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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 <br />shall it be construed to create an employer - employee relationship, a joint venture relationship, of <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 />5. INSURANCE <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 />a. Due to the nature of services provided, general liability insurance is not required. <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. Prior to commencing <br />the performance of the work under this Agreement. Consultant agrees to obtain and maintain any <br />employer's liability insurance with limits not less than $1,000,000 per accident. <br />G. INDEMNIFICATION <br />Consultant agrees to and shall indemnify and hold harmless the City. its officers, agents, <br />employees, consultants, special counsel, and representatives from liability or personal injury, <br />damages, just compensation, restitution, judicial or equitable relief arising out of claims for <br />personal injury, including health, and claims for property damage, which may arise from the <br />direct or indirect operations of the Consultant or its contractors, subcontractors, agents, <br />employees, or other persons acting on their behalf which relates to the services described in <br />section I of this Agreement. <br />CONFIDENTIALITY <br />If Consultant receives from the City information which due to the nature of such <br />information is reasonably understood to be confidential and /or proprietary, Consultant agrees <br />that it shal I not use or disclose such information except in the performance of this Agreement, <br />and further agrees to exercise the same degree of care it uses to protect its own information of <br />like importance, but in no event less than reasonable care. "Confidential Information" shall <br />include all nonpublic information. Confidential information includes not only written <br />information, but also information transferred orally, visually, electronically, or by other means. <br />