Liability for Damages 1. The Purchaser shall be liable for any damages sustained by the State arising from Purchaser’s breach of the terms of this Contract and the State may cause all or part of the performance bond to be forfeited to recover such damages. 2. In the event that a portion of the timber sale under this Contract is resold as a result of the Purchaser’s forfeiture and the stumpage rate pursuant to the resold contract is lower than the stumpage rate provided herein, the difference between the original rate and the new rate shall be considered damages and the Purchaser shall be liable to the State for those damages. The State may cause all or part of the Purchaser’s performance bond to be forfeited to recover such damages.
Loss or Damage The District and its agents and authorized representatives shall not in any way or manner be answerable or suffer loss, damage, expense, or liability for any loss or damage that may happen to the Work, or any part thereof, or in or about the same during its construction and before acceptance, and the Contractor shall assume all liabilities of every kind or nature arising from the Work, either by accident, negligence, theft, vandalism, or any cause whatsoever; and shall hold the District and its agents and authorized representatives harmless from all liability of every kind and nature arising from accident, negligence, or any cause whatsoever.