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PLEASANTON PERMIT CENTER REMODEL PROJECT PLEASANTON, CA 8. Independent Contractor. The Contractor is an independent contractor retained by the City to perform the work described herein and is solely responsible for all acts of its employees, agents, or subcontractors, including any negligent acts or omissions. All personnel employed by the Contractor, including subcontractors, and personnel of said subcontractors, are not and shall not be employees of the City. Contractor shall have no authority, express or implied, to act on behalf of the City as an agent, or to bind the City to any obligation whatsoever, unless the City provides prior written authorization to Contractor. For each subcontractor performing any portion of the Work for this Project, the Contractor shall include a provision in the subcontract documents incorporating by reference the requirements of these Contract Documents, to require the subcontractor to comply with the requirements of these Contract Documents as related to the portion of the work performed by the subcontractor. This requirement shall specifically include: indemnification of the City, business tax compliance, insurance, and nondiscrimination and compliance with law. 9. Conflicts of Interest Contractor (including its employees, agents, and subcontractors) shall not maintain or acquire any direct or indirect interest that conflicts with the performance of this Contract. In the event that Contractor maintains or acquires such a conflicting interest, any contract (including this Contract) involving Contractor's conflicting interest may be terminated by the City. 10. Assignment of Contract Documents The Contract Documents, and any portion thereof, shall not be assigned or transferred, nor shall any of the Contractor's duties be delegated, without the written consent of the City. Any attempt to assign or delegate the Contract Documents without the written consent of the City shall be void and of no force or effect. Consent by the City to one assignment shall not be deemed to be consent to any subsequent assignment. 11. Notices All notices or demands which the Contract Documents contemplates or requires shall be in writing and shall be delivered to the respective party as set forth in this section. Communications shall be deemed to be effective on the first to occur of: (a) actual receipt by a party's Authorized Representative; (b) actual receipt at the address designated below; or (c) three working days following the deposit in the United States Mail of registered or certified mail, sent to the address designated below. The Authorized Representative of either party may modify their respective contact information identified in this section by providing notice to the other party. To CITY: To CONTRACTOR: James W. Gotcher 200 Old Bernal Avenue (Box 520) Pleasanton, Ca 94566 AGREEMENT 00520 Page 4 of 5