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I. Indemnities. The Franchisee agrees to defend, indemnify and hold harmless the County for all damage, loss, liability, claims or expenses (including reasonable attorneys' fees) as they are incurred and finally awarded, arising out of or attributable to bodily injury (including death) or property damage, to any person or persons caused in whole or in part by the negligence or misconduct of the Franchisee, except to the extent same are caused directly and solely by the negligence or willful misconduct of the County. The terms and conditions of this Indemnity shall survive termination of this Agreement. J. Rates and Billing for Transport Services; Financial Responsibilities of Parties. 1) Rates. Franchisee shall invoice the County monthly for each System transport at a base rate of $105.00 and $2.75 for each documented loaded mile. All such invoices must be submitted to the County by 10:00 a.m., the first Monday of each month. If such Monday is a legal holiday, the invoice must be submitted by 10:00 a.m. the next business day. The County shall pay the Franchisee all undisputed amounts within 15 days of the submission of the invoice. 2) Franchisee to Obtain Payment Information. It is specifically understood that the Franchisee will not transport any person until Franchisee has obtained all information necessary for billing purposes regarding the person to be transported and the person and/or entity financially responsible for transport payment. This information shall include: name, address, phone number, and social security number of the person to be transported and any other individual agreeing to be financially responsible for the cost of the transport, as well as the signature of the individual agreeing to be responsible for the cost of the transport. In addition, Franchisee must obtain, prior to transport, all information necessary for billing any third party payor provider, including Without limitation, any governmental unit or insurance provider responsible for payment of the transport. In the event Franchisee fails to obtain necessary billing information, the. County shall not be responsible for paying Franchisee's invoice with respect to such transport and Franchisee agrees not to invoice the County for such transport. 3) User Contracts. The parties hereto agree that users participating in the System that execute contracts for System use will use coordinated contracts, approved by the County and entered into by the County, establishing base rates and rates per loaded mile sufficient to cover the majority of costs incurred under this Agreement. 4) Billing. The County will bill the indicated financially responsible party including without limitation any participating agencies and/or other users of the System. Franchisee will assist the County in collecting any further data the County may need to collect invoiced amounts from the users and any third party payors. All invoices/payment information is due to the County by 10am each Monday for the prior week. All invoices/payment information will include the following language: "Any and all claims of Mid-State Transport, Inc. for monies owed hereunder (if any) are hereby assigned to Cabarrus County, North Carolina Ambulance Services without recourse to Assignor."