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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 Professional Consultant 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 Professional Consultant's expense, by Professional Consultant to the City
of Nashua upon completion, termination, or cancellation of this contract. Alternatively, if
the City of Nashua provides its written approval to Professional Consultant, 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 Professional Consultant in the performance
of its obligations under this contract must be retained by Professional Consultant 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 Professional Consultant shall promptly remit and deliver the
materials, at Professional Consultant's expense, to the City of Nashua. Professional
Consultant shall not use, willingly allow or cause to have such materials used for any
purpose other than the performance of Professional Consultant's obligations under this
contract without the prior written consent of the City of Nashua.
. PUBLIC RECORDS LAW, COPYRIGHTS, AND PATENTS Professional Consultant expressly
agrees that all documents ever submitted, filed, or deposited with the City of Nashua by
Professional Consultant (including those remitted to the City of Nashua by Professional
Consultant 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 Professional Consultant 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 Professional Consultant. The City of Nashua shall
have the right to reproduce any such materials.
Professional Consultant expressly and indefinitely waives all of its rights 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. Professional Consultant agrees to indemnify, to defend, and
to hold harmless the City of Nashua, its representatives, and employees from any claim or
action seeking to impose liability, costs, and attorney fees incurred as a result of or in
connection with any claim, whether rightful or otherwise, that any material prepared by or
supplied to Professional Consultant infringes any copyright or that any equipment,
material, or process (or any part thereof) specified by Professional Consultant infringes any
patent.
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