Common use of The Guarantor Clause in Contracts

The Guarantor. (a) guarantees to the Principal, as primary obligor and not as surety, the due and punctual performance by the Contractor of each and all of the obligations, warranties, duties and undertakings of the Contractor under the Contract when such obligations, duties and undertakings shall become due and performable according to the terms of such Contract; (b) agrees, in addition to its obligations set out in clause 1(a) above, to indemnify the Principal against all losses, damages, costs and/or expenses which the Principal may incur by reason of any breach by the Contractor of its obligations, warranties, duties and undertakings under the Contract save that this shall not be construed as imposing greater or different obligations or liabilities on the Guarantor than are imposed on the Contractor under the Contract; and (c) agrees to indemnify the Principal on demand against any loss or liability suffered by it if any obligation guaranteed by the Guarantor is or becomes unenforceable, invalid or illegal as if the obligation guaranteed had not been unenforceable, invalid or illegal provided that the Guarantor's liability shall be no greater than the Contractor's liability would have been if the obligation guaranteed had not become unenforceable, invalid or illegal.