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The County may terminate the Agreement in whote or in part whenever the County <br />determines, in its sole discretion that such termination is in the best interests of the County' <br />Whenever the Agreement is terminated in accordance with this paragraph, the Contractor <br />shall. be entitted to payment for actuat work performed at unit contract prices for compteted <br />items of work. ln the event of such termination, an equitabl,e adjustment shall be made in the <br />com pensation payabie to contractor. <br />An equitabLe adjustment in the contract price for partial,ty compteted items of workwitt be <br />made, but such adjustment shatl. not inctude provision for loss of anticipated profit on <br />detetedoruncompl.etedwork. TerminationofthisAgreementbytheCountyatanytime <br />duringthe term, whether for defautt or convenience, shat[ not constitute a breach of contract <br />bythe CountY. <br />15.Defense&l@: <br />The Contractor agrees to and shaLl defend, indemnify and hotd harmtess the County, its <br />Additionat lnsured'S, appointed and etective officers, agents and emptoyees, flom and <br />against att l"oss or expense, inctuding but not timited to judgments, setttements, attorney's <br />fees and costs by reason of any and alt ctaims and demands upon the County, its Additional <br />lnsured'S, its elected or appointed officiats, agents, or emptoyees fOr damages because of <br />personal or bodil.y injury, incl,uding death at any time resulting therefrom, sustained by any <br />person or persons and on account of damage to property inctuding loss of use thereof' <br />whether such injury to persons or damage to property is due to the negligence of the <br />Contractor, its sub-Contractors, its etected officers, emptoyees or their agents, except on[y <br />such injury or damage as shalt have been occasioned by the soLe negtigence of the County, its <br />Additionat lnsured's, appointed or elected officiats, agents, or emptoyees' lt is further <br />provided that no tiabitity shal.l. attach to the county by reason of entering into this contract' <br />except as expressty provided herein. <br />1 6. hdu-etri at I nsJrenec-1&aiver: <br />With respect to the performance of this Agreement and as to ctaims against the County, its <br />Additionat lnSured'S, officers, agents and emptoyees, the Contractor expressty waives its <br />immunity underTitle 51 of the Revised Code of Washin$ton, the lndustriat lnsurance Act' for <br />injuries to its empLoyees and agrees that the obtigations to indemnify, defend and hotd <br />harmless provided in this agreement extend to any cl,aim brought by or on behatf of any <br />emp1oyee of the Contractor.Thiswaiveris mutual.l.ynegotiated bythe partiestothis <br />Agreement. <br />1 7. Vsnueand. Choiqe of Law: <br />ln the event that any titigation shoul.d arise concerning the construction or interpretation of <br />any of the terms of this Agreement, the venue of such action of titigation shatt be in the <br />Superior Court of the State of Washington in and for the County of Kittitas. This Agreement <br />shatt be governed by the taw of the State of Washington ' <br />Kittitas County Professionat Services Agreement <br />Page B of 20