RFP_250066_Agreement_Exhibit_C_gmedits.docx

AGREEMENT NO. 250066 1

PROPOSED AGREEMENT NO. C250066

BETWEEN

ORANGE COUNTY TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY

AND

THIS AGREEMENT is effective as of this _____ day of ________________________, 20__ 25 (“Effective Date”), by and between the Orange County Transportation Authority, 550 South Main Street, P.O. Box 14184, Orange, CA 92863-1584, a public corporation of the State of California (hereinafter referred to as "AUTHORITY") and _____________, (hereinafter referred to as "Consultant").

WITNESSETH:

WHEREAS, AUTHORITY requires assistance from CONSULTANTCONTRACTOR to provide Property Patrol Services; and WHEREAS, said work cannot be performed by the regular employees of AUTHORITY; and WHEREAS, CONSULTANTCONTRACTOR has represented that it has the requisite personnel and experience, and is capable of performing such services; and WHEREAS, CONSULTANTCONTRACTOR wishes to perform these services; and NOW, THEREFORE, it is mutually understood and agreed by AUTHORITY and CONSULTANTCONTRACTOR as follows:

Complete Agreement A. This Agreement, including all exhibits and documents incorporated herein and made applicable by reference, constitutes the complete and exclusive statement of the terms and conditions of this Agreement between AUTHORITY and CONSULTANTCONTRACTOR and it supersedes all prior representations, understandings and communications. The invalidity in whole or in part of any term or condition of this Agreement shall not affect the validity of other terms or conditions.

B. AUTHORITY's failure to insist in any one or more instances upon CONSULTANTCONTRACTOR's performance of any terms or conditions of this Agreement shall not be construed as a waiver or relinquishment of AUTHORITY's right to such performance or to future performance of such terms or conditions and CONSULTANTCONTRACTOR's obligation in respect thereto shall continue in full force and effect. Changes to any portion of this Agreement shall not be binding upon AUTHORITY except when specifically confirmed in writing by an authorized representative of AUTHORITY by way of a written amendment to this Agreement and issued in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement.

Authority Designee The Chief Executive Officer of AUTHORITY, or designee, shall have the authority to act for and exercise any of the rights of AUTHORITY as set forth in this Agreement.

Scope of Work A. CONSULTANTCONTRACTOR shall perform the work necessary to complete in a manner satisfactory to AUTHORITY the services set forth in Exhibit A, entitled "Scope of Work," attached to and, by this reference, incorporated in and made a part of this Agreement. All services shall be provided at the times and places designated by AUTHORITY.

B. CONSULTANTCONTRACTOR shall provide the personnel listed below to perform the above-specified services, which persons are hereby designated as key personnel under this Agreement.

Names / Functions

C. No person named in paragraph B of this Article, or his/her successor approved by AUTHORITY, shall be removed or replaced by CONSULTANTCONTRACTOR, nor shall his/her agreed-upon function or level of commitment hereunder be changed, without the prior written consent of AUTHORITY.

D. Should the services of any key person become no longer available to CONSULTANTCONTRACTOR, the resume and qualifications of the proposed replacement shall be submitted to AUTHORITY for approval as soon as possible, but in no event later than seven (7) calendar days prior to the departure of the incumbent key person, unless CONSULTANTCONTRACTOR is not provided with prior notice by the departing employee. AUTHORITY shall respond to CONSULTANTCONTRACTOR within seven (7) calendar days following receipt of these qualifications concerning acceptance of the candidate for replacement.

Term of Agreement This Agreement shall commence upon the effective date of this Agreement, and shall continue in full force and effect through December 31, 2027________________, unless earlier terminated or extended as provided in this Agreement.

Payment A. For CONSULTANTCONTRACTOR’s full and complete performance of its obligations under this Agreement and subject to the maximum cumulative payment obligation provisions set forth in Article 6, AUTHORITY shall pay CONSULTANTCONTRACTOR on a Time and Expense basis in accordance with the following provisions.

B. CONSULTANTCONTRACTOR shall invoice AUTHORITY on a monthly basis for payments corresponding to the work actually completed by CONSULTANTCONTRACTOR. Work completed shall be documented in a monthly progress report prepared by CONSULTANTCONTRACTOR, which shall accompany each invoice submitted by CONSULTANTCONTRACTOR. AUTHORITY shall pay CONSULTANTCONTRACTOR at the hourly labor rates specified in Exhibit B, entitled "Price Summary Sheet," which is attached to and by this reference, incorporated in and made a part of this Agreement. These rates shall remain fixed for the term of this Agreement and are acknowledged to include CONSULTANTCONTRACTOR's overhead costs, general costs, administrative costs and profit. CONSULTANTCONTRACTOR shall also furnish such other information as may be requested by AUTHORITY to substantiate the validity of an invoice. At its sole discretion, AUTHORITY may decline to make full payment until such time as CONSULTANTCONTRACTOR has documented to AUTHORITY’S satisfaction, that CONSULTANTCONTRACTOR has fully completed all work required. AUTHORITY’s payment in full shall constitute AUTHORITY’s final acceptance of CONSULTANTCONTRACTOR’S work.

C. Invoices shall be submitted by CONSULTANTCONTRACTOR on a monthly basis and shall be submitted in duplicate to AUTHORITY’s Accounts Payable office. CONSULTANTCONTRACTOR may also submit invoices electronically to AUTHORITY’s Accounts Payable Department at vendorinvoices@octa.net. Each invoice shall be accompanied by the monthly progress report specified in paragraph B of this Article. AUTHORITY shall remit payment within thirty (30) calendar days of the receipt and approval of each invoice. Each invoice shall include the following information:

1. Agreement No. C250066;

2. Specify the effort for which the payment is being requested;

3. The time period covered by the invoice;

4. Labor (staff name, hours charged, hourly billing rate, current charges, and cumulative charges) performed during the billing period;

5. Total monthly invoice (including project-to-date cumulative invoice amount);

6. Itemized expenses including support documentation incurred during the billing period;

7. Monthly Progress Report;

8. Certification signed by the CONSULTANTCONTRACTOR or his/her designated alternate that a) The invoice is a true, complete and correct statement of reimbursable costs and progress; b) The backup information included with the invoice is true, complete and correct in all material respects; c) All payments due and owing to subcontractors and suppliers have been made; d) Timely payments will be made to subcontractors and suppliers from the proceeds of the payments covered by the certification and; e) The invoice does not include any amount which CONSULTANTCONTRACTOR intends to withhold or retain from a subcontractor or supplier unless so identified on the invoice.

9. Any other information as agreed or requested by AUTHORITY to substantiate the validity of an invoice.

Maximum Obligation Notwithstanding any provisions of this Agreement to the contrary, AUTHORITY and CONSULTANTCONTRACTOR mutually agree that AUTHORITY's maximum cumulative payment obligation (including obligation for CONSULTANTCONTRACTOR’s profit) shall be _____ which shall include all amounts payable to CONSULTANTCONTRACTOR for its subcontracts, leases, materials and costs arising from, or due to termination of, this Agreement.

Notices All notices hereunder and communications regarding the interpretation of the terms of this Agreement, or changes thereto, shall be effected by delivery of said notices in person or by depositing said notices in the U.S. mail, registered or certified mail, returned receipt requested, postage prepaid and addressed as follows:

To CONSULTANTCONTRACTOR:

To AUTHORITY:

TBD

Orange County Transportation Authority

Vendor Street/Mailing Address

550 South Main Street

Address Line 2

P.O. Box 14184

City, State ZIP

Orange, CA 92863-1584

ATTENTION:

ATTENTION:

Name

Name: Michael Cardozo

Title:

Title: Contract Administrator

Phone:

Phone: (714) 560 - 5627

Email:

Email: mcardozo@octa.net

Independent Contractor A. CONSULTANTCONTRACTOR's relationship to AUTHORITY in the performance of this Agreement is that of an independent contractor. CONSULTANTCONTRACTOR's personnel performing services under this Agreement shall at all times be under CONSULTANTCONTRACTOR's exclusive direction and control and shall be employees of CONSULTANTCONTRACTOR and not employees of AUTHORITY. CONSULTANTCONTRACTOR shall pay all wages, salaries and other amounts due its employees in connection with this Agreement and shall be responsible for all reports and obligations respecting them, such as social security, income tax withholding, unemployment compensation, workers' compensation and similar matters.

B. Should CONSULTANTCONTRACTOR’s personnel or a state or federal agency allege claims against AUTHORITY involving the status of AUTHORITY as employer, joint or otherwise, of said personnel, or allegations involving any other independent contractor misclassification issues, CONSULTANTCONTRACTOR shall defend and indemnify AUTHORITY in relation to any allegations made.

Insurance A. CONSULTANTCONTRACTOR shall procure and maintain insurance coverage in full force and effect during the entire term of the Agreement. Coverage shall be full coverage and not subject to self-insurance provisions. CONSULTANTCONTRACTOR shall provide the following insurance coverage:

1. Commercial General Liability, to include Products/Completed Operations, Independent Contractors’, Contractual Liability, Advertising (if applicable to Scope of Work) and Personal Injury Liability, and Property Damage with a minimum limit of $1,000,000 per occurrence, $2,000,000 general aggregate and $2,000,000 Products/Completed Operations aggregate;

2. Automobile Liability Insurance to include owned, hired and non-owned autos with a combined single limit of $1,000,000 for each accident;

3. Workers’ Compensation with limits as required by the State of California including a Waiver of Subrogation in favor of AUTHORITY, its officers, directors and employees; and

4. Employers’ Liability with minimum limits of $1,000,000 per accident, $1,000,000 policy limit-disease, and $1,000,000 policy limit employee-disease.

5. Professional Liability with minimum limits of $1,000,000 only if the CONSULTANTCONTRACTOR is required by contract or law to be licensed or specially certified and AUTHORITY is relying on performance based on that specialty license or certification.

B. Proof of such coverage, in the form of a certificate of insurance and an insurance policy blanket additional insured endorsement, designating the AUTHORITY, its officers, directors and employees as additional insureds on general liability and automobile liability, as required by Agreement. Proof of insurance coverage must be received by AUTHORITY within ten (10) calendar days from the effective date of the Agreement and prior to commencement of any work. Such insurance shall be primary and non-contributive to any insurance or self-insurance maintained by the AUTHORITY. Furthermore, AUTHORITY reserves the right to request certified copies or review all related insurance policies, in response to a related loss.

C. CONSULTANTCONTRACTOR shall also include in each subcontract, the stipulation that subconsultants shall maintain insurance coverage in the amounts required of CONSULTANTCONTRACTOR as provided in the Agreement. Subconsultants will be required to include AUTHORITY as additional insureds on the Commercial General Liability, and Auto Liability insurance policies.

D. Insurer must provide AUTHORITY with at least thirty (30) days’ prior notice of cancellation or material modification of coverage, and ten (10) days’ prior notice for non-payment of premium.

E. CONSULTANTCONTRACTOR shall submit required insurance certificates to AUTHORITY's insurance tracking contractor, InsureTrack. CONSULTANTCONTRACTOR shall respond directly to InsureTrack’s request for updated insurance certificates and other insurance-related matters by email to octa@instracking.com.

F. CONSULTANTCONTRACTOR shall include on the face of the certificate of insurance, the following information:

1. The Agreement Number C250066 and, the Contract Administrator’s Name, Michael Cardozo

2. For Certificate Holder: The Orange County Transportation Authority, its officers, directors, employers and agents, c/o InsureTrack, P.O. Box 60840 Las Vegas, NV 89160.

Order of Precedence Conflicting provisions hereof, if any, shall prevail in the following descending order of precedence: (1) the provisions of this Agreement, including all exhibits; (2) the provisions of RFP 250066 ; (3) CONSULTANTCONTRACTOR’s proposal dated _____; (4) all other documents, if any, cited herein or incorporated by reference.

Changes A. By written notice or order, AUTHORITY may, from time to time, order work suspension and/or make changes in the general scope of this Agreement, including, but not limited to, the services furnished to AUTHORITY by CONSULTANTCONTRACTOR as described in the Scope of Work. If any such work suspension or change causes an increase or decrease in the price of this Agreement or in the time required for its performance, CONSULTANTCONTRACTOR shall promptly notify AUTHORITY thereof and assert its claim for adjustment within ten (10) calendar days after the change or work suspension is ordered, and an equitable adjustment shall be negotiated. However, nothing in this clause shall excuse CONSULTANTCONTRACTOR from proceeding immediately with the Agreement as changed.

B. CONSULTANTCONTRACTOR shall only commence work covered by an amendment after the amendment is executed by AUTHORITY.

Disputes A. Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, when a dispute arises between CONSULTANTCONTRACTOR and AUTHORITY, the project managers shall meet to resolve the issue. If project managers do not reach a resolution, the dispute will be decided by AUTHORITY’s Director of Contracts Administration and Materials Management (CAMM), who shall reduce the decision to writing and mail or otherwise furnish a copy thereof to CONSULTANTCONTRACTOR. The decision of the Director, CAMM, shall be the final and conclusive administrative decision.

B. Pending final decision of a dispute hereunder, CONSULTANTCONTRACTOR shall proceed diligently with the performance of this Agreement and in accordance with the decision of AUTHORITY's Director, CAMM. Nothing in this Agreement, however, shall be construed as making final the decision of any AUTHORITY official or representative on a question of law, which questions shall be settled in accordance with the laws of the State of California.

Termination Comment by Georgia Martinez: Change this to language for the locally funded template. This is federal language.

A. AUTHORITY may terminate this Agreement for its convenience at any time, in whole or part, by giving CONSULTANTCONTRACTOR written notice thereof. Upon termination, AUTHORITY shall pay CONSULTANTCONTRACTOR its allowable costs incurred to date of that portion terminated. Said termination shall be construed in accordance with the provisions of CFR Title 48, Chapter 1, Part 49, of the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) and specific subparts and other provisions thereof applicable to termination for convenience. If AUTHORITY sees fit to terminate this Agreement for convenience, said notice shall be given to CONSULTANTCONTRACTOR in accordance with the provisions of the FAR referenced above and Article 7, herein. Upon receipt of said notification, CONSULTANTCONTRACTOR agrees to comply with all applicable provisions of the FAR pertaining to termination for convenience.

B. In the event either Party defaults in the performance of any of their obligations under this Agreement or breaches any of the provisions of this Agreement, the non-defaulting Party shall have the option to terminate this Agreement upon thirty (30) days’ prior written notice to the other Party. Upon receipt of such notice, CONSULTANTCONTRACTOR shall immediately cease work, unless the notice from AUTHORITY provides otherwise. Upon receipt of the notice from AUTHORITY, CONSULTANTCONTRACTOR shall submit an invoice for work and/or services performed prior to the date of termination. AUTHORITY shall pay CONSULTANTCONTRACTOR for work and/or services satisfactorily provided up to the date of termination in compliance with this Agreement. Thereafter, CONSULTANTCONTRACTOR shall have no further claims against AUTHORITY under this Agreement. AUTHORITY shall not be liable for any claim of lost profits or damages for such termination.

Indemnification CONSULTANTCONTRACTOR shall indemnify, defend and hold harmless AUTHORITY, its officers, directors, employees and agents (indemnities) from and against any and all claims (including attorneys' fees and reasonable expenses for litigation or settlement) for any loss or damages, bodily injuries, including death, damage to or loss of use of property caused by the negligent acts, omissions or willful misconduct by CONSULTANTCONTRACTOR, its officers, directors, employees, agents, subconsultants or suppliers in connection with or arising out of the performance of this Agreement.

Assignments and Subcontracts A. Neither this Agreement nor any interest herein nor claim hereunder may be assigned by CONSULTANTCONTRACTOR either voluntarily or by operation of law, nor may all or any part of this Agreement be subcontracted by CONSULTANTCONTRACTOR, without the prior written consent of AUTHORITY. Consent by AUTHORITY shall not be deemed to relieve CONSULTANTCONTRACTOR of its obligations to comply fully with all terms and conditions of this Agreement.

B. AUTHORITY hereby consents to CONSULTANTCONTRACTOR's subcontracting portions of the Scope of Work to the parties identified below for the functions described in CONSULTANTCONTRACTOR's proposal. CONSULTANTCONTRACTOR shall include in the subcontract agreement the stipulation that CONSULTANTCONTRACTOR, not AUTHORITY, is solely responsible for payment to the subcontractor for the amounts owing and that the subcontractor shall have no claim, and shall take no action, against AUTHORITY, its officers, directors, employees or sureties for nonpayment by CONSULTANTCONTRACTOR.

Conflict of Interest Comment by Georgia Martinez: Missing the Audit and Inspection of Records article from the local funded agreement template A. CONSULTANTCONTRACTOR agrees to avoid organizational conflicts of interest. An organizational conflict of interest means that due to other activities, relationships or contracts, the CONSULTANTCONTRACTOR is unable, or potentially unable to render impartial assistance or advice to the AUTHORITY; CONSULTANTCONTRACTOR’s objectivity in performing the work identified in the Scope of Work is or might be otherwise impaired; or the CONSULTANTCONTRACTOR has an unfair competitive advantage. CONSULTANTCONTRACTOR is obligated to fully disclose to the AUTHORITY in writing Conflict of Interest issues as soon as they are known to the CONSULTANTCONTRACTOR. All disclosures must be submitted in writing to AUTHORITY pursuant to the Notice provision herein. This disclosure requirement is for the entire term of this Agreement.

B. If the AUTHORITY determines that CONSULTANTCONTRACTOR, its employees, or subconsultants are subject to disclosure requirements under the Political Reform Act (Government Code section 81000 et seq.), CONSULTANTCONTRACTOR and its required employees and subconsultants shall complete and file Statements of Economic Interest (Form 700) with the AUTHORITY’s Clerk of the Board disclosing all required financial interests.

Code of Conduct CONSULTANTCONTRACTOR agrees to comply with the AUTHORITY’s Code of Conduct as it relates to Third-Party contracts, which is hereby referenced and by this reference is incorporated herein. CONSULTANTCONTRACTOR agrees to include these requirements in all of its subcontracts.

Prohibition on Providing Advocacy Services CONSULTANTCONTRACTOR and all subconsultants performing work under this Agreement, shall be prohibited from concurrently representing or lobbying for any other party competing for a contract with AUTHORITY, either as a prime consultant or subconsultant. Failure to refrain from such representation may result in termination of this Agreement.

Federal, State and Local Laws CONSULTANTCONTRACTOR warrants that in the performance of this Agreement, it shall comply with all applicable federal, state and local laws, statutes and ordinances and all lawful orders, rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.

Equal Employment Opportunity In connection with its performance under this Agreement, CONSULTANTCONTRACTOR shall not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, religion, color, sex, age or national origin. CONSULTANTCONTRACTOR shall take affirmative action to ensure that applicants are employed, and that employees are treated during their employment, without regard to their race, religion, color, sex, age or national origin. Such actions shall include, but not be limited to, the following: employment, upgrading, demotion or transfer; recruitment or recruitment advertising; layoff or termination; rates of pay or other forms of compensation; and selection for training, including apprenticeship.

Prohibited Interests A. CONSULTANTCONTRACTOR covenants that, for the term of this Agreement, no director, member, officer or employee of AUTHORITY during his/her tenure in office or for one (1) year thereafter, shall have any interest, direct or indirect, in this Agreement or the proceeds thereof.

B. No member of or delegate to, the Congress of the United States shall have any interest, direct or indirect, in this Agreement or to the benefits thereof.

Ownership of Reports and Documents A. The originals of all letters, documents, reports and other products and data produced under this Agreement shall be delivered to, and become the property of AUTHORITY. Copies may be made for CONSULTANTCONTRACTOR's records but shall not be furnished to others without written authorization from AUTHORITY. Such deliverables shall be deemed works made for hire and all rights in copyright therein shall be retained by AUTHORITY.

B. All ideas, memoranda, specifications, plans, manufacturing, procedures, drawings, descriptions, and all other written information submitted to CONSULTANTCONTRACTOR in connection with the performance of this Agreement shall not, without prior written approval of AUTHORITY, be used for any purposes other than the performance under this Agreement, nor be disclosed to an entity not connected with the performance of the project. CONSULTANTCONTRACTOR shall comply with AUTHORITY’s policies regarding such material. Nothing furnished to CONSULTANTCONTRACTOR, which is otherwise known to CONSULTANTCONTRACTOR or is or becomes generally known to the related industry shall be deemed confidential. CONSULTANTCONTRACTOR shall not use AUTHORITY’s name, photographs of the project, or any other publicity pertaining to the project in any professional publication, magazine, trade paper, newspaper, seminar or other medium without the express written consent of AUTHORITY.

C. No copies, sketches, computer graphics or graphs, including graphic artwork, are to be released by CONSULTANTCONTRACTOR to any other person or agency except after prior written approval by AUTHORITY, except as necessary for the performance of services under this Agreement. All press releases, including graphic display information to be published in newspapers, magazines, etc., are to be handled only by AUTHORITY unless otherwise agreed to by CONSULTANTCONTRACTOR and AUTHORITY.

Patent and Copyright Infringement A. In lieu of any other warranty by AUTHORITY or CONSULTANTCONTRACTOR against patent or copyright infringement, statutory or otherwise, it is agreed that CONSULTANTCONTRACTOR shall defend at its expense any claim or suit against AUTHORITY on account of any allegation that any item furnished under this Agreement or the normal use or sale thereof arising out of the performance of this Agreement, infringes upon any presently existing U.S. letters patent or copyright and CONSULTANTCONTRACTOR shall pay all costs and damages finally awarded in any such suit or claim, provided that CONSULTANTCONTRACTOR is promptly notified in writing of the suit or claim and given authority, information and assistance at CONSULTANTCONTRACTOR's expense for the defense of same. However, CONSULTANTCONTRACTOR will not indemnify AUTHORITY if the suit or claim results from: (1) AUTHORITY's alteration of a deliverable, such that said deliverable in its altered form infringes upon any presently existing U.S. letters patent or copyright; or (2) the use of a deliverable in combination with other material not provided by CONSULTANTCONTRACTOR when such use in combination infringes upon an existing U.S. letters patent or copyright.

B. CONSULTANTCONTRACTOR shall have sole control of the defense of any such claim or suit and all negotiations for settlement thereof. CONSULTANTCONTRACTOR shall not be obligated to indemnify AUTHORITY under any settlement made without CONSULTANTCONTRACTOR's consent or in the event AUTHORITY fails to cooperate fully in the defense of any suit or claim, provided, however, that said defense shall be at CONSULTANTCONTRACTOR's expense. If the use or sale of said item is enjoined as a result of such suit or claim, CONSULTANTCONTRACTOR, at no expense to AUTHORITY, shall obtain for AUTHORITY the right to use and sell said item, or shall substitute an equivalent item acceptable to AUTHORITY and extend this patent and copyright indemnity thereto.

Finished and Preliminary Data A. All of CONSULTANTCONTRACTOR’s finished technical data, including but not limited to illustrations, photographs, tapes, software, software design documents, including without limitation source code, binary code, all media, technical documentation and user documentation, photo prints and other graphic information required to be furnished under this Agreement, shall be AUTHORITY’s property upon payment and shall be furnished with unlimited rights and, as such, shall be free from proprietary restriction except as elsewhere authorized in this Agreement. CONSULTANTCONTRACTOR further agrees that it shall have no interest or claim to such finished, AUTHORITY-owned, technical data; furthermore, said data is subject to the provisions of the Freedom of Information Act, 5 USC 552.

B. It is expressly understood that any title to preliminary technical data is not passed to AUTHORITY but is retained by CONSULTANTCONTRACTOR. Preliminary data includes roughs, visualizations, software design documents, layouts and comprehensives prepared by CONSULTANTCONTRACTOR solely for the purpose of demonstrating an idea or message for AUTHORITY’s acceptance before approval is given for preparation of finished artwork. Preliminary data title and right thereto shall be made available to AUTHORITY if CONSULTANTCONTRACTOR causes AUTHORITY to exercise Article 11, and a price shall be negotiated for all preliminary data.

Health and Safety Requirements CONSULTANTCONTRACTOR shall comply with all the requirements set forth in Exhibit D____, titled “Level 1 SAFETY SPECIFICATIONS.” As used therein, “Contractor” shall mean “Consultant,” and “Subcontractor” shall mean “Sub-consultant.”

Limitation on Governmental Decisions CONSULTANTCONTRACTOR shall not make, participate in making, or use its position to influence any governmental decisions as defined by the Political Reform Act, Government Code section 8100 et seq., and the implementing regulations in Title 2 of the California Code of Regulations section 18110 et seq. CONSULTANTCONTRACTOR’s personnel performing services under this Agreement shall not authorize or direct any actions, votes, appoint any person, obligate, or commit AUTHORITY to any course of action or enter into any contractual agreement on behalf of AUTHORITY. In addition, CONSULTANTCONTRACTOR’s personnel shall not provide information, an opinion, or a recommendation for the purpose of affecting a decision without significant intervening substantive review by AUTHORITY personnel, counsel, and management.

Force Majeure Either party shall be excused from performing its obligations under this Agreement during the time and to the extent that it is prevented from performing by an unforeseeable cause beyond its control, including but not limited to: any incidence of fire, flood; acts of God; commandeering of material, products, plants or facilities by the federal, state or local government; national fuel shortage; or a material act or omission by the other party; when satisfactory evidence of such cause is presented to the other party; and provided further that such nonperformance is unforeseeable, beyond the control and is not due to the fault or negligence of the party not performing.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement No. C250066 to be executed as of the date of the last signature below.

CONSULTANTCONTRACTOR

ORANGE COUNTY TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY

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SIGNATURE

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DATE SIGNED

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GEORGIA MARTINEZ, DEPARTMENT MANAGER, CONTRACTS AND PROCUREMENT

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APPROVED AS TO FORM:

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JAMES M. DONICH, GENERAL COUNSEL

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