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UTILITIES X&. E ROE 980112 Form Approved. A VP-Law ~XH1BIT B TO CONTRACTOR'S RIGHT OF ENtRY AGREEMENT Section 1. NOTICE OF COMMENCEMENT OF WORK - FLAGGlNO. The Contractor agrees to notitY the Railroad Representative at least 48 hours in advance of Contractor commencing its work and at least 24 hours in advance of proposed perfonnance of any work by the Contractor in which any person or equipment will be within 25 feet of any track. or will be near enough to any track that any equipment extension (such as, but not limited to, a crane boom) will reach to within 25 feet of any track. Upon receipt of such notice, the Railroad Representative wiU detennine and infonn the Contractor whether a flagman need be present and whether the Contractor need implement any special protective or safety measures. If any flagmen or other special protective or safety measures are perfonned by the Railroad, such services will be provided at Contractor's expense with the understanding that if the Railroad provides any flagging or other services the Contractor shall not be relieved of any ofits responsibilities or liabilities set forth herein. Section 2. NO INTERFERENCE WITH RAILROAD'S OPERATION. No work perfonned by Contractor shall cause any interference with the constant, continuous and uninterrupted use of the tracks, property and facilities of the Railroad its lessees, licensees or others, unless specifically pennitted under this agreement, or specifically authorized in advance by tbe Railroad Representative. Nothing shall be done or suffered to be done by the Contractor at any time that would in any manner impair the safety thereof. When not in use, Contractor's machinery and materials shall be kept at least 50 feet from the centerline of Railroad's nearest track, and there shall be no vehicular crossings of Railroad's tracks except at existing open public crossings. Section 3. MECHANIC'S LIENS. The Contractor shall pay in full all persons who perform labor or provide materials for the work to be performed by Contractor. The Contractor shall not create, permit or suffer any mechanic's or materialmen's liens of any kind or nature to be created or enforced against any property oftbe Railroad for any such work performed. The Contractor shall indemnify and hold hannless the Railroad from and against any and all liens, claims, demands, COsts or expenses of whatsoever nature in anyway connected with or growing out of such work done, labor perfonned, or materials furnished. Section 4. PROTECTION OF FIBER OPTIC CABLE SYSTEMS. a). Fiber optic cable systems may be buried on the Railroad's property. Protection of the fiber optic cable systems is of extreme importance since any break could disrupt serVice to users resulting in business interruption and loss of revenue lUld profits. Contractor shall telephone the Railroad at 1-800-336-9193 (a 24-hour number) to detennine if fiber optic cable is buried anywhere 011 the Railroad's premises to be used by the Contractor. If it is, Contractor will telephone the telecommunications company(ies) involved, arrange for a cable locator, make arrangements for relocation or other protection of the fiber optic cable, aU at Contractor's expense, and will commence no work on the right of way until all uch protection or relocation has been accomplished. I). In addition to other indemnity provisions in this Agreement. the Contractor shall indemnify and hold the Railroad harmless from and against all costs, liability and expense whatsoever (including, without limitation, attorneys' fees, court costs and expenses) arising out of any act or omission of the Contractor, its contractor, agents and/or employees, that Causes or contributes to (1) any damage to or destruction of any telecommunications system on Railroad's property, and/or (2) any injury to or death of any person employed by or on behalf of any telecommunications company, and/or its contractor, agents and/or employees, on Railroad's property. Contractor shall not have or seek recourse against Railroad for any claim or cause of action for alleged loss of profits Or revenue or loss of service or other consequential damage to a telecommunication company using Railroad's property or a customer or user of services of the fiber optic cable on Railroad's property. Section 5. COMPLIANCE WITH LAWS. In the prosecution of the work covered by this agreement, the Contractor shall secure any lUld all necessary permits and shall comply with all applicable federal, state and local laws. regulations and enactments affecting the work. The Contractor shall use only such methods as are consistent with safety, both as concerns the Contractor, the Contractor's agents and employees, the officers, agents, employees and property of the Railroad and the public in general. The Contractor (without limiting the generality of the foregoing) shall comply with aU applicable state and federal occupational safety and health acts and regulations. All Federal Railroad Administration regulations shall be followed when work is performed on the Railroad's property. If any failure by the Contractor to comply with any such laws, regulations, and enactments, snail result g:\sharc\cxhibitb\croe .exb Page 1 of4 Exhibit B