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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.
CITY INSPECTION OF CONTRACT MATERIALS The books, records, documents and accounting
procedures and practices of Independent Contractor related to this contract shall be subject to
inspection, examination and audit by the City of Nashua, including, but not limited to, the
contracting agency, the Board of Aldermen, Corporation Counsel, and, if applicable, the
Comptroller General of the United States, or any authorized representative of those entities.
DISPOSITION OF CONTRACT MATERIALS 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 Independent
Contractor in the performance of its obligations under this contract shall be the exclusive property
of the City of Nashua and all such materials shall be remitted and delivered, at Independent
Contractor's expense, by Independent Contractor to the City of Nashua upon completion,
termination, or cancellation of this contract. Alternatively, if the City of Nashua provides its written
approval to Independent Contractor, 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 Independent Contractor
in the performance of its obligations under this contract must be retained by Independent Contractor
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 of Nashua, in writing, requests any or all of the
materials, then Independent Contractor shall promptly remit and deliver the materials, at
Independent Contractor's expense, to the City of Nashua. Independent Contractor shall not use,
willingly allow or cause to have such materials used for any purpose other than the performance of
Independent Contractor's obligations under this contract without the prior written consent of the
City of Nashua.
PUBLIC RECORDS LAW, COPYRIGHTS, AND PATENTS Independent Contractor expressly agrees
that all documents ever submitted, filed, or deposited with the City of Nashua by Independent
Contractor (including those remitted to the City of Nashua by Independent Contractor pursuant to
paragraph 20), 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.
No 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 Independent Contractor in the performance of its
obligations under this contract shall be the subject of any application for a copyright or patent by
or on behalf of Independent Contractor. The City of Nashua shall have the right to reproduce any
such materials.
Independent Contractor expressly and indefinitely waives all of its nghts to bring, including but
not limited to, by way of complaint, interpleader, intervention, or any third party practice, any
claims, demands, suits, actions, judgments, or executions, for damages or any other relief, in any
administrative or judicial forum, against the City of Nashua or any of its officers or employees, in
either their official or individual capacity of the City of Nashua, for violations of or infringement
of the copyright or patent laws of the United States or of any other nation. Independent Contractor
agrees to indemnify, to defend, and to hold harmless the City of Nashua, its representatives, and
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