Mandatory Mediation. a. The PARTIES hereto agree prior to commencing any legal action relating to any Claim, as defined herein, to submit the Claim to a mandatory good-faith mediation process (“Mediation”). The PARTIES’ expectations are that if the Claim is made by a third party (e.g., a contractor), that the third party will be a participant in that Mediation. The PARTIES agree that any statute of limitations applicable to any Claim shall be tolled for the period from the date a PARTY requests Mediation through fourteen (14) days after termination of the Mediation, unless otherwise agreed to by the Parties.
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