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IT Infrastructure Support Systems Maintenance – DOA SG/07/2026

APPENDIX B

INSURANCE & BONDING REQUIREMENTS

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A. Preamble

The following requirements apply to all work under the agreement. Compliance is required by all Contractors/Consultants. To the extent permitted by applicable law, the City of Atlanta (“City”) reserves the right to adjust or waive any insurance or bonding requirements contained in this Appendix B and applicable to the agreement.

1. Evidence of Insurance Required Before Work Begins

No work under the agreement may be commenced until all insurance and bonding requirements contained in this Appendix B, or required by applicable law, have been complied with and evidence of such compliance satisfactory to City as to form and content has been filed with City.

Contractor/Consultant must provide City with a Certificate of Insurance that clearly and unconditionally indicates that Contractor/Consultant has complied with all insurance and bonding requirements set forth in this Appendix B and applicable to the agreement. If the Contractor/Consultant is a joint venture, the insurance certificate should name the joint venture, rather than the joint venture partners individually, as the primary insured. In accordance with the solicitation documents applicable to the agreement at the time Contractor/Consultant submits to City its executed agreement, Contractor/Consultant must satisfy all insurance and bonding requirements required by this Appendix B and applicable by law, and provide the required written documentation to City evidencing such compliance. In the event that Contractor/Consultant does not comply with such submittal requirements within the time period established by the solicitation documents applicable to the agreement, City may, in addition to any other rights City may have under the solicitation documents applicable to the agreement or under applicable law, make a claim against any bid security provided by Contractor/Consultant.

2. Higher Limits to Apply

If the contractor maintains broader coverage and/or higher limits than the minimums requested in this document, the City of Atlanta requires and shall be entitled to the broader coverage and/or higher limits maintained by the contractor. Any available insurance proceeds in excess of the specified minimum limits of insurance and coverage shall be available to the City of Atlanta.

3. Minimum Financial Security Requirements

All companies providing insurance required by this Appendix B must meet certain minimum financial security requirements. These requirements must conform to the ratings published by A.M. Best & Co. in the current Best's Key

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Rating Guide - Property-Casualty. The ratings for each company must be indicated on the documentation provided by Contractor/Consultant to City certifying that all insurance and bonding requirements set forth in this Appendix B and applicable to the agreement have been unconditionally satisfied.

For all agreements, regardless of size, companies providing insurance or bonds under the agreement must meet the following requirements:

i) Best's rating not less than A-,

ii) Best's Financial Size Category not less than Class VII, and

iii) Companies must be authorized to conduct and transact insurance contracts by the Insurance Commissioner, State of Georgia.

iv) All bid, performance and payment bonds must be underwritten by a

U.S. Treasury Circular 570 listed company.

If the issuing company does not meet these minimum requirements, or for any other reason is or becomes unsatisfactory to City, City will notify Contractor/Consultant in writing. Contractor/Consultant must promptly obtain a new policy or bond issued by an insurer acceptable to City and submits to City evidence of its compliance with these conditions.

Contractor/Consultant’s failure to comply with all insurance and bonding requirements set forth in this Appendix B and applicable to the agreement will not relieve Contractor/Consultant from any liability under the agreement.

Contractor/Consultant’s obligations to comply with all insurance and bonding requirements set forth in Appendix B and applicable to the agreement will not be construed to conflict with or limit Contractor/Consultant’s/Consultant’s indemnification obligations under the agreement.

4. Insurance Required for Duration of Contract

All insurance and bonds required by this Appendix B must be maintained during the entire term of the agreement, including any renewal or extension terms, and until all work has been completed to the satisfaction of City.

5. Notices of Cancellation & Renewal

Contractor/Consultant must, notify the City of Atlanta in writing at the address listed below by mail, hand-delivery or facsimile transmission, within 2 days of any notices received from any insurance carriers providing insurance coverage under this Agreement and Appendix B that concern the proposed cancellation, or termination of coverage.

Enterprise Risk Management 68 Mitchell St. Suite 9100 Atlanta, GA 30303

Confirmation of any mailed notices must be evidenced by return receipts of registered or certified mail.

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Contractor/Consultant shall provide the City with evidence of required insurance prior to the commencement of this agreement, and, thereafter, with a certificate evidencing renewals or changes to required policies of insurance at least fifteen (15) days prior to the expiration of previously provided certificates.

6. Agent Acting as Authorized Representative

Each and every agent acting as Authorized Representative on behalf of a company affording coverage under this contract shall warrant when signing the Accord Certificate of Insurance that specific authorization has been granted by the Companies for the Agent to bind coverage as required and to execute the Acord Certificates of Insurance as evidence of such coverage. City of Atlanta coverage requirements may be broader than the original policies; these requirements have been conveyed to the Companies for these terms and conditions.

In addition, each and every agent shall warrant when signing the Acord Certificate of Insurance that the Agent is licensed to do business in the State of Georgia and that the Company or Companies are currently in good standing in the State of Georgia.

7. Certificate Holder

The City of Atlanta must be named as certificate holder. All notices must be mailed to the attention of Enterprise Risk Management at 68 Mitchell Street, Suite 9100, Atlanta, Georgia 30303.

8 Project Number & Name

The project number and name must be referenced in the description section of the insurance certificate.

9. Additional Insured Endorsements Form CG 20 26 07 04 or equivalent

The City must be covered as Additional Insured under all insurance (except worker’s compensation and professional liability) required by this Appendix B and such insurance must be primary with respect to the Additional Insured.

Contractor/Consultant must submit to City an Additional Insured Endorsement evidencing City’s rights as an Additional Insured for each policy of insurance under which it is required to be an additional insured pursuant to this Appendix B. Endorsement must not exclude the Additional Insured from Products - Completed Operations coverage. The City shall not have liability for any premiums charged for such coverage.

10. Mandatory Sub-Contractor/Consultant Compliance

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Contractor/Consultant must require and ensure that all subContractor/Consultants/subconsultants at all tiers to be sufficiently insured/bonded based on the scope of work performed under this agreement.

11. Self Insured Retentions, Deductibles or Similar Obligations

Any self-insured retention, deductible or similar obligation will be the sole responsibility of the contractor.

B. Workers' Compensation and Employer's Liability Insurance

Contractor/Consultant must procure and maintain Workers' Compensation and Employer's Liability Insurance in the following limits to cover each employee who is or may be engaged in work under the agreement.

Workers' Compensation. . . . . . . . Statutory Employer's Liability:

Bodily Injury by Accident/Disease $1,000,000.00 each accident Bodily Injury by Accident/Disease $1,000,000.00 each employee Bodily Injury by Accident/Disease $1,000,000.00 policy limit

C. Commercial General Liability Insurance

Contractor/Consultant must procure and maintain Commercial General Liability Insurance on form (CG 00 00 01 or equivalent) in an amount not less than $1,000,000.00 per occurrence subject to a $2,000,000.00 aggregate. The following indicated extensions of coverage must be provided:

Contractual Liability

Broad Form Property Damage

Premises Operations

Personal Injury

Advertising Injury

Fire Legal Liability

Medical Expense

Independent Contractor/Consultants/SubContractor/Consultants

Products – Completed Operations

Additional Insured Endorsement* (primary& non-contributing in favor of the City of Atlanta)

Waiver of Subrogation in favor of the City of Atlanta

D. Commercial Automobile Liability Insurance

Contractor/Consultant must procure and maintain Automobile Liability Insurance in an amount not less than $1,000,000.00 Bodily Injury and Property Damage combined single limit. The following indicated extensions of coverage must be provided:

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Owned, Non-owned & Hired Vehicles Waiver of Subrogation in favor of the City of Atlanta

If Contractor/Consultant does not own any automobiles in the corporate name, non-owned vehicle coverage will apply and must be endorsed on either Contractor/Consultant’s personal automobile policy or the Commercial General Liability coverage required under this Appendix B.

Additionally, in accordance with Section 22-181(b) of Chapter 22, Code of Ordinances of the City of Atlanta, all vehicles requiring access to the restricted areas of the airport must be covered by an automobile liability policy in the minimum amount of Ten Million Dollars ($10,000,000) combined single limit for personal injury and property damage. The $10,000,000 limit of liability will also be imposed on any parties transporting workers, materials and/or equipment to the Airport site from parking lots or similar facilities.

E. Excess or Umbrella Liability Insurance

Contractor/Consultant shall procure and maintain a policy providing Excess or Umbrella Liability Insurance which is at least as broad as the underlying policy. This insurance, which shall be maintained throughout the life of the contract, shall be in an amount of not less than $5,000,000.00 per occurrence.

Coverage must follow form with primary policy May be used to achieve minimum liability limits Coverage must be as broad as primary policy

F. Cyber Liability

Insurance, with limits not less than $2,000,000 per occurrence or claim, $2,000,000 aggregate. Coverage shall be sufficiently broad to respond to the duties and obligations as is undertaken by Vendor in this agreement and shall include, but not be limited to, claims involving infringement of intellectual property, including but not limited to infringement of copyright, trademark, trade dress, invasion of privacy violations, information theft, damage to or destruction of electronic information, release of private information, alteration of electronic information, extortion and network security. The policy shall provide coverage for breach response costs as well as regulatory fines and penalties as well as credit monitoring expenses with limits sufficient to respond to these obligations.

G. Primary and Non-Contributory

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Contractor/Consultant coverage shall be Primary and Non-Contributory where permissible.

H. Higher Limits to Apply

If the contractor maintains broader coverage and/or higher limits than the minimums requested in this document, the City of Atlanta requires and shall be entitled to the broader coverage and/or higher limits maintained by the contractor.

Any available insurance proceeds in excess of the specified minimum limits of insurance and coverage shall be available to the City of Atlanta.

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