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<br />All notices, certificates or other communications shall be sufficiently given when <br />delivered or mailed, postage prepaid, to the parties at their respective places of <br />business as set forth in the preamble to this agreement or at a place designated <br />hereafter in writing by the parties. <br /> <br />XVIII. SUCCESSORS IN INTEREST: <br /> <br />The provisions of this agreement shall be binding upon and shall inure to the benefit of <br />the parties hereto, and their respective successors and assigns. <br /> <br />XIX. INSURANCE AND LEGAL DEFENSE: <br /> <br />It is the parties= intent that they each should pay any attorney=s fees and legal defense <br />costs resulting from or arising out of this agreement in the same proportion that each <br />party=s liability for the acts of its own officers, employees or agents bears to the <br />parties= combined liability, if any, or pay such fees and costs equally when a claim <br />against both parties is resolved and neither party is found liable, to the greatest extent <br />the fees and costs are covered by the COUNTY=s liability coverage or self-retention <br />fund. The parties further intend that they be represented by the same attorney <br />whenever reasonably possible and ethically permitted. <br /> <br />Provider shall secure and keep in force during the term of this Agreement, from a <br />company or pool authorized to provide the coverage in this COUNTY, general liability <br />and errors and omissions coverage with minimum liability limits of $250,000 per person <br />and at least $500,000 per occurrence covering its officers, employees, and agents for <br />any and all claims of any nature which may in any manner result from or arise out of <br />this Agreement Provider shall furnish a certificate of insurance or memorandum of <br />coverage and any endorsements required under this agreement to the undersigned <br />COUNTY representative prior to commencement of this agreement, and shall also <br />provide at least thirty (30) days= notice before such coverage of endorsements are <br />canceled or modified. <br /> <br />Provider shall also secure from its insurance company or government self-insurance <br />pool a limited endorsement stating that the company or pool will provide a legal defense <br />to the COUNTY, its officers, employees or agents, including attorney=s fees, costs, <br />disbursements, and other expenses associated with such defense under this <br />agreement, for any and all claims of any nature brought by third parties against the <br />COUNTY, its officers, employees or agents, including attorney=s fees, costs, <br />disbursements, and other expenses associated with such defense under this <br />agreement, for any and all claims of any nature brought by third parties against the <br />COUNTY, its officers, employees or agents which in any manner result from or arise out <br />of this agreement. Such legal defense is not required if the COUNTY refuses to waive <br />a potential conflict of interest that is waivable under the North Dakota Rules of <br />Professional conduct. Said endorsement shall also provide that any attorney <br />representing the COUNTY, its officers, employees or agents under this clause must first <br />qualify and be appointed by the North Dakota Attorney General as a Special Assistant <br />Attorney General as required under N.D.C.C. Section 54-12-08 and agree to follow the <br />Special Assistant Attorney General Billing Policy. <br />