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12. RECORDS <br /> Consultant shall keep records and invoices in connection with the work to be performed under this <br /> Agreement. Consultant shall maintain complete and accurate records with respect to the costs incurred <br /> under this Agreement and any services, expenditures, and disbursements charged to the City for a <br /> minimum period of three(3)years,or for any longer period required by law,from the date of final payment <br /> to Consultant under this Agreement. All such records and invoices shall be clearly identifiable. <br /> Consultant shall allow a representative of the City to examine, audit, and make transcripts or copies of <br /> such records and any other documents created pursuant to this Agreement during regular business hours. <br /> Consultant shall allow inspection of all work, data, documents, proceedings, and activities related to this <br /> Agreement for a period of three (3) years from the date of fmal payment to Consultant under this <br /> Agreement. <br /> 13. CONFIDENTIALITY <br /> If Consultant receives from the City information which due to the nature of such information is <br /> reasonably understood to be confidential and/or proprietary, Consultant agrees that it shall not use or <br /> disclose such information except in the performance of this Agreement, and further agrees to exercise the <br /> same degree of care it uses to protect its own information of like importance, but in no event less than <br /> reasonable care. "Confidential Information" shall include all nonpublic information. Confidential <br /> information includes not only written information, but also information transferred orally, visually, <br /> electronically, or by other means. Confidential information disclosed to either party by any subsidiary <br /> and/or agent of the other party is covered by this Agreement. The foregoing obligations of non-use and <br /> nondisclosure shall not apply to any information that(a)has been disclosed in publicly available sources; <br /> (b) is, through no fault of the Consultant disclosed in a publicly available source; (c) is in rightful <br /> possession of the Consultant without an obligation of confidentiality; (d) is required to be disclosed by <br /> operation of law; or (e) is independently developed by the Consultant without reference to information <br /> disclosed by the City. <br /> 14. CONFLICT OF INTEREST CLAUSE <br /> a. Consultant represents that neither it nor any of its officers,partners or employees has a financial <br /> interest, as defined in Section 87103 of the Government Code, in the subject matter of this <br /> Agreement other than the right to receive payment from City for services rendered. <br /> b. Consultant agrees that it shall not make,participate in making, or in any way attempt to use its <br /> position as consultant to influence any decision of City in which Consultant knows, or has <br /> reason to know,that any of its officers,partners or employees has a financial interest as defined <br /> in Section 87103 of the Government Code. <br /> c. Consultant warrants that neither Consultant nor any of its officers, partners or employees, has <br /> any financial interest in any real property,building or structure within 2,500 feet of the location <br /> of any project or assignment to which this Agreement may apply in the City of Santa Ana. <br /> Consultant agrees to disclose to City any financial interest in such property as may be acquired <br /> by its officers,partners or employees during the term of this Agreement. <br /> Page 6 of 12 <br />