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8 <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 OrangeCounty <br /> Non-Discrimination Policy and Orange County Living Wage Policy(each Orange County policy <br /> is incorporated herein by reference and may be viewed at <br /> hllp://www.oran e,�ync. og v/departments/purchasing division/contracts.php.) Any violation <br /> of the Orange County Non-Discrimination Policy is a breach of this Agreement and County may <br /> immediately terminate this Agreement without further obligation on the part of the County. This <br /> paragraph is not intended to limit and does not limit the definition of breach to discrimination. <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 /> e. Entire Agreement. This Agreement represents the entire and integrated agreement <br /> between the County and the Provider and supersedes all prior negotiations,representations <br /> or agreements, either written or oral. This Agreement may be amended only by written <br /> instrument signed by both parties. Modifications may be evidenced by facsimile <br /> 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 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 /> h. 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 /> Revised 01/24 <br /> 6 <br />