FERGUSON GROUP OF WASHINGTON. D.C. -2011

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Any and all of Consultant's personnel shall be employees or subcontractors of Consultant and not employees of City. 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. INDEMNIFICATION Consultant agrees to and shall indemnify and hold harmless the City, its officers, agents, employees, consultants, special counsel, and representatives from and against any and all damages to property or injuries to or death of any person or persons, including property and employees or agents of City, and shall defend, indemnify and save harmless City, its officers and employees, from any and all claims, demands, suits, actions or proceedings of any kind or nature, including, but not by way of limitation, workers' compensation claims resulting from or arising out of the negligent or wrongful acts, errors or omissions of Consultant, its employees or subcontractors. 6. CONFIDENTIALITY If Consultant receives from the City 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 include all nonpublic information. Confidential information includes not only written information, but also information transferred orally, visually, electronically, or by other means. Confidential information disclosed to either party by any subsidiary and/or agent of the other party is covered by this Agreement. The foregoing obligations of non-use and nondisclosure shall not apply to any information that (a) has been disclosed in publicly available sources; (b) is, through no fault of the Consultant disclosed in a publicly available source; (c) is in rightful possession of the Consultant without an obligation of confidentiality; (d) is required to be disclosed by operation of law; or (e) is independently developed by the Consultant without reference to information disclosed by the City. 8. CONFLICT OF INTEREST CLAUSE City acknowledges that Consultant may represent other clients in Washington D. C. during the term of this Agreement. If a potential conflict of interest arises due to this representation, Consultant shall notify the City, in writing, immediately and provide the name and address of each client under contract. REPRESENTATIVES AND NOTICE The City Manager shall be the representative of City for purposes of this Agreement and may execute all consents, approvals, directives, or agreements on behalf of City called for by this Agreement except as otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement. Notice and written communications sent by one party to the other shall be personally delivered or sent by U.S. mail, postage prepaid, to the following addresses: To City: City Manager/Council Support Office 20 Civic Center Plaza (M-30) P.O. Box 1988 Santa Ana, CA 92702-1988 2