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ViiWashington State Transportation Improvement Board C-P-138(001)-1 i Complete Streets Award Grant Agreement 10. DISPUTE RESOLUTION a) The Parties shall make good faith efforts to quickly and collaboratively resolve any dispute arising under or in connection with this Agreement. The dispute resolution process outlined in this Section applies to disputes arising under or in connection with the terms of this Agreement. b) Informal Resolution. The Parties shall use their best efforts to resolve disputes promptly and at the lowest organizational level. c) In the event that the Parties are unable to resolve the dispute, the Parties shall submit the matter to non-binding mediation facilitated by a mutually agreed upon mediator. The Parties shall share equally in the costs of the mediator. d) Each Party agrees to participate to the fullest extent possible and in good faith in resolving the dispute in order to avoid delays or additional incurred cost to the Project work plan. e) The Parties agree that they shall have no right to seek relief in a court of law in accordance with Section 11, until and unless the Dispute Resolution process has been exhausted. 11. GOVERNANCE, VENUE, AND ATTORNEYS FEES This Agreement shall be construed and interpreted in accordance with the laws of the state of Washington and venue of any action brought hereunder shall be in the Superior Court for Thurston County. The Parties agree that each Party shall be responsible for its own attorneys' fees and costs. 12. INDEMNIFICATION, HOLD HARMLESS, AND WAIVER 12.1 RECIPIENT, shall protect, defend, indemnify, and save harmless the TIB, its officers, officials, employees, and authorized agents, while acting within the scope of their employment as such, from any and all costs, claims, judgments, and/or awards of damages (both to persons and/or property), arising out of, or in any way resulting from, RECIPIENT'S negligent acts or omissions which may arise in connection with its performance under this Agreement. RECIPIENT shall not be required to indemnify, defend, or save harmless the TIB if the claim, suit, or action for injuries, death, or damages (both to persons and/or property) is caused by the sole negligence of TIB; provided that, where such claims, suits, or actions result from the concurrent negligence of the Parties, or involves those actions covered by RCW 4.24.115, the indemnity provisions provided herein shall be valid and enforceable only to the extent of RECIPIENT's own negligence 12.2 RECIPIENT agrees that its obligations under this section extends to any claim, demand and/or cause of action brought by, or on behalf of, any of its officers, officials, employees or authorized agents. For this purpose, RECIPIENT, by mutual negotiation, hereby waives, with respect to TIB only, any immunity that would otherwise be available to it against such claims under the Industrial Insurance provisions of Title 51 RCW. 12.3 The obligations of this indemnification and waiver Section shall survive termination of this Agreement. 13. ASSIGNMENT The RECIPIENT shall not assign or transfer its rights, benefits, or obligations under this Agreement without the prior written consent of TIB. The RECIPIENT is deemed to consent to Complete Streets Grant Agreement Page 4 of 5 December 2016