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8.8.1 COUNTY may terminate this Contract if Consultant is found to have submitted a false certification as provided under section 287.135(5), Florida Statutes, been placed on the Scrutinized Companies with Activities in Sudan List or the Scrutinized Companies with Activities in the Iran Petroleum Energy Sector List, or been engaged in business operations in Cuba or Syria, as defined by section 287.135, Florida Statutes. 8.8.2 COUNTY may terminate this Contract if Consultant, including all wholly owned subsidiaries, majority-owned subsidiaries, and parent companies that exist for the purpose of making profit, is found to have been placed on the Scrutinized Companies that Boycott Israel List or is engaged in a boycott of Israel as set forth in section 215.4725, Florida Statutes. 9. TRUTH -IN -NEGOTIATION CERTIFICATE; CONTINGENCY FEES. 9.1 Execution of this Agreement by the Consultant shall act as the execution of a truth -in -negotiation certificate certifying that the wage rates and costs used to determine the compensation provided for in this Agreement are accurate, complete and current as of the date of the Agreement. The original contract price and any additions thereto will be adjusted to exclude any significant sums by which the COUNTY determines the contract price was increased due to inaccurate, incomplete, or noncurrent wage rates and other factual unit costs. All such contract adjustments must be made within 1 year following the end of the contract. COUNTY has the authority and right to audit Consultant's records under this provision. The COUNTY does not hereby waive any other right it may have pursuant to Section 287.055, Florida Statutes, as it may be from time - to -time amended. 9.2 Pursuant to the Consultants' Competitive Negotiations Act, F. S. section 287.055, the Consultant warrants that it has not employed or retained any company or person other than a bona fide employee working solely for the Consultant to solicit or secure this Agreement and that it has not paid or agreed to pay any company or person other than a bona fide employee working solely for the Consultant any fee, commission, percentage fee, gifts or any other considerations, contingent upon or resulting from the award or making of this contract. For breach of violation of this provision, the COUNTY shall have the right to terminate this Agreement without liability and, at its discretion, to deduct from the contract price, or otherwise recover, the full amount of such fee, commission, percentage, gift, or consideration. 10. MISCELLANOUS PROVISIONS. 10.1 Independent Contractor. It is specifically understood and acknowledged by the parties hereto that the Consultant or employees or subconsultants of the Consultant 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. 10.2 Merger; Modification. This Agreement incorporates and includes all prior and contemporaneous negotiations, correspondence, conversations, agreements or understandings applicable to the matters contained herein and the parties agree that there are no commitments, agreements, or understandings of any nature whatsoever 191