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5 <br />Page 4 <br />NC SERVICE AGREEMENT <br />(b) County may, from time to time, require changes in the scope of the <br />services of the Contractor to be performed under this agreement <br />including but not limited to renewal or extensions shall be <br />incorporated in written amendments to this agreement. <br />(c) Neither this agreement nor any part hereof which involves the <br />specialized skill or expertise of the Contractor shall be assigned, <br />subcontracted, or in any way transferred without the prior approval <br />of the Contract Administrator (project coordinator) and the State of <br />North Carolina. <br />(d) The authorized County official, Martha Pryor-Cook is <br />designated as the Contract Administrator project coordinator) for <br />the County with responsibility for all matters relating to this <br />agreement including but not limited to invoice approval. However, <br />any CHANGES in the scope of the agreement which will increase or <br />decrease the contractor's compensation shall not be effective until <br />they have been approved by the Contract Administrator and documented <br />through a written amendment to this agreement. <br />(e) Contractor shall comply with all provisions of Executive Order <br />11246, entitled "Equal Employment Opportunity ", as amended by <br />Executive Order 11375, and as supplemented in Department of Labor <br />regulations (41 CFR Part 60). <br />(f) County officials, State Officials, Contract Coordinator, the Federal <br />Grantor Agency, the Comptroller General of the United States, or any <br />of their duly authorized representatives shall have access to any <br />books, documents, papers and records which are in any way pertinent <br />to this agreement for the purpose of making audit explanation, <br />excerpts, and transcriptions. Contractor shall maintain all required <br />records for three years after the County makes final payments and all <br />pending matters are closed. Contractor assures the County that the <br />County, with the other officials and agencies mentioned in this item <br />(f), Section VI, of this agreement, shall have access to any and all <br />books, documents, papers, and records of the Contractor for the <br />purpose of audit, examination, excerpts, and transcriptions. <br />(g) Contractor shall comply with mandatory standards and policies <br />relating to energy efficiency which are contained in the State <br />Energy Conservation plan issued in compliance with the Energy Policy <br />and Conservation Act (P.L. 94 -165). <br />(h) The County is granted the right to renew this contract for two <br />additional one --year periods upon mutual acceptance fo both parties <br />All terms and conditions shall remain constant for the entire duration <br />of the Contract. Price change in the second and consecutive years is <br />permissible, if the need is documented through cost analysis by the <br />provider and the increase is no more than ten per cent (10 %) of unit <br />cost. <br />(i) The Contractor will be responsible for all County losses under the <br />U.S.D.A. regulations for replacements for any quarter as long as the <br />Agency abides by the following conditions: <br />