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ARTICLE 8 INSURANCE AND INDEMNITY 8.1 The Consultant will indemnify, hold harmless and defend the City and its employees, agents, officers and servants from any and all lawsuits, claims, demands and causes of action of any kind arising from the negligent or intentional wrongful acts or omissions of the Consultant, its officers, employees or agents. This will include, but not be limited to, the amounts of judgments, penalties, interest, court costs, reasonable legal fees, and all other expenses incurred by the City arising in favor of any party, including the amounts of any damages or awards resulting from claims demands and causes of action for personal injuries, death or damages to property alleged or actual infringement of patents, copyrights, and trademarks and without limitation by enumeration, all other claims, demands, or causes of action of every character occurring, resulting, or arising from any negligent or intentional wrongful act, error or omission of the Consultant and/or its agents and/or employees. This obligation by Consultant will not be limited because of the specification of any particular insurance coverage in this Agreement. 8.2 The Consultant will procure and maintain at its own expense insurance with insurance companies authorized to do business in the State of Texas, covering all operations under this Agreement, whether performed by the Consultant or Consultant's agents, subcontractors or employees. Before commencing the work the Consultant will furnish to the City a certificate or certificates in a form satisfactory to the City, showing that the Consultant has complied with this paragraph. All certificates will provide that the policies will not be changed or canceled until at least 30 calendar days prior written notice has been given to the City. Failure of the Consultant to demand a certificate or other sufficient evidence of full compliance with these insurance requirements or failure of the Consultant to identify a deficiency from the evidence that is provided as proof of insurance will not be construed as a waiver of the Consultant's obligation to maintain the required insurance coverage specified herein. Commercial general liability and motor vehicle insurance will be written with the City as an additional insured and will be endorsed to provide a waiver of the carrier's right of subrogation against the City. The kinds and amounts of insurance required are as follows: Workers' Compensation Insurance and/or Employer's Liability: In accordance with the provisions of the Workers' Compensation Act of the State of Texas or $500,000.00 1$500,000.00 for Employer's Liability. Liability_ Insurance: (1) Commercial general liability insurance (standard ISO version) with a combined single limit of $1,000,000 for each occurrence and $1,000,000 in the aggregate, providing coverage for, but not limited to, bodily injury and property damage, premises /operations, products /completed operations, independent consultants as applicable. (2) Business Motor Vehicle liability insurance (standard ISO version) in an amount not less than $1,000,000 per occurrence (3) professional liability coverage to cover lawful claims arising in connection with the Project in the combined single limit amount of at least $1,000,000.00 as applicable. Parsons Brinckerhoff— Comp Plan 2012 8