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Rev. 2024-11-04 Page 1 of 2 BRAUN INTERTEC GENERAL CONDITIONS SECTION 1: AGREEMENT 1.1 Agreement. This agreement consists of these General Conditions and the accompanying written proposal or authorization (“Agreement”). This Agreement is the entire agreement between Consultant and Client and supersedes all prior negotiations, representations or agreements, either written or oral. 1.2 Parties to the Agreement. The parties to this Agreement are the Braun Intertec entity (“Consultant”) and the client (“Client”) as described in the accompanying written proposal or authorization. Consultant and Client may be individually referred to as a Party or collectively as the Parties. SECTION 2: SCOPE OF SERVICES 2.1 Services. Consultant will provide services (“Services”) in connection with the project (“Project”) which are specifically described in this Agreement. Client understands and agrees that Consultant’s Services are limited to those which are expressly set forth in this Agreement. 2.2 Additional Services. Any Services not specifically set forth in the Agreement constitute “Additional Services.” Additional Services must be agreed upon in writing by the Parties prior to performance of the Additional Services and may entitle Consultant to additional compensation and schedule adjustments. Additional compensation will be based upon Consultant’s then current rates and fees. SECTION 3: PERFORMANCE OF SERVICES 3.1 Standard of Care. Consultant will perform its professional Services consistent with the degree of care and skill exercised by members of Consultant’s profession performing under similar circumstances at the same time and in the same locality in which the professional Services are performed. CONSULTANT DISCLAIMS ALL STATUTORY, ORAL, WRITTEN, EXPRESS, AND IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, OR PERFORMANCE OF SERVICES IN A GOOD AND WORKMANLIKE MANNER. 3.2 Written Reports and Findings. Unless otherwise agreed in writing, Consultant’s findings, opinions, and recommendations will be provided to Client in writing and may be delivered via electronic format. Client agrees not to rely on oral findings, opinions, or recommendations. 3.3 Observation or Sampling Locations. Locations of field observations or sampling described in Consultant’s report or shown on Consultant’s sketches reference Project plans or information provided by others or estimates made by Consultant’s personnel. Consultant will not survey, set, or check the accuracy of those points unless Consultant accepts that duty in writing. Client agrees that such dimensions, depths, or elevations are approximations unless specifically stated otherwise in the report. Client accepts the inherent risk that samples or observations may not be representative of items not sampled or seen and further that site conditions may vary over distance or change over time. 3.4 Project Site Information. Client will provide Consultant with prior environmental, geotechnical and other reports, specifications, plans, and information to which Client has access about the Project site and which are necessary for Consultant to carry out Consultant’s Services. Client agrees to provide Consultant with all plans, changes in plans, and new information as to Project site conditions until Consultant has completed its Services. 3.5 Subsurface Objects. To the extent required to carry out Consultant’s Services, Client agrees to provide Consultant, in a timely manner, with information that Client has regarding buried objects at the Project site. Consultant will not be responsible for locating buried objects or utilities at the Project site unless expressly set forth in this Agreement, or expressly required by applicable law. Client agrees to hold Consultant harmless, defend, and indemnify Consultant from claims, damages, losses, penalties and expenses (including attorney fees) involving buried objects or utilities that were not properly marked or identified or of which Client had or should have had knowledge but did not timely notify Consultant or correctly identify on the plans Client or others furnished to Consultant. Consultant, from time to time, may hire a third party to locate underground objects or utilities and, unless otherwise expressly stated in this Agreement, such action shall be for the sole benefit of Consultant and in no way will alleviate Client of its responsibilities hereunder. 3.6 Hazardous Materials. Client will notify Consultant of any knowledge or suspicion of the presence of hazardous or dangerous materials present on any Project site or in any sample or material provided to Consultant. Client agrees to provide Consultant with information in Client’s possession or control relating to such samples or materials. If Consultant observes or suspects the presence of contaminants not anticipated in this Agreement, Consultant may terminate Services without liability to Client or to others, and Client will compensate Consultant for fees earned and expenses incurred up to the time of termination. 3.7 Supervision of Others. Consultant shall have no obligation to supervise or direct Client’s representatives, contractors, or other third parties retained by Client. Consultant has no authority over or responsibility for the means, methods, techniques, sequences, or procedures of construction selected or used by Client, Client’s representatives, contractors, or other third parties retained by Client. 3.8 Safety. Consultant will provide a health and safety program for its employees as well as reasonable personal protective equipment (“PPE”) typical for the performance of the Services provided by this Agreement and as required by law. Consultant shall be entitled to compensation for all extraordinary PPE required by Client. Client will provide, at no cost to Consultant, appropriate Project site safety measures which are necessary for Consultant to perform its Services at the Project location or work areas in connection with the Project. Consultant’s employees are expressly authorized by Client to refuse to work under conditions that may, in an employee’s sole discretion, be unsafe. Consultant shall have no authority over or be responsible for the safety precautions and programs, or for security, at the Project site (except with respect to Consultant’s own Services and those of its subconsultants). 3.9 Project Site Access and Damage. Client will provide or ensure access to the site. In the performance of Services some Project site damage is normal even when due care is exercised. Consultant will use reasonable care to minimize damage to the Project site. Unless otherwise expressly stated in this Agreement, the cost of restoration for such damage has not been included in the estimated fees and will be the responsibility of the Client. 3.10 Monitoring Wells. To the extent applicable to the Services, monitoring wells are Client’s property, and Client is responsible for monitoring well permitting, maintenance, and abandonment unless otherwise expressly set forth in this Agreement. 3.11 Contaminant Disclosures Required by Law. Client agrees to make all disclosures related to the discovery or release of contaminants that are required by law. In the event Client does not own the Project site, Client acknowledges that it is Client’s duty to inform the owner of the Project site of the discovery or release of contaminants at the site. Client agrees to hold Consultant harmless, defend, and indemnify Consultant from claims, damages, penalties, or losses and expenses, including attorney fees, related to Client’s failure to make any disclosure required by law or for failing to make the necessary disclosure to the owner of the Project site. SECTION 4: SCHEDULE 4.1 Schedule. Consultant shall complete its obligations within a reasonable time and shall make decisions and carry out its responsibilities in a manner consistent with the Standard of Care. Specific periods of time for rendering Services or specific dates by which Services are to be completed are provided in this Agreement. If Consultant is delayed in the performance of the Services by actions, inactions, or neglect of Client or others for whom Client is responsible, by changes ordered in the Services, or by other causes beyond the control of Consultant, including force majeure events, then the time for Consultant’s performance of Services shall be extended and Consultant shall receive payment for all expenses attributable to the delay in accordance with Consultant’s then current rates and fees. 4.2 Scheduling On-Site Observations or Services. To the extent Consultant’s Services require observations, inspections, or testing be performed at the Project site, Client understands and agrees that Client, directly or indirectly through its authorized representative, has the sole right and responsibility to determine and communicate to Consultant the scheduling of observations, inspections, and testing performed by Consultant. Accordingly, Client also acknowledges that Consultant bears no responsibility for damages that may result because Consultant did not perform such observations, inspections, or testing that Client failed to request and schedule. Client understands that the scheduling of observations, inspections, or testing will dictate the time Consultant’s field personnel spend on the job site and agrees to pay for all services provided by Consultant due to Client’s scheduling demands in accordance with Consultant’s then current rates and fees. SECTION 5: COST AND PAYMENT OF SERVICES 5.1 Cost Estimates. Consultant’s price or fees provided for in this Agreement are an estimate and are not a fixed amount unless otherwise expressly stated in this Agreement. Consultant’s estimated fees are based upon Consultant’s experience, knowledge, and professional judgment as well as information available to Consultant at the time of this Agreement. Actual costs may vary and are not guaranteed or warrantied. 5.2 Payment. Consultant will invoice Client on a monthly basis for Services performed. Client will pay for Services as stated in this Agreement together with costs for Additional Services or costs otherwise agreed to in writing within thirty (30) days of the invoice date. Unless otherwise stated in this Agreement or agreed to in writing, Consultant’s costs for all services performed will be based upon Consultant’s then current rates, fees, and charges. No retainage shall be withheld by Client. All unpaid invoices will incur an interest charge of 1.5% per month or the maximum allowed by law. 5.3 Other Payment Conditions. Consultant will require Client credit approval and Consultant may require payment of a retainer fee. Client agrees to pay all applicable taxes. Client’s obligation to pay for Services under this Agreement is not contingent on Client’s ability to obtain financing, governmental or regulatory agency approval, permits, final adjudication of any lawsuit, Client’s successful completion of any project, receipt of payment from a third party, or any other event. 5.4 Third Party Payment. Provided Consultant has agreed in writing, Client may request Consultant to invoice and receive payment from a third party for Consultant’s Services. Consultant, in its sole discretion, may also require the third party to provide written acceptance of all terms of this Agreement. Neither payment to Consultant by a third party nor a third party’s written acceptance of all terms of this Agreement will alter Client’s rights and responsibilities under this Agreement. Client expressly agrees that