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C. Evidence of Insurance: Before any Work at the Site is started, CONTRACTOR and OWNER shall each deliver to
the other, with copies to each additional insured identified in the Supplementary Conditions, certificates of insurance
(and other evidence of insurance which either of them or any additional insured may reasonably request) which
CONTRACTOR and OWNER respectively are required to purchase and maintain in accordance with Article 5.

2.06 Preconstruction Conference

A. Within 20 days after the Contract times start to run, but before any Work at the Site is started, a conference
attended by CONTRACTOR, ENGINEER, and others as appropriate will be held to establish a working understanding
among the parties as to the Work and to discuss the schedules referred to in paragraph 2.05.B, procedures for
handling Shop Drawings and other submittals, processing Applications for Payment, and maintaining required records.

2.07 Initial Acceptance of Schedules

A. Unless otherwise provided in the Contract Documents, at least ten days before submission of the first Application for
Payment a conference attended by CONTRACTOR, ENGINEER, and others as appropriate will be held to review for
acceptability to ENGINEER as provided below the schedules submitted in accordance with paragraph 2.05.B.
CONTRACTOR shall have an additional ten days to make corrections and adjustments and to complete and resubmit
the schedules. No progress payment shall be made to CONTRACTOR until acceptable schedules are submitted to
ENGINEER.

1. The progress schedule will be acceptable to ENGINEER if it provides an orderly progression of the Work to
completion within any specified Milestones and the Contract Times. Such acceptance will not impose on
ENGINEER responsibility for the progress schedule, for sequencing, scheduling, or progress of the Work nor
interfere with or relieve CONTRACTOR from CONTRACTOR’s full responsibility therefore.

2. CONTRACTOR’s schedule of Shop Drawing and Sample submittals will be acceptable to ENGINEER if it
provides a workable arrangement for reviewing and processing the required submittals.

3. CONTRACTOR’s schedule of values will be acceptable to ENGINEER as to form and substance if it provides a
reasonable allocation of the Contract Price to component parts of the Work.

ARTICLE 3 - CONTRACT DOCUMENTS: INTENT, AMENDING, REUSE

3.01 Intent

A. The Contract Documents are complementary; what is called for by one is as binding as if called for by all.

B. It is the intent of the Contract documents to describe a functionally complete Project (or part thereof) to be
constructed in accordance with the Contract Documents. Any labor, documentation, services, materials, or equipment
that may reasonably be inferred from the Contract Documents or from prevailing custom or trade usage as being
required to produce the intended result will be provided whether or not specifically called for at no additional cost to
OWNER.

C. Clarifications and interpretations of the Contract Documents shall be issued by ENGINEER as provided in Article 9.

3.02 Reference Standards

A. Standards, Specifications, Codes, Laws, and Regulations
1. Reference to standards, specifications, manuals, or codes of any technical society, organization, or association,
or to Laws or Regulations, whether such reference be specific or by implication, shall mean the standard,

specification, manual, code, or Laws or Regulations in effect at the time of opening of Bids (or on the Effective Date
of the Agreement if there were no Bids), except as may be otherwise specifically stated in the Contract Documents.

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2.No provision of any such standard, specification, manual or code, or any instruction of a Supplier shall be
effective to change the duties or responsibilities of OWNER, CONTRACTOR, or ENGINEER, or any of their
subcontractors, consultants, agents, or employees from those set forth in the Contract Documents, nor shall any
such provision or instruction be effective to assign to OWNER, ENGINEER, or any of ENGINEER’s Consultants,
agents, or employees any duty or authority to supervise or direct the performance of the Work or any duty or
authority to undertake responsibility inconsistent with the provisions of the Contract Document.

3.03 Reporting and Resolving Discrepancies
A. Reporting Discrepancies

1. If, during the performance of the Work, CONTRACTOR discovers any conflict, error, ambiguity, or discrepancy
within the Contract Documents or between the Contract Documents and any provision of any Law or Regulation
applicable to the performance of the Work or of any standard, specification, manual or code, or of any instruction of
any Supplier, CONTRACTOR shall report it to ENGINEER in writing at once. CONTRACTOR shall not proceed
with the Work affected thereby (except in an emergency as required by paragraph 6.16A) until an amendment or
supplement to the Contract Documents has been issued by one of the methods indicated in paragraph 3.04;
provided, however, that CONTRACTOR shall not be liable to OWNER or ENGINEER for failure to report any such
conflict, error, ambiguity, or discrepancy unless CONTRACTOR knew or reasonably should have known thereof.

2. In case of discrepancy, calculated dimensions will govern over scaled dimensions, Drawings will govern over
Standard Specifications, and Construction Specifications will govern over both Drawings and Standard
Specifications. The CONTRACTOR shall take no advantage of any apparent error or omission in the Drawings or
Construction Specifications, and the ENGINEER will be permitted to make such corrections and interpretations as
may be deemed necessary to fulfill the intent of the Contract Documents.

B. Resolving Discrepancies

1. Except as may be otherwise specifically stated in the Contract Documents, the provisions of the Contract
Documents shall take precedence in resolving any conflict, error, ambiguity, or discrepancy between the provisions
of the Contract Documents and:

a. The provisions of any standard, specification, manual, code, or instruction (whether or not specifically
incorporated by reference in the Contract Documents); or

b. The provisions of any Laws or Regulations applicable to the performance of the Work (unless such an
interpretation of the provisions of the Contract Documents would result in violation of such Law or Regulation).

3.04 Amending and Supplementing Contract Documents

A. The Contract Documents may be amended to provide for additions, deletions, and revisions in the Work or to modify
the terms and conditions thereof in one or more of the following ways: (i) a Written Amendment, or (ii) a Change Order;
order B. The requirements of the Contract Documents may be supplemented and minor variations and deviations in
the Work may be authorized, by one of more of the following ways: (i) a Field Order; (ii) ENGINEER’s approval of a
Shop Drawing or Sample; or (iii) ENGINEER’s written interpretation or clarification.

3.05 Reuse of Documents

A. CONTRACTOR and any Subcontractor or Supplier or other individual or entity performing or furnishing any of the
Work under a direct or indirect contract with OWNER: (i) shall not have or acquire any title to or ownership rights in any
of the Drawings, Specifications, or other documents (or copies of any thereof) prepared by or bearing the seal of
ENGINEER or ENGINEER’s Consultant, including electronic media editions. This prohibition will survive final payment,
completion, and acceptance of the Work, or termination or completion of the Contract. Nothing herein shall preclude
CONTRACTOR from retaining copies of the Contract Documents for record purposes.

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ARTICLE 4 - AVAILABILITY OF LANDS; SUBSURFACE AND PHYSICAL CONDITIONS; REFERENCE POINTS

4.01 Availability of Lands

A. OWNER shall furnish the Site. OWNER shall notify CONTRACTOR of any encumbrances or restrictions not of
general application but specifically related to use of the Site with which CONTRACTOR must comply in performing the
Work. OWNER will obtain in a timely manner and pay for easements for permanent structures or permanent changes
in existing facilities. If CONTRACTOR and OWNER are unable to agree on entitlement to or on the amount or extent, if
any, of any adjustment in the Contract Price or Contract Times, or both, as a result of any delay in OWNER’s furnishing
the Site, CONTRACTOR may make a Claim therefore as provided in paragraph 10.05.

B. Upon reasonable written request, OWNER shall furnish CONTRACTOR with a current statement of record legal title
and legal description of the lands upon which the Work is to be performed and OWNER’s interest therein as necessary
for giving notice of or filing a mechanic’s or construction lien against such lands in accordance with applicable Laws and
Regulations.

C. CONTRACTOR shall provide for all additional lands and access thereto that may be required for temporary
construction facilities or storage of materials and equipment.

D. If corporate or private property interferes with the Work, CONTRACTOR shall notify, in writing, the OWNER’s of
such property, advising them of the nature of the interference and shall arrange to cooperate with them for the
protection or disposition of such property. CONTRACTOR shall furnish the ENGINEER with copies of such
notifications and with copies of any agreements between the CONTRACTOR and the property OWNER’s concerning
such protection or disposition.

E. CONTRACTOR shall take all necessary precautions for the protection of corporate or private property, such as
walls and foundations of buildings, vaults, underground structures of public utilities, underground drainage facilities,
overhead structures of public utilities, trees, shrubbery, crops, and fences contiguous to the Work, of which the
Contract does not provide for removal. CONTRACTOR shall protect and carefully preserve all official survey
monuments, property marks, section markers, and Geological Survey Monuments, or other similar monuments, until
OWNER, or authorized Surveyor or agent has witnessed or otherwise referenced their location or relocation.
CONTRACTOR shall notify the ENGINEER of the presence of any such survey or property monuments as soon as they
are discovered.

F. CONTRACTOR shall be responsible for the damage or destruction of property of any character resulting from
neglect, misconduct, or omission in its manner or method of execution or the non-execution of the work, or caused by
defective work or the use of unsatisfactory materials, and such responsibility shall not be released until the work shall
have been completed and accepted and the requirements of the Construction Specifications complied with.

G. Whenever public or private property is so damaged or destroyed, the CONTRACTOR shall at its own expense,
restore such property to a condition equal to that existing before such damage or injury was done by repairing,
rebuilding, or replacing it as may be directed, or the CONTRACTOR shall otherwise make good such damage or
destruction in an acceptable manner. If the CONTRACTOR fails to do so, the ENGINEER may, after giving the
CONTRACTOR notice in writing, proceed to repair, rebuild, or otherwise restore such property as may be deemed
necessary, and the cost thereof shall be deducted from any compensation due, or which may become due, the
CONTRACTOR under its Contract.

4.02 Subsurface and Physical Conditions
A. Reports and Drawings:

1. Those reports of explorations and tests of subsurface conditions at or contiguous to the Site that ENGINEER has
used in preparing the Contract Documents; and

2. Those drawings of physical conditions in or relating to existing surface or subsurface structures at or contiguous
to the Site (except Underground Facilities) that ENGINEER has used in preparing the Contract Documents.

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General Terms and Conditions

1. Definitions. Unless otherwise required by the context, "Professional Engineer”, and its
successors, transferees and assignees (together “Professional Engineer”) includes any of the
Professional Engineer's consultants, sub consultants, contractors, and subcontractors

2. Professional Engineer Status. The parties agree that Professional Engineer shall have the
status of and shall perform all work under this contract as a Professional Engineer,
maintaining control over all its consultants, sub consultants, contractors, or subcontractors.
The only contractual relationship created by this contract is between the City of Nashua and
Professional Engineer, and nothing in this contract shall create any contractual relationship
between the City of Nashua and Professional Engineer's consultants, sub consultants,
contractors, or subcontractors. The parties also agree that Professional Engineer is not a
City of Nashua employee and that there shall be no:

(1) Withholding of income taxes by the City of Nashua:

(2) Industrial insurance coverage provided by the City of Nashua;

(3) Participation in group insurance plans which may be available to employees
of the City of Nashua;

(4) Participation or contributions by either the Professional Engineer or the City
of Nashua to the public employee’s retirement system;

(5) Accumulation of vacation leave or sick leave provided by the City of Nashua;

(6) Unemployment compensation coverage provided by the City of Nashua.

3. Standard of Care. Professional Engineer shall be responsible for the professional quality,
technical accuracy, timely completion, and coordination of all work performed under this
contract. Professional Engineer warrants that all work shall be performed with the degree of
professional skill, care, diligence, and sound practices and judgment that are normally
exercised by recognized professional firms with respect to services of a similar nature. It
shall be the duty of Professional Engineer to assure at its own expense that all work is
technically sound and in conformance with all applicable federal, state, and local laws,
statutes, regulations, ordinances, orders, or other requirements. In addition to all other
rights which the City of Nashua may have, Professional Engineer shall, at its own expense
and without additional compensation, re-perform work to correct or revise any deficiencies,
omissions, or errors in the work or the product of the work or which result from
Professional Engineer's failure to perform in accordance with this standard of care. Any
approval by the City of Nashua of any products or services furnished or used by Professional
Engineer shall not in any way relieve Professional Engineer of the responsibility for
professional and technical accuracy and adequacy of its work. City of Nashua review,
approval, or acceptance of, or payment for any of Professional Engineer's work under this
contract shall not operate as a waiver of any of the City of Nashua's rights or causes of
action under this contract, and Professional Engineer shall be and remain liable in
accordance with the terms of the contract and applicable law.

Professional Engineer shall furnish competent and skilled personnel to perform the work
under this contract. The City of Nashua reserves the right to approve key personnel

assigned by Professional Engineer to perform work under this contract. Approved key

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B. Limited Reliance by CONTRACTOR on Technical Data Authorized:

CONTRACTOR may rely upon the general accuracy of the “technical data” contained in such reports and drawings, but
such reports and drawings are not Contract Documents. Such “technical data” is identified in the Supplementary
Conditions. Except for such reliance on such “technical data,” CONTRACTOR may not rely upon or make any Claim
against OWNER, ENGINEER, or any of ENGINEER’s Consultants with respect to:

1. The completeness of such reports and drawings for CONTRACTOR’s purposes, including, but not limited to, any
aspects of the means, methods, techniques, sequences, and procedures of construction to be employed by
CONTRACTOR, and safety precautions and programs incident thereto; or

2. Other data, interpretations, opinions, and information contained in such reports or shown or indicated in such
drawings; or

3. Any CONTRACTOR interpretation of or conclusion drawn from any “technical data” or any such other data,
interpretations, opinions, or information.

C. Potential for Hazardous Materials:

Work may include excavation through, and removal of, soils potentially containing undocumented asbestos-containing
or other hazardous materials. Should the CONTRACTOR, while performing work under this Contract, uncover
hazardous materials, as defined in federal, state and local regulations, he/she shall immediately notify the Engineer. No
further disturbance of the area shall occur until the Engineer has collected and analyzed a representative sample of the
suspected material. The area shall be cordoned off and covered with 6-mil polyethylene sheeting and await further
directions from the Engineer.

4.03 Differing Subsurface or Physical Conditions

A. Notice: If CONTRACTOR believes that any subsurface or physical conditions at or contiguous to the Site that is
uncovered or revealed either:

1. ls of such a nature as to establish that any “technical data” on which CONTRACTOR is entitled to rely as
provided in paragraph 4.02 is materially inaccurate; or

2. Is of such a nature as to require a change in the Contract Documents; or
3. Differs materially from that shown or indicated in the Contract Documents; or

4. Is of an unusual nature, and differs materially from conditions ordinarily encountered and generally recognized as
inherent in work of the character provided for in the Contract Documents; then CONTRACTOR shall, promptly after
becoming aware thereof and before further disturbing the subsurface or physical conditions or performing any Work
in connection therewith (except in an emergency as required by paragraph 6.16.A), notify OWNER and ENGINEER
in writing about such condition. CONTRACTOR shall not further disturb such condition or perform any Work in
connection therewith (except as aforesaid) until receipt of written order to do so.

B. ENGINEER’s Review: After receipt of written notice as required by paragraph 4.03.A, ENGINEER will promptly
review the pertinent condition, determine the necessity of OWNER’s obtaining additional exploration or tests with
respect thereto, and advise OWNER in writing (with a copy to CONTRACTOR) of ENGINEER’S findings and
conclusions.

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C. Possible Price and Times Adjustments

1. The Contract Price or the Contract Times, or both, will be equitably adjusted to the extent that the existence of
such differing subsurface or physical condition causes an increase or decrease in CONTRACTOR’s cost of, or time
required for, performance of the Work; subject, however, to the following:

a. Such condition must meet any one or more of the categories described in paragraph 4.03.A; and

b. With respect to Work that is paid for on a Unit Price Basis, any adjustment in Contract Price will be subject
to the provisions of paragraphs 9.08 and 11.03.

2.CONTRACTOR shall not be entitled to any adjustment in the Contract Price or Contract Times if:

a. CONTRACTOR knew of the existence of such conditions at the time CONTRACTOR made a final
commitment to OWNER in respect of Contract Price and Contract Times by the submission of a Bid or
becoming bound under a negotiated contract; or

b. The existence of such condition could reasonably have been discovered or revealed as a result of any
examination, investigation, exploration, test, or study of the Site and Contiguous areas required by the Bidding
Requirements or Contract Documents to be conducted by or for CONTRACTOR prior to CONTRACTOR’s
making such final commitment; or

c. CONTRACTOR failed to give the written notice within the time and as required by paragraph 4.03.A.

3. If OWNER and CONTRACTOR are unable to agree on entitlement to or on the amount or extent, if any, of any
adjustment in the Contract Price or Contract Times, or both, a Claim may be made therefore as provided in
paragraph 10.05. However, OWNER, ENGINEER, and ENGINEER’s Consultants shall not be liable to
CONTRACTOR for any claims, costs, losses, or damages (including but not limited to all fees and charges of
engineers, architects, attorneys, and other professionals and all court or arbitration or other dispute resolution
costs) sustained by CONTRACTOR on or in connection with any other project or anticipated project.

4.04 Underground Facilities

A. Shown or Indicated: The information and data shown or indicated in the Contract Documents with respect to
existing Underground Facilities at or contiguous to the Site is based on information and data furnished to OWNER or
ENGINEER by the OWNER’s of such Underground Facilities, including OWNER, or by others. Unless it is otherwise
expressly provided in the Supplementary Conditions:

1. OWNER and ENGINEER shall not be responsible for the accuracy or completeness of any such information or
data; and

2. The cost of all of the following will be included in the Contract Price, and CONTRACTOR shall have full
responsibility for:

a. Reviewing and checking all such information and data,
b. Locating all Underground Facilities shown or indicated in the Contract Documents.

c. Coordination of the Work with the OWNER’s of such Underground Facilities, including OWNER, during
construction, and

d. The safety and protection of all such Underground Facilities and repairing any damage thereto resulting
from the Work.

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B. Not Shown or Indicated

1. If an Underground Facility is uncovered or revealed at or contiguous to the Site which was not shown or
indicated, or not shown or indicated with reasonable accuracy in the Contract Documents, CONTRACTOR shall,
promptly after becoming aware thereof and before further disturbing conditions affected thereby or performing any
Work in connection therewith (except in an emergency as required by paragraph 6.16.A). identify the OWNER of
such Underground Facility and give written notice to that OWNER and to OWNER and ENGINEER. ENGINEER
will promptly review the Underground Facility and determine the extent, if any, to which a change is required in the
Contract Documents to reflect and document the consequences of the existence or location of the Underground
Facility. During such time, CONTRACTOR shall be responsible for the safety and protection of such Underground
Facility.

If ENGINEER concludes that a change in the Contract Documents is required, a Change Order will be issued to
reflect and document such consequences. An equitable adjustment shall be made in the Contract Price or
Contract Times, or both, to the extent that they are attributable to the existence or location of any Underground
Facility that was not shown or indicated or not shown or indicated with reasonable accuracy in the Contract
Documents and that CONTRACTOR did not know of and could not reasonably have been expected to be aware of
or to have anticipated. If OWNER and CONTRACTOR are unable to agree on entitlement to or on the amount or
extent, if any, of any such adjustment in Contract Price or Contract Times, OWNER or CONTRACTOR may make
a Claim therefore as provided in paragraph 10.05.

CONTRACTOR shall notify the following underground utility locating service at least three full working days prior to
beginning work: Dig Safe System, Inc. 1-800-344-7233.

A list of the major public utilities servicing the work area follows. The list indicates the name and telephone number
of the responsible authority of the various utilities which should be notified if conflicts or emergencies arise during
the progress of the work.

Electricity - Eversource 1-800-662-7764
Natural Gas — Liberty Energy 1-603-222-3705
Water — Pennichuck Water Works 1-603-882-5191
Telephone —Fairpoint Communications 1-603-645-3500
Cable TV — Comcast 1-888-633-4266

Fire Alarm Cable — Nashua Fire Department 1-603-594-3641

2. At points where the CONTRACTOR’s operations are adjacent to public and private utiliies, CONTRACTOR
shall not commence work until CONTRACTOR has made all arrangements necessary for the protection of utilities.
3. CONTRACTOR shall coordinate and cooperate with the OWNER’s of any underground or overhead utility lines
in their removal and rearrangement operations in order that these operations may progress in a reasonable
manner, that duplication of rearrangement work may be reduced to a minimum, and that services rendered by
those parties will not be unnecessarily interrupted.

4.05 Reference Points

A. OWNER shall provide engineering surveys to establish reference points for construction which in ENGINEER’s
judgment are necessary to enable CONTRACTOR to proceed with the Work. CONTRACTOR shall be responsible for
laying out the Work, shall protect and preserve the established reference points and property monuments, and shall
make no changes or relocations without the prior written approval of OWNER. CONTRACTOR shall report to
ENGINEER whenever any reference point or property monument is lost or destroyed or requires relocation because of
necessary changes in grades or locations, and shall be responsible for the accurate replacement or relocation of such
reference points or property monuments by professionally qualified personnel.

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4.06 Hazardous Environmental Condition at Site

A. Reports and Drawings: Reference is made to the Supplementary Conditions for the identification of those reports
and drawings relating to a Hazardous Environmental Condition identified at the Site, if any, that have been utilized by
the ENGINEER in the preparation of the Contract Documents.

B. Limited Reliance by CONTRACTOR on Technical Data Authorized: CONTRACTOR may rely upon the general
accuracy of the “technical data” contained in such reports and drawings, but such reports and drawings are not
Contract Documents. Such “technical data” is identified in the Supplementary Conditions. Except for such reliance on
such “technical data,” CONTRACTOR may not rely upon or make any Claim against OWNER, ENGINEER or any of
ENGINEER’s Consultants with respect to:

1. The completeness of such reports and drawings for CONTRACTOR’s purposes, including, but not limited to, any
aspects of the means, methods, techniques, sequences and procedures of construction to be employed by
CONTRACTOR and safety precautions and programs incident thereto; or

2. Other data, interpretations, opinions and information contained in such reports or shown or indicated in such
drawings; or

3. Any CONTRACTOR interpretation of or conclusion drawn from any “technical data” or any such other data,
interpretations, opinions or information.

C. CONTRACTOR shall not be responsible for any Hazardous Environmental Condition uncovered or revealed at the
Site which was not shown or indicated in Drawings or Specifications or identified in the Contract Documents to be within
the scope of the Work. CONTRACTOR shall be responsible for a Hazardous Environmental Condition created with any
materials brought to the Site by CONTRACTOR, Subcontractors, Suppliers, or anyone else for whom CONTRACTOR
is responsible.

D. If CONTRACTOR encounters a Hazardous Environmental Condition or if CONTRACTOR or anyone for whom
CONTRACTOR is responsible creates a Hazardous Environmental Condition, CONTRACTOR shall immediately: (i)
secure or otherwise isolate such condition; (ii) stop all Work in connection with such condition and in any area affected
thereby (except in an emergency as required by paragraph 6.16); and (iii) notify OWNER and ENGINEER (and
promptly thereafter confirm such notice in writing). OV/NER shall promptly consult with ENGINEER concerning the
necessity for OWNER to retain a qualified expert to evaluate such condition or take corrective action, if any.

E. CONTRACTOR shall not be required to resume Work in connection with such condition or in any affected area until
after OWNER has obtained any required permits related thereto and delivered to CONTRACTOR written notice: (i)
specifying that such condition and any affected area is or has been rendered safe for the resumption of Work; or (ii)
specifying any special conditions under which such Work may be resumed safely. If OWNER and CONTRACTOR
cannot agree as to entitlement to or on the amount or extent, if any, of any adjustment in Contract Price or Contract
Times, or both, as a result of such Work stoppage or such special conditions under which Work is agreed to be
resumed by CONTRACTOR, either party may make a Claim therefore as provided in paragraph 10.05.

F.If after receipt of such written a notice CONTRACTOR does not agree to resume such Work based on a reasonable
belief it is unsafe, or does not agree to resume such Work under such special conditions, then OWNER may order the
portion of the Work that is in the area affected by such condition to be deleted from the Work. If OWNER and
CONTRACTOR cannot agree as to entitlement to or on the amount or extent, if any, of an adjustment in Contract Price
or Contract Times as a result of deleting such portion of the Work, then either party may make a Claim therefore as
provided in paragraph 10.05. OWNER may have such deleted portion of the Work performed by OWNER’S own forces
or others in accordance with Article 7.

G. To the fullest extent permitted by Laws and Regulations, CONTRACTOR shall indemnify and hold harmless
OWNER, ENGINEER, ENGINEER’s Consultants, and the officers, directors, partners, employees, agents, other
consultants, and subcontractors of each and any of them from and against all claims, costs, losses, damages (including
but not limited to all fees and charges of engineers, architects, attorneys, and other professionals and all court or
arbitration or other dispute resolution costs) arising out of or relating to a Hazardous Environmental Condition created

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by CONTRACTOR or by anyone for whom CONTRACTOR is responsible. Nothing in this paragraph 4.06.F shall
obligate CONTRACTOR to indemnify any individual or entity from and against the consequences of that individual’s or
entity’s own negligence.

H. The provisions of paragraphs 4.02, 4.03, and 4.04 are not intended to apply to a Hazardous Environmental Condition
uncovered or revealed at the Site.

ARTICLE 5 - BONDS AND INSURANCE

5.01 Performance, Payment, and Other Bonds

A. CONTRACTOR shall furnish performance and payment Bonds, each in an amount at least equal to the Contract
Price as security for the faithful performance and payment of all CONTRACTOR’s obligations under the Contract
Documents. These Bonds shall remain in effect at least until one year after the date when final payment becomes due,
except as provided otherwise by Laws or Regulations or by the Contract Documents. CONTRACTOR shall also furnish
such other Bonds as are required by the Contract Documents.

B. All Bonds shall be in the form prescribed by the Contract Documents except as provided otherwise by Laws or
Regulations, and shall be executed by such sureties as are named in the current list of “Companies Holding Certificates
of Authority as Acceptable Sureties on Federal Bonds and as Acceptable Reinsuring Companies” as published in
Circular 570 (amended) by the Financial Management Service, Surety Bond Branch, U.S. Department of the Treasury.
All Bonds signed by an agent must be accompanied by a certified copy of such agent’s authority to act.

C. If the surety on any Bond furnished by CONTRACTOR is declared bankrupt or becomes insolvent or its right to do
business is terminated in any state where any part of the Project is located or it ceases to meet the requirements of
paragraph 5.01.B, CONTRACTOR shall within 20 days thereafter substitute another Bond and surety, both of which
shall comply with the requirements of paragraphs 5.01.B and 5.02.

5.02 Licenses Sureties and Insurers

A. All Bonds and insurance required by the Contract Documents to be purchased and maintained by CONTRACTOR
shall be obtained from surety or insurance companies that are duly licensed or authorized in the jurisdiction in which the
Project is located to issue Bonds or insurance policies for the limits and coverage’s so required. Such surety and
insurance companies shall also meet such additional requirements and qualifications as may be provided in the
Supplementary Conditions.

B. All Sureties and Insurance Companies shall be authorized to do business in the State of New Hampshire and shall
have an A.M. Best rating of “A(FSC-VIII)” or better. In the event that the Insurer fails to maintain an A.M. Best rating
“A(FSC-VIID” or better, the CONTRACTOR shall immediately retain a Surety which does meet the above requirements.

5.03 Certificates of Insurance

A. CONTRACTOR shall deliver to OWNER 10 days prior to Work, with copies to each additional insured identified in
the Supplementary Conditions, certificates of insurance (and other evidence of insurance requested by OWNER or any
other additional insured) which CONTRACTOR is required to purchase and maintain.

5.04 CONTRACTOR’s Liability Insurance

A. CONTRACTOR shall purchase and maintain such liability and other insurance as is required by OWNER which will
provide protection from claims which may arise out of or result from CONTRACTOR’s performance of the Work and
CONTRACTOR’s other obligations under the Contract Documents, whether it is to be performed by CONTRACTOR,
any Subcontractor or Supplier, or by anyone directly or indirectly employed by any of them to perform any of the Work,
or by anyone for whose acts any of them may be liable.

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B. The policies of insurance so required by this paragraph 5.04 to be purchased and maintained shall:

1. Include as additional insured (Subject to any customary exclusion in respect of professional liability) OVWWNER,
ENGINEER.

2. The CONTRACTOR must maintain the following lines of coverage and policy limits for the duration of the
contract. Any subcontractors used by the CONTRACTOR are subject to the same coverage and limits and is a
subcontractor of the CONTRACTOR and not the OWNER. It is the responsibility of the CONTRACTOR to update
Certificates of Insurance during the term of the contract. Provide coverage for not less than the following amounts
or greater:

General Liability
$1,000,000 per Occurrence
$2,000,000 Aggregate
City of Nashua Additional Insured

Motor Vehicle Liability *coverage must include all owned, non-owned and hired vehicles.
$1,000,000 Combined Single Limit
Automobile Liability
City of Nashua Additional Insured

Workers’ Compensation Coverage according to Statute of the State of New Hampshire:
$100,000 / $500,000 / $100,000

All bidders and subcontractors at every tier under the bidder will fully comply with NH RSA Chapter 281-A,
“Workers’ Compensation’.

It is the responsibility of the contractor to submit to the City of Nashua certificates of insurance for all subcontractors
prior to the start of the project. It is the responsibility of the contractor to provide the City with updated certificates of
insurance for the contractor and all subcontractors 10 days prior to the expiration of coverage. The City may, at
any time, order the contractor to stop work, suspend the contract or terminate the contract for non-compliance. All
subcontractors are subject to the same insurance requirements as the contractor.

3. Include completed operations insurance;

4. Include contractual liability insurance covering CONTRACTOR’s indemnity obligations under paragraphs 6.07,
6.11, and 6.20;

5. Contain a provision or endorsement that the coverage afforded will not be canceled, materially changed or
renewal refused until at least thirty days prior written notice has been given to OWNER and CONTRACTOR and to
each other additional insured identified in the Supplementary Conditions to whom a certificate of insurance has
been issued (and the certificates of insurance furnished by the CONTRACTOR pursuant to paragraph 5.03 will so
provide);

6. Remain in effect until final payment and at all times thereafter when CONTRACTOR may be correcting,
removing or replacing defective Work in accordance with paragraph 13.07; and

7. With respect to completed operations insurance, and any insurance coverage written on a claims-made basis,
remain in effect for at least two years after final payment (and CONTRACTOR shall furnish OWNER and each
other additional insured identified in the Supplementary Conditions, to whom a certificate of insurance has been
issued, evidence satisfactory to OWNER and any such additional insured of continuation of such insurance at final
payment and one year thereafter).

C. CONTRACTOR agrees to maintain all required insurance coverage throughout the entire term of the contract. If

CONTRACTOR does not maintain coverage throughout the entire term of the contract, CONTRACTOR agrees that
OWNER may, at any time the coverage is not maintained by CONTRACTOR, order the CONTRACTOR to stop work,

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