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The stated limits of insurance required by this Paragraph are minimum only-they do not limit the Engineer's indemnity obligation, and it will be the Engineer's responsibility to determine what limits are adequate. These limits may be basic policy limits or any combination of basic limits and umbrella limits. The City's acceptance of Certificates of Insurance that do not comply with these requirements in any respect does not release the Engineer from compliance with these requirements. ARTICLE 9 MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS 9.1 This Agreement is governed by and will be construed under the laws of the State of Texas. All obligations of both parties are performable and exclusive venue for any dispute arising under this Agreement is in Hays County, Texas. 9.2 As to all acts or failures to act by either party to this Agreement, any applicable statute of limitations will commence to run and any alleged cause of action will be deemed to have accrued when the party commencing the cause of action knew or should have known of the existence of the subject act(s) or failure(s) to act. 9.3 The Engineer will not use funds received by it directly or indirectly under the terms of this Agreement for any partisan political activity or to further the election or defeat of any candidate for public office. 9.4 The Engineer hereby affirms that Engineer and Engineer's firm have not made or agreed to make any valuable gift whether in the form of service, loan, thing, or promise to any person or any of his/her immediate family, having the duty to recommend, the right to vote upon, or any other direct influence on the selection of consultants to provide professional services to the City within the two years preceding the execution of this Agreement. A campaign contribution, as defined by the Texas Election Code or the San Marcos City Code will not be considered as a valuable gift for the purposes of this Agreement. 9.5 In performing the services required under this Agreement, the Engineer will 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 may be regarded as a default by the Engineer of the Agreement. 9.6 All references in this Agreement to any particular gender are for convenience only and will be construed and interpreted to be of the appropriate gender. The term "will" is mandatory in this Agreement. 9.7 Should any provision in this Agreement be found or deemed to be invalid, this HDR - Craddock Avenue Bridge Extension Alternatives 9