Common use of Independent Contractor; Payment of Taxes and Other Expenses Clause in Contracts

Independent Contractor; Payment of Taxes and Other Expenses. Architect‐Engineer shall be deemed at all times to be an independent contractor and shall be wholly responsible for the manner in which Architect‐Engineer performs the Services required of Architect‐Engineer by the terms of this Agreement. Architect‐Engineer shall be liable for the acts and omissions of it its Subconsultants, its employees and its agents. Nothing contained herein shall be construed as creating an employment, agency or joint venture relationship between District and Architect‐Engineer. Architect‐Engineer acknowledges that neither it nor any of its employees or agents shall, for any purpose whatsoever, be deemed to be District employees, and shall not be entitled to receive any benefits conferred on District employees, including without limitation workers’ compensation, pension, health, insurance or other benefits. Architect‐Engineer shall be solely responsible for payment of any required taxes, including California sales and use taxes, city business taxes and United States income tax withholding and social security taxes, levied upon this Agreement, the transaction, or the Services delivered pursuant hereto. Architect‐Engineer shall be available as much as reasonably possible to District staff during the District’s normal working hours or as otherwise requested by District. Terms in this Agreement referring to direction from District shall be construed as providing for direction as to policy and the result of Architect‐Engineer’s Services only and not as to the means by which such a result is obtained. Nothing in this Agreement shall operate to confer rights or benefits on persons or entities who are not parties to this Agreement.

Independent Contractor; Payment of Taxes and Other Expenses. Architect‐Engineer Architect-Engineer shall be deemed at all times to be an independent contractor and shall be wholly responsible for the manner in which Architect‐Engineer Architect-Engineer performs the Services required of Architect‐Engineer Architect-Engineer by the terms of this Agreement. Architect‐Engineer Architect-Engineer shall be liable for the acts and omissions of it its Subconsultants, its employees and its agents. Nothing contained herein shall be construed as creating an employment, agency or joint venture relationship between District and Architect‐EngineerArchitect-Engineer. Architect‐Engineer Architect-Engineer acknowledges that neither it nor any of its employees or agents shall, for any purpose whatsoever, be deemed to be District employees, and shall not be entitled to receive any benefits conferred on District employees, including without limitation workers’ compensation, pension, health, insurance or other benefits. Architect‐Engineer Architect-Engineer shall be solely responsible for payment of any required taxes, including California sales and use taxes, city business taxes and United States income tax withholding and social security taxes, levied upon this Agreement, the transaction, or the Services delivered pursuant hereto. Architect‐Engineer Architect-Engineer shall be available as much as reasonably possible to District staff during the District’s normal working hours or as otherwise requested by District. Terms in this Agreement referring to direction from District shall be construed as providing for direction as to policy and the result of Architect‐EngineerArchitect-Engineer’s Services only and not as to the means by which such a result is obtained. Nothing in this Agreement shall operate to confer rights or benefits on persons or entities who are not parties to this Agreement.