Exhibit_A_-_Insurance_Requirements_25-SQ-111JJ.pdf

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25-SQ-111JJ
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Volusia County, Florida

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This document is an Exhibit A Insurance Requirements document for the County of Volusia, detailing comprehensive insurance specifications for contractors performing work or services under an agreement. The exhibit outlines mandatory insurance types and coverage requirements, including Workers' Compensation, Commercial General Liability, Auto Liability, Excess Liability, Contractors Pollution Liability, Marine Protection & Indemnity, and Marine Pollution Liability. Contractors must maintain insurance policies from insurers licensed in Florida with minimum A.M. Best ratings, with specific coverage limits such as $1,000,000 for Commercial General Liability and $2,000,000 aggregate, and must name the County of Volusia as an additional insured.

The insurance requirements include several critical provisions, such as a waiver of subrogation in favor of the County, primary and non-contributory coverage, and mandatory endorsements for various policy types. Contractors must provide certificates of insurance prior to commencing work, with 30-day cancellation notice requirements. The document emphasizes that subcontractors must maintain identical insurance terms, and policies must cover a wide range of potential liabilities including pollution conditions, maritime operations, and vehicle-related risks. Contractors are prohibited from using Risk Retention Groups or Pools and must maintain retroactive dates on claims-made policies, with provisions for supplemental extended reporting periods.

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EXHIBIT A INSURANCE REQUIREMENTS 25-SQ-111JJ

Exhibit A - Insurance Requirements 1 of 8

1. Required Types of Insurance

The Contractor shall purchase and maintain at its own expense, during the term of the Agreement, the types and amounts of insurance with limits no less than those shown below, in the form and from companies satisfactory to the County are detailed in Figure 1 below. Figure 1 is a listing and general summary of insurance policies required and is not intended to be comprehensive as to the requirements of each specific policy. Contractors shall review the additional requirements in this Exhibit A and ensure that the insurance policies comply with the specific terms and conditions therein.

Figure 1:

TYPE OF INSURANCE

WORKERS COMPENSATION

Waiver of Subrogation in favor of County Endorsement: Longshore & Harbor Workers’ Act, Jones Act, & Maritime Coverage

Florida Statutory Coverage

COMMERCIAL GENERAL LIABILITY

Occurrence Basis Blanket Contractual Liability County Additional Insured utilizing both

ISO forms CG 20 37 for products & completed ops and CG 20 38 for premises & operations or their equivalent.

Waiver of Subrogation in favor of County Primary & Non-contributory with any insurance or self-insurance maintained by County.

Independent Contractors

EACH OCCURRENCE $ 1,000,000

GENERAL AGGREGATE $ 2,000,000

Premises-Operations $ 1,000,000

Products & Completed Ops $ 1,000,000

Personal & Adv Inj. $ 1,000,000

Fire Damage $

AUTO LIABILITY

Any Auto Contractor, its subcontractors & independent contractors shall name County Additional Insured.

Subcontractors & independent contractors shall maintain same policy limits, terms, conditions required of general contractor.

Waiver of Subrogation in favor of County.

Primary & Non-contributory with any insurance or self-insurance maintained by County.

Combined Single Limit $ 1,000,000

Bodily Injury (Per person) $

Bodily Injury (Per accident) $

Property Damage (Per Accident)

Note: If contractor does not have “Coverage Symbol 1: Any Auto”, contractor is limited to use of covered autos only.

EXCESS LIABILITY

Umbrella Form (Follow Form Basis Auto & CGL) County Additional Insureds Waiver of Subrogation in favor of County Primary & Non-contributory with any insurance or self-insurance maintained by County

$ 1,000,000 per Occurrence/Aggregate

Note: If County cannot be added as additional insured, then policy shall be endorsed to provide additional insured status if required on the primary policy.

Exhibit A - Insurance Requirements 2 of 8

CONTRACTORS POLLUTION LIABILITY

County Additional Insured Transportation Pollution Liability endorsement or equivalent.

$ 2,000,000 Occurrence/Aggregate

MARINE PROTECTION & INDEMNITY

County Additional Insured $ 2,000,000 Occurrence/Aggregate

MARINE POLLUTION LIABLITY

County Additional Insured $ 2,000,000 Occurrence/Aggregate

CANCELLATION: Thirty (30) days written notice of cancellation is required to the Certificate Holder:

Certificate Holder:

County of Volusia Purchasing & Contracts Division 123 W. Indiana Avenue, Room 302 DeLand, FL 32720

ATTN: Heidi Ott

Risk Management Division

A. For the purposes of indemnification of the County or an endorsement or insurance coverage under this Agreement/Contract under which the County is a “named insured”, “additional named insured”, or “additional insured”, the term “County” includes the County of Volusia (a body corporate and politic and a subdivision of the State of Florida), including its districts, authorities, separate units of government established by law, ordinance or resolution, partners, elected and non-elected officials, employees, agents, volunteers, and any party with whom the County has agreed by contract to provide additional insured status.

B. Subcontractors and Independent Contractors. All subcontractors & independent contractors utilized by Contractor to provide services to County and its employees under this Agreement/Contract shall be required to maintain all insurance policies with the same terms, conditions, and requirements required of the Contractor in Figure 1 above and described below in this Exhibit.

C. Claims Made Basis Insurance Policies. All insurance policies written on a Claims Made Form shall maintain a retroactive date prior to or equal to the effective date of the Agreement. The Contractor shall purchase a Supplemental Extended Reporting Period (“SERP”) with a minimum reporting period of not less than three

(3) years in the event the policy is canceled, not renewed, switched to occurrence form, or any other event which requires the purchase of a SERP to cover a gap in insurance for claims which may arise under or related to the Agreement. The Contractor’s purchase of the SERP shall not relieve the Contractor of the obligation to provide replacement coverage. In addition, the Contractor shall require the carrier immediately inform the Contractor, the County Risk Manager, and the Purchasing and Contracts Division of any contractual obligations that may alter its professional liability coverage under the Agreement.

D. Risk Retention Groups and Pools. Contractor shall not obtain an insurance policy required under this Agreement from a Risk Retention Group or Pool.

E. Minimum Required Policies and Limits. Minimum underlying policies, coverages, and limits shall include all policies listed in Figure 1.

Exhibit A - Insurance Requirements 3 of 8

F. Additional Insured, Policies, Coverages, Limits, Primary and Non-Contributory Basis. Under all insurance policies where the County is required to be an additional insured, the coverage and limits provided to the County under Contractor’s insurance policies shall be that listed in Figure 1 or the Contractor’s actual limits, whichever is higher. All coverage provided to the County as an additional insured by said policies shall be primary and shall not be additional to or contributing with any other insurance carried by or for the benefit of the County with any other insurance available to the County. The Contractor shall utilize ISO Form CG 20 38 04 13 and CG 20 37 04 13 or equivalent to provide additional insured status to the County and any party to whom the County is contractually bound to provide additional insured status under a commercial general liability policy.

G. If the services provided require the disposal of any hazardous or non-hazardous materials off the job site, the disposal site operator must furnish a certificate of insurance for Pollution Legal Liability with coverage for bodily injury and property damage for losses that arise from the facility that is accepting the waste under the Agreement.

H. Workers’ Compensation, Jones Act, U.S. Longshore & Harborworker’s Act Insurance. Workers’ Compensation insurance is required for all employees of the Contractor, employed or hired to perform or provide work or services under the Agreement or that is in any way connected with work or services performed under the Agreement, without exclusion for any class of employee, and shall comply fully with the Florida Workers’ Compensation Law (Chapter 440, Florida Statutes, Workers’ Compensation Insurance) and include Employers’ Liability Insurance with limits no less than the statutory. Policy shall include a waiver of subrogation in favor of the County. If Contractor is using a “leased employee” or an employee obtained through a professional employer organization (“PEO”), Contractor is required to have such employees covered by worker’s compensation insurance in accordance with Florida Worker’s Compensation law and the insurance carrier of the PEO execute a waiver of subrogation in favor of the County, its employees and insurers. If Agreement involves Maritime Operations, Contractor’s Worker’s Compensation Insurance Policy shall include coverage for claims subject to the Federal Jones Act (46 U.S.C.A Section 688) and U.S. Longshore & Harborworkers’Act (33 U.S.C.A. Section 901). Coverage for the U.S. Longshore & Harborworker’s Act shall be at the statutory amount. Coverage limits for the Jones Act shall be not less than $1,000,000. Contractor will be permitted to provide Jones Act Coverage through a separate Protection & Indemnity Policy in so far as the coverage provided is no less restrictive than would have been provided by a Workers’ Compensation Policy.

i. Contractor and its Subcontractors, or any associated or subsidiary company doing work on County property or under the Agreement must be named in the Workers’ Compensation coverage or provide proof of their own Workers’ Compensation coverage, without exclusion of any class of employee, and with a minimum of the statutory limits per occurrence for Employer’s liability coverage. Further, if the Contractor's Subcontractors fail to obtain Workers’ Compensation insurance and a claim is made against the County by the uncovered employee of said Subcontractor of the Contractor, the Contractor shall indemnify, defend, and hold harmless the County from all claims for all costs including attorney’s fees and costs arising under said employee(s) Workers’ Compensation insurance claim(s).

Exhibit A - Insurance Requirements 4 of 8

I. Commercial General Liability Insurance. The Contractor shall acquire and maintain Commercial General Liability insurance, with limits of not less than the amounts shown above. Contractor shall not obtain an insurance policy wherein the policy limits are reduced by defense and claim expenses. Such insurance shall be issued on an occurrence basis and include coverage for the Contractor’s operations, independent Contractors, Subcontractors and “broad form” property damage coverages protecting itself, its employees, agents, Contractors or subsidiaries, and their employees or agents for claims for damages caused by bodily injury, property damage, or personal or advertising injury, and products liability/completed operations including what is commonly known as groups A, B, and C. Such policies shall include coverage for claims by any person as a result of actions directly or indirectly related to the employment of such person or entity by the Contractor or by any of its Subcontractors arising from work or services performed under the Agreement. Public liability coverage shall include either blanket contractual insurance or a designated contract contractual liability coverage endorsement, indicating expressly the Contractor’s Agreement to indemnify, defend and hold harmless the County as provided in the Agreement.

The commercial general liability policy shall provide coverage to County when it is required to be named as an additional insured either by endorsement or pursuant to a blanket additional insured endorsement, for those sources of liability which would be covered by the latest edition of the standard Commercial General Liability Coverage Form (ISO Form CG 00 01), as filed for use in the State of Florida by the Insurance Services Office, without the attachment of any endorsements excluding or limiting coverage for Bodily Injury, Property Damage, Products/Completed Operations, Independent Contractors, Property of County in Contractor’s Care, Custody or Control or Property of County on which contracted operations are being performed, Explosion, Collapse or Underground hazards (XCU Coverage, Contractual Liability or Separation of Insureds. When County is added as additional insured by endorsement, ISO Endorsements CG 20 38 and CG 20 37 or their equivalent shall be used and shall provide such additional insured status that is at least as broad as ISO form CG 20 10 11 85. If County has agreed by separate contract to require Contractor to name another party as an additional insured, Contractor shall add said party as an additional insured to the commercial general liability policy by ISO Endorsement CG 20 38. Contractor shall require its subcontractors performing work under this Agreement to add the County and any other party that the County has agreed by separate contract to require Contractor to name as an additional insured to their Commercial General Liability policy as an additional insured by ISO Endorsement CG 20 38. All commercial general liability policies shall provide a waiver of subrogation in favor of the County and any other party required by this Agreement to be named as an additional insured.

J. Excess/Umbrella Liability. Umbrella or Excess Liability policies may be used to obtain the total limits of liability required to meet the required limits of coverage stated above. These policies shall be written on a follow form basis subject to the same terms, definitions, exclusions and conditions as the primary policies. These policies shall contain a dropdown coverage provision as well as a duty to defend.

Evidence of such coverage should clearly demonstrate the underlying coverages/policies that are included.

The Contractor shall obtain an excess liability policy in addition to the scheduled underlying policies (commercial general liability, business auto liability, professional, and employers' liability) with a limit of no less than the amount shown

Exhibit A - Insurance Requirements 5 of 8 above. This insurance shall name the County as an additional insured and include either blanket contractual or a designated contract contractual coverage endorsement, indicating expressly the Contractor’s agreement to hold the County harmless.

K. Motor Vehicle Liability. The Contractor shall secure and maintain during the term of the Agreement motor vehicle coverage in the split limit amounts of no less than the amounts shown in Figure 1 per person, per occurrence for bodily injury and for property damage or a combined single limit of the amount shown above with “Any Auto”, Coverage Symbol 1, providing coverage for all autos operated regardless of ownership, and protecting itself, its employees, agents or lessees, or subsidiaries and their employees or agents against claims arising from the ownership, maintenance, or use of a motor vehicle. The County shall be an additional insured under this policy when required in Figure 1.

L. Contractor’s Pollution. Contractor shall purchase coverage for liability caused by pollution conditions arising out of the operations of Contractor. If Agreement involves the use, storage, removal, or remediation of naturally occurring hazardous substances (including, but not limited to, mold, asbestos, lead, mercury, arsenic, radon, silica, pyrite), the policy shall be endorsed to remove any exclusion(s) for the substance. The County shall be named as additional insured. Coverage shall apply to bodily injury, sickness, disease, mental anguish or shock, including death and medical monitoring; property damage, including loss of use of damaged property or of property that has not been physically injured; cleanup costs;

including costs and expenses incurred in the investigation, defense, or settlement of claims. The policy shall provide coverage for the hauling of waste from the Project site to the final disposal location and include Non-owned Disposal Site coverage for specified sites (by endorsement) if Agreement is disposing of waste.

All activities contemplated in the Agreement shall be specifically scheduled on the policy as “covered operations”. Coverage shall apply to sudden and non-sudden pollution conditions including the discharge, dispersal, release or escape of smoke, vapors, soot, fumes, acids, alkalis, toxic chemicals, liquids or gases, waste materials or other irritants, contaminants or pollutants into or upon land, the atmosphere or any watercourse or body of water, provided such conditions are not naturally present in the environment in the concentration or amounts discovered, unless such natural conditions(s) are released or dispersed as a result of the performance of Covered Operations. Policy shall include a severability of interest or separation of insured provision (no insured vs. insured exclusion) and a provision that coverage is primary and non-contributory with any other coverage or self-insurance maintained by the County. County shall be listed as an additional insured on the policy.

M. Marine Protection & Indemnity. Contractor shall purchase liability insurance coverage for watercraft if a vessel will be utilized in performance of the Agreement.

Coverage shall be included for loss of life, injury and sickness, wreck removal costs, cleanup costs, collision liability; and damage to piers, docks, jetties, and other fixed floating objects. Coverage shall apply to owned, non-owned, and hired watercraft. County shall be named as an additional insured under this policy.

N. Marine/Vessel Pollution. Contractor shall purchase coverage for spills and threats of spills from vessels. This includes, but is not limited to clean-up obligations mandated by local and national laws, orders, rules and regulations; as well as clean-up, third party property damage, subsistence, assessment of and damage to natural resources, loss of revenues and profits by third parties, loss of public

Exhibit A - Insurance Requirements 6 of 8 services, defense, investigation, advertising, civil penalties, criminal fines and defense and interest. County shall be named as an additional insured under this policy.

O. Primary and Excess Coverage. Any insurance required may be provided by primary and excess insurance policies.

2. Insurance Requirements

A. General Insurance Requirements:

i. All insurance policies shall be issued by insurers licensed and/or duly authorized under Florida Law to do business in the State of Florida and all insuring companies are required to have a minimum rating of A- and a Financial category size of VIII or greater in the "Best Key Rating Guide" published by A.M. Best & Company, Inc.

ii. Approval by County of any policy of insurance shall not relieve Contractor from its responsibility to maintain the insurance coverage required herein for the performance of work or services by the Contractor or its Subcontractors for the entire term of the Agreement and for such longer periods of time as may be required under other clauses of the Agreement.

iii. Waiver of Subrogation. The Contractor hereby waives all rights against the County and its Subcontractors for damages by reason of any claim, demand, suit or settlement (including workers’ compensation) for any claim for injuries or illness of anyone, or perils arising out of the Agreement. The Contractor shall require similar waivers from all its Subcontractors.

Contractor’s insurance policies shall include a waiver of subrogation in favor of the County. This provision applies to all policies of insurance required under the Agreement (including Workers’ Compensation, and general liability).

iv. County Not Liable for Paying Deductibles. For all insurance required by Contractor, the County shall not be responsible or liable for paying deductibles for any claim arising out of or related to the Contractor’s business or any Subcontractor performing work or services on behalf of the Contractor or for the Contractor’s benefit under the Agreement.

v. Cancellation Notices. During the term of the Agreement, Contractor shall be responsible for promptly advising and providing the County Risk Manager and the Purchasing and Contracts divisions with copies of notices of cancellation or any other changes in the terms and conditions of the original insurance policies approved by the County under the Agreement within two (2) business days of receipt of such notice or change.

vi. Deductibles. Contractors that maintain and administer a self-insured retention or a large deductible program exceeding the insurance requirements listed in this solicitation using a formal program to fund either program may submit an exception in accordance with Section 3.8 of RSQ 21-SQ -97HO, Revisions, Addenda, Questions and Answers, to be considered for this solicitation.

Exhibit A - Insurance Requirements 7 of 8

The request must include a summary of the program’s design, funding method, and the program’s supporting financial information. If additional information is necessary, the County will request more specific information, which must be provided by the Contractor. The County Risk Manager will review the information submitted and determine whether the program is acceptable to the County.

Contractors with no formal risk management program in place to manage and fund deductibles or self-insured retentions may not be considered.

Subject to County approval, Contractor may obtain a letter of credit in the amount equivalent to the deductible, which shall remain in effect during the term of the Agreement at no additional cost to the County.

vii. Contractor’s obligations or services shall not be construed to negate, abridge, or reduce other rights or obligations of indemnity or insurance defense of additional or named insureds which would otherwise exhaust or be unavailable as to a party or person described in this Contract.

3. Proof of Insurance

A. The Contractor shall be required to furnish evidence of all required insurance in the form of certificates of insurance, which shall clearly outline all hazards covered as itemized herein, the amounts of insurance applicable to each hazard and the expiration dates.

B. The Contractor shall furnish proof of insurance acceptable to the County prior to or at the time of execution of the Agreement and the Contractor shall not commence work or provide any service until the Contractor has obtained all the insurance required under the Agreement and such insurance has been filed with and approved by the County. Upon request from the County, the Contractor shall furnish copies of all requested policies and any changes or amendments thereto, immediately, to the County, the County Risk Manager, and Purchasing and Contracts Divisions, prior to the commencement of any contractual obligations.

The Agreement may be terminated by the County, without penalty or expense to County, if at any time during the term of the Agreement proof of any insurance required hereunder is not provided to the County.

C. All certificates of insurance shall clearly indicate that the Contractor has obtained insurance of the type, amount and classification required by this Section. No work or services by Contractor or its Subcontractors shall be commenced until County has approved these policies or certificates of insurance. Further, the Contractor agrees that the County shall make no payments pursuant to the terms of the Agreement until all required proof or evidence of insurance has been provided to the County. The Agreement may be terminated by the County, without penalty or expense, if proof of any insurance required hereunder is not provided to the County.

D. The Contractor shall file replacement certificates with the County at the time of expiration or termination of the required insurance occurring during the term of the Agreement. In the event such insurance lapses, the County expressly reserves the right to renew the insurance policies at the Contractor’s expense or terminate the Agreement but County has no obligation to renew any policies.

Exhibit A - Insurance Requirements 8 of 8

4. The provisions of this Exhibit A, shall survive the cancellation or termination of the Agreement.

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