Res 2015-019/Master Agreement between the City and Schneider Engineering, Ltd. for the provision of Professional Electrical Engineering Services in the estimated not-to-exceed amount of $2,500,000.00

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9.6 In performing the services required under this Agreement, the Engineer shall not discriminate against any person on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability or ancestry. The Engineer agrees not to engage in employment practices, which have the purpose or effect of discriminating against employees or prospective employees because of race, color, sex, religion, national origin, age, disability or ancestry. A breach of this covenant by the Engineer may be regarded as a default of the Agreement. 9.7 All references in this Agreement to any particular gender are for convenience only and shall be construed and interpreted to be of the appropriate gender. The term "shall" is mandatory in this Agreement. 9.8 Should any provision in this Agreement be found or deemed invalid, this Agreement shall be construed as not containing the provision and all other provisions, which are otherwise lawful, shall remain in full force and effect, and to this end, the provisions of this Agreement are declared severable. Paragraph and Section headings included in the Agreement are for convenience only and are not intended to define or limit the scope of any provisions of the Agreement. 9.9 All services provided pursuant to this Agreement are for the exclusive use and benefit of the City and this Agreement does not create rights in third parties. 9.10 Each party hereto shall have the right to declare the other parry in breach of the Agreement for cause when the non - breaching parry determines that this Agreement has not been performed in accordance with its written terms and conditions. 9.11 In the event of a default or breach of this Agreement by either party, the non - breaching parry reserves the right to choose among the remedies for the default or breach available to the non - breaching party. These remedies may be used in conjunction with one another or separately, and together with any other statutory or common law remedies available to the non - breaching parry. Any failure by the non - breaching party to enforce this Agreement with respect to one or more defaults by the breaching parry will not waive the non - breaching parry's ability to enforce the Agreement after that time. 9.12 The City's execution of and performance under this Agreement shall not act as a waiver by the City of any immunity from suit or liability to which it is entitled under applicable law, except as such immunity may otherwise be waived by law. The parties acknowledge that the City, in executing and performing this Agreement, is a governmental entity acting in a governmental capacity. 9.13 The City of San Marcos is governed by the Texas Public Information Act (the "Act "), Chapter 552 of the Texas Government Code. This Agreement and all written information generated under this agreement may be subject to release under the Act. The Engineer shall not make any reports, information, data, etc. generated under this Agreement available to any individual or organization without the written approval of the City. Master Electrical Engineering Services Agreement — Schneider 2015 11