Common use of Subcontractor Responsibilities Clause in Contracts

Subcontractor Responsibilities. (a) Subcontractor shall act in performance of this Agreement as an independent contractor and not as an agent for ORAU or the Government in performing this Agreement, maintaining complete control over its employees and all lower-tier subcontractors. Nothing contained in this Agreement or any lower-tier subcontract shall create any contractual relationship between any such lower-tier subcontractor and the Government or ORAU. Subcontractor is solely responsible for the actions of itself and its lower-tier subcontractors, agents or employees. (b) Subcontractor shall be solely responsible for all liability and related expenses resulting from injury, death or damage to property which is in any way connected with the negligent performance of work under the Agreement. Subcontractor shall also be responsible for all materials and work until acceptance by ORAU. Subcontractor's responsibility shall apply to activities of Subcontractor, its agents, lower-tier subcontractors, or employees and such responsibility includes the obligation to indemnify, defend, and hold harmless the Government and ORAU. However, such liability and indemnity does not apply to injury, death, or damage to property to the extent it arises from the conduct of ORAU. (c) If Subcontractor is a State agency such as an Educational Institution, all liabilities and remedies shall be determined in accordance with the laws applicable to this Agreement.

Subcontractor Responsibilities. (a) Subcontractor shall act in performance of this Agreement as an independent contractor and not as an agent for ORAU or the Government in performing this Agreement, maintaining complete control over its employees and all lower-tier subcontractors. Nothing contained in this Agreement or any lower-tier subcontract shall create any contractual relationship between any such lower-tier subcontractor and the Government or ORAU. Subcontractor is solely responsible for the actions of itself and its lower-tier subcontractors, agents or employees. (b) Subcontractor shall be solely responsible for all liability and related expenses resulting from injury, death or damage to property which is in any way connected with the negligent performance of work under the Agreement. Subcontractor shall also be responsible for all materials and work until acceptance by ORAU. Subcontractor's responsibility shall apply to activities of Subcontractor, its agents, lower-tier subcontractors, or employees and such responsibility includes the obligation to indemnify, defend, and hold harmless the Government and ORAU. However, such liability and indemnity does not apply to injury, death, or damage to property to the extent it arises from the conduct of ORAU. (c) If Subcontractor is a State agency such as an Educational Institution, all liabilities and remedies shall be determined in accordance with the laws applicable to this Agreement.