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be made for work which fails to meet the standards of performance set forth in the Recitals <br />which may reasonably be expected by City. <br />3. TERM <br />This Agreement shall commence on January 1, 2010 and terminate on December 31, <br />2010, unless terminated earlier in accordance with Section 12, below. The term of this <br />Agreement may be extended for up to two additional one-year terms, at the option of the City, <br />exercisable by the City Manager. <br />4. INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR <br />Contractor shall, during the entire term of this Agreement, be construed to be an <br />independent contractor and not an employee of the City. This Agreement is not intended nor <br />shall it be construed to create an employer-employee relationship, a joint venture relationship, or <br />to allow the City to exercise discretion or control over the professional manner in which <br />Contractor performs the services which are the subject matter of this Agreement; however, the <br />services to be provided by Contractor shall be provided in a manner consistent with all <br />applicable standards and regulations governing such services. Contractor shall pay all salaries and <br />wages, employer's social security taxes, unemployment insurance and similar taxes relating to <br />employees and shall be responsible for all applicable withholding taxes. <br />5. INSURANCE <br />Prior to undertaking performance of work under this Agreement, Contractor shall <br />maintain and shall require its subcontractors, if any, to obtain and maintain insurance as <br />described below: <br />a. Commercial General Liability Insurance. Consultant shall maintain commercial <br />general liability insurance which shall include, but not be limited to protection against claims <br />arising from bodily and personal injury, including death resulting therefrom and damage to <br />property, resulting from any act or occurrence arising out of Consultant's operations in the <br />performance of this Agreement, including, without limitation, acts involving vehicles. The <br />amounts of insurance shall be not less than the following: single limit coverage applying to <br />bodily and personal injury, including death resulting therefrom, and property damage, in the total <br />amount of $1,000,000 per occurrence. Such insurance shall (a) name the City, its officers, <br />employees, agents, volunteers and representatives as additional insured(s); (b) be primary with <br />respect to insurance or self-insurance programs maintained by the City, and (c) contain standard <br />separation of insureds provisions. <br />b. Business automobile liability insurance, or equivalent form, with a combined single <br />limit of not less than $1,000,000 per occurrence. Such insurance shall include coverage for <br />owned, hired and non-owned automobiles. <br />c. Worker's Compensation Insurance. In accordance with the provisions of Section 3300 <br />of the Labor Code, Contractor, if Contractor has any employees, is required to be insured against