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6.3. The payment made to Consultant pursuant to the Agreement will be the full and complete compensation to which Consultant is entitled. City will not make any federal or state tax withholdings on behalf of Consultant or its agents, employees or subcontractors. City will not be required to pay any workers' compensation insurance or unemployment contributions on behalf of Consultant or its employees or subcontractors. Consultant agrees to reimburse City within thirty (30) days for any tax, retirement contribution, social security, overtime payment, unemployment payment or workers' compensation payment which City makes on behalf of Consultant or any agent, employee, or subcontractor of Consultant for work done under this Agreement. At the City's election, City may deduct the reimbursable amount from any balance owing to Consultant. 7. Status of Consultant. Consultant will perform the Services as an independent contractor and not as an employee of City. The persons used by Consultant to provide services under this Agreement shall not be considered employees of City for any purposes. 8. Subcontractina. Consultant will not subcontract any portion of the Services without prior written approval of City Manager or his/her designee. If Consultant subcontracts any of the Services, Consultant will be fully responsible to City for the acts and omissions of Consultant's subcontractor and of the persons either directly or indirectly employed by the subcontractor, as Consultant is for the acts and omissions of persons directly employed by Consultant. Nothing contained in this Agreement will create any contractual relationship between any subcontractor of Consultant and City. Consultant will be responsible for payment of subcontractors. Consultant will bind every subcontractor and every subcontractor of a subcontractor by the terms of this Agreement applicable to Consultant's work unless specifically noted to the contrary in the subcontract and approved in writing by City. 9. Other Consultants. City reserves the right to employ other consultants in connection with the Services. 10. Hold Harmless. Consultant shall, to the fullest extent allowed by law, with respect to all services performed in connection with this Agreement, defend with counsel acceptable to City, indemnify, and hold City, its officers, employees, agents, and volunteers, harmless from and against any and all claims that arise out of, pertain to, or relate to the negligence, recklessness, or willful misconduct of the Consultant, subcontractor, or anyone directly or indirectly employed by any of them or anyone for whose acts any of them may be liable ("Claims"). Consultant will bear all losses, costs, damages, expense and liability of every kind, nature and description, including attorneys fees, experts fees, court costs and disbursements, that arise out of, pertain to, or relate to such Claims, whether directly or indirectly ("Liability"). Such obligations to defend, hold harmless and indemnify the City shall not apply to the extent that such Liability is caused by the sole negligence, or willful misconduct of the City. ATTY/AGR/2013.164/URS PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGR REV:10-15-13 VR Page 3 of 78