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(COI) and endorsements for every
applicable insurance contract required by this Agreement. The COI’s and policy endorsements must be delivered
to the County Representative not less than ten (10) days prior to the commencement of any and all contractual
Agreements between the County and the Respondent.
6. The County shall retain the right to reject all insurance contracts that do not meet the requirement of this
Agreement. Further, the County reserves the right to change these insurance requirements with 60-day notice to
the Respondent.
7. The insurance definition of Insured or Additional Insured shall include Subcontractor, Sub-subcontractor, and
any associated or subsidiary companies of the Respondent, which are involved, and which is a part of the
contract.
8. The County reserves the right at any time to require the Respondent to provide certified copies of any
insurance policies to document the insurance coverage specified in this Agreement.
9. The designation of Respondent shall include any associated or subsidiary company which is involved and is a
part of the contract and such, if any associated or subsidiary company involved in the project must be named in
the Workers’ Compensation coverage.
10. All policies shall be written so that the County will be notified of cancellation or restrictive amendments at
least thirty (30) days prior to the effective date of such cancellation or amendment. Such notice shall be given
directly to the County Representative.
WORKERS’ COMPENSATION INSURANCE
1. The Respondent shall secure and maintain during the life of this Agreement Workers’ Compensation insurance
for all of his employees employed for the project or any site connected with the work, including supervision,
administration or management, of this project and in case any work is sublet, with the approval of the County, the
Respondent shall require the Subcontractor similarly to provide Workers’ Compensation insurance for all
employees employed at the site of the project, and such evidence of insurance shall be furnished to the County
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not less than ten (10) days prior to the commencement of any and all sub-contractual Agreements which have
been approved by the County.
2. Such insurance shall comply with the Florida Workers’ Compensation Law.
3. No class of employee, including the Respondent himself, shall be excluded from the Workers’ Compensation
insurance coverage. The Workers’ Compensation insurance shall also include Employer’s Liability coverage.
BUSINESS AUTOMOBILE AND COMMERCIAL GENERAL LIABILITY INSURANCE
1. The Respondent shall maintain Business Automobile Liability insurance coverage throughout the life of this
Agreement. The insurance shall include Owned, Non-owned & Hired Motor Vehicle coverage.
2. The Respondent shall carry other Commercial General Liability insurance against all other Bodily Injury,
Property Damage and Personal and Advertising Injury exposures. The coverage shall include both On-and Off-
Premises Operations, Contractual Liability, and Broad Form Property Damage.
3. All liability insurance (other than Professional Liability) shall be written on an occurrence basis and shall not
be written on a claims-made basis. If the insurance is issued with an aggregate limit of liability, the aggregate
limit of liability shall apply only to the locations included in this Agreement. If, as the result of any claims or
other reasons, the available limits of insurance reduce to less than those stated in the Limits of Liability, the
Respondent shall notify the County representative in writing. The Respondent shall purchase additional liability
insurance to maintain the requirements established in this Agreement. Umbrella or Excess Liability insurance can
be purchased to meet the Limits of Liability specified in this Agreement.
4. Commercial General Liability coverage shall be endorsed to include the following:
1.) Premises – Operation Liability
2.) Occurrence Bodily Injury and Property Damage Liability
3.) Independent Respondent’s Liability
4.) Completed Operations and Products Liability RFQ Insurance- 6 OKALOOSA COUNTY 5. Respondent shall
agree to keep in continuous force Commercial General Liability coverage including Completed Operations and
Products Liability for the length of the project.
LIMITS OF LIABILITY
The insurance required shall be written for not less than the following, or greater if required by law and shall
include Employer’s liability with limits as prescribed in this contract:
LIMIT
1. Worker’s Compensation
1.) State Statutory
2.) Employer’s Liability $100,000 each accident
2. Business Automobile $1,000,000 each occurrence (A combined single limit)
3. Commercial General Liability $1,000,000 each occurrence
(A combined single limit)
4. Personal and Advertising Injury $250,000
NOTICE OF CLAIMS OR LITIGATION
The Respondent agrees to report any incident or claim that results from performance of this Agreement. The
County representative shall receive written notice in the form of a detailed written report describing the incident
or claim within ten (10) days of the Respondent’s knowledge. In the event such incident or claim involves injury
and/or property damage to a third party, verbal notification shall be given the same day the Respondent becomes
aware of the incident or claim followed by a written detailed report within ten (10) days of verbal notification.
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INDEMNIFICATION & HOLD HARMLESS
To the fullest extent permitted by law, Respondent shall indemnify and hold harmless the County, its officers and
employees from liabilities, damages, losses, and costs including but not limited to reasonable attorney fees, to the
extent caused by the negligence, recklessness, or wrongful conduct of the Respondent and other persons
employed or utilized by the Respondent in the performance of this contract.
Note: For respondent’s convenience, this certification form is enclosed and is made a part of the bid
package.
CERTIFICATE OF INSURANCE
1. Certificates of insurance, in duplicate, indicating the job site and evidencing all required coverage must be
submitted to and approved by Okaloosa County prior to the commencement of any of the work. The certificate
holder(s) shall be as follows: Okaloosa County, 5479A Old Bethel Road, Crestview, Florida, 32536.
2. All policies shall expressly require 30 days written notice to Okaloosa County at the address set out above, or
the cancellations of material alterations of such policies, and the Certificates of Insurance, shall so provide.
3. All certificates shall be subject to Okaloosa County’s approval of adequacy of protection and the satisfactory
character of the Insurer. County reserves the right to approve or reject all deductible/SIR above $10,000. The
Certificates of Insurance shall disclose any and all deductibles or self-insured retentions (SIRs).
4. All deductibles or SIRs, whether approved by Okaloosa County or not, shall be the Respondent’s full
responsibility. In particular, the Respondent shall afford full coverage as specified herein to entities listed as
Additional Insured.
5. In no way will the entities listed as Additional Insured be responsible for, pay for, be damaged by, or limited to
coverage required by this schedule due to the existence of a deductible or SIR. Specific written approval from
Okaloosa County will only be provided upon demonstration that the Respondent has the financial capability and
funds necessary to cover the responsibilities incurred as a result of the deductible or SIR.
GENERAL TERMS
Any type of insurance or increase of limits of liability not described above which, the Respondent required for its
own protection or on account of statute shall be its own responsibility and at its own expense.
The carrying of the insurance described shall in no way be interpreted as relieving the Respondent of any
responsibility under this contract.
Should the Respondent engage a subcontractor or sub-subcontractor, the same conditions will apply under this
Agreement to each subcontractor and sub-subcontractor.
The Respondent hereby waives all rights of subrogation against Okaloosa County and its consultants and other
indemnities of the Respondent under all the foregoing policies of insurance.
UMBRELLA INSURANCE
The Respondent shall have the right to meet the liability insurance requirements with the purchase of an umbrella
insurance policy. In all instances, the combination of primary and umbrella liability coverage must equal or
exceed the minimum liability insurance limits stated in this Agreement.
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GENERAL SERVICES SPECIAL BID CONDITIONS
1. PRE-BID ACTIVITY
Except as provided in this section, Bidders are prohibited from contacting or lobbying the County,
County Administrator, Commissioners, County staff, and Review Committee members, or any other
person authorized on behalf of the County related or involved with the solicitation. All inquiries on
the scope of work, specifications, additional requirements, attachments, terms and general conditions
or instructions, or any issue must be directed in writing to, by US mail or email to:
Okaloosa County Purchasing Department
5479A Old Bethel Road
Crestview, FL 32536
Email: jkublik@co.okaloosa.fl.us
Phone: (850)689-5960
All questions or inquiries must be received no later than the last day for questions (reference RFB &
Bidder’s Acknowledgement form). Any addenda or other modification to the bid documents will be
issued by the County five (5) days prior to the date and time of bid closing, as a written addenda
distributed to all prospective Bidders by posting to the Florida Online Bid System (Florida Purchasing
Group) and the Okaloosa County Web Site. To access the Florida Online Bid System go to:
www.floridabidsystem.com. To access the Okaloosa County Web Site go to:
http://www.co.okaloosa.fl.us/purchasing/current-solicitations.
Such written addenda or modification shall be part of the bid documents and shall be binding upon
each Bidder. Each Bidder is required to acknowledge receipt of any and all addenda in writing and
submit with their bid. No Bidder may rely upon any verbal modification or interpretation.
2. PREPARATION OF BID
The bid form is included with the bid documents. Additional copies may be obtained from the County.
The Bidder shall submit originals and bid forms in accordance with the public notice.
All blanks in the bid documents shall be completed by printing in ink or by typewriter in both words
and numbers with the amounts extended, totaled and the bid signed. A bid price shall be indicated for
each section, bid item, alternative, adjustment unit price item, and unit price item listed therein, or the
words “No Bid”, “No Change”, or “Not Applicable” entered. No changes shall be made to the
phraseology of the form or in the items mentioned therein. In case of any discrepancy between the
written amount and the numerical figures, the written amount shall govern. Any bid which contains
any omissions, erasures, alterations, additions, irregularities of any kind, or items not called for which
shall in any manner fail to conform to the conditions of public notice inviting bids may be rejected.
A bid submitted by a corporation shall be executed in the corporate name by the president or a vice
president or other corporate officer who has legal authority to sign.
A bid submitted by a partnership shall be executed in the partnership name and signed by a partner
