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Revised 10/17 <br />6 <br />Provider has not been identified, and has not utilized the services of any agent or <br />subcontractor identified, on the list created by the State Treasurer pursuant to G.S. <br />147-86.81. <br /> <br />c. Non-Discrimination. 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 non-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 the Orange County Non-Discrimination Policy is a breach of this <br />Agreement and County may immediately terminate this Agreement without further <br />obligation on the part of the County. This paragraph is not intended to limit and does <br />not limit the definition of breach to discrimination. <br /> <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 <br />have jurisdiction or venue with respect to such suits or actions. Binding arbitration <br />may not be initiated by either Party, however, the Parties may agree to nonbinding <br />mediation of any dispute prior to the bringing of such suit or action. <br /> <br />e. Entire Agreement. This Agreement represents the entire and integrated agreement <br />between the County and the Provider and supersedes all prior negotiations, <br />representations or agreements, either written or oral. This Agreement may be amended <br />only by written instrument signed by both parties. Modifications may be evidenced by <br />facsimile signatures. <br /> <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 /> <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 <br />as set forth in this Agreement shall be at the full risk of the County. <br /> <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 <br />the authority of its statutory mandate. <br /> <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 />expire without penalty to County immediately upon written notice to Provider of the <br />unavailability and non-appropriation of public funds. It is expressly agreed that County <br />shall not activate this non-appropriation provision for its convenience or to circumvent <br />DocuSign Envelope ID: B7DABF9A-D92E-48BA-BC0B-AFFC399D4D85