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ARTICLE 7 INSURANCE AND INDEMNITY 7.1 The Consultant will indemnify 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, errors or omissions of the Consultant, its 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 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. 7.2 The Consultant will procure and maintain at its expense insurance in the kinds and amounts hereinafter provided with insurance companies authorized to do business in the State of Texas, covering all operations under this Agreement, whether performed by the Consultant or its agents, subcontractors or employees. Before commencing the work the Consultant will furnish to the City a certificate or certificates in form satisfactory to the City, showing that Consultant has complied with this paragraph. All certificates will provide that the policy will not be canceled until at least 30 days written notice has been given to the City, and will name the City as an additional insured on all coverages except workers' compensation and professional liability. Kinds and amounts of insurance required are as follows: Workers' Compensation Insurance: In accordance with the provisions of the Workers' Compensation Act of the State of Texas. Liability Insurance: (a) General liability insurance with a combined single limit of $500,000 for each occurrence and $500,000 in the aggregate, (b) Motor Vehicle liability insurance in an amount not less than $500,000 for injuries to anyone person, $1,000,000 on account of anyone accident and in an amount of not less than $1,000,000 for property damage and (c) Pollution liability and (d) Professional liability coverage to cover lawful claims arising in connection with this Project with a limit of at least $1,000,000 annual aggregate. The stated limits of insurance required by this Paragraph are MINIMUM ONLY and it will be the Consultant's responsibility to determine what limits are adequate. These minimum limits may be basic policy limits or any combination of basic limits and umbrella limits. The City's acceptance of Certificates of Insurance that in any respect do not comply with the requirements of this Agreement does not release the Consultant from compliance herewith. 9