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Contract No. 24-WC-40-996 <br /> 5. MEASUREMENT AND RESPONSIBILITY FOR DISTRIBUTION <br /> The water to be released for the Contractor will be measured by facilities of the United <br /> States and delivered into the Gunnison River at the outlet works of Blue Mesa Dam. The <br /> Contractor will suffer all distribution and administration losses from the point of such <br /> delivery to the place of use. <br /> 6. ENVIRONMENTAL COMPLIANCE <br /> Compliance with the provisions of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), as <br /> amended, and the Endangered Species Act(ESA), as amended, is a prerequisite to <br /> executing this Contract. Compliance was addressed through Categorical Exclusion <br /> Checklist No. GJO-WCAO-CE-2024-95 <br /> 7. INDEMNIFICATION <br /> The Contractor agrees to indemnify the United States for, and to hold the United States <br /> and all of its representatives harmless from, all damages resulting from suits, actions, or <br /> claims of any character brought on account of any injury to any person or property <br /> arising out of any act, omission, neglect, or misconduct in the manner or method of <br /> performing any construction, care, operation, maintenance, supervision, examination, <br /> inspection, or other duties of the Contractor or the United States required under this <br /> Contract, regardless of who performs those duties. <br /> 8. CHARGES FOR DELINQUENT PAYMENTS <br /> (a) The Contractor shall be subject to interest, administrative, and penalty charges on <br /> delinquent payments. If a payment is not received by the due date, the Contractor shall <br /> pay an interest charge on the delinquent payment for each day the payment is delinquent <br /> beyond the due date. If a payment becomes sixty (60) days delinquent, the Contractor <br /> shall pay, in addition to the interest charge, an administrative charge to cover additional <br /> costs of billing and processing the delinquent payment. If a payment is delinquent 90 <br /> days or more, the Contractor shall pay, in addition to the interest and administrative <br /> charges, a penalty charge for each day the payment is delinquent beyond the due date, <br /> based on the remaining balance of the payment due at the rate of 6 percent per year. The <br /> Contractor shall also pay any fees incurred for debt collection services associated with a <br /> delinquent payment. <br /> (b) The interest rate charged shall be the greater of either the rate prescribed quarterly in the <br /> Federal Register by the Department of the Treasury for application to overdue payments, <br /> or the interest rate of 0.5 percent per month. The interest rate charged will be determined <br /> as of the due date and remain fixed for the duration of the delinquent period. <br /> Page 3 <br />