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Consultant regarding the subject matter herein, and supersedes any and all other agreements, oral or written, between the parties. In the event of a conflict between the terms of this Agreement and any attachments hereto, the terms of this Agreement shall prevail. This Agreement may not be modified except by written instrument signed by the City and by an authorized representative of Consultant. The parties agree that any terms or conditions of any purchase order or other instrument that are inconsistent with, or in addition to, the terms and conditions hereof, shall not bind or obligate Consultant or the City. Each party to this Agreement acknowledges that no representations, inducements, promises or agreements, orally or otherwise, have been made by any party, or anyone acting on behalf of any party, which are not embodied herein. 18. SUBCONTRACTING a, Nothing contained in this Agreement or otherwise, shall create any contractual relation between City and any subconsultant(s), and no subcontract shall relieve Consultant of its responsibilities and obligations hereunder. Consultant agrees to be as fully responsible to City for the acts and omissions of its subconsultant(s) and of persons either directly or indirectly employed by any of them as it is for the acts and omissions ofpersons directly employed by Consultant. Consultant's obligation to pay its subconsultant(s) is an independent obligation from City's obligation to make payments to the Consultant. b. Consultant shall perform the work contemplated with resources available within its own organization and no portion of the work pertinent to this Agreement shall be subcontracted without written authorization by City, except that which is expressly identified in the approved Cost Proposal. c. Consultant shall pay its subconsultants within ten (10) calendar days from receipt of each payment made to Consultant by City. d. All subcontracts entered into as a result of this Agreement shall contain all the provisions stipulated in this Agreement to be applicable to subconsultants. e. Any substitution of subconsultant(s) must be approved in writing by City prior to the start of work by the subconsultant(s). 19. EQUIPMENT PURCHASE a. Prior authorization in writing by City shall be required before Consultant enters into any unbudgeted purchase order, or subcontract exceeding $5,000 for supplies, equipment, or consultant services. Consultant shall provide an evaluation of the necessity or desirability of incurring such costs. b. For purchase of any item, service or consulting work not covered in Consultant's Cost Proposal and exceeding $5,000 prior authorization by City, three competitive quotations must be submitted with the request, or the absence of bidding must be adequately justified. Page 8 of 12