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004 <br /> b. Standard of Care. <br /> i) The Provider shall exercise reasonable care and diligence in performing services <br /> under this Agreement in accordance with the highest generally accepted standards <br /> of this type of Provider practice throughout the United States and in accordance <br /> with applicable federal, state and local laws and regulations applicable to the <br /> performance of these services. Provider is solely responsible for the professional <br /> quality, accuracy and timely completion and/or submission of all work related to <br /> the Basic Services. <br /> ii) Provider shall be responsible for all errors or omissions, in the performance of the <br /> Agreement. Provider shall correct any and all errors, omissions, discrepancies, <br /> ambiguities, mistakes or conflicts in the contract documents at no additional cost <br /> to the 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 may <br /> or might arise under any workers compensation or other law or contract on behalf <br /> of said employees while so engaged shall be the sole obligation and responsibility <br /> of the Provider. <br /> v) Provider agrees that Provider, its employees, agents and its subcontractors, if any, <br /> shall be required to comply with all federal, state and local antidiscrimination <br /> laws, regulations and policies that relate to the performance of Provider's services <br /> under this Agreement. <br /> vi) If activities related to the performance of this Agreement require specific licenses, <br /> 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 <br /> a. Basic Services. <br /> i) The Provider shall perform as Basic Services the work and services described <br /> herein and as specified in the County's Request for Proposals (the "RFP") "RFP <br /> Number 5168 for "Professional Engineering Services - Community Geothermal <br /> System(s)" issued October 28, 2011, and the Provider's proposal, which are fully <br /> incorporated and integrated herein by reference together with Attachments A: <br /> Proposal dated August 6, 2012 entitled "County of Orange Community <br /> Revised July 2010 2 <br />