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Agreement may be extended for a two (2) year renewal tern exercisable in writing by the City <br />Manager and the City Attorney, <br />A. INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR <br />Consultant 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 />Consultant performs the services which are the subject matter of this Agreement; however, the <br />services to be provided by Consultant shall be provided in a manner consistent with all <br />applicable standards and regulations governing such services. Consultant 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, Consultant 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 naming the City, its officers, employees, agents, volunteers <br />and representatives as additional insured(s) and shall include, but not be limited to <br />protection against claims arising from bodily and personal injury, including death <br />resulting therefrom and damage to property, resulting from any act or occurrence <br />arising out of Consultant's operations in the performance of this Agreement, <br />including, without limitation, acts involving vehicles. The amounts of insurance shall <br />be not less than the following: single limit coverage applying to bodily and personal <br />injury, including death resulting therefrom, and property damage, in the total amount <br />of $1,000,000 per occurrence. Consultant shall supply City with a fully executed <br />additional insured endorsement in substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit C <br />upon. execution of this Agreement and shall be approved in form by the City <br />Attorney. <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 <br />coverage for owned, hired and non -owned automobiles. <br />c. Worker's Compensation Insurance, In accordance with the provisions of Section <br />3700 of the Labor Code, Consultant, if Consultant has any employees, is required to <br />be insured against liability for worker's compensation or to undertake self - insurance. <br />Prior to commencing the performance of the work under this Agreement, Consultant <br />agrees to obtain and maintain any employer's liability insurance with limits not less <br />than $1,000,000 per accident. <br />