FY25.27 VSP Kittitas County Contract

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action brought to enforce contract terms, each party agrees to bear its own attorney fees and costs. IV. CONTRACTING FOR SERVICES Purchased goods, services, or public works shall be procured in compliance with State law, policies, and orders, and the Commission Grants and Contract Policy and Procedure Manual, including use of a competitive process where required. The COUNTY shall retain copies of all bids received and contracts awarded, for inspection and use by the COMMISSION. Retention of copies shall be consistent with time periods established herein. V. INDEMNIFICATION The COMMISSION shall in no way be held responsible for payment of salaries, consultant fees, and other costs related to the project described herein, except as provided in the scope of work through the reimbursement procedures described in this agreement. To the fullest extent permitted by law, the COUNTY shall indemnify, defend and hold harmless the State of Washington, agencies of the State and all officials, agents and employees of the State, from and against all claims arising out of or resulting from the performance of the contract. The COUNTY'S obligation to indemnify, defend, and hold harmless includes any claim by the COUNTY'S agents, employees, representatives, or any subcontractor or a subcontractor's employees. The COUNTY expressly agrees to indemnify, defend, and hold harmless the State of Washington and the COMMISSION for any claim arising out of or incident to the COUNTY's or any subcontractor's performance or failure to perform the contract.The COUNTY's obligation to indemnify, defend, and hold harmless the State of Washington and the COMMISSION shall not be eliminated or reduced by any actual or alleged concurrent negligence of the State or its agents, agencies, employees and officials. The COUNTY waives its immunity under Title 51 RCW (Industrial Insurance) to the extent it is required to indemnify, defend and hold harmless State and its agencies, officials, agents or employees. The COMMISSION shall be responsible for any liability arising from its own actions. However, any liability by the COMMISSION shall not mitigate the COUNTY's duty to indemnify the COMMISSION for all claims arising out of its performance of the contract. VI. RECOVERY OF PAYMENTS In the event the COUNTY fails, through the failure to exercise reasonable diligence unrelated to the State's failure to fully fund the stewardship process, to perform obligations required of it by this contract, the COUNTY may be required to repay to the COMMISSION any funds VSP 2025-27 Biennium Contract Between the WSCC and County- Page 10 of 23