WA ST Dept of Transportation 10/29/2021 (2)

Section 10 No Obligation by the State Government No contract between the CONTRACTOR and its subcontractors shall create any obligation or liability for WSDOT with regard to this AGREEMENT without WSDOT's specific written consent, notwithstanding its concurrence in, or approval of, the award of any contract or subcontract or the solicitations thereof. Section 11 Personal Liability of Public Officers No officer or employee of WSDOT shall be personally liable for any acts or failure to act in connection with this AGREEMENT, it being understood that in such matters they are acting solely as agents of WSDOT. Section 12 Ethics A. Relationships with Employees and Officers of WSDOT. The CONTRACTOR shall not extend any loan, gratuity or gift of money in any form whatsoever to any employee or officer of WSDOT, nor shall CONTRACTOR knowingly rent or purchase any equipment and materials from any employee or officer of WSDOT. B. Employment of Former WSDOT Employees. The CONTRACTOR hereby warrants that it shall not engage on a full-time, part-time, or other basis during the period of this AGREEMENT, any professional or technical personnel who are, or have been, at any time during the period of this AGREEMENT, in the employ of WSDOT without written consent of WSDOT. Section 13 Compliance with Laws and Regulations The CONTRACTOR agrees to abide by all applicable state and federal laws and regulations including but not limited to, those concerning employment, equal opportunity employment, nondiscrimination assurances, project record keeping necessary to evidence compliance with such federal and state laws and regulations, and retention of all such records. The CONTRACTOR will adhere to all applicable nondiscrimination provisions in chapter 49.60 RCW. Except when a federal statute or regulation preempts state or local law, no provision of the AGREEMENT shall require the CONTRACTOR to observe or enforce compliance with any provision, perform any other act, or do any other thing in contravention of state or local law. If any provision or compliance with any provision of this AGREEMENT violate state or local law, or would require the CONTRACTOR to violate state or local law, the CONTRACTOR agrees to notify WSDOT immediately in writing. Should this occur, WSDOT and the CONTRACTOR agree to make appropriate arrangements to proceed with or, if necessary, expeditiously, terminate the Project. Section 14 Environmental Requirements The CONTRACTOR agrees to comply with all applicable requirements of chapter 43.21C RCW "State Environmental Policy Act" (SEPA). Section 15 Accounting Records A. Project Accounts. The CONTRACTOR agrees to establish and maintain for the Project either a separate set of accounts or separate accounts within the framework of an established accounting system that can be identified with the Project. The CONTRACTOR agrees that all checks, payrolls, invoices, contracts, vouchers, orders, or other accounting documents pertaining in whole or in part to the Project shall be clearly identified, readily accessible and available to WSDOT upon request, and, to the extent feasible, kept separate from documents not pertaining to the Project. a rn 0 Everett Transit Page 4 of 11 PTD0492 0