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CO CD--- Y <br /> ti <br /> execution and completion of the Work, whether tempo- obligation of indemnity which would otherwise exist as to <br /> rary or permanent and whether or not incorporated or to any party or person described in this Paragraph 10.11. In <br /> be incorporated in the Work. any and all claims against the Owner or the Architect or <br /> 103 The Contractor shall at all times enforce strict dis- any of their agents or employees by any employee of the <br /> cipline and good order, among his employees and shall Contractor, any Subcontractor, anyone directly or indi- <br /> not employ on the Work any unfit person or anyone not redly employed by any of them or anyone for whose acts <br /> skilled in the task assigned to him. any of them may be liable, the indemnification obligation <br /> under this Paragraph 10.11 shall not be limited in any <br /> 10.4 The Contractor warrants to the Owner and the <br /> Architect that all materials and equipment incorporated way by any limitation on the amount or type of damages, <br /> in the Work will be new unless otherwise specified, and compensation or benefits payable by or for the Contractor <br /> that all Work will be of good quality, free from faults and or any Subcontractor under workers' or workmen's corn- <br /> defects and in conformance with the Contract Documents. pensation acts, disability benefit acts or other employee <br /> benefit acts. The obligations of the Contractor under this <br /> All Work not conforming to these requirements may be <br /> considered defective. Paragraph 10.11 shall not extend to the liability of the <br /> 105 Unless otherwise provided in the Contract Docu- Architect, his agents or employees, arising out of (1) the <br /> reparation or approval of maps, drawings, opinions, <br /> ments, the Contractor shall pay all sales, consumer, use p or <br /> and other similar taxes (which are legally enacted at the pow.surveys,change orders, designs or specifications, or <br /> in- <br /> time bids are received, and shall secure and pay for the str the giving of or the failure to give directions or in- <br /> building permit and fo'r all other permits and govern- structians by the Architect, his agents or employees pro- <br /> building fees, licenses and inspections necessary for the of the such giving or failure to give is the primary cause <br /> proper execution and completion of the Work. of the injury ar damage. <br /> 10.6 The Contractor shall give all notices and comply ARTICLE 11 <br /> with all laws, ordinances, rules, regulations, and lawful SUBCONTRACTS <br /> orders of any public authority bearing on the performance 11.1 A Subcontractor is a person or entity who has a <br /> of the Work,and shall promptly notify the Architect if the direct contract with the Contractor to perform any of the <br /> Drawings and Specifications are at variance therewith. Work at the site. <br /> 10.7 The Contractor shall be responsible to the Owner 11.2 Unless otherwise required by the Contract Docu- <br /> for the acts and omissions of his employees, Subcontrac- ments or in the Bidding Documents, the Contractor, as <br /> tors and their agents and employees, and other persons soon as practicable after the award of the Contract, shall <br /> performing any of the Work under a contract with the furnish to the Architect in writing the names of Subcon- <br /> Contractor. tractors for each of the principal portions of the Work. . ~`1 <br /> 10.8 The Contractor shell review,approve and submit all The Contractor shall not employ any Subcontractor to J <br /> Shop Drawings, Product Data and Samples required by whom the Architect or the Owner may have a reasonable <br /> the Contract Documents. The Work shall be in accord- objection. The Contractor shall not be required to con- <br /> ance with approved submittals. tract with anyone to whom he has a reasonable objection. <br /> 10.9 The Contractor at <br /> 'all times shall keep the premises Contracts between the Contractor and the Subcontractors <br /> free from accumulation of waste materials or rubbish shall (1) require each Subcontractor, to the extent of the <br /> caused by his operations. At the completion of the Work Work to be performed by the Subcontractor, to be bound <br /> he'shall remove all his waste materials and rubbish from to the Contractor by the terms of the Contract Docu- <br /> and about the Project as well as his tools, construction ments, and to assume toward the Contractor all the obli- <br /> equipment, machinery and surplus materials. gations and responsibilities which the Contractor,by these <br /> 10.10 The Contractor shall pay all royalties and license Documents,assumes toward the Owner and the Architect, <br /> fees. He shall defend all suits or claims for infringement and (2) allow to the Subcontractor the benefit of all rights, <br /> g remedies and redress afforded to the Contractor by these <br /> of any patent rights and shall save the Owner harmless Contract Documents. <br /> from loss on account thereof. <br /> 10.11 To the fullest extent permitted by law, the Con- ARTICLE 12 <br /> tractor shall indemnify and hold harmless the Owner and WORK BY OWNER OR BY <br /> the Architect and their agents and employees from and SEPARATE CONTRACTORS <br /> against all claims, damages, losses and expenses, including 12.1 The Owner reserves the right to perform work re- <br /> but not limited to attorneys' fees arising out of or result- lated to the Project with his own forces, and to award <br /> ing from the performance of the Work, provided that any separate contracts in connection with other portions of <br /> such claim, damage, loss or expense (1) is attributable to the Project or other work on the site under these or simi- <br /> bodily injury,sickness, disease or death, or to injury to or lar Conditions of the Contract. If the Contractor claims <br /> destruction of tangible Property (other than the Work it- that delay or additional cost is involved because of such <br /> self) including the loss of use resulting therefrom, and action by the Owner, he shall make such claim as pro- <br /> (2) is caused in whole or in part by any negligent act or vided elsewhere in the Contract Documents. <br /> omission of the Contractor, any Subcontractor, anyone 12.2 The Contractor shall afford the Owner and separate <br /> directly or indirectly employed by any of them or anyone contractors reasonable opportunity for the introduction <br /> for whose acts any of them may be liable, regardless of and storage of their materials and equipment and the <br /> whether or not it is caused in part by a party indemnified execution of their work,and shall connect and coordinate <br /> hereunder. Such obligation shall not be construed to his Work with theirs as required by the Contract Docu- <br /> negate, abridge, or otherwise reduce any other right or ments. <br /> 5 A107-1978 MA DOCUMENT A107 • ABBREVIATED OWNER-CONTRACTOR AGREEMENT • EIGHTH EDITION • APRIL 1978 • AIM) <br /> © 1978 • THE AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF ARCHITECTS, 1735 NEW YORK AVENUE, N.W., WASHINGTON, D.C. <br />