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PO #: 471001006 <br />Routing #: 17-HA4-ZH-00077 <br />provision hereof be declared invalid or become inoperative for any reason, such invalidity or failure shall not affect <br />the validity of any other term or provision hereof. <br />Section 14. Waiver <br />The waiver of any breach of a term, provision, or requirement of this contract shall not be construed or deemed as a <br />waiver of any subsequent breach of such term, provision, or requirement, or of any other term, provision or <br />requirement. <br />Section 15. Entire Understanding <br />This contract is intended as the complete integration of all understandings between the parties. No prior or <br />contemporaneous addition, deletion, or other amendment hereto shall have any force or effect whatsoever, unless <br />embodied herein by writing. No subsequent novation, renewal, addition, deletion, or other amendment hereto shall <br />have any force or effect unless embodied in a writing executed and approved pursuant to the State Fiscal Rules. <br />Section 16. Survival of Contract Terms <br />Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the parties understand and agree that all terms and conditions of <br />this contract and the exhibits and attachments hereto which may require continued performance, compliance or <br />effect beyond the termination date of the contract shall survive such termination date and shall be enforceable by the <br />State as provided herein in the event of such failure to perform or comply by the Local Agency. <br />Section 17. Modification <br />Either party may suggest renegotiation of the terms of this contract, provided that the contract shall not be subject to <br />renegotiation more often than annually, and that neither party shall be required to renegotiate. If the parties agree to <br />change the provisions of this contract, the renegotiated terms shall not be effective until this Contract is <br />amended/modified accordingly in writing. Provided, however, that the rates will be modified in accordance with <br />applicable cost accounting principles and standards (including sections 24-107-101, et seq., C.R.S. and <br />implementing regulations), and be based on an increase/decrease in the "allowable costs" of performing the Work. <br />Any such proposed renegotiation shall not be effective unless agreed to in writing by both parties in an amendment <br />to this contract that is properly executed and approved by the State Controller or delegee. Any such rate change will <br />go into effect on the first day of the first month following the amendment execution date. <br />Section 18. Disputes <br />Except as otherwise provided in this contract, any dispute concerning a question of fact arising under this contract, <br />which is not disposed of by agreement, will be decided by the Chief Engineer of the Department of Transportation. <br />The decision of the Chief Engineer will be final and conclusive unless, within 30 calendar days after the date of <br />receipt of a copy of such written decision, the Local Agency mails or otherwise furnishes to the State a written <br />appeal addressed to the Executive Director of the Department of Transportation. In connection with any appeal <br />proceeding under this clause, the Local Agency shall be afforded an opportunity to be heard and to offer evidence in <br />support of its appeal. Pending final decision of a dispute hereunder, the Local Agency shall proceed diligently with <br />the performance of the contract in accordance with the Chief Engineer's decision. The decision of the Executive <br />Director or his duly authorized representative for the determination of such appeals will be final and conclusive and <br />serve as final agency action. This dispute clause does not preclude consideration of questions of law in connection <br />with decisions provided for herein. Nothing in this contract, however, shall be construed as making final the <br />decision of any administrative official, representative, or board on a question of law. <br />Section 19. Does not supersede other agreements <br />This contract is not intended to supersede or affect in any way any other agreement (if any) that is currently in effect <br />between the State and the Local Agency for other "maintenance services" on State Highway rights-of-way within <br />the jurisdiction of the Local Agency. Also, the Local Agency shall also continue to perform, at its own expense, all <br />such activities/duties (if any) on such State Highway rights -of -ways that the Local Agency is required by applicable <br />law to perform. <br />Section 20. Subcontractors <br />The Local Agency may subcontract for any part of the performance required under this contract, subject to the Local <br />Agency first obtaining approval from the State for any particular subcontractor. The State understands that the <br />Local Agency may intend to perform some or all of the services required under this contract through a <br />Document Builder Generated Page 5 of 11 <br />Rev. 3/31/2016 <br />