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MUSGS FBMS # (FOP 11.2 A) f23ZCC0LLCSASAZII Collab Template August 2023 ARS # [2023ZC-130081 With copies to: The City Clerk City of Santa Ana 20 Civic Center Plaza (M-30) P.O. Box 1988 Santa Ana, CA 92702-1988 Fax:714-647-6956 Collaborator Financial Information: Wary Lone] rSanta Ana Zoo 1801 E. Chestnut Ave. Santa Ana, CA 927011 rmlone ,santa-ana.orel r714-647-65121 rCollaborator Finance UEII 10. Independent Organization. For purposes of this Agreement and all research and services to be provided hereunder, each Party shall be, and shall be deemed to be, an independent Party and not an agent or employee of the other Party. Each Parry shall have exclusive control over its employees in the performance of the SOW. While in field locations, a Party's employees must adhere to the safety and technical requirements imposed by the Party controlling the work site. Neither Party has authority to make any statements, representations, or commitments of any kind, or take any action, which shall be binding on the other Party, except as may be explicitly provided for herein or authorized in writing. Neither Party has authority to use the name of the other in advertising or in other forms of publicity without the written permission of the other. 11. Governing Law. (a) This Agreement is subject to interpretation under State and Federal law. If there is inconsistency between the laws, then Federal law is controlling. Each Party agrees to be responsible for the activities, including the negligence, of their employees. Responsibility of the USGS for the payment of claims for loss of property, personal injury, or death caused by the negligence or wrongful act or omission of a USGS employee, while acting within the scope of their employment, is limited to provisions of the Federal Tort Claims Act, 28 USC §§ 2671-80. USGS warrants that it is self -insured for the purposes of Worker's Compensation. (b) The USGS and the Collaborator make no express or implied warranty as to the conditions of the research, merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose of the research, data, or resulting product incorporating data developed and exchanged under the SOW. 12. Force Majeure. Neither Party shall be held liable for any unforeseeable event beyond its control, not caused by the fault or negligence of such Party, which causes such Party to be unable to perform its obligations under this Agreement, and which it is unable to overcome by the exercise of due diligence including, but not limited to, flood, drought, earthquake, storm, fire, pestilence, lightning, and other natural catastrophes; epidemic, war, riot, civil disturbance, or Page 4 of 8