Vv THE NEXT STEPS With Council approval, the next step is negotiation of a suitable contract with MA! Canada, Ltd. We have given you a copy of our standard agreement between a Vendor Company and Client Company covering at least: Definitions Responsibilities (both vendor and client). Documentation. Warranties and Maintenance. Acceptance Tests. Installation and Payment Schedule. This document is not intended to replace any standard vendor contract forms , but rather to supplement them in the above areas, We will help you redraft this document to satisfy your specific require- ments. At the sametime we suggest that you should: Finalize the equipment configuration to be ordered. Finalize the implementation plan to minimize both the costs of parallel operation and the risks of changing to new systems. Review the above with your staff and the City Solicitor as required. . Present the results of this step to Council for approval of the contract and authorization of expenditures. Thorne Stevenson & Kellogg