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24. TREATMENT OF INVENTORIAL EQUIPMENT: Title to all inventorial equipment financed or furnished by the County shall remain in the County. Title to all personal property purchased by the Contractor, for which the Contractor uses any County funds or is reimbursed by the County, shall vest in the County. A. Any property of the County furnished to the Contractor under this contract shall, unless otherwise provided herein, be used by the Contractor only for the performance of this contract. B. Contractor shall bear responsibility to the County for any loss or damage to the County's personal property which results from the negligence of the Contractor or which results from the failure on the part of the Contractor to maintain and administer that property in accordance with sound management practices. C. Should any County personal property be damaged, destroyed or lost, the Contractor shall notify the County in writing, and shall take all reasonable steps to protect that property from further damage. D. All inventorial equipment, if any, purchased under the terms of this contract shall become the property of the County. The Contractor shall surrender to the County all inventorial equipment and personal property of the County upon completion, termination, cancellation of this contract. E. All reference to the Contractor under this clause shall also include Contractor's employees, agents, representatives or subcontractors. 25. DISPUTES: Except as otherwise provided in this contract, when a bona fide dispute arises between the County and the Contractor and it cannot be resolved, either party may request a dispute hearing with the Agent. Either party's request for a dispute hearing must be in writing and clearly state: 1. the disputed issue(s), 2. the relative positions of the parties, and 3. the Contractor's name, address, and phone number. These requests must be mailed to the Board of County Commissioners, 205 W 5th Ave, Ste. 108, Ellensburg WA 98926, within fifteen (15) days after either party receives notice of the disputed issue(s). The parties agree that this dispute process shall precede any action in a judicial or quasi- judicial tribunal. 26. TERMINATION FOR FUNDING: The County may unilaterally terminate this contract in the event funding from state, federal, or other sources is withdrawn, reduced, or limited in any way after the effective date of this contract and prior to normal completion, the County may terminate the contract under the "Termination for Convenience" clause, without the five day notice requirement, subject to renegotiation under those new funding limitations and conditions. 27. TERMINATION FOR BREACH: By written notice, the County may terminate the contract, in whole or in part, for failure of the Contractor to perform any of the term and conditions of this contract. In such event the Contractor shall be liable for damages as authorized by law including, but not Terms and Conditions Page 5 of 10