Common use of Expertise of Contractor Clause in Contracts

Expertise of Contractor. Contractor accepts the relationship of trust and confidence established between it and the County, recognizing that the County’s intention and purpose in entering into this Agreement is to engage an entity with the requisite capacity, experience, and professional skill and judgment to provide the Work in pursuit of the timely and competent completion of the Work undertaken by Contractor under this Agreement. The Contractor agrees to use its best efforts, skill, judgment, and abilities to perform its obligations and to further the interests of County and the Project in accordance with County’s requirements and procedures. Contractor represents that it has familiarized itself with the nature and extent of the Contract Documents, the Work, work site(s), locality, and all local conditions, laws and regulations that in any manner may affect cost, progress, performance, or furnishing of the Work. Contractor further represents and agrees that it has correlated the results of all such observations, examinations, investigations, explorations, tests, reports, and studies with the terms and conditions of the Contract Documents. Contractor represents that it has given the County written notice of all conflicts, errors, or discrepancies that the Contractor has discovered in the Contract Documents, and the written resolution thereof by the County is acceptable to the Contractor. Contractor agrees that it will perform its services in accordance with the usual and customary standards of the Contractor’s profession or business and in compliance with all applicable federal, state, and local laws, regulations, codes, ordinances, or orders applicable to the Project. Further, the Contractor agrees to bear the full cost of correcting the Contractor’s negligent or improper Work, the negligent or improper work of its contractors and subcontractors, and any harm caused by such negligent Work. The Contractor’s duties shall not be diminished by any approval by the County of Work completed or produced; nor shall the Contractor be released from any liability by any approval by the County of Work completed or produced, it being understood that the County is ultimately relying upon the Contractor’s skill and knowledge in performing the Work required under the Contract Documents. In the event that during the course of performing the Work, the Contractor discovers or reasonably should discover that there exists in any drawings, specifications, plans, sketches, instructions, information, requirements, procedures, and other data supplied to the Contractor (by the County or any other party) that is, in the Contractor’s opinion, unsuitable, improper, or inaccurate for the purposes for which the document or data is furnished, Contractor shall promptly inform the County of such inaccuracies, impropriety, issues or concerns.

Expertise of Contractor. Contractor accepts the relationship of trust and confidence established between it and the County, recognizing that the County’s intention and purpose in entering into this Agreement is to engage an entity with the requisite capacity, experience, and professional skill and judgment to provide the Work in pursuit of the timely and competent completion of the Work undertaken by Contractor under this Agreement. The Contractor agrees to use its best efforts, skill, judgment, and abilities to perform its obligations and to further the interests of County and the Project in accordance with County’s requirements and procedures. SAMPLE Contractor represents that it has familiarized itself with the nature and extent of the Contract Documents, the Work, work site(s), locality, and all local conditions, laws and regulations that in any manner may affect cost, progress, performance, or furnishing of the Work. Contractor further represents and agrees that it has correlated the results of all such observations, examinations, investigations, explorations, tests, reports, and studies with the terms and conditions of the Contract Documents. Contractor represents that it has given the County written notice of all conflicts, errors, or discrepancies that the Contractor has discovered in the Contract Documents, and the written resolution thereof by the County is acceptable to the Contractor. Contractor agrees that it will perform its services in accordance with the usual and customary standards of the Contractor’s profession or business and in compliance with all applicable federal, state, and local laws, regulations, codes, ordinances, or orders applicable to the Project. Further, the Contractor agrees to bear the full cost of correcting the Contractor’s negligent or improper Work, the negligent or improper work of its contractors and subcontractors, and any harm caused by such negligent Work. The Contractor’s duties shall not be diminished by any approval by the County of Work completed or produced; nor shall the Contractor be released from any liability by any approval by the County of Work completed or produced, it being understood that the County is ultimately relying upon the Contractor’s skill and knowledge in performing the Work required under the Contract Documents. In the event that during the course of performing the Work, the Contractor discovers or reasonably should discover that there exists in any drawings, specifications, plans, sketches, instructions, information, requirements, procedures, and other data supplied to the Contractor (by the County or any other party) that is, in the Contractor’s opinion, unsuitable, improper, or inaccurate for the purposes for which the document or data is furnished, Contractor shall promptly inform the County of such inaccuracies, impropriety, issues or concerns.