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G. Having considered this Agreement and other information, the City Council of the City of Portsmouth, Virginia ("City Council") has determined that the Project to be designed and potentially constructed pursuant to this Agreement serves the public purpose of the PPEA under the criteria of Va. Code § 56-575.4(C). The City Council approved this Agreement by Resolution adopted on --,2026. Now, therefore, in consideration of the Recitals set forth above, which are incorporated into and made a part of this Agreement, and good and valuable consideration as set forth below, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, the parties agree as follows: 1. SCOPE OF SERVICES: DESIGN TEAM The services to be performed under this Agreement (the "Services") include preliminary design services for a newly constructed City Hall building, public parking garage, and additional related improvements at the Site as more fully described in Exhibit A (the "Scope") and the Proposal. The Developer will furnish and provide, or cause to be furnished and provided, all architectural and engineering services for the Scope, including, but not limited to, all architectural and engineering materials, labor and equipment necessary for programming, schematic design, and design development, to achieve 35% design of the Project. The Parties acknowledge all contracting services shall be provided by or through MEB General Contractors, Inc. and all design services shall be provided by or through Clark Nexsen, Inc., Kimley Horn, and other design professionals as may be required (collectively with Developer and RHC the "Development Team'). If funds are sufficient and the Parties agree in writing, this Agreement may be amended to include the development of 65% Construction Documents. The Services shall also include delivery of a Minority -Owned, Woman -Owned, and Small Business participation plan ("SWAM Plan") subject to review and approval by the City, to be implemented during the Comprehensive Agreement stage of the Project. The SWAM shall address, among other things, methods to promote local subcontractor and supplier participation in the Project; encourage partnering among minority-owned, woman -owned, and small firms; and the use of job fairs and job training. During performance of the Services under this Agreement, the City's designated representatives shall be City Manager Steven Carter and Deputy City Manager Greg Coleman and the Developer's designated representatives shall be Daniel Heatwole and James McCune. Either party may change its designated representatives or add additional designated representatives by written notice to the other. Communications between the Parties related to the Services and the Project shall be through these designated representatives. The Developer shall engage the design team identified in the Proposal to perform the Services. The Developer shall not make changes to the composition of the design team without the City's written consent. In addition to this design team, the Developer will provide such additional staff of licensed, certified, qualified, and experienced personnel as needed to complete the Services within the Schedule (defined in Section 3) and for the Contract Amount (defined in Section 2). The Proposal is incorporated herein by reference. The Developer shall perform or cause to be performed the Services in a manner consistent with the Proposal. Whenever possible, this 2