68-26 Agreement with Battaglia Associates .pdf

19:44A-20.8 (P.L. 2004, c.19, s.7, amended 2005, ch.51, s.15) if the Professional received contracts in excess of $50,000 from public entities in a calendar year. It is the Professional’s responsibility to determine if filing is necessary. Additional information on this requirement is available from ELEC at 888-313-3532 or at www.elec.state.nj.us. By executing this Agreement, the Professional certifies that it is in compliance with N.J.S.A. 19:44A-20.26 (P.L. 2025, c.176 and J.R. 12). The Professional further certifies that it has neither made or solicited nor will make or cause to be solicited a prohibited political contribution in violation of any applicable federal, state or local laws. Any such failure to comply shall constitute a breach of the Contract. 21. AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS This is a contract which may be awarded in one fiscal year although the date on which it properly takes effect may fall in a different fiscal year. Accordingly, this contract is subject to the availability and appropriation of sufficient funds in the year in which it takes effect. N.J. Admin. Code 5:30-5.3. 22. CONFLICT OF INTEREST The Professional acknowledges that the nature of the service to be performed requires that the Professional must not have or appear to have a conflict of interest with any potentially adversarial party. The Professional agrees that: (a) It will not accept any assignments, compensation, consideration or gratuities from any other party with an interest in the subject matter of this Agreement that shall conflict or shall have the appearance of conflicting with the interest of the Township relative to the purposes of this Agreement. (b) In the event that a conflict or potential conflict of interest arises, the Professional shall notify the Township in writing within three (3} days of becoming aware of the conflict or the potential conflict. Failure to provide such notice may be grounds for termination of this Agreement for cause. (c) In the event that the Township receives timely notice of an actual or potential conflict, the Professional and the Professional shall attempt to reach an agreement on a course of action in 7