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(c) Upon receipt of written notice from the COUNTY that the CONTRACTOR'S provision of services hereunder are to be resumed, the CONTRACTOR shall continue to provide the services to the COUNTY. SECTION 31: ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION (ADR). (a) In the event of a dispute related to any performance or payment obligation arising ;! under this Contract, the parties agree to exhaust any alternative dispute resolution procedures reasonably imposed by the COUNTY prior to filing suit or otherwise pursuing legal remedies (b) The CONTRACTOR agrees that it will file no suit or otherwise pursue legal remedies based on facts or evidentiary materials that were not presented for consideration to the COUNTY in alternative dispute resolution procedures or which the CONTRACTOR had knowledge and failed to present during the COUNTY procedures. (c) In the event that COUNTY procedures are exhausted and a suit is filed or legal remedies are otherwise pursued, the parties shall exercise best efforts to resolve ' disputes through voluntary mediation Mediator selection and the procedures to be �I employed in voluntary mediation shall be mutually acceptable to the parties. Costs of voluntary mediation shall be shared equally among the parties participating in the mediation SECTION 32: SEVERABILITY. (a) If any term, provision or condition contained in this Contract shall, to any extent, be held invalid or unenforceable, the remainder of this Contract, or the application of such term, provision or condition to persons or circumstances other than those in respect of which it is invalid or unenforceable, shall not be affected thereby, and each term, provision, and condition of this Contract shall be valid and enforceable to the fullest extent permitted by law when consistent with equity and the public interest. (b) All provisions of this Contract shall be read and applied in Pari Materia with all other provisions hereof. (c) Violation of this Contract by the CONTRACTOR is recognized by the parties to constitute irreparable harm to the COUNTY. SECTION 33: CONTROLLING LAWSIVENUE / INTERPRETATION. I� (a) This Contract is to be governed by the laws of the State of Florida. (b) Venue for any legal proceeding related to this Contract shall be in the Nineteenth Judicial Circuit Court in and for Indian River County, Florida. f (c) This Contract is the result of bona fide arms length negotiations between the COUNTY and the CONTRACTOR and all parties have contributed substantially and materially to the preparation of the Contract. Accordingly, this Contract shall not be construed or interpreted more strictly against any one party than against any other party. 19