07-24-14 Regular Meeting of the La Porte Area Water Authority

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X. OPERATOR hereby assumes entire responsibility and liabilityfor any and all damage or injury of any kind or nature whatever (including death resulting therefrom) to all persons, whether employees of OPERATOR or otherwise, and to all property caused by, resulting from, arising out of, or occurring in connection with the maintenance and operation of OWNER'S transmission system provided for in this Agreement and if any person shall make a claim for any damage or injury (including death resulting therefrom) as hereinabove described, whether such claim may be based uponthe OWNER'S alleged active or passive negligence or participation in the wrong or upon any alleged breach of any statutory duty or obligation on the part of the OWNER, the OPERATOR agrees to indemnify and save harmless the OWNER, its agents, servants, andemployees from and against any and all loss, expense, damage, or injury that the OWNER may sustain as a result of any such claims and the OPERATOR agrees to assume, on behalf of the OWNER, the defense of any action at law or in equity, which may be brought against the OWNER upon such claim and to pay on behalf of the OWNER, upon its demand, the amount of any judgement that may be entered against the OWNER in any such action. XI. Before commencing the work, the OPERATOR shall procure and maintain liability insurance, at its own expense, and procure and maintain workers' compensation and employee liability insurance in accordance with the laws of the State of Texas. The OPERATOR agrees that nothing contained in this paragraph shall limit or release the OPERATOR from its obligations otherwise provided for in this Agreement, including assumption of liabilities and indemnifications to the OWNER. If the OPERATOR fails to procure and maintain at least the above insurance, the OWNER shall have the right to procure and maintain the said insurance for and in the name of the OPERATOR, and the OPERATOR shall pay the cost thereof and shall furnish all necessary information to make effective and maintain such insurance. XII. The OPERATOR for the Contract Price herein provided for, hereby agrees to pay and shall hold the OWNER harmless against the payment of all contributions, taxes, or premiums which may be payable under Federal, State, or Local laws arising out of the performance of the work. XIII. If either the OPERATOR or OWNER believes it has a claim of any nature whatsoever against the other party, it shall give the other written notice of the amount, whenever possible, and nature of such claim within forty-five (45) days (or such other time limits as may beexpressly set forth in the Agreement) of the occurrence of the event upon which such claim is based. In default of such notice the claim is waived.