30. SEVERABILITY GC--13
31. MODIFICATION OF CONTRACT AND ENTIRE AGREEMENT GC--13
32. CHOICE OF LAW AND VENUE GC--13
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General Terms and Conditions
iF DEFINITIONS. Unless otherwise required by the context, "Professional Engineer”, and its
successors, transferees and assignees (together “Professional Engineer”) includes any of the
Professional Engineer's consultants, sub consultants, contractors, and subcontractors
2. PROFESSIONAL ENGINEER STATUS. The parties agree that Professional Engineer shall
have the status of and shall perform all work under this contract as a Professional Engineer,
maintaining control over all its consultants, sub consultants, contractors, or subcontractors. The
only contractual relationship created by this contract is between the City of Nashua and
Professional Engineer, and nothing in this contract shall create any contractual relationship
between the City of Nashua and Professional Engineer's consultants, sub consultants,
contractors, or subcontractors. The parties also agree that Professional Engineer is not a City of
Nashua employee and that there shall be no:
(1) Withholding of income taxes by the City of Nashua:
(2) Industrial insurance coverage provided by the City of Nashua;
(3) Participation in group insurance plans which may be available to employees of
the City of Nashua;
(4) Participation or contributions by either the Professional Engineer or the City
of Nashua to the public employee’s retirement system;
(5) Accumulation of vacation leave or sick leave provided by the City of Nashua;
(6) Unemployment compensation coverage provided by the City of Nashua.
3. STANDARD OF CaRE. Professional Engineer shall be responsible for the professional
quality, technical accuracy, timely completion, and coordination of all work performed under
this contract. Professional Engineer warrants that all work shall be performed with the degree of
professional skill, care, diligence, and sound practices and judgment that are normally exercised
by recognized professional firms with respect to services of a similar nature. It shall be the duty
of Professional Engineer to assure at its own expense that all work is technically sound and in
conformance with all applicable federal, state, and local laws, statutes, regulations, ordinances,
orders, or other requirements. In addition to all other rights which the City of Nashua may have,
Professional Engineer shall, at its own expense and without additional compensation, re-perform
work to correct or revise any deficiencies, omissions, or errors in the work or the product of the
work or which result from Professional Engineer's failure to perform in accordance with this
standard of care. Any approval by the City of Nashua of any products or services furnished or
used by Professional Engineer shall not in any way relieve Professional Engineer of the
responsibility for professional and technical accuracy and adequacy of its work. City of Nashua
review, approval, or acceptance of, or payment for any of Professional Engineer's work under
this contract shall not operate as a waiver of any of the City of Nashua's rights or causes of action
under this contract, and Professional Engineer shall be and remain liable in accordance with the
terms of the contract and applicable law.
Professional Engineer shall furnish competent and skilled personnel to perform the work under
this contract. The City of Nashua reserves the right to approve key personnel assigned by
Professional Engineer to perform work under this contract. Approved key personnel shall not be
taken off of the project by Professional Engineer without the prior written approval of the City of
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Nashua, except in the event of termination of employment. Professional Engineer shall, if
requested to do so by the City of Nashua, remove from the job any personnel whom the City of
Nashua determines to be incompetent, dishonest, or uncooperative.
4. CiTy OF NASHUA REPRESENTATIVE. The City of Nashua may designate a City of
Nashua representative for this contract. If designated, all notices, project materials, requests by
Professional Engineer, and any other communication about the contract shall be addressed or be
delivered to the City of Nashua Representative.
5. CHANGES TO SCOPE OF WorRK. The City of Nashua may, at any time, by written order,
make changes to the general scope, character, or cost of this contract and in the services or work
to be performed, either increasing or decreasing the scope, character, or cost of Professional
Engineer's performance under the contract. Professional Engineer shall provide to the City of
Nashua within 10 calendar days, a written proposal for accomplishing the change. The proposal
for a change shall provide enough detail, including personnel hours for each sub-task and cost
breakdowns of tasks, for the City of Nashua to be able to adequately analyze the proposal. The
City of Nashua will then determine in writing if Professional Engineer should proceed with any
or all of the proposed change. If the change causes an increase or a decrease in Professional
Engineer's cost or time required for performance of the contract as a whole, an equitable
adjustment shall be made and the contract accordingly modified in writing. Any claim of
Professional Engineer for adjustment under this clause shall be asserted in writing within 30 days
of the date the City of Nashua notified Professional Engineer of the change.
When Professional Engineer seeks changes, Professional Engineer shall, before any work
commences, estimate their effect on the cost of the contract and on its schedule and notify the
City of Nashua in writing of the estimate. The proposal for a change shall provide enough detail,
including
personnel hours for each sub-task and cost breakdowns of tasks, for the City of Nashua to be able
to adequately analyze the proposal. The City of Nashua will then determine in writing if
Professional Engineer should proceed with any or all of the proposed change.
Except as provided in this paragraph, Professional Engineer shall implement no change unless
the City of Nashua in writing approves the change. Unless otherwise agreed to in writing, the
provisions of this contract shall apply to all changes. The City of Nashua may provide verbal
approval of a change when the City of Nashua, in its sole discretion, determines that time is
critical or public health and safety are of concern. Any verbal approval shall be confirmed in
writing as soon as practicable. Any change undertaken without prior City of Nashua approval
shall not be compensated and is, at the City of Nashua's election, sufficient reason for contract
termination.
6. City OF NASHUA COOPERATION. ‘The City of Nashua agrees that its personnel will
cooperate with Professional Engineer in the performance of its work under this contract and that
such personnel will be available to Professional Engineer for consultation at reasonable times
and after being given sufficient advance notice that will prevent conflict with their other
responsibilities. The City of Nashua also agrees to provide Professional Engineer with access to
City of Nashua records in a reasonable time and manner and to schedule items that require action
by the Board of Public Works and Finance Committee in a timely manner. The City of Nashua
and Professional Engineer also agree to attend all meetings called by the City of Nashua or
Professional Engineer to discuss the work under the Contract, and that Professional Engineer
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may elect to conduct and record such meetings and shall later distribute prepared minutes of the
meeting to the City of Nashua.
7. DISCOVERY OF CONFLICTS, ERRORS, OMISSIONS, AMBIGUITIES, OR DISCREPANCIES.
Professional Engineer warrants that it has examined all contract documents, has brought all
conflicts, errors, discrepancies, and ambiguities to the attention of the City of Nashua in writing,
and has concluded that the City of Nashua's resolution of each matter is satisfactory to
Professional Engineer. All future questions Professional Engineer may have concerning
interpretation or clarification of this contract shall be submitted in writing to the City of Nashua
within 10 calendar days of their arising. The writing shall state clearly and in full detail the basis
for Professional Engineer's question or position. The City of Nashua representative shall render
a decision within 15 calendar days. The City of Nashua's decision on the matter is final. Any
work affected by a conflict, error, omission, or discrepancy which has been performed by
Professional Engineer prior to having received the City of Nashua's resolution shall be at
Professional Engineer's risk and expense. At all times, Professional Engineer shall carry on the
work under this contract and maintain and complete work in accordance with the requirements of
the contract or determination of the City of Nashua. Professional Engineer is responsible for
requesting clarification or interpretation and is solely liable for any cost or expense arising from
its failure to do so.
8. TERMINATION OF CONTRACT
A. TERMINATION, ABANDONMENT, OR SUSPENSION AT WILL. ‘he City of Nashua,
in its sole discretion, shall have the right to terminate, abandon, or suspend all or part of the
project and contract at will. If the City of Nashua chooses to terminate, abandon, or suspend all
or part of the project, it shall provide Professional Engineer 10 day’s written notice of its intent
to do so.
If all or part of the project is suspended for more than 90 days, the suspension shall be treated as
a termination at will of all or part of the project and contract.
Upon receipt of notice of termination, abandonment, or suspension at will, Professional Engineer
shall:
1. Immediately discontinue work on the date and to the extent specified in the notice.
2. Place no further orders or subcontracts for materials, services, or facilities, other
than as may be necessary or required for completion of such portion of work under
the contract that is not terminated.
3. Immediately make every reasonable effort to obtain cancellation upon terms
satisfactory to the City of Nashua of all orders or subcontracts to the extent they
relate to the performance of work terminated, abandoned, or suspended under the
notice, assign to the City of Nashua any orders or subcontracts specified in the
notice, and revoke agreements specified in the notice.
4. Not resume work after the effective date of a notice of suspension until receipt of a
written notice from the City of Nashua to resume performance.
In the event of a termination, abandonment, or suspension at will, Professional Engineer shall
receive all amounts due and not previously paid to Professional Engineer for work satisfactorily
completed in accordance with the contract prior to the date of the notice and compensation for
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work thereafter completed as specified in the notice. No amount shall be allowed or paid for
anticipated profit on unperformed services or other unperformed work.
B. TERMINATION FOR CAUSE. This agreement may be terminated by the City of Nashua on
10 calendar day’s written notice to Professional Engineer in the event of a failure by Professional
Engineer to adhere to any or all the terms and conditions of the contract or for failure to
satisfactorily, in the sole opinion of the City of Nashua, to complete or make sufficient progress
on the work in a timely and professional manner. Professional Engineer shall be given an
opportunity for consultation with the City of Nashua prior to the effective date of the
termination. Professional Engineer may terminate the contract on 10 calendar days written
notice if, through no fault of Professional Engineer, the City of Nashua fails to pay Professional
Engineer for 45 days after the date of approval by the City of Nashua of any Application for
Payment.
Upon receipt of notice of termination for cause, Professional Engineer shall:
1. Immediately discontinue work on the date and to the extent specified in the
notice,
2. Provide the City of Nashua with a list of all unperformed services.
3. Place no further orders or sub-contracts for materials, services, or facilities, other
than as may be necessary or required for completion of such portion of work
under the contract that is not terminated.
4, Immediately make every reasonable effort to obtain cancellation upon terms
satisfactory to the City of Nashua of all orders or sub contracts to the extent they
relate to the performance of work terminated, abandoned, or suspended under the
notice, assign to the City of Nashua any orders or sub contracts specified in the
notice, and revoke agreements specified in the notice.
5. Not resume work after the effective date of a notice of termination unless and
until receipt of a written notice from the City of Nashua to resume performance.
In the event of a termination for cause, Professional Engineer shall receive all amounts due and
not previously paid to Professional Engineer for work satisfactorily completed in accordance
with the contract prior to the date of the notice, less all previous payments. No amount shall be
allowed or paid for anticipated profit on unperformed services or other unperformed work. Any
such payment may be adjusted to the extent of any additional costs occasioned to the City of
Nashua by reasons of Professional Engineer's failure. Professional Engineer shall not be relieved
of liability to the City of Nashua for damages sustained from the failure, and the City of Nashua
may withhold any payment to the Professional Engineer until such time as the exact amount of
damages due to the City of Nashua is determined. All claims for payment by the Professional
Engineer must be submitted to the City of Nashua within 30 days of the effective date of the
notice of termination.
If after termination for the failure of Professional Engineer to adhere to any of the terms and
conditions of the contract or for failure to satisfactorily, in the sole opinion of the City of
Nashua, to complete or make sufficient progress on the work in.a timely and professional
manner, it is determined that Professional Engineer had not so failed, the termination shall be
deemed to have been a termination at will. In that event, the City of Nashua shall, if necessary,
make an adjustment in the compensation paid to Professional Engineer such that Professional
Engineer receives total compensation in the same amount as it would have received in the event
of a termination-at-will.
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On GENERAL PROVISIONS FOR TERMINATION. Upon termination of the contract,
the City of Nashua may take over the work and prosecute it to completion by agreement with
another party or otherwise. In the event Professional Engineer shall cease conducting business,
the City of Nashua shall have the right to solicit applications for employment from any employee
of the Professional Engineer assigned to the performance of the contract.
Neither party shall be considered in default of the performance of its obligations hereunder to the
extent that performance of such obligations is prevented or delayed by any cause, existing or
future, which is beyond the reasonable control of such party. Delays arising from the actions or
inactions of one or more of Professional Engineer's principals, officers, employees, agents,
subcontractors, consultants, vendors, or suppliers are expressly recognized to be within
Professional Engineer's control.
9. DISPUTE RESOLUTION. The parties shall attempt to resolve any dispute related to this
contract as follows, Either party shall provide to the other party, in writing and with full
documentation to verify and substantiate its decision, its stated position concerning the dispute.
No dispute shall be considered submitted and no dispute shall be valid under this provision
unless and until the submitting party has delivered the written statement of its position and full
documentation to the other party. The parties shall then attempt to resolve the dispute through
good faith efforts and negotiation between the City of Nashua Representative and a Professional
Engineer Representative. At all times, Professional Engineer shall carry on the work under this
contract and maintain and complete work in accordance with the requirements of the contract or
determination or direction of the City of Nashua. If the parties are unable to resolve their dispute
as described above within 30 days, the parties may request that the dispute be submitted to the
Board of Public Works for resolution. If the parties are dissatisfied with the decision of the
Board of Public Works, the parties’ reserve the right to pursue any available legal and/or
equitable remedies for any breaches of this contract except as that right may be limited by the
terms of this contract.
10. NO DAMAGES FOR DELAY. Apart from a written extension of time, no payment,
compensation, or adjustment of any kind shall be made to Professional Engineer for damages
because of hindrances or delays in the progress of the work from any cause, and Professional
Engineer agrees to accept in full satisfaction of such hindrances and delays any extension of time
that the City of Nashua may provide.
11. INSURANCE. Professional Engineer shall carry and maintain in effect during the
performance of services under this contract:
> General Liability insurance in the amount of $1,000,000 per occurrence; $2,000,000
aggregate;
> $1,000,000 Combined Single Limit Automobile Liability;
*Coverage must include all owned, non-owned and hired vehicles.
> $1,000,000 Profession Liability;
> and Workers' Compensation Coverage in compliance with the State of New Hampshire
statutes, $100,000/$500,000/$100,000.
Professional Engineer shall maintain in effect at all times during the performance under this
contract all specified insurance coverage with insurers. None of the requirements as to types and
limits to be maintained by Professional Engineer are intended to and shall not in any manner
limit or qualify the liabilities and obligations assumed by Professional Engineer under this
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: — ARPA ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES
Senior FEMA Public Assistance Specialist | Brenda Matthews
Brenda has an array of expenence working alongside disaster recovery programs, starting in 2005 where
she worked with a prime contractor for the State of Louisiana following Hurricane Katrina. Her |5 years
of experience includes working on FEMA Public Assistance grant programs, Community Development
Block Grant Recovery projects, and Hazard Mitigation Grant Programs following presidentially declared
_ disasters Hurricanes Rita and Maria. She has strong experence in the federal grarit application process
| and grant management. Brenda is skilled in monitoring all aspects of the PA and HMGP grant programs
from application to closeout, and works with homeowners, contractors, and local, state, and federal staff
to effectively and efficiently secure individual mitigation projects. Recently, Brenda worked in Puerto Rico
on Hurnicane Maria under the FEMA PA contract to conduct site inspections, formulate Damage Description and Dimensions (DDD)
and Statements of Work (SOW), formulate project descriptions using Grant Manager, and manage applicants.
Outreach Coordinator| Tessa Hartley
y Tessa brings vast expenence in project management, GIS analytics, research, and data analysis to the
Metric team, She specializes in geographic and demographic analysis of urban areas. Her work history
highlights roles of increasing responsibility where she gained experience in designing and implementing
long-term resilience efforts. Most recently, she supported the City of Lowell, Massachusetts in policy
development to support their COVID-19 response and recovery efforts. Prior to this engagement, Tessa
served as Public Policy and Rental Program Coordinator for the Greater New Orleans Housing Alliance,
In this role, she facilitated all activities regarding Outreach and Advocacy, Rental Housing and Emergency
Preparedness Committees for an affordable housing coalition, working at the intersection of the
nonprofft, public, and private sectors, Her experience in housing advocacy makes Tessa uniquely suited
to aid households facing risk of homelessness by connecting households in need with supportive services to help see them through
the COVID-19 pandemic with a roof over their heads. Tessa is a skilled communicator and stakeholder manager who is well versed
in project management, research, data analysis and presenting her findings. Tessa is a results-oriented professional with several years’
experience in CDBG-DR Action Plan and unmet needs assessment development, emergency preparedness, and housing advocacy
programs.
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contract. The City of Nashua shall not maintain any insurance on behalf of Professional
Engineer. Subcontractors are subject to the same insurance requirements as Professional
Engineer and it shall be the Professional Engineer’s responsibility to ensure compliance of this
requirement.
Professional Engineer will provide the City of Nashua with certificates of insurance for
coverage as listed below and endorsements affecting coverage required by the contract within ten
calendar days after the City of Nashua issues the notice of award. The City of Nashua requires
thirty days written notice of cancellation or material change in coverage. The certificates and
endorsements for each insurance policy must be signed by a person authorized by the insurer and
who is licensed by the State of New Hampshire. General Liability, and Auto Liability policies
must name the City of Nashua as an additional insured and reflect on the certificate of
insurance. Professional Engineer is responsible for filing updated certificates of insurance with
the City of Nashua's Risk Management Department during the life of the contract.
= All deductibles and self-insured retentions shall be fully disclosed in the certificate(s) of
insurance.
= If aggregate limits of less than $2,000,000 are imposed on bodily injury and property
damage, Professional Engineer must maintain umbrella liability insurance of at least
$1,000,000. All aggregates must be fully disclosed on the required certificate of
insurance.
= The specified insurance requirements do not relieve Professional. Engineer of its
responsibilities or limit the amount of its liability to the City of Nashua or other persons,
and Professional Engineer is encouraged to purchase such additional insurance, as it
deems necessary.
= The insurance provided herein is primary, and no insurance held or owned by the City of
Nashua shall be called upon to contribute to a loss.
= Professional Engineer is responsible for and required to remedy all damage or loss to any
property, including property of the City of Nashua, caused in whole or part by
Professional Engineer or anyone employed, directed, or supervised by Professional
Engineer.
12. INDEMNIFICATION Regardless of any coverage provided by any insurance, Professional
Engineer agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the City of Nashua, its agents, officials,
employees and authorized representatives and their employees from and against any and all suits,
causes of action, legal or administrative proceedings, arbitrations, claims, demands, damages,
liabilities, interest, attorney’s fees, costs and expenses of any kind or nature in any manner
caused, occasioned, or contributed to in whole or in part by reason of any negligent act,
omission, or fault or willful misconduct, whether active or passive, of Professional Engineer or
of anyone acting under its direction or control or on its behalf in connection with or incidental to
the performance of this contract. Professional Engineer’s indemnity, defense and hold harmless
obligations, or portions thereof, shall not apply to liability caused by the sole negligence or
willful misconduct of the party indemnified or held harmless.
13. FISCAL CONTINGENCY. All payments under this contract are contingent upon the
availability to the City of Nashua of the necessary funds. This contract shall terminate and the
City of Nashua's obligations under it shall be extinguished at the end of any fiscal year in which
the City of Nashua fails to appropriate monies for the ensuing fiscal year sufficient for the
performance of this contract.
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Nothing in this contract shall be construed to provide Professional Engineer with a right of
payment over any other entity. Any funds obligated by the City of Nashua under this contract
that are not paid to Professional Engineer shall automatically revert to the City of Nashua’s
discretionary control upon the completion, termination, or cancellation of the agreement. The
City of Nashua shall not have any obligation to re-award or to provide, in any manner, the
unexpended funds to Professional Engineer. Professional Engineer shall have no claim of any
sort to the unexpended funds.
14. | COMPENSATION. Review by the City of Nashua of Professional Engineer's submitted
monthly invoice forms and progress reports for payment will be promptly accomplished by the
City of Nashua. If there is insufficient information, the City of Nashua may require Professional
Engineer to submit additional information, Unless the City of Nashua, in its sole discretion,
decides otherwise, the City of Nashua shall pay Professional Engineer in full within 30 days of
approval of the submitted monthly invoice forms and progress reports.
15, COMPLIANCE WITH APPLICABLE LAWS. Professional Engineer, at all times, shall fully
and completely comply with all applicable local, state and federal laws, statutes, regulations,
ordinances, orders, or requirements of any sort in carrying out the obligations of this contract,
including, but not limited to, all federal, state, and local accounting procedures and requirements,
all immigration and naturalization laws, and the Americans With Disabilities Act. Professional
Engineer shall, throughout the period services are to be performed under this contract, monitor
‘for any changes to the applicable laws, statutes, regulations, ordinances, orders, or requirements,
shall promptly notify the City of Nashua in writing of any changes to the same relating to or
affecting this contract, and shall submit detailed documentation of any effect of the change in
terms of both time and cost of performing the contract.
16. | NONDISCRIMINATION, If applicable or required under any federal or state law, statute,
regulation, order, or other requirement, Professional Engineer agrees to the following terms.
Professional Engineer will not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment
because of physical or mental handicap in regard to any position for which the employee or
applicant for employment is qualified. Professional Engineer agrees to take affirmative action to
employ, advance in employment, or to otherwise treat qualified, handicapped individuals without
discrimination based upon physical or mental handicap in all employment practices, including
but not limited to the following: employment, upgrading, demotion, transfer, recruitment,
advertising, layoff, termination, rates of pay, or other forms of compensation and selection for
training, including apprenticeship.
Without limitation of the foregoing, Professional Engineer's attention is directed to 41 C.F.R. §
60-1.4, and the clause entitled "Equal Opportunity Clause" which, by reference, is incorporated
into this contract, to 41 C.F.R. § 60-250 et seq. and the clause entitled "Affirmative Action
Obligations of Professional Engineers and Subcontractor for Disabled Veterans and Veterans of
the Vietnam Era," which, by reference, is incorporated in this contract, and to 41 C.F.R. § 60-471
and the clause entitled “Affirmative Action. Obligations of Professional Engineers and
Subcontractors for Handicapped Workers," which, by this reference, is incorporated in this
contract.
Professional Engineer agrees to assist disadvantaged business enterprises in obtaining business
opportunities by identifying and encouraging disadvantaged suppliers, consultants, and sub
consultants to participate to the extent possible, consistent with their qualification, quality of
work, and obligation of Professional Engineer under this contract.
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In connection with the performance of work under this contract, Professional Engineer agrees not
to discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, creed, color,
national origin, sex, age, or sexual orientation. This agreement includes, but is not limited to, the
following: employment, upgrading, demotion or transfer, recruitment or recruitment advertising,
layoff or termination, rates of pay or other forms of compensation, and selection for training,
including apprenticeship.
Professional Engineer agrees, if applicable, to insert these provisions in all subcontracts, except
for subcontracts for standard commercial supplies or raw materials. Any violation of any
applicable provision by Professional Engineer shall constitute a material breach of the contract.
17. FEDERAL SUBCONTRACTING REQUIREMENTS. If Professional Engineer awards a
subcontract under this contract, Professional Engineer, if applicable, shall use the following
alternative steps:
A. Using the services of the Small Business Administration and the Minority
Business Development Agency of the United States Department of
Commerce, as appropriate; and
B. Requiring. the subcontractor, if it awards subcontracts, to take the
affirmative steps set forth in paragraph A.
If applicable, Professional Engineer agrees to complete and submit to the City of Nashua a
Minority Business Enterprise/Woman Business Enterprise (MBE/WBE) Utilization Report
(Standard Form 334) within 30. days after the end of each fiscal quarter until the end of the
contract.
18. | ENDORSEMENT. Professional Engineer shall seal and/or stamp and sign professional
documents including drawings, plans, maps, reports, specifications, and other instruments of
service prepared by Professional Engineer or under its direction as required under the laws of the
State of New Hampshire.
19. ASSIGNMENT, TRANSFER, DELEGATION, OR SUBCONTRACTING. Professional Engineer
shall not assign, transfer, delegate, or subcontract any rights, obligations, or duties under this
contract without the prior written consent of the City of Nashua. Any such assignment, transfer,
delegation, or subcontracting without the prior written consent of the City of Nashua is void.
Any consent of the City of Nashua to any assignment, transfer, delegation, or subcontracting
shall only apply to the incidents expressed and provided for in the written consent and shall not
be deemed to be a consent to any subsequent assignment, transfer, delegation, or subcontracting.
Any such assignment, transfer, delegation, or subcontract shall require compliance with or shall
incorporate all terms and conditions set forth in this agreement, including all incorporated
Exhibits and written amendments or modifications. Subject to the foregoing provisions, the
contract inures to the benefit of, and is binding upon, the successors and assigns of the parties.
20. CiTY INSPECTION OF CONTRACT MATERIALS. The books, records, documents and
accounting procedures and practices of Professional Engineer related to this contract shall be
subject to inspection, examination and audit by the City of Nashua, including, but not limited to,
the contracting agency, the Board of Public Works, Corporation Counsel, and, if applicable, the
Comptroller General of the United States, or any authorized representative of those entities.
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