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4. INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR
<br />CONSULTANT 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 construed to
<br />create an employer -employee relationship, a joint venture relationship, or to allow the CITY to exercise
<br />discretion or control over the professional manner in which CONSULTANT performs the services which
<br />are the subject matter of this Agreement; however, the services to be provided by CONSULTANT shall
<br />be 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, unemployment
<br />insurance and similar taxes relating to employees and shall be responsible for all applicable withholding
<br />taxes.
<br />5. OWNERSHIP OF MATERIALS
<br />This Agreement creates a non-exclusive and perpetual license for CITY to copy, use, modify,
<br />reuse, or sublicense any and all copyrights, designs, and other intellectual property embodied in plans,
<br />specifications, studies, drawings, estimates, and other documents or works of authorship fixed in any
<br />tangible medium of expression, including but not limited to, physical drawings or data magnetically or
<br />otherwise recorded on computer diskettes, which are prepared or caused to be prepared by
<br />CONSULTANT under this Agreement ("Documents & Data"). CONSULTANT shall require all
<br />subcontractors to agree in writing that CITY is granted a non-exclusive and perpetual license for any
<br />Documents & Data the subcontractor prepares under this Agreement. CONSULTANT represents and
<br />warrants that CONSULTANT has the legal right to license any and all Documents & Data.
<br />CONSULTANT makes no such representation and warranty in regard to Documents & Data which were
<br />provided to CONSULTANT by the CITY. CITY shall not be limited in any way in its use of the
<br />Documents and Data at any time, provided that any such use not within the purposes intended by this
<br />Agreement shall be at CITY's sole risk.
<br />6. 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, 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 resulting
<br />therefrom and damage to property, resulting from any act or occurrence arising out of
<br />CONSULTANT's operations in the performance of this Agreement, including, without
<br />limitation, acts involving vehicles. The amounts of insurance shall be not less than the
<br />following: single limit coverage applying to bodily and personal injury, including death
<br />resulting therefrom, and property damage, in the total amount of $1,000,000 per
<br />occurrence, with $2,000,000 in the aggregate. Such insurance shall (a) name the CITY, its
<br />officers, employees, agents, and representatives as additional insured(s); (b) be primary
<br />and not contributory with respect to insurance or self-insurance programs maintained by
<br />the CITY; and (c) contain standard separation of insured's provisions.
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