Common use of SUBCONTRACTING OR ASSIGNMENT OF CONTRACT OR CONTRACT FUNDS Clause in Contracts

SUBCONTRACTING OR ASSIGNMENT OF CONTRACT OR CONTRACT FUNDS. Once awarded, this Contract shall not be subcontracted or any part thereof assigned without the express written approval of the County Chief Procurement Officer ("Chief Procurement Officer"). In no case, however, shall such approval relieve the Contractor from his obligations or change the terms of the Contract. The Contractor shall not transfer or assign any Contract funds or claims due or to become due without the advance written approval of the Chief Procurement Officer. The unauthorized subcontracting or assignment of the Contract, in whole or in part, or the unauthorized transfer or assignment of any Contract funds, either in whole or in part, or any interest therein, which shall be due or are to become due the Contractor shall have no effect on the County and are null and void. The Contractor shall identify any and all contractors and subcontractors it intends to use in the performance of the Contract by completing the Identification of Subcontractor/Supplier/Subconsultant Form (“ISF”). All such persons shall be subject to the prior approval of the County. The Contractor will only subcontract with competent and responsible Subcontractors. The Chief Procurement Officer may require in his or her sole discretion, that the Contractor provide copies of all contracts with subcontractors. The Contractor and its employees, contractors, subcontractors, agents and representatives are, for all purposes arising out of this Contract, independent contractors and are not employees of the County. It is expressly understood and agreed that the Contractor and its employees, contractors, subcontractors, agents and representatives shall in no event as a result of a contract be entitled to any benefit to which County employees are entitled, including, but not limited to, overtime, retirement benefits, worker’s compensation benefits and injury leave or other leave benefits.