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<br />8.2.2 The Owner shall provide the services of a geotechnical engineer or other consultant, or compensate for such sub-consultant
<br />services provided by the Designer, when such services are reasonably deemed necessary by the Designer, and agreed and consented to in
<br />writing by Owner, as shown on the Designer's schedule described in Article 6.1.2, to provide reports, test borings, test pits, soil bearing
<br />values, percolation tests, air and water pollution tests, ground corrosion and resistivity tests and other necessary operations for determining
<br />subsoil, air and water conditions, all together with reports and appropriate professional recommendations thereof to ensure construction
<br />materials and geotechnical requirements of the construction contract are met.
<br />8.2.3 All services, data, information, surveys and reports required of the Owner pursuant to this Article 8, shall be furnished at the
<br />Owner's expense and, the Designer shall be entitled to rely upon the accuracy and completeness of such services, data, information,
<br />surveys and reports.
<br />8.3 Permits and Approvals
<br />8.3.1 The Owner shall secure and pay for all necessary permits, licenses, approvals, easements, assessments, and charges required for
<br />the construction, use or occupancy of permanent structures or for permanent changes in existing facilities. The Designer shall provide the
<br />Owner with a schedule of all required approvals to the extent known by Designer the dates by which application for such approvals must
<br />be made in order to avoid any risk of delay to the Project, prepare necessary application forms, present documents requiring approval by
<br />the Owner and submit documents with the Owner's approval to the appropriate approval agency.
<br />ARTICLE 9
<br />INSURANCE
<br />9.1 General Requirements
<br />9.1.1 The Designer shall purchase and maintain and shall cause each of its Consultants to purchase and maintain during the period of
<br />performance of this Agreement, and for five (5) years after the later of final completion of the Project or issuance of a Certificate of
<br />Occupancy of the Project, insurance for protection from claims under workers' or workmen's compensation acts; Comprehensive General
<br />Liability Insurance (including broad form contractual liability and complete operations, explosions, collapse, and underground hazards
<br />coverage) covering claims arising out of or relating to bodily injury, including bodily injury, sickness, disease or death of any of the
<br />Designer's or Consultants' employees or any other person and to real and personal property including loss of use resulting thereof;
<br />Comprehensive Automobile Liability Insurance, including hired and non-owned vehicles, if any, covering personal injury or death, and
<br />property damage; and Professional Liability Insurance, covering personal injury, bodily injury and property damage and claims arising out
<br />of or related to the performance under this Agreement by the Designer and/or its employees.
<br />9.1.2 The minimum insurance ratings for any company insuring the Designer shall be Best's A-. Should the ratings of any insurance
<br />carrier insuring the Designer fall below the minimum rating, the County may, at its option, require the Designer to purchase insurance
<br />from a company whose rating meets the minimum standard.
<br />9.2 Limits of Coverage
<br />9.2.1 Designer shall obtain, at its sole expense, Commercial General Liability Insurance, Automobile Insurance, Workers’
<br />Compensation Insurance, Professional Liability Insurance, and any additional insurance as may be required by Owner’s Risk Manager as
<br />such insurance requirements are described in the Orange County Risk Transfer Policy and Orange County Minimum Insurance Coverage
<br />Requirements (each document is incorporated herein by reference and may be viewed at
<br />http://www.orangecountync.gov/departments/purchasing_division/contracts.php). If Owner’s Risk Manager determines additional
<br />insurance coverage is required such additional insurance shall be designated here N/A (if no additional insurance required leave blank or
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