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exceed $453,404.00, plus a five percent (5 %) contingency for a total amount not to exceed $476,074.00, annually, during the term of this Agreement. b. Payment by City shall be made within thirty (30) days following receipt of proper invoice evidencing work performed during the prior month, subject to City accounting procedures. Payment need not be made for work which fails to meet the standards of performance set forth in the Recitals which may reasonably be expected by City. 4. TERM This Agreement shall commence on July 1, 2009 and terminate on June 30, 2010 unless terminated earlier in accordance with Section 12, below. Additionally, the City may terminate this Agreement if the Santa Ana City Council fails to approve funding for the Agreement for any fiscal year covered herein. The term may be extended for up to four additional one -year terms at the sole discretion of the City. 5. INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR Contractor shall, during the entire term of this Agreement, be construed to be an independent contractor and not an employee of the City. This Agreement is not intended nor shall it be construed to create an employer - employee relationship, a joint venture relationship, or to allow the City to exercise discretion or control over the professional manner in which Contractor performs the services which are the subject matter of this Agreement; however, the services to be provided by Contractor shall be provided in a manner consistent with all applicable standards and regulations governing such services. Contractor shall pay all salaries and wages, employer's social security taxes, unemployment insurance and similar taxes relating to employees and shall be responsible for all applicable withholding taxes. 6. INSURANCE Prior to undertaking performance of work under this Agreement, Contractor shall maintain and shall require its subcontractors, if any, to obtain and maintain insurance as described below: a. Commercial General Liability Insurance. Consultant shall maintain commercial general liability insurance which shall include, but not be limited to protection against claims arising from bodily and personal injury, including death resulting therefrom and damage to property, resulting from any act or occurrence arising out of Consultant's operations in the performance of this Agreement, including, without limitation, acts involving vehicles. The amounts of insurance shall be not less than the following: single limit coverage applying to bodily and personal injury, including death resulting therefrom, and property damage, in the total amount of $1,000,000 per occurrence. Such insurance shall (a) name the City, its officers, employees, agents, volunteers and representatives as additional insured(s); (b) be primary with respect to insurance or self - insurance programs maintained by the City; and (c) contain standard separation of insureds provisions b. Business automobile liability insurance, or equivalent form, with a combined single limit of not less than $1,000,000 per occurrence. Such insurance shall include coverage for owned, hired and non -owned automobiles. C. Worker's Compensation Insurance. In accordance with the provisions of Section 3300 of the Labor Code, Contractor, if Contractor has any employees, is required to be insured against liability for worker's compensation or to undertake self - insurance. Prior to commencing the performance of