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17. Equal Employment Opportunity: <br />The Contractor shall comply with all Federal and State laws relating to equal employment <br />opportunity. <br />18. Advertising: <br />The Contractor shall not use the award of this Contract as a part of any news release or commercial <br />advertising. <br />19. Amendment: <br />This Contract may not be amended orally or by performance. Any amendment must be in written <br />form and executed by duly authorized representatives of the Local Partnership and the Contractor. <br />20. Performance and Default: <br />If, through any cause, the Contractor shall fail to fulf Il its obligations under this Contract in a timely <br />and proper manner, the Local Partnership shall have the right to terminate this Contract by giving <br />written notice to the Contractor and specifying the effective date thereof. In that event, all finished or <br />unfinished deliverable items prepared by the Contractor under this Contract shall, at the option of the <br />Local Partnership, become its property, and the Contractor shall be entitled to receive just and <br />equitable compensation for any satisfactory work completed on such materials, minus any payment <br />or compensation previously made. Notwithstanding the foregoing provision, the Contractor shall not <br />be relieved of liability to the Local Partnership for damages sustained by the Local Partnership by <br />virtue of the Contractor's breach of this agreement, and the Local Partnership may withhold any <br />payment due the Contractor for the purpose of setoff until such time as the exact amount of damages <br />due the Local Partnership from such breach can be determined. <br />21. Suspension: <br />This Contract may be suspended in whole or in part upon thirty (30) days written notice, to the <br />Contract Administrator noted in Section 9, by the Local Partnership if the Contractor has materially <br />failed to comply with the terms and conditions of the Contract, including all attachments and <br />amendments. <br />Suspension shalt remain in effect until: <br />A. the Contractor has taken corrective action as approved by the Local Partnership; or <br />B. the Contractor has given written assurances satisfactory to the Local Partnership that corrective <br />action will be taken; or <br />C. the Contract is terminated by either party or by mutual consent of both parties. <br />After receipt of a notice of suspension and except as otherwise directed by the Local Partnership, the <br />Contractor shall immediately cease work under the Contract on the date and to the extent specified in <br />the notice of suspension, and take all reasonable steps to minimize the incurring of costs allocated to <br />the portion of the Contract and services covered by the Contract by such suspension. <br />