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personnel shall not be employees of or have any contractual relationship with the County. All <br /> personnel engaged in work under this Agreement shall be fully qualified and shall be authorized or <br /> permitted under state and local law to perform such services. It is further agreed that the Provider <br /> will obey all State and Federal statutes, rules and regulations which are applicable to provisions of <br /> the services called for herein. Neither Provider nor any employee of the Provider shall be deemed <br /> an officer, employee or agent of the County. <br /> 6. WORKER'S COMPENSATION AND INSURANCE <br /> Provider acknowledges that it is an independent contractor of the County and as such Provider will <br /> obtain, at its sole expense, all insurance needed to adequately insure itself during the performance <br /> of these services as required by the County's Risk Management Policy. <br /> 7. TRAVEL/VEHICLE INSURANCE <br /> Provider acknowledges that this position will require some travel and understands that it will be <br /> reimbursed by the County for use of its private vehicle at the current, as of the above recorded <br /> date, Internal Revenue Service per mile rate. Provider represents that it has or will secure at a <br /> minimum and at his own expense, automobile insurance for his private vehicle with limits of no <br /> less than $500,000 for bodily injury, each incident, $250,000 each person, and $100,000 for <br /> property damage. <br /> 8. EXPENSE REIMBURSEMENT <br /> Provider will be reimbursed for routine travel expenses incurred upon the County's request and/or <br /> approval, these routine expenses to be defined as travel. Travel reimbursement shall not be made <br /> for travel between Provider's place of residence and place of business or for other routine travel. <br /> Payment of Reimbursable Expenses shall be subject to Provider's timely submission of valid <br /> receipts for any such expenses and approval by the County. Any additional charges not specified <br /> herein, must be mutually agreed to in advance by County and Provider and documented in writing <br /> with a letter signed by authorized representatives for County and Provider and, subject to <br /> budgeted funds. <br /> 9. TERMINATION <br /> This Agreement may be terminated by Provider upon thirty (30) days' written notice to the County, <br /> and the County may terminate this agreement upon thirty (30) days' written notice to Provider. <br /> 10. INDEMNITY <br /> 1. Provider agrees to waive the right to file any claim, lien, action or suit of any kind <br /> against the County relating to or connected with any injury whether physical, mental or other, or <br /> any loss of or damages to the Provider's property regardless of whether such injury, loss or <br /> damage occurred at a time when Provider was carrying out duties or responsibilities in furtherance <br /> of the provision of services set out in this Agreement. The Provider agrees to defend, indemnify, <br /> and hold harmless Orange County from all losses, liabilities, claims, demands, suits, costs, <br /> damages or expenses (including reasonable attorney's fees) arising from bodily injury, including <br /> death, to any person or persons or damage to or destruction of any property caused in whole or in <br /> part by any negligent or intentional act or omission on the part of the Provider. <br /> Revised April 2010 2 <br />