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I <br /> CITY OF EVERETT SPECIAL PROVISIONS <br /> in whole or in part by any act or omission by the Contractor or the agents or employees <br /> of the Contractor during performance or at any time before final acceptance. In <br /> addition to any remedy authorized by law, the City may retain so much of the money 111 <br /> due the Contractor as deemed necessary by the Engineer to ensure the defense and <br /> indemnification obligations of this Section until disposition has been made of such suits <br /> or claims. <br /> Pursuant to RCW 4.24.115, such claims, suits, or actions result from the concurrent <br /> negligence of (a) the indemnitee or the indemnitee's agents or employees and (b) the <br /> Contractor or the Contractor's agent or employees, the indemnity provisions provided <br /> in the preceding paragraphs of this Section shall be valid and enforceable only to the <br /> extent of the Contractor's negligence or the negligence of its agents and employees. <br /> The Contractor shall bear sole responsibility for damage to completed portions of the <br /> project and to property located off the project caused by erosion, siltation, runoff, or <br /> other related items during the construction of the project. The Contractor shall also <br /> bear sole responsibility for any pollution of rivers, streams, ground water, or other <br /> waters that may occur as a result of construction operations. <br /> The Contractor shall exercise all necessary precautions throughout the life of the <br /> Project to prevent pollution, erosion, siltation, and damage to property. <br /> The City will forward to the Contractor all claims filed against the City that are deemed <br /> to have arisen in relation to the Contractor's Work or activities under this Contract, and, <br /> in the opinion of the City, are subject to the defense, indemnity, and insurance <br /> provisions of the Contract Documents. Claims will be deemed tendered to the <br /> Contractor and insurer, who has named the City as a named insured or an additional <br /> insured under the Contract's insurance provisions, once the claim has been forwarded <br /> via certified mail to the Contractor. The Contractor shall be responsible to provide a <br /> copy of the claim to the Contractor's designated insurance agent who has <br /> obtained/met the Contract's insurance provision requirements. <br /> Within 60 calendar days following the date a claim is sent by the City to the Contractor, <br /> the Contractor shall notify the City Attorney's Office of the following: <br /> a. Whether the claim is allowed or is denied in whole or in part, and, if so, the <br /> specific reasons for the denial of the individual claim, and if not denied in full, <br /> when payment has been or will be made to the claimant(s) for the portion of <br /> the claim that is allowed, or <br /> h. If resolution negotiations are continuing. In this event, status updates will be I <br /> reported no longer than every 60 calendar days until the claim is resolved or <br /> a lawsuit is filed. <br /> If the Contractor fails to provide the above notification within 60 calendar days, then I <br /> the Contractor shall yield to the City sole and exclusive discretion to allow all or part of <br /> the claim on behalf of the Contractor, and the Contractor shall be deemed to have <br /> WAIVED any and all defenses, objections, or other avoidances to the City's <br /> allowance of the claim, or the amount allowed by the City, under common law, <br /> constitution, statute, or the Contract and these Standard Specifications. If all or <br /> part of a claim is allowed, the City will notify the Contractor via certified mail that it has <br /> allowed all or part of the claim and make appropriate payments to the claimant(s) with <br /> City funds. <br /> Payments of funds by the City to ciaimant(s) under this Section will be made on behalf <br /> of the Contractor and at the expense of the Contractor, and the Contractor shall be <br /> unconditionally obligated to reimburse the City for the "total reimbursement amount", <br /> which is the sum of the amount paid to the claimant(s), plus all costs incurred by the <br /> Alverson Stormwater Separation February, 2019 <br /> WO No—UP3660 Division 1 —GENERAL REQUIREMENTS <br /> SP—80 <br />