Attachment_-_Insurance_Requirement.pdf

PDF 158 KB Posted

Attached to
Planning On-Call Services
Solicitation number
193458
Issued by
Santa Clara County, California

About this file

This document is an Insurance Requirements document issued by the City of Palo Alto, California, detailing comprehensive insurance coverage specifications for contractors engaging with the city. The requirements outline mandatory insurance types including Worker's Compensation, Employer's Liability, General Liability, Automobile Liability, and Professional Liability, with specific minimum coverage limits ranging from $1,000,000 for each occurrence and aggregate across different insurance categories. The insurance requirements are part of a broader on-call planning services contract opportunity, with contractors required to obtain insurance from companies with an A-:VII or higher AM Best's Key Rating, licensed to conduct insurance business in California.

The document specifies that the City of Palo Alto must be named as an additional insured, with insurance policies requiring a contractual liability endorsement and primary coverage provisions. Contractors must submit insurance certificates to purchasingsupport@cityofpaloalto.org, and provide written notice of policy cancellation (30 days for non-premium related cancellations, 10 days for non-payment of premium). The insurance requirements are a critical component of the contract award process, with compliance being contingent upon meeting these specified insurance standards. The document was last revised on August 27, 2019, and applies to contractors seeking to provide services to the City of Palo Alto.

View the file

Other files

File Type Posted
Attachment_E_193458.docx DOCX document
Planning_On-Call_Services.pdf PDF
Attachment_A_-_Proposer_form.doc DOC document
Firm_Experience_.pdf PDF
Attachment_-_Professional_Services_Agreement_Sample.docx DOCX document

On GovTribe

Work with this file

  • Download the original file
  • Contacts named in this file
  • Similar government files
  • Ask GovTribe AI about this file

Text version

INSURANCE REQUIREMENTS

Rev. August 27, 2019

CONTRACTORS TO THE CITY OF PALO ALTO (CITY), AT THEIR SOLE EXPENSE, SHALL FOR THE TERM OF THE CONTRACT OBTAIN AND MAINTAIN INSURANCE IN THE AMOUNTS FOR THE COVERAGE SPECIFIED BELOW, AFFORDED BY COMPANIES WITH AM BEST’S KEY RATING OF A-:VII, OR HIGHER, LICENSED OR AUTHORIZED TO TRANSACT INSURANCE

BUSINESS IN THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA.

AWARD IS CONTINGENT ON COMPLIANCE WITH CITY’S INSURANCE REQUIREMENTS, AS SPECIFIED, BELOW:

REQUIRED

TYPE OF COVERAGE

REQUIREMENT

MINIMUM LIMITS

EACH

OCCURRENCE AGGREGATE

YES WORKER’S COMPENSATION

YES EMPLOYER’S LIABILITY

STATUTORY

STATUTORY

YES GENERAL LIABILITY, INCLUDING

PERSONAL INJURY, BROAD FORM

PROPERTY DAMAGE BLANKET

CONTRACTUAL, AND FIRE LEGAL

LIABILITY

BODILY INJURY

PROPERTY DAMAGE

BODILY INJURY & PROPERTY DAMAGE

COMBINED.

$1,000,000

YES AUTOMOBILE LIABILITY, INCLUDING

ALL OWNED, HIRED, NON-OWNED

BODILY INJURY

- EACH PERSON

- EACH OCCURRENCE

PROPERTY DAMAGE

BODILY INJURY AND PROPERTY

DAMAGE, COMBINED

$1,000,000

PROFESSIONAL LIABILITY,

YES INCLUDING, ERRORS AND

OMISSIONS, MALPRACTICE (WHEN

APPLICABLE), AND NEGLIGENT

PERFORMANCE

ALL DAMAGES

YES THE CITY OF PALO ALTO IS TO BE NAMED AS AN ADDITIONAL INSURED: CONTRACTOR, AT ITS SOLE COST AND EXPENSE, SHALL OBTAIN AND MAINTAIN, IN FULL FORCE AND EFFECT THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE TERM OF ANY RESULTANT AGREEMENT, THE INSURANCE COVERAGE HEREIN DESCRIBED, INSURING NOT ONLY CONTRACTOR AND ITS SUBCONSULTANTS, IF ANY, BUT ALSO, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF WORKERS’ COMPENSATION, EMPLOYER’S LIABILITY AND PROFESSIONAL INSURANCE, NAMING AS ADDITIONAL INSUREDS CITY, ITS COUNCIL MEMBERS, OFFICERS, AGENTS, AND EMPLOYEES.

I. INSURANCE COVERAGE MUST INCLUDE:

A. A CONTRACTUAL LIABILITY ENDORSEMENT PROVIDING INSURANCE COVERAGE FOR CONTRACTOR’S

AGREEMENT TO INDEMNIFY CITY.

II. CONTACTOR MUST SUBMIT CERTIFICATES(S) OF INSURANCE EVIDENCING REQUIRED COVERAGE AT THE

FOLLOWING EMAIL: PURCHASINGSUPPORT@CITYOFPALOALTO.ORG

III. ENDORSEMENT PROVISIONS, WITH RESPECT TO THE INSURANCE AFFORDED TO “ADDITIONAL INSUREDS”

A. PRIMARY COVERAGE

WITH RESPECT TO CLAIMS ARISING OUT OF THE OPERATIONS OF THE NAMED INSURED, INSURANCE AS AFFORDED BY THIS POLICY IS PRIMARY AND IS NOT ADDITIONAL TO OR CONTRIBUTING WITH ANY

OTHER INSURANCE CARRIED BY OR FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE ADDITIONAL INSUREDS.

B. CROSS LIABILITY

mailto:PURCHASINGSUPPORT@CITYOFPALOALTO.ORG

INSURANCE REQUIREMENTS

Rev. August 27, 2019

THE NAMING OF MORE THAN ONE PERSON, FIRM, OR CORPORATION AS INSUREDS UNDER THE POLICY SHALL NOT, FOR THAT REASON ALONE, EXTINGUISH ANY RIGHTS OF THE INSURED AGAINST ANOTHER, BUT THIS ENDORSEMENT, AND THE NAMING OF MULTIPLE INSUREDS, SHALL NOT INCREASE THE TOTAL

LIABILITY OF THE COMPANY UNDER THIS POLICY.

C. NOTICE OF CANCELLATION

1. IF THE POLICY IS CANCELED BEFORE ITS EXPIRATION DATE FOR ANY REASON OTHER THAN THE

NON-PAYMENT OF PREMIUM, THE CONSULTANT SHALL PROVIDE CITY AT LEAST A THIRTY (30)

DAY WRITTEN NOTICE BEFORE THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF CANCELLATION.

2. IF THE POLICY IS CANCELED BEFORE ITS EXPIRATION DATE FOR THE NON-PAYMENT OF

PREMIUM, THE CONSULTANT SHALL PROVIDE CITY AT LEAST A TEN (10) DAY WRITTEN NOTICE

BEFORE THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF CANCELLATION.

EVIDENCE OF INSURANCE AND OTHER RELATED NOTICES ARE REQUIRED TO BE FILED WITH THE

CITY OF PALO ALTO SENT TO THE FOLLOWING EMAIL:

PURCHASINGSUPPORT@CITYOFPALOALTO.ORG

mailto:PURCHASINGSUPPORT@CITYOFPALOALTO.ORG

AWARD IS CONTINGENT ON COMPLIANCE WITH CITY’S INSURANCE REQUIREMENTS, AS SPECIFIED, BELOW:

File details come from the government source that posted it. Updated .