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,~:. « j.. Re-Accreditation Agreement 5 of 6 Section 14. MAINTAINING THE AGENCY'S ACCREDITATION STATUS: 14.1 When the Agency is awarded accreditation by the Council, the Agency agrees to maintain compliance with those applicable standards under which accreditation was awarded. After award of accreditation, the Agency agrees to (a) file bi-annual reports on forms supplied by the Council that testify to its continuing compliance, and (b) promptly notify the Council when it cannot or does not maintain compliance with recommended practices. 14.2 As regards maintaining the agency's accreditation status; the Agency, and the Council acknowledge and agree to be bound by the provisions of the Accreditation Process Guide. 143 The Agency certifies that its policies, practices, and procedures are in full compliance with applicable state laws relating to the recommended practice statements contained in the Public Works Management Practices Manual, Fifth Edition. Section 15. WARRANTY NOT INTENDED OR IMPLIED: 15.1 It is understood that the Council's award of accreditation or re-accreditation does not constitute a warranty, express, or implied, of total or continued compliance by the Agency with all recommended practices of accreditation and, further, that it is not a substitute for the Agency's ongoing and in-depth monitoring and evaluation of its activities and the quality of its services. Section 16. WANER: 16.1 Any waiver by the Council or any breach of this Agreement by the Agency shall relate only to that particular breach and shall not amount to a general~ waiver. Section 17. NOTICE: 17.1 Any notice between the parties shall be in writing and set postage prepaid, to the addresses as specified in the preamble of this Agreement or to such other address as either party may specify in writing in accordance with this section. Section 18. HEADINGS: 18.1 The heading of this Agreement shall not be deemed part of it and shall not in any way effect its construction:. , 1 . ~. .. . . ,.. . - Section 19. ESTABLISHMENT OF RECOMMENDED PRACTICES: 19.1 The Agency and Council agree that the Fifth Edition of the Public Works Management Practices Manual (referred to as the "Manual",) published in September 2004, shall be the basis for the self assessment conducted by the Agency, unless otherwise agreed to in writing by the Council. 19.2 The Council's evaluation of the self assessment prepared by the Agency and determination of the Agency's compliance with recommended practices and thus eligibility for accreditation, shall be based on the edition of the Manual cited in Section 19.1. 193 The Agency agrees to submit results of the self assessment using software developed and approved by the Accreditation Council for use with the Fifth Edition of the Manual. ' 19.4 The Agency has read the following documents and agrees to and accepts them: