Representations, Warranties and Additional Covenants Contractor represents and warrants to Mercy Corps and covenants with Mercy Corps as follows. Contractor has full rights and authority to enter into and perform its obligations under this Contract. Contractor’s performance will not violate any agreement or obligation between Contractor and any third party. Contractor has the requisite skills to perform the Services in accordance with the SOW. Contractor possesses all governmental and other certifications and licenses necessary to perform the Services. Performance by Contractor of its obligations under this Contract will not infringe on any patent, copyright, trademark, trade secret or other proprietary right of any third party. Contractor will comply with all applicable law, regulations and rules in the performance of its obligations under this Contract. Contractor has not, and will not, engage in transactions with, or provide resources or support to, individuals and organizations associated with terrorism, including those individuals or entities that appear on the Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List maintained by the U.S. Treasury (xxxx://xxx.xxxxxxxx.xxx/resource-center/sanctions/SDN-List/Pages/default.aspx) or the United Nations Security designation list (xxxx://xxx.xx.xxx/sc/committees/1267/aq_sanctions_list.shtml). Contractor will comply with and train its employees in all applicable laws against bribery, corruption, inaccurate books and records, inadequate internal controls and money-laundering, including the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and the UK Bribery Act. Contractor has not and will not offer or give any employee, agent, or representative of Mercy Corps anything of value to secure any business from Mercy Corps or influence such person to alter the terms, conditions, or performance of any contract with or purchase order from Mercy Corps, including but not limited to this Contract. Contractor, including its owners or employees, does not own, directly or indirectly, any other company that was competing for award of this Contract. Contractor did not seek or obtain confidential information related to the award of this Contract from any Mercy Corps employee, agent or representative. Contractor did not collude or conspire with any other individual or entity to limit competition for the award of this Contract, to set prices being offered or in any other way to interfere with free and open competition. Contractor is not owned in whole or in part, directly or indirectly, by any immediate or extended family member of any Mercy Corps employee, agent or representative, or, if so owned, Contractor fully disclosed such relationship and any potential conflict of interest has been waived, in writing, by Mercy Corps. Contractor has not engaged in, and will not engage in, any of the following conduct: (A) trafficking in persons (as defined in the Protocol to Prevent, Suppress, and Punish Trafficking in Persons, especially Women and Children, supplementing the UN Convention against Transnational Organized Crime); (B) procuring a commercial sex act; or (C) using forced labor. Contractor is not the subject or any governmental or donor investigation and has not been debarred or suspended by any government, governmental agency or donor. Contractor understands that it is subject to Mercy Corps' Child Safeguarding, Prevention of Sexual Exploitation and Abuse of Beneficiaries and Community Members, Anti-Trafficking and Sexual Misconduct policies (available at xxxxx://xxx.xxxxxxxxxx.xxx/who-we-are/ethics-policies). Contractor must report any violation or suspected violation of these policies in relation to the Contractor's activities under this contract to Mercy Corps, which may be done via its Integrity Hotline website (xxxxxxxxxx.xxx/xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx). Contractor will ensure that it has the capacity to abide by these policies, that its employees and subcontractors understand these policies, and that it communicates to its employees and subcontractors the duty to report. Contractor understands and agrees that a violation of these policies may, in addition to any other remedies available under this Contract or at law, result in suspension or immediate termination of this Contract and may also result in Contractor being deemed ineligible for future contracts with Mercy Corps. Contractor and those performing services on Contractor’s behalf have the necessary knowledge, qualifications, licenses, permits, ability and expertise to perform the services and comply fully with the terms of the Agreement.
ALTERATIONS AND ADDITIONS The Tenant shall make no alterations or improvements to the wall or other portions of the Premises, including but not limited to, the construction of additional walls or the moving of walls, during the term of this Lease without first obtaining the written consent of the Landlord. Unless the Landlord shall otherwise agree, Tenant shall be solely responsible for all costs and expenses for all such alterations and improvements. In addition, Landlord shall have the right, in its sole discretion, to require the Tenant to fund an interest bearing escrow account to be used to reinstate and/or restore the Premises upon termination of this Lease. Any funds not used for such purpose shall be refunded to Tenant within a reasonable time after termination of the Lease; subject, however, to any other rights of Landlord in or to such funds provided by law. Tenant may use Landlord’s or its own contractors and subcontractors to perform the work requested provided all such workmen have been approved in advance by Landlord. The parties hereto agree that Landlord shall have complete control over all aspects of such alterations and improvements. Tenant shall indemnify and hold Landlord harmless for any claim or damages arising in connection with or related to such alterations and improvements as provided in Section 13. Any alterations or improvements made by the Tenant, or on behalf of Tenant, shall become the property of the Landlord at the termination of the Lease without cost to the Landlord unless the Landlord in its sole discretion directs the Tenant to remove such alterations and improvements from the Premises, in which event the Tenant shall remove such alterations, improvements and additions and restore the Premises to the same order and condition in which it was at the commencement of this Lease at the Tenant’s sole cost and expense. Should the Tenant fail to do so the Landlord may do so and collect, at its option, all costs and expenses thereof in excess of any funds escrowed for such purpose as additional rent. The Tenant shall pay all sums due and payable as a result of all alterations made to the Premises within ten (10) days from the date of a notice of xxxx for the same from the Landlord.
