Opinion ID: 1058146
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Text: The Fountains at Logan Square, L.L.C. (Fountains) executed a written agreement (the Prime Contract) with Uniwest in August 1999 to renovate a building Fountains owned in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The Prime Contract was drafted using a form American Institute of Architects (AIA) document that included AIA's General Conditions of the Contract for Construction (the General Conditions). Paragraph 3.18.1 of the General Conditions obligated Uniwest to defend and indemnify Fountains [t]o the fullest extent permitted by law ... from and against claims, damages, losses and expenses, including but not limited to attorneys' fees, arising out of or resulting from performance of the Work, provided that such claim, damage, loss or expense is attributable to bodily injury, sickness, disease or death, or injury to or destruction of tangible property, (other than the Work itself) including loss of use resulting therefrom, but only to the extent caused in whole or in part by negligent acts or omissions of [Uniwest], a Subcontractor, anyone directly or indirectly employed by them or anyone for whose acts they may be liable, regardless of whether or not such claim, damage, loss or expense is caused in part by a party indemnified hereunder. The General Conditions also obligated Uniwest to require each Subcontractor ... to be bound to [Uniwest] by [the] terms of the Contract Documents, and to assume toward [Uniwest] all the obligations and responsibilities which [Uniwest], by these Documents, assumes toward [Fountains]. The renovations set forth in the Prime Contract included modernization of three existing passenger elevators and installation of a new service elevator. Uniwest subcontracted this elevator work to Amtech in March 2000 by a written agreement (the Subcontract) governed by Virginia law. The Subcontract expressly incorporated the Prime Contract to the extent not otherwise excluded or modified by the terms of th[e] Subcontract. Paragraph 3 of the Subcontract amplified this obligation: [Amtech] agrees to be bound to Uniwest by all the terms of the [Prime Contract] and to assume towards Uniwest all of the obligations and responsibilities that Uniwest has by the [Prime Contract] assumed toward [Fountains]. All terms and conditions contained in the [Prime Contract] which, by the [Prime Contract] or by operation of law, are required to be placed in [the] Subcontract[] are hereby incorporated herein as if they were specifically written herein. Additionally, Paragraph 10 of the Subcontract required Amtech to defend and indemnify Uniwest: [Amtech] hereby assumes entire responsibility for any and all damage or injury of any kind or nature whatever, including death resulting therefrom, to all persons, whether employees of [Amtech], its subcontractors or agents. If any claims for such damage or injury be made or asserted, whether or not such claim(s) are based upon the negligence of Uniwest or [Fountains], [Amtech] agrees to indemnify and save harmless Uniwest from any and all such claims, and further from any and all loss, costs, expense, liability, damage or injury, including legal fees and disbursements, that Uniwest may sustain, suffer or incur as a result thereof. Further [Amtech] agrees to and does hereby assume the defense of any action at law or in equity which may be brought against Uniwest or [Fountains] arising by reason of such claims. Finally, Exhibit B of the Subcontract required Amtech to [f]urnish and install elevator work in accordance with `Elevator Installation and Modernization Specifications for Logan Square East' as prepared by Zipf Associates, Inc. (the Zipf Specifications). The Zipf Specifications required Amtech to name [Uniwest] as [an] Additional Insured to its insurance policies or submit a separate... Liability Insurance policy for Uniwest.