12. ASSIGNMENT: No assignment of the Vendor’s obligations nor the Vendor’s right to receive payment hereunder shall be permitted.
However, upon written request approved by the issuing purchasing authority and solely as a convenience to the Vendor, PCC may:
a) Forward the Vendor’s payment check directly to any person or entity designated by the Vendor, and
b) Include any person or entity designated by Vendor as a joint payee on the Vendor’s payment check.
In no event shall such approval and action obligate PCC to anyone other than the Vendor and the Vendor shall remain responsible
for fulfillment of all Contract obligations. Upon advance written request, PCC may, in its unfettered discretion, approve an assignment
to the surviving entity of a merger, acquisition or corporate reorganization, if made as part of the transfer of all or substantially all of
the Vendor’s assets. Any purported assignment made in violation of this provision shall be void and a material breach of The Contract.
13. INSURANCE: (AS APPLICABLE)
COVERAGE - During the term of the Contract, the Vendor at its sole cost and expense shall provide commercial insurance of such
type and with such terms and limits as may be reasonably associated with the Contract. As a minimum, the Vendor shall provide and
maintain the following coverage and limits:
a) Worker’s Compensation - The Vendor shall provide and maintain Worker’s Compensation Insurance, as required by the laws
of North Carolina, as well as employer’s liability coverage with minimum limits of $500,000.00, covering all of Vendor’s employees
who are engaged in any work under the Contract in North Carolina. If any work is sub-contracted, the Vendor shall require the sub-
Contractor to provide the same coverage for any of his employees engaged in any work under the Contract within PCC.
b) Commercial General Liability - General Liability Coverage on a Comprehensive Broad Form on an occurrence basis in the
minimum amount of $1,000,000.00 Combined Single Limit. Defense cost shall be in excess of the limit of liability.
c) Automobile - Automobile Liability Insurance, to include liability coverage, covering all owned, hired and non-owned vehicles,
used within North Carolina in connection with the Contract. The minimum combined single limit shall be $250,000.00 bodily injury
and property damage; $250,000.00 uninsured/under insured motorist; and $2,500.00 medical payment.
REQUIREMENTS - Providing and maintaining adequate insurance coverage is a material obligation of the Vendor and is of the
essence of The Contract. All such insurance shall meet all laws of the State of North Carolina. Such insurance coverage shall be
obtained from companies that are authorized to provide such coverage and that are authorized by the Commissioner of Insurance
to do business in North Carolina. The Vendor shall at all times comply with the terms of such insurance policies, and all requirements
of the insurer under any such insurance policies, except as they may conflict with existing North Carolina laws or The Contract. The
limits of coverage under each insurance policy maintained by the Vendor shall not be interpreted as limiting the Vendor’s liability and
obligations under the Contract.
14. GENERAL INDEMNITY: The Vendor shall hold and save PCC, its officers, agents, and employees, harmless from liability of any
kind, including all claims and losses accruing or resulting to any other person, firm, or corporation furnishing or supplying work,
Services, materials, or supplies in connection with the performance of The Contract, and from any and all claims and losses accruing
or resulting to any person, firm, or corporation that may be injured or damaged by the Vendor in the performance of The Contract
and that are attributable to the negligence or intentionally tortious acts of the Vendor provided that the Vendor is notified in writing
within 30 days that PCC has knowledge of such claims. The Vendor represents and warrants that it shall make no claim of any kind
or nature against PCC’s agents who are involved in the delivery or processing of Vendor goods or Services to PCC. The
representation and warranty in the preceding sentence shall survive the termination or expiration of The Contract.
15. INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR: Vendor shall be considered to be an independent contractor and as such shall be wholly
responsible for the work to be performed and for the supervision of its employees. Vendor represents that it has, or will secure at its
own expense, all personnel required in performing the services under this contract. Such employees shall not be employees of, or
have any individual contractual relationship with the State.
16. CONFIDENTIALITY: Any State information, data, instruments, documents, studies or reports given to or prepared or assembled by
or provided to the Vendor under The Contract shall be kept as confidential, used only for the purpose(s) required to perform The
Contract and not divulged or made available to any individual or organization without the prior written approval of PCC.
17. CARE OF PROPERTY: The Vendor agrees that it shall be responsible for the proper custody and care of any property furnished it
by PCC for use in connection with the performance of this contract or purchased by or for PCC for this contract, and Vendor will
reimburse PCC for loss or damage of such property while in Vendor’s custody.
18. OUTSOURCING: Any Vendor or subcontractor providing call or contact center services to the State of North Carolina or any of its
agencies shall disclose to inbound callers the location from which the call or contact center services are being provided.
If, after award of a contract, the contractor wishes to relocate or outsource any portion of performance to a location outside the United
States, or to contract with a subcontractor for any such the performance, which subcontractor and nature of the work has not
previously been disclosed to PCC in writing, prior written approval must be obtained from PCC agency responsible for the contract.
Vendor shall give notice to the using agency of any relocation of the Vendor, employees of the Vendor, subcontractors of the Vendor,