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DocuSign Envelope ID: 12DCC4E1-4D61-4DOE-A2A2-7C6E689613AC <br /> 43 <br /> 27.1 The Contractor shall do all cutting, fitting, and patching of the Work that may be required to <br /> make its several parts come together properly and fit it to receive or to be received by Work <br /> shown in or which can be reasonably implied from the Contract Documents. <br /> ARTICLE 28. DISPUTE RESOLUTION <br /> 28.1 The laws of the State of North Carolina shall apply to the interpretation and enforcement of <br /> this Agreement. Any and all suits or actions to enforce, interpret, or seek damages with respect <br /> to any provision of, or the performance or nonperformance of, this Agreement shall be brought <br /> in the General Court of Justice of North Carolina sitting in Orange County, North Carolina, and it <br /> is agreed by the parties that no other court shall have jurisdiction or venue with respect to such <br /> suits or actions. In any dispute arising pursuant to the terms of this Agreement the Parties shall <br /> follow and abide by the Rules and Procedures for Orange County Design, Building <br /> Construction, Renovation, and Repair Projects. The policy is incorporated herein by reference <br /> and may be viewed at <br /> http://www.orangecountync.gov/departments/purchasing division/contracts.php). Regardless of <br /> the outcome of any dispute each Party shall be responsible for its own legal costs including <br /> reasonable attorneys' fees. <br /> 28.2 Any person or firm that expressly or impliedly agrees to perform labor or services or to <br /> provide material, supplies, equipment, work, performance or payment bonds, insurance or <br /> indemnification for the construction of the Project or the Work shall be deemed a party to this <br /> Agreement solely for the purpose of this Article 28. The Contractor, by means of its <br /> subcontracts, shall specifically require its Subcontractors to be bound by this Article. <br /> ARTICLE 29. TAXES <br /> 29.1 The Contractor has included in the Contract Price and shall pay all taxes assessed by any <br /> authority on the Work or the labor and materials used therein. The Contractor shall maintain all <br /> tax records during the life of the Project and furnish the Owner with a complete listing of all <br /> taxes paid by taxing authority, invoice number, date, amount, etc. in a form acceptable to the <br /> Owner. The Contractor is required to maintain a file showing taxes paid on the Project for three <br /> (3) years after Final Payment or turn said documents over to the Owner for his files. <br /> 29.2 The following is a list of requirements to be followed by the Contractor in maintaining <br /> proper records and reporting the North Carolina Sales and Use Tax and Local Sales and Use <br /> Tax. The Contractor shall comply fully with the requirements outlined below, in order that the <br /> Owner may recover the amount of the tax permitted under the law. <br /> a) It shall be the Contractor's responsibility to furnish the Owner documentary evidence showing <br /> the materials used and sales and use tax paid by the Contractor and each of his <br /> Subcontractors. Such evidence shall be transmitted to the Owner with each pay request <br /> regardless of whether taxes were paid in that period. <br /> b) The documentary evidence shall consist of a certified statement by the Contractor and each <br /> of the Contractor's Subcontractors individually, showing total purchases of materials from each <br /> separate vendor and total sales and use taxes paid to each vendor. Certified statements must <br /> show the invoice number, or numbers, covered, and inclusive dates of such invoices. <br /> Revised 12/18 <br />