CONSULTANT TO PROVIDE INSURANCE. A. Consultant shall not commence any work before obtaining, and shall maintain in force at all times during the duration and performance of this Contract the policies of insurance specified in this Section. Such insurance must have the approval of the City as to limit, form, and amount, and shall be placed with insurers with a current A.M. Best’s rating of no less than A:VII.
B. Prior to execution of this agreement and prior to commencement of any work, the Consultant shall furnish the City with original endorsements effecting coverage for all policies required by the Contract. The endorsements shall be signed by a person authorized by the insurer to bind coverage on its behalf. The endorsements are to be on forms acceptable to the City. At the City’s discretion, the City may require complete, certified copies of all required insurance policies, including endorsements effecting the coverage required by this Section. If the City requests, the Consultant will furnish one copy of each required policy to the City, and additional copies if requested in writing, certified by an authorized representative of the insurer. Approval of the insurance by the City shall not relieve or decrease any liability of Consultant.
C. In the case of the professional liability insurance required by this Section, the Consultant’s insurer will provide a complete, certified copy of the policy if so requested by the City.
D. In addition to any other remedy the City may have, if Consultant fails to maintain the insurance coverage as required in this Section, the City may obtain such insurance coverage as is not being maintained, in form and amount substantially the same as is required herein, and the City may deduct the cost of such insurance from any amounts due or which may become due Consultant under this Contract.
E. Each insurance policy required by this Contract shall be endorsed to state that coverage shall not be suspended, voided, canceled, terminated by either party, reduced in coverage or in limits except after thirty (30) days’ prior written notice by certified mail, return receipt requested, has been given to the City.
F. Any deductibles must be declared to, and approved by, the City.
G. The requirement as to types, limits, and the City’s approval of insurance coverage to be maintained by Consultant are not intended to, and shall not in any manner, limit or qualify the liabilities and obligations assumed by Consultant under the Contract.
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CONSULTANT TO PROVIDE INSURANCE. A. Consultant shall not commence any work before obtaining, and shall maintain in force at all times during the duration and performance of this Agreement, the policies of insurance specified in this Section. Such insurance must have the approval of the City as to limit, form, and amount, and shall be placed with insurers with a current A.M. Best’s rating of no less than A VII (an NR rating is acceptable for Worker’s Compensation insurance written with the State Compensation Insurance Fund of California).
B. Prior to execution of this Agreement and prior to commencement of any work, the Consultant shall furnish the City with certificates of insurance and copies of endorsements providing evidence of coverage for all policies required by the Agreement. The Consultant and its contractors and subcontractors shall, at their expense, maintain in effect at all times during the performance of work under the Agreement not less than the following coverage and limits of insurance, which shall be maintained with insurers and under forms of policy satisfactory to the City. The maintenance by Consultant and its contractors and subcontractors of the following coverage and limits of insurance is a material element of this Agreement. The failure of Consultant or of any of its contractors or subcontractors to maintain or renew coverage or to provide evidence of renewal may be treated by the City as a material breach of this Agreement. Approval of the insurance by the City shall not relieve or decrease any liability of Consultant.
CONSULTANT TO PROVIDE INSURANCE. A. Consultant shall not commence any work before obtaining, and shall maintain in force at all times during the duration and performance of this Contract, the policies of insurance specified in this Section. Such insurance must have the approval of the Town as to limit, form, and amount, and shall be placed with insurers with a current A.M. Best’s rating of no less than A VII (an NR rating is acceptable for Worker’s Compensation insurance written with the State Compensation Insurance Fund of California).
B. Prior to execution of this Contract and prior to commencement of any work, the Consultant shall furnish the Town with certificates of insurance and copies of endorsements providing evidence of coverage for all policies required by the Contract. The Consultant and its contractors and subcontractors shall, at their expense, maintain in effect at all times during the performance of work under the Contract not less than the following coverage and limits of insurance, which shall be maintained with insurers and under forms of policy satisfactory to the Town. The maintenance by Consultant and its contractors and subcontractors of the following coverage and limits of insurance is a material element of this Contract. The failure of Consultant or of any of its contractors or subcontractors to maintain or renew coverage or to provide evidence of renewal may be treated by the Town as a material breach of this Contract. Approval of the insurance by the Town shall not relieve or decrease any liability of Consultant.
1. Worker’s Compensation and Employer’s Liability Insurance
a. Worker’s Compensation - Insurance to protect the Consultant, its contractors and subcontractors from all claims under Worker’s Compensation and Employer’s Liability Acts, including Longshoremen’s and Harbor Worker’s Act (“Acts”), if applicable. Such coverage shall be maintained, in type and amount, in strict compliance with all applicable state and Federal statutes and regulations. The Consultant shall execute a certificate in compliance with Labor Code Section 1861, on the form provided in the Contract Documents.
b. Consultant shall provide a Waiver of Subrogation endorsement in favor of the Town, its officers, officials, employees, agents and volunteers for losses arising from work performed by the Consultant.
