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The county may terminate the Agreement in whol'e 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 />shail. be entitLed to payment for actual, work performed at unit contract prices for completed <br />items of work. ln the event of such termination, an equitabl'e adjustment shall' be made in the <br />com pensation payabte to contractor' <br />An equitabie adjustment in the contract price for partiatty compteted items of workwitt be <br />made, but such adjustment shau. not incl.ude provision for toss of anticipated profit on <br />del.eted or uncompl.eted work. Termination of this Agreement by the County at any time <br />during the term, whether for defaul.t or convenience, sha[[ not constitute a breach of contract <br />by the CountY. <br />15. Defense & lndemniV Agreement: <br />The Contractor agrees to and shal'i defend, indemnify and hotd harml'ess the County' its <br />Additional.lnsured's, appointed and etective officers, agents and empl'oyees' from and <br />against att toss or expense, incLuding but not timited to judgments' setttements' attorney's <br />fees and costs by reason of any and al'tcl'aims and demands upon the County' its AdditionaI <br />lnsUred'S, its etected or appointed officiats, agents, or empioyees for damages because of <br />personaI or bodil.y injury, incl.uding death at any time resul'ting theref rom' sustained by any <br />person or persons and on accoUnt of damage to property incl'uding I'oss 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, empl'oyees or their agents' except onty <br />such injury or damage as sha[[ have been occasioned by the soLe negligence of the County' its <br />Additionat lnsUred'S, appointed or el.ected offlciats, agents, or empLoyees' lt is further <br />provided that no Liabil.ity shaLL attach to the County by reason of entering into this contract' <br />except as expressl.y provided herein' <br />16. lndustriat lnsurance Waiver: <br />With respect to the performance of this Agreement and as to claims against the County' its <br />Additionailnsured,s, officers, agents and empl,oyees, the Contractor expresstywaives its <br />immunity underTltle 51 of the Revised code of washington, the lndustriat lnsurance Act' for <br />injuries to lts empLoyees and agrees that the obligations to indemnify' defend and hol'd <br />harmtess provided in this agreement extend to any cl'aim brought by or on behatf of any <br />empLoyee of the Contractor. This waiver is nrutuatty negotiated bythe parties to this <br />Agreement. <br />17. Venue and Choice of Law: <br />ln the event that any Liti$ation shoutd arise concerning the construction or interpretation of <br />any of the terms of this Agreement, the venue of such action of I'itigation shaLL be in the <br />superior court of the state of washington in and for the county of Kittitas' This Agreement <br />shal.l. be governed by the l.aw of the State of Washington' <br />Kittitas County ProfessionaI Services Agreement <br />Page B aI 21