Title
Request for Adoption of the 2012 Annual Permit for Work on State Highways
Body
Resolved, Whereas, the City of Rochester Hills hereinafter referred to as the "GOVERNMENTAL BODY" periodically applies to the Michigan Department of Transportation, hereinafter referred to as the "DEPARTMENT" for permits, hereinafter referred to as "PERMIT," to construct, operate, use and /or maintain utility or other facilities, or to conduct other activities, on, over, and under State trunkline right of way at various locations within and adjacent to its corporate limits;
Now therefore, in consideration of the DEPARTMENT granting such PERMIT the GOVERNMENTAL BODY agrees that:
1. Each party to this Agreement shall remain responsible for any claims arising out of their own acts and/or omissions during the performance of this Agreement, as provided by law. This Agreement is not intended to increase either party’s liability for, or immunity from, tort claims, nor shall it be interpreted as giving either party hereto a right of indemnification, either by Agreement or at law, for claims arising out of the performance of this Agreement.
2. Any work performed for the GOVERNMENTAL BODY by a contractor or subcontractor will be solely as a contractor for the GOVERNMENTAL BODY and not as a contractor or agent of the DEPARTMENT. Any claims by any contractor or subcontractor will be the sole responsibility of the GOVERNMENTAL BODY. The DEPARTMENT shall not be subject to any obligations or liabilities by vendors and contractors of the GOVERNMENTAL BODY, or their subcontractors or any other person not a party to the PERMIT without its specific prior written consent and notwithstanding the issuance of the PERMIT.
3. The GOVERNMENTAL BODY shall take no unlawful action or conduct, which arises either directly or indirectly out of its obligations, responsibilities, and duties under the PERMIT which results in claims being asserted against or judgment being imposed against the State of...
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