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9 <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 state and federal anti-discrimination laws, policies, rules, and regulations and the <br /> Orange County Non-Discrimination Policy and Orange County Living Wage Policy <br /> (each policy is incorporated herein by reference and may be viewed at <br /> http://www.orangecountync.gov/departments/purchasing division/contracts.php.) Any <br /> violation of this requirement is a breach of this Agreement and County may immediately <br /> terminate this Agreement without further obligation on the part of the County. This <br /> paragraph is not intended to limit and does not limit the definition of breach to <br /> discrimination. By executing this Agreement Provider affirms that Provider and any <br /> subcontractors of Provider are and shall remain in compliance with Article 2 of Chapter <br /> 64 of the North Carolina General Statutes. By executing this Agreement Provider <br /> certifies that Provider has not been identified, and has not utilized the services of any <br /> agent or subcontractor, on the list created by the State Treasurer pursuant to G.S. 147- <br /> 86.58. <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 a 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 /> 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 /> Revised 2/17 6 <br />