ARTICLE 13 — PROHIBITED INTERESTS
Contractor shall not allow any officer or employee of the City to have any indirect or direct interest
in this contract or the proceeds of this contract. Contractor warrants that no officer or employee of
the City has any direct or indirect interest, whether contractual, non-contractual, financial or
otherwise, in this contract or in the business of the Contractor. Contractor also warrants that it
presently has no interest and that it will not acquire any interest, direct or indirect, which would
conflict in any manner or degree with the performance of services required to be performed under
this contract. Contractor further warrants that no person having such an interest shall be
employed in the performance of this contract. If any such interest comes to the attention of
Contractor at any time, a full and complete disclosure of the interest shall be immediately made in
writing to the City. If City determines that a conflict exists and was not disclosed to the City, it
may terminate the contract at will or for cause.
ARTICLE 14 — TERMINATION OF THE CONTRACT
4. If the Owner fails to make payment when due or substantially breaches any other
obligation of this Contract, following fifteen days’ written notice to the Owner, the
Contractor may terminate the Contract and recover from the Owner payment for work
executed.
2, The Owner may terminate the contract for cause if the Contractor:
> persistently or repeatedly refuses or fails to supply enough properly skilled workers;
> fails to make payment(s) to Subcontractors for labor or materials in accordance with
the respective agreements between the Contractor and Subcontractors;
> disregards laws, ordinanances, rules, regulations, or orders of any public authority
having jurisdiction; or
> is otherwise guilty of a substantial breach of a provision of the Contract Documents.
3. If the Owner has decided to terminate the contract for cause, the Owner, without prejudice
to any other rights or remedies of the Owner, and after giving the Contractor and the
Contractor's surety, if any, seven days' written notice, shall terminate the employment of
the Contractor and may finish the Work by whatever reasonable method the Owner
may deem expedient.
4. If the Contract has been terminated by the Owner for cause, the Contractor shall not be
entitled to receive further payment until the work is finished. If the unpaid balance of the
Contract Sum exceeds the cost of finishing the Work, such excess shall be paid to the
Contractor. If the cost of finishing the Work exceeds the unpaid balance, the Contractor
shall pay the difference to the Owner. This obligation for payment shall survive
termination of the Contract.
5. The Owner also has the right to terminate this Contract, in whole or in part, without cause,
upon fifteen days’ written notice. As of the date specified in the notice, Contractor shall
stop all performance under this Contract, except as otherwise directed by the Owner,
provide the Owner with a list of all unperformed services, and take such action relative
thereto as Contractor may be directed by the Owner. The Owner agrees to pay for all
work that has been performed and equipment that has been installed or is on order and
the order cannot be cancelled.
ARTICLE 15— MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
1. Neither party to the Contract shall assign the Contract as a whole without written consent
of the other.
2. Tests, inspections and approvals of portions of the Work required by the Contract
Documents or by laws, ordinances, rules, regulations or orders of public authorities having
jurisdiction shall be made at an appropriate time.
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