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C <br /> b. Governing Law. This Agreement and the duties, responsibilities, obligations and rights <br /> of respective parties hereunder shall be governed by the laws of the State of North <br /> Carolina. <br /> c. Compliance with Laws. Provider shall at all times remain in compliance with all <br /> applicable local, state, and federal laws, rules, and regulations including but not limited <br /> to all anti-discrimination laws. Pursuant to the terms of North Carolina General Statute <br /> 153A-449(b) no county may enter into a contract with a contractor unless the contractor <br /> and the contractor's subcontractors comply with the requirements of Article 2 of Chapter <br /> 64 of the North Carolina General Statutes. Where applicable, failure to maintain <br /> compliance with the requirements of Article 2 of Chapter 64 of the General Statutes <br /> constitutes Provider's breach of this Agreement. By executing this Agreement Provider <br /> affirms Provider is in compliance with Article 2 of Chapter 64 of the North Carolina <br /> General Statutes. <br /> d. Dispute Resolution. Any and all suits or actions to enforce, interpret or seek damages <br /> with respect to any provision of, or the performance or non-performance of, this <br /> Agreement shall be brought in the General Court of Justice of North Carolina sitting in <br /> Orange County, North Carolina. It is agreed by the parties that no other court shall have <br /> jurisdiction or venue with respect to such suits or actions. The Parties may agree to <br /> nonbinding mediation of any dispute prior to the bringing of such suit or action. <br /> e. Entire Agreement. This Agreement, together with Exhibit 1, represents the entire <br /> agreement between the County and the Provider and supersedes all prior negotiations, <br /> representations or agreements, either written or oral. This Agreement may be amended <br /> only by written instrument signed by both parties. Modifications may be evidenced by <br /> facsimile signatures. Should any conflict arise between the terms of this Agreement and <br /> the terms of Exhibit 1,the terms of this Agreement shall have priority. <br /> f. Severability. If any provision of this Agreement is held as a matter of law to be <br /> unenforceable, the remainder of this Agreement shall be valid and binding upon the <br /> Parties. <br /> g. Ownership of Work Product. Should Provider's performance of this Agreement generate <br /> documents, items or things that are specific to this Project such documents, items or <br /> things shall become the property of the County and may be used on any other project <br /> without additional compensation to the Provider. The use of the documents, items or <br /> things by the County or by any person or entity for any purpose other than the Project as <br /> set forth in this Agreement shall be at the full risk of the County. <br /> h. Non-Appropriation. Provider acknowledges that County is a governmental entity, and <br /> the validity of this Agreement is based upon the availability of public funding under the <br /> authority of its statutory mandate. <br /> In the event that public funds are unavailable and not appropriated for the performance of <br /> County's obligations under this Agreement, then this Agreement shall automatically <br /> expire without penalty to County immediately upon written notice to Provider of the <br /> unavailability and non-appropriation of public funds. It is expressly agreed that County <br /> shall not activate this non-appropriation provision for its convenience or to circumvent <br /> Revised 9/13 5 <br />