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• GENERAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS 4 <br /> GENERAL GRANT <br /> FEDERAL FUNDS <br /> represents that the Grantee has all rights and permissions, including intellectual property rights, moral <br /> rights and rights of publicity, necessary to grant such a•license to COMMERCE. <br /> The Grantee shall exert all reasonable effort to advise COMMERCE, at the time of delivery of _ <br /> Materials furnished under this Grant, of all known or potential invasions of privacy contained therein <br /> and of any portion of such document which was not produced in the performance of this Grant. The <br /> Grantee shall provide COMMERCE with prompt written notice of each notice or claim of infringement <br /> received by the Grantee with respect to any Materials delivered under this Grant. COMMERCE shall <br /> have the right to modify or remove any restrictive markings placed upon the Materials by the Grantee. <br /> 13. DISALLOWED COSTS <br /> The Grantee is responsible for any audit exceptions or disallowed costs incurred by its own <br /> organization or that of its Subgrantees. <br /> 14. DISPUTES <br /> Except as otherwise provided in this Grant,when a dispute arises between the parties and it cannot <br /> be resolved by direct negotiation,either party may request a dispute hearing with COMMERCE's <br /> Director,who may designate a neutral person to decide the dispute. <br /> The request for a dispute hearing must: <br /> • be in writing; <br /> • state the disputed issues; <br /> • state the relative positions of the parties; <br /> • state the Grantee's name,address,and Grant number; and <br /> • be mailed to the Director and the other party's (respondent's)Grant Representative within <br /> three(3)working days after the parties agree that they cannot resolve the dispute. <br /> The respondent shall send a written answer to the requestor's statement to both the Director or the <br /> Director's designee and the requestor within five(5)working days. <br /> The Director or designee shall review the written statements and reply in writing to both parties within <br /> ten (10)working days.The Director or designee may extend this period if necessary by notifying the <br /> parties. <br /> The decision shall not be admissible in any succeeding judicial or quasi-judicial proceeding. <br /> The parties agree that this dispute process shall precede any action in a judicial or quasi-judicial <br /> tribunal. <br /> Nothing in this Grant shall be construed to limit the parties' choice of a mutually acceptable alternate <br /> dispute resolution (ADR)method in addition to the dispute hearing procedure outlined above. <br /> 15. DUPLICATE PAYMENT <br /> The Grantee certifies that work to be performed under this Grant does not duplicate any work to be <br /> charged against any other Grant, subgrant, or other source. <br /> 16. ETHICS/CONFLICTS OF INTEREST <br /> In performing under this Grant, the Grantee shall assure compliance with the Ethics in Public Service <br /> Act(Chapter 42.52 RCW)and any other applicable state or federal law related to ethics or conflicts of <br /> interest. <br /> 17. GOVERNING LAW AND VENUE <br /> This Grant shall be construed and interpreted in accordance with the laws of the state of Washington, <br /> and the venue of any action brought hereunder shall be in the Superior Court for Thurston County. <br /> Governmental- VAWA 11 <br /> 61 <br />