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b. Payment by City shall be made within forty-five (45) days following receipt of <br />proper invoice evidencing work performed, subject to City accounting procedures. <br />City and Consultant agree that all payments due and owing under this Agreement <br />shall be made through Automated Clearing House (ACH) transfers. Consultant <br />agrees to execute the City's standard ACH Vendor Payment Authorization and <br />provide required documentation. Upon verification of the data provided, the City <br />will be authorized to deposit payments directly into Consultant's account(s) with <br />financial institutions. Payment need not be made for work which fails to meet the <br />standards of performance set forth in the Recitals which may reasonably be <br />expected by City. <br />3. TERM <br />This Agreement shall commence on October 1, 2024 and terminate on December 31, 2026, <br />unless terminated earlier in accordance with Section 17, below. <br />4. PREVAILING WAGES <br />Consultant is aware of the requirements of California Labor Code Section 1720, et seq., <br />and 1770, et seq., as well as California Code of Regulations, Title 8, Section 16000, et seq., <br />("Prevailing Wage Laws"), which require the payment of prevailing wage rates and the <br />performance of other requirements on "public works" and "maintenance" projects. If the services <br />being performed are part of an applicable "public works" or "maintenance" project, as defined by <br />the Prevailing Wage Laws, and the total compensation is $1,000 or more, Consultant agrees to <br />fully comply with such Prevailing Wage Laws. Consultant shall defend, indemnify and hold the <br />City, its elected officials, officers, employees and agents free and harmless from any claim or <br />liability arising out of any failure or alleged failure to comply with the Prevailing Wage Laws. <br />5. INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR <br />Consultant shall, during the entire term of this Agreement, be construed to be an <br />independent contractor and not an employee of the City. This Agreement is not intended nor shall <br />it be construed to create an employer -employee relationship, a joint venture relationship, or to <br />allow the City to exercise discretion or control over the professional manner in which Consultant <br />performs the services which are the subject matter of this Agreement; however, the services to be <br />provided by Consultant shall be provided in a manner consistent with all applicable standards and <br />regulations governing such services. Consultant shall pay all salaries and wages, employer's social <br />security taxes, unemployment insurance and similar taxes relating to employees and shall be <br />responsible for all applicable withholding taxes. <br />6. OWNERSHIP OF MATERIALS <br />This Agreement creates a non-exclusive and perpetual license for City to copy, use, <br />modify, reuse, or sublicense any and all copyrights, designs, and other intellectual property <br />embodied in plans, specifications, studies, drawings, estimates, and other documents or works of <br />authorship fixed in any tangible medium of expression, including but not limited to, physical <br />Page 2 of 10 <br />