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Where provided by the CONSULTANT as part of Exhibit A or otherwise, opinions or estimates of <br />construction cost will generally be based upon public construction cost information. Since the <br />CONSULTANT has no control over the cost of labor, materials, competitive bidding process, <br />weather conditions and other factors affecting the cost of construction, all cost estimates are <br />opinions for general information of the CLIENT and the CONSULTANT does not warrant or <br />guarantee the accuracy of construction cost opinions or estimates. The CLIENT acknowledges that <br />costs for project financing should be based upon contracted construction costs with appropriate <br />contingencies. <br />F. CONSTRUCTION SERVICES <br />It is agreed that the CONSULTANT and its representatives shall not at any time supervise, direct, <br />control, or have authority over any contractor's work, nor shall CONSULTANT have authority <br />over or be responsible for the means, methods, techniques, sequences, or procedures of construction <br />selected or used by any contractor, or the safety precautions and programs incident thereto, for <br />security or safety at any Project site, nor for any failure of a contractor to comply with Laws and <br />Regulations applicable to that contractor's furnishing and performing of its work. CONSULTANT <br />shall not be responsible for the acts or omissions of any contractor. CLIENT acknowledges that on - <br />site contractor(s) are solely responsible for construction site safety programs and their enforcement. <br />G. USE OF ELECTRONIC/DIGITAL DATA <br />Because of the potential instability of electronic/digital data and susceptibility to unauthorized <br />changes, copies of documents that may be relied upon by CLIENT are limited to the printed <br />copies (also known as hard copies) that are signed or sealed by CONSULTANT. Except for <br />electronic/digital data which is specifically identified as a project deliverable for this <br />Agreement or except as otherwise explicitly provided in this Agreement, all electronic/digital <br />data developed by the CONSULTANT as part of the Project is acknowledged to be an internal <br />working document for the CONSULTANT'S purposes solely and any such information <br />provided to the CLIENT shall be on an "AS IS" basis strictly for the convenience of the <br />CLIENT without any warranties of any kind. As such, the CLIENT is advised and <br />acknowledges that use of such information may require substantial modification and <br />independent verification by the CLIENT (or its designees). <br />2. Provision of electronic/digital data, whether required by this Agreement or provided as a <br />convenience to the Client, does not include any license of software or other systems necessary <br />to read, use or reproduce the information. It is the responsibility of the CLIENT to verify <br />compatibility with its system and long-term stability of media. CLIENT shall indemnify and <br />hold harmless CONSULTANT and its Subconsultants from all claims, damages, losses, and <br />expenses, including attorneys' fees arising out of or resulting from third party use or any <br />adaptation or distribution of electronic/digital data provided under this Agreement, unless such <br />third -party use and adaptation or distribution is explicitly authorized by this Agreement. <br />H. REUSE OF DOCUMENTS <br />1. Drawings and Specifications and all other documents (including electronic and digital versions <br />of any documents) prepared or furnished by CONSULTANT pursuant to this Agreement are <br />instruments of service in respect to the Project and CONSULTANT shall retain an ownership <br />interest therein. Upon payment of all fees owed to the CONSULTANT, the CLIENT shall <br />acquire a limited license in all identified deliverables (including Reports, Plans and <br />Public Standard Form — MN Page 6 of 11 (Exc. Exhibits) v20210407 <br />