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<br />6.15. Indemnification.  The LPA agrees to indemnify, defend, exculpate, and hold harmless the State of 
<br />Indiana, and INDOT and/or its/their officials, agents, representatives, attorneys and employees, 
<br />individually and/or jointly, from any and all claims, demands, actions, liability and/or liens that may 
<br />be asserted by the LPA and/or by any other person, firm, corporation, insurer, government or other 
<br />legal entity, for any claim for damages arising out of any and all loss, damage, injuri es, and/or other 
<br />casualties of whatsoever kind, or by whomsoever caused, to the person or property of anyone on or 
<br />other casualties of whatsoever kind, or by whomsoever caused, to the person or property of anyone 
<br />on or off the right -of-way, arising out of or resulting from the performance of the contract or from 
<br />the installation, existence, use, maintenance, condition, repairs, alteration and/or removal of any 
<br />equipment or material, whether due in whole or in part to the acts and/or omissions and/or neglige nt 
<br />acts and/or omissions: 
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<br /> A. of the State of Indiana, INDOT, and/or its/their officials, agents, representatives, attorneys 
<br />and/or employees, individually and/or jointly; 
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<br /> B. of the LPA, and/or its officials, agents, representatives, attorneys and/or employees, 
<br />individually and/or jointly; 
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<br /> C. of any and all persons, firms, corporations, insurers, government or other legal entity engaged 
<br />in the performance of the contract; and/or 
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<br /> D.  the joint negligence of any of them, including any claim arising out of the Worker's 
<br />Compensation law or any other law, ordinance, order, or decree. 
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<br />The LPA also agrees to pay all reasonable expenses and attorney's fees incurred by or imposed on 
<br />the State of Indiana, INDOT and/or its/their officials, agents, representatives, attorneys, and/or 
<br />employees, individually and/or jointly, in connection herewith in the event that the LPA shall default 
<br />under the provisions of this section.   
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<br />The LPA also agrees t o pay all reasonable expenses and attorney's fees incurred by or imposed on 
<br />the State of Indiana, INDOT and/or its/their officials, agents, representatives, attorneys, and/or 
<br />employees, individually and/or jointly, in successfully asserting a claim against  the LPA for 
<br />indemnity pursuant to this contract. 
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<br />6.16. Merger & Modification .  This Contract constitutes the entire agreement between the PARTIES.  
<br />No understandings, agreements, or representations, oral or written, not specified within this Contract 
<br />will be valid provisions of this Contract.  This Contract may not be modified, supplemented or 
<br />amended, in any manner, except by written agreement signed by all necessary PARTIES. 
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<br />6.17. Non-Discrimination. 
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<br /> 6.17.1. Pursuant to the Indiana Civil Rights Law, specifically including IC 22 -9 -1-10, and in 
<br />keeping with the purposes of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 as amended, the Age 
<br />Discrimination in Employment Act, and the Americans with Disabilities Act, the LPA 
<br />covenants  that it shall not  discriminate against any employee or applicant for 
<br />employment relating to this Contract with respect to the hire, tenure, terms, conditions or 
<br />privileges of employment or any matter directly or indirectly related to employment, 
<br />because of the employee's or applicant's race, color, national origin, religion, sex, age, 
<br />disability, ancestry, status as a veteran, or any other characteristic protected by federal, 
<br />state or local law ("Protected Characteristics").   The LPA certifies compliance  with 
<br />applicable federal laws, regulations and executive orders prohibiting discrimination based 
<br />on the Protected Characteristics in the provision of services.  Breach of this covenant may 
<br />be regarded as a material breach of this Contract , but nothing in t his covenant shall be 
<br />construed to imply or establish an employment relationship between the State and any 
<br />applicant or employee of the LPA or any subcontractor. 
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