3. TERM
<br />This Agreement shall commence on the date first written above for a three (3) year tern,
<br />terminating on June 30, 2018, unless terminated earlier in accordance with provisions below,
<br />A. ]INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR
<br />Consultant shall, during the entire tern of this Agreement, be construed to beau independent
<br />contractor and not an employee of the City. This Agreement is not intended nor shim( it be construed to
<br />create an employer - employee relationship, ajoiat venture relationship, or to allow the City to exercise
<br />discretion or control over the professional manner in which Consultant performs the services which are
<br />the subject matter of this Agreement; however, the services to be provided by Consultant shall be
<br />provided in a manner consistent with all applicable standards and regulations governing such services.
<br />Consultant shall pay all salaries and wages, employer's social security taxes, unemploytuentinsurance and
<br />similar taxes relating to employees and shall be responsible for all applicable withholding taxes.
<br />S. INSURANCE
<br />Prior to undertaking performance of work under this Agreement, Consultant shalt maintain and
<br />shall require its subcontractors, if any, to obtain and maintain insurance as described below:
<br />a. Commercial General Liability Insurance. Consultant shall maintain commercial general
<br />liability insurance which shall include, but not be limited to protection against claims arising from bodily
<br />and personal injury, including death resulting therefrom and damage to property, resulting from any act or
<br />occurrence arising out of Consultant's operations in the performance of this Agreement, including,
<br />without limitation, acts involving vehicles. The amounts of insurance shall be not less than the following:
<br />single limit coverage applying to bodily and personal injury, including death resulting therefrom, and
<br />property damage, in the total amount of $1,000,000 per occurrence and $2,000,000 in the aggregate.
<br />Such insurance shall be endorsed as follows; (a) name the City, its officers, employees, agents,
<br />volunteers and representatives as additional insured(s); (b) be primary and not contributory with respect to
<br />insurance or self - insurance programs maintained by the City; and (c) contnin standard separation of
<br />insureds provisions.
<br />b. Business automobile liability insurance, or equivalent form, with a combined single limit of
<br />not less than $1,000,000 combined single limit. Such insurance shall include coverage for owned, hired
<br />and non -owned automobiles.
<br />e, Worker's Compensation Insurance, In accordance with the provisions of Section 3300 of the
<br />Labor Code, Consultant, if Consultant has any employees, is required to be insured against liability for
<br />worker's compensation or to undertake self - insurance. Prior to commencing the performance of the work
<br />under this Agreement, Consultant agrees to obtain and maintain any employer's liability insurance with
<br />limits not less than $1,000,000 per accident.
<br />d. Professional liability (errors and omissions) insurance, with a combined single limit of not
<br />less than $1,000,000 per claim, and $2,000,000 in the aggregate.
<br />e. 'rite following requirements apply to the insurance to be provided by Consultant pursuant to
<br />this section:
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