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<br />Forbearance by WSDOT Not a Waiver
<br />Any forbearance by WSDOT in exercising any right or remedy hereunder, or otherwise afforded by
<br />applicable law, shall not be a waiver of or preclude the exercise of any such right or remedy.
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<br />Lack of Waiver
<br />In no event shall any WSDOT payment of grant funds to the CONTRACTOR constitute or be
<br />construed as a waiver by WSDOT of any CONTRACTOR breach, or default. Such payment shall
<br />in no way impair or prejudice any right or remedy available to WSDOT with respect to any breach
<br />or default.
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<br />Limitation of Liability
<br />A. The CONTRACTOR shall indemnify, defend, and hold harmless WSDOT, its agents,
<br />employees, and officers and process and defend at its own expense any and all claims, demands,
<br />suits at law or equity, actions, penalties, losses, damages, or costs (hereinafter referred to
<br />collectively as "claims"), of whatsoever kind or nature brought against WSDOT arising out of, in
<br />connection with or incident to the execution of this AGREEMENT and/or the CONTRACTOR's
<br />performance or failure to perform any aspect of this AGREEMENT. This indemnity and defense
<br />provision applies to all claims against WSDOT, its agents, employees and officers. arising out of, in
<br />connection with or incident to the negligent acts or omissions of the CONTRACTOR, its agents,
<br />employees, officers and subcontractors of any tier. Provided, however, that nothing herein shall
<br />require the CONTRACTOR to indemnify defend, and hold harmless or defend WSDOT, its agents,
<br />employees or officers to the extent that claims are caused by the sole negligent acts or omissions
<br />o f WSDOT, its agents, employees or officers; and provided further that if such claims result from
<br />the concurrent negligence of (a) the CONTRACTOR its employees, agents, officers or contractors
<br />and (b) the STATE, its employees or authorized agents, or involves those actions covered by RCW
<br />4.24.115, the indemnity and defense provisions provided herein shall be valid and enforceable only
<br />to the extent of the negligence of the PARTY, its employees, officers, authorized agents, and/or
<br />contractors. The indemnification and hold harmless provision shall survive termination of this
<br />AGREEMENT.
<br />B. The CONTRACTOR shall be deemed an independent contractor for all purposes, and the
<br />employees of the CONTRACTOR or its subcontractors and the employees thereof, shall not in any
<br />manner be deemed to be the employees of WSDOT.
<br />C The CONTRACTOR agrees that its obligations under this AGREEMENT extend to any
<br />claim, demand, and/or cause of action by, or on behalf of its employees or agents while performing
<br />u nder this AGREEMENT. For this purpose, the CONTRACTOR, by MUTUAL NEGOTIATION,
<br />hereby waives any immunity that would otherwise be available to it against such claims under the
<br />Industrial Insurance provisions in Title 51 RCW.
<br />D. In the event either the CONTRACTOR or WSDOT incurs attorney's fees, costs or other legal
<br />expenses to enforce the provisions of this section of this AGREEMENT against the other PARTY,
<br />all such fees, costs and expenses shall be recoverable by the prevailing PARTY.
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<br />Agreement Modifications
<br />Either PARTY may request changes to this AGREEMENT. Any changes to the terms of this
<br />AGREEMENT must be mutually agreed upon and incorporated by written amendment to this
<br />AGREEMENT. Such written amendment to this AGREEMENT shall not be binding or valid unless
<br />signed by the persons authorized to bind from each of the PARTIES Provided, however, that
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