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<br />9. Termination for Convenience Of. The State may tenninate this Contract at any time the. determines that the p~rposes of the
<br />distribution of State moneys under the Contract would no longer be served by completion of the Project. The State shall effect such termination by giving
<br />wrilten notice of termination to the Contractor and specifying the effective date thereof, at least twenty (20) days before the effective date of such termination.
<br />In that event. aU finished or unfinished documents and other materials as described in Paragraph & above shalt, at the option of the State. become its property. If
<br />the Contract is terminAted by the State as provided herein, the Contractor will be paid an amount which bears the same ratio to the total compensation as the
<br />services actually performed bear to the total services of the Contractor covered by this Contract, less payments of compensation previously made. Provided,
<br />however, that if less than sixty percent (60%) of the services covered by this Contract have been performed upon the effective date of such termination, the
<br />Contraetor shall be reimbursed (in additlon to tbe above payment) Cor that portion of the actual out-of~pocket expenses (not otherwise "reimbursed under this
<br />Contract) incurred by the Contractor during the Contract period which are directly attributable to the uncompleted portion of the services covered by this
<br />Contract If this Contract is terminated due to the fault of the Contractor, Paragraph 8 hereof relative to termination shall apply.
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<br />to. Chan~es. The State may, from time to time, require changes in the scope of services of the Contract to be performed hereunder. This
<br />agreement is intended as the complete integration of all understandings between the parties. No prior or contemporaneous addition deletion, or other
<br />amendment hereto shall have any fo~ or effect whatsoever unless embodied herein in writing. No subsequent novation, renewal, addition, deletion, or other
<br />amendment hereto shan have any force or effect unless embodied in a written contract executed and approved pursuant to State fiscal rules. Notwithstanding this
<br />provision, changes in the time of performance may be agreed to by letter if so provided for in Exhibit A, and Contractor may make adjustments of less than ten
<br />percent (10%) in budget line items tIS provided for in Paragraph 5 of this Contract.
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<br />II. Reoorts. At least two (2) copies of all reports prepared as a result of the Project will be submitted to the Water Conservation Board in the
<br />Department of Natural Resources according to the schedu.le as stated in Exhibit A.
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<br />12. Conflict of Interest
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<br />a. No employee of the Contractor shall perform or provide part-time services for compensation, monetary or otherwise, to a
<br />consultant or consultant finn that has been retained by the Contractor under the authority of this Contract.
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<br />b. The Contractor agrees that no person at any time exercising any function or responsibility in connection with this Project on
<br />behalf of the Contractor shall have or acquire any personal financial or economic interest, direct or indirect, which will be
<br />materia.lly affected by this" Contra.d, except to the extent that he may receive compensation for his performance pursuant to this
<br />Contract
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<br />c. A personal financial or economic interest includes, but is not limited to:
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<br />i) any business entity in which the person has a direct or indirect monetary interest;
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<br />it) any real property in which the person has a direct or indirect monetary interest
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<br />Hi) any source of income, loans, or gifts received by or promised to the person within twelve (12) months prior to the
<br />execution date of this Contract;
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<br />iv) any business entity in which the person is a director, officer, general or limited partner, trustee, employee, or holds any
<br />position of management. '
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<br />For purposes of this subsection, indirect investment or interest means any investment or interest owned by the spouse, parent, brother, sister, son,
<br />daughter, father~in.law, mother.in-Iaw, brother-in~law. sister.in-Iaw, son-in~law, or daughter~in-law of the person by an agent on hislher behalf, by a general,
<br />limited, or silent partner of the person, by any business entity controlled by said person, or by a trust in which he/she has substantial interest. A business entity is
<br />controlled by a person if that person, hislher agent. or a relative as defined above possesses more than fifty percent (50010) of the ownershi.p i.nterest. Said person
<br />has a substantial economic interest in a trust when the person or an above-defined relative has a present or future interest worth more than One Thousand Dollars
<br />($1,000.00).
<br />d. In the event a conflict of interest, as described in this Paragraph 12, cannot be avoided without frustrating the purposes of this
<br />Contract, the person involved in such a conflict of interest shall submit to the Contractor and the State a full disclosure
<br />statement setting forth the c:letails of such conflict of interest. In cases of extreme and unacceptable conflicts of interest, M
<br />determined by the State, the State reserves the right to terminate the Contract for cause, 3S provided in Paragraph 8 above.
<br />Failure to file a disclosure statement required by this Paragraph 12 shall constitute grounds for termination of this Contract for
<br />cause by the State.
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