Item 13 - Agreement for Architectural Design Services for Downtown

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information is reasonably understood to be confidential and/or proprietary, Contractor agrees that it shall not use or disclose such information except in the performance of this Agreement, and further agrees to exercise the same degree of care it uses to protect its own information of like importance, but in no event less than reasonable care. "Confidential Information" shall include all nonpublic information. Confidential information includes not only written information, but also information transferred orally, visually, electronically, or by other means. Confidential information disclosed to either party by any subsidiary and/or agent of the other party is covered by this Agreement. The foregoing obligations of non-use and nondisclosure shall not apply to any information that (a) has been disclosed in publicly available sources; (b) is, through no fault of the Contractor disclosed in a publicly available source; (c) is in rightful possession of the Contractor without an obligation of confidentiality; (d) is required to be disclosed by operation of law; or (e) is independently developed by the Contractor without reference to information disclosed by the City. 12. CERTIFICATIONS The funds used to pay for this Agreement will be partly comprised of federal grant funds. Contractor agrees and understands that it will comply with the terms attached hereto as Exhibit C, incorporated by reference into this Agreement. Contractor shall keep itself informed of all City, State and Federal laws and regulations which may, in any manner, affect the performance of it services pursuant to this Agreement. Contractor shall at all times, observe and comply with all such laws and regulations. City and its officers and employees shall not be liable at law or in equity by reason of the failure of the Contractor to comply with this paragraph. 13. CONFLICT OF INTEREST CLAUSE 1. Contractor must maintain written standards of conduct covering conflicts of interest and governing the actions of its employees engaged in the selection, award, and administration of contracts. No employee, officer, agent, or board member with a real or apparent conflict of interest may participate in the selection, award, or administration of a contract supported by the Federal award. A conflict of interest includes when the employee, officer, agent, or board member, any member of their immediate family, their partner, or an organization that employs or is about to employ any of the parties indicated herein, has a financial or other interest in or a tangible personal benefit from an entity considered for a contract. An employee, officer, agent, and board member of the Contractor may neither solicit nor accept gratuities, favors, or anything of monetary value from contractors. However, the Contractor may set standards for situations where the financial interest is not substantial or a gift is an unsolicited item of nominal value. The Contractor's standards of conduct must also provide for disciplinary actions to be applied for violations by its employees, officers, agents, or board members. 2. If the Contractor has a parent, affiliate, or subsidiary organization that is not a State, local government, or Indian Tribe, the Contractor must also maintain written standards of conduct covering organizational conflicts of interest. Organizational conflicts of interest mean that because of relationships with a parent company, affiliate, or