Common use of Consultant’s Standard of Care Clause in Contracts

Consultant’s Standard of Care. All services including analyses, reports, and other documents prepared by Consultant and/or subconsultants shall be performed or prepared in accordance with the professional skill, care and standards of other professionals performing similar services under similar conditions. A. The Consultant shall be responsible for any negligent inconsistencies or omissions in the analyses, reports, and other documents. While Consultant cannot guarantee that the various documents required under this Agreement are completely free of all minor human errors and omissions, it shall be the responsibility of Consultant throughout the period of performance under this Agreement to use due care and perform with professional competence. Consultant will, at no additional cost to Owner, correct any and all errors and omissions in the analyses, reports, and other documents prepared by Consultant. Consultant further agrees to render assistance to Owner in resolving other problems relating to the cost of the Project; B. The Owner's acceptance of Work shall not be deemed as approval of the adequacy of the analyses, reports, or other documents. Any review or acceptance by the Owner will not relieve the Consultant of any responsibility for complying with the standard of care set forth herein. The Consultant is responsible for all cost estimating services under this Agreement, and agrees that it will be liable for all its negligent acts, errors, or omissions, if any, in judgment relative to the services.