C250211_Insurance_Approval_Request_Memo_03-23-26.pdf
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- Solicitation number
- 250211
- Issued by
- Orange County, California
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This is an Insurance Approval Request Memo from the Orange County Transportation Authority (Authority) regarding RFP 250211 for an Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) Title II Assessment. The selected consultant will perform a comprehensive accessibility assessment of the Authority's digital assets against the WCAG 2.1 Level A and AA success criteria. The contract term is eighteen (18) months with a budgeted amount of $350,000.
The memo outlines mandatory insurance and indemnification requirements for the selected consultant. Insurance requirements include Commercial General Liability with minimum limits of $1,000,000 per occurrence and $2,000,000 general aggregate; Automobile Liability Insurance with a combined single limit of $1,000,000 per accident; Workers' Compensation as required by California with a Waiver of Subrogation; and Employers' Liability with minimum limits of $1,000,000 per accident and per disease. The consultant must provide proof of coverage within ten (10) calendar days from the effective date and prior to commencing work, designating the Authority and its officers, directors, and employees as additional insureds. All insurance shall be primary and non-contributive to the Authority's coverage. The consultant is responsible for ensuring subconsultants maintain equivalent insurance coverage and include the Authority as additional insureds. The indemnification clause requires the consultant to indemnify and defend the Authority against all claims, losses, bodily injuries, and property damage arising from the consultant's negligent acts, omissions, or willful misconduct in performing the agreement.
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INTEROFFICE MEMO
Date March 23, 2026
To: Regie Peaslee, Risk Management
From: Rhea Aninzo, CAMM
Subject: RFP 250211 “Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Web
Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) Title 2 Assessment”
Below please find a copy of the insurance limits and indemnification language for review. The selected firm will perform a comprehensive accessibility assessment of its digital assets against the WCAG 2.1 Level A and AA success criteria. The resulting contract will be for an eighteen (18)-month term budgeted at $350,000. Please review the below standard insurance requirements and indemnification language and advise on the acceptability for this procurement.
ARTICLE 9. INSURANCE
A. CONSULTANT shall procure and maintain insurance coverage in full force and effect during the entire term of the Agreement. Coverage shall be full coverage and not subject to self-insurance provisions. CONSULTANT shall provide the following insurance coverage:
1. Commercial General Liability, to include Products/Completed Operations, Independent Contractors’, Contractual Liability, Personal Injury Liability, and Property Damage with a minimum limit of $1,000,000 per occurrence, $2,000,000 general aggregate and $2,000,000 Products/Completed Operations aggregate;
2. Automobile Liability Insurance to include owned, hired and non-owned autos with a combined single limit of $1,000,000 for each accident;
3. Workers’ Compensation with limits as required by the State of California including a Waiver of Subrogation in favor of AUTHORITY, its officers, directors and employees; and
4. Employers’ Liability with minimum limits of $1,000,000 per accident, $1,000,000 policy limit-disease, and $1,000,000 policy limit employee-disease.
B. Proof of such coverage, in the form of a certificate of insurance and an insurance policy blanket additional insured endorsement, designating
AUTHORITY, its officers, directors and employees as additional insureds on general liability and automobile liability, as required by Agreement. Proof of insurance coverage must be received by AUTHORITY within ten (10) calendar days from the effective date of the Agreement and prior to commencement of any work. Such insurance shall be primary and non-contributive to any insurance or self-insurance maintained by AUTHORITY. Furthermore, AUTHORITY reserves the right to request certified copies or review all related insurance policies, in response to a related loss.
C. CONSULTANT shall also include in each subcontract, the stipulation that subconsultants shall maintain insurance coverage in the amounts required of CONSULTANT as provided in the Agreement. Subconsultants will be required to include AUTHORITY as additional insureds on the Commercial General Liability, and Auto Liability insurance policies.
D. Insurer must provide AUTHORITY with at least thirty (30) days’ prior notice of cancellation or material modification of coverage, and ten (10) days’ prior notice for non-payment of premium.
E. CONSULTANT shall submit required insurance certificates to AUTHORITY’s insurance tracking contractor, InsureTrack. CONSULTANT shall respond directly to InsureTrack’s request for updated insurance certificates and other insurance-related matters by email to octa@instracking.com.
F. CONSULTANT shall include on the face of the certificate of insurance, the following information:
1. The Agreement No. C250211 and, the Contract Administrator’s Name, Rhea Aninzo
2. For Certificate Holder: The Orange County Transportation Authority, its officers, directors, employers and agents, c/o InsureTrack, P.O. Box 60840 Las Vegas, NV 89160.
ARTICLE 14. INDEMNIFICATION
CONSULTANT shall indemnify, defend and hold harmless AUTHORITY, its officers, directors, employees and agents (indemnities) from and against any and all claims (including attorneys' fees and reasonable expenses for litigation or settlement) for any loss or damages, bodily injuries, including death, damage to or loss of use of property caused by the negligent acts, omissions or willful misconduct by CONSULTANT, its officers, directors, employees, agents, subconsultants or suppliers in connection with or arising out of the performance of this Agreement.
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| Article 9. INSURANCE |
| A. CONSULTANT shall procure and maintain insurance coverage in full force and effect during the entire term of the Agreement. Coverage shall be full coverage and not subject to self-insurance provisions. CONSULTANT shall provide the following insuran... |
| 1. Commercial General Liability, to include Products/Completed Operations, Independent Contractors’, Contractual Liability, Personal Injury Liability, and Property Damage with a minimum limit of $1,000,000 per occurrence, $2,000,000 general aggregate ... |
| 2. Automobile Liability Insurance to include owned, hired and non-owned autos with a combined single limit of $1,000,000 for each accident; |
| 3. Workers’ Compensation with limits as required by the State of California including a Waiver of Subrogation in favor of AUTHORITY, its officers, directors and employees; and |
| 4. Employers’ Liability with minimum limits of $1,000,000 per accident, $1,000,000 policy limit-disease, and $1,000,000 policy limit employee-disease. |
| B. Proof of such coverage, in the form of a certificate of insurance and an insurance policy blanket additional insured endorsement, designating AUTHORITY, its officers, directors and employees as additional insureds on general liability and automobil... |
| C. CONSULTANT shall also include in each subcontract, the stipulation that subconsultants shall maintain insurance coverage in the amounts required of CONSULTANT as provided in the Agreement. Subconsultants will be required to include AUTHORITY as add... |
| D. Insurer must provide AUTHORITY with at least thirty (30) days’ prior notice of cancellation or material modification of coverage, and ten (10) days’ prior notice for non-payment of premium. |
| E. CONSULTANT shall submit required insurance certificates to AUTHORITY’s insurance tracking contractor, InsureTrack. CONSULTANT shall respond directly to InsureTrack’s request for updated insurance certificates and other insurance-related matters by ... |
| F. CONSULTANT shall include on the face of the certificate of insurance, the following information: |
| 1. The Agreement No. C250211 and, the Contract Administrator’s Name, Rhea Aninzo |
| 2. For Certificate Holder: The Orange County Transportation Authority, its officers, directors, employers and agents, c/o InsureTrack, P.O. Box 60840 Las Vegas, NV 89160. |
Article 14. INDEMNIFICATION
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