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4. INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR Consultant shall, during the entire term of this Agreement, be construed to be an independent contractor and not in employee of the City This Agreement is not intendednor shall it be construed to create an employer-employee relationship, a joint venture, relationships, 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 he 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 its 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. Commercial General Liability Insurance. Consultant shall maintain commercial general liability insurance which shall include, but not be limited to protection against claims arising from bodily and personal injury; including death resulting therefrom and damage to property, resulting from any act or occurrence arising out of Consultant'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 and $25000,000 in the aggregate; Such insurance shall (a) mare the City, its officers, employees, agents, volunteers and representatives as additional insured(s); and (b) be primary and not contributory with respect to insurance or self-insurance programs maintained by the City. b. Worker's Compensation Insurance. In accordance with California State law, 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. c. The following requirements apply to the insurance to be provided by Consultant pursuant to this section: (i) Consultant shall maintain all insurance required above in fill force and effect for the entire period,covered,by this Agreement. Certificates of insurance shall be furnished to the City upon execution of this Agreement and shall be approved in form by the City.