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7 <br /> <br /> <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 /> <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 />http://www.orangecountync.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 /> <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 /> <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 /> <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 /> <br />g. Non-Appropriation. Provider acknowledges that County is a governmental entity, and the <br />validity of this Agreement is based upon the availability of public funding under the <br />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 expire <br />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 the <br />requirements of this Agreement, but only as an emergency fiscal measure during a <br />substantial fiscal crisis. <br /> <br />DocuSign Envelope ID: 1C0795C4-E5F5-4D2B-A734-9175427D7278