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herein and in accordance with the highest professional standards. <br /> <br />b. Standard of Care. <br /> <br />i) The Provider shall exercise reasonable care and diligence in performing <br />services under this Agreement in accordance with the highest generally accepted <br />standards of this type of Provider practice throughout the United States and in <br />accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws and regulations applicable <br />to the performance of these services. Provider is solely responsible for the <br />professional quality, accuracy and timely completion and submission of all work <br />related to the Basic Services. <br /> <br />ii) Provider shall be responsible for all errors or omissions of its agents, <br />contractors, employees, or assigns in the performance of the Agreement. Provider <br />shall correct any and all errors, omissions, discrepancies, ambiguities, mistakes or <br />conflicts at no additional cost to the County. <br /> <br />iii) The Provider shall not, except as otherwise provided for in this Agreement, <br />subcontract the performance of any work under this Agreement without prior <br />written permission of the County. No permission for subcontracting shall create, <br />between the County and the subcontractor, any contract or any other relationship. <br /> <br />iv) Provider is an independent contractor of County. Any and all employees <br />of the Provider engaged by the Provider in the performance of any work or services <br />required of the Provider under this Agreement, shall be considered employees or <br />agents of the Provider only and not of the County, and any and all claims that may <br />or might arise under any workers compensation or other law or contract on behalf <br />of said employees while so engaged shall be the sole obligation and responsibility <br />of the Provider. <br /> <br />v) If activities related to the performance of this Agreement require specific <br />licenses, certifications, or related credentials Provider represents that it or its <br />employees, agents and subcontractors engaged in such activities possess such <br />licenses, certifications, or credentials and that such licenses certifications, or <br />credentials are current, active, and not in a state of suspension or revocation. <br /> <br />vi) Should any documents, exhibits, or addenda be attached to this Agreement, <br />the terms of this Agreement shall have priority in any conflict with or among the <br />terms of such referenced documents, exhibits, or addenda. <br /> <br />vii) Should this Agreement involve project designs, the construction or creation <br />of which is to be bid out or fulfilled by other contractors, and bidding or negotiation <br />with contractors produce prices which, when added to the other elements of the <br />approved total project cost, produce a cost that is in excess of the approved total <br />project cost, the Provider shall participate with the County in negotiation and design <br />adjustments to the extent such are necessary to obtain prices within the approved <br />total project cost. All activity of the Provider with respect to these matters shall <br />constitute Basic Services and shall be performed by the Provider without additional <br />compensation. If negotiation and design adjustments fail to bring costs within the <br />Docusign Envelope ID: A74131D5-6B10-43C1-9499-45040399B400