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17.2 Interfering Acts

Supplier shall be excused from its responsibility to perform a specific obligation under this Agreement if and only to the extent such non-performance of the specific obligation is caused by Gap’s breach of its performance obligation(s) under the Agreement; provided that upon the occurrence of acts or omissions by Gap in breach of Gap’s performance obligation(s) under the Agreement which have been determined by Supplier to be likely to adversely impact its ability to deliver or meet such specific obligation, Supplier shall advise Gap’s Infrastructure Partnership Executive of such occurrence in writing promptly and identify the reason for Supplier’s inability to perform its obligation as a result of Gap’s failure to perform its obligation(s) under this Agreement. Nothing in the forgoing shall (1) relieve Supplier of any portion of liability Finally Determined by a court to be Supplier’s arising from a breach of contract claim as to such failure to perform (2) preclude Gap from asserting such failure by Supplier to perform an obligation under this Agreement as a basis for Gap to terminate the Agreement for cause if subsequently discovered facts demonstrate the failure was not caused by Gap’s failure to perform its obligations under

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this Agreement; or (3) preclude Gap from asserting such failure by Supplier to perform an obligation under this Agreement as a basis for Gap to terminate the Agreement for cause if Supplier conduct, not caused by Gap’s failure to perform its obligation(s) under this Agreement, contributing to the failure is determined to be one of numerous breaches of its duties or obligations under the Agreement which in the aggregate are material as provided in Section 33.2(iii) (Termination For Cause By Gap).