prohibitions defined above.If the Consultant hereafter becomes aware of any facts that
<br /> might reasonably be expected to create a conflict of interest, it must immediately make
<br /> full written disclosure of such facts to the City. Full written disclosure must include,
<br /> but is not limited to, identification of all persons implicated and a complete description
<br /> of all relevant circumstances. Failure to comply with the provisions of this paragraph
<br /> will be a material breach of this Agreement.
<br /> e. Consultant covenants that none of its directors, officers, employees, or agents shall
<br /> participate in selecting or administrating any subcontract supported(in whole or in part)
<br /> by City funds stemming from the Agreement where the awarding of the subcontract
<br /> has any direct or indirect financial benefit or interest to any individual, as defined in
<br /> subsections (b) and(c) above.
<br /> f. The recipient or subrecipient must maintain written standards of conduct covering
<br /> conflicts of interest and governing the actions of its employees engaged in the selection,
<br /> award, and administration of contracts. No employee, officer, agent, or board member
<br /> with a real or apparent conflict of interest may participate in the selection, award, or
<br /> administration of a contract supported by the Federal award. A conflict of interest
<br /> includes when the employee, officer, agent, or board member, any member of their
<br /> immediate family, their partner, or an organization that employs or is about to employ
<br /> any of the parties indicated herein, has a financial or other interest in or a tangible
<br /> personal benefit from an entity considered for a contract. An employee, officer, agent,
<br /> and board member of the recipient or subrecipient may neither solicit nor accept
<br /> gratuities, favors, or anything of monetary value from contractors. However, the
<br /> recipient or subrecipient may set standards for situations where the financial interest is
<br /> not substantial or a gift is an unsolicited item of nominal value. The recipient's or
<br /> sub-recipient's standards of conduct must also provide for disciplinary actions to be
<br /> applied for violations by its employees, officers, agents, or board members.
<br /> 12. NON-DISCRIMINATION
<br /> Contractor shall not discriminate because of race, color, creed,religion, sex,marital status,
<br /> sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, gender, medical conditions, genetic
<br /> information, or military and veteran status, age, national origin, ancestry,or disability, as defined
<br /> and prohibited by applicable law, in the recruitment, selection, teaching, training, utilization,
<br /> promotion,termination or other employment related activities or any services provided under this
<br /> Agreement. Contractor affirms that it is an equal opportunity employer and shall comply with all
<br /> applicable federal, state and local laws and regulations.
<br /> 13. EXCLUSIVITY AND AMENDMENT
<br /> This Agreement represents the complete and exclusive statement between the City and
<br /> Contractor, and supersedes any and all other agreements, oral or written,between the parties. In
<br /> the event of a conflict between the terms of this Agreement and any attachments hereto, the terms
<br /> of this Agreement shall prevail. This Agreement may not be modified except by written instrument
<br /> signed by the City and by an authorized representative of Contractor, The parties agree that any
<br /> terms or conditions of any purchase order or other instrument that are inconsistent with, or in
<br /> addition to,the terms and conditions hereof,shall not bind or obligate Contractor or the City. Each
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