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    % \ '[ t h a t th e plan s and s p e c i f i c a t i o n s g o v e r n in g th e work a re sub­j e c t t o change and a l t e r a t i o n as h e r e in p r o v id e d . Any d e v i a ­t i o n from s a id plans and s p e c i f i c a t i o n s w i l l be c o n s id e r e d as an a l t e r a t i o n and s h a l l be determ ined as p r o v id e d i n S e c ­t i o n 9 h e r e o f . S e c t io n 21. DAMAGES The C o n t r a c to r s h a l l be s u b je c t t o and o p e r a te under a l l a p p l i c a b l e f e d e r a l enactments and th o se o f th e s t a t e in which the work i s p erform ed , r e g a r d in g E m p loy er's L i a b i l i t y , Workmen's Compensation and Workmen's Insu ran ce and e x p r e s s ly covenants and a g re e s th a t th e C o n t r a c t o r 's employees engaged on th e work hereunder a re not and s h a l l not be t r e a t e d or con­s id e r e d as th e s e r v a n ts and employees o f th e R a ilr o a d Company, i t b e in g th e i n t e n t i o n o f th e p a r t i e s h e r e t o th a t th e Con­t r a c t o r s h a l l be and remain an independent c o n t r a c t o r and t h a t n o th in g h e r e in co n ta in e d s h a l l be construed i n c o n s i s ­t e n t w ith t h a t s t a t u s . The C o n tr a c to r h ereby covenants and a g re e s t o save and hold harmless th e R a ilr o a d Company and th e L e s s o r Company from and a g a in s t any and a l l damages, c la im s , c o s ts or expenses w h a ts o e v e r, due t o th e e x i s t e n c e o f such enactments, and o f any and a l l c l a im s , c o s ts and expenses ? i n c o n n e c tio n t h e r e w it h , under any c la im o f s u b ro g a tio n p r o v i ­ded f o r by s a id enactments or o t h e r w is e . The C o n tr a c to r h ereb y f u r t h e r covenants and a grees t o save and h old harmless th e R a ilr o a d Company and th e L e s s o r Company from and a g a in s t any and s l l damages, c la im s , c o s ts o r expenses a r i s i n g from o r g row in g out o f i n j u r i e s t o or death o f employees or any o t h e r persons whomsoever, o r lo s s o f o r damage t o p r o p e r t y w h a tso eve r, when such i n j u r y , death , l o s s o r damage occurs because o f , or i n co n n e c tio n w ith th e c a r r y in g on and c o m p le tio n o f th e work hereun der, whether such cla im s a re based upon a r i g h t c o n fe r r e d by th e common law or by any s t a t u t e ; p r o v id e d , how ever, th a t th e agreement o f th e C o n tr a c to r h e r e in t o in d em n ify and h old harmless the R a ilr o a d Company and th e L e s s o r Company s h a l l not a p p ly as t o i n j u r i e s , d ea th s, lo s s e s or damages o c ca sio n e d by reason o f th e n e g l i g e n t a c ts o f an independent c o n t r a c t o r o v e r whom th e C o n tr a c to r has no c o n t r o l , e i t h e r d i r e c t or i n d i r e c t , or o f th e R a ilr o a d Company, i t s o f f i c e r s , agents o r 'e m p lo y e e s , u n less in e i t h e r case t h e r e i s co n cu rrin g n e g lig e n c e on th e p a r t o f th e C o n t r a c to r , i n which e v e n t th e in d em n ity t o be fu r n is h e d by th e C o n tr a c to r hereunder s h a l l be i n p r o p o r t io n t o th e C o n t r a c t o r 's n e g l i g e n c e ; and th e C o n tr a c to r f u r t h e r covenants and a g re e s so t o manage, c o n t r o l and d i r e c t th e C o n t r a c t o r 's em ployees, agents and s e rv a n ts and so t o ca re f o r th e p r o p e r t y and m a t e r ia ls owned by and/or in th e cu stody and c o n t r o l o f th e C o n tr a c to r as t o p r e v e n t i n j u r y t o s a id em ployees, a gen ts o r s e r v a n t s , or damage t o or lo s s or d e ­s t r u c t i o n o f s a id p r o p e r t y and m a t e r i a l s , r e s u l t i n g from the p ro p er o p e r a t io n o f th e t r a i n s f o r th e conduct o f bu sin ess o f th e R a ilr o a d Company, i n , on or about the prem ises o f the R a ilr o a d Company o r o f th e L e s s o r Company du rin g th e p r o g r e s s o f the work.