5.02 Licenses Sureties and Insurers
A. All Bonds and insurance required by the Contract Documents to be purchased and maintained by CONTRACTOR
shall be obtained from surety or insurance companies that are duly licensed or authorized in the jurisdiction in which
the Project is located to issue Bonds or insurance policies for the limits and coverage’s so required. Such surety and
insurance companies shall also meet such additional requirements and qualifications as may be provided in the
Supplementary Conditions.
B. All Sureties and Insurance Companies shall be authorized to do business in the State of New Hampshire and shall
have an A.M. Best rating of “A(FSC-VIID” or better. In the event that the Insurer fails to maintain an A.M. Best
rating “A(FSC-VIID)” or better, the CONTRACTOR shall immediately retain a Surety which does meet the above
requirements.
5.03 Certificates of Insurance
A. CONTRACTOR shall deliver to OWNER 10 days prior to Work, with copies to each additional insured identified
in the Supplementary Conditions, certificates of insurance (and other evidence of insurance requested by OWNER or
any other additional insured) which CONTRACTOR is required to purchase and maintain.
5.04 CONTRACTOR’s Liability Insurance
A. CONTRACTOR shall purchase and maintain such liability and other insurance as is required by OWNER which
will provide protection from claims which may arise out of or result from CONTRACTOR’s performance of the Work
and CONTRACTOR’s other obligations under the Contract Documents, whether it is to be performed by
CONTRACTOR, any Subcontractor or Supplier, or by anyone directly or indirectly employed by any of them to
perform any of the Work, or by anyone for whose acts any of them may be liable.
B. The policies of insurance so required by this paragraph 5.04 to be purchased and maintained shall:
1. Include as additional insured (subject to any customary exclusion in respect of professional liability) OWNER,
ENGINEER.
2. The CONTRACTOR must maintain the following lines of coverage and policy limits for the duration of the
contract. Any subcontractors used by the CONTRACTOR are subject to the same coverage and limits and is a
subcontractor of the CONTRACTOR and not the OWNER. It is the responsibility of the CONTRACTOR to
update Certificates of Insurance during the term of the contract. Provide coverage for not less than the following
amounts or greater:
General Liability
$1,000,000 per Occurrence
$2,000,000 Aggregate
City of Nashua Additional Insured
Motor Vehicle Liability *coverage must include all owned, non-owned and hired vehicles.
$1,000,000 Combined Single Limit
Automobile Liability
City of Nashua Additional Insured
Workers’ Compensation Coverage according to Statute of the State of New Hampshire:
$100,000 / $500,000 / $100,000
All bidders and subcontractors at every tier under the bidder will fully comply with NH RSA Chapter 281-A,
“Workers’ Compensation”.
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