Common use of MUTUAL RESPONSIBILITY OF CONTRACTORS Clause in Contracts

MUTUAL RESPONSIBILITY OF CONTRACTORS. 5.2.1 The Contractor shall afford other contractors reasonable opportunity for the delivery and storage of their materials and equipment and the execution of their work, and shall properly connect and coordinate the Work with theirs. 5.2.2 If any part of the Work depends for proper execution or results upon the work of any other separate contractor, the Contractor shall inspect and promptly report to the City any apparent discrepancies or defects in such work that render it unsuitable for proper execution of the Work. Failure of the Contractor so to inspect and report shall constitute an acceptance of the other contractor's work as fit and proper to receive the Work, except as to defects which may develop in the other contractor's work after the execution of the Contractor's Work that could not have been discovered by the Contractor upon reasonable inspection. 5.2.3 If the Contractor causes damage to the work or property of any other contractor on the Project, and such separate contractor sues the City or initiates an arbitration proceeding on account of any damage alleged to have been so sustained, the City shall notify the Contractor who shall defend such proceedings at his own expense, and if any judgment or award against the City arises there from the Contractor shall pay or satisfy it and shall reimburse the City for all attorneys' fees and court or arbitration costs which the City has incurred.