WEST COAST ARBORIST, INC. (#2025616)

g. Defense Costs. Coverage shall be provided on a “pay on behalf of” basis, with defense costs payable in addition to policy limits. There shall be no cross-liability exclusions. 7. Independent Contractor. The Contractor is an independent contractor retained by the City. All personnel employed by the Contractor, including subcontractors, and personnel of subcontractors, are not and shall not be employees of the City. 8. Contractor’s Warranty. Contractor shall bear the risk of loss or damage to any goods associated with the services until delivered to and accepted by City. Contractor further warrants that all work done and goods provided under this Agreement shall: a) meet all conditions of the Agreement; b) shall be free from all defects in design, material and workmanship; and 3) shall be fit for the purposes intended. If any defects occur within the 12 months following acceptance, Contractor shall be solely responsible for the correction of those defects. 9. Labor Code/Prevailing Wages. The work performed under this Agreement is a “public work” and prevailing wage laws shall apply. No less than the general prevailing rate of per diem wages, and not less than the general prevailing rate of per diem wages for holidays and overtime work, for each craft, classification or type of worker needed to execute the work under this Agreement shall be paid to all workers, laborers and mechanics, electricians, employed in the execution of the work by the Contractor or any subcontractor doing or contracting to do any part of the work. The appropriate determination of the Director of the California Department of Industrial Relations shall be filed at the City Clerk’s Office and available for inspection. Contractor shall post, at each job site, a copy of the prevailing rate of per diem wages. To the extent applicable, Contractor shall comply with all requirements of the California Labor Code, including but not limited to, Labor Code sections: 1773.2 (regarding posting wage determinations at each job site); section 1776 (regarding the certification, maintenance, and availability for inspection of payroll records); section 1777.5 (regarding employment of apprentices); section 1810 (regarding a legal day’s work as 8 hours of labor); and section 1775 (regarding penalties for violations). The Contractor shall forfeit fifty dollars ($50.00) for each calendar day or portion thereof for each worker paid less than the stipulated prevailing rates for any public work done under the Agreement by it or by any subcontractor under Contractor. 10. Notices. All notices, demands, requests or approvals to be given under this Agreement shall be given in writing and conclusively shall be deemed served when delivered personally or on the second business day after the deposit thereof in the United States Mail, postage prepaid, registered or certified, addressed as hereinafter provided. To Contractor: West Coast Arborists To City: City Manager 390 Martin Avenue City of Pleasanton Santa Clara, CA 95050 P.O. Box 520 Pleasanton, CA 94566 11. Conflict of Interest. In accepting this Agreement, Contractor covenants that it presently has no interest, and will not acquire any interest, direct or indirect, financial or otherwise, which would Docusign Envelope ID: CFBCA4B2-32D3-4B9F-8862-2F2E71D4F416