Lee & Associates Commercial Real Estate 10/18/2018

12. Independent Contractor. A. This Agreement neither constitutes nor creates an employer-employee relationship. Service Provider must provide services under this Agreement as an independent contractor. Service Provider must comply with all federal and state laws and regulations applicable to independent contractors including, but not limited to, the requirements listed in this Section 12. Service Provider agrees to indemnify and defend the City from and against any claims, valid or otherwise, made against the City because of these obligations. B. In addition to the other requirements of this Section 12, if Service Provider is a sole proprietor, Service Provider agrees that Service Provider is not an employee or worker of the City under Chapter 51 of the Revised Code of Washington, Industrial Insurance for the service performed in accordance with this Agreement, by certifying to the following: (1) Service Provider is free from control or direction over the performance of the service; and (2) The service performed is outside the usual course of business for the City, or will not be performed at any place of business of the City,or Service Provider is responsible for the costs of the principal place of business from which the service is performed; and (3) Service Provider is customarily engaged in an independently established business of the same nature as the service performed, or has a principal place of business for the service performed that is eligible for a business deduction for federal income tax purposes; and (4) On the effective date of this Agreement, Service Provider is responsible for filing a schedule of expenses,for the next applicable filing period,with the internal revenue service for the type of service performed; and (5) By the effective date of this Agreement or within a reasonable time thereafter, Service Provider has established an account with the department of revenue and other state agencies,where required,for the service performed for the payment of all state taxes normally paid by employers and businesses and has registered for and received a unified business identifier number from the state of Washington; and (6) By the effective date of this Agreement, Service Provider is maintaining a separate set of records that reflect all items of income and expenses of the services performed. C. Any and all employees of the Service Provider, while engaged in the performance of any Work, shall be considered employees of only the Service Provider and not employees of the City. The Service Provider shall be solely liable for any and all claims that may or might arise under the Worker's Compensation Act on behalf of said employees or Service Provider, while so engaged and for any and all claims made by a third party as a consequence of any negligent act or omission on the part of the Service Provider's employees, while so engaged on any of the Work D. Service Provider shall comply with all applicable provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act and other legislation affecting its employees and the rules and regulations issued thereunder insofar as applicable to its employees and shall at all times save the City free, clear and harmless Page 7 Lee&Associates(2018)