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2. Any provision or part of the Contract Documents held to be void or unenforceable under any Law <br />or Regulation shall be deemed stricken, and all remaining provisions shall continue to be valid and <br />binding upon SWDD and CONSULTANT, who agree that the Contract Documents shall be reformed <br />to replace such stricken provision or part thereof with a valid and enforceable provision that comes <br />as dose as possible to expressing the intention of the stricken provision. <br />3. This Agreement 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 Agreement shall <br />be in Indian River County, Florida, or, in the event of a federal jurisdiction, in the United States <br />District Court for the Southern District of Florida. <br />4. Indian River County SWDD is a public agency subject to Chapter 119, Florida Statutes. The <br />CONSULTANT shall comply with Florida's Public Records Law. Specifically, the CONSULTANT shall: <br />(1) Keep and maintain public records required by the SWDD to perform the service. <br />(2) Upon request from the SWDD's Custodian of Public Records, provide the SWDD with a <br />copy of the requested records or allow the records to be inspected or copied within a reasonable <br />time at a cost that does not exceed the cost provided in Chapter 119 or as otherwise provided by <br />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 the duration of <br />the contract term and following completion of the contract if the CONSULTANT does not transfer <br />the records to the SWDD. <br />(4) Upon completion of the contract, transfer, at no cost, to the SWDD all public records in <br />possession of the CONSULTANT or keep and maintain public records required by SWDD to <br />perform the service. If the CONSULTANT transfers all public records to SWDD upon completion of <br />the contract, the CONSULTANT shall destroy any duplicate public records that are exempt or <br />confidential and exempt from public records disclosure requirements. If the CONSULTANT keeps <br />and maintains public records upon completion of the contract, the CONSULTANT shall meet all <br />applicable requirements for retaining public records. All records stored electronically must be <br />provided to SWDD, upon request from the Custodian of Public Records, in a format that is <br />compatible with the information technology systems of SWDD. <br />IF THE CONSULTANT HAS QUESTIONS REGARDING THE APPLICATION OF <br />CHAPTER 119, FLORIDA STATUTES, TO THE CONSULTANT'S DUTY TO PROVIDE <br />PUBLIC RECORDS RELATING TO THIS CONTRACT, CONTACT THE CUSTODIAN OF <br />PUBLIC RECORDS AT: <br />(772) 226-1424 <br />publicrecords@ircgov.com <br />Indian River County Office of the County Attorney <br />1801 271 Street <br />Vero Beach, FL 32960 <br />(5) Failure of the CONSULTANT to comply with these requirements shall be a material breach <br />of this Agreement. <br />3 <br />