Exhibit 10.69
Master Property Management,
Leasing
and Construction Management
Agreement
This Master Property Management,
Leasing and Construction Management Agreement (“
Agreement ”) is made and entered into as of the
1 st day of January, 2005, by and among
Wells Real Estate Investment Trust, Inc., a Maryland corporation
(“ Wells REIT ”), Wells Operating Partnership,
L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (“ Wells OP
”), and Wells Management Company, Inc., a Georgia corporation
(“ Manager ”).
Background
Wells OP was organized to acquire,
own, operate, lease and manage real estate properties on behalf of
Wells REIT. Owner (as defined below) intends to retain Manager to
manage, coordinate the leasing of, and manage construction
activities related to, some of the real estate properties acquired
for the benefit of Wells REIT under the terms and conditions set
forth herein.
Agreement
Now, Therefore
, in consideration of the premises
and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and
sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties agree as
follows:
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Definitions . Except as otherwise specified or as the
context may otherwise require, the following terms have the
respective meanings set forth below for all purposes of this
Agreement, and the definitions of such terms are equally applicable
both to the singular and plural forms thereof:
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1.1.
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“
Asset Advisor ” means Wells Management Company, Inc.,
a Georgia corporation, or any person or entity to which Wells
Management Company, Inc. or any successor advisor transfers,
assigns or subcontracts substantially all of its functions under
that certain Asset Management Advisory Agreement of even date
herewith.
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1.2.
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“
Affiliate ” of another Person includes only the
following: (i) any Person directly or indirectly controlling,
controlled by, or under common control with such other Person; (ii)
any Person directly or indirectly owning, controlling, or holding
with the power to vote 10% or more of the outstanding voting
securities of such other Person; (iii) any legal entity for which
such Person acts as an executive officer, director, trustee, or
general partner; (iv) any Person 10% or more of whose outstanding
voting securities are directly or indirectly owned, controlled, or
held, with power to vote, by such other Person; and (v) any
executive officer, director, trustee, or general partner of such
other Person. The Manager shall not be deemed to control or be
under common control with another Wells-sponsored program unless
(i) the Manager owns 10% or more of the voting equity interests of
such program or (ii) a majority of the board (or equivalent
governing body) of such program is comprised of Affiliates of the
Manager.
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1.3.
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“
Improvements ” means buildings, structures, and
equipment from time to time located on the Properties and all
parking and common areas located on the Properties.
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1.4.
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“
Lease ” means, unless the context otherwise requires,
any lease or sublease made by Owner or Owner JV as landlord or by
its predecessor.
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1.5.
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“
Management Fees ” has the meaning set forth in Section
4 hereof.
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1.6.
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“
Owner ” means Wells OP, Wells REIT, and each of their
direct and indirect subsidiaries.
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1.7.
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“
Owner JV ” means any joint venture, limited liability
company or other Affiliate of Owner in which Owner owns an interest
and which owns, in whole or in part, any Properties or
Improvements.
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1.8.
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“
Ownership Agreements ” has the meaning set forth in
Section 2.3.B hereof.
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1.9.
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“
Person ” means any natural persons, partnership,
corporation, association, trust, limited liability company or other
legal entity.
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1.10.
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“
Properties ” means all real estate properties owned by
Owner or Owner JV and all tracts acquired by Owner or Owner JV in
the future containing income-producing Improvements or on which
Owner or Owner JV will construct income-producing Improvements that
are designated as being managed by Manager as of December 31, 2004
on Exhibit A hereto or identified on a Property Amendment to this
Agreement (but does not include real estate property owned by Owner
or Owner JV that is not designated as being managed by Manager as
of December 31, 2004 on Exhibit A hereto or identified on a
Property Amendment agreed to by Owner and Manager).
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1.11.
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“
Property Amendment ” means an amendment to this
Agreement describing a parcel of real estate and an Improvement
thereon (or, in the case of construction management services
provided pursuant to Section 2.6, an Improvement or a planned
Improvement, as the case may be) and describing the services to be
provided by Manager to Owner or an Owner JV under this
Agreement.
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2.
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Appointment Of Manager; Services To Be
Performed .
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2.1.
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Appointment
of Manager . Owner hereby
engages and retains Manager as the sole and exclusive manager of
the Properties to perform such functions as are specified on the
Property Amendment related to each Property and as set forth
herein. Manager hereby accepts such appointment on the terms and
conditions hereinafter set forth. It being understood that this
Agreement causes Manager to be, at law, Owner’s and Owner
JV’s agent with respect to the Properties but only for the
limited purposes set forth on the Property Amendments and otherwise
expressly set forth herein upon the terms contained herein. Owner
represents that it has authority to grant such agency power.
Nothing herein shall obligate Owner to enter into any Property
Amendment.
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2.2.
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Dealings
with Asset Advisor .
Unless Owner specifically informs Manager to the contrary, Asset
Advisor may perform any of the obligations or exercise any of the
rights of Owner or Owner JV under this Agreement; provided that any
actions that Asset Advisor takes on behalf of Owner pursuant hereto
are subject to the terms of the agreements between Asset Advisor
and Owner, and this Section 2.2 does not expand or modify the
authority of Asset Advisor to act on behalf of Owner. No Property
amendment shall be entered into by Owner without the approval of
Wells REIT’s Board of Directors (or a committee of the board
authorized to give such approval).
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A.
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Efforts of
Manager . Manager agrees
to perform its duties under this agreement and to use reasonable
commercial efforts to enhance the Properties’ ability to
generate income. Manager’s services are to be of scope and
quality not less than those generally performed by professional
managers of other similar properties in the areas in which
Properties are located. Manager shall make available to Owner and
any Owner JVs the full benefit of the judgment, experience and
advice of the members of Manager’s organization and staff
with respect to the policies to be pursued by Owner and Owner JVs
relating to the management, operation, leasing, construction and/or
buildout of the Properties.
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B.
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Ownership
Agreements . Manager has
received copies of agreements of limited partnership, joint venture
partnership agreements and operating agreements of Owner and its
Affiliates as well as the articles of incorporation and bylaws of
Wells REIT (collectively, the “ Ownership Agreements
”) and mortgages on all Properties and is familiar with the
terms thereof. Manager will use reasonable care to avoid any act or
omission which, in the performance of its duties hereunder, in any
way conflicts with the terms of the Ownership Agreements or the
mortgages in the absence of the express direction of the Board of
Directors of Wells REIT, and Manager shall promptly notify Owner if
any such conflict arises.
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2.4.
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Specific
Duties as Property Manager . Manager’s duties as property manager for
any of the Properties designated as being managed by Manager as of
December 31, 2004 on Exhibit A hereto or identified on a Property
Amendment as being subject to the management services as provided
herein include the following:
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Monies
Collected . Manager will
collect all rent and other monies from tenants and any sums
otherwise due Owner or Owner JV with respect to the Properties in
the ordinary course of business in accordance with the terms and
conditions of all leases and other agreements for the use
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occupancy of the Properties,
including any other charges that may become due at any time from
any tenant or from others for services provided in connection with
the use and occupancy of the Properties. In collecting such monies,
Manager will inform tenants of the Properties that all remittances
are to be in the form of a check, money order or wire transfer.
Owner authorizes Manager to request, demand, collect and receipt
for all such rent and other monies and to institute legal
proceedings in the name of Owner or Owner JV for the collection
thereof and for the dispossession of any tenant in default under
its Lease. All monies so collected shall be deposited in an Account
(as defined in Section 2.4.K(1)). Manager shall not write-off any
income items without the prior approval of Owner.
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Lease and
Mortgage Obligations .
Manager will perform all duties of the landlord under all Leases
insofar as such duties relate to operation, maintenance, and
day-to-day management. Manager will also provide or cause to be
provided, at Owner’s or Owner JV’s (as appropriate)
expense, all services normally provided to tenants of like
premises, including where applicable and without limitation, gas,
electricity or other utilities required to be furnished to tenants
under leases, normal repairs and maintenance, and cleaning and
janitorial service. Manager shall use its commercially reasonable
efforts to comply with the terms and conditions of all Leases and
shall promptly advise Owner of any material breaches. Manager shall
also perform all covenants and obligations required to be performed
under the provisions of all mortgages, deeds of trust, deeds to
secure debt or other like instrument to the extent that the
performance of such covenants and obligations are within the
day-to-day control of Manager or as may be requested by
Owner.
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Building
Inspections . Conduct
complete inspections of the Properties and the surrounding common
areas and all of their mechanical facilities as is prudent to
determine that the same are in good order and repair, but no less
frequently than once per calendar quarter during the term of this
Agreement; provided, however, that any Properties subject to
triple-net leases need only be inspected semi-annually.
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Maintenance . Manager will cause the Properties to be
maintained in the same manner as similar properties in the area.
Manager’s duties and supervision in this respect include,
without limitation, cleaning of the interior and the exterior of
the Improvements and the public common areas on the Properties and
the making and supervision of repairs, alterations, and decoration
of the Improvements, subject to and in strict compliance with this
Agreement and the Leases.
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Limitations
on Expenditures . Manager
will not incur any costs other than those estimated in any approved
budget or approved pro forma statements or as otherwise specified
in a Property Amendment except for:
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(1)
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costs incurred
in emergency situations in which action is immediately necessary
for the preservation or safety of a Property, or for the safety of
occupant or other person (or to avoid the suspension of any
necessary service of the Property);
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(2)
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expenditures
for real estate taxes and assessments that exceed the amount
budgeted but only to the extent that such additional amounts are
the result of a tax rate increase, property value reassessment or
other assessment that occurs after the preparation of the
budget;
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(3)
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maintenance and
repair costs that are individually under $10,000 so long as such
costs in the aggregate do not exceed the amount budgeted for such
items by more than 5%; and
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(4)
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maintenance
supplies calling for an aggregate purchase price of less than
$5,000, unless a different amount is specified in a Property
Amendment.
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Notice of
Violations . Manager will
forward to Owner promptly upon receipt all notices of violation or
other notices from any governmental authority, and board of fire
underwriters or any insurance company, and shall make such
recommendations regarding compliance with such notice as shall be
appropriate.
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Personnel . Any personnel Manager hires to maintain and
operate a Property shall be the employees or independent
contractors of Manager and not of Owner or Owner JV. Manager agrees
to use due care in the selection and supervision of such employees
or independent contractors. Manager is responsible for the
preparation of and shall timely file all payroll tax reports and
timely make payments of all withholding and other payroll taxes
with respect to each employee.
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Utilities
and Supplies . Manager
shall enter into or renew contracts for electricity, gas, steam,
landscaping, fuel, oil, maintenance and other services as are
customarily furnished or rendered in connection with the operation
of similar properties in the area and shall order all necessary
supplies and equipment required for the proper operation,
maintenance and repair of the Properties;
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Tenant
Complaints . Manager
shall maintain business-like relations with the tenants of the
Properties and respond to tenant complaints in a prudent,
businesslike manner. Manager shall maintain a record of all tenant
complaints and Manager’s response to such complaints which
record shall be available for review by Owner.
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Signs . Manager shall place and remove, or cause to be
placed and removed, such signs upon the Properties as Manager deems
appropriate, subject, however, to the terms and conditions of the
Leases and to any applicable ordinances and regulations.
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Banking
Accommodations .
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(1)
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Operating
and Maintaining Bank Accounts . Manager shall establish and maintain one or
more separate checking accounts (each, an “ Account
”) in the Owner’s or Owner JV’s (as appropriate)
name for funds relating to the Properties. All monies deposited
from time to time in each Account shall be and remain the property
of Owner or Owner JV (as appropriate) and shall be withdrawn and
disbursed by Manager for the account of Owner or Owner JV (as
appropriate) only as expressly permitted by this Agreement for the
purposes of performing the obligations of Manager hereunder. No
monies collected by Manager on Owner’s or Owner JV’s
behalf shall be commingled with funds of Manager. Each Account
shall be maintained, and monies shall be deposited therein and
withdrawn therefrom, in accordance with the following:
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All sums
received from rents and other income from the Properties shall be
promptly deposited by Manager in an Account. All checks drawn to
the order of Owner, Owner JV, or Asset Advisor should be endorsed
by Manager for deposit only and deposited in an Account.
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Manager shall
have the right to designate two or more persons who shall be
authorized to draw against each Account, but only for purposes
authorized by this Agreement. Manager may not under any
circumstances write a check on an Account payable to or in favor of
Manager or any Affiliate of Manager other than (i) to reimburse
itself for expenditures made on behalf of the Properties, and (ii)
to pay itself the Management Fees payable hereunder, provided that
any such expenditure, reimbursement or Management Fee shall be
reflected in the monthly operating statement provided with respect
to the month in which such expenditure or reimbursement is paid,
and all proper procedures for payment have been
followed.
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All sums due to
Manager hereunder, whether for compensation, reimbursement for
expenditures, or otherwise, as herein provided, shall be a charge
against the operating revenues of the Properties and shall be paid
and/or withdrawn by Manager from an Account in accordance with the
terms of the approved budgets or pro formas and to the extent funds
are available therefor after
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taking into account other required
expenses of the Properties; provided, that if Manager has received
a notice in accordance with Section 7.1 that it is in default of
any material provision hereof and has not cured such default within
ten (10) business days, then Manager shall refrain from and be
prohibited from withdrawing funds from an Account pursuant to this
Subsection 2.4.K(1)(c) until such default is cured and Owner has
consented to a normal resumption of the activity provided for in
this Subsection 2.4.K(1)(c). In the event that Manager determines
that there are insufficient funds in the Accounts for the
Properties to pay sums due to Manager hereunder and to pay the
other expenses of the Properties, then Manager shall notify Owner
in writing and Owner shall promptly make sufficient funds available
to satisfy such obligations.
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Unless
otherwise directed by Owner, by the 30 th day of the first month following
each calendar quarter, Manager shall forward to Owner or Owner JV
net operating proceeds from the preceding quarter, retaining at all
times, however a reserve for each Property as specified on the
Property Amendment related thereto, in addition to any amounts
otherwise provided in the budget as approved by the Owner to meet
unbudgeted contingencies.
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Closing Bank
Accounts . All items
relating to bank account closings are to be coordinated through
Owner. Manager is required to process cash activity in accordance
with any applicable termination agreement, purchase and sale
agreement, merger agreement, etc. Manager is responsible for final
bank account reconciliation at the time of close out or transfer of
the account.
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Bank Account
Statements & Reconciliation .
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(a)
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Bank account
statements will be delivered (via U.S. Mail) to a mailing address
stipulated by Manager directly from the banking institution to the
Manager’s accounting offices.
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(b)
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Manager should
reconcile all bank accounts in a timely manner and make available
such reconciliation(s) on request. Manager shall provide
explanations for any large, unusual or recurring reconciling items
along with an indication as to when they will be resolved. Bank
reconciliations must be reviewed, approved, and initialed by at
least one accounting supervisor independent from the individual
preparing the bank reconciliation
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Any issues
relating to timely receipt of the monthly bank account statement
(based on the established bank account statement cut-off date)
should be directed towards the banking institution. Recurring
problems relating to the timely receipt of statements should be
brought to the attention of Owner.
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Unless Owner
specifically requires otherwise, bank account service charges/fees
will be set up to be billed (by the banking institution) directly
to the account.
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(e)
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Outstanding
checks (over 6 months old) should be researched and resolved in
accordance with instructions from Owner.
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Failure of
Depository Institution at which an Account is Located
. Manager shall have no liability
to Owner for any amounts in an Account which are lost or not
covered by insurance if the depository institution at which the
Account is maintained fails or is otherwise placed in the control
of a governmental or quasi governmental authority and the assets of
the Account are thereby forfeited in whole or in part, provided
such depository institution was selected with reasonable
care.
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Expenses . Manager shall analyze all bills received for
services, work and supplies in connection with the maintaining and
operating the Properties, pay all such bills, and pay utility and
water charges, sewer rent and assessments, and any other amount
payable in respect to the Properties. Manager shall use reasonable
commercial efforts to pay all bills within the time required to
obtain discounts, if any. Owner may f
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