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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,
<br />to forthwith terminate this Agreement. Such termination shall not affect Consultant's
<br />right to be paid for its time and materials expended prior to notification of termination.
<br />Consultant waives the right to receive compensation and agrees to indemnify the City for
<br />any work performed prior to approval of insurance by the City.
<br />7. 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 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 direct or indirect
<br />operations of the Consultant or its contractors, subcontractors, agents, employees, or other persons
<br />acting on their behalf which relates to the services described in section 1 of this Agreement; and (2) from
<br />any claim that personal injury, damages, just compensation, restitution, judicial or equitable relief is due
<br />by reason of the terms of or effects arising from this Agreement. This indemnity and hold harmless
<br />agreement applies to all claims for damages, just compensation, restitution, judicial or equitable relief
<br />suffered, or alleged to have been suffered, by reason of the events referred to in this Section or by
<br />reason of the terms of, or effects, arising from this Agreement. The Consultant further agrees to
<br />indemnify, hold harmless, and pay all costs for the defense of the City, including fees and costs for
<br />special 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, judicial or
<br />equitable relief due to personal or property rights arises by reason of the terms of, or effects arising from
<br />this Agreement. City may make all reasonable decisions with respect to its representation in any legal
<br />proceeding.
<br />8. INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY INDEMNIFICATION
<br />Consultant shall defend and indemnify the City, its officers, agents, representatives, and
<br />employees against any and all liability, including costs, for infringement of any United States' letters
<br />patent, trademark, or copyright infringement, including costs, contained in the work product or
<br />documents provided by Consultant to the City pursuant to this Agreement.
<br />9. RECORDS
<br />Consultant shall keep records and invoices in connection with the work to be performed under
<br />this Agreement. Consultant shall maintain complete and accurate records with respect to the costs
<br />incurred under this Agreement and any services, expenditures, and disbursements charged to the City
<br />for a minimum period of three (3) years, or for any longer period required by law, from the date of final
<br />payment to Consultant under this Agreement. All such records and invoices shall be clearly identifiable.
<br />Consultant shall allow a representative of the City to examine, audit, and make transcripts or copies of
<br />such records and any other documents created pursuant to this Agreement during regular business
<br />hours. Consultant shall allow inspection of all work, data, documents, proceedings, and activities related
<br />to this Agreement for a period of three (3) years from the date of final payment to Consultant under this
<br />Agreement.
<br />10. CONFIDENTIALITY
<br />If Consultant receives from the City information which due to the nature of such information is
<br />reasonably understood to be confidential and/or proprietary, Consultant agrees that it shall not use or
<br />disclose such information except in the performance of this Agreement, and further agrees to exercise
<br />the same degree of care it uses to protect its own information of like importance, but in no event less
<br />than reasonable care. "Confidential Information" shall include all nonpublic information. Confidential
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