opportunity for consultation with the City of Nashua prior to the effective date of the termination.
Independent Contractor may terminate the contract on 10 calendar days written notice if, through
no fault of Independent Contractor, the City of Nashua fails to pay Independent Contractor 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, Independent Contractor 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, Independent Contractor shall receive all amounts due and
not previously paid to Independent Contractor 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 Independent Contractor's failure. Independent Contractor 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 Independent Contractor until such time as the exact
amount of damages due to the City of Nashua is determined. All claims for payment by the
Independent Contractor 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 Independent Contractor 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 Independent Contractor 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 Independent Contractor such that Independent Contractor
receives total compensation in the same amount as it would have received in the event of a
termination-at-will.
C. 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 Independent Contractor shall cease conducting business, the City of
Nashua shall have the right to solicit applications for employment from any employee of the
Independent Contractor 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 Independent Contractor's principals, officers, employees, agents,
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