Orange County NC Website
Contract#68-2001 <br /> Northen Blue,L.L.P. <br /> litigation,claim,negotiation,audit,disallowance action,or <br /> other action involving this contract has been started before Amendment: This contract may not be amended orally or <br /> expiration of the three year retention period described by performance. Any amendment must be made in written <br /> above,the records must be retained until completion of the form and executed by duly authorized representatives of <br /> action and resolution of all issues which arise from it, or the County and the Contractor. <br /> until the end of the regular three year period described <br /> above,whichever is later. Severability: In the event that a court of competent <br /> jurisdiction holds that a provision or requirement of this <br /> contract violates any applicable law,each such provision <br /> or requirement shall continue to be enforced to the extent it <br /> is not in violation of law or is not otherwise unenforceable <br /> Warranties and Certifications and all other provisions and requirements of this contract <br /> shall remain in full force and effect. <br /> Date and Time Warranty: The Contractor warrants that <br /> the product(s) and service(s) furnished pursuant to this Headings: The Section and Paragraph headings in these <br /> contract("product"includes,without limitation,any piece General Terms and Conditions are not material parts of the <br /> of equipment,hardware,firmware,middleware,custom or agreement and should not be used to construe the meaning <br /> commercial software,or internal components,subroutines, thereof. <br /> and interfaces therein)that perform any date and/or time <br /> data recognition function, calculation, or sequencing will Time of the Essence: Time is of the essence in the <br /> support a four digit year format and will provide accurate performance of this contract. <br /> date/time data and leap year calculations. This warranty <br /> shall survive the termination or expiration of this contract. Executive Order#24:"By Executive Order 24,issued by <br /> Governor Perdue,and N.C.G.S.§ 133-32,it is unlawful for <br /> Certification Regarding Collection of Taxes: G.S. 143- any vendor or contractor(i.e.architect,bidder,contractor, <br /> 59.1 bars the Secretary of Administration from entering construction manager, design professional, engineer, <br /> into contracts with vendors that meet one of the conditions landlord, offeror, seller, subcontractor, supplier, or <br /> of G.S. 105-164.8(b)and yet refuse to collect use taxes on vendor), to make gifts or to give favors to any State <br /> sales of tangible personal property to purchasers in North employee of the Governor's Cabinet Agencies (i.e., <br /> Carolina. The conditions include: (a) maintenance of a Administration,Commerce,Correction,Crime Control and <br /> retail establishment or office; (b) presence of Public Safety, Cultural Resources, Environment and <br /> representatives in the State that solicit sales or transact Natural Resources, Health and Human Services,Juvenile <br /> business on behalf of the vendor; and (c) systematic Justice and Delinquency Prevention, Revenue, <br /> exploitation of the market by media-assisted, media- Transportation, and the Office of the Governor). This <br /> facilitated, or media-solicited means. The Contractor prohibition covers those vendors and contractors who have <br /> certifies that it and all of its affiliates (if any) collect all a contract with a governmental agency;or have performed <br /> required taxes. under such a contract within the past year; or anticipate <br /> bidding on such a contract in the future. <br /> Miscellaneous <br /> For additional information regarding the specific <br /> Choice of Law: The validity of this contract and any of its requirements and exemptions,vendors and contractors are <br /> terms or provisions,as well as the rights and duties of the encouraged to review Executive Order 24 and G.S. Sec. <br /> parties to this contract,are governed by the laws of North 133-32. <br /> Carolina.The Contractor, by signing this contract,agrees <br /> and submits,solely for matters concerning this Contract,to Executive Order 24 also encouraged and invited other <br /> the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of North Carolina State Agencies to implement the requirements and <br /> and agrees, solely for such purpose, that the exclusive prohibitions of the Executive Order to their agencies. <br /> venue for any legal proceedings shall be Orange County, Vendors and contractors should contact other State <br /> North Carolina. The place of this contract and all Agencies to determine if those agencies have adopted <br /> transactions and agreements relating to it, and their situs Executive Order 24." <br /> and forum,shall be Orange County,North Carolina,where <br /> all matters,whether sounding in contract or tort,relating to Key Personnel: The Contractor shall not replace any of <br /> the validity,construction,interpretation,and enforcement the key personnel assigned to the performance of this <br /> shall be determined. contract without the prior written approval of the County. <br /> General Terms and Conditions—(07/10) Page 4 of 5 <br />