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. STATE OF FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Form No710-010-21UTILITIES UTILITY WORK BY HIGHWAY CONTRACTOR AGREEMENT 11114 (AT FDOT EXPENSE) (7) Perform any work with its own forces or through contractors and seek repayment for the cost thereof under Section 337.403(3), Florida Statutes. In the event that the FDOT breaches any provision of this Agreement, then in addition to any other remedies which are otherwise provided for in the Agreement, the UAO may exercise one or more of the following options: (1) Terminate this Agreement if the breach is material and has not been cured within sixty (60) days from written notice thereof from the UAO. (2) If the breach is a failure to pay an invoice for Utility Work which is reimbursable under this Agreement, pursue any statutory remedies that the UAO may have for failure to pay invoices. (3) Pursue any other remedies legally available C. Termination of this Agreement shall not relieve either party from any obligations it has pursuant to other agreements between the parties nor from any statutory obligations that either party may have with regard to the subject matter hereof. Force Majeure Neither the UAO nor the FDOT shall be liable to the other for any failure to perform under this Agreement to the extent such performance is prevented by an act of God, war, riots, natural catastrophe, or other event beyond the control of the non-performing party and which could not have been avoided or overcome by the exercise of due diligence; provided that the party claiming the excuse from performance has (a) promptly notified the other party of the occurrence and its estimated duration, (b) promptly remedied or mitigated the effect of the occurrence to the extent possible, and (c) resumed performance as soon as possible. Indemnification FOR GOVERNMENT-OWNED UTILITIES, To the extent provided by law, the UAO shall indemnify, defend, and hold harmless the FDOT and all of its officers, agents, and employees from any claim, loss, damage, cost, charge, or expense arising out of any acts, action, error, neglect, or omission by the UAO, its agents, employees, or contractors during the performance of the Agreement, whether direct or indirect, and whether to any person or property to which FDOT or said parties may be subject, except that neither the UAO, its agents, employees, or contractors will be liable under this section for damages arising out of the injury or damage to persons or property directly caused by or resulting from the negligence of the FDOT or any of its officers, agents, or employees during the performance of this Agreement. When the FDOT receives a notice of claim for damages that may have been caused by the UAO in the performance of services required under this Agreement, the FDOT will immediately forward the claim to the UAO. The UAO and the FDOT will evaluate the claim and report their findings to each other within fourteen (14) working days and will jointly discuss options in defending the claim. After reviewing the claim, the FDOT will determine whether to require the participation of the UAO in the defense of the claim or to require the LIAO to defend the FDOT in such claim as described in this section. The FDOT's failure to notify the UAO of a claim shall not release the UAO from any of the requirements of this section. The FDOT and the UAO will pay their own costs for the evaluation, settlement negotiations, and trial, if any. However, if only one party participates in the defense of the claim at trial, that party is responsible for all costs.