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1.3 "Participating Entity" is any city,town, county or the City and County of San Francisco located within ABAG's geographical boundaries that adopt this Agreement. 1.4 "Participating Contractor" is any contractor that has agreed to, and abides, by the terms and conditions of the PACE Provider's contractor standards. 1.5 "Property Assessed Clean Energy(PACE) Financing" is a means of financing distributed generation, renewable energy sources, energy and water efficiency improvements, electric vehicle charging infrastructure and other improvements deemed eligible by the California legislature that will be permanently affixed to real property, whereby the funds provided to pay for the improvements are repaid through contractual assessments and/or special taxes, utilizing either California Assembly Bill 811 (Levine, 2008) ("AB 811"), which amended §§5898.10-5899.3 of the California Streets and Highways Code; or California Senate Bill 555 (Hancock, 2011) ("SB 555"), which amended certain portions of§§53311-53368.3 of the California Government Code and each as subsequently amended. 1.6 "Work" as defined throughout this Agreement is the collaborative, non- competitive, effort between the PACE Provider and ABAG to support the citizens of ABAG member jurisdictions in completing water, energy efficiency upgrades, and the installation of renewable energy generating improvements. 2 Scope of Work/Collaboration. 2.1 PACE Provider's Specified Services. The PACE Provider will offer and provide Property Assessed Clean Energy Financing under the requirements of AB 811 and/or SB 555. 2.2 Performance Standard. PACE Provider shall perform all work hereunder in a manner consistent with the level of competency and standard of care normally observed by an organization administering a Property Assessed Clean Energy financing program pursuant to California Assembly Bill 811 and/or California Senate Bill 555. ABAG has relied upon the professional ability and expertise of PACE Provider as a material inducement to enter into this Agreement. PACE Provider hereby agrees to provide all services under this Agreement in accordance with generally accepted professional practices and standards of care, as well as the requirements of applicable federal, state and local laws. If ABAG is concerned that any of PACE Provider's work is not in accordance with the level of competency and standard of care described herein, ABAG shall have the right to do any or all of the following: (a) require PACE Provider to Regional Collaborative Services Agreement for PACE Financing—ABAG and [PACE Provider] Page 3 of 15