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SPECIFIC TERMS <br /> 1. Payment: The County agrees to pay at the rates specified for Services satisfactorily <br /> performed in accord with this Agreement. The amount to be paid by the County shall not exceed four <br /> thousand five hundred dollars, ($$4,500) payable in equally installments of four hundred fifty dollars <br /> ($450.00) per month. Payment shall be made within thirty (30) days of an invoice properly submitted to <br /> County. Should Provider fail to perform its duties under the terms of this Agreement, County may, without <br /> fault or penalty,withhold any payment associated with the work to be performed until such time as said work . <br /> is completed. <br /> 2. Non—waiver: Failure by County at any time to require the performance by Provider of any <br /> of the provisions hereof shall in no way waive or affect the County's right hereunder to enforce the same,nor <br /> shall any waiver by the County of any breach be held to be a waiver of any succeeding breach or a waiver of <br /> this Non-Waiver Clause. <br /> 3. Independent Contractor: The Provider shall operate as an independent Provider, and the <br /> County shall not be responsible for any of the Provider's acts or omissions. The Provider shall not be treated <br /> as an employee with respect to the Services performed hereunder for federal or state tax, unemployment or <br /> .workers' compensation purposes. The Provider understands that neither federal, nor state, nor payroll tax of <br /> any kind shall be withheld or paid by the County on behalf of the Provider or the employees of the Provider. <br /> 4. Insurance: The Provider shall obtain, at its sole expense, all insurance needed to adequately <br /> insure itself during the performance of these services as required by the County's Risk Management Policy. <br /> 5. Indemnity: The Provider agrees to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless Orange County <br /> from all losses, liabilities, claims, demands, suits, costs, damages or expenses (including reasonable <br /> attorney's fees) arising from bodily injury, including death, to any person or persons or damage to or <br /> destruction of any property caused in whole or in part by any negligent or intentional act or omission on the <br /> part of the Provider. <br /> 6. Termination: This Agreement may be terminated at any time by mutual written agreement of <br /> the parties or by the County upon written notice to the Provider. <br /> 7. Entire Agreement: The parties have read this Agreement and agree to be bound by all of its <br /> terms, and further agree that it constitutes the complete and exclusive statement of the Agreement between <br /> the parties unless and until modified in writing and signed by the parties. Modifications may be evidenced <br /> by telefacsimile signature. <br /> 8. Governing Law:aw_Both parties agree that this Agreement shall be governed by the laws of the <br /> State of North Carolina. Should either party initiate litigation to settle any dispute involving the terms of this <br /> Agreement such litigation shall be initiated in the General Court of Justice of North Carolina seated in <br /> Orange County,North Carolina. <br /> 9. Non Appropriation: Provider acknowledges that County is a governmental entity, and the <br /> validity of this Agreement is based upon the availability of public funding under the authority of its statutory <br /> mandate. In the event that public funds are unavailable and not appropriated for the performance of County's <br /> obligations under this Agreement, then this Agreement shall automatically expire without penalty to County <br /> immediately upon written notice to Provider of the unavailability and non-appropriation of public funds. <br /> IN WITNESS WHEREOF,Orange County and the Provider have signed this Agreement, effective <br /> as of the day first written above. <br /> Revised July 2010 2 <br />