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Cost Sharing Agreement for 2015 UWMP —Final 7 -29 -15 WHEREAS, the Participating Agencies share many water supply characteristics, including water sources, regional water management agencies, location, climate history, and demographics; and WHEREAS, pursuant to California Water Code section 10620, subdivision (d)(2), the Participating Agencies wish to coordinate the preparation of their 2015 UWMPs in the interest of reducing preparation costs; and WHEREAS, the Participating Agencies and MWDOC desire to cooperate with each other to obtain economies of scale and thereby reduce preparation costs for each of the Participating Agencies; and WHEREAS, MWDOC and the Participating Agencies have jointly prepared and agreed to a Scope of Work that was incorporated into a Request for Proposals that was sent to a number of competent Consulting Firms, two of which submitted proposals which were reviewed by a working group of MWDOC and several representatives from the Participating Agencies who recommended selection of Arcadis ( "Arcadis" or "Consultant ") as the successful consultant to prepare Urban Water Management Plans for the Participating Agencies; and WHEREAS, MWDOC and its staff are willing to coordinate this process, including the preparation and administration of a professional services agreement with the selected consultant; and the administration of the cost sharing provisions of this Agreement; NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the payment of money as set forth below and the mutual promises of the Parties hereto, it is agreed: 1. Engagement of Consultant and Administration of Consultant Agreement MWDOC shall award a professional services agreement for the work identified in the Request for Proposals to Arcadis ( "Consultant Agreement "). MWDOC shall use its standard professional services agreement form for the Consultant Agreement and require appropriate types and limits of insurance coverage. Each CGL policy shall identify MWDOC, the Participating Agencies, and their directors, officers, agents, employees, attorneys, consultants and volunteers as additional insureds, or be endorsed to identify these parties as additional insureds using a form acceptable to MWDOC. The Consultant Agreement will require the consultant's insurer(s) to waive all rights of subrogation against MWDOC, the Participating Agencies, and their directors, officers, agents, employees, attorneys, consultants and volunteers. The Consultant Agreement will require consultant to ensure that its sub - consultants, if any, provide similar insurance coverage. 28057.00001 \12301107,1 25E-4