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2. Responsibilities of the Provider <br />a.. Services to be provided. The Provider shall provide the County with all services required <br />in Section 3 to satisfactorily complete the Project within the time limitations set forth <br />herein and in accordance with the highest professional standards. <br />b. Standard of Care. <br />The Provider shall exercise reasonable care and diligence in performing services <br />under this Agreement in accordance with the highest generally accepted <br />standards of this type of Provider practice throughout the United States and in <br />accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws and regulations <br />applicable to the performance of these services. Provider is solely responsible <br />for the professional quality, accuracy and timely completion and/or submission <br />of all work related to the Basic Services. <br />ii. Provider shall be responsible for all errors or omissions, in the performance of <br />the Agreement. Provider shall correct any and all errors, omissions, <br />discrepancies, ambiguities, mistakes or conflicts at no additional cost to the <br />County. <br />iii. The Provider 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 />iv. Provider is an independent contractor of County. Any and all employees of the <br />Provider engaged by the Provider in the performance of any work or services <br />required of the Provider under this Agreement, shall be considered employees or <br />agents of the Provider only and not of the County, and any and all claims that <br />may or might arise under any workers compensation or other law or contract on <br />behalf of said employees while so engaged shall be the sole obligation and <br />responsibility of the Provider. <br />v. Provider agrees that Provider, its employees, agents and its subcontractors, if <br />any, shall be required to comply with all federal, state and local <br />antidiscrimination laws, regulations and policies that relate to the performance of <br />Provider's services under this Agreement. <br />vi. If activities related to the performance of this Agreement require specific <br />licenses, certifications, or related credentials Provider represents that it and/or its <br />employees, agents and subcontractors engaged in such activities possess such <br />licenses, certifications, or credentials and that such licenses certifications, or <br />credentials are current, active, and not in a state of suspension or revocation. <br />3. Basic Services. The Provider will furnish Interpreter Services (referred to collectively as <br />"Services") under this Agreement as follows: <br />a. Professional Conduct. The Provider and Interpreters shall adhere to the standards of <br />professional conduct of an interpreter and translator while conducting the services to <br />include the following: <br />Revised June 2011 <br />2 <br />