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THE STATE OF TEXAS § § Professional Services Contract COUNTY OF LAMAR § THIS CONTRACT is entered into on this th day of March, 2025, by and between the CITY OF PARIS, TEXAS, a municipal corporation located in Lamar County, Texas, (hereinafter referred to as "CITY"), acting by and through its City Manager or his designee, and Jason Hart Engineering, PLLC ("hereinafter referred to as "CONSULTANT") whose address is 15305 Dallas Parkway 12th Floor, Addison, Texas 75001. WITNESSETH: WHEREAS, CITY desires to obtain structural engineering services from CONSULTANT related to the 1St Street SE project between Lamar Avenue and Clarksville Street; and WHEREAS, CONSULTANT is a structural engineering firm qualified to provide such services and is willing to undertake the performance of such services for CITY in exchange for fees hereinafter specified; NOW, THEREFORE, THAT IN CONSIDERATION of the covenants and agreements hereinafter contained and subject to the terms and conditions hereinafter stated, the parties hereto do mutually agree as follows: I. Em Io ment of Consultant In accordance with Texas Local Government Code section 271.904(d), CONSULTANT will perform as an independent contractor all services under this Contract to the prevailing professional standards consistent with the professional level of care and skill ordinarily provided by competent members of the structural engineering profession, both public and private, currently practicing under the same or similar circumstances and professional license and as expeditiously as is prudent considering the ordinary professional skill and care of a competent structural engineer (hereinafter referred to as the "Standard of Care"). In accordance with Texas Local Government Code section 271.904(e), the Standard of Care shall be the sole standard governing CONSULTANT's performance of its professional service under this Contract. If CONSULTANT is representing that it has special expertise in one or more areas to be utilized in this Contract, then CONSULTANT agrees to perform those special expertise services to the appropriate local, regional and national professional standards. II. Scope of Services CONSULTANT shall perform such services related to the First Street SE specifically including, but not necessarily limited to, the tasks enumerated more fully in Attachment "A" hereto entitled "Scope of Work" (hereafter referred to as the "Project"). Services not set forth in Attachment A shall be additional services and should CONSULTANT perform such additional services as permitted in this Contract shall entitle CONSULTANT to payment of additional compensation. Attachment "A" is hereby incorporated herein by reference and made a part hereof as if written word for word. However, in case of conflict in the language of Attachment "A" and this Contract, the terms and conditions of this Contract shall be final and binding upon both parties hereto.