A contractor is justified ordinarily in relying upon the specifications that are contained in the contract with an awarding authority. No contractor shall be held civilly liable for work performed on a highway, road, bridge, or street including repairs, construction, or maintenance on behalf of the awarding authority unless it is shown by a preponderance of the evidence that physical injury, property damage, or death is proximately caused by any of the following:
(1) A failure by the contractor to follow the plans and specifications resulting in a dangerous condition.
(2) The contractor’s performance of the contract in compliance with the plans and specifications creates a condition that should have appeared, to a reasonably prudent contractor, to be a dangerous condition.
(3) A latent defect which creates a dangerous condition that is the result of the work of the contractor.
Structure Code of Alabama
Article 36 - Civil Liability of contractors..
Section 6-5-700 - Definitions.
Section 6-5-701 - Reliance Upon Specifications.
Section 6-5-702 - Compliance With Contract Documents.
Section 6-5-703 - Notification of Potentially Dangerous Conditions.
Section 6-5-704 - Claims by Noncontractual Third Parties.
Section 6-5-705 - Dangerous Conditions Outside Scope of Project.
Section 6-5-706 - Improper Maintenance Following Conclusion of Project.
Section 6-5-707 - Damage to Property of Utility.