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Administration Contract Page 2 of 5 <br />include, but not be limited to, Federal and State Income, Social Security and Unemployment Insurance <br />taxes. <br /> <br />CONTRACTOR, as an independent contractor, shall perform said services in a professional <br />manner and in accordance with the standards of applicable professional organizations and licensing <br />agencies. <br /> <br />5. INSURANCE AND INDEMNITY <br /> <br />To the fullest extent permitted by laws and regulations, the CONTRACTOR shall indemnify and <br />hold harmless the TOWN and its officials, agents, and employees from and against all claims, damages, <br />losses, and expenses, direct, indirect, or consequential (including but not limited to fees and charges of <br />engineers or architects, attorneys, and other professionals and costs related to court ac tion or arbitration) <br />arising out of or resulting from the performance of this Contract or the actions of the CONTRACTOR or <br />its officials, employees, or contractors under this Contract or under the contracts entered into by the <br />CONTRACTOR in connection with this Contract. This indemnification shall survive the termination of <br />this agreement. <br /> <br />In addition, CONTRACTOR shall comply with the North Carolina Workers’ Compensation Act <br />and shall provide for the payment of workers’ compensation to its employees in the manner and to the <br />extent required by such Act. CONTRACTOR shall supply TOWN with certification of insurance for <br />workers’ compensation coverage with North Carolina statutory limits. <br />CONTRACTOR shall maintain, at its expense, the following minimum insurance coverage: <br />General Liability with Combined Single Limit Bodily Injury and Property Damage not less than <br />$1,000,000 and Products and Completed Operations Liability not less than $1,000,000. <br /> <br />CONTRACTOR agrees to furnish TOWN a certificate of insurance from an insurance company, <br />licensed to do business in the State of North Carolina and acceptable to TOWN verifying the existence of <br />any insurance coverage required by TOWN. The certificate will provide for thirty (30) days advance <br />notice in the event of termination or cancellation of coverage. <br /> <br />6. HEALTH AND SAFETY <br /> <br />CONTRACTOR shall be responsible for initiating, maintaining and supervising all safety <br />precautions and programs required by OSHA and all other regulatory agencies while providing services under <br />this contract. <br /> <br />7. NON-DISCRIMINATION IN EMPLOYMENT <br /> <br />CONTRACTOR shall not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment <br />because of age, sex, race, creed, national origin, disability or on the basis of sexual orientation or gender <br />expression/identity. CONTRACTOR shall take affirmative action to ensure that applicants are employed <br />and that employees are treated fairly and legally during employment with regard to their age, sex, race, <br />creed, national origin, disability or on the basis of sexual orientation or gender expression/identity. In the <br />event CONTRACTOR is determined by the final order of an appropriate agency or court to be in violation <br />of any non-discrimination provision of federal, state or local law or this provision, this Contract may be <br />canceled, terminated or suspended in whole or in part by TOWN, and CONTRACTOR may be declared <br />ineligible for further TOWN contracts. <br /> <br />8. GOVERNING LAW <br /> <br />This contract shall be governed by and in accordance with the laws of the State of North Carolina. <br />All actions relating in any way to this contract shall be brought in the General Court of Justice in the <br />County of Orange and the State of North Carolina. <br />DocuSign Envelope ID: CE0572D3-1278-4312-8FC4-F77DDD6B3DB3