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4. INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR <br />Sponsor shall, during the entire term of this Agreement, be construed to be an <br />independent contractor and not an employee of the City. This Agreement is not intended nor <br />shall it be construed to create an employer-employee relationship, a joint venture relationship, or <br />to allow the City to exercise discretion or control over the professional manner in which Sponsor <br />performs the services which are the subject matter of this Agreement; however, the services to be <br />provided by Sponsor shall be provided in a manner consistent with all applicable standards and <br />regulations governing such services. Sponsor shall pay all salaries and. wages, employer's social <br />security taxes, unemployment insurance and similar taxes relating to Linployees and shall be <br />responsible for all applicable withholding taxes, <br />5. INSURANCE <br />During the term of this Agreement, Sponsor shall maintain and shall require its <br />subcontractors or agents, if any, to obtain and maintain insurance as described below; <br />a. Commercial General Liability Insurance, Sponsor shall maintain commercial general <br />liability insurance which shall include, but not be limited to protection against claims arising <br />from bodily and personal injury, including death resulting therefrom and damage to property, <br />resulting from any act or occurrence arising out of Sponsor's operations in the performance of <br />this Agreement, including, without limitation, acts involvirig vehicles. The amounts of insurance <br />shall be not less than the following: single limit coverage applying to bodily and personal injury, <br />including death resulting therefrom, and property damage, in the total amount of $ 1,000,000 per <br />occurrence, and $2,000,000 in the aggregate, Such insurance shall (a) name the City, its <br />officers, employees, agents, volunteers and representatives as additional insured(s); (b) be <br />primary and non-contributory with respect to insurance or self-insurance programs maintained <br />by the City; and (c) contain standard separation of insureds provisions, <br />b. Business automobile liability insurance, or equivalent form, with a combined single <br />limit of not less than $ 1,000,000 per occurrence, Such insurance shall include coverage for <br />owned, hired and non -owned automobiles, <br />c. Worker's Compensation Insurance. In accordance with California state law, Sponsor, <br />if Sponsor has any employees, is required to be insured against liability for worker's <br />compensation or to undertake self-insurance, Prior to commencing the performance of tile work <br />tinder this Agreement, Sponsor agrees to obtain and maintain airy employer's liability insurance <br />with limits not less than $1,000,000 per accident. <br />d. The following requirements apply to the insurance to be provided by Sponsor pursuant <br />to this section: <br />Sponsor shall maintain all insurance required above in full force and effect <br />for the entire period covered by this Agreement. <br />(ii) Certificates of insurance shall be furnished to the City upon execution of <br />this Agreement and shall be approved in form by the City. <br />