Independent Expert Engagement Sample Clauses

Independent Expert Engagement. Within fifteen (15) business days after the identification of the Independent Expert per Section 2.1, or as soon thereafter as County and City may accomplish same through the exercise of reasonable diligence, the Independent Expert shall be retained by County and City to perform the services stated in the Agreement including Exhibit A and to submit a written report to the Parties in accordance with Exhibit A (and as further detailed in this Agreement). The Parties shall work expeditiously and in good faith to contract with the Independent Expert, including by promptly make necessary staff available for negotiations and drafting. If the Parties are unable to enter into the retainer agreement within twenty (20) business days after such identification, either Party may declare in writing (acting though the County Administrator or the City Manager, as applicable) that they will terminate this Agreement (the County Administrator and City Manager are authorized to terminate on behalf of their respective Parties) if the retainer agreement is not executed within ten (10) days after such writing is provided. If such termination occurs, neither Party shall have any further rights or obligations hereunder. The Independent Expert shall retain any subconsultants the Independent Expert determines are necessary to perform the services stated in Exhibit A or otherwise stated in this Agreement, provided that each subconsultant meet the qualification criteria for the Independent Expert.
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Independent Expert Engagement. Within fifteen (15) business days after the identification of the Independent Expert per Section 2.1, or as soon thereafter as County may accomplish same through the exercise of reasonable diligence, the Independent Expert shall be retained by County (provided City complies with the terms of this Section 2.2) to perform the services stated in Exhibit A and to submit a written report to the Parties in accordance with Exhibit A. County shall provide the proposed engagement agreement to City (by emailing a copy to the City Manager and the City Attorney), and City shall have the right to promptly review and approve the terms and conditions of the engagement in advance of such engagement but shall not unreasonably withhold or delay its approval of such terms and conditions. Any City objection to the terms and conditions of the engagement agreement must be emailed to the County Administrator and the County Attorney within five (5) calendar days after City receives the engagement agreement draft; if the County Administrator and the County Attorney do not timely receive any such objection, City shall be deemed to have agreed with the stated terms and conditions. The Parties shall work expeditiously and in good faith to resolve any timely and proper City objection. If the Parties are unable to fully resolve all timely City objection(s) within seven (7) business days after County’s receipt of City’s timely objection(s), either Party may terminate this Agreement and neither Party shall have any further rights or obligations hereunder. The agreement between the Independent Expert and County shall identify City as an express third-party beneficiary with inspection and audit rights. The Independent Expert shall retain any subconsultants the Independent Expert determines are necessary to perform the services stated in Exhibit A, and any such subconsultant services shall comply with the terms of this Agreement.
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Related to Independent Expert Engagement

  • Independent Expert The Parties and the other signatories may, upon written agreement, resort to an independent expert in order to obtain a well-grounded opinion that may lead to the settlement of the dispute or controversy. In case such agreement is signed, arbitration may only be filed after issuance of the expert’s opinion.

  • Independent Review Contractor shall provide the Secretary of ADS/CIO an independent expert review of any Agency recommendation for any information technology activity when its total cost is $1,000,000.00 or greater or when CIO requires one. The State has identified two sub-categories for Independent Reviews, Standard and Complex. The State will identify in the SOW RFP the sub-category they are seeking. State shall not consider bids greater than the maximum value indicated below for this category. Standard Independent Review $25,000 Maximum Complex Independent Review $50,000 Maximum Per Vermont statute 3 V.S.A. 2222, The Secretary of Administration shall obtain independent expert review of any recommendation for any information technology initiated after July 1, 1996, as information technology activity is defined by subdivision (a) (10), when its total cost is $1,000,000 or greater or when required by the State Chief Information Officer. Documentation of this independent review shall be included when plans are submitted for review pursuant to subdivisions (a)(9) and (10) of this section. The independent review shall include: • An acquisition cost assessment • A technology architecture review • An implementation plan assessment • A cost analysis and model for benefit analysis • A procurement negotiation advisory services contract • An impact analysis on net operating costs for the agency carrying out the activity In addition, from time to time special reviews of the advisability and feasibility of certain types of IT strategies may be required. Following are Requirements and Capabilities for this Service: • Identify acquisition and lifecycle costs; • Assess wide area network (WAN) and/or local area network (LAN) impact; • Assess risks and/or review technical risk assessments of an IT project including security, data classification(s), subsystem designs, architectures, and computer systems in terms of their impact on costs, benefits, schedule and technical performance; • Assess, evaluate and critically review implementation plans, e.g.: • Adequacy of support for conversion and implementation activities • Adequacy of department and partner staff to provide Project Management • Adequacy of planned testing procedures • Acceptance/readiness of staff • Schedule soundness • Adequacy of training pre and post project • Assess proposed technical architecture to validate conformance to the State’s “strategic direction.” • Insure system use toolsets and strategies are consistent with State Chief Information Officer (CIO) policies, including security and digital records management; • Assess the architecture of the proposed hardware and software with regard to security and systems integration with other applications within the Department, and within the Agency, and existing or planned Enterprise Applications; • Perform cost and schedule risk assessments to support various alternatives to meet mission need, recommend alternative courses of action when one or more interdependent segment(s) or phase(s) experience a delay, and recommend opportunities for new technology insertions; • Assess the architecture of the proposed hardware and software with regard to the state of the art in this technology. • Assess a project’s backup/recovery strategy and the project’s disaster recovery plans for adequacy and conformance to State policy. • Evaluate the ability of a proposed solution to meet the needs for which the solution has been proposed, define the ability of the operational and user staff to integrate this solution into their work.

  • Independent Audit The Grantee shall submit, in a format specified by the department, the independent financial compliance audit prepared by an independent Certified Public Accountant for the previous fiscal year. The audit shall follow the General Grant Requirements of Sections VIII (F) and (G) and be submitted no later than March 1 of the current fiscal year.

  • Independent Audits The Department staff shall review annual independent audits for adherence to generally accepted auditing principles and to the Department’s audit instructions. Incomplete or incorrect audits may be returned to the Grantee for correction.

  • Office of Inspector General Investigative Findings Expert Review In accordance with Senate Bill 799, Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., if Texas Government Code, Section 531.102(m-1)(2) is applicable to this Contract, Contractor affirms that it possesses the necessary occupational licenses and experience.

  • Independent Evaluation Buyer is an experienced and knowledgeable investor in the oil and gas business. Buyer has been advised by and has relied solely on its own expertise and legal, tax, title, reservoir engineering, environmental and other professional counsel concerning this transaction, the Properties, the value thereof and title thereto.

  • Engagement of Independent Review Organization Within 60 days after the Effective Date, Xx. Xxxxxx shall engage an individual or entity, such as an accounting, auditing, or consulting firm (hereinafter “Independent Review Organization” or “IRO”), to perform the reviews listed in this Section III.C. The applicable requirements relating to the IRO are outlined in Appendix A to this IA, which is incorporated by reference.‌

  • Expert Subject to Clause 16.1, where any matter may be referred to an expert pursuant to Clause 11.2 or is required by this Agreement to be referred to an expert then except as otherwise provided for in this Agreement, the matter must be referred for determination by a person:

  • Independent Study Independent study is a program of independent study, research, and/or experience directly related to the duties described in the employee’s job description or related classification as determined by the Retraining and Study Committee, which promises professional values equivalent to that derived from formal study at a recognized educational institution.

  • Independent Engineer Contractor shall cooperate with Independent Engineer in the conduct of his or her duties in relation to the Project and the Work, including the duties listed in Attachment CC. No review, approval or disapproval by Independent Engineer shall serve to reduce or limit the liability of Contractor to Owner under this Agreement.

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