Common use of Independent Contractor/Parties Clause in Contracts

Independent Contractor/Parties. County expects Engineer to meet the high standards set forth in this Agreement and looks to Engineer for results only. Unless otherwise required by law or regulation, County shall not direct the methods used to obtain those results, and Engineer shall perform the services as an independent contractor under the sole supervision, management, direction, and control of Engineer. As an independent contractor, Engineer will accept directions pertaining to the goals to be attained and the results to be achieved, as applicable, pursuant to this Agreement, but Engineer shall be solely responsible for the manner in which Engineer will perform the services under this Agreement. Any methods that might be discussed in any training sessions given by HCED are not mandatory unless specifically required in writing in this Agreement or by law. Engineer is not obligated to maintain any set, regular hours, nor to perform any set number of hours of service in fulfilling the obligations under this Agreement, unless otherwise specifically set out in this Agreement. This Agreement is not intended to create a joint enterprise, joint venture, business partnership, agency, franchise, or employment relationship, under Texas law. The personnel and staff of Engineer are independent contractors or employees of Engineer and shall not for any purposes be considered employees or agents of County. Engineer assumes full responsibility for the actions of any employees and agents while performing any services incident to this Agreement, and Engineer shall remain solely responsible for the supervision, daily direction, control and payment, if any, of salaries (including withholding of income and social security taxes), workers’ compensation or disability benefits and like requirements and obligations.