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O. Nothing in the Contract Documents:
<br />1. shall create for the benefit of any such Subcontractor, Supplier, or other individual or
<br />entity any contractual relationship between Owner or Engineer and any such
<br />Subcontractor, Supplier, or other individual or entity; nor
<br />2. shall create any obligation on the part of Owner or Engineer to pay or to see to the
<br />payment of any money due any such Subcontractor, Supplier, or other individual or
<br />entity except as may otherwise be required by Laws and Regulations.
<br />7.07 Patent Fees and Royalties
<br />A. Contractor shall pay all license fees and royalties and assume all costs incident to the use in
<br />the performance of the Work or the incorporation in the Work of any invention, design,
<br />process, product, or device which is the subject of patent rights or copyrights held by
<br />others. If a particular invention, design, process, product, or device is specified in the
<br />Contract Documents for use in the performance of the Work and if, to the actual
<br />knowledge of Owner or Engineer, its use is subject to patent rights or copyrights calling for
<br />the payment of any license fee or royalty to others, the existence of such rights shall be
<br />disclosed by Owner in the Contract Documents.
<br />B. To the fullest extent permitted by Laws and Regulations, Owner shall indemnify and hold
<br />harmless Contractor, and its officers, directors, members, partners, employees, agents,
<br />consultants, and subcontractors from and against all claims, costs, losses, and damages
<br />(including but not limited to all fees and charges of engineers, architects, attorneys, and
<br />other professionals, and all court or arbitration or other dispute resolution costs) arising
<br />out of or relating to any infringement of patent rights or copyrights incident to the use in
<br />the performance of the Work or resulting from the incorporation in the Work of any
<br />invention, design, process, product, or device specified in the Contract Documents, but not
<br />identified as being subject to payment of any license fee or royalty to others required by
<br />patent rights or copyrights.
<br />C. To the fullest extent permitted by Laws and Regulations, Contractor shall indemnify and
<br />hold harmless Owner and Engineer, and the officers, directors, members, partners,
<br />employees, agents, consultants and subcontractors of each and any of them from and
<br />against all claims, costs, losses, and damages (including but not limited to all fees and
<br />charges of engineers, architects, attorneys, and other professionals and all court or
<br />arbitration or other dispute resolution costs) arising out of or relating to any infringement
<br />of patent rights or copyrights incident to the use in the performance of the Work or
<br />resulting from the incorporation in the Work of any invention, design, process, product, or
<br />device not specified in the Contract Documents.
<br />7.08 Permits
<br />A. Unless otherwise provided in the Contract Documents, Contractor shall obtain and pay for
<br />all construction permits and licenses. Owner shall assist Contractor, when necessary, in
<br />obtaining such permits and licenses. Contractor shall pay all governmental charges and
<br />inspection fees necessary for the prosecution of the Work which are applicable at the time
<br />of the submission of Contractor's Bid (or when Contractor became bound under a
<br />negotiated contract). Owner shall pay all charges of utility owners for connections for
<br />providing permanent service to the Work
<br />EJCDC® C-700, Standard General Conditions of the Construction Contract.
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