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Article 13 South Bend Fire Department is an independent entity, and neither South <br />Bend Fire Department, nor its agents or employees, shall be considered <br />employees or agents of the IAFF. This Agreement does not constitute and <br />shall not be construed as constituting a partnership or joint venture or <br />grant of a franchise between the IAFF and South Bend Fire Department. <br />This Agreement shall not be construed as authority for either party to act <br />for the other party in any agency or other capacity or to make <br />commitments of any kind for the account of or on the behalf of the other, <br />except to the extent and for the purposes provided herein. <br />Article 14 This Agreement will be governed by and construed in accordance with the <br />laws of the District of Columbia. The parties agree that each has drafted <br />and reviewed this Agreement and that the normal rule of construction to <br />the effect that any ambiguities are to be resolved against the drafting party <br />shall not be employed in the interpretation of this Agreement or any <br />revision or exhibit thereto. <br />Article 15 This Agreement constitutes the entire understanding of the parties <br />concerning the subject matter hereof. This Agreement supersedes any and <br />all prior agreements, either oral or written, between the parties and <br />contains all of the representations, covenants and agreements between the <br />parties. Each party to this Agreement acknowledges that no <br />representations, inducements, promises, or agreements, orally or <br />otherwise, have been made by any party, which is not contained in this <br />Agreement, and that no other agreement, statement, or promise not <br />contained in this Agreement will be valid or binding. Any modification of <br />this Agreement will be effective only if it is in writing and signed by the <br />parties. <br />Article 16 The Articles and other headings contained in this Agreement are meant to <br />organize the document and shall not affect in any way the meaning or <br />interpretation of the terms of this Agreement. <br />Article 17 Each person signing below on behalf of any entity hereby represents, <br />warrants and covenants that he/she does so with full and complete <br />authority to so bind the party on whose behalf he/she is signing, to each <br />and every obligation set forth in this Agreement. This Agreement is: <br />12 <br />