Release by the Company Upon the execution of this Agreement, the Company, on its own behalf, and on behalf of its respective past, present or future parent entities, divisions, affiliates, subsidiaries, related business entities, shareholders, members, partners, limited partners, present and former directors, managing directors, managers, officers, control persons, shareholders, employees, agents, attorneys, administrators, heirs, executors, trustees, beneficiaries, representatives, successors and assigns (collectively, the “Company Releasing Parties”), hereby absolutely, unconditionally and irrevocably RELEASE and FOREVER DISCHARGE each of Vista, its respective affiliates and each of its respective past, present or future entities, divisions, affiliates, subsidiaries, related business entities, shareholders, members, partners, limited partners, directors, managing directors, managers, officers, control persons, employees, independent contractors, agents, attorneys, administrators, representatives, successors and assigns (collectively, the “Vista Released Parties”) from any and all claims, actions, causes of action, suits, debts, liabilities, obligations, sums of money, accounts, covenants, contracts, controversies, agreements, promises, damages, judgments, executions, claims and demands, whether known or unknown, suspected or unsuspected, absolute or contingent, direct or indirect or nominally or beneficially possessed or claimed by any of the Company Releasing Parties, whether the same be at law, in equity or mixed, which such Company Releasing Party ever had, now has, or hereafter can, shall or may have against any or all of the Vista Released Parties, in respect of or arising from the Settled Claims, (collectively, the “Company Released Claims”); provided, however, that nothing contained in this Agreement shall be construed to prohibit the Company from bringing appropriate proceedings to enforce the obligations of Vista hereunder, none of which are released hereby until the Company’s receipt of the Note.
TERMINATION BY THE CONTRACTOR If the Work is stopped for a period of thirty days under an order of any court or other public authority having jurisdiction, or as a result of an act of government, such as a declaration of a national emergency making materials unavailable, through no act or fault of the Contractor or a Subcontractor or their agents or employees or any other persons performing any of the Work under a contract with the Contractor, or if the Work should be stopped for a period of thirty days by the Contractor because the Architect has not issued a Certificate for Payment as provided in Paragraph 9.7 of these General Conditions or because the State has not made payment thereon as provided in Paragraph 9.7, then the Contractor may, upon seven additional days written notice to the State and the Architect, terminate the Contract and recover from the State payment for all Work executed and for any proven loss sustained upon any materials, equipment, tools, construction equipment and machinery, including reasonable profit and damages.
