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A TRUE COPY CERTIFICATION ON LAST PAGE RYAN L. BUTLER, CLERK FWC Agreement No. 24086 and for Tallahassee, Florida, and you agree to submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the state and federal courts located in and for the Leon County, State of Florida. d. All Parties agree to negotiate in good faith in an effort to settle any dispute. All Parties shall have a representative present at mediation with the authority to settle the case. V. Any resolution achieved at mediation shall be set forth in a written settlement agreement. vi. The Recipient shall require all the dispute resolution provisions and requirements set out in this Section in each contract it makes with any Subcontractor, material supplier, equipment supplier, or fabricator. vii. In no event shall the demand for mediation be made after the date when institution of legal or equitable proceedings based on such claim, dispute, or other matter in question would be barred by the applicable statute of limitations, or otherwise. Unless otherwise agreed in writing, the Recipient shall carry on the Work and maintain its performance of this Agreement during any claim, dispute, or mediation. If any matter sought to be mediated by the Commission or the Recipient involves a claim or other matter by or against the Consultant, any Subcontractor, any Separate Contractor, or any other third party, or any such entity is reasonably necessary to be joined in the mediation to permit a full and complete disposition of the dispute submitted hereunder, then the Consultant, Subcontractor, Separate Contractor or third party shall be joined by personal service of the notice demanding mediation. Such termination of the mediation shall not preclude any party from commencing any judicial proceeding in a court of competent jurisdiction in Leon County, Florida, providing the claims sought to be decided are not otherwise barred. Any demand for mediation and any answer to such demand must contain a written statement of each claim alleged and the dollar amount in controversy sought in each claim. Should mediation fail to resolve the claim submitted, the Parties may then proceed to seek applicable remedies at law. The agreement to mediate set forth in this Section shall apply to, and become part of, any Subcontract, any contract into which these General Conditions are incorporated by reference or otherwise, and the Parties to such contract shall mediate all disputes arising out of, or in any way relating to, that contract or the Project in accordance with the provisions of this Section. Section 29. SEVERABILITY, CHOICE OF LAW, AND CHOICE OF VENUE. This Agreement has been delivered in the State of Florida. Florida law governs this Agreement, all agreements arising under or out of this Agreement, and any legal action or other proceeding of any kind designed to resolve a dispute that arises out of or relates to this Agreement. Wherever possible, each provision of this Agreement shall be interpreted in such manner as to be effective and valid under Recipient/Subrecipient Agreement Last Revised: 3.20.2023 Page 29 of 34