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1 the itemized bill, and Responding Member shall not unreasonably withhold 2 consent to such a request, but in no event will payment in full occur later than 3 one year after the date a final itemized bill is submitted to the Requesting 4 Member. If a Responding Member disputes a portion of an itemized bill, the 5 Requesting Member shall promptly pay those portions of the bill not under 6 dispute, pending the resolution of the payment of the disputed portion of the 7 bill. 8 9 E. Records- Where a Responding Member provides assistance to a Requesting 10 Member under this Agreement, both Members shall provide the other 11 Member access to the books, documents, notes, reports, papers and other 12 records relevant to this Agreement for the purposes of reviewing the accuracy 13 of a cost bill or making or undergoing a financial, maintenance or regulatory 14 audit. Both Members shall maintain these records for at least three (3) years 15 or longer where required by law. 16 17 18 ARTICLE IX 19 DISPUTES 20 21 NEGOTIATION 22 Members shall first attempt to resolve any controversy, claim or other dispute 23 arising out of or relating to this Agreement by direct negotiation. 24 25 MEDIATION 26 To the extent not resolved by direct negotiation, Members shall mediate any 27 controversy, claim or other dispute arising out of or relating to this Agreement. 28 Mediation is a condition precedent to arbitration. Unless the disputing Members 29 agree otherwise, the mediation will be administered by the American Arbitration 30 Association (AAA) under its Construction Industry Mediation Procedures. The 31 disputing Members shall pay in equal shares the mediator's fee and any filing 32 fees. Unless otherwise agreed by the disputing Members, the disputing 33 Members shall (1) hold the mediation no later than thirty (30) days after a 34 disputing Member delivers a request for mediation to the other disputing 35 Members and (2) hold the mediation at the location of the Requesting Member. 36 Agreements reached in mediation will be enforceable as settlement agreements. 37 38 ARBITRATION 39 To the extent not resolved by mediation, Members shall arbitrate all 40 controversies, claims and other disputes arising out of or relating to this 41 Agreement. Unless the disputing Members agree otherwise, the arbitration will 42 be administered by the AAA in accordance with its Construction Industry 43 Arbitration Rules in effect on the date a disputing Member makes a demand for 44 arbitration. Mutual Aid and Assistance Agreement for Washington State WARN 8-12