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3 7. INDEPENDENT CONTRACTORS It is mutually agreed by and between the parties that, in the performance of their covenants hereunder, Attorneys are and shall be independent contractors, and not officers or employees of City. 8. INSURANCE Attorneys shall provide to the Executive Director of Human Resources proof of insurance prior to undertaking performance of work under this Agreement, Attorneys shall maintain and shall require its subcontractors, if any, to obtain and maintain insurance as described below: a. Workers’ Compensation: Insurance as required by the State of California, with Statutory Limits, and Employer’s Liability Insurance with limit of no less than $1,000,000 per accident for bodily injury or disease. b. Professional Liability (Errors and Omissions): Insurance appropriates to the Consultant’s profession, with limit no less than $2,000,000 per occurrence or claim, $2,000,000 aggregate. If Attorneys maintain broader coverage and/or higher limits than the minimums shown above, the City requires and shall be entitled to the broader coverage and/or the higher limits maintained by Attorneys. Any available insurance proceeds in excess of the specified minimum limits of insurance and coverage shall be available to the City. c. Other Insurance Provisions - The insurance policies are to contain, or be endorsed to contain, the following provisions: i. Additional Insured Status- The City of Santa Ana, its officers, officials, employees, and volunteers are to be covered as additional insureds on the CGL policy with respect to liability arising out of work or operations performed by or on behalf of Attorneys including materials, parts, or equipment furnished in connection with such work or operations. General liability coverage can be provided in the form of an endorsement to Attorneys’ insurance (at least as broad as ISO Form CG 20 10 11 85 or if not available, through the addition of both CG 20 10, CG 20 26, CG 20 33, or CG 20 38; and CG 20 37 forms if later revisions used). ii. Primary Coverage- For any claims related to this contract, Attorneys’ insurance coverage shall be primary coverage at least as broad as ISO CG 20 01 04 13 as respects the City of Santa Ana, its officers, officials, employees, and volunteers. Any insurance or self-insurance maintained by the City of Santa Ana, its officers, officials, employees, or volunteers shall be excess of Attorneys’ insurance and shall not contribute with it. iii. Notice of Cancellation- Each insurance policy required above shall state that coverage shall not be canceled, except with notice to the City. d. Waiver of Subrogation- Attorneys hereby grant to City a waiver of any right to subrogation, which any insurer of said Attorneys may acquire against the City by virtue of the payment of any loss under such insurance. Attorneys agree to obtain any endorsement that may be necessary to affect this waiver of subrogation, but City Council 11 – 15 7/1/2025