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ARTICLE 2 RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE CONSULTANT <br />2.1 Services to be Provided. The Consultant shall provide the County with all services required <br />in Article 3 to satisfactorily complete the Project within the time limitations set forth herein <br />and in accordance with the highest professional standards. <br />2.2. Standard of Care <br />2.2.1 The Consultant shall exercise reasonable care and diligence in performing <br />services under this Agreement in accordance with the highest generally accepted <br />standards of this type of Consultant practice throughout the United States and in <br />accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws and regulations applicable <br />to the performance of these services. Consultant is solely responsible for the <br />professional quality, accuracy and timely completion and submission of all <br />reports, drawings, specifications, plans, documents and services (hereinafter <br />"Deliverables") related to the Basic Services. <br />2.2.2 The Consultant shall be responsible for all errors or omissions, in the deliverables <br />prepared by the Consultant. <br />2.2.3 The Consultant shall correct at no additional cost to the County any and all errors, <br />omissions, discrepancies, ambiguities, mistakes or conflicts in any Deliverables <br />prepared by the Consultant. <br />2.2.4 The Consultant shall assure that all Deliverables prepared by it hereunder are in <br />accordance with applicable laws, statutes, and that any necessary or appropriate <br />applications for approvals are submitted to federal, state and local governments or <br />agencies in a timely manner so as not to delay the Project. <br />2.2.5 The Consultant shall not, except as otherwise provided for in this Agreement, <br />subcontract the performance of any work under this Agreement without prior <br />written permission of the County. No permission for subcontracting shall create, <br />between the County and the subcontractor, any contract or any other relationship. <br />2.2.6 Any and all employees of the Consultant engaged by the Consultant in the <br />performance of any work or services required of the Consultant under this <br />Agreement, shall be considered employees or agents of the Consultant only and <br />not of the County, and any and all claims that may or might arise under any <br />workers compensation or other law or contract on behalf of said employees while <br />so engaged shall be the sole obligation and responsibility of the Consultant. <br />2.2.7 Consultant agrees that Consultant and its subcontractors, if any, shall be required <br />to comply with all federal, state and local antidiscrimination laws, regulations and <br />policies that relate to the performance of Consultant's services under this <br />Agreement. <br />2.2.8 If activities related to the performance of this agreement require specific licenses, <br />certifications, or related credentials Consultant represents that it and/or its <br />employees, agents and subcontractors engaged in such activities possess such <br />2 <br />