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EXHIBIT 2 k� Y al;7u 1 This Agreement shall commence on the date first written above and terminate on September 30, 2020, unless terminated earlier in accordance with Section 12, below. This Agreement shall also cover any and all services provided by the Consultant to the Authority since October 1, 2019, until the Effective Date. The Authority shall also have the discretion to exercise two (2) one-year extensions upon a writing executed by the Authority Executive Director and Authority General Counsel. Thereafter, the term of this Agreement may be further extended upon a writing executed by the Authority Executive Director and Authority General Counsel. 4. INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR Consultant shall, during the entire term of this Agreement, be construed to be an independent contractor and not an employee of the Authority. This Agreement is not intended nor shall it be construed to create an employer -employee relationship, a joint venture relationship, or to allow the Authority to exercise discretion or control over the professional manner in which Consultant performs the services which are the subject matter of this Agreement; however, the services to be provided by Consultant shall be provided in a manner consistent with all applicable standards and regulations governing such services. Consultant shall pay all salaries and wages, employer's social security taxes, unemployment insurance and similar taxes relating to employees and shall be responsible for all applicable withholding taxes. 5. INSURANCE - RESERVED Due to the nature of the services provided hereunder, insurance is not required. 6. INDEMNIFICATION Each party agrees to and shall indemnify and hold harmless the other party, its officers, agents, employees, consultants, special counsel, and representatives from liability for damages, just compensation, restitution, judicial or equitable relief arising out of third party claims for personal bodily injury, including health, and claims for tangible property damage, which may arise from the direct or indirect operations of the indemnifying party or its contractors, subcontractors, agents, employees, or other persons acting on their behalf. This indemnity and hold harmless agreement applies to all third party claims for damages, just compensation, restitution, judicial or equitable relief suffered, or alleged to have been suffered, by reason of the events referred to in this Section or by reason of the terms of, or effects, arising from this Agreement. 7. CONFIDENTIALITY If Consultant receives from the Authority information which due to the nature of such information is reasonably understood to be confidential and/or proprietary, Consultant agrees that it shall not use or disclose such information except in the performance of this Agreement, and further agrees to exercise the same degree of care it uses to protect its own information of like importance, but in no event less than reasonable care. "Confidential Information' shall 7 5-26