3-Harris County Minimum Insurance Requirements.pdf

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ITB - Reflective Sign Making Sheeting and Related Items for Harris County Precinct 1
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25/0247
Issued by
Harris County, Texas

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This document outlines the Minimum Insurance Requirements for a contract with Harris County, Texas, specifying comprehensive insurance coverage guidelines for contractors. The document details five primary insurance categories that contractors must provide: Workers Compensation, Commercial General Liability, Automobile Liability, Umbrella/Excess Liability, and Professional/Errors & Omissions Liability. Each category has specific coverage limits, with most individual coverage amounts set at $1,000,000, and the Commercial General Liability aggregate limit set at $2,000,000 per project.

The insurance requirements mandate that coverage be issued by Texas Department of Insurance (TDI) licensed companies with an A.M. Best rating of at least A-VII. Harris County must be named as an Additional Insured on a primary/non-contributory basis for several liability types. Contractors are required to provide unaltered insurance certificates and must ensure that subcontractors also maintain appropriate insurance. The document emphasizes that if insurance policies are cancelled or materially changed, the contractor must provide written notice at least 30 days prior to the effective date and supply evidence of replacement policies. Failure to maintain the required insurance coverage could result in contract termination.

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MINIMUM INSURANCE REQUIREMENTS

During the term of the Contract, the Contractor at its sole expense shall provide primary commercial insurance of such type and with such terms and limits as may be reasonably associated with the Contract. As a minimum, the Contractor shall provide and maintain the following coverage and limits:

A. Workers Compensation, as required by the laws of Texas, and Employers’ Liability, as well as All States, USL&H and other endorsements if applicable to the project, and in accordance with state law.

Employers’ Liability

Each Accident: $1,000,000

Disease–Each Employee: $1,000,000

Policy Limit: $1,000,000

B. Commercial General Liability, including but not limited to the coverage indicated below. Coverage shall not contain any restrictive endorsements nor exclude or limit Products/Completed Operations, Contractual Liability, or Cross

Liability. Where exposure exists, the County may require coverage for watercraft, blasting, collapse, explosions, blowout, cratering, underground damage, pollution, or other coverage. Harris County shall be named Additional

Insured on primary/non-contributory basis.

Each Occurrence: $1,000,000

Personal and Advertising Injury: $1,000,000

Products/Completed Operations: $1,000,000

General Aggregate (per project): $2,000,000

C. Automobile Liability, including coverage for all owned, hired, and non-owned vehicles used in connection with the

Contract. Harris County shall be named Additional Insured on primary/non-contributory basis.

Combined Single Limit-Each Accident: $1,000,000

D. Umbrella/Excess Liability (Harris County shall be named Additional Insured on primary/non-contributory basis)

Each Occurrence/Aggregate: $1,000,000

E. Professional/Errors & Omissions Liability (if applicable)

Each Occurrence/Aggregate: $1,000,000

The County reserves the right to require additional insurance if necessary. Coverage shall be issued by companies licensed (by

TDI) to do business in Texas, unless said coverage is not available or economically feasible except through an excess or surplus lines company, in which case the company should be registered to do business in Texas. Companies shall have an A.M. Best rating of at least A-VII. Contractor shall furnish evidence of such insurance to the County in the form of unaltered insurance certificates. If any part of the contract is sublet, insurance shall be provided by or on behalf of any subcontractor, and shall be sufficient to cover their portion of the contract. Contractor shall furnish evidence of such insurance to the County as well.

Policies of insurance required by the contract shall waive all rights of subrogation against the County, its officers, employees and agents. If any applicable insurance policies are cancelled, materially changed, or non-renewed, contractor shall give written notice to the County at least 30 days prior to such effective date and within 30 days thereafter, shall provide evidence of suitable replacement policies. Failure to keep in force the required insurance coverage may result in termination of the contract. Upon request, certified copies of original insurance policies shall be furnished to the County.

The requirements stipulated in this attachment do not establish limits of contractor liability.

Revised 8/2017

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