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Revised 01/24 <br />6 <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 /> <br />e. Public Record Law. Both parties recognize and agree to adhere to North Carolina’s <br />public records law, set forth at Chapter 132 of the North Carolina General Statutes. <br />Provider agrees to indemnify and hold harmless County and its officers, employees, and <br />agents from all costs, damages, and expenses incurred in connection with refusing to <br />disclose any information. <br /> <br />f. 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 /> <br />g. 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 />h. 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 />things by the County or by any person or entity for any purpose other than the Project as <br />set forth in this Agreement shall be at the full risk of the County. <br /> <br />i. Non-Appropriation. Provider acknowledges that County is a governmental entity, and <br />the 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 or not appropriated for the performance of <br />County’s obligations under this Agreement, then this Agreement shall automatically <br />expire without penalty to County immediately upon written notice to Provider of the <br />unavailability or 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 <br />the requirements of this Agreement. <br /> <br />In the event of a change in the County’s statutory authority, mandate or mandated <br />functions, by state or federal legislative or regulatory action, which adversely affects <br />County’s authority to continue its obligations under this Agreement, then this Agreement <br />shall automatically terminate without penalty to County upon written notice to Provider <br />of such limitation or change in County’s legal authority. <br /> <br />j. Signatures. This Agreement together with any amendments or modifications may be <br />Docusign Envelope ID: 47CAD128-F700-4D8C-A318-F091771EB7B3