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Washington State Transportation Improvement Board C-P-138(002)-1 <br />Grant Agreement <br />Fuel Tax Agreement October 2025 <br />and costs incurred from the other PARTY. The obligations of this Section shall survive <br />termination of this Agreement. <br />15.0 DISPUTE RESOLUTION <br />a) The PARTIES shall make good faith efforts to quickly and collaboratively resolve any <br />dispute arising under or in connection with this AGREEMENT. The dispute resolution <br />process outlined in this Section applies to disputes arising under or in connection with <br />the terms of this AGREEMENT. <br /> <br />b) Informal Resolution. The PARTIES shall use their best efforts to resolve disputes <br />promptly and at the lowest organizational level. <br /> <br />c) In the event that the PARTIES are unable to resolve the dispute, the PARTIES shall <br />submit the matter to non-binding mediation facilitated by a mutually agreed upon <br />mediator. The PARTIES shall share equally in the cost of the mediator. <br /> <br />d) Each PARTY agrees to compromise to the fullest extent possible in resolving the dispute <br />in order to avoid delays or additional incurred cost to the Project. <br /> <br />e) The PARTIES agree that they shall have no right to seek relief in a court of law until and <br />unless the Dispute Resolution process has been exhausted. <br /> <br />16.0 ENTIRE AGREEMENT <br />47.26 Revised Code of Washington and/or 47.04 Revised Code of Washington, the provisions <br />of title 479 Washington Administrative Code, and TIB Policies, constitutes the entire agreement <br />between the PARTIES and supersedes all previous written or oral agreements between the <br />PARTIES. <br />17.0 RECORDS MAINTENANCE <br />The RECIPIENT shall maintain books, records, documents, data and other evidence relating to <br />this Agreement and performance of the services described herein, including but not limited to <br />accounting procedures and practices which sufficiently and properly reflect all direct and indirect <br />costs of any nature expended in the performance of this Agreement. RECIPIENT shall retain <br />such records for a period of six years following the date of final payment. At no additional cost, <br />these records, including materials generated under the Agreement shall be subject at all <br />reasonable times to inspection, review or audit by TIB personnel duly authorized by TIB, the <br />Office of the State Auditor, and federal and state officials so authorized by law, regulation or <br />agreement. <br />If any litigation, claim or audit is started before the expiration of the six (6) year period, the <br />records shall be retained until all litigation, claims, or audit findings involving the records have <br />been resolved.