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DocuSign Envelope ID: AAB342A1- 84D6- 4FD9- BC12- 585C2F446C71 <br />agent or subcontractor identified, on the list created by the State Treasurer pursuant to <br />G.S. 147 - 86.58. By executing this Agreement Provider certifies that Provider has not <br />been identified, and has not utilized the services of any agent or subcontractor, on the list <br />created by the State Treasurer pursuant to G. S. 147 - 86.81. <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 10/17 6 <br />