R2006-07 AUTHORIZING AGREEMENT URS CORPORATION

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ARTICLE XI - Documents. Provided that URS has been paid for the Services, Client shall have the right to use the documents, maps, photographs, drawings and specifications resulting from URS efforts on the project. Reuse of any such materiais by Client on any extension of this project or any other project without the written authorization of URS shall be at ClienYs sole risk. URS shall have the right to retain copies of all such materials. URS retains the right of ownership with respect to any patentable concepts or copyrightable materials arising from its Services. ARTICLE XII -Termination. Client may terminate all or any portion of the Services for convenience, at its option, by sending a written Notice to URS. Either party can terminate this Agreement or a Work Order for cause if the other commits a material, uncured breach of this Agreement or becomes insolvent. Termination for cause shall be effective twenty(20)days after receipt of a Notice of Termination, unless a later date is specified in the Notice. The Notice of Termination for cause shall contain specific reasons for termination and both parties shall cooperate in good faith to cure the causes for termination stated in the Notice. Termination shall not be effective if reasonable action to cure the breach has been taken before the effective date of the termination. Client shall pay URS upon invoice for Services performed and charges incurred prior to termination, plus reasonable termination charges. In the event of termination for cause, the parties shall have their remedies at law as to any other rights and obligations between them, subject to the other terms and conditions of this Agreement. ARTICLE XIII - No Third Partv Riqhts. This Agreement shall not create any rights or benefits to parties other than Client and URS. No third party shall have the right to rely on URS opinions rendered in connection with the Services without the written consent of URS and the third party's agreement to be bound to the same conditions and limitations as Client. ARTICLE XIV - Assiqnments. Neither party to this Agreement shall assign its duties and obligations hereunder without the prior written consent of the other party. ARTICLE XV - Hazardous Substances. All nonhazardous samples and by-products from sampling processes in connection with the Services shall be disposed of by URS in accordance with applicable law; provided, however, that any and all such materials, including wastes, that cannot be introduced back into the environment under existing law without additional treatment, and all hazardous wastes, radioactive wastes, or hazardous substances ("Hazardous Substances") related to the Services, shall be packaged in accordance with the applicable law by URS and turned over to Client for appropriate disposal. URS shall not arrange or otherwise dispose of Hazardous Substances under this Agreement. URS, at ClienYs request, may assist Client in identifying appropriate alternatives for off-site treatment, storage or disposal of the Hazardous Substances, but URS shall not make any independent determination relating to the selection of a treatment, storage, or disposal facility nor subcontract such activities through transporters or others. Client shall sign all necessary manifests for the disposal of Hazardous Substances. If Client requires: (1) URS agents or employees to sign such manifests; or (2) URS to hire, for Client, the Hazardous Substances transportation, treatment, or disposal contractor, then for these two purposes, URS shall be considered to act as ClienYs agent so that URS will not be considered to be a generator, transporter, or disposer of such substances or considered to be the arranger for disposal of Hazardous Substances, and Client shall indemnify URS against any claim or loss resulting from such signing. ARTICLE XVI -Venue. In the event of any dispute between the parties to this Agreement, the venue for the dispute resolution shall be any state or federal court in the United States having jurisdiction over the parties. The foregoing notwithstanding, if the project is located outside the United States, the laws of the State of California shall govern and in such event, any dispute under the Agreement not resolved amicably shall be resolved under the binding rules of the American Arbitration Association. ARTICLE XVII - Inteqrated Writinq and Enforceabilitv. This Agreement constitutes the final and complete repository of the agreements between Client and URS relating to the Services and supersedes all prior or contemporaneous communications, representations, or agreements, whether oral or written. Modifications of this Agreement shall not be binding unless made in writing and signed by an Authorized Representative of each party. The provisions of this Agreement shall be enforced to the fullest extent permitted by law. If any provision of this Agreement is found to be invalid or unenforceable, the provision shall be construed and applied in a way that comes as close as possible to expressing the intention of the parties with regard to the provisions and that saves the validity and enforceability of the provision. Decatur psa.DOC Jan 30,2006 mca -3 -