~_.., <br />f~ . • , ~ . ~ ~ . , . . ~ ~ . - , ~ ~ . ~ ~ . . . ~ , . . - - ~ ~ . . ~ <br />~ ... , ' ' .. ' ~ " ~ . y . . . ' _ . ~ • I . . ~ ;_1 . . . <br />,. ~. 7. Indemnification. Contractor shall indemnify and hold City, and:its officers; agents and ~~ ~ ~ <br />employe,e's, harmless from and against all claims, actio~ns, li,abilities, costs;~ including ~ <br />attorney fees and, othec costs of defense, arising~ ouf of or in any way related to fhe Work, ':. <br />,- -,_ Contractor's failure to strictly comply with any provision of:this contract or any other actions , ~ - <br />• or failure to act by Contractor and ;Contractor's employees, agents, officers and • <br />'.~ contractors:: In the event any such action or claim is brought again`sf City, Contractor shall, , <br />' ~' "'if..City so elects~and upon tender'by City~'defend the same af Contractor's sole cost and ~ ;. <br />, expe~nse;,promptly satisfy any judgment:ad~erse to'City,orto,City and~Coritractor, jointly; ~, ~ <br />and reimburse City for.any loss, cosf,`damage or expense; including attorney fees; , <br />'suffered~or incurred by.City. , ,: ~ , ~ . ~ <br />, <br />-' . 8,~ , Insurance. `Contractor_ shall maintain in force for the.duration of this contract ttie ' <br />wr tten as ao ~er,c1aa es opccifnot contnbuEnchw h~or n excess ftanS cove~a ions sliall be , <br />P rY ;p Y 9 Y. 9e'which City . <br />~ : may carry. ~A copy of each policy or a ceitificate satisfactory to City:shalt be delivered to <br />City prior to commencement of the, Work. Unless otherw'ise specified, each policy~shall be .~ ~ <br />,; written on an "occurrence" form with'an;admitted insurance.carrier~licensed to do business . <br />in the state of Oregon and shalF contain.an endorsement entitling City fo not less than 30. ;:~ <br />days`priorwritten notice~of. any maferial change, nonrenewal oc cancellation; In_the event . ~ <br />,~ the statufory_ limit of liability of'a public body fo~ claims arising out of a single accid'ent or <br />~ occurrence is increased above the combined single,limit coverage~requirements specified ~ <br />. below, City shall have the righf~to require Contractor to increase the Contractor's . ' , <br />coyerages fo=the s.fatutory limit for such claims and to increase the aggregate coverage to _ <br />~. twice the amount of the statutory limit. The adequacy of all insuran'ce. required by these : ~ <br />• provisions shall be subject to approval by.City's RiskManager. Failure~to maintain any. , <br />, insurance coverage required by this confract shall be cause for immediate termination of ` <br />'this contract by City. . ~ ; ? : <br />• ~ 8.1 ` Comprehensive ~Automobile Liability. Contractor shall.maintain_ automobile ~ <br />• ~ liability insurance coyerage of not less than $500,000 combined single limit per , <br />~: ~ `, occurrence for bodily injury, personal injury or property damage: , , <br />, . , ., . <br />, 9. , Subcontracting. Contractorshall not subcontract the Work; in whole or in part; without_ -~ : <br />'~ City's prior written approvaL Contractor sfiall require any approved subcontractor to , . <br />, agree, as to;the po~tion subcontracted, to comply with all obligations,of Contractor ~ <br />~specified in this contract:. Notwithstanding City's approval of., a subcontractor; Contractor .. <br />shall remain. obligated for full performance of this contract and City shall incur no obligation ~ ' <br />to any,subcontractor. Contractor shall indemnify, defend and;hold Gity h~armless from all <br />, ~ , claims of subcontractors. . : ~ _ ~ , <br />10. „Assignment; Contractor shall not assign this. contract, in whole or in part, or any right or ~ <br />obligation hereunder, without..City's;prior written approval. : -` •; ~ <br />1'1. Independent Contractor.. Whether Contractor is-a~.corporation, partnership, other_legal <br />.``entity.oc an individuaF; Contractor is.an~ independent contractor. If.Contractor is an ~ <br />individual, Contracto~'s duties will be performed with the understanding that Coritractor is a <br />:~ self-employed person, has special expertise as to #he. services which Contractoc is to , ~ <br />, . <br />`Personal Services'Conf~act-Page 3 , ~ , <br />, (Revised February.1997) • , , ' <br />• ;.;. , ~ . <br />,_.~ <br />_ . ~ <br />