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<br />Commission of any pending change in the limits of liability or of any cancellation or modification of the policy.
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<br />A. Worker's Compensation and Employer's Liability Insurance. The Contractor shall have in effect during
<br />the entire life of this Agreement Worker's Compensation and Employer's Liability Insurance providing full
<br />statutory coverage. In signing this Agreement, the Contractor makes the following certification, required by
<br />section 1861 of the California Labor Code:
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<br />I am aware of the provisions of Section 3700 of the California Labor Code which
<br />requires every employer to be insured against liability for Worker's Compensation or to
<br />undertake self-insurance in accordance with the provisions of the Code, and I will
<br />comply with such provisions before commencing the performance of the work of this
<br />Agreement.
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<br />B.
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<br />Liability Insurance. The Contractor shall take out and maintain during the life of this Agreement such
<br />Bodily Injury Liability and Property Damage Liability Insurance as shall protect him/her while performing work
<br />covered by this Agreement from any and all claims for damages for bodily injury, including accidental death,
<br />as well as any and all claims for property damage which may arise from contractor's operations under this
<br />Agreement, whether such operations be by himself/herself or by any subcontractor or by anyone directly or
<br />indirectly employed by either of them. Such insurance shall be combined single limit bodily injury and
<br />property damage for each occurrence and shall be not less than the amount specified below.
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<br />Such insurance shall include:
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<br />(a) Comprehensive General Liability
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<br />$1,000,000
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<br />In the event of the breach of any provision of this section, or in the event any notice is received which
<br />indicates any required insurance coverage will be diminished or canceled, the Commission at its option,
<br />may, notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement to the contrary, immediately declare a material
<br />breach of this Agreement and suspend all further work pursuant to this Agreement.
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<br />7.
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<br />Non-Discrimination
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<br />Contractor shall comply with the non-discrimination requirements described below:
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<br />A. Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973
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<br />1. Pursuant to Section 504 (Public Law 93-112), the Contractor agrees that no otherwise qualified disabled
<br />individual shall, solely by reason of a disability, be excluded from the participation in, be denied the
<br />benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination in the performance of this Agreement.
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<br />2. Compliance of Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended, requires that all benefits, aids
<br />and services are made available to disabled persons on an equivalent basis with those received by non-
<br />disabled persons. Contractor shall agree to be in compliance with Section 504 requirements by (1) signing
<br />the Letter of Assurance, attached and incorporated herein as Exhibit B, or (2) by developing a plan for
<br />compliance to be submitted to the Section 504 Coordinator, Department of Health Services, as soon as
<br />possible, but not later than by the end of the current Fiscal Year.
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<br />B. Non-Discrimination - General. No person shall, on the grounds of age (over 40), ancestry, creed, color,
<br />disability, marital status, medical conditions, national origin, political or religious affiliation, race, sex, sexual
<br />orientation or any non-job-related criteria be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits, or be
<br />subjected to discrimination under this Agreement.
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<br />Violation of the non-discrimination provisions of this Agreement shall be considered a breach of this
<br />Agreement and subject the Contractor to penalties, to be determined by the Executive Director after
<br />consultation with the Chair of the Commission, including but not limited to: i) termination of this Agreement; ii)
<br />disqualification of the Contractor from bidding on or being awarded a Commission or County of San Mateo
<br />contract for a period of up to 3 years; iii) liquidated damages of $2,500 per violation; iv) imposition of other
<br />appropriate contractual and civil remedies and sanctions, as determined by the Executive Director, on behalf
<br />of the Commission.
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<br />To effectuate the provisions of this paragraph, the Executive Director shall have the authority to: i) examine
<br />Contractor's employment records with respect to compliance with this paragraph; ii) set off all or any portion
<br />of the amount described in this paragraph against amounts due to Contractor under the Contract or any other
<br />Contract between Contractor and the Commission or the County of San Mateo. Contractor shall report to the
<br />Executive Director the filing by any person in any court of any complaint of discrimination or the filing by any
<br />person of any and all charges with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the Fair Employment
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<br />Distribution: 1 copy each: Contractor, Commission, Controller
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