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A. OWNER and CONTRACTOR each binds itself, its partners, successors, assigns, and <br />legal representatives to the other party hereto, its partners, successors, assigns, and legal <br />representatives in respect to all covenants, agreements, and obligations contained in the <br />Contract Documents. <br />10.04 Severability <br />A. Any provision or part of the Contract Documents held to be void or unenforceable under <br />any Law or Regulation shall be deemed stricken, and all remaining provisions shall <br />continue to be valid and binding upon OWNER and CONTRACTOR, who agree that the <br />Contract Documents shall be reformed to replace such stricken provision or part thereof <br />with a valid and enforceable provision that comes as close as possible to expressing the <br />intention of the stricken provision. <br />10.05 Venue <br />A. This Contract shall be governed by the laws of the State of Florida. Venue for any lawsuit <br />brought by either party against the other party or otherwise arising out of this Contract <br />shall be in Indian River County, Florida, or, in the event of a federal jurisdiction, in the <br />United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida. <br />10.06 Affirmative Steps With Respect to Minority and Women's Businesses <br />A. CONTRACTOR shall take the following affirmative steps to ensure minority business, <br />women's business enterprises and labor surplus area firms are used when possible: <br />1. Placing qualified small and minority businesses and women's business enterprises on <br />solicitation lists. <br />2. Ensuring that small and minority businesses, and women's business enterprises are <br />solicited whenever they are potential sources. <br />3. Dividing total requirements, when economically feasible, into smaller tasks or quantities <br />to permit maximum participation by small and minority businesses, and women's <br />business enterprises. <br />4. Establishing delivery schedules, where the requirement permits, which encourage <br />participation by small and minority. businesses, and women's business enterprises. <br />5. Using the services and assistance of the Small Business Administration and the <br />Minority Business Development Agency of the Department of Commerce. <br />10.07 Public Records <br />A. Indian River County is a public agency subject to Chapter 119, Florida Statutes. The <br />Contractor shall comply with Florida's Public Records Law. Specifically, the Contractor <br />shall: <br />1. Keep and maintain public records required by the County to perform the service. <br />2. Upon request from the County's Custodian of Public Records, provide the County <br />with a copy of the requested records or allow the records to be inspected or copied <br />within a reasonable time at a cost that does not exceed the cost provided in Chapter <br />119 or as otherwise provided by law. <br />3. Ensure that public records that are exempt or confidential and exempt from public <br />records disclosure requirements are not disclosed except as authorized by law for <br />@BCL@A8058894 <br />00520-6 <br />C:\Users\GRANIC-1\AppData\Local\Temp\BCL Technologies\easyPDF T@BCL@ A8058894\@BCL@48058894.doc Rev. 05/01 <br />P49 <br />