12-10-12 Regular Meeting of La Porte City Council

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Contract 4 HOUSTON-GALVESTON AREA COUNCIL GENERAL PROVISIONS INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT This Intergovernmental Agreement is made and entered into this 1st day of November, 2012, by and between the Houston -Galveston Area Council, hereinafter referred to as H-GAC, having its principal place of business at 3555 Timmons Lane, Suite 120, Houston, Texas 77027 and The City of La Porte, hereinafter referred to as the Contractor, having its principal place of business at 604 West Fairmont Parkwav, La Porte, Texas 77571. WITNESSETH: WHEREAS, H-GAC hereby engages the Contractor to perform certain services in accordance with the specifications of the Agreement; and WHEREAS, the Contractor has agreed to perform such services in accordance with the specifications of the Agreement; NOW, THEREFORE, H-GAC and the Contractor do hereby agree as follows: ARTICLE 1 LEGAL AUTHORITY The Contractor warrants and assures H-GAC that it possesses adequate legal authority to enter into this Agreement. The Contractor's governing body, where applicable, has authorized the signatory official(s) to enter into this Agreement and bind the Contractor to the terms of this Agreement and any subsequent amendments hereto. ARTICLE 2 APPLICABLE LAWS The Contractor agrees to conduct all activities under this Agreement in accordance with all applicable rules, regulations, directives, standards, ordinances and laws in effect or promulgated during the term of this Agreement. Such standards and laws shall include, to the extent applicable, the Uniform Grant and Contract Management Standards ("UGMS") promulgated by the State of Texas and the state and federal statutes referenced therein. ARTICLE 3 INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR The execution of this Agreement and the rendering of services prescribed by this Agreement do not change the independent status of H-GAC or the Contractor. No provision of this Agreement or act of H-GAC in performance of the Agreement shall be construed as making the Contractor the agent, servant or employee of H-GAC, the State of Texas or the United States Government. Employees of the Contractor are subject to the exclusive control and supervision of the Contractor. The Contractor is solely responsible for employee payrolls and claims arising therefrom. The Contractor shall notify H-GAC of the threat of lawsuit or of any actual suit filed against the Contractor pertaining to this Agreement or which would adversely affect the contractor's ability to perform services under this Agreement. ARTICLE 4 WHOLE AGREEMENT page 1 of 8 H-GAC 10/98