Exhibit 10.7
Execution
Copy
REGENCY
INTRASTATE GAS LLC
PIPELINE
CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT
This
Contract is made and entered into this 24th day of February, 2009
(“Effective Date”), at Dallas, Texas, by and between
Regency Intrastate Gas LLC, a Delaware limited liability company
(hereinafter called “Company”) and Price Gregory
International, Inc., a Delaware corporation (hereinafter called
“Contractor”).
The Company
has advised Contractor that it desires to have constructed the
Haynesville Expansion Project which consists of approximately 48
miles of 36 inch natural gas pipeline and 75 miles of 42-inch
natural gas pipeline and ancillary facilities in Louisiana more
particularly described in this Contract, including without
limitation, the Documents, which are attached as Exhibits to this
Contract.
In
consideration of the mutual undertakings herein, the Company and
Contractor agree as follows:
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Contractor represents and warrants
that it has fully acquainted itself with the Work to be performed
hereunder, including, without limitation, all the provisions of the
Contract as hereinafter defined, the topography of the
rights-of-way, the type and character of the soil, rock, grading,
stream, highway, railroad and all other conditions, obstacles and
impediments of whatsoever kind and character, that may be
encountered in the performance of the Work.
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Contractor and the Company hereby
acknowledge that these Special Provisions together with the
Documents shall constitute the “Contract”.
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3.
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Contractor shall perform, and do all
things necessary, for the proper construction and completion of the
Work.
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Time is of the essence. The
Contractor hereby agrees that the (i) Work shall be commenced
on or before May 1, 2009, (ii) Mechanical Completion
shall occur on or before December 21, 2009 (such date being
referred to in this Agreement as the “Mechanical Completion
Deadline”), and (iii) Final Clean-up shall occur on or
before April 15, 2010 (such date being referred to in this
Agreement as the “Final Clean-up Deadline”);
provided, however , that Company may postpone the above
starting date pending the issuance of any necessary approvals of
governmental authorities, availability of rights-of-way, or receipt
of adequate
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Contractor Initials: CSH
Company Initials: BRK
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amounts of
material at the delivery points provided for in this Contract, so
long as Company provides Contractor with an appropriate equitable
adjustment of the time and payment provisions of this Contract. It
is agreed that Company will give notice to Contractor of any such
postponement at least ten (10) days prior to the specified
starting date and provide a subsequent starting date. The
Mechanical Completion Deadline and Final Clean-up Deadline shall be
delayed equally.
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Company shall pay Contractor for the
performance of this Contract in accordance with the unit prices set
forth in the Unit Price Summary and the other applicable provisions
of the Contract.
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This Contract shall be governed,
construed and enforced in accordance with the laws of the State of
Texas without reference to conflicts of laws provisions.
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Any
controversy or claim arising out of or relating to this Contract,
or the breach thereof, shall be settled by arbitration administered
by the American Arbitration Association under its Commercial
Arbitration Rules to the extent that such rules are not
inconsistent with the provisions of this paragraph. Judgment on the
award rendered by the arbitrator(s) may be entered in any court
having jurisdiction thereof. The parties further agree that the AAA
Optional Rules for Emergency Measures of Protection shall apply to
the proceedings. A demand for arbitration shall be made within a
reasonable time after the disagreement has arisen and shall include
sufficient detail of the disagreement and the specific provision
under which the disagreement arose. Each Party shall appoint one
arbitrator within ten (10) Business Days of written notice of
the dispute and the two appointed thusly, shall select a neutral
third arbitrator. If the two arbitrators appointed by the Parties
are unable to agree upon the appointment of the third arbitrator
within ten (10) Business Days thereafter, then either of the
Parties, upon written notice to the other, may require appointment
of the third arbitrator from, and pursuant to the rules of, the
American Arbitration Association for commercial
arbitration.
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The
Parties shall have forty five (45) Business Days from the
appointment of the last of the arbitrators to perform discovery and
present evidence and argument to the arbitrators. After the
presentation of the evidence has been concluded, each Party shall
submit to the arbitration panel a final offer of its proposed
resolution of the dispute. A majority of the arbitrators shall
approve the final offer of one Party without modification and
reject the offer of the other Party. The decision must be rendered
within twenty (20)
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Contractor Initials: CSH
Company Initials: BRK
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Business
Days following the conclusion of the hearing, and such decision
will be written and furnished to the Parties within five
(5) Business Days following the date of
determination.
The
arbitrators shall not have the authority to award any damages or
impose any remedy not specifically provided for in this Agreement.
The arbitration will be conducted in Dallas, Texas. Each Party
shall bear and pay its own attorneys’ fees and other costs
and expenses incurred in connection with the arbitration and
one-half of the arbitrators fees and expenses.
8. This
Contract shall be binding upon the parties hereto and their
successors and assigns; provided however, that Contractor shall not
assign this Contract, or any portion hereof, or any of its rights
and obligations hereunder without first securing the prior written
consent of Company upon such conditions as the Company shall deem
necessary.
9. Notices
required under this Contract shall be sent to the parties at the
addresses listed below:
Contractor:
Buddy Hardwick
Price Gregory International, Inc.
15660 N. Dallas Parkway, Suite 300
Dallas, TX 75248
972-858-8800
972-858-7871
bhardwick@pricegregory.com
Company:
Jennifer Rost
Regency Intrastate Gas LLC
2001 Bryan Street, Suite 3700
Dallas, TX 75201
214-750-1771
214-750-1749
Jennifer.rost@regencygas.com
10.
Contractor represents and warrants that it has read and understands
this Contract and the parties agree that this Contract sets forth
the entire agreement between Company and Contractor with respect to
the Work and no oral agreements heretofore made shall be binding,
and no modification of, or supplement to this Contract shall be
made except by written agreement signed by Contractor and an
officer of Company. The headings to each of the various Sections
and Articles of this Contract and Exhibits are for convenience only
and shall have no effect on, or be deemed a part of, the text of
the Contract.
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Contractor Initials: CSH
Company Initials: BRK
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11.
Capitalized terms used but not defined in these Special Provisions
are defined in Article 1.0 of the General Conditions and are
used herein with the meanings ascribed to them therein.
12. The
following documents are attached to and incorporated into this
Contract as Exhibits:
Exhibit A
— General Conditions
Exhibit B — Unit Price Summary
Exhibit C — Scope of Work
Exhibit D — Pipeline Construction Specifications
Exhibit E — Special Drawings
Exhibit F — Special Right-of-Way Provisions
Exhibit G — Project Drawings
Exhibit H — Operator Qualification Statement
Exhibit I — Pipeline Operators Alcohol And Controlled
Substances Misuse Prevention Plan
Exhibit J — Regency Intrastate Gas LLC Upland Erosion
Control, Revegetation, and Maintenance Plan
Exhibit K — Regency Intrastate Gas LLC Wetland and
Waterbody Construction and Mitigation Procedures
Exhibit L — FERC Environmental and Construction
Requirements
Exhibit M — Regency Force Account Rates
Exhibit N — Required Forms
Exhibit O — Assumptions and Clarifications
EXECUTED,
and made effective as of the day and year first above
written.
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“CONTRACTOR”
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PRICE GREGORY
INTERNATIONAL, INC.
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/s/ C. S.
Hardwick Jr.
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BY:
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C. S. Hardwick
Jr.
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TITLE
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Senior Vice
President
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DATE:
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February 24, 2009
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“COMPANY”
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REGENCY
INTRASTATE GAS LLC
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Contractor Initials: CSH
Company Initials: BRK
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By:
Regency Gas Services LP, its sole member
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By:
Regency OLP GP LLC, its general partner
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/s/ Byron R.
Kelley
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BY:
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Byron R.
Kelley
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TITLE
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Chief Executive
Officer and President
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DATE:
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February 27, 2009
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Contractor Initials: CSH
Company Initials: BRK
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EXHIBIT A
TO THE PIPELINE CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT
BETWEEN
PRICE GREGORY INTERNATIONAL, INC.
REGENCY
INTRASTATE GAS LLC
Contractor
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DEFINITIONS, CONSTRUCTION AND
CORRELATION OF DOCUMENTS
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1.1.
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Cumulative Rights and Obligations.
The obligations of Contractor and the rights of Company under the
Contract shall be cumulative. The fact that two or more of the
provisions of the Contract may deal with the same or a similar
subject matter but impose different, although not mutually
exclusive, obligations upon Contractor shall not relieve Contractor
from satisfying all of said obligations. The exercise by Company of
any right granted under this Contract shall not limit or affect
Company’s ability to exercise any other rights under this
Contract or otherwise available to the Company. If any provision of
the Contract is or should subsequently become void, or
unenforceable under Applicable Law, such fact shall not affect
Company’s rights under or ability to enforce any other
provision.
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1.2.
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Precedence. Subject to the
provisions of Section 1.1 above, if two or more of the
Documents are in direct conflict, in the sole opinion of Company,
unless otherwise expressly provided in the Contract, the order of
precedence among them shall be as follows:
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Exhibit O — Assumptions and Clarifications
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Exhibit A — General Conditions
4.
Exhibit J — Regency Intrastate Gas LLC Upland Erosion
Control, Vegetation, and Maintenance Plan
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Exhibit K — Regency Intrastate Gas LLC Wetland and
Waterbody Construction and Mitigation Procedures
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Exhibit L — FERC Environmental and Construction
Requirements
7.
Exhibit D — Pipeline Construction
Specifications
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Exhibit C — Scope of Work
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Exhibit B — Unit Price Summary
10.
Exhibit G — Project Drawings
11.
Exhibit E — Special Drawings
12.
Exhibit F — Special Right of Way Provisions
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Exhibit M — Regency Force Account Rates
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Exhibit H — Operator Qualification Statement
15.
Exhibit N — Required Forms
16.
Exhibit I — Pipeline Operators Alcohol And Controlled
Substances Misuse Prevention Plan
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1.3.
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Defined Terms. Capitalized terms
used in this Contract shall have the meanings given to them in this
Section 1.3.
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1.3.1.
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“Agreed Extra Work
Order” has the meaning provided in
Article 15.
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1.3.2.
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“Applicable Law” means
any applicable law, ordinance or statute or any order, decree,
injunction, license, permit, consent, approval, agreement, or
regulation of any governmental entity having jurisdiction,
including any specified standards or criteria contained in any
applicable permit or approval, or other legislative or
administrative action of a governmental entity or a final decree,
judgment, or order of a court; including without limitation any of
the foregoing which relate to the environment, health, safety or
employment.
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“Assessments” shall mean
any and all fines, penalties, and costs assessed by any regulatory
body or governmental body as provided for in Section 8.2 of
these General Conditions.
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1.3.4.
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“Assumptions and
Clarifications” means the document attached to this Contract
as Exhibit O.
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1.3.5.
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“Change” means any
change, modification, addition or deletion to or in the
Work.
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“Change in Law” means
the adoption, enactment or application to Company or Contractor of
any Applicable Law subsequent to the Effective Date that is
inconsistent or at variance with any Applicable Law in effect on
the Effective Date and that materially adversely affects (in cost
or time or both) the ability of Company or Contractor to perform
its obligations hereunder; provided, however, that a change in any
Applicable Law relating to taxes or qualification, or licensing of
Contractor or its Subcontractors shall not constitute a Change in
Law. If and to the extent that any Change in Law gives rise to a
change in the Work or to the schedule, manner or sequence of
execution of the Work, such Change in Law shall be treated as a
Change.
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“Change Order” has the
meaning provided in Section 14.1. A copy of the approved
Change Order form is attached as a Required Form.
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1.3.8.
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“Claim Date” has the
meaning provided in Section 7.1.1.
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1.3.9.
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“Claims” has the meaning
provided in Section 7.1.1.
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1.3.10.
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“Company” means Regency
Intrastate Gas LLC, its successors and assigns.
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1.3.11.
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“Contract” has the
meaning ascribed to such term in paragraph 2 of the Special
Provisions.
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1.3.12.
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“Contractor” means Price
Gregory International, Inc. and its permitted assigns.
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1.3.13.
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“Crew” means a group of
workmen, including supervisory personnel, operators and related
equipment, engaged in a single specific task in the construction of
the Pipeline.
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1.3.14.
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“Disputed Extra Work
Order” has the meaning provided in
Article 15.
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1.3.15.
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“Documents” means the
General Conditions, the Unit Price Summary, the Scope of Work, the
Pipeline Construction Specifications, the Special Drawings, the
Special ROW Provisions, the Project Drawings, the Qualification
Requirements, the Pipeline Operators Alcohol And Controlled
Substances Misuse Prevention Plan, the Regency Intrastate Gas LLC
Upland Erosion Control, Vegetation, and Maintenance Plan, the
Regency Intrastate Pipeline LLC Wetland and Waterbody Construction
and Mitigation Procedures, FERC Environmental and Construction
Requirements, Regency Force Account Rates, and Required
Forms.
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“Extra Work” has the
meaning ascribed to such term in Section 14.2 of these General
Conditions.
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“Final Clean-up” means
that the construction Right-of-way has been restored and
re-vegetated in accordance with the Documents and in compliance
with project requirements.
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“Force Account Work” and
“Force Account Basis” shall have the meanings ascribed
to such terms in Section 14.2 of these General
Conditions.
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1.3.19.
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“Force Majeure” has the
meaning ascribed to such term in Section 13.2 of these General
Conditions.
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“Inspector” means any
employee, third-party contractor or other representative designated
by the Company as the Person or Persons responsible for the on-site
inspection of the Work to determine if it is in compliance with
quality, contractual and governmental standards
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“Key Personnel” means
those Contractor personnel defined as Superintendent, Assistant
Superintendents, Project Managers, Engineers, Foremen, or Office
Managers.
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“Mechanical Completion”
means that the installation is in accordance with the Documents and
mechanically ready for commercial operations in a safe manner and
in compliance with project requirements.
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1.3.23.
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“Move Around” has the
meaning provided in Section 12.1 of these General
Conditions.
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1.3.24.
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“Omitted Work” shall
have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 14.3 of
these General Conditions.
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1.3.25.
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“Person” means any
individual or person, or general partnership, limited partnership,
limited liability partnership, company (including any limited
liability company or joint stock company), corporation (including
any non-profit corporation), joint venture, estate, trust, business
trust, cooperative, association, foreign trust or foreign business
organization or governmental authority.
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“Pipeline” means the
Haynesville Expansion Project consisting of approximately 48 miles
of 36 inch natural gas pipeline and 75 miles of 42-inch natural gas
pipeline and ancillary facilities in Louisiana more particularly
described in the Documents.
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1.3.27.
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“Pipeline Construction
Specifications” means the Regency Intrastate Gas LLC
Construction Specifications attached to this Contract as
Exhibit D.
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1.3.28.
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“Pipeline Operators Alcohol
And Controlled Substances Misuse Prevention Plan” shall mean
the document attached to the Contract as Exhibit I.
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1.3.29.
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“Point(s) of Delivery”
means each of the following locations: the Port of Shreveport,
Louisiana, Camp Minden, Louisiana and Monroe, Louisiana.
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“Project Drawings” means
the project drawings, including without limitation the Alignment
Sheets, Mainline Valve Drawings and
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Launcher/Receiver
Drawings that shall be completed by Company and become a part of
Exhibit G to this Contract prior to commencement of
construction hereunder.
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“Prudent Industry
Practices” means those practices, methods, specifications,
codes and standards, that: (i) when engaged in, are commonly
used by first class, experienced and prudent natural gas pipeline
construction contractors in the United States when performing
services of the type as the Work, lawfully and with safety,
reliability, and efficiency; and (ii) in the exercise of
reasonable judgment, considering the facts known when engaged in,
would have been expected to achieve the desired result consistent
with Applicable Law, safety, reliability, efficiency and
economy.
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1.3.32.
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“Operator Qualification
Statement” means the operator qualification requirements
attached to this Contract as Exhibit H.
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1.3.33.
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“Regency Intrastate Pipeline
LLC Wetland and Waterbody Construction and Mitigation
Procedures” means the description of procedures for wetland
and waterbody construction and mitigation that are attached to this
Contract as Exhibit K.
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1.3.34.
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“Regency Intrastate Gas LLC
Upland Erosion Control, Vegetation, and Maintenance Plan”
means the procedures for upland erosion control, vegetation and
maintenance that are attached to this Contract as
Exhibit J.
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1.3.35.
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“Required Forms” means
the following forms attached hereto as required forms: Change Order
Form, Invoicing Form, Invoicing Instructions, Certificate of
Completion Form, and Lein Release Form.
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1.3.36.
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“Right-of-way”,
“Rights-of-way” or “ROW” mean the
easements, licenses, leases, permits or other real or personal
rights under which Company has the right to construct the Pipeline
upon, over, under, across, and through the lands whereupon the
Contractor is to construct the Pipeline hereunder.
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1.3.37.
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“Scope of Work” means
the Scope of Work attached to this Contract as
Exhibit C.
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1.3.38.
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“Special ROW Provisions”
means the special ROW provisions that shall be completed by Company
and become a part of this Contract prior to commencement of
construction hereunder.
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the special drawings, including without limitation, permit drawings
and typical construction drawings attached to this Contract as
Exhibit E.
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“Superintendent” shall
have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 4.2 of these
General Conditions.
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“Ten-Year Historical
Event” means, with respect to weather, a severe weather event
that generates statistics for severe weather (including but not
limited to wind-speed, precipitation, and temperature) that do not
historically occur more frequently than once every ten
(10) calendar years.
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“Termination for Convenience
Notice” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in
Section 27.1 of these General Conditions.
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“Termination Payment”
shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 27.1
of these General Condition.
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1.3.44.
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“Unit Price Summary”
means the unit price summary attached to this Contract as
Exhibit B.
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1.3.45.
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“Warranty Period” means,
with respect to the Work, the twelve (12) month period
following the issuance by Company of a Certificate of Completion in
accordance with Section 21.5 of these General Conditions. The
Warranty Period will be extended with respect to any Work which
must be corrected because of breach of warranty discovered during
the Warranty Period for an additional twelve (12) month period
after the Company certifies to Contractor in writing the correction
of any such defect.
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“Work” means all of the
materials, labor, services, supervision, management, quality
assurance, supplemental design and engineering, construction,
installation, equipping, verification and other activities
necessary for the completion of the Pipeline in accordance with
this Contract to the satisfaction of Company.
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MATERIALS, EQUIPMENT and EMPLOYEES
FURNISHED BY CONTRACTOR
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2.1.
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Except to the extent otherwise
expressly provided in Section 3.1 of these General Conditions
and unless and except as otherwise provided herein, Contractor
shall provide and pay for all construction-related materials and
consumable supplies, labor, tools, equipment, water, light, power,
transportation and other facilities necessary for the execution,
testing and completion of the Work.
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2.2.1.
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Contractor represents, warrants and
covenants that: (a) the Company will at all times have good
and valid title to the Work free and clear of all liens, claims and
encumbrances of any kind except as may arise from Company’s
wrongful failure to pay, (b) Contractor is and will be at all
times fully qualified and capable of performing the Work in
accordance with the terms of this Contract and (c) during the
Warranty Period, the Work, documentation, materials and other items
furnished by or through Contractor under this Contract:
(i) are free from errors, defects in material and workmanship;
(ii) are new unless the Parties agree otherwise in writing;
(iii) are of good quality and good operating condition (normal
wear and tear excepted) and in accordance with Prudent Industry
Practices; (iv) are in accordance with all
manufacturer’s instructions and in a manner that does not
void or impair manufacturer warranties; (v) conform to the
requirements of this Contract, including without limitation the
requirements contained in the Documents; and (vi) conform in
all respects with all Applicable Law, and Prudent Industry
Practice, including without limitation required pipeline depth
coverage which will apply to the entire Pipeline, save and except
such pipeline sections as to which Company agrees in writing that
it does not apply. Upon receipt of written notice from Company of
any defect in any such equipment, material, labor or pipeline cover
discovered during the Warranty Period, Contractor shall repair or
replace the affected item or parts thereof at Contractor’s
expense at a time acceptable to Company. If within ten
(10) days after Company gives the Contractor notice of a
defect, Contractor neglects to make or undertake with due diligence
to make the necessary repair or replacement, Company is hereby
authorized to make the correction itself or order the Work to be
done by a third party, and the cost of the correction shall be
promptly paid by Contractor upon receipt of an invoice from Company
for the same.
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2.2.2.
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All
tools and equipment furnished and used by Contractor shall be safe,
efficient, serviceable and in good operating condition, and
Contractor further agrees to replace any equipment and machinery
that, in the judgment of the Company’s Representative, is
unsafe or incapable of satisfactorily performing the work for which
it was designed.
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2.2.3.
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Should Contractor require unskilled
labor, it agrees to employ persons residing in the locality in
which the Work is being performed, insofar as possible, to fulfill
such unskilled labor requirements.
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2.2.4.
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Contractor shall pay all persons
employed by it for the performance of the Work in compliance with
all legal requirements, as the same may now or hereafter exist and
shall comply with any Applicable Law regarding Contractor’s
employment practices.
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2.2.5.
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Contractor will remove from the job
and from any premises owned or controlled by Company, any of its
employees who refuse to comply with any of the terms of this
Contract.
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2.2.6.
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Company shall have the right, at any
time, to require that the Contractor replace Contractor’s
Superintendent if, in Company’s opinion, the Superintendent
is negligent, incompetent or fails to observe and to perform the
provisions of the Contract. Contractor shall not remove any
equipment or key men from the location of the Work unless such
removal is authorized by Company’s Representative, and the
Company shall have the right to require Contractor to employ an
additional Crew or Crews and provide additional equipment, tools
and supplies if, in the judgment of Company’s Representative,
such procedure is necessary to complete the Work within the time
specified in the Contract.
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2.3.
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Contractor’s Key Personnel
shall be assigned to work full time and shall not be reassigned or
given supplementary work assignments without Company’s prior
approval. The Key Personnel are critical to the success of the
Project. The Key Personnel’s removal or replacement after
initial assignment will be disruptive and could cause Company to
incur costs related to the disruption. It is expressly understood
and agreed that the removal or reassignment of any one of the above
Key Personnel without Company’s express written approval
shall not be allowed. In the event that the removal of the
individual occupying any one of the positions designated as Key
Personnel above results from that individual resigning his position
with Contractor (and not accepting any other position with
Contractor or Contractor’s affiliates) then Company will have
no claim against Contractor.
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MATERIALS and EQUIPMENT FURNISHED BY
COMPANY
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3.1.
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Company shall pay for and furnish to
Contractor at the Points of Delivery, all pipe, valves, fittings,
and other materials that are intended to become a permanent part of
the Pipeline to be constructed hereunder.
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3.2.
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Contractor shall be responsible for
receiving any and all materials and equipment furnished to
Contractor by Company after delivery to the Points of Delivery.
Contractor shall notify Company in writing within one (1) day
of delivery of any damage to any such materials regardless of the
cause. In addition, Contractor shall repair or replace with
materials and equipment of equal quality at its own expense, or
reimburse Company for the cost of any loss or damage that said
materials or equipment may sustain from any cause after said
delivery to Contractor.
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3.3.
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Contractor shall bear the cost of
any demurrage or other claims resulting from delays in unloading
said materials furnished to it by Company after reasonable
notification that such materials have been shipped.
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Contractor shall notify and secure
permission from the Company, in advance, if it wishes to withdraw
materials stored at the Points of Delivery.
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3.5.
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Contractor shall return to Company
at the Point of Delivery specified by the Company, without undue
delay after completion of the Work, all extra and surplus materials
delivered by Company that were not used to complete the
Work.
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3.6.
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All
materials, furnished by Company to Contractor hereunder shall be
inspected and tallied at the Point of Delivery to Contractor by
representatives of Company and Contractor, each keeping a record of
quantities, quality and conditions, and any loss of or damage to
such materials during shipment shall be reported immediately by
Contractor to the shipping agency and in writing to
Company.
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REPRESENTATIVES AND
SUPERINTENDENTS
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4.1.
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Company may have a representative or
representatives (“Inspector”) at the location of the
Work to observe and inspect the same.
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4.2.
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Contractor shall at all times have a
superintendent (“Superintendent”) on the Work site,
vested with full authority to represent Contractor in prosecuting
the Work hereunder.
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4.3.
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In
the performance of the Work, Contractor is an independent
contractor, and nothing in this Contract creates or shall be
construed as creating either a partnership (of any kind) or the
relationship of principal and agent, or employer and employee,
between Company and Contractor or between Company and
Contractor’s agents, subcontractors or employees. Contractor
shall have no authority to hire any persons on behalf of Company,
and any and all persons whom it may employ are and shall be deemed
to be solely the employees of Contractor.
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4.4.
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Contractor shall have control and
management of the details of the Work, the selection of employees
and the fixing of their hours of labor. The Work to be performed
hereunder shall be delivered to Company completed in accordance
with the Contract. The Company shall be entitled to inspect and
determine whether the Work is being performed in compliance with
the terms of this Contract. Nothing herein-contained authorizes, or
shall be construed to authorize, Contractor to incur any debt,
liability or obligation of any nature for, or on behalf of, the
Company.
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5.1.
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Contractor shall continuously
maintain adequate protection of all its Work from damage and shall
protect the Company’s property from injury or loss arising in
connection with this Contract. Contractor shall at all times
exercise due care with regard to all excavations, equipment,
machinery and materials to prevent loss or injury to persons and
property, including livestock, and shall use such adequate
protective devices, warning signs and barriers as may be reasonably
required under the circumstances. Contractor will comply with all
federal and state safety and environmental laws at all
times.
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5.2.
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Relative to performance of the Work
hereunder, Contractor, in recognition of the Scope of Work, the
specifics of the Work location, and its experience in the kinds of
work to be undertaken hereunder, agrees to provide all necessary
safety equipment, safety instructions and a written safety plan for
the safety of its employees, representatives, subcontractors, if
any, and others who may be at the Work location pursuant to the
requirements of Contractor. In addition to the foregoing,
Contractor agrees to comply with any safety requirements of the
Company and all applicable safety laws, rules, and
regulations.
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6.1.
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Contractor, at its own expense,
shall provide and maintain in force the kinds of insurance, with
companies acceptable to the Company, and in the minimum amounts of
coverages set forth below to cover all loss and liability for
damages on account of bodily injury, including death, and injury
to, or destruction of, property caused by, or arising from, any and
all operations carried on, or any and all work performed under this
Contract. Contractor has furnished Company with copies of the
policies with all endorsements prior to commencement of any Work
hereunder, including a copy of the contractual insurance
endorsement insuring performance of the indemnity in
Article 7.0 hereof.
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6.1.1.
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Workers’ Compensation
(Including Occupational Disease) and Employer’s Liability
Insurance with a minimum policy limit of $1,000,000 per accident.
Coverages shall apply to all employees in accordance with the
benefits afforded by the statutory workers’ compensation acts
applicable to the State, Territory or District of hire, supervision
or place of accident.
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6.1.2.
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Comprehensive Commercial General
Liability Insurance covering premises operations, products and
completed operations, independent contractors, blanket contractual
liability, explosion (x), collapse (c), and
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underground (u) hazards. Policy
shall be endorsed to provide broad form property damage, including
completed operations.
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Policy limits shall not be less
than:
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Injury $1,000,000/$1,000,000
Property Damage $1,000,000/$1,000,000
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Comprehensive Automobile Liability
Insurance covering all owned, hired and non-owned automotive
equipment. Policy limits shall not be less than:
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Injury $1,000,000 Per Person $1,000,000 Per Occurrence
Property Damage $1,000,000 Per Occurrence
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Umbrella Liability or Excess
Liability Insurance excess of all primary coverage’s
enumerated in this Article 6 with limits of at least
$20,000,000.00 Combined Single Limit for Bodily Injury and Property
Damage.
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Builder’s Risk Insurance, upon
Company’s request, in an amount and form specified by
Company. Company shall bear the cost of the Builder’s Risk
policy if Company requests such insurance.
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All
policies shall provide that the insurance company will notify the
Company thirty (30) days prior to (i) the termination of
any policy (ii) the implementation of any changes therein that
restrict or reduce the coverage provided and (iii) any change
of the insured or the beneficiary thereunder. In the event of the
Contractor’s failure to carry out any of the provisions of
this Article, the Company shall, in addition to any right to
recover damages or to obtain other relief, have the right to cancel
and terminate this Contract.
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6.3.
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Waiver of Subrogation
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6.3.1.
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All
insurance policies of Contractor with respect to the operations
conducted hereunder shall be endorsed in accordance with the
following policy wording to waive all express or implied rights of
subrogation:
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“The Insurers hereby waive
their rights of subrogation against any individual, firm,
corporation, partnership or other entity for whom, or with whom,
the Insured may be working and against any affiliated subsidiary or
associated companies, partners, joint ventures, factors, or assigns
of such entities.”
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Before commencing performance of
this Contract, Contractor shall furnish Company with Certificates
of Insurance indicating:
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6.4.1.
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The
kinds and amounts of insurance required above are in
force.
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6.4.2.
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The
insurance company or companies carrying the aforesaid
coverages.
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6.4.3.
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The
expiration dates of policies.
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6.4.4.
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That Company will be given thirty
(30) days written advance notice of any material change in or
termination of any policy.
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That waiver of subrogation has been
endorsed on all policies.
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6.4.6.
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That the indemnification and hold
harmless provisions hereof are insured.
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Unless Company agrees in advance
otherwise, Contractor shall require all of its subcontractors to
provide for the foregoing insurance coverages, as well as any other
insurance coverages that Contractor may consider necessary, all to
be endorsed with the waiver of subrogation wording above, and any
deficiency in the coverages, policy limits or endorsements of said
subcontractors will be the sole responsibility of
Contractor.
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Additional Insured
Requirements
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6.6.1.
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Each policy required of the
Contractor and its Subcontractors shall name as additional insureds
the following: The Company, Company’s Representatives, the
respective parent companies, subsidiaries, related and affiliated
companies of each, and any additional entities as the Company may
be required to name pursuant to any lease or contract as it relates
to the Contract. The Additional Insured endorsement will state that
the coverage provided to the additional insureds is primary and
non-contributing with any other insurance available to the
additional insureds.
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PERSONAL INJURY AND PROPERTY
DAMAGE
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Contractor agrees to assume
liability for, and does hereby agree to indemnify, protect, save
and hold harmless Company, its members,
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managers,
officers, employees and agents or any entity affiliated or
associated with any such member, manager, officer, employee or
agent from and against property damage, environmental contamination
or violation of any Applicable Laws arising out of the performance
of this Contract by Contractor or its subcontractors and any and
all third party liabilities, obligations, losses, damages,
penalties, claims, suits, judgments, attorney fees and other
expenses or disbursements of any kind for personal injury
(including death) (“Claims”); provided, however, that
Contractor’s contractual obligation of indemnity shall not
extend to the percentage, if any, of the Claims attributable to
Company’s negligence or breach of this Contract. Any Claim
shall be forwarded to the Contractor. Contractor shall have thirty
(30) days from the date on which Company forwards the Claim to
the Contractor (the “Claim Date”) to investigate the
Claim and to provide a written response to Company. Should
Contractor fail to respond to Company within thirty (30) days
of the Claim Date, Contractor shall be deemed to have accepted any
and all responsibility for said Claim. Should the Contractor notify
Company within thirty (30) days of the Claim Date that the
Claim should be contested, the parties hereto shall work together
to resolve the Claim, notwithstanding any obligation of the
Contractor for indemnification of Company.
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Contractor shall be solely
responsible for the proper location of all foreign pipeline
crossings as well as the location and depth of the pipelines that
parallel most of the Pipeline. Company and its agents have provided
materials giving the approximate location of many of these
crossings. Contractor shall not rely on any of these approximations
when actual excavation begins. It shall be Contractor’s
responsibility to avoid damage to these foreign crossings and their
associated ROW and to repair damage to these foreign crossings and
their associated ROW to the specifications required by the owner.
It shall be Contractor’s responsibility to follow all
applicable one-call location laws regarding the Pipeline prior to
any Work being done.
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Notwithstanding any other provision
in this Contract, Company and Contractor recognize, acknowledge and
agree that, solely for the purpose of the Louisiana Workers’
Compensation Act, that (i) the work and services being
performed by Contractor and/or by the employees of Contractor (and
its subcontractors, if any), whether direct or statutory, borrowed
or otherwise, (collectively, “Contractor’s
Employees”) are an integral part and essential to the ability
of Company to generate Company’s goods, products and services
and are part of Company’s trade, business or occupation, and
(ii) Contractor’s Employees are the statutory employees
of Company for the purposes of La. R.S. 23:1061(A)(3), and Company
shall be entitled to the protections that are afforded a statutory
employer under Louisiana law. Notwithstanding the foregoing
sentence, Company will not be vicariously
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responsible to
a third Person for any acts of Contractor’s Employees.
Contractor shall primarily be responsible for and shall pay for all
workers’ compensation benefits to any of Contractor’s
Employees, shall protect, indemnify, defend and hold harmless
Company for any amounts owing with respect to any of
Contractor’s Employees arising out of the Louisiana
Workers’ Compensation Act, and hereby waives, and shall not
be entitled to seek, any contribution or indemnity from Company for
any such payments by or on behalf of Contractor.
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In
the event that Contractor fails to meet the Mechanical Completion
Deadline, Contractor shall pay Company, as liquidated damages and
not as a penalty, an amount equal to $50,000 for each day
completion is delayed beyond the Mechanical Completion Deadline set
forth in Section 4 of the Special Provisions of this Contract,
for up to a maximum of thirty (30) days. The parties agree
that the liquidated damages described above are a reasonable
forecast of the damages that Company would incur if Contractor
fails to meet the Mechanical Completion Deadline.
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In
the event that Company is assessed fines, penalties or costs
(“Assessments”) by any regulatory authority or
governmental body, and such Assessments arise out of Work performed
by Contractor hereunder, Contractor shall fully indemnify and hold
Company harmless against such Assessments except where Work
performed by Contractor is in accordance with the Contract or at
the direction of Company and Contractor has exercised all
reasonable care to avoid such Assessments.
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Notwithstanding any other provision
of this Contract to the contrary, except for claims arising under
Section 7.1, 8.1, and 8.2, in no event shall Company or
Contractor (or any of its Subcontractors or suppliers to any tier)
be liable to each other for any indirect, special, incidental or
consequential loss or damage including without limitation loss of
profits or revenue, loss of opportunity or use, cost of capital, or
like items of loss or damage, and each Party hereby releases the
other Party therefrom.
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TAXES, LIENS AND LEGAL
REQUIREMENTS
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9.1.
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Contractor shall promptly and
satisfactorily settle and pay all Claims for labor, equipment,
materials, supplies and any and all other Claims of every nature
that it is obligated to pay hereunder and shall furnish evidence
satisfactory to Company that all such Claims have been settled and
paid.
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Contractor shall not at any time
suffer or permit any lien, attachment or other encumbrances, or the
filing of any instrument claiming any such lien, attachment or
other encumbrance, under any Applicable Laws or
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otherwise, by any Person or Persons
whomsoever, except such as may arise from Company’s wrongful
failure to pay, to be put or remain on the Work or any premises on
which Work or materials relating to the Work are located for any
Claim whatsoever against the Contractor. Any such lien, attachment
or other encumbrance, until it is removed by Contractor at
Contractor’s sole expense, shall preclude any and all Claims
by Contractor for any payment by Company whatsoever under or by
virtue of this Contract. If the lien, attachment or other
encumbrance, or any instrument claiming any such lien, attachment
or other encumbrance, is not removed and released, the Company may
pay such claim or demand and remove such encumbrance and may deduct
the amount so paid, together with all expenses incurred in
connection with said payment or removal including, without
limitation, investigation fees,
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