Agmt 2005 Union Pacific Railroad Company

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CROE ExA 03/01/05 44 BUILDING AMERICA" Farm Approved - AVP Law D. If and when requested by the Railroad, the Contractor shall deliver to the Railroad a copy of the Contractor's safety plan for conducting the work (the "Safety Plan"). Railroad shall have the right, but not the obligation, to require the Contractor to correct any deficiencies in the Safety Plan. The terms of this agreement shall control if there are any inconsistencies between this agreement and the Safety Plan. Section 8. INDEMNITY. A. To the extent not prohibited by applicable statute, the Contractor shall indemnify, defend and hold harmless the Railroad, its affiliates, and its and their officers, agents and employees ("Indemnified Parties") from and against any and all loss, damage, injury, liability, claim, demand, cost or expense (including, without limitation, attorney's, consultant's and expert's fees, and court costs), fine or penalty (collectively, "Loss") incurred by any person (including, without limitation, any Indemnified Party, the Contractor, or any employee of the Contractor or of any Indemnified Party) arising out of or in any manner connected with (i) any work performed by the Contractor, or (ii) any act or omission of the Contractor, its officers, agents or employees, or (iii) any breach of this agreement by the Contractor. B. The right to indemnity under this Section 8 shall accrue upon occurrence of the event giving rise to the Loss, and shall apply regardless of any negligence or strict liability of any Indemnified Party, except where the Loss is caused by the sole active negligence of an Indemnified Party as established by the final judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction. The sole active negligence of any Indemnified Party shall not bar the recovery of any other Indemnified Party. C. The Contractor expressly and specifically assumes potential liability under this Section 8 for claims or actions brought by the Contractor's own employees. The Contractor waives any immunity it may have under worker's compensation or industrial insurance acts to indemnify the Railroad under this Section 8. Contractor acknowledges that this waiver was mutually negotiated by the parties hereto. D. No court or jury findings in any employee's suit pursuant to any worker's compensation act or the Federal Employers' Liability Act against a party to this agreement may be relied upon or used by the Contractor in any attempt to assert liability against the Railroad. E. The provisions of this Section 8 shall survive the completion of any work performed by the Contractor or the termination or expiration of this agreement. In no event shall this Section 8 or any other provision of this agreement be deemed to limit any liability the Contractor may have to any Indemnified Party by statute or under common law. Section 9. RESTORATION OF PROPERTY. In the event the Railroad authorizes the Contractor to take down any fence of the Railroad or in any manner move or disturb any of the other property of the Railroad in connection with the work to be performed by Contractor, then in that event the Contractor shall, as soon as possible and at Contractor's sole expense, restore such fence and other property to the same condition as the same were in before such fence was taken down or such other property was moved or disturbed. The Contractor shall remove all of Contractor's tools, equipment, rubbish and other materials from Railroad's property promptly upon completion of the work, restoring Railroad's property to the same state and condition as when Contractor entered thereon. Section 10. WAIVER OF DEFAULT. Waiver by the Railroad of any breach or default of any condition, covenant or agreement herein contained to be kept, observed and performed by the Contractor shall in no way impair the right of the Railroad to avail itself of any remedy for any subsequent breach or default. Section 11. MODIFICATION - ENTIRE AGREEMENT. No modification of this agreement shall be effective unless made in writing and signed by the Contractor and the Railroad. This agreement and the exhibits attached hereto and made a part hereof constitute the entire understanding between the Contractor and the Railroad and cancel and supersede any prior negotiations, understandings or agreements, whether written or oral, with respect to the work to be performed by the Contractor. Section 12. ASSIGNMENT - SUBCONTRACTING. The Contractor shall not assign or subcontract this agreement, or any interest therein, without the written consent of the Railroad. The Contractor shall be responsible for the acts and omissions of all subcontractors, and shall require all subcontractors to maintain the insurance coverage required to be maintained by the Contractor as provided in this agreement, and to indemnify the Contractor and the Railroad to the same extent as the Railroad is indemnified by the Contractor under this agreement. CROE ExA 03/01/05 Page 3 of 3 Exhibit A Form Approved, AVP -Law To Contractor's Right of Entry Agreement