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Section 2. General Requirements 2.1. Rights of the HRA. In the event of any conflict between the Bid Specifications/Instructions and this Contract, this Contract shall control. 2.2. Interest of the HRA. The Contractor agrees that no member of the governing body, officer, employee, or agent of the HRA shall have any interest, financial or otherwise, direct or indirect, in the Contract. 2.3. Equal Opportunity Statement. The Contractor agrees to comply with the provisions of all applicable federal, state, and City of Elk River statutes, ordinances, and regulations pertaining to civil rights and nondiscrimination including without limitation Minnesota Statutes Section 181.59 as amended, incorporated herein by reference. 2.4. Transfer of Interest. The Contractor shall not assign any interest in the Contract, and shall not transfer any interest in the same either by assignment or novation, without the prior written approval of the HRA, provided, however, that claims for money due or to income due to the Contractor may be assigned to a bank, trust company, or other financial institution, or to a trustee in bankruptcy without such approval. Notice of any such assignment or transfer shall be furnished to the HRA. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Contractor shall be entitled to use subcontractors to perform the Work. 2.5. Independent Contractor. Nothing contained in this Contract is intended to, or shall be construed in any manner, as creating or establishing the relationship of employer/employee between the parties. The Contractor shall at all times remain an independent contractor with respect to the services to be performed under this Contract. The HRA shall be exempt from payment of all unemployment compensation, FICA, retirement, life insurance, medical insurance and workers' compensation insurance as the Contractor is an independent contractor. 2.6. Retention of Records. The Contractor shall retain all records pertinent to expenditures incurred under this Contract for a period of three years after the resolution of all audit findings. 2.7. Disclosure. The Contractor agrees to comply with the Minnesota Government Data Practices Act, Minnesota Statutes Chapter 13, and all other applicable state and federal laws relating to data privacy or confidentiality, as those laws may be amended. The Contractor shall immediately report to the HRA any requests from third parties for information relating to this Contract. All data created, collected, received, stored, used, maintained, or disseminated by the Contractor in performing its obligations is subject to the requirements of the Minnesota Government Data Practices Act, and the Contractor must comply with those requirements as if it were a government entity. The HRA agrees to promptly respond to inquiries from the Contractor concerning data requests. The Contractor agrees to hold the City and the HRA, their officials, employees and agents harmless from any claims resulting from the Contractor's failure to .disclose data 2