248-26 Agreement with Fire Safety Services 2026.pdf

6 21. TERMINATION The Township may terminate the Agreement upon sixty (60) days written notice to the other party. Upon such termination, the Township shall pay Fire and Safety for all services performed hereunder up to the date of such termination in accordance with the payment terms of this Agreement as well as all reasonable costs and expenses incurred by the Fire and Safety in effecting the termination, including, but not limited to non-cancelable commitments and demobilization costs. 22. ENTIRE AGREEMENT This Agreement, including the attachments referenced herein, contains the entire Agreement of the parties hereto and may not be amended, modified, released or discharged, in whole or in part, except as specifically provided herein or in an instrument in writing executed by the parties hereto. 23. EFFECTIVE DATE OF CONTRACT This Agreement shall not become binding upon the parties until the Township adopts a bond ordinance and/or appropriates the funds necessary for this Agreement and the Township’s Chief Financial Officer certifies to the availability of funds if applicable pursuant to N.J.AC. 5:30-5.4 24. CONFLICT OF INTEREST Fire and Safety acknowledges that the nature of the service to be performed requires that Fire and Safety must not have or appear to have a conflict of interest with any potentially adversarial party. Fire and Safety 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, Fire and Safety 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, Fire and Safety and the Township shall attempt to reach an agreement on a course of action in response to the actual or potential conflict. If such an agreement cannot be reached, the Township has the right to terminate the Agreement for convenience. 25. INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR Fire and Safety shall be and remain an

or potential conflict. If such an agreement cannot be reached, the Township has the right to terminate the Agreement for convenience. 25. INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR Fire and Safety shall be and remain an independent contractor with respect to all services performed hereunder and agrees to and does hereby accept full and exclusive liability for the payment of any and all contributions or taxes for social security, unemployment insurance or old age retirement benefits, pensions or annuities now or hereafter imposed under any state or federal law which are