Professional_Services_Insurance_Requirements.pdf

Professional Services – 2020.1

Insurance Requirements – Professional Services Consultant shall procure and maintain for the duration of the contract insurance against claims for injuries to persons or damages to property which may arise from or in connection with the performance of the work hereunder and the results of that work by Consultant, its agents, representatives, employees or subcontractors. The cost of such insurance shall be borne by Consultant.

MINIMUM SCOPE AND LIMIT OF INSURANCE

Coverage shall be at least as broad as:

1. Commercial General Liability (CGL): Insurance Services Office (ISO) Form CG 00 01 covering CGL on an “occurrence” basis, including products and completed operations, property damage, bodily injury and personal & advertising injury with limits no less than $1,000,000 per occurrence. If a general aggregate limit applies, the general aggregate limit shall be twice the required occurrence limit. The policy shall include broad form contractual liability coverage.

2. Automobile Liability: ISO Form Number CA 0001 covering any auto (Code 1), or if Consultant has no owned autos, hired (Code 8) and non- owned autos (Code 9), with limit no less than $1,000,000 per accident for bodily injury and property damage.

3. Workers’ Compensation insurance as required by the State of California, with Statutory Limits, and Employer’s Liability Insurance with limit of no less than $1,000,000 per accident for bodily injury or disease.

4. Professional Liability (Errors and Omissions) insurance with limit no less than $2,000,000 per occurrence or claim, $2,000,000 aggregate.

Consultant should check with Consultant’s insurance advisors to verify compliance and determine if additional coverage or limits may be needed to adequately insure Consultant’s obligations under this agreement. These are the minimum required and do not in any way represent or imply that such coverage is sufficient to adequately cover Consultant’s liability under this agreement. These insurance requirements shall not in any way relieve Consultant of liability in excess of such coverage, nor shall it preclude City from taking such other actions as are available to it under any other provisions of this agreement or law. These insurance requirements shall not in any way act to reduce coverage that is broader or includes higher limits than those required. If Consultant maintains broader coverage and/or higher limits than the minimums shown above, City requires and shall be entitled to the broader coverage and/or the higher limits maintained by Consultant. Any available insurance proceeds in excess of the specified minimum limits of insurance and coverage required, which are applicable to any given loss, shall be available to City.

The insurance to be provided by Consultant under this agreement shall not include any endorsement limiting coverage available to City that is otherwise required herein; and any policy or endorsement language that (i) negates coverage to City for City’s own negligence; (ii) limits the duty to defend City under the policy; (iii) provides coverage to City only if Consultant is negligent, or (iv) permits the recovery of defense costs from any additional insured. The insurance provided under this agreement shall not contain any restrictions or limitations which are inconsistent with City’s rights under this agreement.

Other Insurance Provisions The insurance policies are to contain, or be endorsed to contain, the following provisions:

Additional Insured Status The City of Pasadena, its City Council, its officers, officials, employees, agents, and volunteers are to be covered as additional insureds on the CGL policy with respect to liability arising out of work or operations performed by or on behalf of Consultant including materials, parts, or equipment furnished in connection with such work or operations. General liability additional insured coverage shall be provided in the form of an endorsement to Consultant’s insurance at least as broad as ISO Form CG 20 10 (ongoing operations) and CG 20 37 (completed operations).

Severability of Interests (Cross-Liability).

A severability of interest provision must apply for all the additional insureds, ensuring that Consultant’s insurance shall apply separately to each insured against whom a claim is made or suit is brought, except with respect to the insurer’s limits of liability.

Primary Coverage For any claims related to this contract, Consultant’s insurance coverage shall be primary insurance coverage at least as broad as ISO CG 20 01 04 13 as respects City, its City Council, its officers, officials, employees, agents, and volunteers. Any insurance or self-insurance maintained by City, its City Council, its officers, officials, employees, agents, or volunteers shall be excess of Consultant’s insurance and shall not contribute with it.

Notice of Cancellation/Change in Coverage Each insurance policy required above shall state that coverage shall not be suspended, voided, canceled, reduced in coverage or in limits, non-renewed, or materially changed except after thirty (30) days’ prior written notice has been given to City, except that ten (10) days’ prior written notice shall apply in the event of cancellation for non-payment of premium. Prior written notice shall be sent to City pursuant to the Notices/Ship To provisions of this agreement.

Waiver of Subrogation Consultant hereby grants to City a waiver of any right to subrogation which any insurer of Consultant may acquire against City, its City Council, its officers, officials, employees, agents, and volunteers from Consultant by virtue of the payment of any loss under such insurance.

Consultant agrees to obtain any endorsement that may be necessary to affect this waiver of subrogation, but this provision applies regardless of whether or not City has received a waiver of subrogation endorsement from the insurer.

Self-Insured Retentions Self-insured retentions must be declared to and approved by City. City may require Consultant to purchase coverage with a lower retention or provide proof of ability to pay losses and related investigations, claim administration, and defense expenses within the retention.

Acceptability of Insurers Insurance is to be placed with insurers authorized to conduct business in the state of California with a current A.M. Best’s rating of no less than A:VII. The current A.M. Best rating for each insurer shall be noted on the Certificate(s) of Insurance.

Claims Made Policies If the Professional Liability (Errors and Omissions) policy provides coverage on a claims-made basis:

1. The Retroactive Date must be shown and must be before the date of the contract or the beginning of contract work.

2. Insurance must be maintained and evidence of insurance must be provided for at least five (5) years after completion of the contract of work.

3. If the policy is canceled or non-renewed, and not replaced with another claims-made policy form with a Retroactive Date prior to the contract effective date, Consultant must purchase “extended reporting” coverage for a minimum of five (5) years after completion of contract work.

Certificate Holder Certificate Holder on each insurance certificate shall be addressed pursuant to the Notices/Ship To provisions of this agreement.

Verification of Coverage Consultant shall furnish City with original certificates and all required amendatory endorsements or copies of the applicable policy language effecting coverage required by this clause. A statement on an insurance certificate will not be accepted in lieu of the actual endorsements required herein. Each insurance certificate shall include specifically identify this agreement. All certificates and endorsements are to be received and approved by City before work commences.

However, failure to obtain the required documents prior to the work beginning shall not waive Consultant’s obligation to provide them. City reserves the right to require complete, certified copies of all required insurance policies, including endorsements required by these specifications, at any time.

Subcontractors Consultant shall require and verify that all subcontractors maintain insurance meeting all the requirements stated herein, and Consultant shall ensure that City is an additional insured on insurance required from subcontractors.

Failure to Maintain Insurance Coverage If Consultant, for any reason, fails to maintain insurance coverage which is required pursuant to this contract, the same shall be deemed a material breach of contract. City, at its sole option, may terminate this contract and obtain damages from Consultant resulting from said breach.

Alternatively, City may purchase such coverage (but has no special obligation to do so), and without further notice to Consultant, the City may deduct from sums due to Consultant any premium costs advanced by City for such insurance.

Special Risks or Circumstances City reserves the right to modify these requirements at any time, including limits, based on the nature of the risk, prior experience, insurer, coverage, or other special circumstances.