06242026 InsReq -RR-260624-DWU-19803-2026 CMT.pdf

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2026 Construction Material Testing
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CIZ-DWU-26 331E
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Tarrant County, Texas

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This is an Insurance Requirement document issued by the City of Dallas for construction materials testing (CMT) services related to water/wastewater infrastructure, treatment facilities, parks, streets, and drainage improvements. The document specifies mandatory insurance coverage requirements that must be maintained by professional engineering firms or teams selected to provide CMT services. The scope of work encompasses materials testing for various municipal infrastructure projects, with the Project Manager identified as Dipendra Timalsina Sharma, P.E. The insurance requirements serve as contractual prerequisites that vendors must satisfy prior to contract award and throughout the contract term.

The document establishes minimum insurance coverage thresholds and types required of contractors, including general liability, professional liability, workers' compensation, and other coverage as specified in the requirements. Contractors must provide certificates of insurance evidencing compliance with stated limits and coverage types before commencing work. The insurance requirements function as a protective mechanism for the City of Dallas and ensure that selected firms maintain adequate financial safeguards throughout the contract period. Failure to maintain required insurance coverage or provide timely evidence of such coverage constitutes grounds for contract termination or non-award.

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Insurance Requirements

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ORM-FRM-508 REV.4 10/10/2018 Page 1 of 5 RR-260624-DWU-19803

SECTION A.

ENGINEER shall procure, pay for and maintain the following insurance written by companies approved by the State of Texas and acceptable to CITY. The insurance shall be evidenced by delivery to the CITY, at the address shown in SECTION C (a), certificates of insurance executed by the insurer or its authorized agent stating coverages, limits, expiration dates and compliance with all applicable required provisions. The CITY shall be named as an additional insured by endorsement to the policy and thus will be entitled to notice of cancellation of the policy in accordance with Section 1811 of the Texas Insurance Code. Upon request, the CITY shall be entitled to receive without expense, copies of the policies and all endorsements. CITY HAS NO DUTY TO PAY ENGINEER

UNTIL SUCH CERTIFICATE HAS BEEN DELIVERED TO THE CITY.

SECTION B.

The CITY reserves the right to review the insurance requirements of this section during the effective period of the services or work performed by ENGINEER and to modify insurance coverages and their limits when deemed necessary and prudent by City's Office of Risk Management based upon changes in statutory law, court decisions or other relevant factors. The ENGINEER shall acquire and ensure execution of requests for deletions, revisions or modifications of particular policy terms, conditions, limitations, or exclusions (except where policy provisions are established by law or regulation binding upon either CITY or ENGINEER).

SECTION C. REQUIRED PROVISIONS

The ENGINEER agrees, with respect to the required insurance as documented below, all certificate(s) of insurance will contain and state, in writing, the following required provisions:

a) The certificate of insurance or policy and endorsements shall be evidenced by delivery to:

(i) Dallas Water Utilities, Attention: Dipendra Timalsina Sharma, 2121 Main St., Ste. #300, Dallas, Texas 75201 and

(ii) Director, Office of Risk Management, 1500 Marilla, 6A-South, Dallas, Texas 75201.

b) All certificates of insurance shall identify the service or product being provided, by including the bid number and contract or solicitation name.

c) All certificates of insurance shall name the City of Dallas as the Certificate Holder.

SECTION D. INSURANCE COVERAGE REQUIRED

Subject to ENGINEER'S right to maintain reasonable deductibles, ENGINEER shall obtain and maintain in full force and effect for the duration of its engagement with the CITY and any extension hereof, at ENGINEER'S sole expense, insurance coverage in the following type(s) and amounts:

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1. WORKERS’ COMPENSATION and EMPLOYERS LIABILITY Workers’ Compensation within the regulations of the Texas Workers’ Compensation Act. The minimum policy limits for Employers Liability are:

Bodily Injury by Accident: $500,000 Each Accident Bodily Injury by Disease: $500,000 Each Employee Bodily Injury by Disease: $500,000 Policy Limit

The policy shall include:

a) An endorsement to waive subrogation in favor of the City of Dallas, its officers, employees and elected representatives, for bodily injury (including death) or any other loss.

b) An endorsement to provide thirty (30) days prior written notice in the event of cancellation to the address as shown in Section C, a (i) and (ii), or in accordance with Section 1811.155 of the Texas Insurance Code, Notice of Cancellation in accordance with the Notice of Insured in the policy for cancellation due to non-payment of premium.

NOTES:

i. If ENGINEER will not be providing services under the contract at a City facility, has no employees and/or is operating as a sole owner and single operator, ENGINEER shall provide a signed letter, with the current date, on official letterhead stating such to meet the requirement.

ii. If ENGINEER is a non-subscriber or is self-insured, ENGINEER shall provide a copy of its Certificate of Authority to Self-Insure from the Texas Department of Insurance, Division of Workers’ Compensation Self Insurance Regulation Program, evidence of alternative coverage and internal safety and injury coverage policies and procedures.

2. BUSINESS AUTOMOBILE LIABILITY INSURANCE

Business Automobile Liability Insurance covering owned, hired, and non-owned vehicles, with a minimum combined single limit for bodily injury (including death) and property damage limit of $500,000 per occurrence.

The policy shall include:

a) An endorsement naming the City of Dallas and its officers, employees and elected representatives as additional insureds.

b) An endorsement to waive of subrogation in favor of the City of Dallas, its officers and employees, for bodily injury (including death), property damage or any other loss.

c) An endorsement to provide thirty (30) days prior written notice in the event of cancellation to the address as shown in Section C, a (i) and (ii), or in accordance with Section 1811.155 of the Texas Insurance Code, Notice of Cancellation in accordance with the Notice of Insured in the policy for cancellation due to non-payment of premium.

d) Provide that ENGINEER’S insurance is primary insurance as respects the CITY, its officers, employees and elected representatives.

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NOTE:

i. If ENGINEER has no owned, hired and non-owned autos or vehicles and/or no autos or vehicles will not be used in the performance of services under the contract, ENGINEER shall provide a signed letter, with the current date, on official letterhead stating such to meet the requirement for owned autos.

3. COMMERCIAL GENERAL LIABILITY INSURANCE

Commercial General Liability Insurance including, but not limited to, Premises/Operations, Personal & Advertising Injury, Products/Completed Operations, Independent ENGINEERs and Contractual Liability with minimum combined bodily injury (including death) and property damage limits of $1,000,000 per occurrence, $2,000,000 general aggregate.

The policy shall include:

a) An endorsement naming the City of Dallas and its officers, employees and elected representatives as additional insureds.

b) An endorsement to waive of subrogation in favor of the City of Dallas, its officers and employees, for bodily injury (including death), property damage or any other loss.

c) An endorsement to provide thirty (30) days prior written notice in the event of cancellation to the address as shown in Section C, a (i) and (ii), or in accordance with Section 1811.155 of the Texas Insurance Code, Notice of Cancellation in accordance with the Notice of Insured in the policy for cancellation due to non-payment of premium.

d) Provide that ENGINEER’S insurance is primary insurance as respects the CITY, its officers, employees and elected representatives.

e) If this insurance is written on a claims-made form, coverage shall be continuous (by renewal or extended reporting period) for not less than twenty-four (24) months following completion of the contract and acceptance by the City. Coverage, including any renewals, shall have the same retroactive date as the original policy applicable to this contract.

4. PROFESSIONAL LIABILITY INSURANCE

Professional Liability Insurance to provide coverage against any claim which the ENGINEER becomes legally obligated to pay as damages arising out of the performance of professional services caused by any negligent error, omission or act with minimum limits of $1,000,000 per claim, $1,000,000 annual aggregate.

The policy shall include:

a) An endorsement to provide thirty (30) days prior written notice in the event of cancellation to the address as shown in Section C, a (i) and (ii), or in accordance with Section 1811.155 of the Texas Insurance Code, Notice of Cancellation in accordance with the Notice of Insured in the policy for cancellation due to non-payment of premium.

b) If this insurance is written on a claims-made form, coverage shall be continuous (by renewal or extended reporting period) for not less than twenty-

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SECTION E. SELF-INSURED RETENTION (SIR)

ENGINEER may satisfy all or part of the insurance requirements under the Contract by means of self-insurance so long as:

(a) the SIR is permitted under all laws applicable to Contractor at the time ENGINEER submits its bid or proposal;

(b) Contractor maintains a net worth (as shown by its financial statements audited in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles) of not less than One Hundred Million Dollars ($100,000,000.00);

(c) if the Contractor is using their balance sheet to back the SIR, the SIR cannot exceed 10% of their net worth;

(d) Contractor, not less than annually, provides the City an audited financial statement, prepared by an independent certified public accountant in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles consistently applied, showing the net worth requirements outlined herein; and

(e) the SIR provides for loss reserves that are actuarially derived in accordance with accepted standards of the insurance industry and accrued (i.e., charged against earnings) or otherwise funded.

Any self-insured exposure shall be deemed to be an insured risk under the Contract. The beneficiaries of such insurance shall be afforded no less insurance protection than if such self-insured portion was fully insured by an insurance company of the quality and caliber required hereunder (including, without limitation, the protection of a legal defense, by attorneys reasonably acceptable to beneficiaries, and the payment of claims within the same time period that a third party insurance carrier of the quality and caliber otherwise required hereunder would have paid such claims).

The waiver of subrogation provided for hereunder shall be applicable to any self-insured exposure. All SIRs must be acceptable to and approved in writing by the City prior to implementation and the insurance required under the Contract must be maintained in excess of such SIRs. Any and all deductibles and/or SIRs for the insurance policies described in this Exhibit shall be assumed by and for the account of ENGINEER or any ENGINEER’s subcontractors, as applicable, at its sole risk and expense.

SECTION F. SUBCONTRACTING LIABILITY

(1) Without limiting any of the other obligations or liabilities of the ENGINEER, the ENGINEER shall require each Subcontractor performing work under the contract, at the Subcontractor's own expense, to maintain during the engagement with the CITY, types and limits of insurance that are appropriate for the services/work being performed, comply with all applicable laws and are consistent with industry standards. The Subcontractor’s liability insurance shall name ENGINEER as an additional insured.

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(2) ENGINEER shall obtain and monitor the certificates of insurance from each Subcontractor. ENGINEER must retain the certificates of insurance for the duration of the contract and shall have the responsibility of enforcing insurance requirements among its Subcontractor’s. The CITY shall be entitled, upon request and without expense, to receive copies of these certificates.

SECTION G. ENGINEER LIABILITY

Approval, disapproval or failure to act by the CITY regarding any insurance supplied by ENGINEER or its subcontractors shall not relieve ENGINEER of full responsibility or liability for damages and accidents as set forth in the contract documents. Neither shall the bankruptcy, insolvency nor denial of liability by the insurance company exonerate ENGINEER from liability.

ENGINEER (COMPANY NAME):_________________________________

BY:_____________________________________________________________

Signature of Authorized Representative

NAME:__________________________________________________________

Name of Authorized Representative (please print)

DATE:________________________

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