Common use of City's Right to Terminate Contract Clause in Contracts

City's Right to Terminate Contract. Should the Consultant materially breach, or fail to perform any provision of the contract, the City, after thirty days' written notice to the Consultant, and its surety, if any, may, without prejudice to any other remedy the City may have, make good the deficiencies and may deduct the cost thereof from the payment then or thereafter due the Consultant or, at the City's option, may terminate the contract and take possession of all materials, tools, appliances and finish the work by such means as the City sees fit.