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12. Survival of Promises: All promises,requirements,terms,conditions,provisions,representations,guarantees, <br /> and warranties contained herein shall survive the Contract expiration or termination date unless <br /> specifically provided otherwise herein, or unless superseded by applicable Federal or State statutes of <br /> limitation. <br /> 13. Copyrights and Ownership of Deliverables: All deliverable items produced pursuant to this Contract are the <br /> exclusive property of the Agency. The Grantee shall not assert a claim of copyright or other property <br /> interest in such deliverables. <br /> 14. Compliance with Laws: The Grantee shall comply with all laws, ordinances, codes, rules, regulations, and <br /> licensing requirements that are applicable to the conduct of its business,including those of Federal, State, <br /> and local agencies having jurisdiction and/or authority. <br /> 15. Equal Employment Opportunity: The Grantee shall comply with all Federal and State laws relating to equal <br /> employment opportunity. The Grantee shall take affirmative action in complying with all Federal and State <br /> requirements concerning fair employment and employment of people with disabilities,and concerning the <br /> treatment of all employees without regard to discrimination by reason of race,color,religion,sex,national <br /> origin,or disability. <br /> 16. Access to Persons and Records: The State Auditor shall have access to persons and records as a result of all <br /> contracts or grants entered into by State agencies or political subdivisions in accordance with N.C.G.S. 147- <br /> 64.7. The Grantee shall retain all records for a period of five years following completion of the contract. <br /> Additionally,as the State funding authority,the Agency shall have access to persons and records as a result <br /> of all contracts or grants entered into by State agencies or political subdivisions. <br /> 17. Record Retention: Records shall not be destroyed,purged or disposed of without the express written consent <br /> of the Agency. State basic records retention policy requires all grant records to be retained for a minimum <br /> of five years or until all audit exceptions have been resolved,whichever is longer. If the Contract is subject <br /> to Federal policy and regulations, record retention may be longer than five years since records must be <br /> retained for a period of three years following submission of the final Federal Financial Status Report, if <br /> applicable,or three years following the submission of a revised final Federal Financial Status Report. Also, <br /> if any litigation, claim, negotiation, audit, disallowance action, or other action involving this Contract has <br /> been started before expiration of the five-year retention period described above, the records must be <br /> retained until completion of the action and resolution of all issues which arise from it, or until the end of <br /> the regular five-year period described above,whichever is later. <br /> 18. Amendment: This Contract may not be amended orally or by performance. Any amendment must be made <br /> in written form and executed by duly authorized representatives of the Agency and the Grantee. <br /> 19. Severobility: In the event that a court of competent jurisdiction holds that a provision or requirement of <br /> this Contract violates any applicable law,each such provision or requirement shall continue to be enforced <br /> to the extent it is not in violation of law or is not otherwise unenforceable and all other provisions and <br /> requirements of this Contract shall remain in full force and effect. <br /> 20. Headings: The Section and Paragraph headings in these General Terms and Conditions are not material <br /> parts of the agreement and should not be used to construe the meaning thereof. <br /> 21. Travel Expenses: Travel expenses shall not be reimbursed in the performance of this Contract. If travel is <br /> necessary in the performance of this Contract, it shall be included in the approved project budget and <br /> narrative. <br /> 22. Sales/Use Tax Refunds: If eligible, the Grantee and all subgrantees shall: (a) ask the North Carolina <br /> Department of Revenue for a refund of all sales and use taxes paid by them in the performance of this <br /> Rev.7/2015 Governmental Page 5 of 9 <br />