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DECISION AND ORDER INTRODUCTION   Plaintiffs Welliver McGuire, Inc. (“Welliver”) and Technology Insurance Company Inc. (“Technology”) (collectively, “Plaintiffs”) bring this action in diversity against defendant ACE American Insurance Company (“Defendant”), seeking a declaration that Welliver qualifies as an additional insured under Defendant’s insurance policy with Davis-Ulmer Sprinkler Co. Inc. (“Davis-Ulmer”). (Dkt. 1). Presently before the Court is Defendant’s unopposed motion for summary judgment. (Dkt. 24). For the following reasons, Defendant’s motion is granted. BACKGROUND The following facts are taken from Defendant’s Statement of Undisputed Material Facts (Dkt. 24-1) and supporting documents. Plaintiffs have not controverted any of the facts asserted by Defendant, and the Court accordingly deems the facts as true for purposes of this motion. See L.R. Civ. P. 56(a)(2) (“Each numbered paragraph in the moving party’s statement of material facts may be deemed admitted for purposes of the motion unless it is specifically controverted by a correspondingly numbered paragraph in the opposing statement.”). On February 1, 2013, Welliver was hired by Valentine Vision Associates, LLC (“Valentine”) to be the general contractor for a construction project known as the “Collegetown Apartments, Buildings 5 and 6,” in Ithaca, New York (the “Project”). (Id. at 4). Technology is Welliver’s commercial general liability insurer. (Id. at 2). Pursuant to a contract dated April 30, 2013, Welliver hired Davis-Ulmer to provide all labor, supervision, material, tools, and equipment required to complete all fire suppression work for the Project. (Id. at 6). While installing the sprinkler system, Davis-Ulmer used incorrect caulking. (Id. at 8). On or about August 1, 2013, Valentine transferred its rights, title, and interest in the Project to VVA Phase III, LLC (“Owner”). (Id. at 7). Defendant issued commercial general liability (“CGL”) policy number HDO G24555793 001 to “APi Group, Inc.,” for the policy period of December 31, 2014, to December 31, 2015 (“the Policy”). (Id. at 3). Davis-Ulmer is a named insured pursuant to Endorsement 13 attached to the Policy (Dkt. 24-4 at 95), and Welliver contends Davis-Ulmer agreed to secure liability insurance which would also name Welliver as an insured1 (Dkt. 1 at 14). The Policy states that it “applies to ‘bodily injury’ and ‘property damage’ only if…the ‘bodily injury’ or ‘property damage’ occurs during the policy period,” and “only if…the ‘bodily injury’ or ‘property damage’ is caused by an ‘occurrence.’” (Dkt. 24-4 at 60). On May 30, 2016, the sprinkler system piping installed by Davis-Ulmer in Building 5 began to leak, and after May 31, 2016, more leaks and bursts developed in the piping installed at the Project. (Dkt. 24-1 at

 
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