ABSTRACT
The Contractor shall be liable for any loss or damage caused by the Contractor to the Works, Goods or Contractor’s Documents after the issue of a Taking-Over Certificate. Contractor’s liability to indemnify the Employer, under Sub-Clause 17.4 and/or under Sub-Clause 17.3, shall be reduced proportionately to the extent that any event described under sub-paragraphs (a) to (f) of Sub-Clause 17.2 may have contributed to the said damage, loss or injury. Sub-Clause 17.2 examines liability for care of the Works. Paragraph 1 is a virtual repetition of the last paragraph Sub-Clause 17.1 responsibility for care of the Works. Sub-Clause 17.3 addresses Intellectual and Industrial Property Rights. A Contractor should have the opportunity to notify the Employer by Notice that the use of such thing in conjunction with the operation of the Works may or will cause an infringement of an intellectual property right.
