Common use of Hold Harmless and Indemnity Clause in Contracts

Hold Harmless and Indemnity. (a) Contractor promises to and shall hold harmless and indemnify from the liabilities as defined in this section. (b) The indemnities benefited and protected by this promise are the Public Agency and its elective and appointive boards, commissions, officers, agents and employees. (c) The liabilities protected against are any liability or claim for damage of any kind allegedly suffered, incurred or threatened because of actions defined below, including personal injury, death, property damage, inverse condemnation, or any combination of these, regardless of whether or not such liability, claim or damage was unforeseeable at any time before the Public Agency approved the improvement plan or accepted the improvements as completed, and including the defense of any suit(s) or action(s) at law or equity concerning these. (d) The actions causing liability are any act or omission (negligent or non-negligent) in connection with the matters covered by this contract and attributable to the contractor, subcontractor(s), or any officer(s), agent(s), or employee(s) of one or more of them.