Assignment of Work by Judicial Council to Another Contract. The Judicial Council may cancel, terminate, assign or re-assign Work in whole or in part, at the Judicial Council’s sole discretion. If Work is cancelled or terminated in whole or in part for any reason, the Judicial Council may assign such Work, at its sole discretion, to either another contractor performing Operations and Maintenance Work in another region or to any Third-Party contractors. If another contractor is assigned Work from another region, such Work shall be performed under the same terms of this Agreement at pricing consistent with pricing proposed by the other contractor in its original proposal for that region. If the Contractor did not provide a proposal for that region, an equitable adjustment will be made based on a baseline CCI difference of cost between that contractor’s contracted region and the new region that it is being assigned Work in. 2 Relationship of Parties Contractor is an independent contractor and is not an employee or agent of the Judicial Council or any Court. Contractor, its employees and its Subcontractors, in the performance of this Agreement, shall act in an independent capacity and not as officers, employees or agents of the Judicial Council. No Contractor or Subcontractor employee is covered by any employee benefits that are provided to an employee of the Judicial Council or the Courts. Contractor is liable for the acts and omissions of itself, its employees, its Subcontractors and its agents. Contractor will determine the method, details and means of performing its obligations under this Agreement, including, without limitation, exercising full control over the employment, direction, compensation and discharge of all persons assisting the Contractor. Contractor will be solely responsible for all matters relating to the payment of its employees, including compliance with social security, withholding any and all employee benefits, and all regulations governing such matters.
