Res 2016-042/Contract with Southwest Land Services

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3. Consultant's Records (a) All expense records of the Consultant related to this Agreement will be kept on a recognized accounting basis acceptable to the City and will be available to the City at mutually convenient times. (applies only if the Consultant is to be reimbursed for any expenses). (b) The City, its auditors and federal and state agencies that have monitoring or auditing responsibilities for this Agreement will have access to any books, documents, papers and records of the Consultant which are directly pertinent to this Agreement for the purpose of making audit, examination, excerpts, copying and transcriptions. (c) The Consultant will furnish to the City at such time and in such form as the City may require, financial statements including audited financial statements, records, reports, data and information, as the City may request pertaining to the matters covered by this Agreement. Information provided pursuant to this subsection will be held in strict confidence to the extent permitted by applicable law. 4. Ownership and Use of Documents (a) All documents prepared by the Consultant in connection with this Agreement are the property of the City whether any project related to this Agreement is executed or not. (b) The Consultant will retain all of its records and supporting documentation relating to this Agreement, and not delivered to the City, for a period of three years, except that in the event the Consultant goes out of business during that period, it will turn over to the City all of its records relating to the Project for retention by the City. 5. Patent Fees and Royalties (a) If applicable, the Consultant will pay all license fees, royalties, and other costs incident to the use of any invention, design, process, product or device subject to a patent right or copyright held by others in performing the work or in the completed project. (b) The Consultant will hold harmless, indemnify and defend the City, its officers, agents and employees from and against all claims, damages, losses and expenses, including attorney's and expert witness fees, arising out of any claim of infringement of a patent right or copyright in the performance of the work or the incorporation in the work of any invention, design, process, product or device. 6. Consultant as Independent Contractor It is expressly agreed that the Consultant is an independent contractor, and not an employee, agent, partner or joint venturer with the City. The Consultant will not pledge or attempt to pledge the credit of the City. CITY HALL•630 EAST HOPKINS•SAN MARCOS,TEXAS 78666.512.393.8150 • FACSIMILE 855.759.2846 SANMARCOSTX.GOV 4