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DocuSign Envelope ID:9D2672A1-5D80-4A01-B053-491F18B84281 <br /> successors, assigns and legal representatives to the terms of this Agreement. Neither the <br /> County nor the Provider shall assign or transfer its interest in this Agreement without the <br /> written consent of the other. <br /> b. Governing Law. This Agreement and the duties,responsibilities, obligations and rights of <br /> respective parties hereunder shall be governed by the laws of the State of North Carolina. <br /> By executing this Agreement Provider affirms that Provider and any subcontractors of <br /> Provider are and shall remain in compliance with Article 2 of Chapter 64 of the North <br /> Carolina General Statutes. By executing this Agreement Provider certifies that Provider <br /> has not been identified, and has not utilized the services of any agent or subcontractor <br /> identified, on the list created by the State Treasurer pursuant to G.S. 147-86.58. By <br /> executing this Agreement Provider certifies that Provider has not been identified, and has <br /> not utilized the services of any agent or subcontractor identified, on the list created by the <br /> State Treasurer pursuant to G.S. 147-86.81. <br /> c. Non-Discrimination. Provider shall at all times remain in compliance with all applicable <br /> local, state, and federal laws, rules, and regulations including but not limited to all state <br /> and federal non-discrimination laws, policies, rules, and regulations and the Orange <br /> County Non-Discrimination Policy and Orange County Living Wage Policy(each policy <br /> is incorporated herein by reference and may be viewed at <br /> hqp://www.orangecounLy2c.gov/departments/purchasing division/contracts.php.) Any <br /> violation of the Orange County Non-Discrimination Policy is a breach of this Agreement <br /> and County may immediately terminate this Agreement without further obligation on the <br /> part of the County. This paragraph is not intended to limit and does not limit the definition <br /> of breach to discrimination. <br /> d. Dispute Resolution. Any and all suits or actions to enforce, interpret or seek damages with <br /> respect to any provision of, or the performance or non-performance of, this Agreement <br /> shall be brought in the General Court of Justice of North Carolina sitting in Orange <br /> 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 be <br /> initiated by either Party, however, the Parties may agree to nonbinding mediation of any <br /> dispute prior to the bringing of such suit or action. <br /> e. 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 /> f. 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 things <br /> shall become the property of the County and may be used on any other project without <br /> additional compensation to the Provider. The use of the documents,items or things by the <br /> County or by any person or entity for any purpose other than the Project as set forth in this <br /> Agreement shall be at the full risk of the County. <br /> g. Non-Appropriation. Provider acknowledges that County is a governmental entity, and the <br /> 7 <br />