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6. Assignment and Subcontracting: <br />No portion of this Agreement may be assigned or subcontracted to any other individuat, firm <br />or entity without the express and prior written approvaI of the County. <br />The Contractor may onty subcontract work contempl.ated under this agreement if it obtains <br />the priorwritten approval of the County. <br />lf the County approves subcontracting, the Contractor shat[ maintain written procedures <br />reLated to subcontracting, as wetl as copies of al,t subcontracts and records retated to <br />subcontracts. For cause, the County in writing may require the Contractor to amend its <br />subcontracting procedures as they retate to this agreement, prohibit the Contractor from <br />subcontracting with a particutar person or entity, or require the Contractor to rescind or <br />amend a subcontract. <br />Every subcontract shatt bind the Subcontractor to fottow at[ appticabte terms of this <br />agreement. The Contractor is responsibte to the County if the Subcontractor faits to <br />comp1y with any appticabte term or condition of this agreement. The Contractor shat[ <br />appropriatety monitor the activities of the Subcontractor to assure fiscat conditions of this <br />agreement. ln no event shatL the existence of a subcontract operate to retease or reduce <br />the tiabil.ity of the Contractor to the County for any breach in the performance of the <br />Subcontractor's duties. <br />Every subcontract shatt inctude a term that County is not LiabLe for ctaims or damages <br />arising from a Subcontractor's performance of the subcontract. <br />7. lndependent Contractor: <br />The Contractor's services shatt be furnished by the Contractor as an independent Contractor <br />and nothing herein contained shal,t be construed to create a retationship of emptoyer- <br />empl,oyee or master-servant, but atl, payments made hereunder and at[ services performed <br />shal. be made and performed pursuant to this Agreement by the Contractor as an <br />i ndependent Contractor. <br />The Contractor acknowl,edges that the entire compensation for this Agreement is specified in <br />Exhibit "8" and the Contractor is not entitted to any County benefits inctuding, but not timited <br />to: vacatiol Foy, hotiday pay, sick leave pay, medicat, dentat, or other insurance benefits, or <br />any other rights or priviteges afforded to Kittitas County employees. <br />Contractor witt defend, indemnify and hotd harmtess the County, its AdditionaI lnsured's, <br />officers, agents or empl,oyees from any l,oss or expense, inctuding but not [imited to <br />setttements, judgments, setoffs, attorneys' fees or costs incurred by reason of claims or <br />demands because of breach of the provisions of this paragraph. <br />8. No Guarantee of Emptoyment <br />Kittitas County Professio naI Services Agreement <br />Page 5 of 20