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DocuSign Envelope ID: 12DCC4E1-4D61-4DOE-A2A2-7C6E689613AC <br /> 21 <br /> required job progress, and such personnel shall be encouraged by the Contractor to attend. It <br /> shall be the principal purpose of job progress conferences to effect coordination, cooperation <br /> and assistance in every practical way toward the end of maintaining progress of the Project on <br /> schedule and to complete the Work and the Project by the specified Completion Dates. The <br /> Contractor shall be prepared to assess progress of the Work as required in the Contract <br /> Documents and to recommend remedial measures for correction of progress as may be <br /> appropriate. The Designer shall preside as chairman and arrange for minutes to be taken and <br /> circulated. <br /> In the event that the prosecution of the Work is discontinued for any reason, the Contractor shall <br /> notify the Designer and the Owner at least forty-eight (48) hours in advance of resuming <br /> operations. <br /> Should the terms of the Contract Documents require completion of one or more portions of the <br /> Work for the Beneficial Occupancy of the Owner prior to completion of the entire Work, the <br /> Contractor shall complete such portion(s) of the Work on or before the date specified. Such <br /> completion shall include the obtaining of all government or other permits, permission, and/or <br /> approvals necessary to occupancy. The Contractor shall independently estimate the difficulties <br /> involved in arranging the Work to permit such Beneficial Occupancy and shall not claim any <br /> additional compensation or time extension by reason of any delay or increased cost due to <br /> completing such portion(s) of the Work. The Owner's possession and use of such portion(s) of <br /> the Work shall not be deemed an acceptance of any Work not completed in accordance with the <br /> Contract Documents. The Owner shall be responsible for the security, maintenance, utilities, <br /> and insurance of all portions of the Work completed and beneficially occupied by the Owner. <br /> 7.12 The Contractor shall pay all license fees and royalties, and assume all costs incident to the <br /> use of any invention, design process, or device which is the subject of patent rights or <br /> copyrights held by others, except for inventions, design processes, or devices specified by the <br /> Designer in the Contract Documents. The Contractor shall indemnify and hold harmless the <br /> Owner, the Designer, and anyone directly employed by either of them, from and against all <br /> claims, damages, losses and expenses, including attorney's fees and costs of defense, arising <br /> out of any infringement or alleged infringement of such rights during or after completion of the <br /> Work, and shall defend all such claims in connection with any actual or alleged infringement of <br /> such rights. <br /> 7.13 The Contractor shall secure and pay for all permits, including without limitation construction <br /> permits and licenses, and will pay all governmental charges and inspection fees necessary for <br /> the prosecution of the Work. <br /> 7.14 The Contractor shall give all notices and comply with all laws, ordinances, rules, and <br /> regulations applicable to the Work and shall protect and indemnify the Owner and the Owner's <br /> officers, agents, or servants against any claim or liability arising from or based on the violation of <br /> any such law, ordinance, regulation, order, or decree, whether by the Contractor or by the <br /> Contractor's employees, Subcontractors, sub-subcontractors, or their employees. <br /> 7.15 The Contractor shall be responsible for the entire site of the Project (except those under <br /> the Beneficial Occupancy of the Owner) and for its reasonable and necessary protection and <br /> security, as required by laws or ordinances governing such conditions, or by custom or sound <br /> construction practices, and shall share such responsibilities as may be agreed upon among <br /> Revised 12/18 <br />