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8.INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR RELATIONSHIP. The Contractor is an <br />independent Contractor and shall be treated as such for all purposes. Nothing contained in this <br />Agreement or any action of the parties shall be construed to constitute or to render the Contractor <br />an employee, partner, agent, shareholder, officer or in any other capacity other than as an <br />independent Contractor other than those obligations which have been or shall have been <br />undertaken by the City. Contractor shall be responsible for any and all of its own expenses in <br />performing its duties as contemplated under this Agreement. The City shall not be responsible <br />for any expense incurred by the Contractor. The City shall have no duty to withhold any Federal <br />income taxes or pay Social Security taxes and that such obligations shall be that of the <br />Contractor, other than those set forth in this Agreement. Contractor shall furnish its own <br />transportation,office and other supplies as it determines necessary in carrying out its dutiesunder <br />this.Agreement. <br />9. INSURANCE. Contractor shall, at its sole cost and expense, during the period of any <br />work being performed under this Agreement, procure and maintain the following minimum <br />insurance coverage to protect the City and Contractor against all loss, claims, damage and <br />liabilities caused by Contractor, its agents, contractors or employees, as more particularly set <br />forth below: <br />Comprehensive General liability insurance, including broad form contractual <br />liability coverage for all operations, including, but not limited to, contractual, <br />products, and completed operations, personal injury and property damage <br />liability with minimum limits of One Million Dollars ($1,000,000.00) per <br />occurrence and Two Million Dollars ($2,000,000.00) aggregate. <br />Worker's Compensation, as required by law, but with no less than$1,000,000.00 <br />for Employer's Liability. <br />Business Automobile Liability which shall include coverage for all owned, non- <br />owned and hired vehicles for minimum limits of not less than One Million Dollars <br />1,000,000.00) per occurrence, One Million Dollars ($1,000,000.00) per <br />accident for bodily injury and Five Hundred Thousand Dollars($500,000.00)per <br />accident for property damage. <br />Insurance required of the Contractor shall be primary to,and not contributory with,any insurance <br />or self-insurance maintained by the City. Such insurance shall not diminish Contractor's <br />indemnification and obligations hereunder. The insurance policy(ies) shall be issued by <br />companies authorized to do business under the laws of the State of Florida and acceptable to the <br />City with a minimum A.M. Best rating of A-Excellent. Before any work under this <br />Agreement is performed, and at any time upon request, Contractor shall furnish to the <br />City certificates of insurance evidencing the minimum required coverage and shall be <br />appropriately endorsed for contractual liability,with the City named as additional insured. <br />All policies shall contain a waiver of subrogation endorsement. All policies and certificates shall <br />be in forms and issued by insurance companies acceptable to the City Manager or his designee. <br />All insurance policies and certificates of insurance shall provide that the policies may not be <br />canceled or altered without thirty (30) days prior written notice to the City. Contractor shall also <br />require and ensure that each of its sub-Contractor(s) providing services hereunder (if any) <br />102-1012 LUKES LANDSCAPING. INC <br />4