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4. INDE PENDE, NT CONTRACTOR <br />Consultant 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 shall it <br />be construed to create an employer-employee relationship, a joint venture relationship, or to allow the <br />City to exercise discretion or control over the professional manner in which. Consultant performs the <br />services which are the subject matter of this Agreement; however, the services to be provided by <br />Consultant shall be provided in a manner conslsteat with all applicable standards and regulations <br />governing such services. Consultant shall pay all salaries and wages, employer's social security taxes, <br />unemployment insurance and similar taxes relating to employees and shall be responsible for all <br />applicable withholding takes. <br />5, INSURANCE <br />Prior to undertaking performance of work under this Agreement, Consultant shall maintain <br />and shall require its subcontractors, if any, to obtain and maintain insurance as described below: <br />a. Business automobile liability insurance, or equivalent form, with a combined single limit of <br />not less than $1,000,000 per occurrence. Such insurance shall include coverage for owned, hired <br />and non -owned automobiles. <br />b. Worker's Compensation Insurance. In accordance with the provisions of Section 3700 of <br />the Labor Code, Consultant, if Consultant has any employees, is required to be insured against <br />liability for worker's compensation or to undertake self-insurance, Prior to commencing the <br />performance of the work under this Agreement, Consultant agrees to obtain and maintain any <br />employer's liability insurance with limits not less than $1,000,000 per accident. <br />c. If Consultant is or employs a licensed professional such as an architect or engineer. <br />Professional liability (errors and omissions) insurance, with a combined single limit of not less tharz <br />$1,000.,000 per Oaim, <br />d. The following requirements apply to the insnuance to be provided by Consultant <br />pursuant to this section: <br />(i) Consultant 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 this <br />Agreement and shall be approved in form by the City Attorney. <br />(iii) Certificates and policies shall state that the policies shall not be canceled <br />or reduced in coverage or changed in any other material aspect without <br />thirty (30) days prior written notice to the City. <br />e. If Consultant fails or refuses to produce or maintains the insurance required by this section <br />or falls or refuses to furnish the City with required proof that insurance has been procured and is in <br />force and paid for, the City shall have the right, at the City's election, to forthwith tel d s <br />Agreement. Such termination shall not affect Consultant's right to be paid for its titne and materials <br />expended prior to notification of termination. Consultant waives the right to receive compensation <br />and agrees to indemnify the City for any work performed prior to approval of insurance by the City. <br />