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3. TERM
<br />This Agreement shall commence on March 21, 2017 and terminate on December
<br />31, 2017, unless tenninated earlier in accordance with Section 12, below. The term of this
<br />Agreement may be extended for an additional two, one-year renewal options, by a writing
<br />executed by the City Manager and the City Attorney.
<br />4. INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR
<br />Contractor 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
<br />Contractor performs the services which are the subject matter of this Agreement; however, the
<br />services to be provided by Contractor shall be provided in a manner consistent with all
<br />applicable standards and regulations governing such services. Contractor shall pay all salaries
<br />and wages, employer's social security taxes, unemployment insurance and similar taxes relating
<br />to employees and shall be responsible for all applicable withholding taxes.
<br />.prior to undertaking performance of work under this .Agreement, Contractor shall
<br />maintain and shall require its subcontractors, if any, to obtain and maintain insurance as
<br />described below:
<br />a. Commercial General Liability Insurance. Contractor shall maintain commercial
<br />general liability insurance naming; the City, its officers, employees, agents,
<br />volunteers and representatives as additional insured(s) and shall include, but not
<br />be limited to protection against claims arising from bodily and personal injury,
<br />including death resulting therefrom and damage to property, resulting from any
<br />act or occurrence arising out of Contractor's operations in the performance of this
<br />Agreement, including, without limitation, acts involving vehicles. The amounts
<br />of insurance shall be not less than the following: single limit coverage applying to
<br />bodily and personal injury, including death resulting therefrom, and property
<br />damage, in the total amount of $1,000,000 per occurrence, with $2,000,000 in the
<br />aggregate. Such insurance shall (a) naive the City, its officers, employees, agents,
<br />volunteers and representatives as additional insured(s); (b) be primary with
<br />respect to insurance or self-insurance programs maintained by the City; and (c)
<br />contain standard separation of insureds provisions.
<br />b. Business automobile liability insurance, or equivalent form, with a combined.
<br />single limit of not less than $1,000,000 per occurrence. Such insurance shall
<br />include coverage for owned, hired and non -owned automobiles.
<br />C. Worker's Compensation Insurance, In. accordance with the California Labor
<br />Code, Contractor, if Contractor has any employees, is required to be insured
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