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5. CONSULTANT CONTRACTS AND THE CONTRACT ADMINISTRATOR (a) As of the effective date of this Agreement, the Contract Administrator is Zone 7. The Contract Administrator will enter into contracts on behalf of the Funding Partners represented on the Steering Committee with consultant(s) selected by the Steering Committee to achieve the purposes of this Agreement. At any time, the Steering Committee may appoint a new Contract Administrator and the consultant agreement(s) entered into by the then-existing Contract Administrator will be assigned to the new Contract Administrator, without amending this Agreement. Upon the appointment of a new Contract Administrator and the assignment of the consultant contract(s), the prior Contract Administrator will be relieved from any and all further responsibility, obligation andlor liabilities as the Contract Administrator under such contract(s) and will be entitled to payment from the Funding Partners represented on the Steering Committee for all costs and expenses incurred up to the point of contract assignment(s). (b) The Contract Administrator will only enter into contracts that are consistent with this Agreement and have been approved by the Steering Committee. The EACCS Coordinator shall manage and direct the consultants retained by the Contract Administrator. The Contract Administrator will not provide direction to the consultants that are inconsistent with or in addition to the direction given by the EACCS Coordinator. (c) In the event the Contract Administrator must hire counsel to prosecute or defend any claim, liability or cause of action resulting from or arising out of the contract, the Contract Administrator shall suggest to the Steering Committee the Contract Administrator's preference for counsel for and in such action. The Steering Committee shall select and approve that counsel or other counsel suggested by another Funding Partner represented on the Steering Committee to act as counsel for such action. Prior to or concurrent with the selection of counsel by the Steering Committee, a Litigation Agreement among the Funding Partners represented on the Steering Committee shall be negotiated. The Litigation Agreement shall include but not be limited to terms establishing (1) the respective roles and rights of the Contract Administrator and the Funding Partners represented on the Steering Committee, (2) the process for decision making, (3) management of counsel, (4) the legal budget, (5) monetary contributions of