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<br />4. INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR <br /> <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 <br />shall it be construed to create an employer-employee relationship, a joint venture relationship, or <br />to allow the City to exercise discretion or control over the professional manner in which <br />Consultant performs the services which are the subject matter of this Agreement; however, the <br />services to be provided by Consultant shall be provided in a manner consistent with all <br />applicable standards and regulations governing such services. Consultant shall pay all salaries and <br />wages, employer's social security taxes, unemployment insurance and similar taxes relating to <br />employees and shall be responsible for all applicable withholding taxes. <br /> <br />5. INSURANCE <br /> <br />Prior to undertaking performance of work under this Agreement, Consultant shall <br />maintain and shall require its subcontractors, if any, to obtain and maintain insurance as <br />described below: <br /> <br />a. Commercial General Liability Insurance. Consultant shall maintain commercial general <br />liability insurance naming the City, its officers, employees, agents, volunteers and <br />representatives as additional insured(s) and shall include, but not be limited to protection against <br />claims arising from bodily and personal injury, including death resulting therefrom and damage <br />to property, resulting from any act or occurrence arising out of Consultant's operations in the <br />performance of this Agreement, including, without limitation, acts involving vehicles. The <br />amounts of insurance shall be not less than the following: single limit coverage applying to <br />bodily and personal injury, including death resulting therefrom, and property damage, in the total <br />amount of $1 ,000,000 per occurrence. Commercial general liability insurance, or equivalent <br />form, with a combined single limit of not less than $1,000,000 per occurrence. If such insurance <br />contains a general aggregate limit, such limit shall apply separately to each project Consultant <br />performs for the City. Consultant shall supply City with a fully executed additional insured <br />endorsement in substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit B upon execution of this <br />Agreement and shall be approved in form by the City Attorney. <br /> <br />b. Worker's Compensation Insurance. In accordance with the provisions of Section <br />3300 of the Labor Code, Consultant, if Consultant has any employees, is required to be insured <br />against liability for worker's compensation or to undertake self-insurance. <br /> <br />c. The following requirements apply to the insurance to be provided by Consultant <br />pursuant to this section: <br /> <br />(i) Consultant shall maintain all insurance required above in full force and <br />effect for the entire period covered by this Agreement. <br />(ii) Certificates of insurance shall be furnished to the City upon execution of <br />this Agreement and shall be approved in form by the City Attorney. <br /> <br />2 <br />