No. SB 384
Filed under Transportation.
Department of Transportation Contractor Liability; Providing that a contractor is considered an agent of the state in certain circumstances; requiring contract documents to indemnify the department for liability caused by the negligence of the contractor or its employees, etc.
Plain English Summary
AI-GENERATEDA new provision in the state's road-contract liability law now treats a contractor as an agent of the state whenever it is acting within the scope of its contract documents with the Department of Transportation.
That status change matters because this same section sets the state's own limits on liability, so a contractor acting within its contract's scope becomes covered by those limits too.
DOT contracts must also require the contractor to cover the department's liability and legal fees when that liability comes from the contractor's or its employees' negligence, up to this chapter's limits.
AIWhile performing work within the scope of its contract documents, a Department of Transportation contractor is now legally treated as an agent of the state for purposes of this liability-limits section.
AIContract documents for Department of Transportation projects must require the contractor to indemnify the department, including reasonable attorney fees, for liability caused by the contractor's or its employees' negligence.