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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