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i 2 NORTH CAROLINA SERVICE AGREEMENT ORANGE COUNTY THIS SERVICE AGREEMENT entered into as of the IST day of Jul 19 91_, by and bewtween 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 Dr., Post Office 1661, Raleigh, North Carolina 27602), hereafter referred to as Contractor, and . County a body corporate and politic, of County, HILLSBOROUGH NC. hereafter referred to as County shall be valid for 12 months commencing he effective dates hereof unless terminated pursuant to this agreement. FOR AND IN CONSIDERATION OF SERVICE PAYMENTS and the mutual covenants and agreements herein set forth, IT IS STIPULATED AND AGREED: I. SERVICE PAYMENTS: County agrees to pay to Contractor for service: METHOD ONE: DIRECT MAIL ISSUANCE OF REGULAR (NON- CERTIFIED) ENVELOPES Cost Containment, Inc. bids Fifty five cents ($0.55) per regular mail issuance of food stamp, plus postal costs. CCI defines postal costs as First -Class postal rates for sending a non- cerfified envelope based on the weight by the U.S. Postal Service. METHOD TWO: DIRECT MAIL ISSUANCE OF CERTIFIED ENVELOPES. Cost Containment, Inc. bids _ remts per certified mail issuance of food stamps plus postal costs. CCI defines postal costs as First -Class postal rates for sending a certified envelope based on weight by the U.S. Postal Service.(Current Certified fee( $1.00) METHOD THREE: DIRECT MAIL ISSUANCE OF CERTIFIED ENVELOPES SUBSTITUTING CCI DELIVERY FOR POST OFFICE DELIVERY. Cost Contaiment, Inc.'charges the same fee for delivering certified mail as the U.S. Post Office. The current certified postal fee is $1.00 in addition to the First Class postage fee based on the weight of the envelope. (See delivery, Para. VI. Items j & k). The postage amount includes the issuance fee; there is no other charge with this method. All calls to CCI are free on our toll free lines. 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 1st 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. All monthly service payments shall be paid to'Cost Containment, Inc. P.O. Box 850055, Charlotte,North Carolina 28289. Compensation at the rate set above to represent full and complete compensation for services rendered under the terms of this agree- ment with total annual cost to the County estimated not to exceed $ 10 000.00 plus postage. Actual cost is determined by application of Method l or 26a e.