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indemnification obligation shall not be construed to extend to any injury, loss, or damage which is <br />caused by the act, omission, or other fault of the City. <br />9.0 QUALITY OF WORK <br />Consultant's professional services shall be in accordance with the prevailing standard of practice <br />normally exercised in the performance of services of a similar nature in the Denver metropolitan <br />area. <br />10.0 INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR <br />It is the expressed intent of the parties that the Consultant is an independent contractor and not <br />the agent, employee or servant of the City, and that: <br />10.1. Consultant shall satisfy all tax and other governmentally imposed responsibilities <br />including but not limited to, payment of state, federal, and social security taxes, <br />unemployment taxes, worker's compensation and self-employment taxes. No state, federal <br />or local taxes of any kind shall be withheld or paid by the City. <br />10.2. Consultant is not entitled to worker's compensation benefits except as may be <br />provided by the Consultant nor to unemployment insurance benefits unless <br />unemployment compensation coverage is provided by the Consultant or some entity <br />other than the City. <br />10.3. Consultant does not have the authority to act for the City, or to bind the City in any <br />respect whatsoever, or to incur any debts or liabilities in the name of or on behalf of the <br />City. <br />10.4. Consultant has and retains control of and supervision over the performance of <br />Consultant's obligations hereunder and control over any persons employed by Consultant <br />for performing the Services hereunder. <br />10.5. The City will not provide training or instruction to Consultant or any of its employees <br />regarding the performance of the Services hereunder. <br />10.6. Neither the Consultant nor any of its officers or employees will receive benefits of any <br />type from the City. <br />10.7. Consultant represents that it is engaged in providing similar services to other clients <br />and/or the general public and is not required to work exclusively for the City. <br />10.8. All Services are to be performed solely at the risk of Consultant and Consultant shall take <br />all precautions necessary for the proper and sole performance thereof. <br />10.9. Consultant will not combine its business operations in any way with the City's business <br />operations and each party shall maintain their operations as separate and distinct. <br />5 <br />