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due the Consultant under and by virtue of this Agreement as shall reasonably be considered necessary by the City, <br />may be retained by the City until disposition has been made of the claim or suit for damages, or until the Consultant <br />accepts or rejects the tender of defense, whichever occurs first. <br />Notwithstanding the forgoing, to the extent this Agreement is a "construction contract" as defined by California Civil <br />Code Section 2782, as may be amended from time to time, such duties of Consultant to indemnify shall not apply <br />when to do so would be prohibited by California Civil Code Section 2782. <br />In the event that the Consultant or any employee, agent, or subconsultant of Consultant providing services under <br />this Agreement is determined by a court of competent jurisdiction or the California Public Employees Retirement <br />System (PERS) to be eligible for enrollment in PERS as an employee of City, Consultant shall indemnify, defend, <br />and hold harmless City for the payment of any employee and/or employer contributions for PERS benefits on behalf <br />of Consultant or its employees, agents, or subconsultants, as well as for the payment of any penalties and interest <br />on such contributions, which would otherwise be the responsibility of City. <br />Section 6 STATUS OF CONSULTANT. <br />6.1 Independent Consultant. At all times during the term of this Agreement, Consultant shall be an <br />independent Consultant and shall not be an employee of City. City shall have the right to control <br />Consultant only insofar as the results of Consultant's services rendered pursuant to this Agreement <br />and assignment of personnel pursuant to Subsection 1.3; however, otherwise City shall not have <br />the right to control the means by which Consultant accomplishes services rendered pursuant to this <br />Agreement. Notwithstanding any other City, state, or federal policy, rule, regulation, law, or <br />ordinance to the contrary, Consultant and any of its employees, agents, and subconsultants <br />providing services under this Agreement shall not qualify for or become entitled to, and hereby <br />agree to waive any and all claims to, any compensation, benefit, or any incident of employment by <br />City, including but not limited to eligibility to enroll in the California Public Employees Retirement <br />System (PERS) as an employee of City and entitlement to any contribution to be paid by City for <br />employer contributions and/or employee contributions for PERS benefits. <br />6.2 Consultant Not an Aqent. Except as City may specify in writing, Consultant shall have no <br />authority, express or implied, to act on behalf of City in any capacity whatsoever as an agent. <br />Consultant shall have no authority, express or implied, pursuant to this Agreement to bind City to <br />any obligation whatsoever. <br />Section 7 LEGAL REQUIREMENTS. <br />7.1 Governing Law. The laws of the State of California shall govern this Agreement. <br />7.2 Compliance with Applicable Laws. Consultant and any subconsultants shall comply with all laws <br />and regulations applicable to the performance of the work hereunder, including but not limited to, <br />the California Building Code, the Americans with Disabilities Act, and any copyright, patent or <br />trademark law. Consultant's failure to comply with any law(s) or regulation(s) applicable to the <br />performance of the work hereunder shall constitute a breach of contract. <br />Consulting Services Agreement between January 17, 2017 <br />City of San Leandro and SmartWAVE Technologies Page 8 of 16 <br />