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9. SITUS <br /> <br />This Agreement shall be governed by the laws of North Carolina and any claim for breach or enforcement of <br />this Agreement shall be filed in State court in Wake County, North Carolina. <br /> <br />10. SUBCONTRACTING AND ASSIGNMENT <br /> <br />The RECIPIENT agrees that by assigning or subcontracting any work related to the contract to a subcontractor <br />or SUB-RECIPIENT is not allowable under this contract. <br /> <br />11. HISTORICALLY UNDERUTILIZED BUSINESSES <br /> <br />In addition, the RECIPIENT, if it is a private, nonprofit corporation other than an institution of higher <br />education or a hospital that receives an appropriation of five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000) or more <br />during a fiscal year from the General Assembly are encouraged to utilize minority contractors, physically <br />handicapped contractors, and women-owned contractors in purchasing goods and services. The RECIPIENT <br />as identified above shall comply with North Carolina General Statute 143 -48 and report to the North Carolina <br />Department of Administration quarterly on what percentage of its contract purch ases of goods and services, <br />through term contracts and open-market contracts, were from minority-owned businesses, what percentage <br />from women-owned businesses, what percentage from disabled-owned businesses, what percentage from <br />disabled business enterprises and what percentage from nonprofit work centers for the blind and the severely <br />disabled. Reporting on contract purchases of goods and services will be submitted to the North Carolina <br />Department of Administration’s Office for Historically Underutilized B usinesses (HUB) using the NC <br />Interactive Purchasing System’s HUB reporting system. Contact the HUB Office at 919 -807-2330 or <br />huboffice.doa@doa.nc.gov for instructions and to gain access to the NC Interactive Purchasing System’s HUB <br />reporting system. <br /> <br />12. ADVERTISING <br /> <br />RECIPIENT agrees not to use the existence of this contract, the name of the AGENCY, or the name of the <br />State of North Carolina as part of any commercial advertising, without prior written approval of the AGENCY. <br /> <br />13. COMPLIANCE WITH LAW <br /> <br />The RECIPIENT shall remain an independent RECIPIENT and as such shall be wholly responsible for the <br />scope of work to be performed under this Agreement and for the supervision of his employees and assistants. <br />The RECIPIENT represents that it has, or will secure at its own expense, all personnel required in performing <br />the services under this agreement. Such employees shall not be employees of, or have any individual contractual <br />relationship with the AGENCY. The RECIPIENT shall be responsible for compliance with all laws, <br />ordinances, codes, rules, regulations, licensing requirements and other regulatory matters that are applicable to <br />the conduct of his business and work performance under this Agreement, including those of Fe deral, State, and <br />local agencies having appropriate jurisdiction. <br /> <br />OSBM/NCPRO – Agreement <br />Page 5 of 7 <br />DocuSign Envelope ID: A0668E2C-EC33-465B-A5EE-E1302408AA65