Common use of Responsibility for Subcontractors Clause in Contracts

Responsibility for Subcontractors. The Contractor shall be fully responsible for all acts and omissions of his Subcontractors, Sub-subcontractors, and of persons directly or indirectly employed by them and of persons for whose acts any of them may be liable to the same extent that he is responsible for the acts and omissions of persons directly employed by him. Under these Contract Documents, no Subcontractor or Sub-subcontractor will be recognized as such, and all persons and organizations engaged by the Con- tractor for the furnishing or installing of any part of the Work, either at the site or elsewhere, are considered as and agreed to be employees of the Contractor except with regard to insurance as provided in Article 6 and except with regard to payment as provided in Article 20. Nothing in the Contract Documents shall create any contractual relationship between any Subcontractor, Sub-subcontractor, or any person directly or indirectly employed by them, and RMWD and the Engineer. The Contractor will be responsible for ensuring that the Subcontractor and any Sub-Subcontractor is registered with the DIR as required by Section 1725.5 of the California Labor Code.