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1 TERM
<br />This Agreement shall commence on February 1, 2018 and continue until January 31, 2021,
<br />unless terminated earlier in accordance with Section 13, below.
<br />4. 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 shall
<br />it be construed to create an employer-employee relationship, a joint venture relationship, or to
<br />allow the City to exercise discretion or control over the professional manner in which Consultant
<br />performs the services which are the subject matter of this Agreement; however, the services to be
<br />provided by Consultant shall be provided in a manner consistent with all applicable standards and
<br />regulations governing such services. Consultant shall pay all salaries and wages, employer's social
<br />security taxes, unemployment insurance and similar taxes relating to employees and shall be
<br />responsible for all applicable withholding taxes.
<br />5. INSURANCE
<br />Prior to undertaking performance of work under this Agreement, Consultant shall maintain
<br />and shall require its subcontractors, if any, to obtain and maintain insurance as described below:
<br />a. Commercial General Liability Insurance. Consultant shall maintain commercial
<br />general liability insurance naming the City, its officers, employees, agents,
<br />volunteers and representatives as additional insured(s) and shall include, but not be
<br />limited to protection against claims arising from bodily and personal injury,
<br />including death resulting therefrom and damage to property, resulting from any act
<br />or occurrence arising out of Consultant's operations in the performance of this
<br />Agreement, including, without limitation, acts involving vehicles. The amounts of
<br />insurance shall be not less than the following: single limit coverage applying to
<br />bodily and personal injury, including death resulting therefrom, and property
<br />damage, in the total amount of $1,000,000 per occurrence, with $2,000,000 in the
<br />aggregate. Such insurance shall (a) name the City, its officers, employees, agents,
<br />and representatives as additional insured(s); (b) be primary acrd not contributory
<br />with respect to insurance or self-insurance programs maintained by the City; and
<br />(c) contain standard separation of insureds provisions.
<br />b. Businessautomobile 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 acid non -owned automobiles.
<br />a 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
<br />to be insured against liability for worker's compensation or to undertake self-
<br />insurance. Prior to commencing the performance of the work under this
<br />Agreement, Consultant agrees to obtain and maintain any employer's liability
<br />insurance with limits not less than $1,000,000 per accident.
<br />d. If Consultant is or employs a licensed professional such as an architect or engineer:
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