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a. Invoices submitted to City must contain a brief description of work
<br />performed, percentage of work completed, percentage of Agreement time used, and percentage
<br />of Agreement amount expended. Payment shall be made within thirty (30) days of receipt of
<br />Consultant's invoice.
<br />b. Upon completion of work and acceptance by City, Consultant shall have
<br />sixty (60) days in which to submit final invoicing for payment. An extension may be granted by
<br />City upon receiving a written request thirty (30) days in advance of said time limitation. The
<br />City shall have no obligation or liability to pay any invoice for work performed which the
<br />Consultant fails or neglects to submit within sixty (60) days, or any extension thereof granted by
<br />the City, after the work is accepted by the City.
<br />6. Sufficiency of Consultant's Work.
<br />a. Services shall be performed by Consultant in accordance with generally
<br />accepted high professional practices and principles, and in a manner consistent with a high level
<br />of care and skill ordinarily exercised under similar conditions by members of Consultant's
<br />profession currently practicing in California. By delivery of completed work, Consultant
<br />certifies that the work conforms to the requirements of this Agreement and all applicable federal,
<br />state and local laws, and a high professional standard of care in California.
<br />b. Consultant is responsible for making an independent evaluation and
<br />judgment of all conditions affecting performance of the work, including without limitation site
<br />conditions, existing facilities, seismic, geologic, soils, hydrologic, geographic, climatic
<br />conditions, applicable federal, state, and local laws and regulations, and all other contingencies
<br />or design 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.
<br />c. Consultant's responsibilities under this section shall not be delegated.
<br />Consultant shall be responsible to the City for acts, errors, or omissions of Consultant's
<br />subconsultants.
<br />d. Whenever the Scope of Work requires or permits review, approval,
<br />conditional approval or disapproval by the City, it is understood that such review, approval,
<br />conditional approval or disapproval is solely for the purposes of administering this Agreement
<br />and determining whether the Consultant is entitled to payment for such work, and shall not be
<br />construed as a waiver of any breach or acceptance by the City of any responsibility, professional
<br />or otherwise, for the work, and shall not relieve the Consultant of responsibility for complying
<br />with the standard of performance or laws, regulations, industry standards, or from liability for
<br />damages caused by negligent acts, errors, omissions, noncompliance with high industry
<br />standards, or the willful misconduct of Consultant.
<br />7. Ownershia of Work. All reports, work data, plans, drawings, specifications,
<br />designs, photographs, images, works of authorship and all other documents completed or
<br />partially completed by Consultant in the performance of this Agreement ("materials") shall
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