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DocuSign Envelope ID:02FOB961-A92E-4131E-AOE9-E5777906432F <br /> a. Limitation and Assignment. The County and the Provider each bind themselves, their <br /> successors, assigns and legal representatives to the terms of this Agreement. Neither the <br /> County nor the Provider shall assign or transfer its interest in this Agreement without the <br /> written consent of the other. <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. Binding arbitration may not <br /> be initiated by either Party, however, the Parties may agree to nonbinding mediation of <br /> any dispute prior to the bringing of such suit or action. <br /> e. Entire Agreement. This Agreement, together with the RFP and its attachments and the <br /> Proposal and its attachments, represents the entire and integrated agreement between the <br /> County and the Provider and supersedes all prior negotiations, representations or <br /> agreements, either written or oral. This Agreement may be amended only by written <br /> instrument signed by both parties. Modifications may be evidenced by facsimile <br /> signatures. <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 /> Revised 10/14 6 <br />