Attachment 3 - Insurance Requirements 2025 - Nuclear Guage ITB 1064.docx

ITB 1064 NUCLEAR GAUGE MAINTENANCE, TESTING, AND CALIBRATION SERVICES

Insurance 3-BID SCHEDULE

INSURANCE REQUIREMENTS: Prior to starting work under the contract (or as otherwise designated by the Purchasing Activity), the Contractor must provide certificates of insurance required herein and must maintain the insurance during the life of the Contract. There are no provisions for exceptions to this requirement. Failure to provide the certificates of insurance within the requisite time period may be cause for cancellation of the contract.

Contractor shall carry liability and property damage insurance that must protect it and the State of Idaho from claims for damages for bodily injury, including accidental death, as well as for claims for property damages, which may arise from operations under the Contract whether such operations be by themselves or by anyone directly or indirectly employed by either of them.

Contractor shall not commence work under the Contract until it obtains all insurance required under this provision and furnishes a certificate or other form showing proof of current coverage to the State. All insurance policies and certificates must be signed copies. After work commences, Contractor must keep in force all required insurance until the Contract is terminated. Any available insurance proceeds in excess of the specified minimum limits of insurance and coverage shall be available to the State.

1.1 Commercial General and Umbrella Liability Insurance. Contractor shall maintain Commercial General Liability (CGL) and, if necessary, Commercial Umbrella insurance with a limit of not less than $1,000,000 each occurrence. If such CGL insurance contains a general aggregate limit, it shall apply separately to this Contract.

1.1.1 CGL insurance shall be written on ISO occurrence form CG 00 01 (or a substitute form providing equivalent coverage) and shall cover liability arising from premises, operations, independent contractors, products-completed operations, personal and advertising injury, and liability assumed under an insured contract (including the tort liability of another assumed in a business contract).

1.2 Commercial Automobile and Commercial Umbrella Liability Insurance. Contractor shall maintain Commercial Automobile Liability and, if necessary, Commercial Umbrella Liability insurance with a limit of not less than $1,000,000 each accident. Such insurance shall cover liability arising out of any auto (including owned, hired, and non-owned autos).

1.2.1 Bidder or offeror may request a waiver from providing Commercial Automobile and Commercial Umbrella Liability Insurance in its bid or proposal if the bidder or offeror will not use any owned, hired or non-owned vehicles to conduct business under the contract, if it is awarded the contract, and the State of Idaho will consider the request.

1.3 Workers Compensation Insurance and Employer's Liability. Contractor shall maintain workers compensation and employer's liability. The employer's liability shall have limits not less than $1,000,000 each accident for bodily insurance by accident, $1,000,000 disease policy limit, and $1,000,000 disease, each employee.

1.3.1 Contractor must provide either a certificate of workers compensation insurance issued by a surety licensed to write workers compensation insurance in the State of Idaho, as evidence that the contractor has in effect a current Idaho workers compensation insurance policy, or an extraterritorial certificate approved by the Idaho Industrial Commission from a state that has a current reciprocity agreement with the Idaho Industrial Commission.

1.4 State of Idaho as Additional Insured: The liability insurance coverage required for performance of the Contract shall include the State of Idaho, the Idaho Transportation Department (ITD) and its divisions, officers and employees as additional insured, but only with respect to the Contractor's activities to be performed under this Contract.

1.4.1 The Contractor shall provide proof of the State of Idaho, the ITD and its divisions, officers and employees being additional insured by providing certification of insurance (COI) to the liability insurance policies showing the State of Idaho, the ITD and its divisions, officers and employees as additional insured. The COI must show the policy number, the policy effective dates, and list the additional insured and certificate holder as State of Idaho/ Idaho Transportation Department.

1.4.2 If a liability insurance policy provides for automatically endorsing additional insured when required by contract, then, in that case, the Contractor must provide proof of the State of Idaho, the Idaho Transportation Department and its divisions, officers and employees being additional insured by providing copies of the COI that clearly identify the blanket endorsement.

1.5 Notice of Cancellation or Change: Contractor shall ensure that should any of the above described policies be cancelled before the expiration date thereof, or if there is a material change, potential exhaustion of aggregate limits or intent not to renew insurance coverage(s), that written notice will be delivered to the Division of Purchasing (if the Contract was issued by the Division) or to the Purchasing Activity (contracting state agency) in accordance with the policy provisions.

1.6 Acceptable Insurers and Deductibles: Insurance coverage required under the Contract shall be obtained from insurers rated A-VII or better in the latest Bests Rating Guide and in good standing and authorized to transact business in Idaho. The Contractor shall be financially responsible for all deductibles, self-insured retention's and/or self-insurance included hereunder. The coverage provided by such policy will be primary to any coverage of the State on or related to the contract and shall provide that the insurance afforded applies separately to each insured against whom a claim is made, except with respect to the limitation of liability

1.7 Waiver of Subrogation: All policies shall contain waivers of subrogation. The Contractor waives all rights against the State and its officers, employees, and agents for recovery of damages to the extent these damages are covered by the required policies. Policies may contain deductibles but such deductibles will not be deducted from any damages due to the State.

1.8 Tail Coverage: For claims made policies, the Retroactive Date shall be shown and shall be before the date of the contract or the beginning of contract work; insurance must be maintained and evidence of insurance must be provided for at least three (3) years after completion of the contract of work; if coverage is canceled or non-renewed, and not replaced with another claims-made policy form with a Retroactive Date prior to the contract effective date, the contractor must purchase “extended reporting”(tail) coverage for a minimum of three (3) years after completion of contract work.

1.9 Pollution Liability Insurance: Contractor shall maintain Pollution Liability coverage that includes coverage for radiation extending to claims of bodily injury, property damage, including cleanup costs, removal, storage, disposal, and/or use of the pollutant with a limit of liability of not less than $1,000,000 and the State, officers, employees, agents, and volunteers shall be included as an Additional Insured with respects to liability and defense of suits arising out of activities performed by or on behalf of Contractor, including Completed Operations. Coverage Completed Operations coverage should be included for up through the statute of repose after the project is completed and accepted by the project Owner. Any available insurance proceeds in excess of the specified minimum limits of insurance and coverage shall be available to the State.