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foregoing, the City may terminate this Agreement, in whole or in part, for any reason during <br />the renewal period ten (10) days after delivery of a written termination notice to the <br />Provider, if the City determines that such termination is in the best interest of the City. The <br />City shall not pay for any Services performed after the effective date of such termination <br />notice. <br />5. Remedies for Breach of Contract. The Provider's failure to complete the <br />Services in accordance with this Agreement will be considered a material breach. In the <br />event of any breach of this Agreement by the Provider, the City may suspend payment to <br />the Provider and may pursue any and all remedies available at law or in equity. <br />6. Point of Contact. The City employee identified in Section 11 below will <br />serve as the City's principal point of contact for purposes of this Agreement. <br />7. Relationship. The Provider shall at all times be an independent contractor <br />for the performance of the Services rather than an employee of the City, and no act or <br />omission to act by the Provider shall in any way bind or obligate the City. No employee <br />of the Provider will be considered or deemed to be an employee of the City. This <br />Agreement is strictly for the benefit of the Parties and not for any third party or person. <br />This Agreement was negotiated by the Parties at arm's length and each of the parties hereto <br />has reviewed the Agreement after the opportunity to consult with independent legal <br />counsel. Neither party shall maintain that the language in the Agreement shall be construed <br />against any signatory hereto. The City and the Provider hereby renounce the existence of <br />any form of agency relationship, joint venture, or partnership between the Provider and the <br />City and agree that nothing contained herein or in any document executed in connection <br />herewith shall be construed as creating any such relationship between the City and the <br />Provider. <br />8. Confidentiality. The Provider acknowledges that information which the <br />City or a program participant regards as confidential or proprietary in nature, including <br />medical information (the "Information"), may come to the knowledge of the Provider <br />during the Provider's performance of the Services. The Provider shall treat the Information <br />as strictly confidential and agrees that the Provider will not, at any time or in any manner, <br />either directly or indirectly, (i) use, or allowed to be used, any Information for the <br />Provider's own benefit or the benefit of any director, official, employee, or agent or any <br />third party, or (ii) divulge, disclose, or communicate in any manner any Information to any <br />third party without the written consent of the City. The Provider shall be responsible for <br />maintaining the confidentiality of any Information in his possession, including taking <br />appropriate measures to secure said Information against such uses and dissemination and <br />to inform any person to which he allows to access such Information of its confidentiality. <br />Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, the Parties will <br />adhere to their respective obligations, if any, under any law or court order, and nothing <br />herein will be construed to relieve either Party of such obligations. The confidentiality <br />provisions of this Agreement remain in full force and effect after, and survive the <br />termination of, the term (including any renewal term) of this Agreement. <br />9. Indemnification _ofvCity. The Provider acknowledges that the nature of the <br />