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4. TERM <br />This Agreement shall commence on the date first written above and terminate on December 31 , <br />2012, unless terminated earlier in accordance with Section ] 3, below. The term of this Agreement may <br />be extended upon a writing executed by the Executive Director of the Public Works Agency and the City <br />Attorney- <br />5. 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 />6. 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 <br />general liability insurance which shall include, but not be limited to protection against claims <br />arising from bodily and personal injury, including death resulting therefrom and damage to <br />property, resulting from any act or occurrence arising out of Consultant's operations in the <br />performance of this Agreement, including, without limitation, acts involving vehicles. The <br />amounts of insurance shall be not less than the following: single limit coverage applying to <br />bodily and personal injury, including death resulting therefrom, and property damage, in the total <br />amount of $1 ,000,000 per occurrence. Such insurance shall (a) name the City, its officers, <br />employees, agents, volunteers and representatives as additional insured(s); (b) be primary and <br />not contributory with respect to insurance or self-insurance programs maintained by the City; <br />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 $1 ,000,000 per occur-ence. Such insurance shall include coverage for owned, hired and <br />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. The following requirements apply to the insurance to be provided by Consultant pursuant to <br />this section: <br />2