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any other rights, immunities, and protections provided by the Colorado
<br />Governmental Immunity Act, § 24-10-101 et seq., C.R.S., as from time to time
<br />amended, or otherwise available to the City, its officers, or its employees.
<br />0 INDEMNIFICATION
<br />To the fullest extent permitted by law, the Contractor agrees to indemnify and hold
<br />harmless the City, and its elected and appointed officers and its employees, from and
<br />against all liability, claims, and demands, on account of any injury, loss, or damage,
<br />which arise out of or are connected with the services hereunder, if and to the extent
<br />such injury, loss, or damage is caused by the negligent act, omission, or other fault of
<br />the Contractor or any subcontractor of the Contractor, or any officer, employee, or agent
<br />of the Contractor or any subcontractor, or any other person for whom Contractor is
<br />responsible. The Contractor shall investigate, handle, respond to, and provide defense
<br />for and defend against any such liability, claims, and demands. The Contractor shall
<br />further bear all other costs and expenses incurred by the City or Contractor and related
<br />to any such liability, claims and demands, including but not limited to court costs, expert
<br />witness fees and attorneys' fees if the court determines that these incurred costs and
<br />expenses are related to such negligent acts, errors, and omissions or other fault of the
<br />Contractor. The City shall be entitled to its costs and attorneys' fees incurred in any
<br />action to enforce the provisions of this Section 8.0. The Contractor's indemnification
<br />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 />.0 QUALITY OF WORK
<br />Contractor's professional services shall be in accordance with the highest professional
<br />workmanship and service standards in the field to the satisfaction of the City.
<br />.0 INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR
<br />It is the expressed intent of the parties that the Contractor is an independent contractor
<br />and not the agent, employee or servant of the City, and that:
<br />101 CONTRACTOR SHALL SATISFY ALL TAX AND OTHER
<br />GOVERNMENTALLY IMPOSED RESPONSIBILITIES INCLUDING BUT NOT
<br />LIMITED TO, PAYMENT OF STATE, FEDERAL, AND SOCIAL SECURITY
<br />TAXES UNEMPLOYMENT TAXES, WORKER'S COMPENSATION AND
<br />SELF-EMPLOYMENT TAXES. NO STATE, FEDERAL OR LOCAL TAXES OF
<br />ANY KIND SHALL BE WITHHELD OR PAID BY THE CITY
<br />10.2. CONTRACTOR IS NOT ENTITLED TO WORKER'S COMPENSATION
<br />BENEFITS EXCEPT AS MAY BE PROVIDED BY THE CONTRACTOR NOR
<br />TO UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE BENEFITS UNLESS UNEMPLOYMENT
<br />COMPENSATION COVERAGE IS PROVIDED BY THE CONTRACTOR OR
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