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Proposal for Façade Consulting
<br />The Gateway Center
<br />228 Churton St.
<br />Hillsborough, NC 27278
<br />BECS #20250551
<br />August 27, 2025
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<br />BECS is now a Lerch Bates Company
<br />Firm License Number: P-2493 WeAreBECS.com · LerchBates.com and all claims, demands, losses, damages, costs, or expenses, including attorneys’ fees, which result or arise from, or relat e
<br />to Client, or an agent or employee acting on behalf of Client, accompanying BECS’s employees or consultants at any time
<br />during BECS’s onsite activities.
<br />7.17.3. Further, Client agrees to indemnify and hold harmless BECS, its employees, and its consultants from and against any and
<br />all claims, demands, losses, damages, costs, or expenses, including attorneys’ fees, which are asserted by any other party,
<br />firm, or individual and which are alleged to result from or be related to this Agreement or the services hereunder, and
<br />which exceed the sum of $50,000.00 or BECS’s fee for the services hereunder, whichever is greater.
<br />7.18. Mediation:
<br />7.18.1. The Client and BECS agree that all disputes between them arising out of or relating to this Agreement, or the Project shall
<br />be submitted to nonbinding mediation as a pre-condition to litigation or arbitration.
<br />7.18.2. The Client and BECS further agree to include a similar mediation provision in all agreements with independent contractors
<br />and consultants retained for the Project and to require all independent contractors and consultants also to include a similar
<br />mediation provision in all agreements with their respective subcontractors, subconsultants, suppliers, and fabricators.
<br />7.19. Collection Costs: Should litigation or arbitration be necessary to collect any portion of amounts due BECS for work on the P roject,
<br />BECS shall also be entitled to all costs of collection, including reasonable attorneys’ and expert fees and costs.
<br />7.20. Extent of Agreement: This agreement, when executed by authorized representatives of both BECS and Client, constitutes the
<br />Contract between the parties hereto and all prior representations or agreements, oral or written, not expressly incorporated
<br />herein, are superseded.
<br />7.21. This Agreement shall be governed by the state laws of the local BECS office, and all actions pertaining to or arising out of this
<br />Agreement shall be filed in the county of the local BECS office.
<br />7.22. If applicable, BECS and Client hereby incorporate the requirements of 41 CFR §§ 60 -1.4(a), 60-300.5(a) and 60-741.5(a), and 29
<br />CFR § 471. These regulations prohibit discrimination against qualified individuals based on their status as protected veteran s or
<br />individuals with disabilities and prohibit discrimination against all individuals based on their race, color, religion, sex, sexual
<br />orientation, gender identity or national origin. Moreover, these regulations require that covered entities take affirmative action
<br />to employ and advance in employment individuals without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender iden tity,
<br />national origin, protected veteran status or disability.
<br />7.23. This proposal expires thirty (30) days from the submission date.
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<br />Docusign Envelope ID: FC887B74-13D0-4575-BB1C-E4A9D8E29E85
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