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3. TERM
<br />This Agreement shall continence on the date first written above for one-year unless
<br />terminated earlier in accordance with Section 13, below.
<br />5. INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR
<br />GST shall, during the entire term of this Agreement, be construed to be an independent
<br />contractor and not an employee of the City. This Agreement is not intended nor shall it be
<br />construed to create an employer-employee relationship, a joint venture relationship, or to allow the
<br />City to exercise discretion or control over the professional manner in which GST performs the
<br />services which are the subject matter of this Agreement; however, the services to be provided by
<br />GST shall be provided in a manner consistent with all applicable standards and ,regulations
<br />governing such set -vices. GST shall pay all salaries and wages, employer's social security taxes,
<br />unemployment insurance and similar taxes relating to employees and shall be responsible for all
<br />applicable withholding taxes.
<br />6. INSURANCE
<br />Prior to undertaking performance of work under this Agreement, GST shall maintain and
<br />shall require its subcontractors, if any, to obtain and maintain insurance as described below:
<br />a. Commercial General' Liability Insurance. GST shall maintain commercial general
<br />liability insurance naniing the City, its officers, employees, agents, volunteers and
<br />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 GST's operations in the performance of this Agreement, including,
<br />without limitation, acts involving vehicles. The amounts of insurance shall be not
<br />less than the following: single limit coverage applying to bodily and personal
<br />injury, including death resulting therefrom, and property damage, in the total
<br />amount of $1,000,000 per occurrence, with $2,000,000 in the aggregate. Such
<br />insurance shall (a) name the City, its officers, employees, agents, and
<br />representatives as additional insured(s); (b) be primary and not contributory with
<br />respect to insurance or self-insurance programs maintained by the City; and (c)
<br />contain standard 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
<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, GST, if GST has any employees, is required to be insured
<br />against liability for worker's compensation or to undertake self-insurance. Prior to
<br />commencing the performance of the work under this Agreement, GST agrees to
<br />obtain and maintain any employer's liability insurance with limits not less than
<br />$1,000,000 per accident.
<br />d. If GST is or employs a licensed professional such as an architect or engineer:
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