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A <br /> DRAFT <br /> 7 <br /> i. No Joint Venture or Agency. The County and EmPOWERment each agree and <br /> acknowledge that nothing contained herein or otherwise, including, without limitation, any act of <br /> the County or EmPOWERment under this Agreement, shall be deemed or construed to create <br /> any relationship of joint venture, partnership or agency between the parties. <br /> j. Effect of Waiver or Forbearance. No failure by the County to insist upon the <br /> strict performance of any term or condition of this Agreement, or to exercise any right or remedy <br /> upon the breach by EmPOWERment of any of its obligations, agreements, or covenants <br /> hereunder, shall be a waiver of such affected term or condition or of such breach; nor shall any <br /> forbearance by the County to seek a remedy for any breach by EmPOWERment be a waiver by <br /> the County of its rights and remedies with respect to that or any other breach. <br /> k. Governing Law. This Agreement shall be construed in accordance with and <br /> governed by the laws of the State of North Carolina. Any litigation arising out of this Agreement <br /> shall be brought in courts sitting in North Carolina, with venue in Orange County. <br /> 1. Severability. The provisions of this Agreement are independent of and separable <br /> from each other, and no provision shall be affected or rendered invalid or unenforceable by the <br /> fact that for any reason any other provision may be invalid or unenforceable in whole or in part. <br /> If any provision of this Agreement or the application thereof to any person or circumstances <br /> shall, to any extent, be or become invalid or unenforceable, the remainder of this Agreement, or <br /> the application of such provision to persons or circumstances other than those as to which it is <br /> held invalid or unenforceable, shall not be affected thereby, and each provision of this <br /> Agreement shall be valid and be enforced to the fullest extent permitted by law. The County and <br /> EmPOWERment agree to substitute for such provision of this Agreement or the application <br /> thereof determined to be invalid or unenforceable, such other provision as most closely <br /> approximates, in a lawful manner, such invalid, illegal or unenforceable provision. If the County <br /> and EmPOWERment cannot agree, they shall apply to a court of competent jurisdiction to <br /> substitute such provision as the court deems reasonable and judicially valid, legal and <br /> enforceable. Such provision determined by the court shall automatically be deemed part of this <br /> Agreement ab initio. <br /> M. Equal Opportunity. EmPOWERment shall not discriminate against any <br /> employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, <br /> political affiliation or belief, age, handicap, or familial status in the implementation of this <br /> Project. Further, EmPOWERment shall provide a Statement regarding the utilization of minority <br /> and women-owned businesses in the planning and development of the Project. This statement <br /> will be Exhibit C to this agreement. <br /> n. Headings. Headings are for convenience only and shall not be used to interpret or <br /> construe its provision. <br /> o. Gender; Singular and Plural. As used herein, the neuter gender includes the <br /> feminine and masculine. The masculine includes the feminine and neuter, and the feminine <br /> includes the masculine and neuter and each includes a corporation, partnership or other legal <br /> 7 <br />