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State of Washington, Department of Ecology <br />lAA No. C1600082 <br />Prior to performance, Contractor shall identify subcontractor(s) who will perform services in fulfillment of <br />Agreement requirements, including their name, the nature of services to be performed, address, telephone, W A <br />State Department of Revenue Registration Tax number (UBI), federal tax identification number (TIN), and <br />anticipated dollar value of each subcontract. <br />7) ASSIGNMENT <br />The work to be provided under this Agreement, and any claim arising thereunder, is not assignable or delegable <br />by either party in whole or in part, without the express prior written consent of the other party, which consent <br />shall not be unreasonably withheld. <br />8) DISPUTES <br />Parties to this Agreement shall employ every effort to resolve a dispute themselves without resorting to <br />litigation. In the event that a dispute arises under this Agreement that cannot be resolved among the parties, <br />it shall be determined by a Dispute Board in the following manner. Each party to this Agreement shall <br />appoint one member to the Dispute Board. The members so appointed shall jointly appoint an additional <br />member to the Dispute Board. The Dispute Board shall review the facts, agreement terms, and applicable <br />statutes and rules, and then make a determination of the dispute. The determination of the Dispute Board <br />shall be final and binding on the parties hereto, unless restricted by law . The cost of resolution will be <br />borne by each party paying its own cost. As an alternative to this process, if state agencies, either of the <br />parties may request intervention by the Governor, as provided by RCW 43 .17.330, in which event the <br />Governor's process will control. The parties may mutually agree to a different dispute resolution process. <br />9) FUNDING A V AlLABILITY <br />ECOLOGY's ability to make payments is contingent on availability of funding. In the event funding from <br />state, federal, or other sources is withdrawn, reduced, or limited in any way after the effective date and prior <br />to completion or expiration date of this Agreement, ECOLOGY, at its sole discretion, may elect to terminate <br />the agreement, in whole or part, for convenience or to renegotiate the agreement subject to new funding <br />limitations and conditions. ECOLOGY may also elect to suspend performance of the agreement until <br />ECOLOGY determines the funding insufficiency is resolved. ECOLOGY may exercise any of these <br />options with no notification restrictions. <br />10) GOVERNING LAW AND VENUE <br />This Agreement is entered into pursuant to and under the authority granted by the laws of the state of <br />Washington and any applicable federal laws. The provisions ofthis Agreement shall be construed to conform <br />to those laws. This Agreement shall be construed and interpreted in accordance with the laws of the state <br />of Washington, and the venue of any action brought hereunder shall be in the Superior Court for Thurston <br />County. <br />11) INDEPENDENT CAPACITY <br />The employees or agents of each party who are engaged in the performance of this Agreement shall continue <br />to be employees or agents of that party and shall not be considered for any purpose to be employees or agents <br />of the other party. <br />12) ORDER OF PRECEDENCE <br />In the event of an inconsistency in the terms of this Agreement, or between its terms and any applicable statute <br />or rule, the inconsistency shall be resolved by giving precedence in the following order: <br />a. Applicable federal and state of Washington statutes, regulations, and rules. <br />b. Mutually agreed written amendments to this Agreement. <br />3