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subsidiaries, majority-owned subsidiaries, and parent companies that exist for the purpose of <br />making profit is found to have been placed on the Scrutinized Companies that Boycott Israel List <br />or is engaged in a boycott of Israel as set forth in section 215.4725, Florida Statutes. <br />9. TRUTH -IN -NEGOTIATION CERTIFICATE: CONTINGENCY FEES <br />9.1 Execution of this CONTRACT by the CONSULTANT shall act as the execution of a <br />truth- in -negotiation certificate certifying that the wage rates and costs used to determine the <br />compensation provided for in this CONTRACT are accurate, complete and current as of the <br />date of the CONTRACT and no higher than those charged the CONSULTANT's most favored <br />customer for the same or substantially similar service. The wage rates and costs shall be <br />adjusted to exclude any significant sums should the COUNTY determine that the wage rates <br />and costs were increased due to inaccurate, incomplete or noncurrent wage rates or due to <br />inaccurate representations of fees paid to outside CONSULTANTs. The COUNTY shall <br />exercise its rights under this "Certificate" within one (1) year following final payment. <br />COUNTY has the authority and right to audit CONSULTANT's records under this provision. <br />The COUNTY does not hereby waive any other right it may have pursuant to Section <br />287.055, Florida Statutes, as it may be from time -to -time amended. <br />10. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS <br />10.1 Independent Contractor: It is specifically understood and acknowledged by the <br />parties hereto that the CONSULTANT or employees or sub -consultants of the <br />CONSULTANT are in no way to be considered employees of the COUNTY, but are <br />independent contractors performing solely under the terms of the CONTRACT and not <br />otherwise. <br />10.2 Merger: Modification. This CONTRACT incorporates and includes all prior and <br />contemporaneous negotiations, correspondence, conversations, agreements, or <br />understandings applicable to the matters contained herein and the parties agree that there <br />are no commitments, agreements, or understandings of any nature whatsoever concerning <br />the subject matter of the CONTRACT that are not contained in this document. Accordingly, <br />it is agreed that no deviation from the terms hereof shall be predicated upon any prior or <br />contemporaneous representations or agreements, whether oral or written. No alteration, <br />change, or modification of the terms of this CONTRACT shall be valid unless made in writing <br />and signed by the CONSULTANT and the COUNTY. <br />10.3 Governing Law: Venue. This CONTRACT, including all attachments hereto, shall be <br />construed according to the laws of the State of Florida. Venue for any lawsuit brought by <br />either party against the other party or otherwise arising out of this CONTRACT shall be in <br />Indian River County, Florida, or, in the event of federal jurisdiction, in the United States <br />District Court for the Southern District of Florida. <br />10.4 Remedies: No Waiver. All remedies provided in this CONTRACT shall be deemed <br />cumulative and additional, and not in lieu or exclusive of each other or of any other remedy <br />available to either party, at law or in equity. Each right, power and remedy of the parties <br />provided for in this CONTRACT shall be cumulative and concurrent and shall be in addition <br />to every other right, power or remedy provided for in this CONTRACT or now or hereafter <br />existing at law or in equity or by statute or otherwise. The failure of either party to insist upon <br />compliance by the other party with any obligation, or exercise any remedy, does not waive <br />9 <br />