keep the books and records for the
Building Complex, and/or to prepare the federal and state income
tax returns for Landlord with respect to the Building Complex,
which books and records shall be certified to by a representative
of Landlord. All determinations made hereunder shall be reasonably
made by Landlord’s Accountants unless otherwise stated.
(2) “Building
Rentable Area” means approximately fifty thousand (50,000)
gross square feet of space in the Building, subject to adjustment
in accordance with Section 5.5 above. If there is a change in
the aggregate Building Rentable Area as a result of an addition,
partial destruction, modification to building design, or similar
cause which causes a reduction or increase in the Building Rentable
Area on a permanent basis, then Landlord’s Accountants shall
make such adjustments in the computations as are necessary to
provide for such change.
(3) “Tenant’s
Pro Rata Share” or “Pro Rata Share” means the
percentage set forth in Section 1.5.
(4) “Operating
Expense Year” means each calendar year during the Term,
except that the first Operating Expense Year begins on the Rent
Commencement Date and ends on December 31 of such calendar
year and the last
Operating Expense Year begins on January 1 of the calendar year in
which this Lease expires or is terminated and ends on the date of
such expiration or termination. If an Operating Expense Year is
less than twelve (12) months, Operating Expenses for such year
shall be prorated on a per diem basis.
(5) “Operating
Expenses” means all operating expenses of any kind or nature,
paid or incurred by the Landlord, which are in Landlord’s
reasonable judgment necessary, appropriate, or customarily incurred
in connection with the operation, service and maintenance of the
Building Complex, including costs incurred in fulfillment of
Landlord’s services, operation and maintenance obligations
under the terms of this Lease. “Operating Expenses”
include:
(a) All
real property taxes and assessments, including assessments made
pursuant to Centerra Metropolitan District Nos. 2 and 4, levied
against the Building Complex by any governmental or
quasi-governmental authority, including taxes, assessments,
surcharges, or service or other fees of a nature not presently in
effect which are hereafter levied on the Building Complex as a
result of the use, ownership or operation of the Building Complex
or for any other reason, whether in lieu of or in addition to, any
current real estate taxes and assessments. Any assessments made by
Centerra Metropolitan District Nos. 2 and 4 against the Building
Complex shall be uniformly applicable to all other real property
within Centerra Metropolitan District Nos. 2 and 4. In no event
shall taxes and assessments include any federal or state income
taxes levied or assessed on Landlord. Expenses for tax consultants
to contest taxes or assessments are also included as “
Operating Expenses ” (all of the foregoing are
collectively referred to herein as “ Taxes ”).
Taxes also include special assessments, license taxes, business
license fees, business license taxes, commercial rental taxes,
levies, charges, penalties or taxes, imposed by any authority
against the Premises, Building Complex or any legal or equitable
interest of Landlord thereon. Special assessments are deemed
payable in such number of installments permitted by law, whether or
not actually so paid, and include any applicable interest on such
installments. Taxes (other than special assessments) are computed
on an accrual basis based on the year in which they are levied,
even though not paid until the following Operating Expense Year.
Tenant shall have the right to require Landlord to seek abatements
of Taxes in accordance with all applicable municipal procedures,
and Landlord agrees to undertake such action on behalf of Tenant,
provided that the cost of any such abatement proceeding shall be
deemed an Operating Expense. After Tenant requests Landlord to seek
an abatement of Taxes, Landlord, in paying any Taxes, shall not
make such payment in such an amount, in such a manner, or at such a
time as would prejudice any abatement proceeding unless failure to
make such payment would jeopardize Landlord’s interest in the
Premises, Building or Real Property, in which case payment shall be
made so that such interest is not so jeopardized. Notwithstanding
the foregoing or any provision to the contrary herein, the
following shall be excluded from Taxes and shall be paid solely by
Landlord: inheritance, estate, succession, transfer, gift,
franchise, or capital stock tax, or any income taxes arising out of
or related to ownership and operation of income producing real
estate, or any excise taxes imposed upon Landlord based upon gross
or net rentals or other income received by it;
(b)
Costs of supplies, including costs of relamping and replacing
ballasts in all Building standard tenant lighting;
(c)
Costs of energy for the Building Complex (except to the extent paid
directly by Tenant to the applicable service provider), including
costs of propane, butane, natural gas, steam, electricity, solar
energy and fuel oils, coal or any other energy sources;
(d)
Costs of water and sanitary and storm drainage services;
(e)
Costs of security services;
(f)
Costs of general maintenance, repairs, and replacements including
costs under HVAC and other mechanical maintenance contracts; and
repairs and replacements of equipment used in maintenance and
repair work;
(g)
Costs of maintenance, repair and replacement of landscaping;
(h)
Insurance premiums for the Building Complex, including all-risk or
multi-peril coverage, together with loss of rent endorsement; the
part of any claim paid under the deductible portion of any
insurance policy carried by Landlord; public liability insurance;
and any other insurance carried by Landlord on any component parts
of the Building Complex;
(i)
Except as otherwise provided herein, all labor costs, including
wages, costs of worker’s compensation insurance, payroll
taxes, fringe benefits, including pension, profit-sharing and
health benefits, and legal fees and other costs incurred in
resolving any labor dispute;
(j)
Professional building management fees, costs and expenses,
including costs of office space and storage space required by
management for performance of its services (said building
management may, at Landlord’s option, be performed either by
a third-party or Landlord-affiliated property management company),
in an amount not to exceed four percent (4%) of all gross receipts
paid to Landlord pursuant to this Lease;
(k)
Legal, accounting, inspection, and other consulting fees (including
fees for consultants for services designed to produce a reduction
in Operating Expenses or improve the operation, maintenance or
state of repair of the Building Complex);
(l)
Costs of capital improvements and structural repairs and
replacements to the Building Complex to conform to changes
subsequent to the Commencement Date in any statutes, rules,
regulations, zoning laws, other laws, codes, ordinances, decrees
and orders of applicable federal, state and local governmental
authorities (“Applicable Laws”) (all such capital
improvements, repairs and replacements herein referred to as
“Required Capital Improvements”); and the costs of any
capital improvements and structural repairs and replacements
designed primarily to reduce Operating Expenses, but only to the
extent of any resulting reductions in Operating Expenses (herein
“Cost Savings Improvements”). Expenditures for Required
Capital Improvements and Cost Savings Improvements will be
amortized at a market rate of interest over the useful life of such
capital improvement (as determined in accordance with generally
accepted accounting principles);
(m)
Costs incurred for Landlord’s Accountants including costs of
any experts and consultants engaged to assist in making the
computations; and
(n) All
dues, assessments, impositions and charges payable to
associations.
“Operating Expenses” do not include:
(i) Costs
of work which Landlord performs for any tenant, including permit,
license and inspection costs, incurred with respect to the
installation of tenants’ or other occupants’
improvements or incurred in renovating or otherwise improving,
decorating, painting or redecorating vacant space for tenants or
other occupants of the Building Complex;
(ii) Costs
incurred by Landlord to the extent that Landlord is reimbursed by
insurance proceeds or is otherwise reimbursed;
(iii) Leasing
commissions, advertising and promotional expenses, and other costs
incurred in leasing space in the Building Complex, and costs of
acquisition and maintenance of signs in or on the Building Complex
identifying the owner of the Building Complex or other
tenants;
(iv) Costs
of repairs or rebuilding necessitated by condemnation;
(v) Any
bad debt expenses and interest, principal, points and fees on debts
or amortization on any mortgage or other debt instrument
encumbering the Building, Building Complex or the Real
Property;
(vi) Depreciation,
amortization and interest payments, except on equipment, materials,
tools, supplies and vendor type equipment purchased by Landlord to
enable Landlord to supply services Landlord might otherwise
contract for with a third party where such depreciation,
amortization and interest payments would otherwise have been
included in the charge for such third party’s services, all
as determined in accordance with generally accepted accounting
principles, consistently applied, and when depreciation or
amortization is permitted or required, the item shall be amortized
over its reasonably anticipated useful life;
(vii) To
the extent paid directly by the Tenant, as hereinafter provided,
electrical costs for the Premises and janitorial services for the
Premises;
(viii) Costs
that represent income or use taxes of Landlord other than use taxes
charged to Landlord for equipment, materials or supplies used by
Landlord in connection with maintenance and repair as set forth
above; and salaries and other benefits paid to the employees of
Landlord to the extent customarily included in or covered by a
management fee (if any), provided that in no event shall Operating
Expenses include salaries and/or benefits attributable to personnel
above the level of Building manager;
(ix) Any
ground or underlying lease rental;
(x) Marketing
costs, including leasing commissions, attorneys’ fees (in
connection with the negotiation and preparation of letters, deal
memos, letters of intent, leases, subleases and/or assignments),
space planning costs, and other costs and expenses incurred in
connection with lease, sublease and/or assignment negotiations and
transactions with present or prospective tenants or other occupants
of the Building Complex;
(xi) Expenses
voluntarily incurred by Landlord (but not mandatory expenses for
which payment by Landlord is required) in connection with services
or other benefits which are not offered to Tenant or for which
Tenant is charged for directly;
(xii) Costs
incurred by Landlord due to the violation by Landlord or any tenant
of the terms and conditions of any lease of space in the Building
Complex or any Title Restrictions;
(xiii) Management
fees paid or charged by Landlord in connection with the management
of the Building, except to the extent expressly provided
above;
(xiv) Rent
for any office space occupied by Building management personnel to
the extent the size or rental rate for of such office space exceeds
the size or fair market rental value of office space occupied by
management personnel of comparable buildings in the vicinity of the
Building;
(xv) Amounts
paid to Landlord or to subsidiaries or affiliates of Landlord for
goods and/or services in the Building to the extent the same
exceeds the costs of such goods and/or services rendered by
unaffiliated third parties on a competitive basis, excluding
property management services incurred pursuant to
Section 6.1(5)(j) which shall be an “Operating
Expense;”
(xvi) Landlord’s
general corporate overhead and general and administrative
expenses;
(xvii) Any
compensation paid to clerks, attendants or other persons in
commercial concessions operated by Landlord;
(xviii) Services
provided, taxes, attributable to, and costs incurred in connection
with the operation of any retail, restaurant and garage operations
for the Building, and any replacement garages or parking facilities
and any shuttle services;
(xix) Costs
incurred in connection with upgrading the Building to comply with
laws, rules, regulations and codes in effect prior to the
Commencement Date;
(xx) Except
as expressly provided in Section 6.1(5)(a), all assessments
and premiums which are not specifically charged to Tenant because
of what Tenant has done, which can be paid by Landlord in
installments, shall be paid by Landlord in the maximum number of
installments permitted by law and not included as Operating
Expenses except in the year in which the assessment or premium
installment is actually paid;
(xxi) Costs
arising from the gross negligence or willful misconduct of Landlord
or other tenants or occupants of the Building or their respective
agents, employees, licensees, vendors, contractors or providers of
materials or services;
(xxii) Costs
arising from Landlord’s charitable or political
contributions;
(xxiii) Costs
arising from latent defects or original design defects in the
Building construction, materials or equipment, or repair
thereof;
(xxiv) Costs
for sculpture, paintings or other objects of art;
(xxv) Costs
and assessments arising under the Title Restrictions resulting from
or attributable to (i) procuring building permits in
connection with the Landlord’s Work, or (ii) the
installation or connection of utilities and drainage facilities at
the Real Property;
(xxvi) Costs
and assessments arising under the Declaration resulting from or
attributable to Special Assessments (as defined in the
Declaration); and
(xxvii) Costs
associated with the operation of the business of the entity which
constitutes Landlord as the same are distinguished from the costs
of operation of the Building, including accounting and legal
matters, costs of defending any lawsuits with any mortgagee (except
as the actions of Tenant may be in issue), costs of selling,
syndicating, financing, mortgaging or hypothecating any of
Landlord’s interest in the Building, costs incurred in
connection with any disputes between Landlord and its employees,
between Landlord and Building management, or between Landlord and
other tenants or occupants.
(6) Landlord
has prepared in good faith an estimated budget for Operating
Expenses for a full twelve (12) month period attached hereto
as Exhibit F . Such estimate is provided without
representation or warranty as to the accuracy thereof.
6.2
Estimated Payments . During each Operating Expense Year
beginning with the first month of the first Operating Expense Year
and continuing each month thereafter throughout the Term, Tenant
shall pay Landlord, at the same time as Base Rent is paid, an
amount equal to Tenant’s Pro Rata Share of one-twelfth (1/12)
of Landlord’s estimate of any Operating Expenses for the
particular Operating Expense Year (“Estimated
Payment”).
6.3
Annual Adjustments .
(1) Within
ninety (90) days after the end of each Operating Expense Year,
Landlord shall submit to Tenant a statement setting forth the exact
amount of Tenant’s Pro Rata Share of the Operating Expenses
for such Operating Expense Year (the “Operating
Statement”). As soon as reasonably possible after the
beginning of the second Operating Expense Year (but in no event in
excess of ninety (90) days thereafter), Landlord’s
Operating Statement shall set forth the difference, if any, between
Tenant’s actual Pro Rata Share of Operating Expenses
allocable to the Operating Expense Year just completed and the
Estimated Payments by Tenant allocable to such Operating Expense
Year. Each Operating Statement shall also set forth the projected
increase or decrease, if any, in Operating Expenses for the new
Operating Expense Year and the resulting increase or decrease in
Tenant’s monthly Rent for such new Operating Expense Year
above or below the Rent paid by Tenant for the immediately
preceding Operating Expense Year.
(2) To
the extent that Tenant’s Pro Rata Share of Operating Expenses
for the period covered by an Operating Statement is different from
the Estimated Payments by Tenant allocable to the Operating Expense
Year just completed, Tenant shall pay Landlord any deficiency
within thirty (30) days following receipt by Tenant of the
Operating Statement, or receive a credit from Landlord against the
next due Rent in an amount equal to any overpayment by Tenant
(provided, however, that if the Lease is terminated, or to the
extent that the amount of such overpayment exceeds Rent payable for
the remainder of the Term of this Lease, Landlord shall provide
Tenant with a cash reimbursement within thirty (30) days after
delivery of the Operating Statement), as the case may be. Until
Tenant receives an Operating Statement, Tenant’s Estimated
Payment for the new Operating Expense Year shall continue to be
paid at the prior Estimated Payment amount, but Tenant shall
commence payment of Rent based on the new Estimated Payment amount
beginning on the first day of the calendar month following the
calendar month in which Tenant receives the new Operating
Statement. Tenant shall also pay Landlord or deduct from the Rent
next due and payable, as the case may be, on the date required for
the first payment, as adjusted, the difference, if any, between the
Estimated Payment for the new Operating Expense Year set forth in
the Operating Statement and the Estimated Payment actually paid
during the new Operating Expense Year (provided, however, that if
the Lease is terminated, or to the extent that the amount of such
difference exceeds Rent payable for the remainder of the Term of
this Lease, Landlord shall provide Tenant with a cash reimbursement
within thirty (30) days after delivery of the Operating
Statement). If, during any Operating Expense Year, there is a
change in the information on which Tenant is then making its
Estimated Payments so that the prior estimate is no longer
accurate, Landlord may revise the estimate and there shall be such
corresponding adjustments made in the monthly Rent on the first day
of the calendar month following notice to Tenant as shall be
necessary by either increasing or decreasing, as the case may be,
the amount of monthly Rent then being paid by Tenant for the
balance of the Operating Expense Year.
6.4
Miscellaneous . In no event will any decrease in Rent
pursuant to any provision hereof result in a reduction of Rent
below the Base Rent. Delay by Landlord in submitting any Operating
Statement for any Operating Expense Year does not affect the
provisions of this Section except to the extent provided hereunder,
or constitute a waiver of Landlord’s rights for such
Operating Expense Year or any subsequent Operating Expense Years.
Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary contained herein, in
no event shall Tenant be responsible for any adjusted or additional
Rent amounts charged by Landlord with respect to any particular
Operating Expense Year unless invoiced to Tenant on or before the
date that is eighteen (18) months after the conclusion of such
Operating Expense Year.
6.5
Dispute . If Tenant disputes an adjustment submitted by
Landlord or a proposed increase or decrease in the Estimated
Payment, Tenant shall give Landlord notice of such dispute within
one hundred eighty (180) days after Tenant’s receipt of
the adjustment. If Tenant does not give Landlord timely notice,
Tenant waives its right to dispute the particular adjustment. If
Tenant timely objects, Tenant may engage its own certified public
accountants (“Tenant’s Accountants”) to verify
the accuracy of the statement complained of or the reasonableness
of the estimated increase or decrease. If Tenant’s
Accountants determine that an error has been made, Landlord’s
Accountants and Tenant’s Accountants shall endeavor to agree
upon the matter, failing which such matter shall be submitted to an
independent certified public accountant selected by Landlord, with
Tenant’s reasonable approval, for a determination which will
be conclusive and binding upon Landlord and Tenant. All costs
incurred by Tenant for Tenant’s Accountants shall be paid for
by Tenant unless Tenant’s Accountants disclose an error,
acknowledged by Landlord’s Accountants (or found to have
occurred through the above independent determination), of more than
five percent (5%) in the computation of the total amount of
Operating Expenses, in which event
Landlord
shall pay the reasonable costs incurred by Tenant to obtain such
audit. Notwithstanding the pendency of any dispute, Tenant shall
continue to pay Landlord the amount of the Estimated Payment or
adjustment determined by Landlord’s Accountants until the
adjustment has been determined to be incorrect. If it is determined
that any portion of the Operating Expenses were not properly
chargeable to Tenant, then Landlord shall credit such amount
against Rent next due and payable (provided, however, that if the
Lease is terminated, or to the extent that such amount exceeds Rent
payable for the remainder of the Term of this Lease, Landlord shall
provide Tenant with a cash reimbursement within thirty [30] days
after such determination).
7. SERVICES .
7.1
Subject to the provisions below, Landlord agrees, in accordance
with standards reasonably determined by Landlord from time to time
for the Building (provided that such standards shall be at levels
comparable to those at similar first class buildings within the
master-planned community known as “Centerra” or in
other comparable master-planned communities situated in northern
Colorado): (1) to furnish hot and cold running water at those
points of supply for general use by Tenant; and (2) to furnish
heated or cooled air (as applicable), electrical current, and
maintenance (to the extent required under Section 11 below) to
the Premises for standard office and call center use (items [1] and
[2] are jointly called “Services”). The costs incurred
by Landlord in providing such Services, except for the initial
installation costs in connection therewith (which shall be
performed by Landlord at its sole cost and expense to the extent
included in Landlord’s Work), shall be included within
“Operating Expenses,” subject to the Amortization
Requirement (defined below). Tenant shall have access to the
Premises 24 hours a day, 7 days a week for the Permitted
Use.
7.2
Tenant shall pay for the costs (whether directly or as an Operating
Expense) of all utility deposits, fees and monthly service charges
for electricity and natural gas services to the Premises. Tenant
shall also pay the cost of replacing light bulbs and/or tubes and
ballasts used in all lighting in the Premises.
7.3
Landlord may, upon prior written notice to Tenant (except that in
the case of emergency Landlord may provide written notice to Tenant
within a reasonable time thereafter), temporarily discontinue,
reduce, or curtail Services to the extent necessary due to
accident, casualty repairs, alterations, strikes, lockouts,
Applicable Legal Requirements, or any other happening beyond
Landlord’s reasonable control. Except as provided in
Section 7.4 below, Landlord is not liable for damages to
Tenant or any other party as a result of any interruption,
reduction, or discontinuance of Services (either temporary or
permanent) nor shall the temporary occurrence of any such event be
construed as an eviction of Tenant, or cause or permit an
abatement, reduction or setoff of Rent (except as specifically
provided in this Lease), or operate to release Tenant from
Tenant’s obligations.
7.4 An
“Abatement Event” shall be defined as an event or
circumstance (other than those addressed in Sections 18 and 19
below) that is within the reasonable control of Landlord and which
prevents Tenant from using the Premises or any portion thereof, as
a result of any failure to provide Services (as defined in
Section 7.1 above) or access to the Premises. Tenant shall
give Landlord notice (“Abatement Notice”) of any such
Abatement Event, and if such Abatement Event continues beyond the
“Eligibility Period” (as that term is defined below),
then the Base Rent and Tenant’s other monetary obligations to
Landlord shall be abated entirely or reduced, as the case may be,
after expiration of the Eligibility Period for such time that
Tenant continues to be so prevented from using, and does not use,
the Premises or a portion thereof, in the proportion that the
rentable area of the portion of the Premises that Tenant is
prevented from using, and does not use, bears to the total rentable
area of the Premises; provided, however, in the event that Tenant
is prevented from using, and does not use, a portion of the
Premises for a period of time in excess of the Eligibility Period
and the remaining portion of the Premises is not sufficient to
allow Tenant to effectively conduct its business therein, and if
Tenant does not conduct its business from such remaining portion,
then for such time after expiration of the Eligibility Period
during which Tenant is so prevented from effectively conducting its
business therein, Rent to Landlord shall be abated entirely for
such time as Tenant continues to be so prevented from using, and
does not use, the Premises. The term “Eligibility
Period” shall mean a period of three (3) consecutive
days after Landlord’s
receipt
of any Abatement Notice(s). In addition, if an Abatement Event
continues for one hundred eighty (180) consecutive days after
any Abatement Notice, Tenant may terminate this Lease by written
notice to Landlord at any time prior to the date such Abatement
Event is cured by Landlord.
7.5
Tenant shall promptly notify Landlord of any accidents or material
defects in the Building of which Tenant actually becomes aware,
including defects in pipes, electric wiring, and HVAC equipment,
and of any condition which may cause material injury or damage to
the Building or any person or property therein.
8. QUIET ENJOYMENT . So
long as this Lease is in full force and effect, Tenant is entitled
to the quiet enjoyment and peaceful possession of the Premises,
subject to the provisions of this Lease; the statutes, rules,
regulations, zoning laws, other laws, codes, ordinances, decrees
and orders of applicable federal, state and local governmental
authorities, Title Restrictions and any other recorded instruments
now or hereafter in effect (together, “Applicable Legal
Requirements”).
9. DEPOSIT . Tenant has
deposited and will keep on deposit at all times during the Term
with Landlord the Deposit as security for the payment and
performance of Tenant’s obligations under this Lease. If, at
any time, Tenant is in default (beyond applicable notice and cure
periods), Landlord has the right to apply the Deposit, or so much
thereof as necessary, in payment of Rent, in reimbursement of any
expense incurred by Landlord, and in payment of any damages
incurred by Landlord by reason of such Event of Default. In such
event, Tenant shall on demand of Landlord forthwith remit to
Landlord a sufficient amount in cash to restore the Deposit to the
original amount. If the entire Deposit has not been utilized, the
remaining amount will be refunded to Tenant or to whoever is then
the holder of Tenant’s interest in this Lease, without
interest, within thirty (30) days after full performance of
this Lease by Tenant. Landlord may commingle the Deposit with other
funds of Landlord. Landlord may deliver the Deposit to any
purchaser of Landlord’s interest in the Premises, and, in
such an event, Landlord shall be discharged from further liability
therefor. Tenant agrees that if a Mortgagee succeeds to
Landlord’s interest in the Premises by reason of foreclosure
or deed in lieu of foreclosure, Tenant has no claim against the
Mortgagee for the Deposit or any portion thereof unless such
Mortgagee has actually received the same from Landlord (Landlord
hereby agreeing to deliver such amounts to any such Mortgagee). If
claims of Landlord exceed the Deposit, Tenant shall remain liable
for the balance.
10. CHARACTER OF
OCCUPANCY .
10.1
Tenant shall be entitled to occupy the Premises for the Permitted
Use and for no other purpose, and shall pay on demand for any
damage to the Premises caused by misuse or abuse by Tenant,
Tenant’s agents or employees, or any other person entering
upon the Premises under express or implied invitation of Tenant
(collectively, “Tenant’s Agents”). Tenant, at
Tenant’s expense, shall comply with all Applicable Legal
Requirements with respect to the occupation or alteration of the
Premises, provided Tenant shall not be responsible for structural
repairs or alterations except to the extent set forth in
Section 6.1(5)(l) above. Tenant shall not commit or permit
waste or any nuisance on or in the Premises. Notwithstanding the
foregoing or any other provision of this Lease, however, Tenant
shall not be responsible for compliance with any Applicable Legal
Requirements or the like requiring (i) structural repairs or
modifications or (ii) repairs or modifications to the utility
or building service equipment except to the extent the same are due
to Tenant’s negligence or willful misconduct (but the costs
of such repairs or modifications to the utility or building service
equipment which are not the result of original defects in
construction or workmanship shall constitute an Operating Expense
as set forth in Section 11.1 below), or (iii) installation of
new building service equipment, such as fire detection or
suppression equipment, unless such repairs, modifications, or
installations described in (i) through (iii) above shall
(a) be required pursuant to Section 6.1(5)(l) above, and
in such an event only to the extent so required, (b) be due to
Tenant’s particular manner of use of the Premises (as opposed
to office and call center use generally), or (c) be due to the
negligence or willful misconduct of Tenant or any agent, employee,
or contractor of Tenant.
10.2
Tenant shall, at its own cost and expense, cause the removal and
disposal of Tenant’s refuse and garbage. Disposal of all
refuse and garbage shall be accomplished in accordance with all
Applicable Legal Requirements.
11. MAINTENANCE, ALTERATIONS
AND REENTRY .
11.1
Throughout the Term, Tenant shall be responsible for all repairs
and replacements to (i) all interior, non-structural and
non-building system elements of the Premises, and
(ii) Tenant’s Generator, UPS equipment, and the HVAC
equipment serving Tenant’s computer server room at the
Premises. Except as provided in the preceding sentence, Landlord
shall provide upkeep, maintenance, replacement and repairs to
(i) HVAC, mechanical, life safety, electrical and other
building systems which serve the Premises, the cost of which shall,
subject to the Amortization Requirement, constitute an Operating
Expense; (ii) the Building, the Building Complex and all
Common Areas, including the Building’s roof, floor slabs,
exterior, exterior windows, exterior lighting, foundation and
structural elements, the cost of which shall, subject to the
Amortization Requirement, constitute an Operating Expense (except
for structural repairs and construction defects which shall be
repaired at the sole expense of Landlord and which shall not be
deemed an Operating Expense); and (iii) to the extent located
within the Real Property, the roadways, walkways, landscaping and
parking areas serving the Building and the utility lines and
systems serving the Building and Building Complex, and roadway snow
and ice removal, the cost of which, excluding initial installation
and construction costs, shall constitute an Operating Expense. To
the extent any such Operating Expenses are incurred for payment of
capital improvements or repairs, such costs shall be amortized at a
market rate of interest over the useful life of such capital
improvements as determined in accordance with generally accepted
accounting principles (the “Amortization Requirement”).
Notwithstanding any term or condition of this Lease to the
contrary, in the event of emergency (and, for the purposes of this
Section 11.1 any condition that threatens to materially
interrupt Tenant’s business operations shall constitute an
emergency), Tenant shall have the right to perform Landlord’s
repairs, maintenance or service to the extent necessary to
alleviate the emergency, provided that Tenant shall notify Landlord
of the emergency and the self-help activity as soon as is
practicable under the circumstances. To the extent that the costs
incurred by Tenant for such emergency repairs do not otherwise
constitute an “Operating Expense” as defined in this
Lease, Landlord shall reimburse Tenant for the reasonable cost of
Tenant’s performance of Landlord’s repair, maintenance
or service obligation pursuant to this Section 11.1 within
thirty (30) days after Tenant’s demand therefor, which
shall be accompanied by a detailed description of the costs
incurred and paid invoices for the same. Except as provided in this
Section or otherwise expressly required in this Lease, Landlord is
not required to make improvements or repairs to the Premises during
the Term.
11.2
Landlord or Landlord’s agents may enter the Premises
(i) at any time to respond to emergency conditions and
(ii) upon forty-eight (48) hours prior notice to Tenant
for non-emergency maintenance, examination and inspection in
connection with Landlord’s obligations hereunder, or to
perform, if Landlord elects, during the continuation of any Event
of Default only, any obligations of Tenant which Tenant fails to
perform or such cleaning, maintenance, repairs, replacements,
additions, or alterations as Landlord deems necessary for the
safety, improvement, or preservation of the Premises or other
portions of the Building Complex or as required by Applicable Legal
Requirements or this Lease. Without limiting the foregoing, upon
forty-eight (48) hours prior notice to Tenant, Landlord or
Landlord’s agents may also show the Premises to prospective
purchasers and any holder of a mortgage or deed of trust affecting
all or any portion of the Building Complex (in any case, a
“Mortgagee”), and, during the last six (6) months
of the term, to any prospective tenants. Any such entry or reentry
by Landlord shall not constitute an eviction or entitle Tenant to
abatement of Rent, provided that Landlord shall upon any such
entry, (i) use reasonable efforts to minimize any disruption
to Tenant’s use or occupancy of the Premises and
(ii) use reasonable efforts to coordinate Landlord’s
activities with Tenant’s activities in order to avoid
unnecessary interference with Tenant’s use or occupancy of
the Premises. Landlord may make such alterations or changes in
other portions of the Building Complex as Landlord desires so long
as such alterations and changes do not unreasonably interfere with
Tenant’s occupancy, access or use of the Premises, or
adversely affect Tenant’s parking or other rights hereunder.
Landlord may use the Common Areas and one (1) or more
entrances to the Building Complex as may be necessary in
Landlord’s judgment to complete such work. Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary contained in this Section 11.2;
(a) Landlord agrees that, except in the event of an emergency,
Landlord shall not perform any work in the Premises other than work
expressly required to be performed by Landlord under this Lease;
and (b) Tenant may establish reasonable requirements
applicable to Landlord’s permitted entry into the Premises
for the security of Tenant’s equipment, confidential
information, documents and other personal property kept at the
Premises and for preventing interruption of Tenant’s business
operations at the Premises, and Landlord agrees to comply with all
such reasonable requirements when exercising any Landlord right to
enter the Premises.
12. ALTERATIONS AND REPAIRS
BY TENANT .
12.1
Except for the Tenants’ Finish Work, Tenant shall not make
any alterations to the Premises during the Term (collectively
“Alterations”), that (i) are structural in nature;
(ii) affect the exterior appearance of the Building; (iii) are
reasonably projected to cost Two Hundred Thousand Dollars
($200,000.00) or more per Alteration in any one (1) instance,
including, without limitation, any instance when by an amendment of
or addition to the scope of work of a Permitted Alteration, the
cost will then exceed such amount; (iv) in Landlord’s
reasonable opinion, materially adversely affect the value of the
Building or that may reasonably be expected to cause damage to one
or more of the Building’s various operating, mechanical,
electrical or plumbing systems (or increases Tenant’s usage
of electricity beyond building design standards); or (v) otherwise
adversely affect operation of the Building and/or one or more of
said systems (except to the extent such Alteration will result in
an upgrade to the system in question or otherwise shall provide
modifications thereto that shall eliminate any such adverse
effect), without Landlord’s prior written consent, which
consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed.
Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary contained herein,
Landlord agrees that Tenant shall have the right (but not the
obligation), without Landlord’s consent, to install
uninterrupted power source (“UPS”) equipment within the
Premises, a trash dumpster at the Real Property, and install HVAC
equipment and related facilities in the computer server room at the
Premises. Alterations which are not subject to the provisions of
subparts (i) through (v) of this Section 12.1 shall
be deemed to be “Permitted Alterations.”
12.2
Tenant may make the Permitted Alterations without Landlord’s
prior written consent but otherwise subject to the provisions of
this Lease including, without limitation, this Section 12.
Within sixty (60) days after the expiration of each calendar
year during the term hereof, Tenant shall deliver to Landlord a
reasonably detailed statement of all Permitted Alterations
performed by Tenant during such year. Such report shall be
accompanied by copies of any as-built plans Tenant may have
prepared (under Applicable Legal Requirements or otherwise) or
caused to be prepared in connection with any such Permitted
Alterations.
12.3 No
Alterations, other than Permitted Alterations, shall be undertaken
or begun by Tenant until Landlord has approved the written plans
and specifications for such work, which approval shall not be
unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned. Landlord agrees to
respond to any request for approval of Alterations, including
approval of the written plans and specifications for such work,
within ten (10) days after receipt thereof. If Landlord fails
to respond to a request for approval within such ten (10) day
period, Tenant shall have the right to send a second notice,
indicating that Landlord’s approval will be deemed granted if
not withheld within ten (10) days, and if Landlord shall fail
to respond within ten (10) days after delivery of such second
notice, Landlord’s approval shall be deemed to have been
granted. No amendments or additions to such plans and
specifications shall be made without the prior written consent of
Landlord, which shall be governed by the foregoing provisions,
except that the initial response period shall be ten (10) days.
Landlord’s consent or approval of the plans, specifications
and working drawings for any Alterations shall not constitute any
warranty or representation by Landlord (and shall not impose any
liability on Landlord) as to their completeness, design
sufficiency, or compliance with Applicable Legal Requirements.
Tenant shall at its cost: pay all actual out-of-pocket engineering
and design costs paid by Landlord as to all Alterations (other then
Permitted Alterations), obtain all governmental permits and
approvals required, and cause all Alterations to be completed in
compliance with Applicable Legal Requirements and requirements of
Landlord’s insurance. All such work relating to Alterations
shall be performed in a good and workmanlike manner, using new
materials and equipment at least equal in quality to the initial
Tenant finish. Tenant shall deliver to Landlord prior to
commencement of any Alterations, certificates issued by insurance
companies qualified to do business in the State of Colorado,
evidencing that worker’s compensation, public liability
insurance, products liability insurance, and property damage
insurance (in amounts, with companies and on forms reasonably
satisfactory to Landlord) are in force and maintained by all
contractors and subcontractors engaged to perform such work. All
liability policies shall name Landlord, the manager of the
Building, as designated by Landlord from time to time in accordance
with Section 29 below (the “Building Manager”),
and Mortgagee as additional insureds. Each certificate shall
provide that the insurance may not be cancelled or modified without
thirty (30) days’ prior written notice to Landlord and
Mortgagee. Subject to Section 11.2 above, Landlord also has
the right to post notices in the Premises in locations designated
by Landlord stating that Landlord is not responsible for payment
for such work and containing such other information as Landlord
deems necessary. All such work shall be performed in a manner which
does not
unreasonably interfere with Landlord, or impose material additional
expense upon Landlord in the operation of the Building Complex
(unless Tenant agrees in writing to reimburse Landlord for the
same).
12.4
Provided that Tenant shall satisfy the requirements set forth in
Section 12.3 above and without limiting the rights of Tenant
under Section 12.2 above, Landlord hereby authorizes Tenant
to, at Tenant’s election (i) construct, install and
operate, at Tenant’s sole cost, a cafeteria at the Premises
within the area shown on Exhibit G , including any
required improvements to the base building systems, such as grease
traps, exhaust systems and similar improvements required in
connection with such cafeteria and, notwithstanding any provision
of Section 14 below to the contrary, to allow third party
operation of the cafeteria for the benefit of Tenant, its
employees, tenants, guests and invitees; (ii) construct and
install an exterior dining area for employees within the area shown
on Exhibit G , subject to the requirement that the
exterior dining area first be reviewed and approved by the Centerra
Design Review Committee established pursuant to the Title
Restrictions (“Centerra Design Review Committee”);
(iii) construct, install and, notwithstanding any provision of
Section 14 below to the contrary, allow a third party to
operate, at Tenant’s sole cost, an exercise room and locker
room at the Premises within the area shown on Exhibit G
; (iv) install an emergency generator and pad sites adjacent
to the Building within the area shown on Exhibit G , at
Tenant’s sole expense, provided that the Centerra Design
Review Committee shall review and approve such installation and
that the installation is in compliance with the Millennium GDP
Guidelines (“Tenant’s Generator”); and
(v) install a pole mounted basketball hoop and backboard at
the Parking Lot in a location to be mutually agreed upon by
Landlord and Tenant.
12.5
Tenant shall keep the Premises in as good order, condition, and
repair, as on the Commencement Date, loss by fire or other
casualty, condemnation and ordinary wear excepted.
12.6
All Alterations, including partitions, paneling, carpeting, and
light fixtures affixed to the Premises and the drapes or other
window coverings (but not including movable office furniture not
attached to the Building) are deemed a part of the real estate and
the property of Landlord and shall remain upon and be surrendered
with the Premises at the end of the Term, whether by lapse of time
or otherwise, unless Landlord notifies Tenant no later than fifteen
(15) days prior to the end of the Term that it elects to have
Tenant remove all or part of such Alterations, and in such event,
Tenant shall at Tenant’s expense promptly remove the
Alterations specified and restore the Premises to their prior
condition, reasonable wear and tear excepted. Notwithstanding the
foregoing or any provision to the contrary contained herein,
(i) Tenant shall retain title to and be entitled to remove any
movable office furniture, equipment and other personal property at
the Premises (including, without limitation, projector screens,
whiteboards, cubes, Tenant’s Generator, Tenant’s UPS
equipment, and the HVAC equipment serving Tenant’s computer
server room at the Premises), and (ii) Tenant shall not be
required or permitted to remove from the Premises any portion of
the Landlord’s Work, the Tenant’s Finish Work or the
Alterations to the extent such improvements or portions thereof
constitute standard and customary Class A general office
improvements. In addition, Tenant shall not be required to remove
any improvements that Landlord designates (or is deemed to
designate) as not requiring removal in accordance with
Section 12.7 below.
12.7 At
the time Tenant requests Landlord’s consent to any
Alterations (including the Tenant’s Finish Work), Tenant may
request that Landlord designate which elements of such Alterations
must be removed pursuant to this Section 12 and Landlord shall
make that designation on the date Landlord gives Landlord’s
consent to such Alterations. If Tenant’s request is provided
in accordance with the foregoing and if Landlord fails to so notify
Tenant whether Tenant shall be required to remove the subject
Alterations at the expiration or earlier termination of this Lease,
it shall be deemed that Landlord shall not require the removal of
the subject Alterations.
13. MECHANICS’
LIENS . Tenant shall pay for all work done on the Premises by
Tenant or at its request of a character which may result in liens
on Landlord’s or Tenant’s interest and Tenant will keep
the Premises free of all mechanics’ liens, and other liens on
account of such work. Tenant indemnifies, defends, and saves
Landlord harmless from all liability, loss, damage, or expenses,
including attorneys’ fees, on account of any claims of
laborers, materialmen or others for work performed or for materials
or supplies furnished to Tenant or persons claiming under Tenant.
If any lien is recorded against the Premises or Real Property or
any suit affecting title thereto is commenced as a result of such
work, or supplying of materials, Tenant shall cause such lien to be
removed of record within fifteen (15) days after notice from
Landlord or Tenant shall post a sufficient bond against the same in
an amount equal to one hundred fifty percent (150%) of the
claimed
mechanic’s lien designating Landlord as the beneficiary
thereof. If Tenant desires to contest any claim, Tenant must
furnish Landlord adequate security of at least one hundred fifty
percent (150%) of the amount of the claim, plus estimated costs and
interest and, if a final judgment establishing the validity of any
lien is entered, Tenant shall promptly pay and satisfy the same. If
Tenant fails to proceed as aforesaid, Landlord may pay such amount
and any costs, and the amount paid, together with reasonable
attorneys’ fees incurred, shall be payable to Landlord upon
demand.
14. SUBLETTING AND
ASSIGNMENT .
14.1
Tenant, as well as any other party that has acquired an interest in
this Lease by virtue of a sublease or assignment, shall not sublet
any part of the Premises nor assign or otherwise transfer this
Lease or any interest herein (sometimes referred to as
“Transfer,” and the subtenant or assignee may be
referred to as “Transferee”) without the consent of
Landlord first being obtained, which consent will not be
unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed, provided that:
(1) Tenant must give Landlord written notice of the proposed
Transfer pursuant to the provisions of Section 14.3 below;
(2) the Transferee is engaged in the Permitted Use and the
Premises will be used in a manner which does not conflict with any
exclusive use rights granted, prior to the date hereof, to any
other tenant of any other building within the project known as
Centerra (provided that Landlord gives Tenant prior written notice
of all such restrictions and further provided that no such
exclusive use rights shall prohibit the use of the Premises for the
Permitted Uses); (3) no continuing Event of Default on the
part of Tenant exists at the time it makes its request; and (4) the
Transferee is not a governmental or quasi-governmental agency.
“Transfer” includes a sale by Tenant of substantially
all of its assets, a merger of Tenant with another corporation, the
transfer of twenty-five percent (25%) or more of the stock in a
corporate tenant, or transfer of twenty-five percent (25%) or more
of the beneficial ownership interests in a partnership or limited
liability company or other non-corporate tenant.
14.2
Following any Transfer in accordance with this Section 14,
Landlord may, during an Event of Default by Tenant, collect rent
from the Transferee and apply the net amount collected to the Rent,
but no Transfer or collection will be deemed an acceptance of the
Transferee as Tenant or release Tenant from its obligations.
Consent to a Transfer shall not relieve Tenant from obtaining
Landlord’s consent to any other Transfer. Notwithstanding
Landlord’s consent to a Transfer, Tenant shall continue to be
primarily liable for its obligations. If Tenant collects any rent
or other amounts from a Transferee in excess of the Rent for any
monthly period, Tenant shall pay Landlord the excess monthly, as
and when received.
14.3
Tenant shall give Landlord written notice at least twenty-one
(21) days prior to the effective date of the proposed
Transfer; provided, however, that if Tenant is prohibited by (i)
Applicable Legal Requirements or (ii) contract with respect to
a proposed Permitted Transfer as defined in Section 14.5
below, from disclosing a proposed Permitted Transfer and/or a
proposed Permitted Transferee prior to the effective date of a
Permitted Transfer, Tenant shall provide written notice of such
Permitted Transfer to Landlord within thirty (30) days
following the effective date of such Permitted Transfer
(“Tenant’s First Notice”). Tenant’s First
Notice shall describe the portion of the Premises to be transferred
and the terms and conditions of such transfer. Landlord shall, by
written notice to Tenant within twenty-one (21) days after
Tenant’s First Notice, either (i) consent to the
Transfer by the execution of a consent agreement in a form mutually
acceptable to Landlord and Tenant, or (ii) in accordance with
this Section 14, reasonably refuse to consent to the Transfer
by written notice to Tenant. If Landlord fails to provide such
notice or consent agreement within said twenty-one (21) day
period, Tenant shall send Landlord a second notice containing the
same information as was provided with Tenant’s First Notice.
If Landlord fails to provide notice or consent agreement within ten
(10) days following the second notice, it shall be deemed that
Landlord has consented to the Transfer.
14.4
Except in connection with a Permitted Transfer as set forth in
Section 14.5 below (i) all documents utilized by Tenant
to evidence a Transfer are subject to approval by Landlord, and
(ii) Tenant shall pay Landlord’s actual out-of-pocket
expenses, including reasonable attorneys’ fees, of
determining whether to consent and in reviewing and approving the
documents. Tenant shall provide Landlord with such information as
Landlord reasonably requests regarding a proposed Transferee,
including financial information.
14.5
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Lease,
Tenant may, without Landlord’s prior written consent, but
upon notice to Landlord as set forth above, sublet all or any
portion of the Premises or assign Tenant’s interest in this
Lease to: (i) a subsidiary, affiliate, parent or other entity
to Tenant which controls, is controlled by, or is under common
control with, Tenant; (ii) a successor entity to Tenant
resulting from merger, consolidation, non bankruptcy
reorganization, or government action; or (iii) a purchaser of
all or any significant portion of Tenant’s stock or assets
(any of the foregoing, a “Permitted Transfer”).
15. DAMAGE TO PROPERTY .
Tenant agrees Landlord is not liable for any injury or damage,
either proximate or remote, occurring through or caused by fire,
water, steam, or any repairs, alterations, injury, accident, or any
other cause to the Premises, to any furniture, fixtures, Tenant
improvements, or other personal property of Tenant kept or stored
in the Premises, or in other parts of the Building Complex, unless
caused by the gross negligence or willful misconduct of Landlord.
The keeping or storing of all property of Tenant in the Premises
and Building Complex is at the sole risk of Tenant.
16. TENANT’S INSURANCE
AND INDEMNITY TO LANDLORD .
16.1
Except with respect to claims waived by Landlord pursuant to
Section 18.6 below, Tenant agrees to indemnify, defend, and
hold Landlord and Building Manager harmless from all liability,
costs, or expenses, including attorneys’ fees, on account of
damage to the person or property of any third party, to the extent
caused by the gross negligence or breach of this Lease by the
Tenant or Tenant’s Agents, but except to the extent caused by
the gross negligence or willful misconduct of Landlord or
Landlord’s contractors, licensees, agents, servants, or
employees.
16.2
Tenant shall maintain throughout the Term the following
insurance:
(1) Workmen’s
compensation insurance for protection of Tenant, its owners,
partners and employees as required by law, and employer’s
liability insurance with the following limits:
(a) Each
accident: One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000.00).
(b) Each
occupational disease: One Hundred Thousand Dollars
($100,000.00).
(c) Occupational
disease aggregate: Five Hundred Thousand Dollars
($500,000.00).
The
workmen’s compensation and employer’s liability
insurance policies of Tenant shall contain a waiver of subrogation
as to Landlord. The limits of liability for this coverage shall be
as required by applicable statute.
(2) Broad
form general liability insurance covering bodily injury, including
death, personal injury, property damage and contractual liability.
The broad form general liability insurance policy shall provide
coverage on an occurrence basis and shall include explosion,
collapse, underground hazard and products/completed operations
coverage. Minimum limits of liability provided by this coverage
shall be as follows:
(a) General
aggregate: Two Million Dollars ($2,000,000.00).
(b) Products/completed
operations aggregate: Two Million Dollars ($2,000,000.00).
(c) Personal
and advertising injury: One Million Dollars ($1,000,000.00).
(d) Each
occurrence: One Million Dollars ($1,000,000.00).
(e) Umbrella
or excess policy limit: Four Million Dollars ($4,000,000.00).
(3) Automobile
liability insurance covering the use, operation and maintenance of
any automobiles, trucks, trailers or other vehicles owned, hired or
non-owned by Tenant providing bodily injury, including death, and
property damage coverage. Minimum limits of liability provided by
this coverage shall be a combined single limit of One Million
Dollars ($1,000,000.00).
With
respect to the foregoing insurance policies to be provided by
Tenant, Tenant agrees as follows:
(1) Tenant
shall notify Landlord of any claims equal to or greater than ten
percent (10%) of the insurance policy limits (paid or reserved)
which are applied against the aggregate of any of the required
insurance policies. The full aggregate general liability policy
limits required above shall be available with respect to
Tenant’s obligations hereunder and Tenant shall obtain a
project specific/location specific aggregate limit endorsement
confirming such coverage.
(2) All
insurance required hereunder shall be maintained in full force and
effect in a company or companies satisfactory to Landlord which
shall have, at a minimum, an investment grade rating by Standard
and Poor’s or Moody’s rating services, at
Tenant’s expense, and until the expiration of the Term
hereof.
(3) All
insurance shall be subject to the requirements that Landlord must
receive prior written notice thirty (30) days before
cancellation of or failure to renew any such policy. In the event
of the threatened cancellation for nonpayment of premiums, Landlord
may pay the same on behalf of Tenant and add such payments to
amounts then and subsequently owing to Landlord hereunder.
(4) Prior
to occupancy of the Premises, and ten (10) days prior to the
expiration of the then current policy, Tenant shall deliver
certificates in form reasonably acceptable to Landlord evidencing
that the insurance required under this Lease is in effect.
(5) Failure
to furnish the required insurance certificates in accordance with
Section 16.2(4) above shall constitute a default by Tenant
hereunder.
(6) Landlord
and any other party required to be indemnified by Tenant under this
Lease shall be named as an additional insured on Tenant’s
policies of automobile liability, broad form general liability and
any excess liability insurance required by this Lease.
(7) All
insurance provided by Tenant hereunder shall be primary to any
insurance policies held by Landlord.
17. SURRENDER AND NOTICE
.
17.1
Upon the expiration or other termination of this Lease, Tenant
shall immediately quit and surrender to Landlord the Premises broom
clean, in good order and condition, ordinary wear and tear and loss
by fire or other casualty or condemnation excepted, and Tenant
shall remove all of its movable furniture and other personal
property, at Landlord’s option, and related equipment in the
Building installed for Tenant, and such Alterations, as Landlord
requires, all subject to the provisions of Section 12
above.
18. INSURANCE, CASUALTY, AND
RESTORATION OF PREMISES .
18.1
Landlord shall maintain property insurance for the Building
Complex, the core and shell of the Building in such amounts, from
such companies, and on such terms and conditions, including
insurance for loss of Rent as Landlord deems appropriate, from time
to time.
18.2
Tenant shall maintain throughout the Term insurance coverage at
least as broad as ISO Special Form Coverage against risks of
direct physical loss or damage (commonly known as “all
risk”) for the full replacement cost of Tenant’s
property and betterments in the Premises, including tenant finish
in excess of the initial Tenant finish.
18.3 If
the Building is damaged by fire or other casualty which renders the
Premises wholly untenantable or the damage is so extensive that an
architect selected by Landlord certifies in writing to Landlord and
Tenant within sixty (60) days of said casualty that the
Premises cannot, with the exercise of reasonable diligence, be made
fit for occupancy within one hundred eighty (180) days from
the happening thereof, then, at the option of Tenant exercised in
writing within thirty (30) days of such determination, this
Lease shall terminate as of the occurrence of such damage. In the
event of termination, Tenant shall pay Rent duly apportioned up to
the time of such casualty and forthwith surrender the Premises and
all interest in this Lease. If Tenant fails to do so, Landlord may
reenter and take possession of the Premises and remove Tenant. If,
however, the damage is such that the architect certifies that the
Premises can be made tenantable within such one hundred eighty
(180) day period or Tenant does not elect to terminate the
Lease despite the extent of damage, then the provisions below
apply.
18.4 If
the Premises are damaged by fire or other casualty that does not
render them wholly untenantable or require a repair period in
excess of one hundred eighty (180) days, Landlord shall with
reasonable promptness except as hereafter provided repair the
Premises to the extent of the initial Landlord’s Work and
Tenant’s Finish Work. If the Building is damaged by fire or
other casualty at any time which is during the twelve
(12) months prior to the Expiration Date and Tenant has not
exercised its option to extend the Term of this Lease pursuant to
Section 40 within fifteen (15) business days following
receipt of notice from Landlord’s architect that the Premises
are wholly untenantable or that the damages are so extensive that
they will require a repair period in excess of one hundred eighty
(180) days, then, within fifteen (15) business days after
the expiration of such 15-business day period, either party may
terminate this Lease as a result of the occurrence of such damage
by giving written notice to the other; provided, however, in the
event that such casualty does not render the Premises wholly
untenantable, Landlord shall neither have the right to terminate
this Lease nor the obligation to restore the Premises, and Tenant,
at its option, shall be entitled to continue to use and occupy the
Premises for the remainder of the term notwithstanding such
casualty or damage, and Rent shall abate following the occurrence
of such casualty or damage in the same proportion that the part of
the Premises rendered untenantable or unusable for the uses
permitted hereunder, bears to the whole Premises. In the event of
termination by either party pursuant to this Section 18.4,
Tenant shall pay Rent duly apportioned up to the date of such
casualty and forthwith surrender the Premises and all interest
therein. If Tenant fails to do so, Landlord may reenter and take
possession of the Premises and remove Tenant.
18.5
Landlord and Tenant waive all rights of recovery against the other
and its respective officers, partners, members, managers, agents,
representatives, and employees for loss or damage to its real and
personal property kept in the Building Complex which is required to
be insured by such party hereunder. Tenant also waives all such
rights of recovery against Building Manager. Each party shall, upon
obtaining the property damage insurance required by this Lease,
notify the insurance carrier that the foregoing waiver is contained
in this Lease and shall use reasonable efforts to obtain an
appropriate waiver of subrogation provision in the policies.
18.6
Rent shall abate following any event of casualty or damage
described in this Section 18, in the same proportion that the
part of the Premises rendered untenantable or unusable for the uses
permitted hereunder, bears to the whole Premises.
18.7 If
(a) the Premises are materially damaged by fire or other
casualty during the last eighteen (18) months of the Term and
Tenant has not exercised its Term extension rights under this
Lease, or (b) the Premises are materially damaged by fire or
other casualty and not restored (including restoration of the
Landlord’s Work and Tenant’s Finish Work) within one
hundred eighty (180) days after the date of such fire or other
casualty or such additional period of time for delays beyond the
reasonable control of Landlord but in no event beyond two hundred
forty (240) days, then Tenant shall have the right, exercisable by
notice delivered within thirty (30) days after the date of
such fire or other casualty (with respect to clause (a) above)
or at any time after expiration of such one hundred eighty
(180) day or two hundred
forty
(240) day period, as applicable, while failure to restore the
Premises and the Landlord’s Work and Tenant’s Finish
Work persists (with respect to clause (b) above), to terminate
this Lease, effective as of the date of delivery of such
notice.
18.8
The Landlord shall indemnify and save harmless Tenant, and the
directors, officers, agents, and employees of Tenant, against and
from all claims, expenses, or liabilities of whatever nature
(a) arising directly or indirectly from any default or breach
by Landlord or Landlord’s contractors, licensees, agents,
servants, or employees under any of the terms or covenants of this
Lease or failure of Landlord or such persons to comply with any
rule, order, regulation, or lawful direction now or hereafter in
force of any public authority, in each case to the extent the same
related, directly or indirectly to the management operation or
repair of the Building and/or the use of the Common Areas; or
(b) arising directly or indirectly from any accident, injury,
or damage, however caused, to any person or property, on the Common
Area as a result of the gross negligence or willful misconduct of
Landlord, or Landlord’s contractors, agents, servants or
employees;
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