Prices shall be based on hourly rates and schedules of fees submitted herein. Prices shall be firm for the entire contract period. Any services not included as part of any resulting contract scope of services must be approved and authorized by the County before such work is initiated. The County shall pay for such approved services at the rate or cost agreed to by the County and the contractor, provided the respondent has submitted a schedule of fees for additional services with their proposal submission. This contract is subject to budgetary appropriations by the Cumberland County Board of County Commissioners as required by law. The County and the contractor shall have the right to terminate this contract upon thirty (30) days written notice, return receipt requested, to the other party. The contractor shall purchase and maintain during the entire period of this contract, professional liability insurance which shall protect the contractor and the County from any and all claims that may arise out of or result from the contractor’s performance of this contract. A Certificate of Insurance in the amount of one million ($1,000,000.00) dollars per occurrence/one million ($1,000,000.00) annual aggregate shall be provided to the County prior to contract award. The Certificate shall also include the provision that the County of Cumberland be provided thirty (30) days prior written notice of any changes, modifications or cancellation of such coverage. The contractor shall indemnify and save harmless the County and its officers, officials, agents, servants and employees against and from any and all claims, suits and cost of every kind, type or description, including attorney’s fees and defense costs, and from any and all damages and liability to which the County or its officers, officials, agents, servants or employees may be subjected by reason of injury to the person or property of others resulting from or in any way arising out of the performance or lack of performance of this Agreement by the contractor or by any of the contractors agents, servants, employees and/or subcontractors. The contractor and their personnel involved in the performance of this contract shall comply with all appropriate provisions of applicable law and this contract.
