FILE:  FGDA

 

CONSTRUCTION INSURANCE REQUIREMENTS

 

 

The contractor awarded any construction project shall furnish the St. Martin Parish School Board with proof of the following insurance coverages:

 

  1.  Workers’ compensation and employers’ liability insurance in accordance with all applicable state laws.
     

  2. Public liability and property damage insurance that shall protect the contractor and any subcontractor performing work covered by contract from claims for personal injury, including accidental death, as well as from claims for property damages which may arise from operations under the construction contract, whether such operations be by the contractor or any subcontractor or by anyone directly or indirectly employed by either.  The minimum amounts of such insurance shall be as follows:

 

    1. Public liability insurance in an amount not less than $100,000 for injuries including accidental death to any one person, and subject to the same limit for each person, in an amount not less than $300,000 because of one accident; and
       

    2. Property damage insurance in an amount not less than $100,000 for one accident, $100,000 for all accidents.

 

  1. Builders’ risk coverage (physical damage to property under construction) shall be furnished by contractor, if applicable.
     

  2. The contract shall include a Hold Harmless Agreement substantially similar to the following:
     

”The contractor agrees to protect, defend, indemnify and save harmless St. Martin Parish School Board against loss, damage, or expense by reason of any suits, claims, demands, judgments, and causes of action caused by contractor, his/her employees, agents or any subcontractor, arising out of or in consequence of the performance of this contract, except that in no instance shall contractor be held responsible for any liability, claim, demand, or cause of action attributable solely to the negligence of St. Martin Parish School Board or its employees.  This indemnity agreement is subject to any restrictions or limitations imposed by law, but only to the extent of such restrictions or limitations.”

 

The supplier shall be responsible for all loss or damage caused by fire, windstorm, cyclone, tornado, flood, or loss in transit to the materials for which the contract is awarded.

 

 

Ref:     Board minutes, 1981

 

St. Martin Parish School Board