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CITY OF EVERETT PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT (CLAIMS INVESTIGATION) THIS AGREEMENT made and entered into on this 2'3'- day of August, 2021, by and between the CITY OF EVERETT, a municipal corporation under the laws of the State of Washington, hereinafter referred to as the "City," and ADJUSTERS NORTHWEST, whose address is PO Box 2325, Everett, WA 98213,hereinafter referred to as the "Service Provider." WHEREAS, the City desires to engage the Service Provider to investigate tort claims and incidents and assist assigned legal counsel in litigation, as needed, for the City of Everett; and WHEREAS, the Service Provider will be investigating claims against the City, and accordingly will coordinate and take direction from the City Attorney's Office; and WHEREAS, Service Provider represented, and by entering into this Agreement now represents, that it is fully qualified to perform the work to be performed hereunder in a competent and professional manner; NOW, THEREFORE, the parties herein do mutually agree as follows: 1. Engagement of Service Provider. The City hereby agrees to engage the Service Provider, and the Service Provider hereby agrees, to perform the work in a competent and professional manner and provide the services described in the attached "Exhibit A - Scope of Work". The Scope of Work so identified is hereafter referred to as "Work". Without a written directive of an authorized representative of the City, the Service Provider shall not perform any services that are in addition to, or beyond the scope of, the Work. If the Service Provider's proposal is attached as an exhibit, and if such proposal contains or incorporates any conditions or terms in addition to or different from the terms of this Agreement, then the Service Provider expressly agrees that such conditions or terms are neither incorporated nor included into this Agreement between the City and Service Provider. If, and to the extent, the Work includes the design of a public work or improvement, in whole or in part, Service Provider's design shall be reasonably accurate, adequate and suitable for its intended purpose. 2. Intellectual Property Rights. Reports, drawings, plans, specifications and any other intangible property created in furtherance of the Work are property of the City for all purposes, whether the project for which they are made is executed or not, and may be used by the City for any purpose. Unless otherwise expressly agreed in writing, all intellectual property rights in such documents or intangible property created pursuant to this Agreement, or for the City of Everett, belong to the City of Everett. Service Provider retains any intellectual property rights in documents and intangible property created by Service Provider prior to engagement, or not created by Service Provider for its performance of this Agreement. 3. Time of Beginning and Completion of Performance. This Agreement shall commence as of the date of execution of this Agreement and shall be completed by August 31, 2022. Page 1 2021 Claims Investigation PSA