Common use of Hazardous Materials Indemnification Clause in Contracts

Hazardous Materials Indemnification. The Consultant is not in the business of making environmental site assessments for purposes of determining the presence of any toxic, hazardous or other environmental damaging substances. The purpose of this provision is to be certain that the Owner is aware of the potential liability if toxic, hazardous or environmental damaging substances are found on or under the property. Consultant makes no representations regarding an environmental site assessment, relies upon Owner to have fully investigated the need and/or scope of such assessment and assumes no responsibility for the determination to make an environmental site assessment on the subject property.