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10.7 Should any provision in this Agreement be found or deemed to be invalid, this <br />Agreement will be construed as not containing the provision and all other provisions which are <br />otherwise lawful will remain in full force and effect, and to this end the provisions of this <br />Agreement are declared to be severable. <br />10.8 All services provided pursuant to this Agreement are for the exclusive use and benefit of <br />the City. <br />10.9 In performing all services under this Agreement, the Engineer, its subcontractors, <br />successors and assigns will comply with all local, state and federal laws. <br />10.10 The City's execution and performance under this Agreement will not act as a waiver by <br />the City of any immunity from suit to which it is entitled under applicable law. The parties <br />acknowledge that the City, in executing and performing this Agreement, is governmental entity <br />acting in a governmental capacity. <br />10.11 The City of San Marcos is governed by the Texas Public Information Act (the "Act"), <br />Chapter 552 of the Texas Government Code. This Agreement and all written information <br />generated under this agreement may be subject to release under the Act. The Engineer will not <br />make any reports, information, data, etc. generated under this Agreement available to any <br />individual or organization without the written approval of the City. <br />10.12 The captions or headings included in this Agreement are for convenience only and in no <br />way define, limit or describe the scope or intent of any provisions, articles, or sections of this <br />Agreement. <br />10.13 In the event that the performance by either the City or the Engineer of any of its <br />obligations under this Agreement is interrupted or delayed by events outside of their control such <br />as acts of God, war, riot or civil commotion, then the party is excused from such performance for <br />the period of time reasonably necessary to remedy the effects of such events. <br />10.14 In the event of a default or breach of this Agreement by the Engineer, the City reserves <br />the right to choose among the remedies for the default or breach available to the City. These <br />remedies may be used in conjunction with one another or separately, and together with any other <br />statutory or common law remedies available to the City. Any failure by the City to enforce this <br />Agreement with respect to one or more defaults by the Engineer will not waive the City's ability <br />to enforce the Agreement after that time. <br />10.15 All services provided pursuant to this Agreement are for the exclusive use and benefit of <br />the City and the Agreement will not give rise to any rights in third parties. <br />10.16 If applicable, the Engineer will pay all license fees, royalties and other costs incident to <br />the use of any invention, design, process, product or device subject to a patent right or copyright <br />held by others in performing the work or in the completed project. <br />10.17 It is expressly agreed that the Engineer is an independent contractor and not an employee, <br />M&S Agreement 2009 <br />17