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3. TERM <br />This Agreement shall commence on the date first written above for one year unless <br />terminated earlier in accordance with Section 14, below. <br />5. INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR. <br />GST shall, during the entire term of this Agreement, be construed to be an independent <br />contractor and not an employee of the City. This Agreement is not intended nor shall it be <br />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 GST performs the <br />set -vices which are the subject matter of this Agreement; however, the services to be provided by <br />GST shall be provided in a manner consistent with all applicable standards and regulations <br />governing such services. GST 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 taxes. <br />6. INSURANCE <br />Prior to undertaking performance of work under this Agreement, GST shall maintain and <br />shall require its subcontractors, if any, to obtain and maintain insurance as described below: <br />a. Commercial General Liability Insurance. -GST shall maintain commercial general <br />liability insurance naming the City, its officers, employees, agents, volunteers and <br />representatives as additional insured(s) and shall include, but not be limited to <br />protection against claims arising from bodily and personal injury, including death <br />resulting therefrom and damage to property, resulting from any actor occurrence <br />arising out of GST's operations in the performance of this Agreement, including, <br />without limitation, acts involving vehicles. The amounts of insurance shall be not <br />less than the following: single limit coverage applying to bodily and personal <br />injury, including death resulting therefrom, and property damage, in the total <br />amount of $1,000,000 per occurrence, with $2,000,000 in the aggregate. Such <br />insurance shall (a) name the -City, its officers, employees, agents; and <br />representatives as additional insured(s); (b) be primary and not contributory 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 single <br />limit of not less than $1,000,000 per occurrence. Such insurance shall include <br />coverage for owned, hired and non -owned automobiles. <br />e. Worker's Compensation Insurance, In accordance with the provisions of Section <br />3700 of the Labor Code, GST, if GST has any employees, is required to be insured <br />against liability for worker',9 compensation or to undertake self-insurance. Prior to <br />commencing the performance of the work under this .Agreement, GST agrees to <br />obtain and maintain any employer's liability insurance with limits not less than <br />$1,000,000 per accident. <br />d. If GST is or employs a -licensed professional such as an architect or engineer: <br />Page 2 of 10 <br />