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10.1.1 Consultant is an independent contractor of the County. Neither Consultant nor <br /> any employee of the Consultant shall be deemed an officer, employee or agent of the County. <br /> Consultants personnel shall not be employees of or have any contractual relationship with the <br /> County. <br /> 10.2 Limitation and Assignment <br /> 10.2.1 The County and the Consultant each bind themselves,their successors,assigns <br /> and legal representatives to the terms of this Agreement. Neither the County nor the Consultant <br /> shall assign or transfer its interest m this Agreement without the written consent of the other. <br /> 10.3 Governing Law <br /> 103.1 This Amt and the duties, responsibilities, obligations and rights of <br /> respective parties hereunder shall be governed by the laws of the State of North Carolina. <br /> Consultant shall at all times remain in compliance with all applicable local, state, and federal <br /> laws,rules,and regulations including but not limited to all anti-discrimination laws. Purscent to <br /> the terms of North Carolina General Statute 153A449(b) no county may enter into a contract <br /> with a contractor unless the contractor and the contractor's subcontractors comply with the <br /> requirements of Article 2 of Chapter 64 of the North Carolina General Statutes. Where <br /> applicable,failure to maintain compliance with the requirements of Article 2 of Chapter 64 of the <br /> General Statutes constitutes Consultant's breach of this Agreement By executing this <br /> Agreement Consultant affmns Consultant is in compliance with Article 2 of Chapter 64 of the <br /> North Carolina General Statutes. <br /> E <br /> 10.4 Dispute Resolution I <br /> F <br /> 10.4.1 Any and all suits or actions to enforce,interpret or seek damages with respect to } <br /> any provision of, or the performance or non-performance of,this Agreement shall be brought m <br /> the General Court of Justice of North Carolina sitting m Orange County,North Carolina and it is l <br /> agreed by the parties that no other court shall have jurisdiction or venue with respect to such <br /> suits or acti . The Parties may agree to nonbinding mediation of any d Vft prior to the <br /> bringing of w ich suit or action. <br /> 10.5 Extent of Agreement <br /> 10.5.1 This Agreement, together with the Request for Proposals together with <br /> attachments ffistributed by the County and the Consultant's submitted Proposal, all of which <br /> constitute the Contract Documents, represents the entire and integrated agreement between the <br /> County and Pe Consultant and supersedes all prior negotiations,representations or agreements, <br /> either writte or oral. In the event of a conflict among the terms of the Contract Documents,the � <br /> priority ofd ents shall be This Agreement,the County's Request for Proposals, attachments <br /> to the Count 's Request for Proposals, the Consultant's Proposal. This Agreement may be <br /> amended on]r by written instrument signed by both parties.Modifications may be evidenced by <br /> facsimile m, <br /> 10.6 Severability <br /> Revised 9/13 <br /> 6 <br />