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4785 16.09 INTERPRETATION <br />4786 This Agreement shall be interpreted and construed reasonably and neither for nor <br />4787 against either Party, regardless of the degree to which either Party participated in its <br />4788 drafting. <br />4789 16.10 AMENDMENT <br />4790 This Agreement may not be modified or amended in any respect except by a writing <br />4791 signed by the Parties. <br />4792 16.11 SEVERABILITY <br />4793 If a court of competent jurisdiction holds any non -material provision of this Agreement to <br />4794 be invalid and unenforceable, the invalidity or unenforceability of such provision shall not <br />4795 affect any of the remaining provisions of this Agreement which shall be enforced as if <br />4796 such invalid or unenforceable provision had not been contained herein. <br />4797 16.12 COSTS AND ATTORNEYS' FEES <br />4798 The prevailing Party in any action brought to enforce the terms of this Agreement or <br />4799 arising out of this Agreement may recover its reasonable costs expended in connection <br />4800 with such an action from the other Party. <br />4801 16.13 NO DAMAGES FOR INVALIDATION OF AGREEMENT <br />4802 If a final judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction determines that this Agreement is <br />4803 illegal or was unlawfully entered into by Agency, neither Party shall have any claim <br />4804 against the other for damages of any kind (including but not limited to loss of profits) on <br />4805 any theory. <br />4806 16.14 REFERENCES TO LAWS <br />4807 All references in this Agreement to laws and regulations shall be understood to include <br />4808 such laws and regulations as they may be subsequently amended or recodified, unless <br />4809 otherwise specifically provided. In addition, references to specific governmental <br />4810 agencies shall be understood to include agencies that succeed to or assume the <br />4811 functions they are currently performing. <br />4812 16.15 INDEMNITY AGAINST CHALLENGES TO AGREEMENT <br />4813 Contractor shall indemnify, defend, and hold harmless SBWMA, Agency, and its and <br />4814 their officers, employees, and agents (collectively, the "Indemnitees") from and against <br />4815 any and all liability, claim, demand, action, proceeding, or suit of any and every kind and <br />4816 description brought by a third party challenging the process by which proposals were <br />4817 solicited and evaluated, or this Agreement was negotiated or awarded to the extent that <br />4818 such liability, claim, demand, action, proceeding, or suit was caused by Contractor's <br />4819 failure to comply with Applicable Law or the instructions of any indemnitee with respect <br />4820 to such process. <br />4821 16.16 DISPUTE RESOLUTION <br />4822 Should any dispute between the Parties arise out of this Agreement and should the <br />4823 Parties be unable to resolve the issue, the Parties shall, at the written request of either <br />REV: 03-16-18 MI <br />Page 119 of 126 <br />ATTY/AGR.2018.054/Recology of San Mateo <br />