2005/01/19 Council Agenda Packet

PARTIES agree to provide the appropriate staff and materials necessary to participate in the ASSESSMENT. II. PAYMENT The STATE agrees to pay the lump sum stipend shown in Exhibit A for each PROJECT where the LEAD AGENCY participates in the PROJECT ASSESSMENT. This stipend will be considered full compensation for any and all costs incurred by the LEAD AGENCY as a result of participating in each ASSESSMENT. At the conclusion of the LEAD AGENCY'S participation and upon receipt of the deliverables listed in Exhibit A, the LEAD AGENCY shall submit an invoice to the STATE listing all PROJECTS where the LEAD AGENCY participated in the ASSESSMENT, and the amount due. The STATE will pay the invoice within 30 days of receipt. The LEAD AGENCY shall submit the invoice to: Department of Transportation c/o Gary Langrock 401 2nd Avenue South, Suite 560 Seattle, WA 98104-2887 The STATE will direct the payment to the following address: City of Everett Department of Public Works c/o Brian Jones 3200 Cedar Street Everett, WA 98201 III. DISPUTES Any dispute between the PARTIES relating to this AGREEMENT shall be resolved in accordance with the following dispute resolution provision. As a condition precedent to the right to seek judicial relief, a PARTY shall first attempt to informally resolve the dispute directly with the other PARTY by giving the other PARTY written notice of the dispute. Such notice shall describe the nature of the dispute, the position of the PARTY giving the notice and the proposed resolution of the dispute in reasonable detail. After such notice is given, the PARTIES shall seek diligently and in good faith to resolve the dispute through face-to-face meetings and other contacts at such level or levels of contact as each PARTY deems necessary and appropriate. If despite such efforts the dispute is not resolved within thirty (30) days after the date the notice is 6 GCA 4235 Page 2