277-22 Exhibit(s)-Low Income Household Water Assistance Program.pdf

m) To comply with LIHWAP Vendor refund policies, maintain supporting fiscal records for five years, or such longer period as may be required pursuant to law, and provide records to Division representatives upon request. n) To fully cooperate with the Division’s monitoring practices, including but not limited to, providing requested documentation within set time frames, as well as communicating with Division staff. o) To provide at no cost to the Department, Division, or its Agencies and the customer, written information on an applicant household’s home drinking water and/or wastewater costs, arrearage history for no more than the previous 12 monthly billing periods. p) To comply with all New Jersey laws, regulation, or other requirements pertaining to the supply of home drinking water and/or wastewater services for residential use. In the event of any dispute between the Department, Division or its Agencies and the Vendor, New Jersey law shall govern and the venue for any legal action arising out of this contract shall be At the Department of Community Affairs, Division of Housing and Community Resources, 101 South Broad Street, Trenton, New Jersey. q) To provide, within a timely manner and at no cost to the Department, Division or its Agencies, information on household water and/or wastewater costs and usage for participants of LIHWAP at the Department’s request for purposes of research, evaluation, and analysis. r) To report to the Department, Division or its Agencies situations that threaten life, health, or safety. s) To cooperate with the Department, Division and/or its Agencies in developing procedures to respond to immediate and potential emergencies, which includes the provision of household water and/or wastewater services based on the documented promise to pay using LIHWAP funds. t) To cooperate with the Agency in providing home drinking water and/or wastewater services to eligible households. u) To provide in writing to the Department, Division or its Agencies with business practice and contact information and to notify the Division of any changes. v) To comply with the terms of this contract for customers who have

ision or its Agencies with business practice and contact information and to notify the Division of any changes. v) To comply with the terms of this contract for customers who have LIHWAP payments transferred from another Vendor. w) To notify the Department, Division, or its Agencies of mergers and/or acquisitions. Mergers and/or acquisitions may affect the company’s policies and service areas. Submission of a new vendor contract may be required within ten business days, reflecting such policy and service area changes. x) To hold the Division harmless and to indemnify the Division, the Department, its Agencies, officers and employees against any and all claims, suits, actions, liabilities and costs of any kind, including attorney’s fees, for personal injury or damage to property arising from the acts or omissions of Vendor, or its agents, office, employees or subcontractor. Notwithstanding anything else herein to the contrary, in no event will either party be liable to the other for any incidental, indirect, special, consequential, punitive damages, or lost profits. 4. Length of Contract a) This contract is in effect from the date it is executed until terminated as described in the ‘Termination’ section. 5. Termination a) This contract will terminate effective immediately at the discretion of the Department, Division or its Agencies, upon determination that the Vendor is not in compliance with the terms of this contract. The Vendor will be notified in writing within ten business days of termination. 6. Entire Contract a) It is understood and agreed that the entire contract between the parties is contained in this Vendor Contract. b) This contract supersedes all previous commitments, promises, representations, either oral or written, between the parties relating to the subject matter hereof. c) The person signing this contract, on behalf of the Vendor, certifies and attests that they have full and complete authority to bind the Vendor, on whose behalf they are executing this document. By typing my name in the provided field, I indicate that I am the person named, and this entry is the legal equivalent of a manual/handwritten

whose behalf they are executing this document. By typing my name in the provided field, I indicate that I am the person named, and this entry is the legal equivalent of a manual/handwritten signature. I further understand that I may print the document and sign by hand. _____________________________________________________ _______________________ Township of West Orange Signature Date (mm/dd/yyyy) _____________________________________________________ _______________________ New Jersey LIHWAP Signature Date (mm/dd/yyyy) 2 of 3 NJ LIHWAP