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6. PERFORMANCE PERIOD
<br />a. This contract shall go into effect on January 4, 2011, contingent upon approval by the City,
<br />and the Consultant shall commence work after notification to proceed by the City's Contract manager.
<br />The contract shall end on January 1, 2013, unless extended by contract amendment.
<br />b. The Consultant is advised that any recommendation for contract award is not binding on the
<br />City until the contract is fully executed and approved by the City.
<br />7. INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR
<br />Consultant shall, during the entire term of this Agreement, be construed to be an independent
<br />contractor and not an employee of the City. This Agreement is not intended nor shall it be construed to
<br />create an employer-employee relationship, a joint venture relationship, or to allow the City to exercise
<br />discretion or control over the professional manner in which Consultant performs the services which are
<br />the subject 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 such services.
<br />Consultant shall pay all salaries and wages, employer's social security taxes, unemployment insurance and
<br />similar taxes relating to employees and shall be responsible for all applicable withholding taxes.
<br />8. INSURANCE
<br />Prior to undertaking performance of work under this Agreement, Consultant shall maintain and
<br />shall require its subcontractors, if any, to obtain and maintain insurance as described below:
<br />a. Commercial General Liability Insurance. Consultant shall maintain commercial general
<br />liability insurance which shall include, but not be limited to protection against claims arising from bodily
<br />and personal injury, including death resulting therefrom and damage to property, resulting from any act or
<br />occurrence 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 than the following:
<br />single limit coverage applying to bodily and personal injury, including death resulting therefrom, and
<br />property damage, in the total amount of $1,000,000 per occurrence, $2,000,000 in the aggregate. Such
<br />insurance shall (a) name the City, its officers, employees, agents, volunteers and representatives as
<br />additional insured(s); (b) be primary with respect to insurance or self-insurance programs maintained by
<br />the City; and (c) contain standard separation of insureds provisions.
<br />b. Business automobile liability insurance, or equivalent form, with a combined single limit of
<br />not less than $2,000,000 combined single limit. Such insurance shall include coverage for owned, hired
<br />and non -owned automobiles.
<br />c. Worker's Compensation Insurance. In accordance with the provisions of Section 3300 of the
<br />Labor Code, Consultant, if Consultant has any employees, is required to be insured against liability for
<br />worker's compensation or to undertake self-insurance. Prior to commencing the performance of the work
<br />under this Agreement, Consultant agrees to obtain and maintain any employer's liability insurance with
<br />limits not less than $1,000,000 per accident.
<br />d. Professional liability (errors and omissions) insurance, with a combined single limit of not
<br />less than $1,000,000 per claim, and $2,000,000 in the aggregate.
<br />e. The following requirements apply to the insurance to be provided by Consultant pursuant to
<br />this section:
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