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5. INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR RELATIONSHIP The Consultant is an independent contractor and shall be treated as such for all purposes. Nothing contained in this agreement or any action of the parties shall be construed to constitute of to render the consultant an employee, partner, agent, shareholder, officer or in any other capacity other than as an independent contractor other than those obligations which have been or shall have been undertaken by the City, Consultant shall be responsible for any and all of its own expenses in performing its duties as contemplated under this agreement. The City shall not be responsible for any expense incurred by the Consultant. The City shall have no duty to withhold any Federal income taxes or pay Social Security services and that such obligations shall be that of the Consultant, other than those set forth in this agreement. Consultant shall furnish its own transportation, office and other supplies as it determines necessary in carrying out its duties under this agreement. 6. INSURANCE. (a) Consultant shall, at its sole cost and expense, during the period of any work being performed under this Agreement, procure and maintain the following minimum insurance coverage to protect the City and Consultant against all loss, claims, damage and liabilities caused by Consultant, its agents, contractors or employees, as more particularly set forth below: General liability insurance, including broad form contractual liability coverage for bodily injury and property damage liability with limits of One Million Dollars ($I,qOO,OOO) combined single limit occurrence. Such insurance shall not diminish Consultants indemnification obligations hereunder. The insurance policy shall be issued by such company, in such forms and with such limits of liability and deductibles as are acceptable to the City and shall be endorsed to be primary over any insurance, which the City may maintain. Before any work under this Agreement is performed, and at any time upon request, Consultant shall furnish to the City certificates of insurance evidencing the minimum required coverage and appropriately endorsed for contractual liability with the City named as an additional insured. All policies shall contain a waiver of subrogation endorsement. All policies and certificates shall be in forms and issued by insurance companies acceptable to the City's Risk Management Department. All insurance policies and certificates of insurance shall provide that the policies may not be canceled or altered without thirty (30) calendar days prior written notice to the City's Risk Management Department. The City reserves the right from time to time to change the insurance coverage and limits of liability required to be maintained by Consultant hereunder. 7. OWNERSHIP OF DOCUMENTS AND EOUIPMENT. All documents prepared by the Consultant pursuant to this agreement and related services to this agreement are intended and represented for the ownership of the City only. Any other use by Consultant or other parties shall be approved in writing by the City. 8. INDEMNIFICATION. Consultant agrees to indemnify and hold harmless, the City, its officers, agents, employees from, and against any and all claims, actions, liabilities, losses and expenses including, but not limited to, attorney's fees for personal, economic or bodily injury, wrongful death, loss of or damage to property, at law or in equity, which may arise or may be alleged to have risen from the negligent acts, errors, omissions or other wrongful conduct of the Page 2 of6 Signage & Graphic Design Services - O'leary 2/14/02 1 :59 PM