The City requires all contractual work to be insured as identified in the following sections:

Any policies maintained by the contractor and its owned and/or rented equipment and materials shall contain a provision requiring insurance companies to waive their rights of subrogation against the City of New Haven (Owner) and all other Indemnities named in the contract.

City of New Haven requires all contractors and vendors whose work or services may bring them into direct contact with youth under the age of 21 years to carry a minimum of $1 million in Abuse and Molestation insurance coverage.

Direct contact refers to situations where vendors directly interact with, supervise, or provide services to youth under the age of 21. 

This requirement applies to all vendors working on projects within both the City of New Haven and New Haven Public Schools (NHPS) facilities.

Examples of vendors subject to this requirement include:

• Therapists
• Medical professionals
• Before and after-school program providers

Vendors excluded from this requirement include:

• On-call facility-related repair services and construction services (e.g., plumbers, electricians, general contractors, roofers) who do not have direct contact with youth.

Subcontractors

All subcontractors must provide their General Contractor with a valid COI naming the City of New Haven as Additional Insured with coverage and limits as required by the GC.

Certificates of Insurance

The successful bidder shall provide certificates with a minimum AM Best’s rating of “A-“VIII of insurance, showing coverage by an insurance carrier authorized by the State of Connecticut to write insurance in the State. The certificates shall show the City as an additional name insured. Said certificate should contain the following endorsements.

PLEASE NOTE THAT ALL CERTIFICATES OF INSURANCE MUST INCLUDE:

1. The City of New Haven shall be named as an additional insured with subrogation.
2. Endorsement shall include the work description, Contract/Project name and location.
3. Insurance agent contact information, name, email and phone number
4. An endorsement that the insurance company will give at least thirty (30) days written notice to the City prior to any modification or cancellation of any such insurance coverage.

POLICY REVIEW AND APPROVAL 

At the discretion of the City, the Contractor may be asked to submit to the City copies of insurance policies for review and approval. The City may, in writing, notify the Contractor of any disapproval of any such policies, and satisfactory policies shall be provided in place of those disapproved.

The Respondent shall submit an insurance certificate in addition to a copy of each policy if requested. The Contractor shall require its subcontractors to obtain policies of similar insurance before each commences work. All such insurance shall be carried with financially responsible insurance companies, licensed in the State and approved by the City and shall be kept in force until the Contractor’s work is accepted by the City, which expire before the Contractor’s work is accepted by the City shall be renewed and submitted to the City for its approval.

1. Insurance will be required for the entire term of the contract. The insurance agent contact information (name , email, phone number) must be on the COI.  COI should be emailed to your project contact (see award notice) and to NHpurchasingCOI@newhavenct.gov. 
2. Renewed Certificates of insurance should be emailed to support@certificical.com

Contractor/Vendor shall agree to always maintain in force during the contract the following minimum coverage and shall name the City of New Haven as an Additional Insured (1) on a primary and non-contributory basis to all policies except Workers Compensation and Professional Liability. All policies, except Professional Liability, should also include a Waiver of Subrogation.