Common use of OWNERSHIP OF ENGINEERING DOCUMENTS Clause in Contracts

OWNERSHIP OF ENGINEERING DOCUMENTS. All Engineering Documents prepared in connection with this Project shall be the property of the Consulting Engineer, whether the Project for which they are made is constructed or not. However, the Consulting Engineer shall provide the City a copy of all completed or, in the case of termination of the project partially completed, documents in reproducible form, including but not limited to prints, reproductions, and electronic CAD files. Reports, plans, specifications, and related documents are the Consulting Engineer's copyrighted instruments, and at the option of the Consulting Engineer may so identify them by appropriate markings. Provided the Consulting Engineer is paid for its services, either by termination or completion of services, then City shall subsequently be entitled to use these documents without any additional compensation or agreement of the Consulting Engineer, however, such use, without written verification or adaptation by the Consulting Engineer for the specific purpose intended by the City shall be at the City's sole risk and without liability or legal exposure to the Consulting Engineer whatsoever. If the City does reuse the Consulting Engineer's documents on another project, it shall retain Consulting Engineer or another licensed and insured professional engineer to review, adapt and seal such documents. The City does not take any responsibility for the use of documents by persons other than the City. The submission of or distribution of documents to meet regulatory requirements is not to be considered as contrary to any of Consulting Engineer's right to the documents.