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<br />authorization and receipt and approval of Consultant’s invoice. Total compensation for services
<br />and reimbursement for costs shall not exceed each individual authorization unless parties agree
<br />pursuant to Section 8, below.
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<br />a. Invoices submitted to City must contain a brief description of work performed,
<br />percentage of work completed, percentage of Agreement time used, percentage of Agreement
<br />amount expended and City reference number. Payment shall be made within thirty (30) days of
<br />receipt of Consultant's invoice.
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<br />b. Upon completion of work and acceptance by City, Consultant shall have sixty (60)
<br />days in which to submit final invoicing for payment. An extension may be granted by City upon
<br />receiving a written request thirty (30) days in advance of said time limitation. The City shall
<br />have no obligation or liability to pay any invoice for work performed which the Consultant fails
<br />or neglects to submit within sixty (60) days, or any extension thereof granted by the City, after
<br />the work is accepted by the City.
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<br />6. Sufficiency of Consultant's Work.
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<br />a. Services shall be performed by Consultant in accordance with generally accepted high
<br />professional practices and principles and in a manner consistent with a high level of care and
<br />skill ordinarily exercised under similar conditions by members of Consultant’s profession
<br />currently practicing in California. By delivery of completed work, Consultant certifies that the
<br />work conforms to the requirements of this Agreement and all applicable federal, state and local
<br />laws and a high professional standard of care in California.
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<br />b. Consultant is responsible for making an independent evaluation and judgment of all
<br />conditions affecting performance of the work, including without limitation site conditions,
<br />existing facilities, seismic, geologic, soils, hydrologic, geographic, climatic conditions,
<br />applicable federal, state, and local laws and regulations, and all other contingencies or design
<br />considerations. Data, calculations, opinions, reports, investigations, and other similar
<br />information provided by the City relating to site, local, or other conditions is not warranted or
<br />guaranteed, either expressly or implied, by the City.
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<br />c. Consultant’s responsibilities under this section shall not be delegated. Consultant shall
<br />be responsible to the City for acts, errors, or omissions of Consultant’s subconsultants.
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<br />d. Whenever the scope of work requires or permits review, approval, conditional
<br />approval or disapproval by the City, it is understood that such review, approval, conditional
<br />approval or disapproval is solely for the purposes of administering this Agreement and
<br />determining whether the Consultant is entitled to payment for such work, and not be construed as
<br />a waiver of any breach or acceptance by the City of any responsibility, professional or otherwise,
<br />for the work, and does not relieve the Consultant of responsibility for complying with the
<br />standard of performance or laws, regulations, industry standards, or from liability for damages
<br />caused by negligent acts, errors, omissions, noncompliance with high industry standards, or the
<br />willful misconduct of Consultant.
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<br />7. Ownership of Work. All reports, work data, plans, drawings, specifications, designs,
<br />photographs, images, works of authorship and all other documents completed or partially
<br />Docusign Envelope ID: 6A1953D7-AA21-453E-B983-C0543A163B48Docusign Envelope ID: 81306241-FC44-4C74-A50B-1DEA12A58AFF
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