Indemnification_2026_Consultant_-_FDOT.docx

INDEMNIFICATION

Consultant To the fullest extent permitted by laws and regulations, and in consideration of the amount stated on any Purchase Order or Task Authorization, the Consultant shall indemnify and hold harmless the City, and its officers and employees, from all liabilities, damages, losses, and costs, including, but not limited to, reasonable attorneys' fees, to the extent caused by the negligence, recklessness, or intentionally wrongful conduct of the Consultant and other persons employed or utilized by the Consultant in the performance of this Contract.

“To the extent provided by law, the Consultant shall indemnify, defend, and hold harmless the City of Lakeland and the State of Florida, Department of Transportation, including the Department’s officers, agents, and employees, against any actions, claims, or damages arising out of, relating to, or resulting from negligent or wrongful act(s) of the Consultant, or any of its officers, agents, or employees, acting within the scope of their office or employment, in connection with the rights granted to or exercised by the Consultant.

The foregoing indemnification shall not constitute a waiver of the Department’s or City of Lakeland’s sovereign immunity beyond the limits set forth in Florida Statutes, Section 768.28. Nor shall the same be construed to constitute agreement by the Consultant to indemnify the City of Lakeland for the negligent acts or omissions of the City of Lakeland, its officers, agents, or employees, or third parties. Nor shall the same be construed to constitute agreement by the Consultant to indemnify the Department for the negligent acts or omissions of the Department, its officers, agents, or employees, or third parties. This indemnification shall survive the termination of this Agreement.”

In any and all claims against the City, or any of its officers or employees, by any person employed or utilized by the Consultant in the performance of this Contract, this indemnification obligation shall not be limited in any way by any limitation on the amount or type of damages, compensation, or benefits payable by or for the Consultant or any other person or organization under workers’ or workmen’s compensation acts, disability benefit acts, or other employee benefit acts, nor shall this indemnification obligation be limited in any way by any limitation on the amount or type of insurance coverage provided by the City, the Consultant, or any other person or organization.

Check One and Complete: It is the express intent of the Consultant that this agreement shall apply for the timeframe or project(s) indicated below.

Timeframe: You may select up to five (5) years. This agreement is applicable to all contracts, purchase orders, and other work performed for the City of Lakeland within the dates specified.

_______________________________ to _______________________________.

(Date) (Date)

(OR)

Project(s): Agreement is limited to Bid # _______________, PO/REQ # ______________, or Contract dated ______________________.

Subrogation: The Consultant and its Subcontractors shall require their insurance carriers, with respect to all insurance policies, to waive all rights of subrogation against the City, except for “Professional Liability.” In the case of “Professional Liability,” the Consultant and its Subcontractors shall require their insurance carriers to waive all rights of subrogation except in situations where gross negligence is shown on the part of the City.

Release of Liability: Acceptance by the Consultant of the last payment shall be a release to the City and every officer and agent thereof, from all claims and liability hereunder for anything done or furnished for, or relating to the work, or for any act or neglect of the City or of any person relating to or affecting the work unless otherwise specified in a written agreement between Consultant and City at the time of final payment.

Savings Clause: The parties agree that to the extent the written terms of this Indemnification conflict with any provisions of Florida laws or statutes, in particular Sections

725.06 and 725.08 of the Florida Statutes, the written terms of this indemnification shall be deemed by any court of competent jurisdiction to be modified in such a manner as to be in full and complete compliance with all such laws or statutes and to contain such limiting conditions, or limitations of liability, or to not contain any unenforceable or prohibited term or terms, such that this Indemnification shall be enforceable in accordance with and to the greatest extent permitted by Florida Law.

Name of Organization

STATE OF : ________________________ _____________________________ Organization Phone Number

COUNTY OF: ________________________

The foregoing instrument was acknowledged before me, by means of physical presence, this _____ day of _____________, 2026.

by ______________________________, of _____________________________________.

Printed Name of Owner / Officer Corporate or Company Name

If Applicable - DBA’s or Subsidiaries.

He/She is personally known to me or has produced ________________________________ as State Drivers License Number identification, and did _______ / did not ______ take an oath.

Signature of Person Taking Acknowledgment

Printed Name of Person Taking Acknowledgment Notary Seal

CITY OF LAKELAND

BY:_______________________________________ DATE:

Joyce Dias, Risk & Purchasing Director Revised date: December 30, 2025