K-4 - Sanitary Sewer System Design Proposal - Hickory Knoll - MSA

insurance shall be paid by the OWNER. The liability of MSA to the OWNER for any indemnity commitments, or for any damages arising in any way out of performance of this contract is limited to such insurance coverages and amount which MSA has in effect. 19. Reuse of Documents. Reuse of any documents and/or services pertaining to this Project by the OWNER or extensions of this Project or on any other project shall be at the OWNER’s sole risk. The OWNER agrees to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless MSA for all claims, damages, and expenses including attorneys’ fees and costs arising out of such reuse of the documents and/or services by the OWNER or by others acting through the OWNER. 20. Indemnification. To the fullest extent permitted by law, MSA shall indemnify and hold harmless, OWNER, and OWNER’s officers, directors, members, partners, consultants, and employees (hereinafter “OWNER”) from reasonable claims, costs, losses, and damages arising out of or relating to the PROJECT, provided that any such claim, cost, loss, or damage is attributable to bodily injury, sickness, disease, or death, or to injury to or destruction of tangible property (other than the Work itself) including the loss of use resulting therefrom but only to the extent caused by any negligent act or omission of MSA or MSA’s officers, directors, members, partners, employees, or Consultants (hereinafter “MSA”). In no event shall this indemnity agreement apply to claims between the OWNER and MSA. This indemnity agreement applies solely to claims of third parties. Furthermore, in no event shall this indemnity agreement apply to claims that MSA is responsible for attorneys’ fees. This agreement does not give rise to any duty on the part of MSA to defend the OWNER on any claim arising under this agreement. To the fullest extent permitted by law, OWNER shall indemnify and hold harmless, MSA, and MSA’s officers, directors, members, partners, consultants, and employees (hereinafter “MSA”) from reasonable claims, costs, losses, and damages arising out of or relating to the PROJECT, provided that any such claim, cost, loss, or damage is attributable to bodily injury, sickness, disease, or death, or to injury to or destruction of tangible property (other than the Work itself) including the loss of use resulting therefrom but only to the extent caused by any negligent act or omission of the OWNER or the OWNER’s officers, directors, members, partners, employees, or Consultants (hereinafter “OWNER”). In no event shall this indemnity agreement apply to claims between MSA and the OWNER. This indemnity agreement applies solely to claims of third parties. Furthermore, in no event shall this indemnity agreement apply to claims that the OWNER is responsible for attorneys’ fees. This agreement does not give rise to any duty on the part of the OWNER to defend MSA on any claim arising under this agreement. To the fullest extent permitted by law, MSA’s total liability to OWNER and anyone claiming by, through, or under OWNER for any cost, loss or damages caused in part or by the negligence of MSA and in part by the negligence of OWNER or any other negligent entity or individual, shall not exceed the percentage share that MSA’s negligence bears to the total negligence of OWNER, MSA, and all other negligent entities and individuals. 21. Accrual of Claims. To the fullest extent permitted by Laws and Regulations, all causes of action arising under this Agreement will be deemed to have accrued, and all statutory periods of limitation will commence, no later than the date of Substantial Completion; or, if Engineer’s services do not include Construction Phase services, or the Project is not completed, then no later than the date of Owner’s last payment to Engineer. 22. Dispute Resolution. OWNER and MSA desire to resolve any disputes or areas of disagreement involving the subject matter of this Agreement by a mechanism that facilitates resolution of disputes by negotiation rather than by litigation. OWNER and MSA also acknowledge that issues and problems may arise after execution of this Agreement which were not anticipated or are not resolved by specific provisions in this Agreement. Accordingly, both OWNER and MSA will endeavor to settle all controversies, claims, counterclaims, disputes, and other matters in accordance with the Construction Industry Mediation Rules of the American Arbitration Association currently in effect, unless OWNER and MSA mutually agree otherwise. Demand for mediation shall be filed in writing with the other party to this Agreement. A demand for mediation shall be made within a reasonable time after the claim, dispute or other matter in question has arisen. In no event shall the demand for mediation be made after the date when institution of legal or equitable proceedings based on such claim, dispute or other matter in question would be barred by the applicable statute of limitations. Neither demand for mediation nor any term of this Dispute Resolution clause shall prevent the filing of a legal action where failing to do so may bar the action because of the applicable statute of limitations. If despite the good faith efforts of OWNER and MSA any controversy, claim, counterclaim, dispute, or other matter is not resolved through negotiation or mediation, OWNER and MSA agree and consent that such matter may be resolved through legal action in the court having jurisdiction as specified in section 29 of this Agreement. Page 5 of 9 (General Terms & Conditions - Public) G:\13\13603\13603010\Contract\13603010 - PSA.docx