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~~` <br />L <br />`~ <br />costs of defense, arising out of , Contractor's~~to stric <br />comply with any provision of this contract or any other actions or failure to act y Contracto <br />Contractor's employees, agents, officers and contractors. In the event any such action or clai <br />brought against City, Contractor shall, if City so elects and upon tender by City, defend the same at <br />Contractor's sole cost and expense, promptly satisfy any judgment adverse to City or to City and <br />Contractor, jointly, and reimburse City for any loss, cost, damage or expense, including attorney <br />fees, suffered or incurred by City. <br />8. Insurance. Contractor shall maintain in force for the duration of this contract the insurance <br />coverages specified below. Each policy required by these provisions shall be written as a primary <br />policy, not contributing with or in excess of any coverage which City may carry. A copy of each <br />policy or a certificate satisfactory to City shall be delivered to City prior to commencement of the <br />Work. Unless otherwise specified, each policy shall be written on an "occurrence" form with an <br />admitted insurance carrier licensed to do business in the state of Oregon and shall contain an <br />endorsement entitling City to not less than 30 days prior written notice of any material change, <br />nonrenewal or cancellation. In the event the statutory limit of liability of a public body for claims <br />arising out of a single accident or occurrence is increased above the combined single limit coverage <br />requirements specified below, City shall have the right to require Contractor to increase the Con- <br />tractor's coverages to the statutory limit for such claims and to increase the aggregate coverage to <br />twice the amount of the statutory limit. The adequacy of all insurance required by these provisions <br />shall be subject to approval by City's Risk Manager. Failure to maintain any insurance coverage <br />required by this contract shall be cause for immediate termination of this contract by City. <br />8.1 Commercial General Liability. Contractor shall maintain a broad form commercial <br />general liability insurance policy with coverage of not less than $500,000 combined single <br />limit per occurrence, with aggregate of $1 million, for bodily injury, personal injury or <br />property damage. Such policy shall contain a contractual liability endorsement to cover <br />Contractor's indemnification obligations under this contract. The policy shall also contain <br />an endorsement naming City as an additional insured, in a form satisfactory" to City, and <br />expressly providing that the interest of City shall not be affected by Contractor's breach of <br />policy provisions. <br />8.2 Workers' Compensation Insurance. If Contractor is an individual and will perform the <br />Work without the help of others, Contractor shall nevertheless maintain a personal policy of <br />Workers' Compensation coverage. If Contractor will perfonm the Work with the help of <br />others, Contractor shall comply with the Oregon Workers' Compensation law by qualifying <br />as acarrier-insured employer or as aself-insured employer and shall strictly comply with all <br />other applicable provisions of such law. Contractor shall provide City with such further <br />assurances as City may require from time to time that Contractor is in compliance with these <br />Workers' Compensation coverage requirements and the Workers' Compensation law. <br />8.3 !Comprehensive Automobile Liability. Contractor shall maintain automobile liability <br />insurance coverage of not less than $500,000 combined single limit per occurrence for <br />bodily injury, personal injury or properly damage. <br />8.4 Professional Liability. Contractor shall maintain a professional liability insurance policy <br />with coverage of not less than $1 million, a deductible of not more than $10,000, to protect <br />Personal Services Contract-Page 3 <br />(Revised December 1997) <br />