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delayed or prevented by the City or by circumstances beyond the reasonable control of the Contractor including weather conditions or acts of God which render the performance of the Contractor's duty impracticable. 14. AUTHORITY TO PRACTICE. Contractor hereby represents and warrants that it has and will continue to maintain all licenses and approvals required to conduct its business and that it will at all times conduct its business activities in a reputable manner. Proof of such licenses and approvals shall be submitted to the City prior to commencement of work under this Agreement. 15. MODIFICATIONS OF WORK. The City reserves the right to make changes in the work, including alterations, reductions or additions thereto. Upon receipt of the City's notification of a contemplated change, the Contractor shall (1) if requested by the City, provide an estimate for the increase or decrease in cost due to the contemplated change, (2) notify the City of any estimated change in completion date, and (3) advise the City in writing if the contemplated change shall affect the Contractor's ability to meet the completion dates or schedules of this Agreement. 16. COORDINATION OF SERVICES. The City's representative/liaison during the performance of this Agreement shall be Jorge Vera, Assistant City Manager whose phone number is (305) 792-1912. Contractor shall not respond to requests for services under this Agreement unless the request is received directly from Jorge Vera, Assistant City Manager, or his designated personnel. Any requests received from other City departments/divisions shall be referred to Jorge Vera first for approval or if Jorge Vera is unavailable, then to the City Manager, Rick Conner for approval prior to the commencement of any work. Services performed without authorization by Jorge Vera, Assistant City Manager, or the City Manager, Rick Conner, shall be considered unauthorized and shall not be compensated/paid by the City. 17. ARBITRATION. It is the intention of the parties that whenever possible, if a dispute or controversy arises hereunder then such dispute or controversy shall be settled by arbitration in accordance with the procedures, rules and regulations of the American Arbitration Association. The decision rendered by the Arbitrator shall be final and binding upon the parties and judgment upon the award rendered by the arbitrator may be entered in any court having jurisdiction. Arbitration shall be held in Miami-Dade County, Florida. The non-prevailing party shall pay all costs of arbitration and attorneys' fees incurred by the parties or, if neither party prevails on the whole, each party shall be responsible for a portion of the costs of arbitration and their respective attorneys' fees as may be determined by the court on confirmation. 18. CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION. The Contractor shall not, either during the term of this Agreement or any time for a period of Ten (10) years subsequent to that date upon which the Contractor shall leave the employment of the City for any reason whatsoever, disclose to any person or entity, other than in the discharge of the duties of the Contractor under this Agreement, any information which the City designates in writing as "confidential." As a violation by the Contractor of the provisions of this