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6.1.A. - Page 35 <br />liable ("Claims"). Contractor will bear all losses, costs, damages, expense and liability of every <br />kind, nature and description, including attorneys' fees, experts' fees, court costs and <br />disbursements, that arise out of, pertain to, or relate to such Claims, whether directly or indirectly <br />("Liability"). Such obligations to defend, hold harmless and indemnify the City shall not apply <br />to the extent that such Liability is caused by the sole negligence or willful misconduct of the <br />City. <br />With respect to third party claims against the Contractor, the Contractor waives any and all <br />rights of any type of express or implied indemnity against the Indemnitees. <br />However, notwithstanding the foregoing, in accordance with California Civil Code § 1668, <br />nothing in this Agreement shall be construed to exempt the City from its own fraud, willful injury <br />to the person or property of another, or violation of law. <br />Furthermore, notwithstanding the forgoing, to the extent this Agreement is a construction <br />contract" as defined by California Civil Code § 2783, as may be amended from time to time, such <br />duties of Contractor to indemnify shall not apply when to do so would be prohibited by California <br />Civil Code § 2782. <br />Nothing herein contained in this Agreement shall be construed to require Contractor to <br />indemnify Indemnitees against any responsibility or liability in contravention of California Civil <br />Code § 2782.8. <br />The Parties expressly agree that any reasonable payment, attorney's fee, cost or expense <br />City incurs or makes to or on behalf of an injured employee under the City's self-administered <br />workers' compensation is included as a loss, expense or cost for the purposes of this section. <br />7. Insurance. Contractor shall obtain and maintain for the duration of the <br />Agreement and any and all amendments, insurance against claims for injuries to persons or damage <br />to property which may arise out of or in connection with performance of the Services by Contractor <br />or Contractor's agents, representatives, employees or subcontractors. The insurance carrier is <br />required to maintain an A.M. Best rating of not less than "A -VII". <br />7.1 Coverages and Limits. Contractor, at its sole expense, shall maintain the types of <br />coverages and minimum limits indicated below, unless otherwise approved by City in <br />writing. These minimum amounts of coverage will not constitute any limitations or cap on <br />Contractor's indemnification obligations under this Agreement. <br />7. 1.1 Commercial General Liabilitv Insurance. Contractor shall maintain <br />occurrence based coverage with limits not less than $2,000,000 per occurrence. If <br />the submitted policies contain aggregate limits, such limits will apply separately to <br />the Services, project, or location that is the subject of this Agreement or the <br />aggregate will be twice the required per occurrence limit. The Commercial General <br />Liability insurance policy shall be endorsed to name the City, its officers, agents, <br />employees and volunteers as additional insureds, and to state that the insurance will <br />PUBLIC WORKS SERVICES DEPARTMENT 21 <br />Carpet Replacement — Downtown Main Library Facility <br />