2012-142 DEAPR - UNC Greensboro for Consulting Services for Parks & Rec $18,403

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10.4.1 Any and all suits or actions to enforce, interpret or seek damages with respect to any provision of, or the performance or non - performance of, this Agreement shall be brought in the General Court of Justice of North Carolina sitting in Orange County, North Carolina and it is agreed by the parties that no other court shall have jurisdiction or venue with respect to such suits or actions. The Parties may agree to nonbinding mediation of any dispute prior to the bringing of such suit or action. 10.5 Extent of Agreement 10.5.1 This Agreement, together with the Request for Proposals together with attachments distributed by the County and the Consultant's submitted Proposal, all of which constitute the Contract Documents, represents the entire and integrated agreement between the County and the Consultant and supersedes all prior negotiations, representations or agreements, either written or oral. In the event of a conflict among the terms of the Contract Documents, the priority of documents shall be This Agreement, the County's Request for Proposals, attachments to the County's Request for Proposals, and the Consultant's Proposal. This Agreement may be amended only by written instrument signed by both parties. Modifications may be evidenced by facsimile signatures. 10.6 Severability 10.6.1 If any provision of this Agreement is held as a matter of law to be unenforceable, the remainder of this Agreement shall be valid and binding upon the Parties. 10.7 Ownership of Deliverables 10.7.1 All Deliverables, together with all supporting materials, source documentation, data collected, field notes, and working drafts, developed in the performance of this Agreement shall become the property of the County and may be used on any other project without additional compensation to the Consultant. The use of the Deliverables by the County or by any person or entity for any purpose other than the Project as set forth in this Agreement shall be at the full risk of the County. 10.8 Non - Appropriation 10.8.1 Consultant acknowledges that County is a governmental entity, and the validity of this Agreement is based upon the availability of public funding under the authority of its statutory mandate. In the event that public funds are unavailable and not appropriated for the performance of County's obligations under this Agreement, then this Agreement shall automatically expire without penalty to County immediately upon written notice to Consultant of the unavailability and non - appropriation of public funds. It is expressly agreed that County shall not activate this non - appropriation provision for its convenience or to circumvent the requirements of this Agreement, but only as an emergency fiscal measure during a substantial fiscal crisis.