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8. CONFIDENTIALITY <br />If Consultant receives from the City information which due to the nature of such <br />information is reasonably understood to be confidential and/or proprietary, Consultant agrees that <br />it shall not use or disclose such information except in the performance of this Agreement, and <br />further agrees to exercise the same degree of care it uses to protect its own information of like <br />importance, but in no event less than reasonable care. "Confidential Information" shall include <br />all nonpublic information. Confidential information includes not only written information, but <br />also information transferred orally, visually, electronically, or by other means. Confidential <br />information disclosed to either party by any subsidiary and/or agent of the other party is covered <br />by this Agreement. The foregoing obligations of non-use and nondisclosure shall not apply to <br />any information that (a) has been disclosed in publicly available sources; (b) is, through no fault <br />of the Consultant disclosed in a publicly available source; (c) is in rightful possession of the <br />Consultant without an obligation of confidentiality; (d) is required to be disclosed by operation of <br />law; or (e) is independently developed by the Consultant without reference to information <br />disclosed by the City. <br />9. CONFLICT OF INTEREST CLAUSE <br />Consultant covenants that it presently has no interests and shall not have interests, direct <br />or indirect, which would conflict in any manner with performance of services specified under this <br />Agreement. <br />10. NOTICE <br />Any notice, tender, demand, delivery, or other communication pursuant to this <br />Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed to be properly given if delivered in person or <br />mailed by first class or certified mail, postage prepaid, or sent by telefacsimile or other <br />telegraphic communication in the manner provided in this Section, to the following persons: <br />To City: Public Works Agency -Engineering Services Division <br />City of Santa Ana <br />20 Civic Center Plaza (M-21) <br />P.O. Box 1988 <br />Santa Ana, CA 92702-1988 <br />Telefacsimile 714-647-5670 <br />To Consultant: Thakorlal C. Sutaria <br />P.O. Box 26363 <br />Santa Ana, CA 92799 <br />Telefacsimile 714-662-5926 <br />A party may change its address by giving notice in writing to the other party. If sent by <br />mail, communication shall be effective or deemed to have been given three (3) days after it has <br />been deposited in the United States mail, duly registered or certified, with postage prepaid, and <br />addressed as set forth above. If sent by telefacsimile, communication shall be effective or <br />deemed to have been given twenty-four (24) hours after the time set forth on the transmission <br />report issued by the transmitting facsimile machine, addressed as set forth above. For purposes of <br />calculating these time frames, weekends, federal, state, County or City holidays shall be <br />excluded. <br />