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40 Il'i 9.6 Clam jgsolution. (a) Disputed Claims between the County and the Dodgers shall be resolved first by negotiation of the parties, and if such negotiation does not resolve any disputed Claim, such Claim shall be submitted to arbitration for resolution. Disputed claims between the Design Build Firm and the Dodgers shall be resolved in accordance with the Design Build Agreement. (b) Any unresolved Claim arising out of or relating to this Agreement shall be resolved by expedited arbitration administered by the American Arbitration Association ("AAA") as provided in this Section and the Commercial Arbitration Rules of the AAA (the "AAA Rules") in effect as of the commencement of the applicable arbitration proceeding, except to the extent the then current AAA Rules are inconsistent with the provisions of this Section, in which event tate terms hereof shall control. The arbitration shall be governed by the United States Arbitration Act and the Florida Arbitration Code to the extent the Florida Arbitration Code is not inconsistent with the United States Arbitration Act and this Section, and judgment upon the award entered by the arbitrators may be entered in any court having jurisdiction. " (c) Any arbitration pursuant to this Section shall be conducted in Indian River County, Florida. (d) (i) The arbitration shall be conducted by one (1) arbitrator in accordance with the { AAA Rules for Expedited Procedures, which arbitrator shall be selected in accordance with the AAA Rules for Expedited Procedures, and which arbitrator shall have had experience in large-scale commercial construction. (ii) In connection with an arbitration proceeding: A No arbitrator shall have (��} Y p g� ( ) been employed or engaged by a party hereto or its construction consultants within the previous five (5) year period; (B) The arbitrator shall be neutral and independent of the parties to this Agreement and their respective construction consultants; (C) No arbitrator shall be affiliated with " either party's auditors; and (D) No arbitrator shall have a conflict of interest with (including, without limitation, any bias towards or against) a party hereto or its then current construction consultants. (e) The award of the arbitrator shall be accompanied by a statement of the reasons upon which the award is based. The arbitrator shall not have the power to modify this Agreement. The award may not include, and the parties specifically waive, any award of punitive damages. The fees and costs of the arbitrator shall be borne equally by the parties. (f) The arbitrator may consolidate proceedings with respect to any Claim under this t, Agreement with proceedings with respect to any related controversy, provided that any parties to such controversy who are not parties to this Agreement consent to such consolidation.