18, ENDORSEMENT. Service Provider shall seal and/or stamp and sign professional
documents including drawings, plans, maps, reports, specifications, and other instruments of
service prepared by Service Provider or under its direction as required under the laws of the State
of New Hampshire.
19. ASSIGNMENT, TRANSFER, DELEGATION, OR SUBCONTRACTING. Service Provider shall
not assign, transfer, delegate, or subcontract any rights, obligations, or duties under this contract
without the prior written consent of the City. Any such assignment, transfer, delegation, or
subcontracting without the prior written consent of the City is void. Any consent of the City to
any assignment, transfer, delegation, or subcontracting shall only apply to the incidents
expressed and provided for in the written consent and shall not be deemed to be a consent to any
subsequent assignment, transfer, delegation, or subcontracting. Any such assignment, transfer,
delegation, or subcontract shall require compliance with or shall incorporate all terms and
conditions set forth in this agreement, including all incorporated Exhibits and written
amendments or modifications. Subject to the foregoing provisions, the contract inures to the
benefit of, and is binding upon, the successors and assigns of the parties.
20. Ciry INSPECTION OF CONTRACT MATERIALS, The books, records, documents and
accounting procedures and practices of Service Provider related to this contract shall be subject
to inspection, examination and audit by the City, including, but not limited to, the contracting
agency, the Board of Public Works, Corporation Counsel, and, if applicable, the Comptroller
General of the United States, or any authorized representative of those entities.
21. DISPOSITION OF CONTRACT MATERIALS. Except for pre-existing works and/or other
intellectual property owned by Service Provider, any books, reports, studies, photographs,
negatives or other documents, data, drawings or other materials, including but not limited to
those contained in media of any sort (e.g., electronic, magnetic, digital) prepared by or supplied
to Service Provider in the performance of its obligations under this contract shall be the
exclusive property of the City and all such materials shall be remitted and delivered, at Service
Provider's expense, by Service Provider to the City upon completion, termination, or cancellation
of this contract. Alternatively, if the City provides its written approval to Service Provider, any
books, reports, studies, photographs, negatives or other documents, data, drawings or other
materials including but not limited to those contained in media of any sort (e.g., electronic,
magnetic, digital) prepared by or supplied to Service Provider in the performance of its
obligations under this contract must be retained by Service Provider for a minimum of four years
after final payment is made and all other pending matters are closed. If, at any time during the
retention period, the City, in writing, requests any or all of the materials, then Service Provider
shall promptly remit and deliver the materials to the City. Service Provider shall not use,
willingly allow or cause to have such materials used for any purpose other than the performance
of Service Provider's obligations under this contract without the prior written consent of the City.
Service Provider shall not be responsible for any claims of the use of such materials by the City
for any other purpose than that which is expressly set forth under this Contract.
22. PUBLIC RECORDS LAW, COPYRIGHTS, AND PATENTS. Excluding Services Provider’s
preexisting work or intellectual property, Service Provider expressly agrees that all documents
ever submitted, filed, or deposited with the City by Service Provider (including those remitted to
the City by Service Provider pursuant to paragraph 21), unless designated as confidential by a
specific statue of the State of New Hampshire, shall be treated as public records and shall be
available for inspection and copying by any person, or any governmental entity,
