30. No Joint Venture or Other Relationship Created. The relationship
between City and Seller is that solely of a seller and a buyer and no joint venture,
partnership or other relationship is created or implied by the Contract Documents.
31. Fiscal Contingency. All payments under this Contract are contingent upon
the availability to the City of the necessary funds. This contract shall terminate and the
City’s obligations under it shall be extinguished at the end of any fiscal year in which the
City fails to appropriate monies for the ensuing fiscal year sufficient for the performance of
this contract.
Nothing in this Contract shall be construed to provide Seller with a right of payment over
any other entity. Any funds obligated by the City under this Contract that are not paid to
Seller shall automatically revert to the City’s discretionary control upon the completion,
termination, or cancellation of the Contract. The City shall not have any obligation to re-
award or to provide, in any manner, the unexpended funds to Seller, except for those
payments which are owed to the Seller due to amounts incurred by the Seller up to and
including the date it is determined by the City that the necessary funds are not available
(the “Lack of Funding Date”). Operator shall have no claim of any sort to the unexpended
funds following the Lack of Funding Date.
32. 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. Unless otherwise directed by the
City, at all times Seller shall continue performance under the Contract Documents while
matters in dispute are being resolved. If the parties are unable to resolve their dispute as
described above within 30 days, 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.
Should either party to the Contract suffer injury or damage to person or property because
of any act or omission of the party or of any of its employees, agents or others for whose
acts it is legally liable, a claim for damages therefore shall be made in writing to such other
party as soon as practicable after the first observance of such injury or damage.
Duties and obligations imposed by the Contract Documents and the rights and remedies
available thereunder shall be in addition to and not a limitation of any duties, obligations,
rights and remedies otherwise imposed or available by law.