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This Agreement may be extended for an additional one-year term, at the rates currently <br />in effect, upon written approval of the Executive Director of Public Works and the City <br />Attorney. <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 <br />intended nor shall it be construed to create an employer-employee relationship, a joint <br />venture relationship, or to allow the City to exercise discretion or control over the <br />professional manner in which Consultant performs the services which are the subject <br />matter of this Agreement; however, the services to be provided by Consultant shall be <br />provided in a manner consistent with all applicable standards and regulations governing <br />such services. Consultant shall pay all salaries and wages, employer's social security <br />taxes, unemployment insurance and similar taxes relating to employees and shall be <br />responsible for all applicable withholding taxes. <br />5. INSURANCE <br />Prior to undertaking performance of work under this Agreement, Consultant <br />shall maintain and shall require its subcontractors, if any, to obtain and maintain <br />insurance as described below: <br />a. Commercial General Liability Insurance. Consultant shall maintain <br />commercial general liability insurance naming the City, its officers, employees, agents, <br />volunteers and representatives as additional insured(s) and shall include, but not be <br />limited to protection against claims arising from bodily and personal injury, including <br />death resulting therefrom and damage to property, resulting from any act or occurrence <br />arising out of Consultant's operations in the performance of this Agreement, including, <br />without limitation, acts involving vehicles. The amounts of insurance shall be not less <br />than the following: single limit coverage applying to bodily and personal injury, <br />including death resulting therefrom, and property damage, in the total amount of <br />$1,000,000 per occurrence. Consultant shall supply City with a fully executed <br />additional insured endorsement in substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit C <br />upon execution of this Agreement and shall be approved in form by the City Attorney. <br />b. Business automobile liability insurance, or equivalent form, with a combined <br />single limit of not less than $1,000,000 per occurrence. Such insurance shall include <br />coverage for owned, hired and non -owned automobiles. <br />c. Worker's Compensation Insurance. In accordance with the provisions of <br />Section 3300 of the Labor Code, Consultant, if Consultant has any employees, is <br />required to be insured against liability for worker's compensation or to undertake self- <br />insurance. Prior to commencing the performance of the work under this Agreement, <br />Consultant agrees to obtain and maintain any employer's liability insurance with limits <br />not less than $1,000,000 per accident. <br />