SECTION 00 73 16 INSURANCE REQUIREMENTS PART 1 GENERAL 1.01 SECTION INCLUDES 1.02 Insurance Requirements 1.02 INSURANCE REQUIREMENTS A. The successful Contractor shall procure and maintain for the duration of the Contract issued pursuant to (Solicitation Number) a policy or policies of insurance for the protection of both the Contractor and Agency and its commissioners, officers, officials, agents and employees. Agency requires certification of insurance coverage from all vendors, Contractors/Subcontractors and suppliers prior to commencing Work. Please carefully review the requirements outlined below. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT YOU CONFER WITH YOUR INSURANCE BROKER/AGENT OR OTHER INSURANCE COMPANY REPRESENTATIVE PRIOR TO SUBMITTING YOUR BID TO DETERMINE THE AVAILABILITY AND APPLICABLE COST, IF ANY, OF CERTIFICATES, ENDORSEMENTS, COVERAGE AND LIMITS REQUIRED. B. Minimum Scope and Extent of Coverage 1. General Liability Commercial General Liability, ISO coverage form number CG 00 01 ( occurrence basis), or ISO coverage from form number CG 00 02 ( claims-made ), or ISO equivalent. If ISO equivalent or manuscript general liability coverage forms are used, minimum coverage will be as follows: Premises/Operations; Independent Contractors; Products/Completed Operations; Personal Injury; Broad from Property Damage including Completed Operations; Broad Form Contractual Liability Coverage to include Contractor s obligations under Section 00 73 16.13 Indemnification. 2. Automobile Liability Business Automobile Liability Insurance, ISO Coverage Form number CA 00 01 covering automobile liability, code 1 ANY AUTO. 00 73 16-1 Insurance Requirements
3. Worker s Compensation and Employer s Liability Statutory Worker s Compensation Insurance for all states and jurisdictions where contractor has Work locations, a Broad Form All States Endorsement for incidental contact, standard Employer s Liability Insurance and coverage for U.S. Longshoremen and Harbor Workers Act and FELA, where applicable. 4. Railroad Protective Liability Railroad Protective Liability Insurance covering the Work to be performed under this Contract by the successful Contractor if such Work is to be performed on or adjacent to the MetroLink right-of-way. The policy form should be ISO CG 00 75 (06/90) or other equivalent RIMA/AASFITO approved form including coverage for Physical Damage to Property and coverage for pollution arising out of fuels or lubricants brought to the job-site (i.e. ISO Form CG 28 71). If a Lloyd s or other similar Claims Made policy form is used, the Extended Claims Made Date shall be a minimum of two years past the expiration date of the policy. Alternative: In many instances, it is possible for an organization to address this exposure by an endorsement to its Commercial general liability policy, if it is not in the construction business per se or if it does not customarily work in proximity of a railroad right-of-way. The applicable endorsement is CG 24 17 Contractual Liability Railroads. A copy of the endorsement must be attached to the required Certificate of Insurance. C. Limits of Insurance 1. General Liability Prime Contractor $2,000,000 per occurrence as per claim $5,000,000 annual aggregate $5,000,000 products-completed operations aggregate General Liability Subcontractor/Vendors/Suppliers $1,000,000 combined single limit per occurrence 00 73 16-2 Insurance Requirements
$2,000,000 annual aggregate $2,000,000 products-completed operations aggregate 2. Automobile Liability Prime Contractor $2,000,000 combined single limit (CSL) per accident for bodily injury and property damage Automobile Liability Subcontractor/Vendors/Suppliers $1,000,000 combined single limit (CSL) per accident for bodily injury and property damage. [General Liability and Automobile Liability insurance may be arranged under individual policies for the full limits required or by a combination of underlying policies with the balance provided by a form following Excess or Umbrella Liability policy.] 3. Workers Compensation/Employer s Liability (All Parties) Worker s compensation limits as required by applicable State Statutes (generally unlimited) and minimum of $500,000 limit per accident for Employer s Liability. 4. Railroad Protective Liability $2,000,000 combined single limit per occurrence for bodily injury, personal injury, and property damage. $6,000,000 annual aggregate D. Deductibles and Self-Insured Retentions All deductibles, co-payment clauses and self-insured retentions must be declared to and approved by Metro. Metro reserves the right to request the reduction or elimination of unacceptable deductibles or self-insured retentions as they would apply to Metro, its commissioners, officers, officials, agents and employees. Alternatively, Metro may request the Contractor to procure a bond guaranteeing payment of losses and related investigations, claims administration and defense expenses. E. Other Insurance Provisions and Requirements The respective insurance policies and coverage as outlined below must contain or be endorsed to contain, the following conditions or provisions. 00 73 16-3 Insurance Requirements
1. General Liability Metro and its commissioners, officers, officials, agents and employees shall be endorsed as Additional Insured by ISO Form CG 20 36 Additional Insured Designated person or organization. As additional Insured, they shall be covered as to Work performed by or on behalf of the Contractor or as to liability that arises out of Contractor s activities or resulting from the performance of services or the delivery of goods called for by (Solicitation Number). Contractor s insurance coverage shall be primary with respect to Metro, its commissioners, officers, officials, agents and employees. All insurance or self-insurance programs maintained by Metro, it s commissioners, officers, officials, agents and employees shall be in excess of the contractor s insurance and shall not contribute to it. Contractor s failure to comply with the terms and conditions of these insurance policies shall not affect or abridge coverage for Metro, its commissioners, officers, officials, agents or employees. 2. Automobile Liability Contractor s insurance coverage shall be primary with respect to Metro, its commissioners, officers, officials, agents and employees. All insurance or self-insured programs maintained by Metro, its commissioners, officers, officials, agents and employees shall be in excess of the Contractor s insurance and shall not contribute to it. Contractor s failure to comply with the terms and conditions of these insurance policies shall not affect or abridge coverage for Metro, its commissioners, officers, officials, agents or employees. 3. Worker s Compensation/Employer s Liability Contractor s workers compensation insurance shall be endorsed with ISO Form WC 00 03 01 Alternate Employer Endorsement. The Alternate Employer Endorsement shall designate Metro as alternate employer. 4. Railroad Protective Liability Metro, its commissioners, officers, officials, agents and employees shall be covered as named Insureds with respect to Work performed by or on behalf of the Contractor or as to liability which arises out of Contractors activities or resulting from the performance of services or the delivery of goods called for by (Solicitation Number). 00 73 16-4 Insurance Requirements
5. All Coverage Each insurance policy required by this section of (Solicitation Number) shall contain a stipulation, endorsed if necessary, that Metro s Director of Risk Management will receive a seventy (70) day advance notice of any policy cancellation other than cancellation for non-payment of premium. Ten (10) days advance notice is required for policy cancellation due to non-payment of premium. F. Insurer Qualifications/Acceptability Insurance required hereunder shall be issued by an A.M. Best A Rated, Class VII insurance company approved to conduct insurance business in the state of Missouri and/or Illinois. G. Verification of Insurance Coverage Prior to commencing Work, the Contractor shall furnish Metro with Certificate(s) of Insurance and with any applicable original endorsements evidencing the required insurance coverage. The insurance certificates and endorsements are to be signed by a person authorized by that insurer to bind coverage on its behalf. All certificates and endorsements received by Metro are subject to review and approval by Metro s Director of Risk Management. Metro reserves the right to require complete, certified copies of all required policies at any time. If the scope of this Contract will exceed one (1) year or if any of Contractor s applicable insurance coverage will expire prior to completion of the Work or services required under this Contract, the Contractor will provide a renewal or replacement certificate before continuing Work or services. H. Builder s Risk Insurance Coverage Builder s Risk insurance will be provided by the Contractor of all materials that are to become part of the Work on the project site. The policy limits will equal the insurable replacement value of the completed Work. The Builder s Risk policy will be all risk subject to policy terms, conditions and exclusions and subject to a per-loss deductible ranging from (five thousand dollars ($5,000) to twenty five thousand dollars ($25,000) which will be the Contractor s responsibility. Coverage to be included: Flood, Earthquake, Transit and Off-site Storage. 00 73 16-5 Insurance Requirements
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