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Paragraph 191 Indemnity

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(1)

The undertaker will pay to the PLA its proper and reasonable legal costs, professional fees and disbursements incurred in connection with reviewing the details submitted to the PLA pursuant to this Part 14 of Schedule 14.

(2)

The undertaker is responsible for and must make good to the PLA all financial costs, charges, damages losses or expenses which may be incurred reasonably or suffered by the PLA by reason of—

(a)

the construction or operation of Work no. 3, any specified work or its failure or a failure to adhere to the requirements of this Part 14 of Schedule 14; and

(b)

any act or omission of the undertaker, its employees, contractors or agents or others whilst engaged on the construction or operation of a specified work or Work no. 3 or with any failure, and the undertaker must indemnify the PLA from and against all claims and demands arising out of or in connection with a specified work, Work no. 3 or any such failure, act or omission or any failure to adhere to the requirements of this Part 14 of Schedule 14.

(3)

The fact that any act or thing may have been done—

(a)

by the PLA on behalf of the undertaker; or

(b)

by the undertaker, its employees, contractors or agents in accordance with plans or particulars submitted to or modifications or conditions specified by the PLA, or in a manner approved by the PLA, or under its supervision or the supervision of its duly authorised representative, does not (if it was done or required without negligence on the part of the PLA or its duly authorised representative, employee, contractor or agent) excuse the undertaker from liability under the provisions of this paragraph.

(4)

The PLA must give the undertaker reasonable notice of any such claim or demand as is referred to in sub-paragraphs (1) and (2) and no settlement or compromise of it is to be made without the prior consent of the undertaker.