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10.1 Independent Contractor. It is specifically understood and acknowledged by the <br />parties hereto that the Consultant or employees or subconsultants of the Consultant are in <br />no way to be considered employees of the COUNTY, but are independent contractors <br />performing solely under the terms of the Agreement and not otherwise. <br />10.2 Mercier: Modification. This Agreement 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 Agreement that are not contained in this document. Accordingly, it is <br />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 Agreement shall be valid unless made in writing and <br />signed by the Consultant and the COUNTY. <br />10.3 Governing Law: Venue. This Agreement, including all attachments hereto,, shall <br />be 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 Agreement shall be in Indian <br />River County, Florida, or, in the event of federal jurisdiction, in the United States District Court <br />for the Southern District of Florida. The prevailing party in any lawsuit arising out of or related <br />to this Agreement shall be entitled to recover its reasonable attorney's fees and costs, <br />including fees and costs through appeal. The parties expressly and voluntarily waive any <br />and all rights to trial by jury in connection with any litigation arising out of or related to <br />this Agreement. <br />10.4 Remedies: No Waiver. All remedies provided in this Agreement shall be <br />deemed cumulative and additional, and not in lieu or exclusive of each other or of any other <br />remedy available to either party, at law or in equity. Each right, power and remedy of the parties <br />provided for in this Agreement shall be cumulative and concurrent and shall be in addition to <br />every other right, power or remedy provided for in this Agreement or now or hereafter existing <br />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 />the right to so in the event of a continuing or subsequent delinquency or default. A party's <br />waver of one or more defaults does not constitute a waiver of any other delinquency or <br />default. If any legal action or other proceeding is brought for the enforcement of this <br />Agreement or because of an alleged dispute, breach, default or misrepresentation in <br />connection with any provisions of this Agreement, each party shall bear its own costs. <br />10.5 Severability. If any term or provision of this Agreement or the application thereof <br />to any person or circumstance shall, to any extent, be held invalid or unenforceable for the <br />remainder of this Agreement, then the application of such term or provision to persons or <br />circumstances other than those as to which it is held invalid or unenforceable shall not be <br />affected, and every other term and provision of this Agreement shall be deemed valid and <br />enforceable to the extent permitted by law. <br />