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From page 33... ... 33 • A successor-in-interest clause.532 • A clause stipulating that no personal liability is intended or created by the agreement.533 • A commitment by the parties to resolve issues resulting from changed conditions.534 • The assumption of the risk of loss in regard to real or personal property.535 VI. Read the entire page →
From page 34... ... 34 procurement savings,546 such as the ability to obtain insurance, fuel, and supplies at a lower cost.547 Various transit agencies reported that the agreements allowed the agency to advance projects it could not implement on its own and to increase its relevance to the communities the agency serves by stretching available resources.548 The Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority (RTA) uses MOUs to "tie down key deal points" before negotiating an agreement.549 Metra said that IGAs may be used to manage a regional operation and also noted that it does not have eminent domain power, "but locals do."550 The Utah Transit Authority observed that MOUs may provide an agency with long-term documentation of working relationships that endure well beyond the terms of elected officials who are in office at the time of signing.551 According to the Los Angeles MTA, "[s] Read the entire page →

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... 33 • A successor-in-interest clause.532 • A clause stipulating that no personal liability is intended or created by the agreement.533 • A commitment by the parties to resolve issues resulting from changed conditions.534 • The assumption of the risk of loss in regard to real or personal property.535 VI.

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... 34 procurement savings,546 such as the ability to obtain insurance, fuel, and supplies at a lower cost.547 Various transit agencies reported that the agreements allowed the agency to advance projects it could not implement on its own and to increase its relevance to the communities the agency serves by stretching available resources.548 The Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority (RTA) uses MOUs to "tie down key deal points" before negotiating an agreement.549 Metra said that IGAs may be used to manage a regional operation and also noted that it does not have eminent domain power, "but locals do."550 The Utah Transit Authority observed that MOUs may provide an agency with long-term documentation of working relationships that endure well beyond the terms of elected officials who are in office at the time of signing.551 According to the Los Angeles MTA, "[s]

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