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Public Standard Form – MN Page 5 of 8 v202504 are opinions for general information of the CLIENT and the CONSULTANT does not warrant or guarantee the accuracy of construction cost opinions or estimates. The CLIENT acknowledges that costs for project financing should be based upon contracted construction costs with appropriate contingencies. F. CONSTRUCTION SERVICES. It is agreed that the CONSULTANT and its representatives shall not at any time supervise, direct, control, or have authority over any contractor’s work, nor shall CONSULTANT have authority over or be responsible for the means, methods, techniques, sequences, or procedures of construction selected or used by any contractor, or the safety precautions and programs incident thereto, for security or safety at any Project site, nor for any failure of a contractor to comply with Laws and Regulations applicable to that contractor’s furnishing and performing of its work. CONSULTANT shall not be responsible for the acts or omissions of any contractor. CLIENT acknowledges that on-site contractor(s) are solely responsible for construction site safety programs and their enforcement. G. USE OF ELECTRONIC/DIGITAL DATA 1. Because of the potential instability of electronic/digital data and susceptibility to unauthorized changes, copies of documents that may be relied upon by CLIENT are limited to the printed copies (also known as hard copies) that are signed or sealed by CONSULTANT. Except for electronic/digital data which is specifically identified as a project deliverable for this Agreement or except as otherwise explicitly provided in this Agreement, all electronic/digital data developed by the CONSULTANT as part of the Project is acknowledged to be an internal working document for the CONSULTANT’S purposes solely and any such information provided to the CLIENT shall be on an “AS IS” basis strictly for the convenience of the CLIENT without any warranties of any kind. As such, the CLIENT is advised and acknowledges that use of such information may require substantial modification and independent verification by the CLIENT (or its designees). 2. Provision of electronic/digital data, whether required by this Agreement or provided as a convenience to the Client, does not include any license of software or other systems necessary to read, use or reproduce the information. It is the responsibility of the CLIENT to verify compatibility with its system and long-term stability of media. CLIENT shall indemnify and hold harmless CONSULTANT and its Subconsultants from all claims, damages, losses, and expenses, including attorneys' fees arising out of or resulting from third party use or any adaptation or distribution of electronic/digital data provided under this Agreement, unless such third-party use and adaptation or distribution is explicitly authorized by this Agreement. H. REUSE OF DOCUMENTS 1. Drawings and Specifications and all other documents (including electronic and digital versions of any documents) prepared or furnished by CONSULTANT pursuant to this Agreement are instruments of service in respect to the Project and CONSULTANT shall retain an ownership interest therein. Upon payment of all fees owed to the CONSULTANT, the CLIENT shall acquire a limited license in all identified deliverables (including Reports, Plans and Specifications) for any reasonable use relative to the Project and the general operations of the CLIENT. Such limited license to Owner shall not create any rights in third parties. 2. CLIENT may make and disseminate copies for information and reference in connection with the use and maintenance of the Project by the CLIENT. However, such documents are not intended or represented to be suitable for reuse by CLIENT or others on extensions of the Project or on any other project. Any reuse by CLIENT or, any other entity acting under the request or direction of the CLIENT, without written verification or adaptation by CONSULTANT for such reuse will be at CLIENT'S sole risk and without liability or legal exposure to CONSULTANT and CLIENT shall indemnify and hold harmless CONSULTANT from all claims, damages, losses, and expenses including attorney's fees arising out of or resulting from such reuse.