Independent Contractor shall maintain in effect at all times during the performance under
this contract all specified insurance coverage with insurers. None of the requirements as
to types and limits to be maintained by Independent Contractor are intended to and shall
not in any manner limit or qualify the liabilities and obligations assumed by Independent
Contractor under this contract. The City of Nashua shall not maintain any insurance on
behalf of Independent Contractor. Subcontractors are subject to the same insurance
requirements as Independent Contractor and it shall be the Independent Contractor’s
responsibility to ensure compliance of this requirement.
Independent Contractor will provide the City of Nashua with certificates of insurance for
coverage as listed below and endorsements affecting coverage required by the contract.
The City of Nashua requires thirty days written notice of cancellation or material change
in coverage. The certificates and endorsements for each insurance policy must be signed
by a person authorized by the insurer and who is licensed by the State of New Hampshire.
General Liability, Employers’ Liability and Auto Liability policies must name the
City of Nashua as an additional insured and reflect on the certificate of insurance.
Independent Contractor is responsible for filing updated certificates of insurance with the
City of Nashua's Risk Management Department during the life of the contract.
> All deductibles and self-insured retentions shall be fully disclosed in the
certificate(s) of insurance.
> If aggregate limits of less than $2,000,000 are imposed on bodily injury and
property damage, Independent Contractor must maintain umbrella liability
insurance of at least $1,000,000. All aggregates must be fully disclosed on the
required certificate of insurance.
> The specified insurance requirements do not relieve Independent Contractor of its
responsibilities or limit the amount of its liability to the City of Nashua or other
persons, and Independent Contractor is encouraged to purchase such additional
insurance, as it deems necessary.
>» The insurance provided herein is primary, and no insurance held or owned by the
City of Nashua shall be called upon to contribute to a loss.
> Independent Contractor is responsible for and required to remedy all damage or
loss to any property, including property of the City of Nashua, caused in whole or
part by Independent Contractor or anyone employed, directed, or supervised by
Independent Contractor.
12. INDEMNIFICATION Regardless of any coverage provided by any insurance, Independent
Contractor agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the City of Nashua, 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 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
Independent 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. Independent
Contractor’s indemnity 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.
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