c.ContractorshallberesponsibleforallfederalorstatetaxesapplicabletocompensationorpaymentspaidtoContractorundertheContractand,unlessContractorissubjecttobackupwithholding,Agencywillnotwithholdfromsuchcompensationorpaymentsanyamount(s)tocoverContractor'sfederalorstatetaxobligations.Contractorisnoteligibleforanysocialsecurity,unemploymentinsuranceorworkers'compensationbenefitsfromcompensationorpaymentspaidtoContractorundertheContract,exceptasaself-employedindividual.d.Contractorshallnotberesponsiblefororhavecontroloverthemeans,manner,methodsortechniquesrequiredoforusedbyotherconsultantsorcontractorsundercontractwithAgencywhoareperformingservicesorconstructionworkonprojectswithinthescopeoftheContract,unlessotherwiseexpresslyagreedtoinwritingbytheParties.ThePartiesagree,however,thattheseSection6.d.provisionsdonotinanywayreviseoradjustContractor'sprofessionalresponsibilitytoreporttoAgencyanyinformationpertainingtoaproject,ortoperformancebyotherconsultantsorcontractorsonaproject,thatwouldadverselyaffectAgencyoraparticularproject,totheextentanysuchinformationmaycometotheattentionofContractorduringtheperformanceofServiceswithinthescopeoftheContract.7.SubcontractsandAssignment;SuccessorsandAssignsa.ContractorshallnotenterintoanysubcontractsforanyoftheServicesrequiredbytheContract,orinanymannersell,assignortransferanyofitsrightsorinterestundertheContractordelegateanyofitsdutiesorperformanceundertheContract,withoutAgency'spriorwrittenconsent,exceptforsubcontractsnecessarytocomplywithanyDBErequirements.InadditiontoanyotherprovisionsAgencymayrequire,Contractorshallinclude,inanypermittedsubcontractundertheContract,contractualprovisionsthatshallrequireanysubcontractor(whichmayalsobereferredtoas"subconsultant")tocomplywithSections10,11,12,13,14,17,24,and29oftheseContractprovisionsandthelimitationsprovidedinExhibitBCompensation,intheperformanceofthesubcontractor'sServicesontheServicesthatisthesubjectoftheContract,asifthesubcontractorweretheContractor.Agency'sconsenttoanysubcontractshallnotrelieveContractorofanyofitsdutiesorobligationsundertheContract,includingwithrespecttoanyServices,whetherperformedortobeperformedbyContractororasubcontractor.b.TheprovisionsoftheContractshallbebindinguponandshallinuretothebenefitofthePartieshereto,andtheirrespectivesuccessorsandpermittedassigns,ifany.c.Anypurportedassignment,delegationordispositioninviolationofsubsectiona.aboveisvoid.8.NoThirdPartyBeneficiaries.AgencyandContractoraretheonlyPartiestotheContractandaretheonlyPartiesentitledtoenforceitsterms.NothingintheContractgives,isintendedtogive,orshallbeconstruedtogiveorprovideanybenefitorright,whetherdirectly,indirectlyorotherwise,tothirdpersonsunlesssuchthirdpersonsareindividuallyidentifiedbynameintheContractandexpresslydescribedasintendedbeneficiariesofthetermsoftheContract.9.FundsAvailableandAuthorized;Payments.ContractorshallnotbecompensatedforServicesperformedundertheContractbyanyotheragencyordepartmentoftheStateofOregon.Agencyreasonablybelievesthat,asoftheeffectivedateoftheContract,ithassufficientfundsavailableandauthorizedforexpendituretofinancethecostsoftheContractwithinAgency'sbiennialappropriationorlimitation.ContractorunderstandsandagreesthatAgency'spaymentofamountsundertheContractiscontingentonAgencyreceivingfromtheOregonLegislativeAssemblyappropriations,limitations,orotherexpenditureauthoritysufficienttoallowAgency,intheexerciseofitsreasonableadministrativediscretion,tocontinuetomakepaymentsundertheContract.IntheeventAgencystaffresponsibleforoversightoftheContractbecomeawarethatsufficientfundsarenotavailableandauthorizedforexpendituretofinancethecostsoftheContractwithinAgency'sbiennialappropriationorlimitation,AgencyshallgivepromptwrittennoticetoContractor.10.RepresentationsandWarranties.a.Contractor'sRepresentationsandWarranties.
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