EXHIBIT 10.17 Standard Form of Agreement

1.1.1   The Architect shall provide organization, personnel and management to carry out the requirements of this Agreement in an expeditious and economical manner consistent with the interests of the Owner.

1.1.2   The Architect, with the review and approval of the Owner, shall manage the selection and engagement of the Project participants as required to complete the Project. The Architect shall obtain Scope of Work Schedule Statements from each of the Project participants for the Owner's review and approval. The Architect shall prepare and/or have prepared Contract Agreements for the Work of each of the Project participants for the Owner to review and approve.

ARTICLE 2
OWNER'S RESPONSIBILITIES

2.1   The Owner shall provide full information regarding requirements for the Project. The Owner shall furnish required information as expeditiously as necessary for the orderly progress of the Work, and the Architect shall be entitled to rely on the accuracy and completeness thereof.

2.2   The Owner shall designate a representative authorized to act on the Owner's behalf with respect to the Project. The Owner or such authorized representative shall render decisions in a timely manner pertaining to documents submitted by the Architect in order to avoid unreasonable delay in the orderly and sequential progress of the Architect's services. For purposes of this Paragraph 2.2, Doug Searle, General Manager of the River Rock Casino, will be Owner's representative with respect to the Project until such time as another shall be designated by Owner in writing.

ARTICLE 3
USE OF ARCHITECT'S DOCUMENTS

3.1   The documents, specifications and other instruments of professional service prepared by and on behalf of the Architect pursuant to this Agreement specifically for this Project (the "Instruments of Service") shall, upon completion and payment of related fees, become the property of the Owner. If Owner should use

or allow the use of the Instruments of Service without Architect's participation on a subsequent project or on any material modification or extension of the subject Project, or if Owner should use or allow the use of incomplete documents in respect of the Project, then Owner shall assume all risks attendant to such use and waive any related liability against Architect and Architect's subconsultants, if any, and their respective principals and employees, and shall to the fullest extent allowed by law release, indemnify, defend and hold harmless Architect and Architect's subconsultants, if any, and their respective principals and employees, from and against any and all claims, liability, costs and/or loss related to such use, including claims, liability, costs and/or loss involving actual or alleged "active negligence" with respect to design services only or "design defect." The foregoing notwithstanding, Architect may at all times retain possession of any and all Instruments of Service fixed in any electronic medium, and copies of said Instruments of Service provided to Owner shall have all indicia of Architect's involvement removed and any and all risks attendant to the automated conversion of information and data from said Instruments of Service to alternative formats or other electronic mediums shall be at Owner's role risk. prepared by the Architect for this Project are instruments of the Architect's service for use solely with respect to this Project and, unless otherwise provided, the Architect shall be deemed the author of these documents and shall retain all common law, statutory and other reserved rights,

including the copyright. The Owner shall be permitted to retain copies, including reproducible copies, of the Architect’s documents for the Owner’s information, reference and use in connection with the Project. The Architect’s documents shall not be used by the Owner or others on other projects, for additions to this Project or for completion of this Project by others, unless the Architect is adjudged to be in default under this Agreement, except by agreement in writing and with appropriate compensation to the Architect.

3.2      All information, discussions, memoranda and all documents developed or prepared by Architect or Owner or any of their respective consultants or representatives for this Project, or made available by Owner to Architect or any of its consultants or representatives (collectively, "Confidential Information"), are strictly confidential and shall not be used by Architect any of its consultants or representatives for any other job or work nor disclosed or discussed with any persons whomsoever, directly or indirectly, in whole or in part, except as required to perform the obligations of Architect hereunder, without Owner's prior written approval. Notwithstanding the foregoing, this provision shall not apply to any information, data or work product previously known to the Architect, its consultants or representatives under circumstances not related to the Project, and, further, this provision shall not apply to information in any form that is in the public domain, nor shall it restrict the Architect from giving notices required by law or complying with an order to provide information or data when so ordered by a court, administrative agency or other legitimate authority, or if disclosure is reasonably necessary for the consultant to defend itself from any legal action or claim.

3.3      Architect agrees not to make, copy or place any confidential information in documentary or other written or representational form without properly marking same with the legend "PROPERTY OF DRY CREEK RANCHERIA BAND OF POMO INDIANS - CONFIDENTIAL NOT TO BE DISCLOSED".

3.4      Architect agrees to take any and all action, appropriate by instructions, agreement or otherwise to and with all of its employees, representatives or others to whom any confidential information may be disclosed to act in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and agrees to take such protective measures as may be reasonably necessary to preserve the confidentiality of the confidential information.

3.5      Upon expiration or termination of this Agreement and/or upon the request of the Owner, and provided Architect has been fully paid for its services hereunder, Architect agrees to return to Owner promptly all confidential information in Architect's or any of its

representatives' or consultants' possession or under any of their control including any materials or documentation created by it containing or referencing or using in any manner or form whatsoever any confidential information and Contractor or any of its representatives or consultants shall not retain any copies thereof without Owner's prior written consent.

3.6      Architect agrees and acknowledges that all of the terms and provisions of this Article 3 are necessary to preserve the confidential information of Owner and to avoid any conflict of interest that may arise in the future in connection with Architect performing services for any third party.

ARTICLE 4
ARBITRATION

4.1     Claims, disputes or other matters in question between the parties to this Agreement arising out of or relating to this Agreement or breach thereof shall be subject to and decided by arbitration in accordance with the Construction Industry Arbitration Rules of the American Arbitration Association currently in effect unless the parties mutually agree otherwise. Any controversy, claim, dispute or other matter in question (each, a "Claim") arising out of or related to this Agreement or the breach hereof, shall be resolved by mediation. Any mediation conducted pursuant to this Paragraph 4.1 shall be held in accordance with the Construction Industry Mediation Rules of the American Arbitration Association currently in effect, unless the parties mutually agree otherwise. Demand for mediation shall be filed in writing with the other party to this Agreement and with the American Arbitration Association. Any demand for mediation shall be made within a reasonable time after the Claim has arisen. In no event shall the demand for mediation be made after the date when institution of legal or equitable proceedings based upon such Claim would be barred by the applicable statute of limitations.

4.2      A demand for arbitration shall be made within a reasonable time after the claim, dispute or other matter in question has arisen. In no event shall the demand for arbitration be made after the date when institution of legal or equitable proceedings based on such claim, dispute or other matter in question would be barred by the applicable statutes of limitations. Venue. Any Claim not resolved by mediation shall be decided by litigation in a court of competent jurisdiction located in the first instance in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California, and if and only if such federal court does not accept jurisdiction, then in any court of competent jurisdiction in the County of San Francisco in the State of California.

4.3      No arbitration arising out of or relating to this

Agreement shall include, by consolidation, joinder or in any other manner, an additional person or entity not a party to this Agreement, except by written consent containing a specific reference to this Agreement signed by the Owner, Architect and any other person or entity sought to be joined. Consent to arbitration involving an additional person or entity shall not constitute consent to arbitration of any claim, dispute or other matter in question not described in the written consent or with a person or entity not named or described therein. The foregoing agreement to arbitrate and other agreements to arbitrate with an additional person or entity duly consented to by the parties to this Agreement shall be specifically enforceable in accordance with applicable law in any court having jurisdiction thereof.

4.4      The award rendered by the arbitrator or arbitrators shall be final, and judgment may be entered upon it in accordance with applicable law in any court having jurisdiction thereof. Attorneys' Fees. In the event any mediation, litigation or other dispute resolution mechanism is commenced by a party hereto arising out of the Project, each party shall bear its own costs, including attorneys' fees.

4.5     OWNER HEREBY EXPRESSLY AND IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ITS SOVEREIGN IMMUNITY (AND ANY DEFENSE BASED THEREON) FROM ANY SUIT, ACTION OR PROCEEDING OR FROM ANY LEGAL PROCESS (WHETHER THROUGH SERVICE OF NOTICE, ATTACHMENT PRIOR TO JUDGMENT, ATTACHMENT IN AID OF EXECUTION, EXECUTION, EXERCISE OF CONTEMPT POWERS, OR OTHERWISE) IN ANY FEDERAL OR CALIFORNIA STATE COURT, WITH RESPECT TO THIS AGREEMENT AND THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY, PROVIDED THAT ANY RECOVERY UPON ANY JUDGMENT RESULTING THEREFROM SHALL BE LIMITED TO RECOVERY AGAINST THE OWNER'S GAMING ASSETS ONLY ON AN UNSECURED BASIS.

ARTICLE 5
TERMINATION OR SUSPENSION

5.1     This Agreement may be terminated by either party upon not less than seven days' written notice should the other party fail substantially to perform in accordance with the terms of this Agreement through no fault of the party initiating the termination.

5.2     If the Owner fails to make payment when due the Architect for services and expenses, the Architect may, upon seven ten (10) days' written notice to the Owner, suspend performance of services under this Agreement. Unless payment in full is received by the Architect within seven ten (10) days of Architect's receipt the date of the notice, the suspension shall take effect without further notice. In the event of a suspension of services, the Architect shall have no liability

to the Owner for delay or damage caused the Owner because of such suspension of services.

5.3     In the event of termination not the fault of the Architect, the Architect shall be compensated for services performed prior to termination, together with Reimbursable Expenses then due and all Termination Expenses as defined in Paragraph 5.4.

5.4     Termination Expenses are in addition to compensation for other services, and include expenses which are directly attributable to termination. Termination Expenses shall be, without mark-up, actual out-of-pocket expenses of Architect necessaily incurred in stopping the work. shall be computed as a percentage of the compensation earned to the time of termination, as follows:

5.5.    Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Agreement, Owner shall have the right at any time for any or no reason whatsoever to suspend work on the Project and all work connected therewith or to terminate the Architect upon giving Architect seven (7) days' prior written notice. Thereupon, as the Architect's sole remedy hereunder, the Owner shall pay the Architect for the Work completed to the effective date of the termination of the Architect as set forth above, along with Reimbursable Expenses then due and Termination Expenses, if any.

ARTICLE 6
MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

6.1     Unless otherwise provided, tThis Agreement shall be governed by the following, which are stated in their order of priority in the event of conflict between them; applicable Federal, State of California and tribal law of the principal place of business of the Architect. To the extent any tribal laws must be complied with, such laws shall be disclosed to the Architect in writing within a reasonable time prior to the time required for such compliance. Owner represents and warrants that no trial law that has not been disclosed to Architect conflicts with or adds to the requirements of this Agreement.

6.2     Causes of action between the parties to this Agreement pertaining to acts or failures to act shall be deemed to have accrued and the applicable statute of limitations shall

commence to run not later than the date payment is due the Architect pursuant to Paragraph 8.4.

6.3       The Owner and Architect, respectively, bind themselves, their partners, successors, assigns and legal representatives to the other party to this Agreement and to the partners, successors, assigns and legal representatives of such other party with respect to all covenants of this Agreement. Neither Owner nor Architect shall assign this Agreement without the written consent of the other, except that the Owner may assign this Agreement to an agency or instrumentality of Owner, or to an institutional lender providing financing for the Project. In such latter event, the lender shall assume the Owner's rights and obligations under this Agreement. The Architect shall execute all consents reasonably required to facilitate such assignment. In no event shall Architect be required to execute any consent that would result in the alteration or modification of any of the terms of this Agreement or that would require Architect to accept or become exposed to risk or liabilities beyond those contained in this Agreement that are not within the direct control of the Architect.

6.4       This Agreement represents the entire and integrated agreement between the Owner and Architect and supersedes all prior negotiations, representations or agreements, either written or oral. This Agreement may be amended only by written instrument signed by both Owner and Architect.

6.5       Nothing contained in this Agreement shall create a contractual relationship with or a cause of action in favor of a third party against either the Owner or Architect.

6.6       Unless otherwise provided in this Agreement, the Architect and Architect's consultants shall have no responsibility for the discovery, presence, handling, removal or disposal of or exposure of persons to hazardous materials in any form at the Project site, including but not limited to asbestos, asbestos products, polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB) or other toxic substances.

ARTICLE 7
PAYMENTS TO THE ARCHITECT

7.1       DIRECT PERSONNEL EXPENSE

7.1.1    Direct Personnel Expense is defined as the direct salaries of the Architect's personnel engaged on the Project and the portion of the cost of their mandatory and customary contributions and benefits related thereto, such as employment taxes and other statutory employee benefits, insurance, sick leave, holidays, vacations, pensions, and similar contributions and benefits, all as set forth in aggregate hourly rates in Exhibit C, attached hereto.

7.2       REIMBURSABLE EXPENSES

7.2.1    Reimbursable Expenses are in addition to the Architect's compensation and include actual and reasonable expenses incurred by the Architect and Architect's employees and consultants in the interest of the Project for:

7.3.1    Payments on account of the Architect's services and for Reimbursable Expenses shall be made monthly upon presentation of the Architect's statement of services rendered or as otherwise provided in this Agreement. Payments on account of services rendered, prior to the signing of this Agreement have been made to the Architect. It is understood and agreed by both the Architect and the Owner that payments made prior to the execution of this Agreement will reduce the total fee due the Architect for services rendered by the total amount of those payments made.

7.3.2    An initial payment as set forth in Paragraph 8.1 is the minimum payment under this Agreement.

7.4       ARCHITECT'S ACCOUNTING RECORDS

7.4.1    Records of Reimbursable Expenses and expenses pertaining to services performed on the basis of a multiple of Direct Personnel Expense shall be available to the Owner or the Owner's authorized representative at mutually convenient times.