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ARTICLE 43. INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR Contractor is an independent contractor under this Agreement. Services provided by Contractor or on Contractor's behalf pursuant to this Agreement shall be subject to the supervision of Contractor. In providing such services, neither Contractor nor its agents shall act as officers, employees, or agents of the City. Contractor further understands that Florida Workers' Compensation benefits available to employees of the City are not available to Contractor, or for any employee, or entity working for the Contractor rendering services to the City under this Agreement. This Agreement shall not constitute or make the parties a partnership or joint venture. ARTICLE 44. SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS 44.1 The performance of this Agreement shall not be transferred, pledged, sold, delegated or assigned, in whole or in part, by the Contractor without the express written consent of the City. It is understood that a sale of the majority of the stock or partnership shares of the Contractor, a merger or bulk sale, an assignment for the benefit of creditors shall each be deemed transactions that would constitute an assignment or sale hereunder requiring prior City approval. 44.2 The Contractor's services are unique in nature and any transference without City approval shall be cause for the City to nullify this Agreement. Any assignment without the City's consent shall be null and void. The Contractor shall have no recourse from such cancellation. The City may require bonding, other security, certified financial statements and tax returns from any proposed assignee and the execution of an assignment/assumption agreement in a form satisfactory to the City Attorney as a condition precedent to considering approval of an assignment. ARTICLE 45. CONTINGENCY CLAUSE Funding for this Agreement is contingent on the availability of funds and continued authorization for program activities and the Agreement is subject to amendment or termination due to lack of funds, reduction of funds and/or change in regulations, upon thirty (30) days written notice. ARTICLE 46. JOINT PREPARATION-INTERPRETATION The language of this Agreement has been agreed to by both parties to express their mutual intent and no rule of strict construction shall be applied against either party hereto. The headings contained in this Agreement are for reference purposes only and shall not affect in any way the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement. All personal pronouns used in this Agreement shall include the other gender, and the singular shall include the plural, and vice versa, unless the context otherwise CONSTRUCTION SERVICE CONTRACT NO. C1 I 12-011 Page 26 of28 n. n r~, '",' I." U j ,)