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20103.6
. (a) (1) Any local agency subject to this chapter shall, in
the procurement of architectural design services requiring an
expenditure in excess of ten thousand dollars ($10,000), include in
any request for proposals for those services or invitations to bid
from a prequalified list for a specific project a disclosure of any
contract provision that would require the contracting architect to
indemnify and hold harmless the local agency against any and all
liability, whether or not caused by the activity of the contracting
architect.
(2) The disclosure statement shall be prominently set forth in
bold type.
(b) In the event a local agency fails to comply with paragraph (1)
of subdivision (a), that local agency shall (1) be precluded from
requiring the selected architect to agree to any contract provision
requiring the selected architect to indemnify or hold harmless the
local agency against any and all liability not caused by the activity
of the selected architect, (2) cease discussions with the selected
architect and reopen the request for proposals or invitations to bid
from a qualification list, or (3) mutually agree to an indemnity
clause acceptable to both parties.
(c) This section shall become operative on July 1, 1998.