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through Automated Clearing House (ACH) transfers. Consultant agrees to execute the <br />City's standard ACH Vendor Payment Authorization and provide required <br />documentation. Upon verification of the data provided, the City will be authorized to <br />deposit payments directly into Consultant's account(s) with financial institutions. <br />Payment need not be made for work which fails to meet the standards of performance <br />set forth in the Recitals which may reasonably be expected by City. <br />3. TERM <br />This Agreement shall commence on November 20, 2024 and continue through November <br />19, 2025, with the option for the City to grant up to a one (1) year extension, exercisable by a <br />writing by the City Manager and the City Attorney, unless terminated earlier in accordance with <br />Section 14, 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 />Consultant shall procure and maintain for the duration of the agreement, the following <br />insurance coverages: <br />Minimum Scope and Limit of Insurance. Consultant shall maintain limits of insurance coverage <br />in the following minimum amounts and shall be at least as broad as: <br />• Commercial General Liability (CGL): Insurance Services Office Form CG 00 01 <br />covering CGL on an "occurrence" basis, including products and completed operations, <br />property damage, bodily injury and personal & advertising injury with limits no less than <br />$1,000,000 per occurrence and $2,000,000 aggregate. <br />• Automobile Liability (AL): Insurance Services Office Form CA 00 01 covering Code 1 <br />(any auto), with combined single limits of $1,000,000. In the event Consultant does not <br />maintain commercial automobile liability insurance, City will accept evidence of personal <br />automobile insurance with existing limits, which can be lower than $1,000,000. <br />• Workers' Compensation (W/C): as required by the State of California, with statutory <br />limits, and Employer's Liability Insurance with limit of no less than $1,000,000 per <br />accident, per employee, per policy for bodily injury or disease. This requirement can be <br />waived if Vendor has no employees. <br />Page 2 of 9 <br />