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3. STANDARD OF CARE <br />a. The Contractor shall exercise reasonable care and diligence in performing the Work in accordance <br />with the highest generally accepted standards of this type of Contractor practice throughout the <br />United States and in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws and regulations <br />applicable to the performance of these services. Contractor is solely responsible for the <br />professional quality, accuracy and timely completion and/or submission of all work. <br />b. The Contractor shall not load or permit any part of the Work to be loaded with a weight that will <br />endanger its safety, intended performance or configuration. <br />c. Contractor shall be responsible for all errors or omissions, in the performance of the Agreement. <br />Contractor shall correct any and all errors, omissions, discrepancies, ambiguities, mistakes or <br />conflicts at no additional cost to the Owner. <br />d. Contractor is an independent contractor of Owner. Any and all employees of the Contractor <br />engaged by the Contractor in the performance of any work or services required of the Contractor <br />under this Agreement, shall be considered employees or agents of the Contractor only and not of <br />the Owner, and any and all claims that may or might arise under any workers compensation or <br />other law or contract on behalf of said employees while so engaged shall be the sole obligation and <br />responsibility of the Contractor. <br />e. Contractor agrees that Contractor, its employees, agents and its subcontractors, if any, shall be <br />required to comply with all federal, state and local antidiscrimination laws, regulations and policies <br />that relate to the performance of Contractor's services under this Agreement. <br />f. If activities related to the performance of this Agreement require specific licenses, certifications, or <br />related credentials Contractor represents that it and/or its employees, agents and subcontractors <br />engaged in such activities possess such licenses, certifications, or credentials and that such licenses <br />certifications, or credentials are current, active, and not in a state of suspension or revocation. <br />4. PAYMENT & TAXES <br />a. The Owner hereby agrees to pay to the Contractor for the faithful performance of this Agreement, <br />and the Contractor hereby agrees to perform all of the Work for a sum not-to-exceed Seventy-three <br />thousand eight hundred Dollars ($73,800). Not later than the fifth (5th) day of each calendar <br />month the Contractor shall submit to the Owner a Request for Payment for work done during the <br />previous calendar month. The Request for Payment shall be in the form of a standardized invoice <br />or AIA Document G702 and shall show substantially the value of the work done during the <br />previous calendar month. The amount due for payment shall be ninety percent (90%) of the value <br />of work completed since the last Request for Payment and this amount shall be paid by the Owner <br />on or before the last business day of the month. Final payment shall not be due to the Contractor <br />until thirty (30) days after all work has been satisfactorily completed. <br />b. Should Owner reasonably determine that Contractor has failed to perform the Work related to a <br />Request for Payment, Owner, at its discretion may provide the Contractor seven (7) days to cure <br />the breach. Owner may withhold the accompanying payment without penalty until such time as <br />Contractor cures the breach. Should Contractor or its representatives fail to cure the breach within <br />seven (7) days, or fail to reasonably agree to such modified schedule, Owner may immediately <br />terminate this Agreement in writing, without penalty or incurring further obligation to Contractor. <br />This section shall not be interpreted to limit the definition of breach to the failure to perform the <br />Work related to a Request for Payment. <br />Revised fJecernber 2010 2 <br />