TIC 2017-10-10 Item 2C - Agreement - 2017-2019 Transportation Demand Management Program with King County Metro

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8.3 Assignment. Neither this Agreement, nor any interest herein, may be assigned by either Party without the prior written consent of the other Party. 8.4 Independent Capacity. The employees or agents of each Party who are engaged in the performance of this Agreement shall continue to be employees or agents of that Party and shall not be considered for any purpose to be employees or agents of the other Party. 8.5 Applicable Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Washington. 8.5 Jurisdiction and Venue. The King County Superior Court, situated in Seattle, Washington, shall have exclusive jurisdiction and venue over any legal action arising under this Agreement. 8.6 Mutual Negotiation and Construction. This Agreement and each of the terms and provisions hereof shall be deemed to have been explicitly negotiated between, and mutually drafted by, both Parties, and the language in all parts of this Agreement shall, in all cases, be construed according to its fair meaning and not strictly for or against either Party. 8_7 Survival. Each of the provisions of this Section 8 (Legal Relations) shall survive the expiration or any earlier termination of this Agreement. 9. FORCE MAJEURE Either Party to this Agreement shall be excused from performance of its responsibilities and obligations under this Agreement, and shall not be liable for damages due to failure to perform, during the time and to the extent that it is prevented from performing by a cause directly or indirectly beyond its control, including, but not limited to: late delivery or nonperformance by vendors of materials or supplies; any incidence of fire, flood, snow, earthquake, or acts of nature; strikes or labor actions; accidents, riots, insurrection, terrorism, or acts of war; order of any court or civil authority; commandeering material, products, or facilities by the federal, state or local government; or national fuel shortage; when satisfactory evidence of such cause is presented to the other Party to this Agreement, and provided that such non-performance is beyond the control and is not due to the fault or negligence of the Party not performing. 10. INDEMNIFICATION Both Parties shall protect, defend, indemnify and save harmless each other, their officers, employees, and agents while acting within the scope of their employment as such, from any and all costs, claims, judgments, and/or awards of damages, arising out of or in any way resulting from either Party's negligent acts or omissions in performing their obligations under this Agreement. The Parties agree that they are fully responsible for the acts and omissions of their own contractors, subcontractors, employees, and agents, acting within the scope of their employment as such, as they are for the acts and omissions of its own employees and agents. The Parties agree that their obligations under this provision extend to any claim, demand, and/or cause of action brought by or on behalf of any of their employees or agents. The foregoing indemnity is specifically and expressly intended to constitute a waiver of both Parties Transportation Demand Management Agreement between the City of Tukwila and King County Page 5 of 14 28