GENERAL CONDITIONS
I. DEFINITIONS. Unless otherwise required by the context, "Service Provider” includes
any of the Service Provider's consultants, sub consultants, contractors, and subcontractors
2. SERVICE PROVIDER STATUS AND PROVISION OF WORKERS’
COMPENSATION COVERAGE. The parties agree that Service Provider shall have the status
of and shall perform all work under this contract as a Service Provider, maintaining control over
all its consultants, sub consultants, contractors, or subcontractors. The only contractual
relationship created by this contract is between the City and Service Provider, and nothing in this
contract shall create any contractual relationship between the City and Service Provider's
consultants, sub consultants, contractors, or subcontractors. The parties also agree that Service
Provider 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 Service Provider or the City to the
public employee’s retirement system;
(5) Accumulation of vacation leave or sick leave provided by the City;
(6) Unemployment compensation coverage provided by the City.
Service Provider agrees, if applicable and before commencing any work under the contract, to
complete and to provide the following written request to its insurer.
Niel Cannon, as a private consultant has entered into a contract with the City of
Nashua to perform work upon receipt of a Notice to Proceed 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 Service Provider
is required to maintain. The certificate and notice should be mailed to:
Risk Management
City of Nashua
229 Main Street
Nashua, NH 03060
Service Provider agrees, if not exempt, to maintain required workers’ compensation coverage
throughout the entire term of the contract. If Service Provider does not maintain coverage
throughout the entire term of the contract, Service Provider agrees that City may, at any time the
coverage is not maintained by Service Provider, order the Service Provider to stop work, suspend
the contract, or terminate the contract. For each six-month period this contract is in effect,
Service Provider 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 Service Provider does not make the request or does not provide the
certificate before the expiration of the six-month period, Service Provider agrees that City may
order the Service Provider to stop work, suspend the contract, or terminate the contract.
3. STANDARD OF CARE. Service Provider shall be responsible for the professional quality,
technical accuracy, timely completion, and coordination of all work performed under this
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