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CONTRACT FOR CONSULTANT SERVICES PART II - TERMS AND CONDITIONS 1. PERSONNEL. The Consultant represents it has or will secure at its own expense, all personnel required in performing the services under this Contract. Such personnel shall not be employees of or have any contractual relationship with the Client. All of the services required hereunder will be performed by the Consultant or under its direct supervision and all personnel engaged in the work shall be fully qualified and shall be authorized or permitted under State and Local law to perform such services. All of the work or services covered by this Contract cannot be subcontracted without prior written approval of the Client. Any work or services subcontracted hereunder shall be specified by written contract or agreement and shall be subject to each provision of this Contract. 2. REPORTS AND INFORMATION. The Consultant, at such times and in such forms as the Client may require, shall furnish the Client periodic reports as it may request pertaining to the work or services undertaken pursuant to this Contract, the costs and obligations incurred or to be incurred in connection therewith, and any other matters covered by this Contract. 3. FINDINGS CONFIDENTIAL. All of the reports, information, data, etc., prepared or assembled by the Consultant under this contract are confidential and the Consultant agrees that they shall not be made available to any individual or organization without the prior written approval of the Client. 4. COPYRIGHT. No report, maps, or other documents produced in whole or in part under this Contract shall be the subject of an application for copyright by or on behalf of the Consultant. 5. INDEMNIFICATION. Consultant shall comply with the requirements of all applicable laws, rules and regulations, and shall exonerate, indemnify, and hold harmless the Client and its agency members from and against them, and shall assume full responsibility, including, but not limited to the following, for payments of Federal, State and local taxes on contributions imposed or required under the Social Security, worker's compensation and income tax laws. 6. COMPLIANCE WITH LOCAL LAWS. The Consultant shall comply with all Federal Law, Rules and Regulations. The Consultant shall comply with applicable laws, Rules ordinances and codes of the State of Texas and local governments, and the Consultant shall save the Client harmless with respect to any damages arising from any tort done in performing any of the work embraced by this Contract. 7. TERMINATION OF CONTRACT FOR CAUSE. If, through any cause, the Consultant shall fail to fulfill in a timely and proper manner his/her obligations under this Contract, or if the Consultant shall violate any of the covenants, agreements, or stipulations of this Contract, the Client shall thereupon have the right to terminate this Contract by giving written notice to the Consultant of such termination and specifying the effective date thereof, at least five (5) days before the effective date of such termination. In such event, all finished documents, data, studies, surveys, drawings, maps, models, photographs and reports prepared by the Consultant under this Contract shall, at the option of the Client, become its property and the Consultant shall be entitled to receive just and equitable compensation for any work satisfactorily completed hereunder.