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shall not be affected, and every other term and provision of this Agreement shall be deemed valid and enforceable to the extent permitted by law. Availability of Funds. The obligations of the COUNTY under this Agreement are subject to the availability of funds lawfully appropriated for its purpose by the Board of County Commissioners of Indian River County. No Pledge of Credit. The CONSULTANT shall not pledge the COUNTY's credit or make it a guarantor of payment or surety for any contract,debt,obligation,judgment, lien, or any form of indebtedness. Survival. Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, each obligation in this Agreement to be performed by CONSULTANT shall survive the termination or expiration of this Agreement. Construction.The headings of the sections of this Agreement are for the purpose of convenience only, and shall not be deemed to expand, limit, or modify the provisions contained in such sections. All pronouns and any variations thereof shall be deemed to refer to the masculine,feminine or neuter,singular or plural,as the identity of the parties or parties may require. The parties hereby acknowledge and agree that each was properly represented by counsel and this Agreement was negotiated and drafted at arm's-length so that the judicial rule of construction to the effect that a legal document shall be construed against the draftsperson shall be inapplicable to this Agreement. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original copy and all of which shall constitute but one and the same instrument. 10. Public Records Compliance Indian River County is a public agency subject to Chapter 119, Florida Statutes. The Consultant shall comply with Florida's Public Records Law. Specifically,the Consultant shall: (1) Keep and maintain public records required by the County to perform the service. (2) Upon request from the County's Custodian of Public Records, provide the County with a copy of the requested records or allow the records to be inspected or copied within a reasonable time at a cost that does not exceed the cost provided in Chapter 119 or as otherwise provided by law. (3) Ensure that public records that are exempt or confidential and exempt from public records disclosure requirements are not disclosed except as authorized by law for the duration of the contract term and following completion of the contract if the contractor does not transfer the records to the County. (4) Upon completion of the contract, transfer, at no cost, to the County all public records in possession of the Consultant or keep and maintain public records required by the County to perform the service. If the Consultant transfers all public records to the County upon completion of the contract,the Consultant shall destroy any duplicate public records that are exempt or confidential and exempt from public records disclosure requirements. If the contractor keeps and maintains public records upon completion of the contract, the Consultant shall meet all applicable requirements for retaining public records. All records stored electronically must be provided to the County, upon request from the Custodian of Public Records, in a format that is compatible with the information technology systems of the County. B. IF THE CONSULTANT HAS QUESTIONS REGARDING THE APPLICATION OF CHAPTER 119, FLORIDA STATUTES, TO THE CONSULTANT'S DUTY TO PROVIDE PUBLIC RECORDS RELATING TO THIS CONTRACT, CONTACT THE CUSTODIAN OF PUBLIC RECORDS AT: 6