Indemnification_2026_Contractor.doc

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Annual Tree Pruning & Removal Services
Solicitation number
2026-RFP-122
Issued by
Polk County, Florida

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This is an Indemnification Agreement form for the City of Lakeland, Florida, establishing hold harmless and indemnification obligations for contractors performing work on municipal contracts and purchase orders. The contractor must defend, indemnify, and hold harmless the City, its officers, directors, agents, and employees from all liabilities, damages, losses, and costs—including direct, indirect, and consequential damages—arising from acts of negligence, gross negligence, or intentional wrongful misconduct by the contractor, any subcontractors, or their employees during performance of work. The agreement applies to Annual Tree Pruning & Removal Services within the City of Lakeland and is valid through September 30, 2027, with four optional one-year renewals upon mutual consent. The contractor must specify the application period (up to five years) or identify specific bid, purchase order, or contract numbers to which the indemnification applies.

The agreement requires contractors and subcontractors to execute a Waiver of Subrogation for all required insurance policies, with endorsements obtained when necessary to ensure policy compliance. Acceptance of the contractor's final payment constitutes a full release of liability to the City for all claims related to the work performed. The agreement includes a savings clause providing that any terms conflicting with Florida Statutes Sections 725.06 and 725.08 shall be modified to comply with state law, ensuring the indemnification remains enforceable to the maximum extent permitted under Florida law. The form requires notarization and signature by the contractor's owner or officer, with acknowledgment before a notary public.

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Hold Harmless/Indemnification

Contractor To the fullest extent permitted by laws and regulations, and in consideration of the amount stated on any Purchase Order, the Contractor shall defend, indemnify, and hold harmless the City, its officers, directors, agents, guests, invitees, and employees from and against all liabilities, damages, losses, and costs, direct, indirect, or consequential (including but not limited to reasonable fees and charges of engineers, architects, attorneys, and other professionals and court and arbitration costs) arising out of or resulting from any acts of negligence, gross negligence or intentional wrongful misconduct in the performance of the work by the Contractor, any Subcontractor, or any person or organization directly or indirectly employed by any of them to perform or furnish any of the work or anyone for whose acts any of them may be liable.

In any and all claims against the City, or any of its officers, directors, agents, or employees by any employee of the Contractor, any Subcontractor, any person or organization directly or indirectly employed by any of them to perform or furnish any of the work or anyone for whose acts any of them may be liable, 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 Contractor or any such Subcontractor or 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 Contractor, or any of his Subcontractors. To the extent this Indemnification conflicts with any provision of Florida Law or Statute, this indemnification shall be deemed to be amended in such a manner as to be consistent with such Law or Statute.

Check One and Complete: It is the express intent of the Contractor 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 Contractor and his Subcontractors agree by entering into this contract to a Waiver of Subrogation for each required policy herein. When required by the insurer, or should a policy condition not permit Contractor or Subcontractor to enter into a pre-loss agreement to waive subrogation without an endorsement, then Contractor or Subcontractor agrees to notify the insurer and request the policy be endorsed with a Waiver of Transfer of Rights of Recovery Against Others, or its equivalent. This Waiver of Subrogation requirement shall not apply to any policy, which includes a condition specifically prohibiting such an endorsement, or voids coverage should Contractor or Subcontractor enter into such an agreement on a pre-loss basis.

Release of Liability: Acceptance by the Contractor 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 of which Contractor has knowledge at the time.

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

BY:

Signature of Owner or Officer

E-mail Address

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

Revised: June 3, 2026

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