Independent Contract Or Agreement For Construction Contractor (Page 2 of 4) in pdf

• Contractor shall remove all debris and leave the premises in a broom clean condition.

• Contractor shall perform the specified work during the following hours: ______

• Contractor agrees that disruptively loud activities shall be performed only at the following times:

____________________.

• At the end of each day's work, Contractor's equipment shall be stored in the following location:

_______________________.

8. Subcontractors

Contractor may at its discretion engage subcontractors to perform services under this Agreement, but

Contractor shall remain responsible for proper completion of this Agreement.

9. Independent Contractor Status

Contractor is an independent contractor, not Owner's employee. Contractor's employees or

subcontractors are not Owner's employees. Contractor and Owner agree to the following rights

consistent with an independent contractor relationship.

• Contractor has the right to perform services for others during the term of this Agreement.

• Contractor has the sole right to control and direct the means, manner and method by which the

services required by this Agreement will be performed.

• The Contractor or Contractor's employees or subcontractors shall perform the services required

by this Agreement; Owner shall not hire, supervise or pay any assistants to help Contractor.

• Owner shall not require Contractor or Contractor's employees or subcontractors to devote full

time to performing the services required by this Agreement.

• Neither Contractor nor Contractor's employees or subcontractors are eligible to participate in any

employee pension, health, vacation pay, sick pay or other fringe benefit plan of Owner.

10. Local, State and Federal Taxes

Contractor shall pay all income taxes, and FICA (Social Security and Medicare taxes) incurred while

performing services under this Agreement. Owner will not:

• withhold FICA from Contractor's payments or make FICA payments on Contractor's behalf

• make state or federal unemployment compensation contributions on Contractor's behalf, or

• withhold state or federal income tax from Contractor's payments.

The charges included here do not include taxes. If Contractor is required to pay any federal, state or

local sales, use, property or value added taxes based on the services provided under this Agreement,

the taxes shall be separately billed to Owner. Contractor shall not pay any interest or penalties incurred

due to late payment or nonpayment of any taxes by Owner.

11. Insurance

Contractor agrees to obtain adequate business liability insurance for injuries to its employees and

others incurring loss or injury as a result of the acts of Contractor or its employees or subcontractors.

12. Terminating the Agreement

(Check and complete applicable provision.)

[ ] With reasonable cause, either Owner or Contractor may terminate this Agreement effective

immediately by giving written notice of cause for termination. Reasonable cause includes:

• a material violation of this Agreement, or

• nonpayment of Contractor's compensation after 20 days written demand for payment.

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