Specifications

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Revised 7/23/14
insurance in amounts and types specified
by the County. The Contractor agrees to
require that all of its subcontractors, in
connection with work performed for the
Contractor related to this Agreement,
procure, pay the entire premium for and
maintain throughout the term of this
Agreement insurance in amounts and
types equal to that specified by the County
for the Contractor. Unless otherwise
specified by the County and agreed to by
the Contractor, in writing, such insurance
will be as follows:
1. Workers Compensation Insurance
Worker’s Compensation and
Employer’s Liability insurance in
compliance with all applicable New York
State laws and regulations and Disability
Benefits insurance, if required by law.
Contractor shall furnish to the County,
prior to its execution of this Agreement,
the documentation required by the State of
New York Workers’ Compensation Board
of coverage or exemption from coverage
pursuant to §§ 57 and 220 of the Workers’
Compensation Law. In accordance with
General Municipal Law § 108, this
Agreement shall be void and of no effect
unless the Contractor shall provide and
maintain coverage during the term of this
Agreement for the benefit of such
employees as are required to be covered
by the provisions of the Workers’
Compensation Law.
2. General Liability Insurance
a. Commercial General Liability Insurance,
including contractual liability coverage in
and amount not less than two million
dollars ($2,000,000) per occurrence for
bodily injury and two million dollars
($2,000,000) per occurrence for property
damage.
Completed Operations Coverage which
shall continue for a minimum of two (2)
years after completion of the Contract.
b. In addition, for contracts that exceed
$5,000,000 the Contractor will furnish one
million dollars ($1,000,000) Owner's and
Contractor's Protective Liability Insurance
in the name of and covering the liability of
the County of Suffolk with respect to all
work performed under this Contract,
including omissions or errors of the
County, combined single limit of one
million dollars ($1,000,000) per occurrence
for bodily injury and property damage.
c. At the Contractor's option, the Contractor
may furnish a minimum one million dollar
($1,000,000) Umbrella Policy or Excess
Liability Policy to meet the two million
dollar ($2,000,000) General Liability
Insurance requirement of Item No. 2a.
3. Automobile Liability Insurance
a. if any vehicles are used for construction by
the Contractor in the performance of this
Agreement including owned, non-owned,
and hired cars, with minimum limits of not
less than One Million Dollars ($1,000,000)
per person, per accident bodily injury and
not less than Five Hundred Thousand
Dollars ($500,000) for property damage
per occurrence.
b. if any vehicles are used for services other
than construction by the Contractor in the
performance of this Agreement including
owned, non-owned, and hired cars, with
minimum limits of not less than Five
Hundred Thousand Dollars ($500,000) per
person, per accident bodily injury and not
less than One Hundred Thousand Dollars
($100,000) for property damage per
occurrence.
4. Pollution Liability
a. If the work involves abatement, removal,
repair, replacement, enclosure,
encapsulation, and/or disposal of any
hazardous material or substance, as
defined by applicable State and federal
laws and regulations, the Contractor shall
maintain in full force and effect throughout
the term of the contract, and for two years
after completion hereof, pollution legal
liability insurance with limits of not less
than $2,000,000, providing coverage for
bodily injury and property damage,
including loss of use of damaged property
or of property that has not been physically
injured. Such policy shall provide coverage
for actual, alleged or threatened emission,
discharge, dispersal, seepage, release or
escape of pollutants, including any loss,
cost or expense incurred as a result of any
cleanup of pollutants or in the
investigation, settlement or defense of any
claim, suit, or proceedings against the
County arising from Contractor’s work.
Suffolk County shall be named as
additional insured and this shall be
primary.