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Docusign Envelope ID: 66EOAE4A-535D-8369-8247-DA98669A927A <br /> [ Departmental Use Only] <br /> TITLE Animal Services Flooring <br /> FY 2025 -2026, RFQ5400 <br /> NORTH CAROLINA <br /> PROFESSIONAL SERVICES CONTRACT <br /> ORANGE COUNTY <br /> THIS PROFESSIONAL SERVICES CONTRACT ( hereinafter called "Agreement" ), made as of the 16th day of April, 2026, by and between Smith Sinnett <br /> Architecture, P .A., a professional architectural (architectural/engineering/landscape architectural-select one) firm with a partner or principal registered in <br /> North Carolina as a licensed architect with offices in North Carolina ( hereinafter called the "Designer") and Orange County, a political subdivision of the <br /> State of North Carolina, ( hereinafter called the "County," "Orange County," or "Owner" ) . <br /> WITNESSETH : <br /> Whereas the Owner published a Request for Qualifications and the undersigned Designer submitted a responsive Statement of Qualifications evaluated <br /> and approved by Owner; and <br /> Whereas the Designer and the Owner now wish to form and memorialize their agreement for services and for the consideration herein named do hereby <br /> agree as follows : <br /> ARTICLE 1 <br /> SCOPE OF WORK <br /> 1 . 1 Scope 1 . 1 . 1 This Agreement is for professional services to be rendered by Designer to Owner with respect to a project known as Animal <br /> Services Building Improvements ( herein referred to as the " Project" ) . The Project is located in Orange County, North Carolina . It is described more <br /> particularly in Attachment A. <br /> 1 . 1 . 2 By its execution of this Agreement, the Designer represents and agrees that it is qualified and fully capable to perform and provide professional <br /> services and other services required or necessary under this Agreement in a fully competent, professional and timely manner, and that its Consultants <br /> are also fully capable and qualified to perform and provide the services that they will provide hereunder. <br /> 1 . 1 . 3 Time is of the essence of this Agreement. <br /> 1 . 1 .4 The services to be performed under this Agreement consist of Basic Services, as described and designated in Article 4 hereof and in Attachment <br /> B to this Agreement, and such Additional Services as are designated in Article 5 of this Agreement or as may from time-to-time be agreed upon by the <br /> Owner and Designer by Amendment or Addendum to this Agreement . <br /> Compensation to the Designer for Basic Services under this Agreement shall be as set forth herein, and compensation for Additional Services shall be as <br /> set forth herein or in any Amendment or Addendum providing for them . All services performed by the Designer not identified as Additional Services in <br /> Article 5 or in a written Amendment or Agreement entered into by the Owner and the Designer and providing for additional compensation for such <br /> additional services relating to the Project shall be deemed to be Basic Services provided without additional compensation . <br /> ARTICLE 2 <br /> DEFINITIONS <br /> 2 . 1 Definitions <br /> 2 . 1 . 1 Additional Services — Those services to be performed by Designer beyond the Basic Services . See Section 1 . 1 .4 and Article 5 . <br /> 1 <br /> Revised 01/24 <br />