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Cesar Vargas and Associates <br />Page 8 of 16 <br />their right of recovery prior to a loss. Consultant hereby waives its own right of recovery <br />against City, its officials, officers, employees, agents, and volunteers, or any other <br />additional insureds, and shall require similar written express waivers and insurance <br />clauses from each of its subconsultants. <br />3.2.11.6 Deductibles and Self- Insurance Retentions. Any <br />deductibles or self- insured retentions must be declared to and approved by the City. <br />Consultant shall guarantee that, at the option of the City, either: (1) the insurer shall <br />reduce or eliminate such deductibles or self- insured retentions as respects the City, its <br />directors, officials, officers, employees, agents and volunteers; or (2) the Consultant <br />shall procure a bond guaranteeing payment of losses and related investigation costs, <br />claims and administrative and defense expenses. <br />3.2.11.7 Subconsultant Insurance Requirements. Consultant <br />shall not allow any subconsultants to commence work on any subcontract relating to the <br />work under the Agreement until they have provided evidence satisfactory to the City that <br />they have secured all insurance required under this Section. If requested by <br />Consultant, the City may approve different scopes or minimum limits of insurance for <br />particular subconsultants. The Consultant and the City shall be named as additional <br />insureds on all subconsultants' policies of Commercial General Liability using ISO form <br />20 38, or coverage at least as broad. <br />3.2.11.8 Acceptability of Insurers. Insurance is to be placed <br />with insurers with a current A.M. Best's rating no less than A:VIII, licensed to do <br />business in California, and satisfactory to the City. <br />3.2.11.9 Verification of Coverage. Consultant shall furnish City <br />with original certificates of insurance and endorsements effecting coverage required by <br />this Agreement on forms satisfactory to the City. The certificates and endorsements for <br />each insurance policy shall be signed by a person authorized by that insurer to bind <br />coverage on its behalf, and shall be on forms provided by the City if requested. All <br />certificates and endorsements must be received and approved by the City before work <br />commences. The City reserves the right to require complete, certified copies of all <br />required insurance policies, at any time. <br />3.2.11.9 Reporting of Claims. Consultant shall report to the <br />City, in addition to Consultant's insurer, any and all insurance claims submitted by <br />Consultant in connection with the Services under this Agreement. <br />3.2.12 Safety. Consultant shall execute and maintain its work so as to <br />avoid injury or damage to any person or property. In carrying out its Services, the <br />Consultant shall at all times be in compliance with all applicable local, state and federal <br />laws, rules and regulations, and shall exercise all necessary precautions for the safety <br />of employees appropriate to the nature of the work and the conditions under which the <br />work is to be performed. Safety precautions as applicable shall include, but shall not be <br />25M -10 <br />