Professional Liability (Errors and Omissions) Insurance Limits shall not be less than the following: (a) For Projects with a budgeted construction cost of more than $30,000,000: i. For Design Professionals – $3,000,000 per claim and $4,000,000 in aggregate coverage; ii. For Subconsultant Engineers and Architects – $2,000,000 per claim and $3,000,000 in aggregate coverage; iii. For Other Consultants – $1,000,000 per claim and $2,000,000 in aggregate coverage. At the Design Professional’s request, the Owner may, at its sole discretion, agree to a lower limit for certain consultants. (b) For Projects with a budgeted construction cost of $20,000,000 up to $30,000,000: i. For Design Professionals – $2,000,000 per claim and $3,000,000 in aggregate coverage; ii. For Subconsultant Engineers and Architects – $1,000,000 per claim and $2,000,000 in aggregate coverage; iii. For Other Consultants – $1,000,000 per claim and $1,000,000 in aggregate coverage. At the Design Professional’s request, the Owner may, at its sole discretion, agree to a lower limit for certain consultants. (c) For Projects with a budgeted construction cost of less than $20,000,000: i. For Design Professionals – $1,000,000 per claim and $1,000,000 in aggregate coverage; ii. For Subconsultant Engineers and Architects – $1,000,000 per claim and $1,000,000 in aggregate coverage; iii. For Other Consultants – $1,000,000 per claim and $1,000,000 in aggregate coverage. At the Design Professional’s request, the Owner may, at its sole discretion, agree to a lower limit for certain consultants. (d) The Design Professional shall maintain professional liability insurance that shall be either a practice policy or project-specific coverage. Professional liability insurance shall contain prior acts coverage for services performed by the Design Professional for this Project. If project-specific coverage is used, these requirements shall be continued in effect for three years following the issuance of the Certificate of Final Completion for the Project.
Errors and Omissions All reports, files and other documents prepared and submitted by Contractor shall be complete and shall be carefully checked by the professional(s) identified by Contractor as project manager and key personnel attached hereto, prior to submission to the County. Contractor agrees that County review is discretionary and Contractor shall not assume that the County will discover errors and/or omissions. If the County discovers any errors or omissions prior to approving Contractor’s reports, files and other written documents, the reports, files or documents will be returned to Contractor for correction. Should the County or others discover errors or omissions in the reports, files or other written documents submitted by the Contractor after County approval thereof, County approval of Contractor’s reports, files or documents shall not be used as a defense by Contractor in any action between the County and Contractor, and the reports, files or documents will be returned to Contractor for correction.