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General Provisions - 1 <br />ATTACHMENT <br />PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT <br />(GENERAL PROVISIONS v.071423.P1) <br />1. Engagement of Service Provider. The City hereby agrees to engage the Service Provider, and the <br />Service Provider hereby agrees, to perform the work in a competent and professional manner and <br />provide the services described in the exhibit(s) to this Agreement. The work so described is <br />hereafter referred to as “Work”. If the Service Provider’s proposal (or any other Service Provider- <br />prepared document) is attached as an exhibit or part of an exhibit or is otherwise incorporated in <br />this Agreement, the incorporation of the proposal or other document into this Agreement is <br />subject the following: (A) if the proposal (or other document) contains or incorporates any terms <br />or conditions in addition to or different from the terms of these General Provisions, then such <br />proposal (or other document) conditions or terms are not incorporated into this Agreement and <br />(B) to the extent of any difference among the respective provisions of the proposal (or other <br />document) and any other exhibit to this Agreement, the Service Provider shall be bound by the <br />provisions that are more stringent on the Service Provider. Without a written directive of an <br />authorized representative of the City, the Service Provider shall not perform any services that are <br />in addition to, or beyond the scope of, the Work. If, and to the extent, the Work includes the <br />design of a public work or improvement, in whole or in part, Service Provider’s design shall be <br />reasonably accurate, adequate and suitable for its intended purpose. <br />2. Intellectual Property Rights. Reports, drawings, plans, specifications and any other intangible <br />property created in furtherance of the Work are property of the City for all purposes, whether the <br />project for which they are made is executed or not, and may be used by the City for any purpose. <br />Unless otherwise expressly agreed in writing, all intellectual property rights in such documents or <br />intangible property created pursuant to this Agreement, or for the City of Everett, belong to the <br />City of Everett. Service Provider retains any intellectual property rights in documents and <br />intangible property created by Service Provider prior to engagement, or not created by Service <br />Provider for its performance of this Agreement. <br />3. Time of Beginning and Completion of Performance. This Agreement shall commence as of the <br />date of mutual execution of this Agreement and shall be completed by Completion Date stated in <br />the Basic Provisions. This Agreement may be extended as set forth in the Basic Provisions. <br />4.Compensation. <br />A. The City shall pay the Service Provider only for completed Work and for services actually <br />rendered which are described herein. Such payment shall be full compensation for Work <br />performed or services rendered, including, but not limited to, all labor, materials, supplies, <br />equipment and incidentals necessary to complete the Work. <br />B. The Service Provider shall be paid such amounts and in such manner as described in the <br />exhibit(s) to this Agreement. <br />C. Service Provider may receive payment as reimbursement for Eligible Expenses actually <br />incurred. “Eligible Expenses” means those expenses as set forth in an exhibit to this <br />Agreement or such expenses as are approved for reimbursement by the City in writing prior <br />to the expense being incurred. An expense shall not be reimbursed if: (1) the expense is not <br />identified as an Eligible Expense; (2) the expense exceeds the per item or cumulative limits <br />for such expense if it is identified as an Eligible Expense; or (3) the expense was not approved <br />in writing by an authorized City representative prior to the Service Provider incurring the <br />expense. If, and to the extent, overnight lodging in western Washington is authorized, <br />Service Provider is strongly encouraged to lodge within the corporate limits of City. When