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13 . FEDERAL AND STATE TAXES . The County is exempt from payment of Florida State Sales and Use Taxes . The Contractor shall not be exempt from paying sales tax to its suppliers for materials used to fulfill contractual obligations with the County , nor is the Contractor authorized to use the County's Tax Exemption Number in securing such materials . The Contractor shall be responsible for payment of all federal , state , and local taxes and fees applicable to the Work and same shall be included in the Contract Price , 14 . MERGER ; MODIFICATION . This Agreement incorporates and includes all prior and contemporaneous negotiations , correspondence , conversations , agreements or understandings applicable to the matters contained herein and the parties agree that there are no commitments , agreements , or understandings of any nature whatsoever concerning the subject matter hereof that are not contained in this document. Accordingly , it is agreed that no deviation from the terms hereof shall be predicated upon any prior or contemporaneous representations or agreements , whether oral or written . No alteration , change , or modification of the terms of this Agreement shall be valid unless made in writing and signed by the Contractor and the County . 15 . GOVERNING LAW; VENUE . This Agreement , including all attachments hereto, shall be construed according to the laws of the State of Florida . Venue for any lawsuit brought by either party against the other party or otherwise arising out of this Agreement shall be in Indian River County , Florida , or, in the event of federal jurisdiction , in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida . 16 . REMEDIES , NO WAIVER . All remedies provided in this Agreement shall be deemed cumulative and additional , and not in lieu or exclusive of each other or of any other remedy available to either party , at law or in equity . Each right, power and remedy of the parties provided for in this Agreement shall be cumulative and concurrent and shall be in addition to every other right , power or remedy provided for in this Agreement or now or hereafter existing at law or in equity or by statute or otherwise . The failure of either party to insist upon compliance by the other party with any obligation , or exercise any remedy , does not waive the right to so in the event of a continuing or subsequent delinquency or default . A party's waiver of one or more defaults does not constitute a waver of any other delinquency or default . If any legal action or other proceeding is brought for the enforcement of this Agreement or because of an alleged dispute , breach , default or misrepresentation in connection with any provisions of this Agreement , each party shall bear its own costs . 17 . SEVERABILITY. If any term or provision of this Agreement or the application thereof to any person or circumstance shall , to any extent, be held invalid or unenforceable for the remainder of this Agreement, then the application of such term or provision to persons or circumstances other than those as to which it is held invalid or unenforceable 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. 18 . NO PLEDGE OF CREDIT . The Contractor 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 . 9