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2. COMPENSATION a. City agrees to pay, and Consultant agrees to accept as total payment for its services, the cumulative rates and charges identified in Exhibit A. This consultant is one of five consultants that the City has retained for on call municipal plan check services. The total sum authorized to be expended by the City for all on call municipal plan check services between all five consultants shall not exceed $500,000 during the term of this Agreement. However, this Agreement does not guarantee that any set amount of the authorized $500,000 will be expended on any particular consultant. b. Payment by City shall be made within thirty (30) days following receipt of proper invoice evidencing work performed, subject to City accounting procedures. Payment need not be made for work which fails to meet the standards of performance set forth in the Recitals which may reasonably be expected by City. 3. TERM This Agreement shall commence on the date first written above and terminate three (3) years from said commencement date or upon the depletion of the maximum contract amount as stated in Section 2 above, unless terminated earlier in accordance with provisions, below. The term of this Agreement may be extended upon a writing executed by the City Manager and the City Attorney. 4. INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR Consultant shall, during the entire term of this Agreement, be construed to be an independent contractor and not an employee of the City. This Agreement is not intended nor shall it be construed to create an employer - employee relationship, a joint venture relationship, or to allow the City to exercise discretion or control over the professional manner in which Consultant performs the services which are the subject matter of this Agreement; however, the services to be provided by Consultant shall be provided in a manner consistent with all applicable standards and regulations governing such services. Consultant shall pay all salaries and wages, employer's social security taxes, unemployment insurance and similar taxes relating to employees and shall be responsible for all applicable withholding taxes. 5. INSURANCE Prior to undertaking performance of work under this Agreement, Consultant shall maintain and shall require its subcontractors, if any, to obtain and maintain insurance as described below: a. Worker's Compensation Insurance. In accordance with the provisions of Section 3300 of the Labor Code, Consultant, if Consultant 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, Consultant agrees to obtain and maintain any employer's liability insurance with limits not less than $1,000,000 per accident.