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20. RECORDS <br />Consultant shall keep records and invoices in connection with the Services to be <br />performed under this Agreement. Consultant shall maintain complete and accurate <br />records with respect to the costs incurred under this Agreement and any Services, <br />expenditures and disbursements charged to City, for a minimum period of three (3) <br />years, or for any longer period required by law, from the date of final payment to <br />Consultant under this Agreement. All such records and invoices shall be clearly <br />Identifiable. Consultant shall allow a representative of City to examine, audit and make <br />transcripts or copies of such records and invoices during regular business hours, <br />Consultant shall allow inspection of all Work, data, Documents, proceedings and <br />activities related to the Agreement for a period of three (3) years from the date of final <br />payment to Consultant under this Agreement. <br />21. WITHHOLDINGS <br />City may withhold payment to Consultant of any disputed sums until satisfaction <br />of the dispute with respect to such payment. Such withholding shall not be deemed to <br />constitute a failure to pay according to the terms of this Agreement. Consultant shall <br />not discontinue Work as a result of such withholding. Consultant shall have an <br />immediate right to appeal to the City Manager or designee with respect to such disputed <br />sums. Consultant shall be entitled to receive interest on any withheld sums at the rate of <br />return that City earned on its investments during the time period, from the date of <br />withholding of any amounts found to have been improperly withheld. <br />22. ERRORS AND OMISSIONS <br />In the event of errors or omissions that are due to the negligence or professional <br />inexperience of Consultant which result in expense to City greater than what would <br />have resulted if there were not errors or omissions in the Work accomplished by <br />Consultant, the additional design, construction and/or restoration expense shall be <br />borne by Consultant. Nothing in this Section is intended to limit City's rights under the <br />law or any other sections of this Agreement. <br />23. CITY'S RIGHT TO EMPLOY OTHER CONSULTANTS <br />City reserves the right to employ other Consultants in connection with the <br />Project. <br />24. CONFLICTS OF INTEREST <br />24.1 Consultant or its employees may be subject to the provisions of the <br />California Political Reform Act of 1974 (the "Act "), which (1) requires such persons to <br />disclose any financial interest that may foreseeably be materially affected by the Work <br />performed under this Agreement, and (2) prohibits such persons from making, or <br />participating in making, decisions that will foreseeably financially affect such interest. <br />GRC Associates, Inc. Page 8 <br />