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6.10 The CONTRACTOR shall indemnify and hold harmless the COUNTY, and its officers and employees, from liabilities, damages, losses, and costs, including, but not limited to, reasonable attorneys' fees, arising out of or related to the negligence, recklessness, or intentionally wrongful conduct of the CONTRACTOR and other persons employed or utilized by the CONTRACTOR in the performance of this Agreement. 7. TERMINATION. 7.1 This Agreement may be terminated: (a) by the COUNTY, for any reason, upon sixty (60) days' prior written notice to the CONTRACTOR; or (b) by the CONTRACTOR, for any reason, upon sixty (60) days' prior written notice to the COUNTY; or (c) by the mutual agreement of the parties; or d) as may otherwise be provided below. In the event of the termination of this Agreement, any liability of one party to the other arising out of any Services rendered, or for any act or event occurring prior to the termination, shall not be terminated or released. 7.2 In the event of termination by the COUNTY, the COUNTY's sole obligation to the CONTRACTOR shall be payment for those portions of satisfactorily completed work. Such payment shall be determined on the basis of the hours of work performed by the CONTRACTOR, or the percentage of work completed as estimated by the CONTRACTOR and agreed upon by the COUNTY up to the time of termination. In the event of such termination, the COUNTY may, without penalty or other obligation to the CONTRACTOR, elect to employ other persons to perform the same or similar services. 7.3 The obligation to provide services under this Agreement may be terminated by either party upon seven (7) days prior written notice in the event of substantial failure by the other party to perform in accordance with the terms of this Agreement through no fault of the terminating party. 7.4 In the event that the CONTRACTOR merges with another company, becomes a subsidiary of, or makes any other substantial change in structure, the COUNTY reserves the right to terminate this Agreement upon 30 days written notice. 7.7 The COUNTY may terminate this Agreement in whole or in part if the CONTRACTOR submits a false invoice to the COUNTY. 8. MISCELLANOUS PROVISIONS. 8.1 Independent Contractor. It is specifically understood and acknowledged by the parties hereto that the CONTRACTOR or employees of the Contractor are in no way to be considered employees of the COUNTY, but are independent contractors performing solely under the terms of the Agreement and not otherwise. 8.2 Request for Proposals. It is specifically understood and acknowledged by the parties hereto that all of the requirements set forth in the Request for Proposals dated December 1, 2014 (including addenda 1 through 3 ) shall be incorporated herein. Agreement — 5