30. SEVERABILITY. in the event that any provision of this contract is rendered invalid or unenforceable by
any valid act of Congress or of the New Hampshire legislature or any court of competent jurisdiction,
or is found to be in violation of state statutes or regulations, the invalidity or unenforceability of any
particular provision of this contract shall not affect any other provision, the contract shall be construed
as if such invalid or unenforceable provisions were omitted, and the parties may renegotiate the
invalid or unenforceable provisions for sole purpose of rectifying the invalidity or unenforceability.
31. MODIFICATION OF CONTRACT AND ENTIRE AGREEMENT. This contract constitutes the entire contract
between the City and Contractor. The parties shall not be bound by or be liable for any statement,
representation, promise, inducement, or understanding of any kind or nature not set forth in this
contract. No changes, amendments, or modifications of any terms or conditions of the contract shall
be valid unless reduced to writing and signed by both parties.
32. CHOICE OF LAW AND VENUE. ‘This contract shall be governed exclusively by the laws of the State
of New Hampshire and any claim or action brought relating to this contract, the work performed or
contracted to be performed thereunder, or referable in anyway thereto shall be brought in Hillsborough
County (New Hampshire) Superior Court Southern Judicial District or in the New Hampshire 9th Circuit
Court—Nashua and not elsewhere.
33. HUD Administrative Requirements
A. Hatch Act - The Contractor agrees that no funds provided, nor personnel employed under this
Contract, shall be in any way or to any extent engaged in the conduct of political activities in
violation of Chapter 15 of Title V United States Code.
B. Lobbying - The Contractor hereby certifies that:
1.
No Federal appropriated funds it has received or will receive have been paid or willl be paid, by or on
behalf of it, to any person for influencing or attempting to influence an officer or employee of any
agency, a Member of Congress, an officer or employee of Congress, or an employee of a Member of
Congress in connection with the awarding of any Federal contract, the making of any Federal grant,
the making of any Federal loan, the entering into of any cooperative agreement, and the extension,
continuation, renewal, amendment, or modification of any Federal contract, grant, loan, or
cooperative agreement;
lf any funds other than Federal appropriated funds have been paid or will! be paid to any person for
influencing or attempting to influence an officer or employee of any agency, a Member of Congress,
an officer or employee of Congress, or an employee of a Member of Congress in connection with this
Federal contract, grant, loan, or cooperative agreement, it will complete and submit Standard Form-
LLL, "Disclosure Form to Report Lobbying,” in accordance with its instructions; and
It will require that the following language of be included in the award documents for all sub awards at
all tiers (including subcontracts, sub grants, and contracts under grants, loans, and cooperative
agreemeni(s) and that all Contractor(s) shall certify and disclose accordingly as follows:
Lobbying Certification - This certification is a material representation of fact upon which reliance
was placed when this transaction was made or entered into. Submission of this certification is a
prerequisite for making or entering into this transaction imposed by section 1352, title 31, U.S.
Code. Any person who fails to file the required certification shall be subject to a civil penalty of not
less than $10,000 and not more than $100,000 for each such failure.
C. Religious Organization - The Contractor agrees that funds provided under this Agreement will not be
utilized for religious activities, to promote religious interests, or for the benefit of a religious organization in
accordance with the Federal regulations specified in 24 CFR 570.2000).
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