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Informational Addendum—GCB2818 <br /> Washington's Department of Transportation requires the City of Everett (referred to as the <br /> "CONTRACTOR")to include and manage the following clauses in all contracts and invitations to bid <br /> CONTRACTOR agrees, at a minimum, to maintain the Project and service or replace parts at intervals <br /> recommended in the manuals and/or instructions provided by the subcontractors and/or component <br /> manufacturers, or sooner if needed. The CONTRACTOR shall have the Project routinely inspect and make <br /> arrangements for any appropriate service and repair under the manufacturer's warranty. WSDOT shall <br /> not be liable for repairs. The CONTRACTOR shall retain records of all maintenance and parts replacement <br /> performed on the Project in accordance with Section 21, Audits, Inspection, and Retention of Records. <br /> The CONTRACTOR shall provide copies of such records to WSDOT, upon request. <br /> Section 14 <br /> Compliance with State Design Standards <br /> The CONTRACTOR agrees the Project design must comply with all Washington State Standard <br /> Specifications for Road, Bridge, and Municipal Construction <br /> (www.wsdot.wa.gov/Publications/Manuals/M41-10.htm), and any revisions thereto. Projects that wish <br /> to use design standards that differ from state standards must submit a request to WSDOT's Public <br /> Transportation Division and obtain documented approval before design work commences. <br /> Section 15 <br /> No Obligation by the State Government <br /> No contract between the CONTRACTOR and its subcontractors shall create any obligation or liability of <br /> WSDOT with regard to this AGREEMENT without WSDOT's specific written consent, notwithstanding its <br /> concurrence in, or approval of, the award of any contract or subcontract or the solicitations thereof and <br /> the CONTRACTOR hereby agrees to include this provision in all contracts it enters into for the design, <br /> acquisition, and construction of facilities and/or infrastructure related to the Project, or the performance <br /> of any work to be accomplished under this AGREEMENT. <br /> Section 16 <br /> Ethics <br /> A. Relationships with Employees and Officers of WSDOT. The CONTRACTOR shall not extend any loan, <br /> gratuity or gift of money in any form whatsoever to any employee or officer of WSDOT, nor shall the <br /> CONTRACTOR rent or purchase any Project equipment and materials from any employee or officer of <br /> WSDOT. <br /> B. Employment of Former WSDOT Employees. The CONTRACTOR hereby warrants that it shall not <br /> engage on a full, part-time, or other basis during the period of this AGREEMENT, any professional or <br /> technical personnel who are, or have been, at any time during the period of this AGREEMENT, in the <br /> employ of WSDOT without written consent of WSDOT. <br /> Section 17 <br /> Compliance with Laws and Regulations <br /> The CONTRACTOR agrees to abide by all applicable state and federal laws and regulations including but <br /> not limited to, those concerning employment, equal opportunity employment, nondiscrimination <br /> assurances, project record keeping necessary to evidence compliance with such federal and state laws <br /> and regulations, and retention of all such records. The CONTRACTOR will adhere to all of the <br /> nondiscrimination provisions in Chapter 49.60 RCW. Except when a federal statute or regulation pre- <br /> empts state or local law, no provision of this AGREEMENT shall require the CONTRACTOR to observe or <br /> enforce compliance with any provision, perform any other act, or do any other thing in contravention of <br /> state or local law. Thus if any provision or compliance with any provision of this AGREEMENT violates <br />