Negotiation. In the event of any dispute arising out of or relating to this Agreement, the affected party shall notify the other party, and the parties shall attempt in good faith to resolve the matter within ten (10) days after the date of such notice (the “Notice Date”). Any disputes not resolved by good faith discussions shall be referred to senior executives of each party, who shall meet at a mutually acceptable time and location within thirty (30) days after the Notice Date and attempt to negotiate a settlement.
Negotiation. In the event of a controversy, dispute or claim arising out of, in connection with, or in relation to the interpretation, performance, nonperformance, validity or breach of this Agreement or otherwise arising out of, or in any way related to this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby, including any claim based on contract, tort, statute or constitution (collectively, “Agreement Disputes”), the Party claiming such Agreement Dispute shall give written notice to the other Party setting forth the Agreement Dispute and a brief description thereof (a “Dispute Notice”) pursuant to the terms of the notice provisions of Section 7.1 hereof. Following delivery of a Dispute Notice, the general counsels of the relevant Parties and/or such other executive officer designated by the relevant Party shall negotiate for a reasonable period of time to settle such Agreement Dispute; provided that such reasonable period shall not, unless otherwise agreed by the Parties in writing, exceed forty-five (45) calendar days from the time of receipt by a Party of a Dispute Notice; provided further, that in the event of any arbitration in accordance with Section 6.3 hereof, the relevant Parties shall not assert the defenses of statute of limitations and laches arising during the period beginning after the date of receipt of the Dispute Notice, and any contractual time period or deadline under this Agreement to which such Agreement Dispute relates occurring after the Dispute Notice is received shall not be deemed to have passed until such Agreement Dispute has been resolved.
Negotiation. TFC’s general counsel shall examine the claim and any counterclaim and negotiate with PSP in an effort to resolve them. The negotiation must begin no later than one hundred twenty (120) days after the date the claim is received. TFC’s administrative rules located at Title l, Part 5, Section 111.31 of the Texas Administrative Code apply to this Agreement and govern the negotiation of any dispute arising from this Agreement. In the event negotiation results in the resolution of some disputed issues by agreement or in a settlement, the parties shall reduce the settlement to writing, and each party shall sign the settlement. A partial settlement or resolution of a claim does not waive a party’s rights as to the parts of the claim that are not resolved.
Negotiation. (a) If any Dispute arises, a party to the Dispute (Referring Party) may by giving notice to the other party or parties to the Dispute (Dispute Notice) refer the Dispute to the Developer’s Representative and the City’s Representative for resolution. The Dispute Notice must:
Negotiation. Notwithstanding Section 30.11.1, at the request of the Developer the ISO and Connecting Transmission Owner shall begin negotiations with the Developer concerning the LGIA and its appendices at any time after the Developer executes the Class Year Interconnection Facilities Study Agreement. The ISO, Connecting Transmission Owner and the Developer shall finalize the appendices and negotiate concerning any disputed provisions of the draft LGIA and its appendices subject to the six (6) month time limitation specified below in this Section 30.11.2. If the Developer determines that negotiations are at an impasse, it may request termination of the negotiations at any time after tender of the draft LGIA pursuant to Section 30.11.1 and request submission of the unexecuted LGIA to FERC or initiate Dispute Resolution procedures pursuant to Section 30.13.5. If the Developer requests termination of the negotiations, but within sixty
Negotiation. Grantee and the Corporation will use their best efforts to settle the dispute, claim, question or disagreement. To this effect, they will consult and negotiate with each other in good faith and, recognizing their mutual interests, attempt to reach a just and equitable solution satisfactory to both parties.
Negotiation. If there is a Dispute between the parties relating to or arising out of this agreement, then within seven days after the date of the Dispute Notice, senior representatives from each party will meet and use reasonable endeavours acting in good faith to resolve the Dispute by joint discussions. If within fourteen days of the Dispute Notice being given, the senior representatives fail to resolve the Dispute by joint discussions, then the chief executive officers of the parties will meet and use reasonable endeavours acting in good faith to resolve the Dispute by joint discussions.
Negotiation. Except for disputes arising with respect to a Termination Payment, the Parties will attempt in good faith to resolve any controversy or claim arising out of or relating to this Agreement by prompt negotiations between each Party’s Contract Representative, as identified in Section 8.2, or such other person designated in writing as a representative of the Party ("Manager"). Either Manager may request a meeting (in person or telephonically) to initiate negotiations to be held within ten (10) Business Days of the other Party’s receipt of such request, at a mutually agreed time and place. If the matter is not resolved within fifteen (15) Business Days of their first meeting ("Initial Negotiation End Date"), the Managers shall refer the matter to the designated senior officers of their respective companies, who shall have authority to settle the dispute ("Executive(s)"). Within five (5) Business Days of the Initial Negotiation End Date ("Referral Date"), each Party shall provide one another written notice confirming the referral and identifying the name and title of the Executive who will represent the Party. Within five (5) Business Days of the Referral Date the Executives shall establish a mutually acceptable location and date, which date shall not be greater than thirty (30) calendar days from the Referral Date, to meet. After the initial meeting date, the Executives shall meet as often as they reasonably deem necessary to exchange the relevant information and to attempt to resolve the dispute. All communication and writing exchanged between the Parties in connection with these negotiations shall be confidential and shall not be used or referred to in any subsequent binding adjudicatory process between the Parties. If the matter is not resolved within forty-five (45) calendar days of the Referral Date, or if the Party receiving the written request to meet, pursuant to the first paragraph of this Section 10.2, refuses or will not meet within ten (10) Business Days, either Party may initiate mediation of the controversy or claim according to the terms of the following Section 10.3. If a dispute exists with respect to the Termination Payment, and such dispute cannot be resolved by good faith negotiation of the Parties within ten (10) Business Days of the Non-Defaulting Party’s receipt of the detailed basis for the explanation of the dispute then either Party may refer the matter directly to Arbitration, as set forth in Section 10.4 below.
Negotiation. The Parties shall make a good faith attempt to resolve any Dispute arising out of or relating to this Agreement through negotiation. Within 30 days after notice of a Dispute is given by either Party to the other Party, each Party shall select a first tier negotiating team comprised of director or general manager level employees of such Party and shall meet and make a good faith attempt to resolve such Dispute and shall continue to negotiate in good faith in an effort to resolve the Dispute or renegotiate the applicable Section or provision without the necessity of any formal proceedings. If the first tier negotiating teams are unable to agree within 30 days of their first meeting, then each Party shall select a second tier negotiating team comprised of vice president level employees of such Party and shall meet within 30 days after the end of the first 30 day negotiating period to attempt to resolve the matter. During the course of negotiations under this Section 11.1, all reasonable requests made by one Party to the other for information, including requests for copies of relevant documents, will be honored. The specific format for such negotiations will be left to the discretion of the designated negotiating teams but may include the preparation of agreed upon statements of fact or written statements of position furnished to the other Party. All negotiations between the Parties pursuant to this Section 11.1(a) shall be treated as compromise and settlement negotiations. Nothing said or disclosed, nor any document produced, in the course of such negotiations that is not otherwise independently discoverable shall be offered or received as evidence or used for impeachment or for any other purpose in any current or future litigation.
Negotiation. Notwithstanding Section 30.11.1, at the request of the Developer the ISO and Connecting Transmission Owner shall begin negotiations with the Developer concerning the LGIA and its appendices at any time after the Developer executes the Class Year Interconnection Facilities Study Agreement. The ISO, Connecting Transmission Owner and the Developer shall finalize the appendices and negotiate concerning any disputed provisions of the draft LGIA and its appendices subject to the six (6) month time limitation specified below in this Section 30.11.2. If the Developer determines that negotiations are at an impasse, it may request termination of the negotiations at any time after tender of the draft LGIA pursuant to Section 30.11.1 and request submission of the unexecuted LGIA to FERC or initiate Dispute Resolution procedures pursuant to Section 30.13.5. If the Developer requests termination of the negotiations, but within sixty (60) Calendar Days thereafter fails to request either the filing of the unexecuted LGIA or initiate Dispute Resolution, it shall be deemed to have withdrawn its Interconnection Request. Unless otherwise agreed by the Parties, if the Developer has not executed the LGIA, requested filing of an unexecuted LGIA, or initiated Dispute Resolution procedures pursuant to Section 30.13.5 within six (6) months of tender of draft LGIA, it shall be deemed to have withdrawn its Interconnection Request.
