Item 11 - Agreement for Uniform Rental and Workplace Solutions Services

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28. Compliance. Supplier and its employees and agents will comply with all laws, ordinances, codes, rules, regulations, and licensing requirements that are applicable to the conduct of its business, including those of federal, state, and local agencies having jurisdiction and/or authority, as well as applicable University policies. 29. Pricing and Annual Price Negotiations. The contract item pricing as set forth in the RFP Pricing Worksheet incorporated herein shall remain firm for the first year of the Agreement. In advance of each contract year anniversary, price adjustments shall not exceed the lesser of three percent (3%) or the percentage increase in the Consumer Price Index for all Urban Consumers (CPI-U), U.S. City Average, All Items, Unadjusted, for the most recent twelve months for which data that is not subject to revision is available as published by the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics. Any contract item price adjustments will be made to the then -current pricing in effect prior to the adjustment. Non -contract pricing is subject to adjustment by Supplier as described in the RFP Pricing Worksheet. Supplier shall provide at least thirty (30) days' written notice to University prior to the effective date of any increase. 30. Severability. The terms of the Agreement are severable. If any term or provision is declared by a court of competent jurisdiction to be illegal, void, or unenforceable the remainder of the provisions shall continue to be valid and enforceable. 31. Survival. Provisions surviving termination or expiration of this Agreement are those which on their face affect rights and obligations after termination or expiration and also include provisions concerning indemnification, confidentiality, representations and warranties, and governing law and venue. 32. Waiver. A waiver of any term or provision of this Agreement by University shall not be deemed to be a waiver of such provision on any subsequent breach of the same or any other provision contained in this Agreement. Any such waiver must be in writing to be effective, and no such waiver or waivers shall serve to establish a course of performance between the parties contradictory to the terms hereof. 33. Notices. Any notice required or permitted to be given under this Agreement shall be in writing, sent via certified mail, overnight courier, or hand delivery, effective when received, and delivered to the addresses provided on the signature page of this Agreement. 34. Electronic Signatures. Each party agrees that this Agreement and any other documents to be delivered in connection herewith may be electronically signed, and that any electronic signatures appearing on this Agreement or such other documents are the same as handwritten signatures for the purposes of validity, enforceability, and admissibility. 35. Subcontractors. Supplier shall not subcontract all or substantially all of any facet of the services without the prior written approval of University. Supplier shall be fully responsible for the acts and omissions of its subcontractors and of the persons directly or indirectly employed by them. Every subcontractor shall be bound by the terms of this Agreement; provided, however, that no contractual relationship shall exist between any subcontractor and University, unless evidenced in a separate contract independent of this Agreement with Supplier. 36. Unavailability of Funding. Due to possible future reductions in State and/or Federal funds, University cannot guarantee the continued availability of funding of this Agreement notwithstanding the consideration contained within this Agreement. In the event funds to finance this Agreement become unavailable, either in full or in part, due to such reductions, University may terminate the Agreement or reduce the consideration upon notice in writing to Supplier. Said notice shall be delivered by certified mail (return receipt requested) or in person (with proof of delivery). University shall be the final authority as to the availability of funds. The effective date of such Agreement, termination, or reduction in consideration shall be the actual effective date of the elimination or reduction of funding. In the event of a reduction in consideration, Supplier may cancel this Agreement as of the effective date of the proposed reduction upon the provision of advance written notice to University. Supplier shall be entitled to receive just and equitable {00056454.DOCX; 3} Page 8 Title: Master Agreement - Expenditure Revised: 220727 Effective: 220804