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BB&K shall carefully examine all bills submitted for services rendered under this Contract to
<br />ensure that appropriate billing practices are employed in billing the City hereunder. To that end, BB&K
<br />agrees that:
<br />(a) They shall only bill for time which is specifically devoted to the Scope of Work;
<br />(b) They shall not bill for the use of legal professionals for secretarial work or administrative
<br />work;
<br />(c) They shall not bill for review of junior attorneys' work;
<br />(d) They shall only devote resources which are reasonably necessary for the performance of
<br />the required services; and
<br />(e) They shall utilize a billing format that sets forth sufficient detail to permit full scrutiny by
<br />City or any City -retained auditors, of all charges, except as specified in Exhibit "A."
<br />Payments shall be made by City within sixty (60) days of receipt of the statement, except for
<br />those specific items on an invoice which are contested or questioned and are returned by City with a
<br />written explanation of the question or contest, within thirty (30) days of receipt of the invoice.
<br />9. PROHIBITION AGAINST BC NTRA IN R A SI NMENT
<br />The experience, knowledge, capability and reputation of BB&K, its partners, associates, and
<br />employees, was a substantial inducement for City to enter into this Agreement. Therefore, BB&K shall
<br />not contract with any other person or entity to perform, in whole or in part, the legal services required
<br />under this Agreement without the written approval of City. In addition, neither this Agreement, nor any
<br />interest herein, may be transferred, assigned, conveyed, hypothecated, or encumbered voluntarily, or
<br />by operation of law, whether for the benefit of creditors, or otherwise, without the prior written
<br />approval of City. Adding attorneys to BB&K, changes in the partnership, name changes and similar
<br />changes shall not be deemed a transfer or assignment requiring approval of City or amendment hereof.
<br />10. INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR
<br />BB&K shall perform all legal services required under this Agreement as an independent
<br />contractor of City, and shall remain, at all times as to City, a wholly independent contractor with only
<br />such obligations as are required under this Agreement. Neither City, nor any of its employees, shall have
<br />any control over the manner, mode, or means by which BB&K, its agents or employees, render the
<br />legal services required under this Agreement, except as otherwise set forth. City shall have no voice in
<br />the selection, discharge, supervision or control of BB&K employees, servants, representatives, or agents,
<br />or in fixing their number, compensation, or hours of service.
<br />11. INSURANCE
<br />BB&K shall procure and maintain, at its sole cost and expense, in a form and content satisfactory
<br />to City, during the entire term of this Agreement, including any extension thereof, the following
<br />policies of insurance:
<br />(a) Comprehensive General Liability Insurance. A policy of comprehensive general liability
<br />insurance written on a per occurrence basis in an amount not less than a combined single limit of One
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