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public or clients do not receive the benefits contemplated by the scope of work or performance measures; or b) Contractor is expending funds inappropriately. Whether Contractor's conduct or noncompliance is an emergency will be determined by Department on a case -by -case basis and will be based upon the nature of the noncompliance or conduct. ARTICLE XV CLAIMS AGAINST THE DEPARTMENT Section 15.01 Breach of Contract Claim. The process for a breach of contract claim against the Department provided for in Tex. Gov. Code Chapter 2260 and implemented in Department Rules §§ 1.431 -1.447 shall be used by DSHS and Contractor to attempt to resolve any breach of contract claim against DSHS. Section 15.02 Notice. Contractor's claims for breach of this Contract that the Parties cannot resolve in the ordinary course of business shall be submitted to the negotiation process provided in Tex. Gov Code Chapter 2260, subchapter B. To initiate the process, Contractor shall submit written notice, as required by subchapter B, to DSHS's Office of General Counsel. The notice shall specifically state that the provisions of Chapter 2260, subchapter B, are being invoked. A copy of the notice shall also be given to all other representatives of DSHS and Contractor. Subchapter B is a condition precedent to the filing of a contested case proceeding under Tex. Gov. Code Chapter 2260, subchapter C. Section 15.03 Sole Remedy. The contested case process provided in Tex. Gov. Code Chapter 2260, subchapter C, is Contractor's sole and exclusive process for seeking a remedy for any and all alleged breaches of contract by DSHS if the Parties are unable to resolve their disputes under this Article. Section 15.04 Condition Precedent to Suit. Compliance with the contested case process provided in Tex. Gov. Code Chapter 2260, subchapter C, is a condition precedent to seeking consent to sue from the Legislature under Tex. Civ. Prac. & Rem. Code Chapter 107. Neither the execution of this Contract by DSHS nor any other conduct of any representative of DSHS relating to this Contract shall be considered a waiver of sovereign immunity to suit. Section 15.05 Performance Not Suspended. Neither the occurrence of an event nor the pendency of a claim constitutes grounds for the suspension of performance by Contractor, in whole or in part. ARTICLE XVI TERMINATION Section 16.01 Expiration of Contract or Program Attachment(s). Except as provided in the Survivability of Terms section of the General Terms Article, Contractor's service obligations set forth in each Program Attachment shall end upon the expiration date of that Program Attachment unless extended or renewed by written amendment. Prior to completion of the term of all General Provisions (Core Subrecipient) 2010 35