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4.3 The City may terminate this contract at any time or for any reason, upon not less <br />than seven days' notice in advance of the termination date. <br />Except as provided in paragraph 6 below, in the event of a termination, City shall <br />pay Contractor for Work performed to the date of termination. <br />5. Remedies. <br />5.1 In the event of a termination of this contract by City because of a breach by <br />Contractor, City may complete the Work either by itself or by contract with other <br />persons, or any combination thereof. Contractor shall be liable to City for any costs <br />or losses incurred by City arising out of or related to the breach, including costs <br />incurred in selecting other contractors, time-delay losses, attorney fees and the like, <br />less the remaining unpaid balance of fhe consideration provided in this contract. <br />City may withhold payment of sums due Contractor for Work performed to the date <br />of termination until City's costs and losses have been determined, at which time City <br />may offset any such amount due Contractor against the costs and losses incurred <br />by City. <br />5.2 The foregoing remedies provided to City for breach of this contract by Contractor <br />shall not be exclusive. City shall be entitled to exercise any one or more other legal <br />or equitable remedies available because of Contractor's breach. <br />5.3 In the event of breach of this contract by City, Contractor's remedy shall be limited <br />to termination of this contract and payment for Work performed to the date of <br />termination. <br />6. Records/Inspection. Contractor shall maintain records of its charges to City under this <br />contract for a period of not less than three full fiscal years following Contractor's <br />completion of this contract. Upon reasonable advance notice, City or its authorized <br />representatives may from time to time inspect, audit and make copies of any of <br />Contractor's records that relate to this contract. If any audit by City discloses that <br />payments to the Contractor were in excess of the amount to which Contractor was entitled <br />under this contract, Contractor shall promptly pay to City the amount of such excess. If <br />the excess is greater than one percent of the contract amount, Contractor shall also reim- <br />burse City its reasonable costs incurred in performing the audit. <br />7. Indemnification. Contractor shall indemnify and hold City, and its officers, agents and <br />employees, harmless from and against all claims, actions, liabilities, costs, including <br />attorney fees and other costs of defense, arising out of or in any way related to the Work, <br />Contractor's failure to strictly comply with any provision of this contract or any other actions <br />or failure to act by Contractor and Contractor's employees, agents, officers and <br />contractors. In the event any such action or claim is brought against City, Contractor shall, <br />if City so elects and upon tender by City, defend the same at Contractor's sole cost and <br />expense, promptly satisfy any judgment adverse to City or to City and Contractor, jointly, <br />and reimburse City for any loss, cost, damage or expense, including attorney fees, <br />suffered or incurred by City. <br />Personal Services Contract-Page 2 <br />(Revised February 1997) <br />