(3) Primary Coverage. For any claims related to this contract, the Contractor's
<br />insurance coverage shall be primary and any insurance or self-insurance
<br />maintained by City, its City Council, its officers, officials, employees, or
<br />volunteers shall be excess of the Contractor's insurance and shall not contribute
<br />with it.
<br />(4) Notice of Cancellation. Each insurance policy required above shall provide
<br />that coverage shall not be canceled, except with written notice to the City.
<br />G. Self -Insured Retentions. Self -insured retentions must be declared to and
<br />approved by the City. The City may require the Contractor to purchase coverage
<br />with a lower retention or provide proof of ability to pay losses and related
<br />investigations, claim administration, and defense expenses within the retention.
<br />The policy language shall provide, or be endorsed to provide, that the self -insured
<br />retention may be satisfied by either the named insured or City.
<br />d. Acceptability of Insurers. Insurance is to be placed with insurers authorized to
<br />conduct business in the state with a current A.M. Best's rating of no less than
<br />A:VII, unless otherwise acceptable to the City.
<br />C. Verification of Coverage. Contractor shall furnish the City with original
<br />Certificates of Insurance including all required amendatory endorsements (or copies
<br />of the applicable policy language effecting coverage requiredby this clause) and a
<br />copy of the Declarations and Endorsement Page of the CGL policy listing allpolicy
<br />endorsements to City before work begins, however, failure to obtain the required
<br />documents prior to the work beginning shall not waive the Contractor's obligation to
<br />provide them.
<br />The City reserves the right to require complete, certified copies of all required
<br />insurance policies,including endorsements required by these specifications, at any
<br />time.
<br />f. Special Risks or Circumstances. City reserves the right to modify these
<br />requirements, including limits, based on the nature of therisk, prior experience,
<br />insurer, coverage, or other special circumstances.
<br />7. INDEMNIFICATION
<br />Contractor agrees to defend, and shall indemnify and hold harmless the City, its officers,
<br />agents, employees, contractors, special counsel, and representatives from liability: (1) for personal
<br />injury, damages, just compensation, restitution, judicial or equitable relief arising out of claims for
<br />personal injury, including death, and claims for property damage, which may arise from the
<br />negligent operations of the Contractor, its subcontractors, agents, employees, or other persons
<br />acting on its behalf which relates to the services described in section 1 of this Agreement; and (2)
<br />from any claim that personal injury, damages, just compensation, restitution, judicial or equitable
<br />relief is due by reason of the terms of or effects arising from this Agreement. This indemnity and
<br />hold harmless agreement applies to all claims for damages, just compensation, restitution, judicial
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