Init.
§ 3.13 USE OF SITE
The Contractor shall confine operations at the site to areas permitted by applicable laws, statutes, ordinances, codes,
rules and regulations, and lawful orders of public authorities and the Contract Documents and shall not unreasonably
encumber the site with materials or equipment.
§ 3.14 CUTTING AND PATCHING
§ 3.14.1 The Contractor shall be responsible for cutting, fitting or patching required to complete the Work or to make
its parts fit together properly. All areas requiring cutting, fitting and patching shall be restored to the condition existing
prior to the cutting, fitting and patching, unless otherwise required by the Contract Documents.
§ 3.14.2 The Contractor shall not damage or endanger a portion of the Work or fully or partially completed
construction of the Owner or separate contractors by cutting, patching or otherwise altering such construction, or by
excavation. The Contractor shall not cut or otherwise alter such construction by the Owner or a separate contractor
except with written consent of the Owner and of such separate contractor; such consent shall not be unreasonably
withheld. The Contractor shall not unreasonably withhold from the Owner or a separate contractor the Contractor’s
consent to cutting or otherwise altering the Work.
§ 3.15 CLEANING UP
§ 3.15.1 The Contractor shall keep the premises and surrounding area free from accumulation of waste materials or
rubbish caused by operations under the Contract. At completion of the Work, the Contractor shall remove waste
materials, rubbish, the Contractor’s tools, construction equipment, machinery and surplus materials from and about
the Project.
§ 3.15.2 If the Contractor fails to clean up as provided in the Contract Documents, the Owner may do so and Owner
shall be entitled to reimbursement from the Contractor.
§ 3.16 ACCESS TO WORK
The Contractor shall provide the Owner and Architect access to the Work in preparation and progress wherever
located.
§ 3.17 ROYALTIES, PATENTS AND COPYRIGHTS
The Contractor shall pay all royalties and license fees. The Contractor shall defend suits or claims for infringement of
copyrights and patent rights and shall hold the Owner and Architect harmless from loss on account thereof, but shall
not be responsible for such defense or loss when a particular design, process or product of a particular manufacturer or
manufacturers is required by the Contract Documents, or where the copyright violations are contained in Drawings,
Specifications or other documents prepared by the Owner or Architect. However, if the Contractor has reason to
believe that the required design, process or product is an infringement of a copyright or a patent, the Contractor shall
be responsible for such loss unless such information is promptly fumished to the Architect.
§ 3.18 INDEMNIFICATION
§ 3.18.1 To the fullest extent permitted by law the Contractor shall indemnify and hold harmless the Owner, Architect,
Architect’s consultants, and agents and employees of any of them from and against claims, damages, losses and
expenses, including but not limited to attorneys’ fees, arising out of or resulting from performance of the Work,
provided that such claim, damage, loss or expense is attributable to bodily injury, sickness, disease or death, or to
injury to or destruction of tangible property (other than the Work itself), but only to the extent caused by the negligent
acts or omissions of the Contractor, a Subcontractor, anyone directly or indirectly employed by them or anyone for
whose acts they may be liable, regardless of whether or not such claim, damage, loss or expense is caused in part by a
party indemnified hereunder. Such obligation shall not be construed to negate, abridge, or reduce other rights or
obligations of indemnity that would otherwise exist as to a party or person described in this Section 3.18.
§ 3.18.2 In claims against any person or entity indemnified under this Section 3.18 by an employee of the Contractor, a
Subcontractor, anyone directly or indirectly employed by them or anyone for whose acts they may be liable, the
indemnification obligation under Section 3.18.1 shall not be limited by a limitation on amount or type of damages,
compensation or benefits payable by or for the Contractor or a Subcontractor under workers’ compensation acts,
disability benefit acts or other employee benefit acts.
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