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Vicarious Liability

A201-2007 the Owner may require the Contractor to puchase and maintain project management protective liability insurance as primary coverage for the owner’s, contractor’s and architect’s vicarious liability for construction operations.
A. True
B. False

AnswerFalse, the A201-1997 provision 11.3 has been entirely stricken from the 2007 general conditions of the contract. Instead the contractor must now include the owner and architect as additional insureds on the contractor’s liability insurance coverage.
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