GENERAL CONDITIONS
1. DEFINITIONS. Unless otherwise required by the context, "Professional Engineer”
includes any of the Professional Engineer's consultants, sub consultants, contractors, and
subcontractors
2. PROFESSIONAL ENGINEER STATUS AND PROVISION OF WORKERS’
COMPENSATION COVERAGE. The parties agree that Professional Engineer shall have the
status of and shall perform all work under this contract as a Professional Engineer, maintaining
control over all its consultants, sub consultants, contractors, or subcontractors. The only
contractual relationship created by this contract is between the City and Professional Engineer,
and nothing in this contract shall create any contractual relationship between the City and
Professional Engineer's consultants, sub consultants, contractors, or subcontractors. The parties
also agree that Professional Engineer is not a City employee and that there shall be no:
(1) Withholding of income taxes by the City:
(2) Industrial insurance coverage provided by the City;
(3) Participation in group insurance plans which may be available to employees of
the City;
(4) Participation or contributions by either the Professional Engineer or the City to
the public employce’s retirement system;
(5) Accumulation of vacation leave or sick leave provided by the City;
(6) Unemployment compensation coverage provided by the City.
Professional Engineer agrees, if applicable and before commencing any work under the contract,
to complete and to provide the following written request to its insurer:
Greenman-Pedersen, Inc. has entered into a contract with the City of Nashua to
perform work upon receipt of an Executed Contract and a Valid Purchase Order
issued from the City to Final Completion and requests that the Insurer provide to the
City of Nashua 1) a certificate of coverage, and 2) notice of any lapse in coverage or
nonpayment of coverage that the Professional Engineer is required to maintain. The
certificate and notice should be mailed to:
Risk Management
City of Nashua
229 Main Street
Nashua, NH 03060
Professional Engineer agrees, if not exempt, to maintain required workers’ compensation
coverage throughout the entire term of the contract. If Professional Engineer does not maintain
coverage throughout the entire term of the contract, Professional Engineer agrees that City may,
at any time the coverage is not maintained by Professional Engineer, order the Professional
Engineer to stop work, suspend the contract, or terminate the contract. For each six-month period
this contract is in effect, Professional Engineer agrees, prior to the expiration of the six-month
period, to provide another written request to its insurer for the provision of a certificate and
notice of lapse in or nonpayment of coverage. If Professional Engineer does not make the request
or does not provide the certificate before the expiration of the six-month period, Professional
Engineer agrees that City may order the Professional Engineer to stop work, suspend the
contract, or terminate the contract.
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