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pursuant to this section:
<br />(i) Consultant shall maintain all insurance required above in full force and
<br />effect for the entire period covered by this Agreement.
<br />(ii) Certificates of insurance shall be furnished to the City upon execution of
<br />this Agreement and shall be approved by the City.
<br />(iii) Certificates and policies shall state that the policies shall not be canceled
<br />or reduced in coverage or changed in any other material aspect without
<br />thirty (30) days prior written notice to the City.
<br />f. If Consultant fails or refuses to produce or maintain the insurance required by this
<br />section or fails or refuses to furnish the City with required proof that insurance has been
<br />procured and is in force and paid for, the City shall have the right, at the City's election, to
<br />forthwith terminate this Agreement. Such termination shall not affect Consultant's right to be
<br />paid for its time and materials expended prior to notification of termination. Consultant waives
<br />the right to receive compensation and agrees to indemnify the City for any work performed prior
<br />to approval of insurance by the City.
<br />INDEMNIFICATION
<br />Consultant agrees to and shall indemnify and hold harmless the City, its officers, agents,
<br />employees, consultants, special counsel, and representatives from liability: (1) for personal
<br />injury, damages, just compensation, restitution, judicial or equitable relief arising out of claims
<br />for personal injury, including death, and claims for property damage, which may arise from the
<br />negligent operations of the Consultant or its contractors, subcontractors, agents, employees, or
<br />other persons acting on their behalf which relates to the services described in section 1 of this
<br />Agreement; and (2) from any claim that personal injury, damages, just compensation,
<br />restitution, judicial or equitable relief is due by reason of the terms of or effects arising from this
<br />Agreement. This indemnity and hold harmless agreement applies to all claims for damages, just
<br />compensation, restitution, judicial or equitable relief suffered, or alleged to have been suffered,
<br />by reason of the events referred to in this Section or by reason of the terms of, or effects, arising
<br />from the negligent performance of this Agreement. The Consultant further agrees to indemnify,
<br />hold harmless, and pay all costs for the defense of the City, including fees and costs for special
<br />counsel to be selected by the City, regarding any action by a third party challenging the validity
<br />of this Agreement, or asserting that personal injury, damages, just compensation, restitution,
<br />judicial or equitable relief due to personal or property rights arises by reason of the terms of, or
<br />effects arising from this Agreement. City may make all reasonable decisions with respect to its
<br />representation in any legal proceeding.
<br />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
<br />that it shall not use or disclose such information except in the performance of this Agreement,
<br />and further agrees to exercise the same degree of care it uses to protect its own information of
<br />like importance, but in no event less than reasonable care. "Confidential Information" shall
<br />include all nonpublic information. Confidential information includes not only written information,
<br />but 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
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