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" 1.8. AGREEMENT TO DEFEND. INDEMNIFY AND HOLD HARMLESS. Contractor agrees to defend, indemnify and hold harmless, the City, its officers, agents, and employees from, and against, any and all claims, actions, liabilities, losses and expenses including, but not limited to, attorney's fees for personal, economic or bodily injury, wrongful death, loss of or damage to property, at law or in equity, which may arise or may be alleged to have risen from the negligent acts, errors, omissions or other wrongful conduct of the Contractor, agents or other personal entity acting under Contractor's control in connection with the Contractor's performance of work pursuant to this Agreement and to that extent the Contractor shall pay such claims and losses and shall pay all such costs and judgments which may issue from any lawsuit arising from such claims and losses including wrongful termination or allegations of discrimination or harassment, and shall pay all costs and attorneys' fees expended by the City in defense of such claims and losses including appeals. The parties agree that ten percent (10%) of the total compensation is a specific consideration from the City to the Contractor for this indemnity. Contractor shall, at its own sole cost and expense, during the period of any work being performed under this Agreement, procure and maintain the minimum insurance coverage amounts set forth in Section 1.9 below, to protect the City and Contractor against all loss, claims, damage and liabilities caused by Contractor, its agents, Contractor's or employees. Such insurance shall not diminish Contractor's indemnification obligations hereunder. The insurance policy shall be issued by such company, in such forms and with such limits of liability and deductibles as are acceptable to the City and shall be endorsed to be primary over any insurance, which the City may maintain. Prior to the execution of this Agreement, and at any time upon request, Contractor shall furnish to the City certificates of insurance evidencing the minimum required coverage amounts set forth in Section 1.9 below, and appropriately endorsed for contractual liability with the City named as an additional insured. All policies shall contain a waiver of subrogation endorsement. All policies and certificates shall be in forms and issued by insurance companies acceptable to the City's Risk Management Department. All insurance policies and certificates of insurance shall provide that the policies may not be canceled or altered without thirty (30) calendar days prior to written notice to the City's Risk Management Department. The City reserves the right from time to time to change the insurance coverage and limits of liability required to be maintained by Contractor hereunder. 1.9. INSURANCE REQUIREMENTS. Contractor shall provide and maintain in force until all the work to be performed under this Contract has been completed and accepted by City (or for such duration as is otherwise specified hereinafter), the insurance coverage set forth: 1.9.1. Worker's Compensation insurance at the statutory amount to apply for all employees in compliance with the "Workers' Compensation Law" of the State of Florida and all applicable federal laws. In addition, the policy(ies) must include: Employers' Liability at the statutory coverage amount. The Contractor shall further insure that all of its Sub-Contractors maintain appropriate levels of worker's compensation Insurance 1.9.2. Comprehensive General Liability with minimum limits of Five Million Dollars (5,000,000.00) per occurrence combined single limit for Bodily Injury Liability and Property Damage Liability. Coverage must be afforded on a form no more restrictive than the latest edition of the Comprehensive General Liability policy, without restrictive endorsements, as filed by the Page 3 of II