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18TH STREET PEDESTRIAN IMPROVEMENTS CONTRACT WORK ORDER 3741 Page C2 of C4 July 3, 2024 days of accepting a retainage bond, the bonded portion of the retained funds shall be released as may be required by applicable law. 6. Compliance with Employment and Wage Laws. Contractor agrees to comply with all state and federal laws relating to the employment of labor and wage rates to be paid. 7. RCW 35.33.650. Contractor shall actively and in good faith solicit the employment of minority group members and bids for the supply of goods or subcontracting of services from qualified minority businesses. Contractor shall consider granting contracts to possible minority suppliers and subcontractors on the basis of substantially equal proposals in the light most favorable to the minority businesses. Contractor shall furnish evidence of its compliance with these requirements. As used in this section, the term “minority business” means a business at least fifty-one percent (51%) of which is owned by minority group members. Minority group members include, but are not limited to, African-Americans, Women, Native Americans, Asian/Pacific Islander-Americans, and Hispanic-Americans. 8. Indemnification. A. Contractor will defend, indemnify and hold harmless the City from any and all Claims arising out of or relating to any acts, errors, omissions, or conduct by Contractor in connection with its performance of this Contract, including without limitation (and without limiting the generality of the foregoing) all Claims resulting from Contractor’s performance of, or failure to perform, its express and implied obligations under the Contract. The Contractor will defend and indemnify and hold harmless the City whether a Claim is asserted directly against the City, or whether a Claim is asserted indirectly against the City, e.g., a Claim is asserted against someone else who then seeks contribution or indemnity from the City. The amount of insurance obtained by, obtainable by, or required of the Contractor does not in any way limit the Contractor’s duty to defend and indemnify the City. The City retains the right to approve Claims investigation and counsel assigned to said Claim and all investigation and legal work regarding said Claim shall be performed under a fiduciary relationship to the City. This Section 8 is in addition to any other defense or indemnity or hold harmless obligation in the Contract Documents. B. The Contractor’s obligations under this Section 8 shall not apply to Claims caused by the sole negligence of the City. If (1) RCW 4.24.115 applies to a particular Claim, and (2) such Claim is caused by or results from the concurrent negligence of (a) the Contractor and (b) the City, then the Contractor’s liability under this Section 8 shall be only to the extent of Contractor’s negligence. C. As used in this section: (1) “City” includes the City’s officers, employees, agents, and representatives; (2) “Claims” include all losses, claims, demands, expenses (including, but not limited to, attorney’s fees and litigation expenses), suits, judgments, or damage, whether threatened, asserted or filed against the City, whether such Claims sound in tort, contract, or any other legal theory, whether such Claims have been reduced to judgment or arbitration award, irrespective of the type of relief sought or demanded (such as money or injunctive relief), and irrespective of the type of damage alleged (such as bodily injury, damage to property, economic loss, general damages, special damages, or punitive damages); and (3) “Contractor” includes Contractor, its employees, agents, representatives and subcontractors. If, and to the extent, Contractor employs or engages subcontractors, then Contractor shall ensure that each such subcontractor (and subsequent tiers of subcontractors) shall expressly agree to defend and indemnify and hold harmless the City to the extent and on the same terms and conditions as the Contractor pursuant to this section. 9. Insurance. The Contractor shall purchase and maintain such insurance as set forth in the Contract Documents. Failure to maintain such insurance shall be a material breach of the Contract. The City shall be entitled to damages for such a breach that include, but are not limited to, any loss (including, but not limited to, third party litigation expenses and professional fees) suffered by the City if the City is determined to be solely or concurrently negligent, and if the City suffers any loss or must pay or defend against any such claim, suit, demand or damage as a result of such breach. 10. Waiver of Industrial Insurance Immunity. Contractor waives any right of contribution against the City. It is agreed and mutually negotiated that in any and all claims against the City, its agents or employees, the Contractor, a subcontractor, anyone directly or indirectly employed by the Contractor or subcontractor, or anyone for whose acts any of them may be liable, the defense and indemnification obligations hereunder shall not be limited in any
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