3-Harris County Minimum Insurance Requirements.pdf

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RFP - Renewable Energy for Harris County
Solicitation number
26/0057
Issued by
Harris County, Texas

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This is a Minimum Insurance Requirements document for Harris County, Texas, establishing mandatory coverage standards for contractors engaged in renewable energy projects. The document specifies comprehensive insurance requirements that contractors must maintain throughout the contract term at their sole expense, including workers' compensation with employers' liability coverage of $1,000,000 per category, commercial general liability with $1,000,000 per occurrence and $2,000,000 general aggregate limits, automobile liability with $1,000,000 combined single limit coverage for all owned and hired vehicles, and umbrella/excess liability insurance of $1,000,000 per occurrence. Harris County must be named as an additional insured on a primary and non-contributory basis for general liability, automobile liability, and umbrella coverage, and professional errors and omissions liability of $1,000,000 is required if applicable to the project scope.

All insurance policies must be issued by Texas Department of Insurance-licensed companies with an A.M. Best rating of at least A-VII, with exceptions permitted only when coverage is unavailable or economically infeasible through standard markets, in which case surplus lines companies registered in Texas are acceptable. Contractors must provide unaltered insurance certificates as evidence of coverage and furnish certified copies of original policies upon request. If any portion of the contract is sublet, subcontractors must provide equivalent insurance coverage. All policies must waive subrogation rights against Harris County and its representatives, and contractors must provide written notice at least 30 days prior to any cancellation, material change, or non-renewal of coverage, with suitable replacement policies provided within 30 days thereafter. Failure to maintain required insurance coverage may result in contract termination, and these requirements do not establish limits on contractor liability.

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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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