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<br />e <br /> <br />e <br /> <br />increase under Paragraph 13.06, or monthly invoices under Paragraph 13.09 <br />that cannot be resolved, within a reasonable amount of time, between the <br />City and the Contractor, the parties may request the determination of such <br />dispute by a mutually acceptable arbitrator. Should the parties be unable to <br />agree upon a mutually acceptable arbitrator, each party shall nominate one <br />arbitrator and the arbitrators so nominated by the parties shall select a third <br />arbitrator who will act with them as a three-member arbitration panel to <br />decide the disagreement between the parties by the concurrence of a <br />majority of the panel. Cost for such arbitration shall be borne equally by <br />Contractor and City, provided that each party shall bears its own attorney <br />fees. The decision rendered by the arbitrator(s) will be final, subject only to <br />judicial review as may be available under the Texas General Arbitration Act. <br />Provided, however, that nothing in this paragraph shall prevent the parties <br />from resolving disputes prior to formal arbitration. <br /> <br />18.00 RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE PARTIES - The relationship between the <br />parties is that of the City, as Owner, and Independent Contractor. <br /> <br />14 <br />