No. HB 449
Filed under Transportation.
Department of Transportation Contractor Liability; Provides that contractor is considered agent of this state in certain circumstances; requires contract documents to indemnify DOT for liability caused by negligence of contractor or its employees.
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 is caused by 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.