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PROJECT NUMBER 37027
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MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SERVICES .. :
AS CONTRACTING AGENT FOR THE
MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS

This Inmate Calling Service Agreement (hereinafter referred to as "Agreement") is entered into by
and between Global Tel"'Link Corporation, a Delaware corporation having its principal place of
business at 2609 Cameron Street, Mobile, Alabama 36607 (hereinafter referred to as "Contractor"),
and Mississippi Department of Information Technology Services having its principal place of
business at 301 North Lamar Street, Suite 508, Jackson, Mississippi 39201 (hereinafter referred to as
"ITS"), as contracting agent for the Mississippi Department of Corrections located at 723 North
President Street, Jackson, Mississippi 39202 (hereinafter referred to as "Customer"). ITS and
Customer are sometimes collectively referred to herein as "State".
WHEREAS, Customer, pursuant to Request for Proposals (''RFP'') Number 3527 requested
proposals for the provision, installation and maintenance of an Inmate Calling Service for the
inmates at the Mississippi State Penitentiary at Parchman, Mississippi, the Central Mississippi
Correctional Facility at Pearl, Mississippi, the South Mississippi Correctional Institution at
Leakesville, Mississippi, and the seventeen (17) Community Work Centers and four (4) Restitution
Centers across the State ofMississippi (hereinafter referred to as the ,"Correctional Facilities"), and
WHEREAS, Contractor was the successful respondent in an open, fair and competitive procurement
process to provide the above mentioned services;
NOW THEREFORE, in consideration ofthe mutual understandings, promises and agreements set
forth, the parties hereto agree as follows:
ARTICLE 1 PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE
1.1
Unless this Agreement is extended by mutual agreement or terminated as prescribed
elsewhere herein, this Agreement shall begin on the date it is signed by all parties and shall continue
in effect for thirty-six (36) months thereafter. At the end of the initial term, this Agreement may,
upon the written agreement of the parties, be renewed for two (2) additional twelve (12) month
terms. Sixty (60) days prior to the expiration of the initial term or any renewal term of this
Agreement, Contractor shall notify Customer and ITS of the impending expiration and Customer
shall have thirty (30) days in which to notify Contractor ofits intention to either renew or cancel the
Agreement.

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ARTICLE 2 SCOPE OF SERVICES
Contractor shall provide, install and maintain a turnkey Inmate Calling Service, including a digital
recording system, which meets or exceeds all of the specifications stated in RFP No. 3527 and
Contractor's Proposal, as accepted by the State, in response thereto. Contractor shall also provide a
full-time, on-site investigative site administrator, Gang Management Module, and Cell Phone Detect
. Module. All equipment and services shall be installed and fully functional by March 15, 2008, or
within such other period as may be agreed to by the parties.
ARTICLE 3 COMMISSIONS
Contractor shall pay monthly commission payments to Customer totaling 59.5% percent ofthe gross
monthly revenues during years one (1) and two (2) ofthe Agreement and totaling 60.5% ofthe gross
monthly revenues during year three (3) of the Agreement. No deductions from the gross revenue
shall be accepted by the Customer. Commissions must begin when the first telephone call is
completed by an inmate at any ofthe Correctional Facilities. Payments ofcommissions shall be due
and payable to the Customer within thirty (30) days of the closing of the billing cycle. It is
understood by the parties that commission rates shall not decrease during the term ofthis Agreement.
The call rates to be charged by Contractor to the friends and families of inmates when calls are
placed by the inmates are set out in Exhibit A, which is attached hereto and incorporated herein by
reference.
ARTICLE 4 ACCEPTANCE TESTING
4.1
Contractor must conduct an operational system test of the proposed system and certify, in
writing, that the system is ready for acceptance testing and will perform in accordance with the
requirements stated. The Contractor must ensure that the system, in general, and each module ofthe
system, in particular, operates according to specifications before turning the system over to
Customer. Contractor understands and agrees that Customer personnel will not debug modifications
for the Contractor.
4.2
Customer will have ten (10) business days to test all aspects of the system to ensure it is
functioning as specified. Ifany aspect ofthe system fails to function as specified, the Contractor will
be given five (5) business days to correct the malfunction. The Customer will then have another ten
(10) business days to accept the system. Ifthe Contractor fails to correct defects after a second five
(5) day period, the Customer reserves the right to replace the system.
4.3
Acceptance testing shall not in any way relieve the Contractor of its responsibilities to correct
any defect during the life of the Agreement.
4.4
Prior to final acceptance by Customer, the Contractor must have satisfactorily completed the
training program for system administrators and inmates as specified in Article 5 below.

ARTICLE 5 TRAINING
5.1
Contractor will provide live, hands-on instruction with emphasis on all features and
system design, including the digital recording system ("DRS") for all system administrators
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within five (5) days prior to system cutover.

5.2
Contractor will provide training to three (3) Customer personnel at each Customer site as
designated by Customer. Training will include the management of day-to-day operations of the
system, such as, but not limited to, adding, deleting, or changing inmates' personal identification
numbers ("PIN'') and inmates' allowed call telephone number lists; blocking numbers from being
called by inmates; proper record keeping; and trouble reporting procedures.
5.3
Within two (2) weeks of cutover, Contractor will provide training to inmates on how to
place collect calls. Training will include a live, hands-on demonstration on the steps necessary to
place a coHeet call.
5.4
Contractor will have printed instructions on each inmate telephone instructing the inmates
on bow to place a collect call. Instructions will be printed in English and Spanish.

5.5

Contractor will have at least one (1) trainer on-site for retraining and consultation ofinmates
and system administrators for the first five (5) days after cutover.

ARTICLE 6 EMPLOYMENT STATUS
6.1
Contractor shall, during the entire term ofthis Agreement, be construed to be an independent
contractor. Nothing in this Agreement is intended to nor shall be construed to create an employeremployee relationship, or ajoint venture relationship.
6.2
Contractor represents that it is qualified to perform the duties to be performed under this
Agreement and that it has, or will secure, if needed, at its own expense, applicable personnel who
shall be qualified to perform the duties required under this Agreement. Such personnel shall not be
deemed in any way, directly or indirectly, expressly or by implication, to be employees ofCustomer.
6.3
Contractor shall pay when due, all salaries and wages of its employees and it accepts
exclusive responsibility for the payment of federal income tax, state income tax, social security,
unemployment compensation and any other withholdings that may be required. Neither Contractor
nor employees of Contractor are entitled to state retirement or leave benefits.
6.4
It is further Wlderstood that the consideration expressed herein constitutes full and complete
compensation for all services and performances hereunder, and that any sum due and payable to
Contractor shall be paid as a gross sum with no withholdings or deductions being made by Customer
for any purpose from said contract sum, except as pennitted herein in the article titled
"Termination".

ARTICLE 7 BEllAVIOR OF EMPLOYEES/SUBCONTRACTORS
Contractor will be responsible for the behavior ofall its employees and subcontractors while on the
premises ofthe Correctional Facilities covered by this Agreement. Any employee or subcontractor
acting in a manner determined by the administration ofthe Correctional Facility to be detrimental,
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abusive or offensive to any ofthe staffand/or imnates, will be asked to leave the premises and may
be suspended from further work on the premises. All Contractor employees and subcontractors who
will be working at such locations shall be covered by Contractor's comprehensive general liability
insurance policy.

ARTICLE 8 MODIFICATION OR RENEGOTIATION
This Agreement may be modified only by written agreement signed by the parties hereto, and any
attempt at oral modification shall be void and of no effect. The parties agree to renegotiate the
Agreement if federal and/or state revisions of any applicable laws or regulations make changes in
this Agreement necessary.
ARTICLE 9 ASSIGNMENT AND SUBCONTRACTS
9.1
Neither party may assign or otherwise transfer this Agreement or its obligations hereunder
without the prior written consent of the other party, which consent shall not be unreasonably
withheld. Any attempted assignment or transfer ofits obligations without such consent shall be null
and void. This Agreement shall be binding upon the parties' respective successors and assigns.
9.2
Contractor must obtain the written approval ofCustomer before subcontracting any portion of
this Agreement. No such approval by Customer of any subcontract shall be deemed in any way to
provide for the incurrence of any obligation ofCustomer in addition to the total fixed price agreed
upon in this Agreement. All subcontracts shall incorporate the terms ofthis Agreement and shall be·
subject to the tenns and conditions of this Agreement and to any conditions of approval that
Customer may deem necessary.

9.3
Contractor represents and warrants that any subcontract agreement Contractor enters into
shall contain a provision advising the subcontractor that the subcontractor shall have no lien and no
legal right to assert control over any funds held by the Customer, and that the subcontractor
acknowledges that no privity ofcontract exists between the Customer and the subcontractor and that
the Contractor is solely liable for any and all payments which may be due to the subcontractor
pursuant to its subcontract agreement with the Contractor. The Contractor shall indemnifY and hold
hannless the State from and against any and all claims, demands, liabilities, suits, actions, damages,
losses, costs and expenses of every kind and nature whatsoever arising as a result of Contractor's
failure to pay any and all amounts due by Contractor to any subcontractor, materialman, laborer or
the like.
9.4
All subcontractors shall be bound by any negotiation, arbitration, appeal, adjudication or
settlement of any dispute between the Contractor and the Customer, where such dispute affects the
subcontract.

ARTICLE 10 AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS
It is expressly. understood and agreed that the obligation of Customer to proceed under this
Agreement is conditioned upon the appropriation of funds by the Mississippi State Legislature and
the receipt of state and/or federal funds for the perfonnances required under this Agreement. Ifthe
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funds anticipated for the fulfillment ofthis Agreement are not forthcoming, or are insufficient, either
through the failure of the federal government to provide funds or of the State of Mississippi to
appropriate funds, or ifthere is a discontinuance or material alteration ofthe program under which
funds were available to Customer for the payments or perfonnance due under this Agreement,
Customer shall have the right to immediately tenninate this Agreement, without damage, penalty,
cost or expense to Customer of any kind whatsoever. The effective date oftennin~tion shall be as
specified in the notice of tennination. Customer shall have the sole right to determine whether
funds are available for the payments or perfonnances due under this Agreement.

ARTICLE 11 DEFAULT
The occurrence of any ofthe following shall constitute a default hereunder: (a) Contractor fails to
pay monthly commissions as required in this Agreement; (b) Contractor shall breach any term of
this Agreement and such breach continues for ten (10) days after Contractor receives written
notice from the State, or (c) Contractor becomes the subject of bankruptcy, reorganization,
liquidation or receivership proceedings, whether voluntary or involuntary.

ARTICLE 12 TERMINATION
Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement to the contrary, this Agreement may be
tenninated by the State without the assessment of penalties as follows: (a) If Contractor defaults
hereunder pursuant to Article 11 above, the State may tenninate the Agreement upon the giving
often (10) days written notice unless the breach is cured within said ten (10) day period, or (b)
The State may terminate this Agreement upon the giving of ten (l0) days written notice to
Contractor if a court of competent jurisdiction finds that Contractor persistently disregards laws,
ordinances, rules, regulations or orders of any public authority having jurisdiction, or (c) In the
event of privatization of the correctional facility, the State may tenninate this Agreement upon
the giving often (10) days written notice to Contractor, or Cd) The State may, upon the giving of
one hundred and twenty (120) days written notice specifying the effective date thereof to
Contractor, tenninate this Agreement if it is detennined by the State to be in its best interest to so
tenninate. The provisions of this Article do not limit either party's right to pursue any other
remedy available at law or in equity.

ARTICLE 13 GOVERNING LAW
This Agreement shall be construed and governed in accordance with the laws of the State of
Mississippi and venue for the resolution ofany dispute shall be Jackson, Hinds County, Mississippi.
Contractor expressly agrees that under no circumstances shall Customer be obligated to pay an
attorney's fee, prejudgment interest or the cost oflegal action to Contractor. Further, nothing in this
Agreement shall affect any statutory rights Customer may have that cannot be waived or limited by
contract

ARTICLE 14 WAIVER
Failure ofeither party hereto to insist upon strict compliance with any ofthe tenns, covenants and
conditions hereof shall not be deemed a waiver or relinquishment of any similar right or power
hereunder at any subsequent time or of any other provision hereof, nor shall it be construed to be a
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modification of the terms of this Agreement. A waiver by the State, to be effective, must be in
writing, must set out the specifics of what is being waived, and must be signed by an authorized
representative of the State.

ARTICLE 15 SEVERABILITY
If any term or provision ofthis Agreement is prohibited by the laws of the State of Mississippi or
declared invalid or void by a court of competent jurisdiction, the remainder ofthis Agreement
shall be valid and enforceable to the fullest extent permitted by law provided that the State's
purpose for entering into this Agreement can be fully achieved by the remaining portions of the
Agreement that have not been severed.

ARTICLE 16 CAPTIONS
The captions or headings in this Agreement are for convenience only, and in no way define, limit or
describe the scope or intent of any provision or Article in this Agreement.

ARTICLE 17 HOLD HARMLESS
To the fullest extent allowed by law, Contractor shall indemnity, defend, save and hold harmless,
protect and exonerate Customer, ITS and the State, its Board Members, officers, employees, agents
and representatives from and against any and all claims, demands, liabilities, suits, actions, damages,
losses, costs and expenses ofevery kind and nature whatsoever, including without limitation, court
costs, investigative fees and expenses, attorney fees and claims for damages arising out ofor caused
by Contractor and/or its partners, principals, agents, employees or subcontractors in the performance
of or failure to perform this Agreement.

ARTICLE 18 THIRD PARTY ACTION NOTIFICATION
Contractor shall notify Customer in writing within five (5) business days of Contractor filing
bankruptcy, reorganization, liquidation or receivership proceedings or within five (5) business days
of its receipt of notification of any action or suit being filed or any claim being made against
Contractor or Customer by any entity that may result in litigation related in any way to this
Agreement and/or which may affect the Contractor's performance under this Agreement. Failure of
the Contractor to provide such written notice to Customer shall be considered a material breach of
this Agreement and the Customer may, at its sole discretion, pursue its rights as set forth in the
Termination Article herein and any other rights and remedies it may have at law or in equity.

ARTICLE 19 AUTHORITY TO CONTRACT
Contractor warrants that it is a validly organized business with valid authority to enter into this
Agreement; that entry into and performance under this Agreement is not restricted or prohibited by
any loan, security, financing, contractual or other agreement of any kind, and notwithstanding any
other provision of this Agreement to the contrary, that there are no existing legal proceedings, or
prospective legal proceedings, either voluntary or otherwise, which may adversely affect its ability to
perform its obligations under this Agreement.

ARTICLE 20 NOTICE
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Any notice required or permitted to be given under this Agreement shall be in writing and personally
delivered or sent by facsimile provided that the original of such notice is sent by certified United
States mail, postage prepaid, return receipt requested, or overnight courier with signed receipt, to the
party to whom the notice should be given at their business address listed herein. ITS' address for
notice is: Mr. David L. Litchliter, Executive Director, Mississippi Department of Infonnation
Technology Services, 301 North Lamar Street, Suite 508, Jackson, Mississippi 39201. Customer's
address for notice is: Ms. Audrey McAfee, IT Director, Mississippi Department ofCorrections, 723
North President Street, Jackson, Mississippi 39202. The Contractor's address for notice is: Ms.
Teresa Ridgeway, Executive Vice President ofAdministration, Global Tel"'Link Corporation, 2609
Cameron Street, Mobile, Alabama 36607 Notice shall be deemed given when actually received or
when refused. The parties agree to promptly notify each other in writing of any change of address.
ARTICLE 21 RECORD RETENTION AND ACCESS TO RECORDS
Contractor shall establish and maintain financial records, supporting documents, statistical records
and such other records as may be necessary to reflect its perfonnance of the provisions of this
Agreement. The Customer, ITS, any state or federal agency authorized to audit Customer, and/or any
of their duly authorized representatives, shall have unimpeded, prompt access to any of the
Contractor's books, documents, papers and/or records that are pertinent to this Agreement to make
audits, examinations, excerpts and transcriptions at the Contractor's office where such records are
kept during Contractor's normal business hours. All records relating to this Agreement shall be
retained by the Contractor for three (3) years from the date of receipt of final payment under this
Agreement. However, ifany litigation or other legal action, by or for the state or federal government
has begun that is not completed at the end of the three (3) year period, or if an audit finding,
litigation or other legal action has not been resolved at the end of the three (3) year period, the
records shall be retained until resolution.
ARTICLE 22 INSURANCE
Contractor represents that it will maintain workers' compensation insurance as prescribed by law
which shall inure to the benefit ofContractor's personnel, as well as comprehensive general liability
and employee fidelity bond insurance. Contractor will, upon request, furnish Customer with a
certificate of conformity providing the aforesaid coverage.
ARTICLE 23 DISPUTES
Any dispute concerning a question of fact under this Agreement which is not disposed of by
agreement of the Contractor and Customer, shall be decided by the Executive Director of ITS or
hislher designee. This decision shall be reduced to writing and a copy thereofmailed or furnished to
the parties. Disagreement with such decision by either party shall not constitute a breach under the
tenns of this Agreement. Such disagreeing party shall be entitled to seek such other rights and
remedies it may have at law or in equity.
ARTICLE 24 COMPLIANCE WITH LAWS
Contractor shall comply with, and all activities under this Agreement shall be subject to, all
Customer policies and procedures, and all applicable federal, state, and local laws, regulations,
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policies and procedures as now existing and as may be amended or modified. Specifically, but not
limited to, Contractor shall not discriminate against any employee nor shall any party be subject to
discrimination in the performance ofthis Agreement because ofrace, creed, color, sex, age, national
origin or disability.

ARTICLE 25 CONFLICT OF INTEREST
Contractor shall notify the Customer of any potential conflict of interest resulting from the
representation of or service to other clients. If such conflict cannot be resolved to the Customer's
satisfaction, the Customer reserves the right to terminate this Agreement.

ARTICLE 26 SOVEREIGN IMMUNITY
By entering into this Agreement with Contractor, the State ofMississippi does in no way waive its
sovereign immunities or defenses as provided by law.

ARTICLE 27 CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION
Contractor shall treat all Customer data and information to which it has access by its perfonnance
under this Agreement as confidential and shall not disclose such data or information to a third party
without specific written consent ofCustomer. In the event that Contractor receives notice that a third
party requests divulgence ofconfidential or otherwise protected information and/or has served upon
it a subpoena or other validly issued administrative Or judicial process ordering divulgence of such
information, Contractor shall promptly infonn Customer and thereafter respond in conformity with
such subpoena to the extent mandated by state and/or federal laws, rules and regulations. This Article
shall survive the termination or completion ofthis Agreement and shall continue in full force and
effect and shall be binding upon the Contractor and its agents, employees, successors, assigns,
subcontractors or any party or entity claiming an interest in this Agreement on behalfof, or under the
rights of the Contractor following any termination or completion ofthis Agreement.

ARTICLE 28 EFFECT OF SIGNATURE
Each person signing this Agreement represents that he or she has read the Agreement in its entirety,
understands its terms, is duly authorized to execute this Agreement on behalf of the parties and
agrees to be bound by the terms contained herein. Accordingly, this Agreement shall not be
construed or interpreted in favor of or against the State or the Contractor on the basis of
draftsmanship or preparation hereof

ARTICLE 29 ENTIRE AGREEMENT
29.1 This contract constitutes the entire agreement ofthe parties with respect to the subject matter
contained herein and supersedes and replaces any and all prior negotiations, understandings and
agreements, written or oral, between the parties relating thereto. The RFP No. 3527 and Contractor's
Proposal in response to RFP No. 3527 are hereby incorporated into and made a part of this
Agreement. The Exception Summary is attached hereto as "Exhibit B" and incorporated herein by
reference.
29.2

The contract made by and between the parties hereto shall consist of, and precedence is
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hereby established by the order ofthe following:
A.
B.
C.
D.

This Agreement signed by the parties hereto;
Any exhibits attached to this Agreement;
RFP No. 3527 and written addenda, and
Contractor's Proposal, as accepted by Customer, in response to RFP No. 3527.

29.3 The intent of the above listed documents is to include all items necessary for the proper
execution and completion ofthe services by the Contractor. The documents are complementary, and
what is required by one shall be binding as if required by all. A higher order document shall
supersede a lower order document to the extent necessary to resolve any conflict or inconsistency
arising under the various provisions thereof; provided, however, that in the event an issue is
addressed in one of the above mentioned documents but is not addressed in another of such
documents, no conflict or inconsistency shall be deemed to occur by reason thereof. The documents
listed above are shown in descending order ofpriority, that is, the highest document begins with the
first listed document ("A. This Agreement") and the lowest document is listed last ("D. Contractor's
Proposal").
ARTICLE 30 STATE PROPERTY
Contractor shall be responsible for the proper custody ofany Customer-owned property furnished for
Contractor's use in connection with work performed pursuant to this Agreement. Contractor shall
reimburse the Customer for any loss or damage, normal wear and tear excepted.
ARTICLE 31 SURVIVAL
Articles 13, 17,21,26,27, and all other articles which, by their express terms so survive or which
should so reasonably survive, shall survive any termination or expiration ofthis Agreement.
ARTICLE 32 DEBARMENT AND SUSPENSION CERTIFICATION
Contractor certifies that neither it nor its principals: (a) are presently debarred, suspended, proposed
for debarment, declared ineligible or voluntarily excluded from covered transactions by any federal
department or agency; (b) have, within a three (3) year period preceding this Agreement, been
convicted of or had a civil judgment rendered against them for commission of fraud or a criminal
offense in connection with obtaining, attempting to obtain or performing a public (federal, state or
local) transaction or contract under a public transaction; violation offederal or state anti-trust statutes
or commission of embezzlement, theft, forgery, bribery, falsification or destruction of records,
making false statements or receiving stolen property; (c) are presently indicted of or ,otherwise
criminally or civilly charged by a governmental entity with the commission of fraud or a criminal
offense in connection with obtaining, attempting to obtain or performing a public (federal, state or
local) transaction or contract under a public transaction; violation offederal or state anti-trust statutes
or commission of embezzlement, theft, forgery, bribery, falsification or destruction of records,
making false statements or receiving stolen property, and (d) have, within a three (3) year period
preceding this Agreement, had one or more public transaction (federal, state or local) terminated for
cause or default.
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ARTICLE 33 NETWORK SECURITY
Contractor and Customer understand and agree that the State ofMississippi's Enterprise Security
Policy mandates that all remote access to and/or from the State network must be accomplished via a
Virtual Private Network (VPN). If remote access is required at any time during the life of this
Agreement, Contractor and Customer agree to implement/maintain a VPN for this connectivity. This
required VPN must be IPSec-capable (ESP tunnel mode) and will tenrunate on a Cisco VPN-capable
device (i.e. VPN concentrator, PIX firewall, etc.) on the State's premises. Contractor agrees that it
must, at its expense, implement/maintain a compatible hardware/software solution to terminate the
specified VPN on the Contractor's premises. The parties further understand and agree that the State
protocol standard and architecture are based on industry-standard security protocols and
manufacturer engaged at the time of contract execution. The State reserves the right to introduce a
new protocol and architecture standard and require the Contractor to comply with same, in the event
the industry introduces a more secure, robust protocol to replace IPSec/ESP and/or there is a change
in the manufacturer engaged.

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ARTICLE 35 STATUTORY AUTHORITY
By virtue ofSection 25-53-21 ofthe Mississippi Code Annotated, as amended, the executive director
of ITS is the purchasing and contracting agent for the State of Mississippi in the negotiation and
execution of all contracts for the acquisition of information technology equipment, software and
services. The parties understand and agree that ITS as contracting agent is not responsible or liable
for the performance or non-performance of any of Customer's or Contractor's contractual
obligations, financial or otherwise, contained within this Agreement.
For the faithful performance of the tenns of this Agreement, the parties hereto have caused this
Agreement to be executed by their undersigned authorized representatives.

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