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11 result of intentional wrongdoing. All benefits hereunder are the sole responsibility of the Provider(s) and the Participants, and shall not be the responsibility of the Board or the SC. SECTION 9 AGREEMENT BY PARTICIPATION Any governmental unit, and any nonprofit or non-governmental entity, which participates in any of the Group Employee Benefits or Other Financial and Risk Management Services and remits premium and/or contract charges in accordance with this Agreement, shall be deemed to have approved this Agreement and, in the case of an eligible governmental unit, to have executed this Agreement by its duly authorized officers, and shall be bound by the terms and conditions of this Agreement to the same extent as if such formal approval had been obtained and such execution had occurred. SECTION 10 SOLICITATION OF BIDS Notwithstanding anything in the Joint Powers Agreement to the contrary, the following amendments and additions, consistent with changes made by the Minnesota State Legislature in 2006, shall become part of the Joint Powers Agreement. 1. All members of Service Cooperative Health Insurance Pools may solicit bids and other information from competing sources of health coverage at any time other than within the five months prior to the end of the Carrier Contract. 2. Should a member of the Health Insurance Pool solicit bids pursuant to #1 above, the Service Cooperative will not impose a fine or other penalty against the member for soliciting a bid or other information during the allowed period. Should a member leave the Service Cooperative Health Insurance Pool and obtain health insurance coverage elsewhere, the Service Cooperative may prohibit member from participating in Service Cooperative coverage for a period of up to one year. 3. The Service Cooperative shall provide each member with that entity’s monthly claims data notwithstanding the provisions of Minn. Stat. 13.203.