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A TRUE COPY CERTIFICATION ON LAST PAGE RYAN L. BUTLER, CLERK FWC Agreement No. 24086 Section 27. NON-DISCRIMINATION. No person, on the grounds of race, color, religion, gender, pregnancy, national origin, age, handicap, or marital status, shall be excluded from participation in, be denied the proceeds or benefits of, or be otherwise subjected to discrimination in performance of this Agreement. Section 28. MEDIATION. In the event of any claim or dispute arising by or between the Commission and the Recipient, each party shall continue to perform as required under the Agreement, notwithstanding the existence of such claim or dispute, it being acknowledged that time is of the essence. This provision includes, but is not limited to, the obligation to continue to perform under the Agreement notwithstanding disputes as to amounts due for payment hereunder. Except for any claim, dispute, or matter in question that has been waived by the acceptance of final payment, or that is otherwise barred by the applicable statute of limitations or other provision of law, any claim, dispute, or other matter in question arising out of, or relating to, the Work or the Agreement or the breach thereof, shall be first submitted to non-binding mediation by a single mediator in Tallahassee, Florida The party making a claim or dispute shall notify the other in writing of its claim or dispute within ten working days of the event giving rise to the claim or dispute. i. Such notice shall give the other party ten working days from receipt of the notice to respond in writing. ii. If the party initiating such notice is not satisfied with the response, then it shall invoke this clause initiating non-binding mediation by sending a demand for mediation in writing to the other party within seven (7) days. iii. The Parties have two weeks after notice to agree in writing upon a mediator. iv. If the Parties cannot agree upon a Florida Supreme Court certified mediator, then the Parties shall request the Chief Judge of the Second Judicial Circuit in Leon County, Florida, to appoint a Florida Supreme Court certified mediator. a. The mediator's fees shall be born equally by the Parties involved in the mediation and shall pay all of its own attorneys' fees and expenses related to the mediation unless otherwise agreed. b. Unless otherwise agreed by the Parties in writing, such mediation shall take place within forty-five (45) days of the appointment of, or agreement to, the mediator if the mediator's schedule so allows. c. The terms of this Agreement and any dispute relating thereto will be governed by the laws of the State of Florida, any litigation will be brought in the state or federal court in Recipient/Subrecipient Agreement Last Revised: 3.20.2023 Page 28 of 34