SELECT TRENCHLESS PIPELINES, INC. 2 - 2012

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provided in a manner consistent with all applicable standards and regulations governing such services. Contractor shall pay all salaries and wages, employer's social sec�n-ity taxes, unemployment insurance and similar taxes relating to employees and shall be responsible for all applicable withholding taxes. 5. INSURANCE Prior to un�lP,*A1�;*+g performance of work under this Agreement, Contractor shall ma ;main and shall require its subcontractors, if any, to obtain and maintain insurance as described below: a. Commercial General Liability Insurance. Contractor shall maintain commercial general liability insurance nam;ng the City, its officers, agents, volunteers, and employees as additional insureds) and shall include, but not be limited to protection against cla;rnc arising from bodily and personal injury, including death resulting therefrom and damage to property, resulting from any act or occurrence arising out of Contractor'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 and not contributory 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 the work under this Agreement, Contractor agrees to obtain and maintain any employer's liability insurance with limits not less than $1,000,000 per accident. d. The following requirements apply to the insurance to be provided by Contractor pursuant to this section: (i) Contractor shall maintain all insurance required above in full force and effect for the entire period covered by this Agreement. (ii) Certificates of insurance shall be fimnmished to the City upon execution of this Agreement and shall be approved in form by the City Attorney. (iii) Certificates and policies shall state that the policies shall not be canceled or reduced in coverage or changed in any other material aspect without thirty (30) days prior written notice to the City. e. If Contractor fails or refuses to produce or maintain the insurance required by this section or fails or refuses to furnish the City with required proof that insurance has been procured and is in force and paid for, the City shall have the right, at the City's election, to forthwith terminate this Agreement. Such termination shall not effect Contractor's right to be paid for its time and materials expended prior to notification of termination. Contractor waives the right to receive compensation and agrees to indemnify the City. for any work performed prior to approval of inc„rance by the City.