BURIED UTILITIES AND HDDEN CONDITIONS. Matrix will conduct the research that in our exclusive professional opinion is a reasonable precaution to locate utility lines and other man-made objects that may exist beneath the project site surface. The CLIENT recognizes that Xxxxxx's research may not identify all subsurface utilities or other subsurface objects, and therefore the CLIENT agrees to release, hold Matrix harmless and indemnify and pay for damages to underground utilities/structures and/or other damages related to construction activities, worker health/safety, schedule delays, etc. Which may be attributable to underground objects which are not identified by the CLIENT or third parties or correctly shown on plans furnished by the CLIENT or third parties. In the event that the services provided by Matrix are for renovations and/or addition to an existing structure, there may exist existing conditions which cannot be identified or verified without expending great sums of money and/or destroying portions of the building. CLIENT agrees that Matrix shall not be responsible for damages or additional costs which arise out of hidden conditions not identified and/or located by Matrix. In the event that the services provided by Matrix involve the investigation of, or assumptions about, subsurface conditions of any kind, the CLIENT recognizes that subsurface conditions may vary from those encountered at the location where, and at the time when, borings, sampling, or testing is performed by Matrix and that the data provided by Matrix are based solely on the information available to Matrix. The CLIENT agrees to release, defend indemnify and hold Matrix harmless from and against all claims, damages, losses and expenses arising from the interpretation by others of data provided by Xxxxxx.
