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6.1. - Page 48 of 52 <br />21.4 Within ten (10) days of termination pursuant to this Section 21 or of the natural <br />expiration of this Agreement, Contractor will assemble any Deliverables without charge and <br />put it in order for proper filing and closing and deliver it to City. Contractor will be paid for <br />work performed up to the termination date; however, the total will not exceed the amount <br />payable under this Agreement. City will determine the final payment amount based upon the <br />value of the work product delivered to City and the percentage of the Services performed. <br />22. Covenants against Contingent Fees. Contractor warrants that Contractor has not employed or <br />retained any company or person, other than a bona fide employee working for Contractor, to solicit <br />or secure this Agreement, and that Contractor has not paid or agreed to pay any company or person, <br />other than a bona fide employee, any fee, commission, percentage, brokerage fee, gift, or any other <br />consideration contingent upon, or resulting from, the award or making of this Agreement. For breach <br />or violation of this warranty, City will have the right to annul this Agreement without liability, or, in its <br />discretion, to deduct from the Agreement price or consideration, or otherwise recover, the full <br />amount of the fee, commission, percentage, brokerage fees, gift, or contingent fee. <br />23. Claims and Lawsuits. Contractor acknowledges that if a false claim is submitted to City by <br />Contractor, Contractor may be subject to criminal prosecution for fraud. Contractor also <br />acknowledges that California Government Code sections 12650 et seq. (the False Claims Act), as <br />amended, applies to this Agreement and provides for civil penalties where a person knowingly <br />submits a false claim to a public entity. These provisions include false claims made with deliberate <br />ignorance of the false information or in reckless disregard of the truth or falsity of information. If City <br />seeks to recover penalties pursuant to the False Claims Act, it is entitled to recover its litigation costs, <br />including attorney's fees. Contractor acknowledges that the filing of a false claim may subject <br />Contractor to an administrative debarment proceeding. As a result of such proceeding, Contractor <br />may be prevented to act as a Contractor on any public work or improvement for a period of up to five <br />(5) years. Contractor acknowledges that disbarment by another jurisdiction is grounds for City to <br />terminate this Agreement. <br />24. Jurisdiction and Venue. Any action at law or in equity brought by either of the Parties for the <br />purpose of enforcing a right or rights provided for by this Agreement will be tried in a court of <br />competent jurisdiction in the County of San Mateo, State of California. The Parties waive all <br />provisions of law providing for a change of venue in these proceedings to any other county. <br />25. Successors and Assigns. This Agreement will be binding upon the Parties and their respective <br />successors and assigns. Contractor may not assign this Agreement, nor any part of it, nor any monies <br />due or to become due under it without the prior written consent of City, which City may withhold in <br />its sole discretion. <br />PUBLIC WORKS SERVICES DEPARTMENT <br />FY 2019-20 RFP FOR COMPREHENSIVE STREET TREE MAINTENANCE SERVICES <br />34 OF 37 <br />259 <br />