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indemnify the City for any work performed prior to approval of insurance by the
<br />City.
<br />8. INDEMNIFICATION
<br />Contractor 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 injury,
<br />damages, just compensation, restitution, judicial or equitable relief arising out of claims for personal
<br />injury, including death, and claims for property damage, which may arise from the negligent
<br />operations of the Contractor or its, subcontractors, agents, employees, or other persons acting on
<br />their behalf which relates to the services described in section 1 of this Agreement; and (2) from any
<br />claim that personal injury, damages, just compensation, restitution, judicial or equitable relief is
<br />due by reason of the terms of or effects arising from this Agreement. This indemnity and hold
<br />harmless agreement applies to all claims for damages, just compensation, restitution, judicial or
<br />equitable relief suffered, or alleged to have been suffered, by reason of the events referred to in this
<br />Section or by reason of the terms of, or effects, arising from this Agreement. The Contractor further
<br />agrees to indemnify, hold harmless, and pay all costs for the defense of the City, including fees and
<br />costs for special counsel to be selected by the City, regarding any action by a third party challenging
<br />the validity of this Agreement, or asserting that personal injury, damages, just compensation,
<br />restitution, judicial or equitable relief due to personal or property rights arises by reason of the terms
<br />of, or effects arising from this Agreement. City may make all reasonable decisions with respect to
<br />its representation in any legal proceeding. Notwithstanding the foregoing, to the extent Contractor
<br />Services are subject to Civil Code Section 2782.8, the above indemnity s'hal'l be limited, to the
<br />extent required by Civil Code Section 2782.8, to claims that arise out of, pertain to, or relate to the
<br />negligence, recklessness, or willful misconduct of the Contractor.
<br />9. RECORDS
<br />Contractor shall keep records and invoices in connection with the work to be performed
<br />under this Agreement. Contractor shall maintain complete and accurate records with respect to
<br />the costs incurred under this Agreement and any services, expenditures, and disbursements
<br />charged to the City for a minimum period of three (3) years, or for any longer period required by
<br />law, from the date of final payment to Contractor under this Agreement. All such records and
<br />invoices shall be clearly identifiable. Contractor shall allow a representative of the City to
<br />examine, audit, and make transcripts or copies of such records and any other documents created.
<br />pursuant to this Agreement during regular business hours. Contractor shall allow inspection of all
<br />work, data, documents, proceedings, and activities related to this Agreement for a period of three
<br />(3) years from the date of final payment to Contractor under this Agreement.
<br />Itl, CONFIDENTIALITY
<br />If Contractor receives from the City information which due to the nature of such
<br />information is reasonably understood to be confidential and/or proprietary, Contractor 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 all
<br />nonpublic information, Confidential information includes not only written information, but also
<br />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
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