Contractor shall maintain for the duration of the contract all required insurance coverage.
Coverage must be written with an insurance carrier licensed to do business in the State of New
Hampshire. City of Nashua requires thirty (30) days written notice of cancellation or material
change in coverage.
Contractor is responsible for filing updated Certificates of Insurance with the City of Nashua Risk
Management Department during the life of the contract. A copy of the current Certificates of
Insurance must be submitted to the Director of the City of Nashua’s Division of Public Health and
Community Services within thirty (30) days of the signing of the Agreement.
Regardless of the coverage provided by any insurance, the Contractor agrees to indemnify and
shall defend and hold harmless the City, its agents, officials, employees and authorized
representatives and their employees from and against any and all suits, causes of action, legal or
administrative proceedings, arbitrations, claims, demands, damages, liabilities, interest, attorneys’
fees, costs and expenses of any kind or nature in any manner caused, occasioned, or contributed to
in whole or in part by reason of any negligent act, omission, or fault or willful misconduct, whether
active or passive, of the Contractor or of anyone acting under its direction or control or on its
behalf in connection with or incidental to the performance of this contract. The Contractor's
indemnity, defense and hold harmless obligations, or portions thereof, shall not apply to liability
caused by the sole negligence or willful misconduct of the party indemnified or held harmless.
The City agrees to indemnify, defend and hold harmless the Contractor, its agents, officials,
employees and authorized representatives and their employees from and against any and all suits,
causes of action, legal or administrative proceedings, arbitrations, claims, demands, damages,
liabilities, interest, attorney’s fees, costs and expenses of any kind or nature resulting or arising
from the City’s, its agents’ or representatives’ sole negligence or willful conduct.
COMPLIANCE WITH APPLICABLE LAWS
The Contractor, at all times, shall fully and completely comply with all applicable local, state and
federal laws, statutes, regulations, ordinances, orders, or requirements of any sort in carrying out
the obligations of this contract, including, but not limited to, all state and local laws and
requirements regarding the impoundment and quarantining of animals, federal, state, and local
accounting procedures and requirements, all immigration and naturalization laws, and the
Americans With Disabilities Act. The Contractor shall, throughout the period services are to be
performed under this contract, monitor for any changes to the applicable laws, statutes, regulations,
ordinances, orders, or requirements, shall promptly notify the City in writing of any changes to the
same relating to or affecting this contract, and shall submit detailed documentation of any effect
of the change in terms of both time and cost of performing the contract.
MODIFICATION OF CONTRACT AND ENTIRE AGREEMENT
This contract constitutes the entire contract between the City and the Contractor. The parties shall
not be bound by or be liable for any statement, representation, promise, inducement, or
understanding of any kind or nature not set forth in this contract. No changes, amendments, or
modifications of any terms or conditions of the contract shall be valid unless reduced to writing
and signed by both parties.
In the event that any current law, regulation, or ordinance, either local or state, is amended,
rescinded, newly enforced or enacted which affects this Agreement, the parties shall, in good faith,
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