What obligation does the Contractor have regarding modifications and enhancements?

The obligation of the Contractor regarding modifications and enhancements is centered on granting the City a perpetual license for internal use. This means that the Contractor allows the City to use any modifications or enhancements developed during the course of their agreement without any restrictions on time. This is essential for ensuring that the City can utilize improvements indefinitely as part of its operations without needing to renegotiate terms or seek further permissions.

This arrangement reflects a typical practice where public entities require rights to utilize enhancements to ensure they can effectively serve their constituents. The perpetual license ensures that the improvements can be integrated into the City's systems and used as needed for ongoing and future needs.

Other choices suggest different types of rights which are generally not aligned with the typical expectations in agreements involving public sector entities and enhancements. For instance, selling exclusive rights or retaining ownership of enhancements by the Contractor would limit the City’s ability to use improvements, which would not serve the public interest. Allowing public access to enhancements could confuse the proprietary nature of the updates and breach confidentiality or proprietary agreements between the contractor and the City.