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charged to the City for a minimum period of three (3) years, or for any longer period required by
<br />law, from the date of final payment to Recipient under this Agreement. All such records and
<br />invoices shall be clearly identifiable. Recipient shall allow a representative of the City to examine,
<br />audit, and make transcripts or copies of such records and any other documents created pursuant to
<br />this Agreement during regular business hours. Recipient shall allow inspection of all work, data,
<br />documents, proceedings, and activities related to this Agreement for a period of three (3) years from
<br />the date of final payment to Recipient under this Agreement.
<br />3.7 Conflict Of Interest Clause. Recipient covenants that it presently has no interests
<br />and shall not have interests, direct or indirect, which would conflict in any manner with performance
<br />of services specified under this Agreement.
<br />3.8 Independent Contractor. Recipient shall, during the entire term of this
<br />Agreement, be construed to be an independent contractor and not an employee of the City. This
<br />Agreement is not intended nor shall it be construed to create an employer -employee relationship, a
<br />joint venture relationship, or to allow the City to exercise discretion or control over the professional
<br />manner in which Recipient performs the services which are the subject matter of this Agreement;
<br />however, the services to be provided by Recipient shall be provided in a manner consistent with all
<br />applicable standards and regulations governing such services. Recipient shall pay all salaries and
<br />wages, employer's social security taxes, unemployment insurance and similar taxes relating to
<br />employees and shall be responsible for all applicable withholding taxes.
<br />3.9 Assig_rm ent. Inasmuch as this Agreement is intended to secure the specialized
<br />services of Recipient, Recipient may not assign, transfer, delegate, or subcontract any interest herein
<br />without the prior written consent of the City and any such assigmnent, transfer, delegation or
<br />subcontract without the City's prior written consent shall be considered null and void. Nothing in this
<br />Agreement shall be construed to limit the City's ability to have any of the services which are the
<br />subject to this Agreement performed by City personnel or by other Recipients retained by City.
<br />3.10 Exclusivity and Amendment. This Agreement represents the complete and exclusive
<br />statement between the City and Recipient, and supersedes any and all other agreements, oral or
<br />written, between the parties. In the event of a conflict between the terms of this Agreement and any
<br />attachments hereto, the terns of this Agreement shall prevail. This Agreement may not be modified
<br />except by written instrument signed by the City and by an authorized representative of Recipient.
<br />The parties agree that any terms or conditions of any purchase order or other instrument that are
<br />inconsistent with, or in addition to, the terms and conditions hereof, shall not bind or obligate
<br />Recipient or the City. Each party to this Agreement acknowledges that no representations,
<br />inducements, promises or agreements, orally or otherwise, have been made by any party, or anyone
<br />acting on behalf of any party, which are not embodied herein.
<br />3.11 Discrimination. Recipient shall not discriminate because of race, color, creed,
<br />religion, sex, marital status, sexual orientation, age, national origin, ancestry, or disability, as defined
<br />and prohibited by applicable law, in the recruitment, selection, training, utilization, promotion,
<br />termination or other employment related activities. Recipient affirms that it is an equal opportunity
<br />employer and shall comply with all applicable federal, state and local laws and regulations.
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