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REV: 07-02-2021 RL <br />20. Discrimination and Harassment Prohibited. Contractor will comply with all applicable <br />local, state and federal laws and regulations prohibiting discrimination and harassment. <br />21. Termination. <br />21.1 Either party upon tendering thirty (30) days written notice to the other party may <br />terminate this Agreement. <br />21.2 If Contractor fails or refuses to perform any of the provisions of this Agreement, <br />and if Contractor does not cure the default within five (5) days of the City providing a <br />written notice specifying the nature of the default, City may terminate this Agreement <br />immediately by giving written notice to Contractor. <br />21.3 If City materially fails or refuses to perform any of the provisions of this <br />Agreement, and if City does not cure the default within thirty (30) days of Contractor <br />providing a written notice specifying the nature of the default, Contractor may terminate <br />this Agreement immediately by giving written notice to City. <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 <br />and put it in order for proper filing and closing and deliver it to City. Contractor will be <br />paid for work performed up to the termination date; however, the total will not exceed <br />the amount payable under this Agreement. City will determine the final payment <br />amount based upon the value of the work product delivered to City and the percentage <br />of the Services performed. <br />22. Covenants against Contingent Fees. Contractor warrants that Contractor has not <br />employed or retained any company or person, other than a bona fide employee working for <br />Contractor, to solicit or secure this Agreement, and that Contractor has not paid or agreed to <br />pay any company or person, other than a bona fide employee, any fee, commission, <br />percentage, brokerage fee, gift, or any other consideration contingent upon, or resulting from, <br />the award or making of this Agreement. For breach or violation of this warranty, City will have <br />the right to annul this Agreement without liability, or, in its discretion, to deduct from the <br />Agreement price or consideration, or otherwise recover, the full amount of the fee, <br />commission, percentage, brokerage fees, gift, or contingent fee. <br />23. Claims and Lawsuits. Contractor acknowledges that if a false claim is submitted to City <br />by 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 <br />Act), as amended, applies to this Agreement and provides for civil penalties where a person <br />knowingly submits a false claim to a public entity. These provisions include false claims made <br />with deliberate ignorance of the false information or in reckless disregard of the truth or falsity <br />of information. If City seeks to recover penalties pursuant to the False Claims Act, it is entitled <br />to recover its litigation costs, including attorney's fees. Contractor acknowledges that the filing <br />of a false claim may subject Contractor to an administrative debarment proceeding. As a result <br />of such proceeding, Contractor may be prevented to act as a Contractor on any public work <br />or improvement for a period of up to five (5) years. Contractor acknowledges that disbarment <br />by another jurisdiction is grounds for City to terminate this Agreement. <br />ATTY/AGR.2021.158/R.F. MacDonald Co. (Boiler Maintenance and Repair Services) (Page 7 of 11)