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Revised 07/20 <br />6 <br />a.Limitation and Assignment. The County and the Provider each bind themselves, their <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 <br />of respective parties hereunder shall be governed by the laws of the State of North <br />Carolina. By executing this Agreement Provider affirms that Provider and any <br />subcontractors of Provider are and shall remain in compliance with Article 2 of Chapter <br />64 of the North Carolina General Statutes. By executing this Agreement Provider <br />certifies that Provider has not been identified, and has not utilized the services of any <br />agent or subcontractor identified, on the list created by the State Treasurer pursuant to <br />G.S. 147-86.58. By executing this Agreement Provider certifies that Provider has not <br />been identified, and has not utilized the services of any agent or subcontractor identified, <br />on the list created by the 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 />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 <br />definition of breach to discrimination. <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 have <br />jurisdiction or venue with respect to such suits or actions. Binding arbitration may not <br />be initiated by either Party, however, the Parties may agree to nonbinding mediation of <br />any dispute prior to the bringing of such suit or action. <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 />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 />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 />DocuSign Envelope ID: 901A240E-2C5B-47E4-916F-04BCE416D58B