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from any money d ue or coming due to Contractor, Furthermore, in the event of termination under this paragraph' <br />contractor shall bear the costs of any extra expenses incurred by the county in completing the work' and all <br />damages sustained, or which may be sustained, by the County' <br />S.4TerminationofthisAgreementbyanymeansprovidedhereinshallnotexcuseanyparty,s <br />performance of its obligations hereunder through the effective date of termlnation' except that the County shall <br />not be obrigated to pay for services that have no-t b""n performed or deriverabres that have not been provided' <br />9. lndemnification <br />9.1 To the fullest extent permitted by law, Contractor aBrees to indemnify' defend and hold the <br />County and its departments, elected anO appointed officials, employees' agents and volunteers' harmless from <br />and against any and all claims, damages, losses and expenses, including but not limited to court costs' attorney's <br />fees and alternative dispute resolution costs, for any personal or bodily injury, sickness, disease or death' for any <br />damage to or destruction of any property (incruding the ross of use resurting therefrom), and for any other claims, <br />damages, losses, and expenses sustained by the C-ounty, which (L) are caused in whole or in part by any act or <br />omission, negligent or otherwise, of contractor, its employees, agents or volunteers' or contractor's <br />subcontractors, their employees, agents or volunteers; or (2) are directly or indirectly arising out of' resulting <br />from, or otherwise connected with ihe performance of this Agreement; or (3) are based upon contractor's or its <br />subcontractors' use of, presence upon or proximity to the property of the County' This indemnification obligation <br />of contractor shall not apply in the limited circumstance where the claim, damage' loss or expense is caused by <br />the sore negrigence of the county. This indemnification obrigation of contractor shail not be rimited in any way by <br />the washington state lndustrial lnsurance Act, RCW Title 51, or by application of any other workmen's <br />compensation act, disability benefit act or other employee benefit act, and contractor hereby expressly waives <br />any immunity afforded by such acts. The foregoing indemnification obligations of contractor are a material <br />inducement to the county to enter into this Ag-reeJrent, are reflected in contractor's compensation, and have <br />been mutually negotiated by the parties' <br />g.2Thecountyreservestheright,butnottheobligation,toparticipateinthedefenseofanyclaim <br />for damages, losses or expenses, and such participation shall not constitute a waiver of Contractor's indemnity <br />obligations contained in any section of this Agreement' <br />g.3 ln the event contractor enters into subcontracts to the extent allowed under this Agreement' <br />each such subcontractor shall indemnify the county on a basis equal to or exceeding contractor's indemnity <br />obligations to the CountY. <br />10. Venue and choice of Law: ln the event that any litigation should arise concerning this Agreement' <br />the venue for such action shall be in the superior court of the state of washington in and for the county of Kittitas' <br />This Agreement shall be governed by the laws of the state of washington' <br />ll.Non.ApproprilrtionofFunds:lftheCountydoesnotappropriatesufficientfundingforthisAgreement <br />for any future tir.rt piliUJil" Cor.ty witt not be obligated to make payments for seruices performed after the <br />end of the last fiscal period for which sufficient funding was appropriated. No penalty or expense shall accrue to <br />the County in the event this provision applies' <br />12. Contractor comrnitments. warranties. and Representations: contractor represents and warrants as <br />follows: <br />Kittitas County Agreement for Services (rev' 5/La/25) <br />Page 8 of 19