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• <br /> • <br /> 8 <br /> Caterer will not be responsible or liable for any of the above caused by the <br /> negligent acts of County personnel after acceptance of meals. If a defect is found <br /> in the meals or other food prepared by the Caterer, as between the County and the <br /> Caterer, it will be presumed that the defect is the responsibility of the Caterer <br /> unless the Caterer can establish the defect arises from some act or omission of the <br /> County. <br /> 20. The County shall promptly notify Caterer in writing of any claims against <br /> Caterer, the County and in the event a lawsuit is filed, shall promptly forward to <br /> Caterer all legal documents served in connection therewith. The County shall not <br /> incur any expense or make any settlement without Caterer's consent. However, if <br /> Caterer refuses or neglects to defend any such suit, the County may defend, <br /> adjust, or settle any such claim, and the costs of such defense, adjustment or <br /> settlement,including reasonable attorney's fees, shall be paid by Caterer. <br /> 21. Caterer agrees to furnish the County with a certificate of insurance in a form <br /> acceptable to the County certifying that Caterer carries Workmen's <br /> Compensation, comprehensive (including products), bodily injury and property <br /> damage liability insurance in such amounts as are acceptable to the County. The <br /> County and Caterer hereby waive any and all rights of recovery from each other <br /> for loss to personal or real property, or loss of use thereof, howsoever occurring. <br /> This waiver shall include,but not be limited to losses covered by policies of fire, <br /> extended coverage,boiler explosion and sprinkler leakage. <br /> 22.It is mutually agreed between the parties that neither party shall be held <br /> responsible to the others for any losses resulting from its delay or failure to <br /> perform to the extent that the said party is delayed or prevented by Federal, State, <br /> or municipal action; war, revolution, riot or other disorder; strike or other labor <br /> problem; fire, flood, act of God, or without limiting the foregoing, by any other <br /> cause not within the control of the party whose performance is interfered with, <br /> and which by the exercise of reasonable diligence, the party is unable to prevent, <br /> whether of the class of causes hereinbefore enumerated or not. <br /> • <br /> • 23. Caterer covenants that it presently has no interest, direct or indirect, which would <br /> conflict in any manner or degree with the performance of service required to be <br /> performed under this Agreement. Caterer further covenants , that in the <br /> performance of this Agreement, no person having any such interest shall be <br /> employed. <br /> 24.No officer, member, or employee of the County and no members of this <br /> governing body or the locality or localities in which the Project is situated or <br /> being carried out who exercises any functions or responsibilities in the review or <br /> approval of the undertaking or carrying out of this Agreement shall participate in <br /> any decision relating to this Agreement which affects his personal interest or have <br /> any personal or pecuniary interest, direct or indirect, in the Agreement or the <br /> proceeds thereof. <br /> 25.In the carrying out of the contract work, Caterer will not discriminate against any <br /> employee or applicant for employment because of age, sex, race, creed, handicap, <br /> color or national origin. Caterer will take affirmative action to ensure that <br /> applicants are employed, and that employees are treated during employment <br /> without regard to their race, creed,handicap, color or national origin. Such action <br /> shall include, but not be limited to the following: Employment, upgrading, <br /> demotion or transfer; recruitment or recruitment advertising, layoff or <br /> • <br />