Section 18.1237c - Contract with architect, professional engineer, or contractor; liability; limitation; "contractor" defined.
THE MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET ACT (EXCERPT)
Act 431 of 1984
18.1237c Contract with architect, professional engineer, or contractor; liability; limitation; "contractor" defined.
Sec. 237c.
(1) When entering into a contract with an architect, professional engineer, or contractor for any capital outlay project, capital improvement, or facility, the department shall not require the architect, professional engineer, or contractor to assume any liability or indemnify this state for any amount greater than the degree of fault of the architect, professional engineer, or contractor.
(2) As used in this section, "contractor" means a person who, pursuant to a contract with the owner or lessee of real property, provides an improvement to real property.
History: Add. 2004, Act 429, Imd. Eff. Dec. 20, 2004
Popular Name: Act 431
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