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NORTH CAROLINA SERVICE AGREEMENT ORANGE COUNTY THIS SERVICE AGREEMENT entered into as of the 1ST day of JULY, 1994 by and between COST CONTAINMENT, INC. a corporation incorporated under the laws of the State of North Carolina with a place of business in Wake County, North Carolina (308-B Sherwee Drive) Post Office Box 1661, Raleigh, NC 27602,, hereafter referred to as Contractor, and ORANGE County a body corporate and politic , of ORANGE County, North Carolina, hereafter referred to as County shall be valid for 12 months commencing the effective date hereof unless terminated pursuant to this agreement. FOR AND IN CONSIDERATION OF SERVICE PAYMENTS and to the mutual covenants and agreements herein set forth , IT 1S STIPULATED AND AGREED: I . SERVICE PAYMENTS: County agrees to pay to Contractor for service and postage. ISSUANCE FEE: Cost Containment Inc. bids FORTY FOUR AND 8/10 CENTS ( $0. 448) per envelope whether mailed in the regular mail , certified mail , registered andinsured mail or sent to the County or a site for personal delivery. This fee is inclusive of all charges for whatever reason for the life of the Contract. POSTAGE FEES: CCI defines postage cost as First Class postal rates and fees for mailing envelopes regular, certified, registered and insured or sent to the County or site for personal delivery as directed by the County. Postage costs for security manifest mail will be charged according to Postal Regulations ALTERNATE SERVICE: In times of losses above the tolerance level , CCI agrees to complement the County' s plan for reducing losses by using methods to by-pass certain post offices, to certify households suspected of fraud , or to establish a County site or a CCI issuance site to regulate losses. CCI agrees that whatever site expense is incurred will not exceed the existing cost of postage for mailings at the time the site is County ordered . All calls to CCI are free on our toll free lines. If a separate line is required for data transmission, CCI will also pay for the transmission costs . The Contractor agrees to insure the mailings against any replacement losses that exceed the Federal tolerance level ( 0.5%) . In the event the U.S. Postal Service increases the cost of the First Class postage during the contract period , the increased costs of postage ( to the Contractor ) will be borne by the County effective with the month such increase occurs .