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<br />ARTICLE 30: SEVERABILITY
<br />H-GAC and Contractor agree that should any provision of this Master Agreement be determined to be invalid or
<br />unenforceable, such determination shall not affect any other term of this Master Agreement, which shall continue
<br />in full force and effect.
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<br />ARTICLE 31: FORCE MAJEURE
<br />To the extent that either party to this Master Agreement shall be wholly or partially prevented from the
<br />performance of any obligation or duty placed on such party by reason of or through strikes, stoppage of labor, riot,
<br />fire, flood, acts of war, insurrection, accident, order of any court, act of God, or specific cause reasonably beyond
<br />the party's control and not attributable to its neglect or nonfeasance, in such event, the time for the performance of
<br />such obligation or duty shall be suspended until such disability to perform is removed. Determination of force
<br />majeure shall rest solely with H-GAC.
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<br />ARTICLE 32: CONFLICT OF INTEREST
<br />No officer, member or employee of the Contractor or Contractors subcontractor, no member of the governing body
<br />of the Contractor, and no other public officials of the Contractor who exercise any functions or responsibilities in
<br />the review or Contractor approval of this Master Agreement, shall participate in any decision relating to this
<br />Master Agreement which affects his or her personal interest, or shall have any personal or pecuniary interest, direct
<br />or indirect, in this Master Agreement.
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<br />A. Conflict of Interest Questionnaire: Chapter 176 of the Texas Local Government Code requires contractors
<br />contracting or seeking to contract with H-GAC to file a conflict-of-interest questionnaire (CIQ) if they have
<br />an employment or other business relationship with an H-GAC officer or an officer’s close family member.
<br />The required questionnaire and instructions are located on the H-GAC website or at the Texas Ethics
<br />Commission website https://www.ethics.state.tx.us/forms/CIQ.pdf. H-GAC officers include its Board of
<br />Directors and Executive Director, who are listed on this website. Respondent must complete and file a CIQ
<br />with the Texas Ethics Commission if an employment or business relationship with H-GAC office or an
<br />officer’s close family member as defined in the law exists.
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<br />B. Certificate of Interested Parties Form – Form 1295: As required by Section 2252.908 of the Texas
<br />Government Code. H-GAC will not enter a Contract with Contractor unless (i) the Contractor submits a
<br />disclosure of interested parties form to H-GAC at the time the Contractor submits the contract H-GAC, or
<br />(ii) the Contractor is exempt from such requirement. The required form and instructions are located at the
<br />Texas Ethics Commission website https://www.ethics.state.tx.us/whatsnew/elf_info_form1295.htm.
<br />Respondents who are awarded a Contract must submit their Form 1295 with the signed Contract to H-GAC.
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<br />ARTICLE 33: FEDERAL COMPLIANCE
<br />Contractor agrees to comply with all federal statutes relating to nondiscrimination, labor standards, and
<br />environmental compliance. With regards to “Rights to Inventions Made Under a Contract or Master Agreement,”
<br />If the Federal award meets the definition of “funding Master Agreement” under 37 CFR § 401.2 (a) and the
<br />recipient or subrecipient wishes to enter into a contract with a small business firm or nonprofit organization
<br />regarding the substitution of parties, assignment or performance of experimental, developmental, or research work
<br />under that “funding Master Agreement,” the recipient or subrecipient must comply with the requirements of 37
<br />CFR Part 401, “Rights to Inventions Made by Nonprofit Organizations and Small Business Firms Under
<br />Government Grants, Contracts and Cooperative Master Agreements,” and any implementing regulations issued by
<br />the awarding agency. Contractor agrees to be wholly compliant with the provisions of 2 CFR 200, Appendix II.
<br />Additionally, for work to be performed under the Master Agreement or subcontract thereof, including procurement
<br />of materials or leases of equipment, Contractor shall notify each potential subcontractor or supplier of the
<br />Contractor's federal compliance obligations. These may include, but are not limited to: (a) Title VI of the Civil
<br />Rights Act of 1964 (P.L. 88-352) which prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color or national origin; (b)
<br />Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, as amended (20 U.S.C. §§ 1681-1683, and 1685-1686), which
<br />prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex; (c) the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 USC 676 et. seq.), (d)
<br />Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended (29 U.S.C. § 794), which prohibits discrimination on
<br />the basis of handicaps and the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990; (e) the Age Discrimination in Employment
<br />Act of 1967 (29 USC 621 et. seq.) and the Age Discrimination Act of 1974, as amended (42 U.S.C. §§ 6101-6107),
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