Insurance Requirements.docx

CERTIFICATE OF INSURANCE MUST BE INCLUDED WITH BID

Insurance Requirements. Contractor, at its sole expense, must maintain the insurance coverage identified below. All required insurance must: (i) protect the State from claims that arise out of, are alleged to arise out of, or otherwise result from Contractor's or subcontractor's performance; (ii) be primary and non-contributing to any comparable liability insurance (including self-insurance) carried by the State; and (iii) be provided by a company with an A.M. Best rating of "A-" or better, and a financial size of VII or better.

Commercial General Liability Insurance

Minimum Limits:

$1,000,000 Each Occurrence $1,000,000 Personal & Advertising Injury $2,000,000 Products/Completed Operations $2,000,000 General Aggregate Policy must be endorsed to add “the State of Michigan, its departments, divisions, agencies, offices, commissions, officers, employees, and agents” as additional insureds using endorsement CG 20 10 11 85, or both CG 20 10 12 19 and CG 20 37 12 19.

Automobile Liability Insurance

Minimum Limits:

$1,000,000 Per Accident Policy must: (1) be endorsed to add “the State of Michigan, its departments, divisions, agencies, offices, commissions, officers, employees, and agents” as additional insureds; and (2) include Hired and Non-Owned Automobile coverage.

Workers' Compensation Insurance

Minimum Limits:

Coverage according to applicable laws governing work activities Waiver of subrogation, except where waiver is prohibited by law.

Employers Liability Insurance

Minimum Limits:

$500,000 Each Accident $500,000 Each Employee by Disease $500,000 Aggregate Disease

Property Insurance

The Contractor is responsible for all losses or any damages to State property that results from this agreement including property while in transit, and in the care custody and control of the Contractor, up to its replacement value.

Evidence of Property Insurance is required for any off-site property location of Contractor that is part of this Contract.

Contractor is responsible for all loss or damage to personal property (including but not limited to material, equipment, tools and supplies), owned, rented, or used by Contractor, up to its replacement value, where the property and its contents are under the care, custody and control of Contractor.

Policy must be endorsed to add “the State of Michigan, its departments, divisions, agencies, offices, commissions, officers, employees, and agents” as a loss payee as its interests appear.

If any required policies provide claims-made coverage, the Contractor must: (i) provide coverage with a retroactive date before the Effective Date of the Contract or the beginning of Contract Activities; (ii) maintain coverage and provide evidence of coverage for at least three (3) years after completion of the Contract Activities; and (iii) if coverage is cancelled or not renewed, and not replaced with another claims-made policy form with a retroactive date prior to the Effective Date of this Contract, Contractor must purchase extended reporting coverage for a minimum of three (3) years after completion of work.

Contractor must: (i) provide insurance certificates to the Contract Administrator, containing the agreement or delivery order number, at Contract formation and within twenty (20) calendar days of the expiration date of the applicable policies; (ii) require that subcontractors maintain the required insurances contained in this Section; (iii) notify the Contract Administrator within five (5) business days if any policy is cancelled; and (iv) waive all rights against the State for damages covered by insurance. Failure to maintain the required insurance does not limit this waiver.

This Section is not intended to and is not to be construed in any manner as waiving, restricting or limiting the liability of either party for any obligations under this Contract (including any provisions hereof requiring Contractor to indemnify, defend and hold harmless the State).