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release the CONTRACTOR or its sureties from any obligations under the Contract
<br />Documents or the Public Construction Bond.
<br />ARTICLE 7 - INDEMNIFICATION
<br />7.01 CONTRACTOR shall indemnify OWNER, ENGINEER, and others in accordance with
<br />paragraph 6.20 (Indemnification) of the General Conditions to the Construction Contract.
<br />ARTICLE 8 - CONTRACTOR'S REPRESENTATIONS
<br />8.01 In order to induce OWNER to enter into this Agreement CONTRACTOR makes the
<br />following representations:
<br />A. CONTRACTOR has examined and carefully studied the Contract Documents and the other
<br />related data identified in the Bidding Documents.
<br />B. CONTRACTOR has visited the Site and become familiar with and is satisfied as to the
<br />general, local, and Site conditions that may affect cost, progress, and performance of the
<br />Work.
<br />C. CONTRACTOR is familiar with and is satisfied as to all federal, state, and local Laws and
<br />Regulations that may affect cost, progress, and performance of the Work.
<br />D. CONTRACTOR has carefully studied all: (1) reports of explorations and tests of subsurface
<br />conditions at or contiguous to the Site and all drawings of physical conditions in or relating
<br />to existing surface or subsurface structures at or contiguous to the Site (except Underground
<br />Facilities) which have been identified in the Supplementary Conditions as provided in
<br />paragraph 4.02 of the General Conditions and (2) reports and drawings of a Hazardous
<br />Environmental Condition, if any, at the Site which have been identified in the Supplementary
<br />Conditions as provided in paragraph 4.06 of the General Conditions.
<br />E. CONTRACTOR has obtained and carefully studied (or assumes responsibility for having
<br />done so) all additional or supplementary examinations, investigations, explorations, tests,
<br />studies, and data concerning conditions (surface, subsurface, and Underground Facilities)
<br />at or contiguous to the Site which may affect cost, progress, or performance of the Work or
<br />which relate to any aspect of the means, methods, techniques, sequences, and procedures
<br />of construction to be employed by CONTRACTOR, including applying the specific means,
<br />methods, techniques, sequences, and procedures of construction, if any, expressly required
<br />by the Contract Documents to be employed by CONTRACTOR, and safety precautions and
<br />programs incident thereto
<br />F. CONTRACTOR does not consider that any further examinations, investigations,
<br />explorations, tests, studies, or data are necessary for the performance of the Work at the
<br />Contract Price, within the Contract Times, and in accordance with the other terms and
<br />conditions of the Contract Documents.
<br />G. CONTRACTOR is aware of the general nature of work to be performed by OWNER and
<br />others at the Site that relates to the Work as indicated in the Contract Documents.
<br />H. CONTRACTOR has correlated the information known to CONTRACTOR, information and
<br />observations obtained from visits to the Site, reports and drawings identified in the Contract
<br />Documents, and all additional examinations, investigations, explorations, tests, studies, and
<br />data with the Contract Documents.
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