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HomeMy WebLinkAboutSCI Consulting Group - Cannabis Permitting Program Management Services - 2025Docusign Envelope ID: E22A5DAF-EEOD-4D88-A3D4-OAA18515AEE4 AGREEMENT BY AND BETWEEN THE CITY OF NATIONAL CITY AND SCI CONSULTING GROUP THIS AGREEMENT is entered into on this 4th day of November 2025, by and between the CITY OF NATIONAL CITY, a municipal corporation (the "CITY"), and SCI CONSULTING GROUP, a California corporation (the "CONSULTANT"). RECITALS WHEREAS, the CITY desires to employ a CONSULTANT to provide management and monitoring services related to CITY's cannabis permitting program and regulations. WHEREAS, the CITY has determined that the CONSULTANT is a public finance and urban economic consulting firm and is qualified by experience and ability to perform the services desired by the CITY, and the CONSULTANT is willing to perform such services. NOW, THEREFORE, THE PARTIES HERETO DO MUTUALLY AGREE AS FOLLOWS: 1. ENGAGEMENT OF CONSULTANT. The CITY agrees to engage the CONSULTANT to provide ongoing cannabis program management, monitoring, and support services, and the CONSULTANT agrees to perform the services set forth here in accordance with all terms and conditions contained herein. The CONSULTANT represents that all services shall be performed directly by the CONSULTANT or under direct supervision of the CONSULTANT. 2. EFFECTIVE DATE AND LENGTH OF AGREEMENT. This Agreement shall not become effective and binding until fully executed by both the CITY and the CONSULTANT. The duration of this Agreement is from the effective date through June 30, 2027. This Agreement may be extended by mutual agreement upon the same terms and conditions for an additional one (1) year term. The Parties may exercise up to three (3) one-year extensions. Any extension of this Agreement must be approved in writing by the City Manager. 3. SCOPE OF SERVICES. The CONSULTANT will perform services as set forth in the attached Exhibit "A". The CONSULTANT shall be responsible for all research and reviews related to the work and shall not rely on personnel of the CITY for such services, except as authorized in advance by the CITY. The CONSULTANT shall appear at meetings specified in Exhibit "A" to keep staff and City Council advised of the progress on the project. The CITY may unilaterally, or upon request from the CONSULTANT, from time to time reduce or increase the Scope of Services to be performed by the CONSULTANT under this Agreement. Upon doing so, the CITY and the CONSULTANT agree to meet in good faith and confer for the purpose of negotiating a corresponding reduction or increase in the compensation associated with said change in services. Docusign Envelope ID: E22A5DAF-EEOD-4D88-A3D4-OAA18515AEE4 4. PROJECT COORDINATION AND SUPERVISION. The City Manager's Office hereby is designated as the Project Coordinator for the CITY and will monitor the progress and execution of this Agreement. The CONSULTANT shall assign a single Project Director to provide supervision and have overall responsibility for the progress and execution of this Agreement for the CONSULTANT. Kyle Tankard or his designee thereby is designated as the Project Director for the CONSULTANT. 5. COMPENSATION AND PAYMENT. The compensation for the CONSULTANT shall be based on monthly billing covering actual work performed. Billings shall include labor classifications, respective rates, hours worked and also materials, if any. The total cost for all work described in Exhibit "A" shall not exceed $47,000 per fiscal year. The compensation for the CONSULTANT'S work shall not exceed the rates set forth in Exhibit "A". Monthly invoices will be processed for payment and remitted within thirty (30) days from receipt of invoice, provided that work is accomplished consistent with Exhibit "A", as determined by the CITY. The CONSULTANT shall maintain all books, documents, papers, employee time sheets, accounting records, and other evidence pertaining to costs incurred, and shall make such materials available at its office at all reasonable times during the term of this Agreement and for three (3) years from the date of final payment under this Agreement, for inspection by the CITY, and for furnishing of copies to the CITY, if requested. 6. ACCEPTABILITY OF WORK. The CITY shall decide any and all questions which may arise as to the quality or acceptability of the services performed and the manner of performance, the acceptable completion of this Agreement, and the amount of compensation due. In the event the CONSULTANT and the CITY cannot agree to the quality or acceptability of the work, the manner of performance and/or the compensation payable to the CONSULTANT in this Agreement, the CITY or the CONSULTANT shall give to the other written notice. Within ten (10) business days, the CONSULTANT and the CITY shall each prepare a report which supports their position and file the same with the other party. The CITY shall, with reasonable diligence, determine the quality or acceptability of the work, the manner of performance and/or the compensation payable to the CONSULTANT. 7. DISPOSITION AND OWNERSHIP OF DOCUMENTS. The Memoranda, Reports, Maps, Drawings, Plans, Specifications, and other documents prepared by the CONSULTANT for this project, whether paper or electronic, shall: (1) be free from defects; (2) become the property of the CITY for use with respect to this project; and (3) shall be turned over to the CITY upon completion of the project, or any phase thereof, as contemplated by this Agreement. Contemporaneously with the transfer of documents, the CONSULTANT hereby assigns to the CITY, and CONSULTANT thereby expressly waives and disclaims any copyright in, and the right to reproduce, all written material, drawings, plans, specifications, or other work prepared under this Agreement, except upon the CITY'S prior authorization regarding reproduction, which authorization shall not be unreasonably withheld. The CONSULTANT shall, upon request of the CITY, execute any further document(s) necessary to further effectuate this waiver and disclaimer. The CONSULTANT agrees that the CITY may use, reuse, alter, reproduce, modify, assign, transfer, or in any other way, medium, or method utilize the CONSULTANT'S written Standard Agreement Page 2 of 12 City of National City and SCI Consulting Group Docusign Envelope ID: E22A5DAF-EEOD-4D88-A3D4-OAA18515AEE4 work product for the CITY'S purposes, and the CONSULTANT expressly waives and disclaims any residual rights granted to it by Civil Code Sections 980 through 989 relating to intellectual property and artistic works. Any modification or reuse by the CITY of documents, drawings, or specifications prepared by the CONSULTANT shall relieve the CONSULTANT from liability under Section 15, but only with respect to the effect of the modification or reuse by the CITY, or for any liability to the CITY should the documents be used by the CITY for some project other than what was expressly agreed upon within the Scope of Services of this project, unless otherwise mutually agreed. 8. INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR. Both parties hereto in the performance of this Agreement will be acting in an independent capacity and not as agents, employees, partners, or joint venturers with one another. Neither the CONSULTANT nor the CONSULTANT'S employees are employees of the CITY, and are not entitled to any of the rights, benefits, or privileges of the CITY'S employees, including but not limited to retirement, medical, unemploy- ment, or workers' compensation insurance. This Agreement contemplates the personal services of the CONSULTANT and the CONSULTANT'S employees, and it is recognized by the parties that a substantial inducement to the CITY for entering into this Agreement was, and is, the professional reputation and competence of the CONSULTANT and its employees. Neither this Agreement, nor any interest herein, may be assigned by the CONSULTANT without the prior written consent of the CITY. Nothing herein contained is intended to prevent the CONSULTANT from employing or hiring as many employees, or SUBCONSULTANTS, as the CONSULTANT may deem necessary for the proper and efficient performance of this Agreement. All agreements by CONSULTANT with its SUBCONSULTANT(S) shall require the SUBCONSULTANT(S) to adhere to the applicable terms of this Agreement. 9. CONTROL. Neither the CITY, nor its officers, agents, or employees shall have any control over the conduct of the CONSULTANT or any of the CONSULTANT'S employees, except as set forth in this Agreement. The CONSULTANT, or the CONSULTANT'S agents, servants, or employees are not in any manner agents, servants, or employees of the CITY. The CONSULTANT and its agents, servants, and employees are wholly independent from the CITY and CONSULTANT'S obligations to the CITY are solely prescribed by this Agreement. 10. COMPLIANCE WITH APPLICABLE LAW. The CONSULTANT, in the performance of the services to be provided herein, shall comply with all applicable state and federal statutes and regulations, and all applicable ordinances, rules, and regulations of the City of National City, whether now in force or subsequently enacted. The CONSULTANT and each of its SUBCONSULTANT(S), shall obtain and maintain a current City of National City business license prior to and during performance of any work pursuant to this Agreement. 11. LICENSES, PERMITS, ETC. The CONSULTANT represents and covenants that it has all licenses, permits, qualifications, and approvals of whatever nature that are legally required to practice its profession. CONSULTANT must promptly produce a copy of any such license, permit, or approval to CITY upon request. The CONSULTANT represents and covenants that the CONSULTANT shall, at its sole cost and expense, keep in effect at all times during the Standard Agreement Page 3 of 12 City of National City and SCI Consulting Group Docusign Envelope ID: E22A5DAF-EEOD-4D88-A3D4-OAA18515AEE4 term of this Agreement, any license, permit, or approval which is legally required for the CONSULTANT to practice its profession. 12. STANDARD OF CARE. A. The CONSULTANT, in performing any services under this Agreement, shall perform in a manner consistent with that level of care and skill ordinarily exercised by members of the CONSULTANT'S trade or profession currently practicing under similar conditions and in similar locations. The CONSULTANT shall take all special precautions necessary to protect the CONSULTANT'S employees and members of the public from risk of harm arising out of the nature of the work and/or the conditions of the work site. B. Unless disclosed in writing prior to the date of this Agreement, the CONSULTANT warrants to the CITY that it is not now, nor has it for the five (5) years preceding, been debarred by a governmental agency or involved in debarment, arbitration or litigation proceedings concerning the CONSULTANT'S professional performance or the furnishing of materials or services relating thereto. C. The CONSULTANT is responsible for identifying any unique products, treatments, processes or materials whose availability is critical to the success of the project the CONSULTANT has been retained to perform, within the time requirements of the CITY, or, when no time is specified, then within a commercially reasonable time. Accordingly, unless the CONSULTANT has notified the CITY otherwise, the CONSULTANT warrants that all products, materials, processes or treatments identified in the project documents prepared for the CITY are reasonably commercially available. Any failure by the CONSULTANT to use due diligence under this sub -section will render the CONSULTANT liable to the CITY for any increased costs that result from the CITY'S later inability to obtain the specified items or any reasonable substitute within a price range that allows for project completion in the time frame specified or, when not specified, then within a commercially reasonable time. 13. DRUG FREE WORKPLACE. The CONSULTANT agrees to comply with the CITY's Drug -Free Workplace requirements. Every person awarded a contract by the CITY for the provision of services shall certify to the CITY that it will provide a drug -free workplace. Any subcontract entered into by the CONSULTANT pursuant to this Agreement shall contain this provision. 14. NON-DISCRIMINATION PROVISIONS. The CONSULTANT shall not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of age, race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, national origin, physical handicap, or medical condition. The CONSULTANT will take positive action to insure that applicants are employed without regard to their age, race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, national origin, physical handicap, or medical condition. Such action shall include but not be limited to the following: employment, upgrading, demotion, transfer, recruitment or recruitment advertising, layoff or termination, rates of pay or other forms of compensation, and selection for training, including apprenticeship. The CONSULTANT agrees to post in conspicuous places available to employees and applicants for employment any notices provided by the CITY setting forth the provisions of this non-discrimination clause. 15. CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION. The CITY may from time to time communicate to the CONSULTANT certain confidential information to enable the Standard Agreement Page 4 of 12 City of National City and SCI Consulting Group Docusign Envelope ID: E22A5DAF-EEOD-4D88-A3D4-OAA18515AEE4 CONSULTANT to effectively perform the services to be provided herein. The CONSULTANT shall treat all such information as confidential and shall not disclose any part thereof without the prior written consent of the CITY. The CONSULTANT shall limit the use and circulation of such information, even within its own organization, to the extent necessary to perform the services to be provided herein. The foregoing obligation of this Section 15, however, shall not apply to any part of the information that (i) has been disclosed in publicly available sources of information; (ii) is, through no fault of the CONSULTANT, hereafter disclosed in publicly available sources of information; (iii) is already in the possession of the CONSULTANT without any obligation of confidentiality; or (iv) has been or is hereafter rightfully disclosed to the CONSULTANT by a third party, but only to the extent that the use or disclosure thereof has been or is rightfully authorized by that third party. The CONSULTANT shall not disclose any reports, recommendations, conclusions or other results of the services or the existence of the subject matter of this Agreement without the prior written consent of the CITY. In its performance hereunder, the CONSULTANT shall comply with all legal obligations it may now or hereafter have respecting the information or other property of any other person, firm or corporation. CONSULTANT shall be liable to CITY for any damages caused by breach of this condition, pursuant to the provisions of Section 16. 16. INDEMNIFICATION AND HOLD HARMLESS. To the maximum extent provided by law, The CONSULTANT agrees to defend, indemnify and hold harmless the City of National City, its officers, officials, agents, employees, and volunteers against and from any and all liability, loss, damages to property, injuries to, or death of any person or persons, and all claims, demands, suits, actions, proceedings, reasonable attorneys' fees, and defense costs, of any kind or nature, including workers' compensation claims, of or by anyone whomsoever, resulting from or arising out of the CONSULTANT'S performance or other obligations under this Agreement; provided, however, that this indemnification and hold harmless shall not include any claims or liability arising from the established sole negligence or willful misconduct of the CITY, its agents, officers, employees or volunteers. CITY will cooperate reasonably in the defense of any action, and CONSULTANT shall employ competent counsel, reasonably acceptable to the City Attorney. The indemnity, defense, and hold harmless obligations contained herein shall survive the termination of this Agreement for any alleged or actual omission, act, or negligence under this Agreement that occurred during the term of this Agreement. 17. EMPLOYEE PAYMENTS AND INDEMNIFICATION. 17.1 PERS Eli ig bility Indemnification. If CONTRACTOR's employee(s) providing services under this Agreement claims, or is determined by a court of competent jurisdiction or the California Public Employees Retirement System ("PERS") to be eligible for enrollment in PERS of the CITY, CONTRACTOR shall indemnify, defend, and hold harmless CITY for the payment of any employer and employee contributions for PERS benefits on behalf of the employee as well as for payment of any penalties and interest on such contributions which would otherwise be the responsibility of the CITY. CONTRACTOR'S employees providing service under this Agreement shall not: (1) qualify for any compensation and benefit under PERS; (2) be entitled to any benefits under PERS; (3) enroll in PERS as an employee of CITY; (4) receive any employer contributions paid Standard Agreement Page 5 of 12 City of National City and SCI Consulting Group Docusign Envelope ID: E22A5DAF-EEOD-4D88-A3D4-OAA18515AEE4 by CITY for PERS benefits; or (5) be entitled to any other PERS-related benefit that would accrue to a CITY employee. CONTRACTOR's employees hereby waive any claims to benefits or compensation described in this Section 17. This Section 17 applies to CONTRACTOR notwithstanding any other agency, state or federal policy, rule, regulation, law or ordinance to the contrary. 17.2 Limitation of CITY Liability. The payment made to CONTRACTOR under this Agreement shall be the full and complete compensation to which CONTRACTOR and CONTRACTOR's officers, employees, agents, and subcontractors are entitled for performance of any work under this Agreement. Neither CONTRACTOR nor CONTRACTOR's officers, employees, agents, and subcontractors are entitled to any salary or wages, or retirement, health, leave or other fringe benefits applicable to CITY employees. The CITY will not make any federal or state tax withholdings on behalf of CONTRACTOR. The CITY shall not be required to pay any workers' compensation insurance on behalf of CONTRACTOR. 17.3 Indemnification for Employee Payments. CONTRACTOR agrees to defend and indemnify the CITY for any obligation, claim, suit, or demand for tax, retirement contribution including any contribution to PERS, social security, salary or wages, overtime payment, or workers' compensation payment which the CITY may be required to make on behalf of (1) CONTRACTOR, (2) any employee of CONTRACTOR, or (3) any employee of CONTRACTOR construed to be an employee of the CITY, for work performed under this Agreement. This is a continuing obligation that survives the termination of this Agreement. 18. WORKERS' COMPENSATION. The CONSULTANT shall comply with all of the provisions of the Workers' Compensation Insurance and Safety Acts of the State of California, the applicable provisions of Division 4 and 5 of the California Labor Code and all amendments thereto; and all similar State or federal acts or laws applicable; and shall indemnify, and hold harmless the CITY and its officers, employees, and volunteers from and against all claims, demands, payments, suits, actions, proceedings, and judgments of every nature and description, including reasonable attorney's fees and defense costs presented, brought or recovered against the CITY or its officers, employees, or volunteers, for or on account of any liability under any of said acts which may be incurred by reason of any work to be performed by the CONSULTANT under this Agreement. 19. INSURANCE. The CONSULTANT, at its sole cost and expense, shall purchase and maintain, and shall require its SUBCONSULTANT(S), when applicable, to purchase and maintain throughout the term of this Agreement, the following insurance policies: A. ❑ If checked, Professional Liability Insurance (errors and omissions) with minimum limits of $1,000,000 per occurrence. B. Automobile Insurance covering all bodily injury and property damage incurred during the performance of this Agreement, with a minimum coverage of $1,000,000 combined single limit per accident. Such automobile insurance shall include owned, non -owned, and hired vehicles. The policy shall name the CITY and its officers, agents, employees, and volunteers as additional insureds, and a separate additional insured endorsement shall be provided. C. Commercial General Liability Insurance, with minimum limits of either $2,000,000 per occurrence and $4,000,000 aggregate, or $1,000,000 per occurrence and $2,000,000 aggregate with a $2,000,000 umbrella policy, covering all bodily injury and property Standard Agreement Page 6 of 12 City of National City and SCI Consulting Group Docusign Envelope ID: E22A5DAF-EEOD-4D88-A3D4-OAA18515AEE4 damage arising out of its operations, work, or performance under this Agreement. The policy shall name the CITY and its officers, agents, employees, and volunteers as additional insureds, and a separate additional insured endorsement shall be provided. The general aggregate limit must apply solely to this "project" or "location". The "project" or "location" should be noted with specificity on an endorsement that shall be incorporated into the policy. D. Workers' Compensation Insurance in an amount sufficient to meet statutory requirements covering all of CONSULTANT'S employees and employers' liability insurance with limits of at least $1,000,000 per accident. In addition, the policy shall be endorsed with a waiver of subrogation in favor of the CITY. Said endorsement shall be provided prior to commencement of work under this Agreement. If CONSULTANT has no employees subject to the California Workers' Compensation and Labor laws, CONSULTANT shall execute a Declaration to that effect. Said Declaration shall be provided to CONSULTANT by CITY. E. The aforesaid policies shall constitute primary insurance as to the CITY, its officers, officials, employees, and volunteers, so that any other policies held by the CITY shall not contribute to any loss under said insurance. Said policies shall provide for thirty (30) days prior written notice to the CITY's Risk Manager, at the address listed in subsection G below, of cancellation or material change. F. If required insurance coverage is provided on a "claims made" rather than "occurrence" form, the CONSULTANT shall maintain such insurance coverage for three years after expiration of the term (and any extensions) of this Agreement. In addition, the "retro" date must be on or before the date of this Agreement. G. The Certificate Holder for all policies of insurance required by this Section shall be: City of National City c/o Risk Manager 1243 National City Boulevard National City, CA 91950-4397 H. Insurance shall be written with only insurers authorized to conduct business in California that hold a current policy holder's alphabetic and financial size category rating of not less than A:VII according to the current Best's Key Rating Guide, or a company of equal financial stability that is approved by the CITY'S Risk Manager. In the event coverage is provided by non - admitted "surplus lines" carriers, they must be included on the most recent List of Approved Surplus Line Insurers ("LASLI") and otherwise meet rating requirements. I. This Agreement shall not take effect until certificate(s) or other sufficient proof that these insurance provisions have been complied with, are filed with and approved by the CITY'S Risk Manager. If the CONSULTANT does not keep all insurance policies required by this Section 19 in full force and effect at all times during the term of this Agreement, the CITY may treat the failure to maintain the requisite insurance as a breach of this Agreement and terminate the Agreement as provided herein. J. All deductibles and self -insured retentions in excess of $10,000 must be disclosed to and approved by the CITY. CITY reserves the right to modify the insurance requirements of this Section 19, including limits, based on the nature of the risk, prior experience, insurer, coverage, or other special circumstances. Standard Agreement Page 7 of 12 City of National City and SCI Consulting Group Docusign Envelope ID: E22A5DAF-EECD-4D88-A3D4-CAA18515AEE4 K. If the CONSULTANT maintains broader coverage or higher limits (or both) than the minimum limits shown above, the CITY shall be entitled to the broader coverage or higher limits (or both) maintained by the CONSULTANT. Any available insurance proceeds in excess of the specified minimum limits of insurance and coverage shall be available to the CITY. 20. LEGAL FEES. If any party brings a suit or action against the other party arising from any breach of any of the covenants or agreements or any inaccuracies in any of the representations and warranties on the part of the other party arising out of this Agreement, then in that event, the prevailing party in such action or dispute, whether by final judgment or out -of -court settlement, shall be entitled to have and recover of and from the other party all costs and expenses of suit, including attorneys' fees. For purposes of determining who is to be considered the prevailing party, it is stipulated that attorney's fees incurred in the prosecution or defense of the action or suit shall not be considered in determining the amount of the judgment or award. Attorney's fees to the prevailing party if other than the CITY shall, in addition, be limited to the amount of attorney's fees incurred by the CITY in its prosecution or defense of the action, irrespective of the actual amount of attorney's fees incurred by the prevailing party. 21. TERMINATION. A. This Agreement may be terminated with or without cause by the CITY. Termination without cause shall be effective only upon 60-day's written notice to the CONSULTANT. During said 60-day period the CONSULTANT shall perform all services in accordance with this Agreement. B. This Agreement may also be terminated immediately by the CITY for cause in the event of a material breach of this Agreement, misrepresentation by the CONSULTANT in connection with the formation of this Agreement or the performance of services, or the failure to perform services as directed by the CITY. C. Termination with or without cause shall be effected by delivery of written Notice of Termination to the CONSULTANT as provided for herein. D. In the event of termination, all finished or unfinished Memoranda Reports, Maps, Drawings, Plans, Specifications and other documents prepared by the CONSULTANT, whether paper or electronic, shall immediately become the property of and be delivered to the CITY, and the CONSULTANT shall be entitled to receive just and equitable compensation for any work satisfactorily completed on such documents and other materials up to the effective date of the Notice of Termination, not to exceed the amounts payable hereunder, and less any damages caused the CITY by the CONSULTANT'S breach, if any. Thereafter, ownership of said written material shall vest in the CITY all rights set forth in Section 7. E. The CITY further reserves the right to immediately terminate this Agreement upon: (1) the filing of a petition in bankruptcy affecting the CONSULTANT; (2) a reorganization of the CONSULTANT for the benefit of creditors; or (3) a business reorganization, change in business name or change in business status of the CONSULTANT. 22. NOTICES. All notices or other communications required or permitted hereunder shall be in writing, and shall be personally delivered; or sent by overnight mail (Federal Express or the like); or sent by registered or certified mail, postage prepaid, return receipt requested; or sent by ordinary mail, postage prepaid; or telegraphed or cabled; or delivered or sent by telex, telecopy, facsimile or fax; and shall be deemed received upon the earlier of (i) if personally Standard Agreement Page 8 of 12 City of National City and SCI Consulting Group Docusign Envelope ID: E22A5DAF-EEOD-4D88-A3D4-OAA18515AEE4 delivered, the date of delivery to the address of the person to receive such notice, (ii) if sent by overnight mail, the business day following its deposit in such overnight mail facility, (iii) if mailed by registered, certified or ordinary mail, five (5) days (ten (10) days if the address is outside the State of California) after the date of deposit in a post office, mailbox, mail chute, or other like facility regularly maintained by the United States Postal Service, (iv) if given by telegraph or cable, when delivered to the telegraph company with charges prepaid, or (v) if given by telex, telecopy, facsimile or fax, when sent. Any notice, request, demand, direction or other communication delivered or sent as specified above shall be directed to the following persons: To CITY: Pedro Garcia Economic Development Manager City Manager's Office City of National City 1243 National City Boulevard National City, CA 91950-4397 To CONSULTANT: John Bliss President SCI Consulting Group 4745 Mangels Boulevard Fairfield, CA 94534 Notice of change of address shall be given by written notice in the manner specified in this Section. Rejection or other refusal to accept or the inability to deliver because of changed address of which no notice was given shall be deemed to constitute receipt of the notice, demand, request or communication sent. Any notice, request, demand, direction or other communication sent by cable, telex, telecopy, facsimile or fax must be confirmed within forty-eight (48) hours by letter mailed or delivered as specified in this Section. 23. CONFLICT OF INTEREST AND POLITICAL REFORM ACT OBLIGATIONS. During the term of this Agreement, the CONSULTANT shall not perform services of any kind for any person or entity whose interests conflict in any way with those of the City of National City. The CONSULTANT also agrees not to specify any product, treatment, process or material for the project in which the CONSULTANT has a material financial interest, either direct or indirect, without first notifying the CITY of that fact. The CONSULTANT shall at all times comply with the terms of the Political Reform Act and the National City Conflict of Interest Code. The CONSULTANT shall immediately disqualify itself and shall not use its official position to influence in any way any matter coming before the CITY in which the CONSULTANT has a financial interest as defined in Government Code Section 87103. The CONSULTANT represents that it has no knowledge of any financial interests that would require it to disqualify itself from any matter on which it might perform services for the CITY. ❑ If checked, the CONSULTANT shall comply with all of the reporting requirements of the Political Reform Act and the National City Conflict of Interest Code. Specifically, the CONSULTANT shall file a Statement of Economic Interests with the City Clerk Standard Agreement Page 9 of 12 City of National City and SCI Consulting Group Docusign Envelope ID; E22A5DAF-EEOD-4D88-A3D4-OAA18515AEE4 of the City of National City in a timely manner on forms which the CONSULTANT shall obtain from the City Clerk. The CONSULTANT shall be strictly liable to the CITY for all damages, costs or expenses the CITY may suffer by virtue of any violation of this Section 23 by the CONSULTANT. 24. PREVAILING WAGES. State prevailing wage rates may apply to work performed under this Agreement. State prevailing wages rates apply to all public works contracts as set forth in California Labor Code, including but not limited to, Sections 1720, 1720.2, 1720.3, 1720.4, and 1771. Consultant is solely responsible to determine if State prevailing wage rates apply and, if applicable, pay such rates in accordance with all laws, ordinances, rules, and regulations. 25. ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS. A. Computation of Time Periods. If any date or time period provided for in this Agreement is or ends on a Saturday, Sunday or federal, state or legal holiday, then such date shall automatically be extended until 5:00 p.m. Pacific Time of the next day which is not a Saturday, Sunday or federal, state, or legal holiday. B. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in multiple counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which, together, shall constitute but one and the same instrument. C. Captions. Any captions to, or headings of, the sections or subsections of this Agreement are solely for the convenience of the parties hereto, are not a part of this Agreement, and shall not be used for the interpretation or determination of the validity of this Agreement or any provision hereof. D. No Obligations to Third Parties. Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, the execution and delivery of this Agreement shall not be deemed to confer any rights upon, or obligate any of the parties hereto, to any person or entity other than the parties hereto. E. Exhibits and Schedules. The Exhibits and Schedules attached hereto are hereby incorporated herein by this reference for all purposes. To the extent any exhibits, schedules, or provisions thereof conflict or are inconsistent with the terms and conditions contained in this Agreement, the terms and conditions of this Agreement shall control. F. Amendment to this Agreement. The terms of this Agreement may not be modified or amended except by an instrument in writing executed by each of the parties hereto. G. Assignment & Assumption of Rights. CONSULTANT shall not assign this Agreement, in whole or in part, to any other party without first obtaining the written consent of CITY. H. Waiver. The waiver or failure to enforce any provision of this Agreement shall not operate as a waiver of any future breach of any such provision or any other provision hereof. I. Applicable Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of California. The venue for any legal action arising under this Agreement shall be in either state or federal court in the County of San Diego, State of California. J. Audit. If this Agreement exceeds ten -thousand dollars ($10,000), the parties shall be subject to the examination and audit of the State Auditor for a period of three (3) years after final payment under the Agreement, per Government Code Section 8546.7. K. Entire Agreement. This Agreement supersedes any prior agreements, negotiations and communications, oral or written, and contains the entire agreement between the Standard Agreement Page 10 of 12 City of National City and SCI Consulting Group Docusign Envelope ID: E22A5DAF-EEOD-4D88-A3D4-OAA18515AEE4 parties as to the subject matter hereof. No subsequent agreement, representation, or promise made by either party hereto, or by or to an employee, officer, agent or representative of any party hereto shall be of any effect unless it is in writing and executed by the party to be bound thereby. L. Successors and Assigns. This Agreement shall be binding upon and shall inure to the benefit of the successors and assigns of the parties hereto. M. Subcontractors or Subconsultants. The CITY is engaging the services of the CONSULTANT identified in this Agreement. The CONSULTANT shall not subcontract any portion of the work, unless such subcontracting was part of the original proposal or is allowed by the CITY in writing. In the event any portion of the work under this Agreement is subcontracted, the subconsultant(s) shall be required to comply with and agree to, for the benefit of and in favor of the CITY, both the insurance provisions in Section 19 and the indemnification and hold harmless provision of Section 16 of this Agreement. N. Construction. The parties acknowledge and agree that (i) each party is of equal bargaining strength, (ii) each party has actively participated in the drafting, preparation and negotiation of this Agreement, (iii) each such party has consulted with or has had the opportunity to consult with its own, independent counsel and such other professional advisors as such party has deemed appropriate, relative to any and all matters contemplated under this Agreement, (iv) each party and such party's counsel and advisors have reviewed this Agreement, (v) each party has agreed to enter into this Agreement following such review and the rendering of such advice, and (vi) any rule or construction to the effect that ambiguities are to be resolved against the drafting party shall not apply in the interpretation of this Agreement, or any portions hereof, or any amendments hereto. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement on the date and year first above written. CITY OF NATIONAL CITY By: Ro Morrison, Mayor APPROVED AS TO FORM: By: Barry J. Schv City Attorney SCI CONSULTING GROUP (Corporation — signatures of two corporate officers required) (Partnership or Sole proprietorship — one signature) Signed by: By: (Name) John Bliss (Print) Pres/Sec (Title) By: (Name) (Print) Standard Agreement Page 11 of 12 City of National City and SCI Consulting Group Docusign Envelope ID: E22A5DAF-EEOD-4D88-A3D4-OAA18515AEE4 (Title) Standard Agreement Page 12 of 12 City of National City and SCI Consulting Group n Envelope ID: E22A5DAF-EEOD-4D88-A3D4-OAA18515AEE4 CITY OF NATIONAL CITY Cannabis Consulting Services In Response to: Request for Proposal — Cannabis Consulting Services Submitted By: SCIConsultingGroup Public Finance Consulting Services 4745 Mangels Boulevard Fairfield, California 94534 707.430.4300 www.sci-cg.com Docusign Envelope ID: E22A5DAF-EEOD-4D88-A3D4-OAA18515AEE4 SCIConsultingGroup Page i Public Finance Consulting Services Pedro Garcia Economic Development Manager City of National City 1243 National City Boulevard National City, CA 91950 Re: City of National City Request for Proposal - Cannabis Consulting Services Dear Mr. Garcia: September 17, 2025 SCIConsultingGroup ("SCI") and The Pun Group LLP, (collectively known as "the SCI Team") are pleased to submit this proposal in response to the City of National City's ("City") Request for Proposal for cannabis - related consulting services. The SCI Team proposes to provide the complete suite of services necessary for the successful management and oversight of the City's local cannabis program, as fully described in our Scope of Work: Technical Assistance and Subject Matter Expertise 2. Compliance Inspections 3. Optional -Financial Audits As one of California's leading local cannabis policy consulting firms, SCI has broad and direct experience providing support for regulated local cannabis businesses in various municipalities throughout the State. We have assisted with regulated cannabis policy and implementation for over 45 California municipalities over the past nine years. We believe our expert knowledge of the cannabis industry, coupled with our broad experience providing municipalities with regulation, revenue, and administration consulting services, will serve the City of National City well. We look forward to the opportunity to assist the City with this important project. If you have any questions or require additional information, please do not hesitate to contact me. I can be reached via e-mail at john.bliss@sci-cg.com or on my cell phone at (707) 208-0940. Sincerely, John,/Bliss, P.E. Prj /dent, SCI Consulting Group 4745 Mangels Blvd. Fairfield, CA 94534 City of National City Proposal for Cannabis Consulting Services SCtConsuitingGroup By SCIConsultingGroup, September 2025 Docusign Envelope ID: E22A5DAF-EEOD-4D88-A3D4-OAA18515AEE4 Page ii Experience and Qualifications...................................................................................... 1 SCIConsulting Group.................................................................................................................1 ThePun Group...........................................................................................................................2 ProjectTeam................................................................................................................ 3 SCIConsulting Group.................................................................................................................3 Sub -Contractor (The Pun Group)...............................................................................................5 Scopeof Work.............................................................................................................. 7 1. Technical Assistance and Subject Matter Expertise.......................................................7 2. Compliance Inspections..................................................................................................7 3. Financial Audits...............................................................................................................8 FeeSchedule.............................................................................................................. 10 References................................................................................................................. 10 City of National City Proposal for Cannabis Consulting Services SCIConsultingGroup By SCIConsultingGroup, September 2025 Docusign Envelope ID: E22A5DAF-EEOD-4D88-A3D4-OAA18515AEE4 Page 1 1. SCI Consulting Group SCI is a public finance and urban economic consulting firm with over 35 SCIConsultingGroup years of expertise in assisting public agencies in California with developing policy, planning and successfully establishing new revenues (taxes, fees, assessments, regulations) for their service and capital improvement needs, and managing special levies. SCI provides cannabis -related advice and broad consulting services to a variety of public agencies in California, including community support analysis, ordinance development, fee studies, taxation, implementation, application process development, application review and scoring, monitoring and compliance, business tax auditing, community outreach and engagement, and social equity consulting. We were perhaps the very first consulting firm to provide a full suite of local cannabis policy implementation services to California municipalities and developed the "6 Key Elements of Cannabis Implementation" approach that is the standard today: 1. Community Research and Outreach (Meetings & Surveys) 2. Health and Safety & Land Use Regulations (Ordinance(s)) 3. Full Cost Recovery (Regulatory Fees) 4. Revenue (Taxation Ballot Measures) 5. Local Industry Selections (Application and Selection Process) 6. Monitoring and Compliance And more recently, we have added, and become a State leader in: 1. Social Equity (We are currently providing these services to the Cities of Adelanto, Richmond, Santa Rosa, and Vista) Our core philosophy and approach towards the implementation of local cannabis policy is more broadly balanced than that of our competitors. Our philosophy comes from our genesis as a solution -based engineering firm that has evolved and developed in-house expertise in public policy, community outreach, and social equity. Although our quantitative and regulatory rigor, and attention to detail, are unsurpassed, we balance this with realistic approaches to a real -world challenge, fully understanding and supporting the City's challenging transition into a regulated and legal cannabis business arena. Hence, SCI balances enforcement of local and State code along with the need to support viable cannabis businesses and to shepherd non -compliant businesses into a safe and regulated environment. City of National City Proposal for Cannabis Consulting Services SCIConsultingGroup By SCIConsultingGroup, September 2025 Docusign Envelope ID: E22A5DAF-EEOD-4D88-A3D4-OAA18515AEE4 Page 2 Over the last seven years, SCI has emerged as one of California's premier local cannabis policy firms offering a full range of "one -stop -shop" services in support of the successful implementation of regulated cannabis business within a City or County. However, as we emphasized above, our approach is different that our competitors as we "balance enforcement of local and State code along with the need to support viable cannabis businesses and to shepherd non -compliant businesses into a safe and regulated environment." 2. The Pun Group 0 11IL The Pun Group LLP, Certified Public Accountants, and Business Advisors, PUN GNOUP founded in 2012, is a limited liability partnership. We are a full -service accounting firm comprised of forty (40) professionals providing auditing, accounting, and advisory services to our clients. Our Governmental Division consists of thirty-five (35) full-time individuals. The Firm has no part-time employees. The Firm's headquarters located in Orange County, California, with four branches in San Diego (California), Walnut Creek (California), Las Vegas (Nevada), and Phoenix (Arizona). The combination of our hands-on experience and practical knowledge exercised by our audit professionals makes the Firm unique in our field. Our technical expertise and thorough understanding of current regulations and issues —along with the Firm's commitment to hard work, integrity, and teamwork on every engagement —enable us to help our clients succeed. Our Partners' Group —which includes Kenneth H. Pun, Coley Delaney, Frances J. Kuo, Kenneth A. Macias, John F. Georger, Jr., Gary M. Caporicci, and Heidy K. Chow —provide auditing, accounting, and advisory services to numerous governmental entities throughout the United States. With more than two hundred (200) years of combined experience in the industry, we have become a trusted business partner and are well -respected as leaders in the industry in one of the fastest - growing firms. With nearly 100 government and not -for -profit audit clients, our Partners have a real passion for the industry and believe we are unmatched regarding our municipal experience. In 2018, The Pun Group teamed up with a Canadian Certified Public Accounting Firm to provide professional auditing services to a Los Angeles base Cannabis business (Cultivator and Distributor) to assist them in their Initial Public Offering (IPO) process. Furthermore, The Pun Group LLP has performed numerous audits of organizations subject to financial and compliance audits. These audits were performed under auditing standards generally accepted in the United States, Government Auditing Standards, Uniform Guidance (formerly known as OMB Circular A-133), and its Compliance Supplement (when applicable), Office of the State Controller's Minimum Audit Requirements and Reporting Guidelines. The Pun Group currently provides cannabis business tax audits for the Cities of Fairfield, Salinas, San Bernardino, and Stockton. City of National City Proposal for Cannabis Consulting Services SCIConsultingGroup By SCIConsultingGroup, September 2025 Docusign Envelope ID: E22A5DAF-EEOD4D88-A3D4-OAA18515AEE4 Page 3 Kyle Tankard, Senior Consultant and Cannabis Business Leader at SCI, will serve as the project leader and day-to-day project manager for the SCI portion of the work. He will be supported by SCI's executive team, including David Kaufman and John Bliss. Financial audit responsibilities will be led by Masood Yousufzai of The Pun Group, with support from Nick Kittredge and Zeeshan Siddiqui. This experienced team brings specialized financial and regulatory expertise to ensure thorough and defensible audit results. 3. SCI Consulting Group Kyle Tankard Senior Consultant — Cannabis Policy Leader Kyle Tankard serves as the Cannabis Policy Leader at SCI, where he has provided local cannabis policy expertise in California since 2016. With nearly a decade of experience guiding cities through the complexities of cannabis regulation, Kyle plays a multifaceted role supporting municipalities in every stage of local cannabis program implementation. His work spans regulatory and equity program development, taxation policy and cost recovery, compliance oversight, application review, and public education on cannabis -related issues. A recognized leader in cannabis equity, Kyle has assisted in the development and implementation of equity programs for seven California cities, helping to expand access and create pathways for participation in the regulated cannabis market. He currently manages a diverse portfolio of more than 15 municipal cannabis clients, delivering ongoing services such as application review, plan checks, compliance inspections, and equity program analysis and design. Kyle's expertise bridges policy, program administration, and technical evaluation, making him a trusted advisor to local governments seeking to balance economic development, regulatory compliance, and community equity goals. He holds a bachelor's degree in Environmental Studies from the University of California, Santa Cruz, with an emphasis in Geographic Information Systems (GIS), providing him with strong analytical and spatial planning skills that further enhance his policy and program work. City of National City Proposal for Cannabis Consulting Services SCIConsultingGroup By SCIConsultingGroup, September 2025 Docusign Envelope ID: E22A5DAF-EEOD-4D88-A3D4-OAA18515AEE4 Page 4 John Bliss M.Eng., P.E., President John Bliss, a professional engineer and President of SCI, specializes in local cannabis policy, and special revenue consulting. He was instrumental in developing the now -standard implementation process used by most municipalities in California to implement local cannabis policy. Mr. Bliss has had a long career developing and implementing equity, diversity and inclusion policy reaching back almost 30 years to the ground -breaking implementation for the City of San Francisco public works construction employment following the Rodney King uprising in 1991. He is a graduate of Brown University with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Engineering. He holds a master's degree in Civil Engineering from The University of California, Berkeley, where he was a Regent's Scholar. Mr. Bliss is a licensed Professional Civil Engineer in the State of California and is a LEED accredited professional. David Kaufman Consultant David has spent the past nine years helping jurisdictions implement cannabis licensing programs. Starting with his work as Fundraising Director for e Proposition 64, he has successfully leveraged his political relationships to build a significant cannabis industry network and remain on the cutting edge of cannabis policy. Prior to joining SCI, David worked as a private cannabis consultant, assisting applicants in securing licenses in California and other states. In this role, he provided hands-on guidance with regulatory compliance, application preparation, and strategic positioning to navigate complex licensing frameworks. As a consultant, David also played an active role in drafting cannabis ordinances and facilitating community meetings. In particular, he helped implement the inaugural cannabis social equity program in Oakland, which later served as a model for similar programs in Los Angeles, Sacramento, and San Francisco. His direct involvement in shaping both policy and practice has provided him with a rare perspective that bridges government and industry needs. David brings a wealth of experience in cannabis -related licensing, equity program implementation, and community engagement. His multifaceted background and commitment to effective policy execution make him a valuable member of the SCI team. He received his bachelor's degree in Public Policy from UC Berkeley. City of National City Proposal for Cannabis Consulting Services SCIConsultingCroup By SCIConsultingGroup, September 2025 Docusign Envelope ID: E22A5DAF-EEOD-4D88-A3D4-OAA18515AEE4 Page 5 4. Sub -Contractor (The Pun Group) Masood Yousufzai Advisory Services Manager Masood Yousufzai serves as a Manager at The Pun Group, LLP, leveraging over ten years of expertise in delivering comprehensive accounting and audit services. His professional background includes adept management of internal control and risk evaluation processes, along with offering valuable business consulting. Masood has a proven track record of working with clients across diverse industries, including large not -for -profit entities, insurance carriers, manufacturing and distribution, and government entities. Prior to joining The Pun Group, LLP, he excelled in the role of Internal Audit and Special Projects Manager. In his capacity as a Manager, Masood takes charge of managing, planning, and executing financial and regulatory external and internal audits. He excels in developing and implementing internal control procedures and conducting thorough risk assessment evaluations. His skill set extends to evaluating critical processes within organizations, identifying operating inefficiencies, and pinpointing potential internal control weaknesses. Masood translates these assessments into actionable recommendations and provides insightful report comments to guide resolution strategies. Masood Yousufzai has also made significant contributions by offering accounting support services to local not -for -profits and government entities. This includes expertise in financial statement analysis and preparation, showcasing his commitment to providing holistic financial solutions. Nick Kittredge Audit Senior Nick Kittredge serves as an Audit Senior in The Pun Group, LLP's governmental assurance division. Over his tenure at The Pun Group, LLP, Nick has demonstrated his value as an asset during engagements with governmental and not -for -profit entities. ' His experience includes conducting audits and providing attestation services for diverse clients across California and Arizona. These clients encompass not -for -profits, cities, transportation agencies, enterprise operations, and special districts. Nick plays crucial roles in fieldwork, engaging directly with clients and contributing to drafting the Annual Comprehensive Financial Reports in adherence to GASB Statement No. 34. As an Audit Senior in the firm, Nick will collaborate with the engagement team and the finance personnel of the City throughout the auditing process. His role involves ensuring the successful execution of the services approach while contributing to the prompt delivery of the requested services. City of National City Proposal for Cannabis Consulting Services SCIConsultingGroup By SCIConsultingGroup, September 2025 Docusign Envelope ID: E22A5DAF-EEOD-4D88-A3D4-OAA18515AEE4 Page 6 Zeeshan Siddiqui Advisory Associate Zeeshan Siddiqui serves as an Audit Associate in The Pun Group, LLP's governmental assurance division. Over his tenure at The Pun Group, LLP, Zeeshan has demonstrated his value as a valuable asset during engagements with governmental and not -for -profit entities. His experience includes conducting audits and providing attestation services for diverse clients across California. These clients encompass not -for -profits, cities, transportation agencies, enterprise operations, and special districts. Zeeshan plays crucial roles in fieldwork, engaging directly with clients and contributing to the advisory sub -recipient monitoring reports. As an Advisory Associate in the firm, Zeeshan will collaborate with the engagement team and the finance personnel of City throughout the auditing process. His role involves ensuring the successful execution of the services approach while contributing to the prompt delivery of the requested services. City of National City Proposal for Cannabis Consulting Services SCIConsultingGroup By SCIConsultingGroup, September 2025 Docusign Envelope ID: E22A5DAF-EEOD-4D88-A3D4-OAA18515AEE4 Page 7 SCI Team will conduct a project kick-off meeting with City staff to establish project priorities and goals, communication protocols, and timelines. Further, we will gather and review all applicable information needed to perform the required tasks. SCI will be available to meet via teleconference call on a regular basis when work is in progress and will be available to attend regularly scheduled coordination meetings as necessary when work is in progress. 1. Technical Assistance and Subject Matter Expertise SCI will provide up to 35 hours of general consulting to be utilized on an as -needed basis at the City's Request. Such assistance may include technical assistance, subject matter expertise, monitoring changes to State laws and regulations, application review, ordinance amendments, participation in conference calls, responding to staff inquires, and addressing any other issues that may arise at the City's request. 2. Compliance Inspections For this task, SCI will provide comprehensive onsite facility inspections for each commercial cannabis business and report to the City the results of inspections relative to the City's local regulations and ordinances, conditions of approval, staff -directed priorities and preferences, and State law. SCI's monitoring and compliance efforts will satisfy the most rigorous requirements and at the same time, provide a successful platform for the cannabis businesses. In collaboration with the City, SCI will prepare an inspection checklist for each cannabis activity. Prior to conducting each inspection, SCI will prepare notification to the businesses to schedule inspections. Following the inspection, SCI will provide the City with a written report detailing the results of the compliance inspection including photo documentation of any violations. SCI will provide follow-up support to the City and cannabis businesses to provide recommendations to address and correct any deficiencies. Among the elements and activities SCI will monitor are as follows: ■ Product: Inventory management, seed -to -sale tracking, packaging and labeling verification, product testing protocols, etc. ■ Record Retention: Review and confirm employee records, business records, tax information records, transportation manifests, video surveillance retention, equipment certifications, training programs and safety programs. City of National City Proposal for Cannabis Consulting Services SCIConsultingGroup By SCIConsultingGroup, September 2025 Docusign Envelope ID: E22A5DAF-EEOD-4D88-A3D4-OAA18515AEE4 Page 8 ■ Security and Surveillance: Verify video surveillance equipment, camera placement, alarm systems, locks, facility access control, security guards, occupational badges, and other security and safety processes. ■ Facility Compliance: Verify facility's operational compliance including waste management, odor control, pesticide and solvent storage, signage, cash handling procedures, product shipment and receival procedures, etc. The SCI Team is available to begin onsite compliance inspections for operational cannabis businesses upon execution of the contract. We understand the timeline for operation will be unique to each business as they navigate through the local permitting and State licensing process and buildout phase. The SCI Team will maintain the flexibility to conduct the first inspection once operational. If additional inspections are requested by the City, they will be scheduled proportionately throughout the year. Deliverables: ■ Conduct onsite facility inspections. ■ Provide written report detailing the findings of inspections. ■ Provide follow-up support and recommendations. 3. Financial Audits The SCI Team, led by the David Siris of The Pun Group for this task, will provide comprehensive annual auditing of cannabis businesses in order to ensure that the City receives full payment of all Cannabis Public Benefit Amounts, and ensuring compliance with applicable laws. We will perform the following steps to deliver the services requested by the City: Cannabis • Evaluate consistency between gross receipts and other information reported on Business Gross financial statements to what was reported to the CDTFA for sales and use tax, Receipts cannabis excise tax, and/or cultivation tax. • Evaluate consistency between gross receipts reported on financial statements to gross receipts reported to the City. Collection and . Ensure each cannabis facility is complying with applicable portions of the City's Code Audit and is submitting the true amount of gross receipts and fees. of any Cannabis . Review business license fee returns submitted by the business and collected by the Fee City and compare to each business's records for the time period identified by the City to determine accuracy and timeliness of gross receipts returns filed with the City. • Trace and verify the gross receipts reported on the quarterly gross receipts returns prepared by the business to gross receipts recorded in the business's accounting records to verify that these were in accordance with the City's regulations. • Verify reasonableness of reported revenues City of National City Proposal for Cannabis Consulting Services SCIConsultingGroup By SCIConsultingGroup, September 2025 Docusign Envelope ID: E22A5DAF-EEOD-4D88-A3D4-OAA18515AEE4 Page 9 • We will issue all reports to the City in accordance with applicable standards from generally accepted auditing standards (GAAS). • The report for each cannabis business license fee audit will include the following information: • The overall conclusion of whether or not the cannabis business paid all required business license taxes and fees for the time period specified. • Any exceptions, errors, or areas of noncompliance were identified as a result of the procedures performed. This includes any significant deficiency in the design or operation of the internal control structure, including but not limited to the following areas: cash handling, inventory control, point of sale systems, and any other areas that the auditor deems necessary for purposes of accurately reporting business license taxes due to the City. • Express an opinion regarding the taxes remitted to the City by the cannabis business, or state that an opinion cannot be expressed in the auditor's report. If the Firm concludes, it cannot express an overall opinion. The engagement team will state the reasons, therefore, in the auditor's report. • Examine records and documentation that demonstrates that all cannabis goods have been obtained from, and are provided to, other licensed cannabis businesses and that details all the revenues and expenses, and assets and liabilities of the business. • Examine books of account, invoices, copies of orders and sales, shipping instructions, bills of lading, weigh bills, bank statements including canceled checks and deposit slips, and all other records necessary to show all transactions of the cannabis business. State Rule • Check for compliance with the latest officially approved state regulations for Making cannabis businesses across the supply chain. Licensees are required to comply with Interpretation all rules and regulations pertaining to their license type, as well as follow all other and applicable state laws. Implementation Deliverables: ■ Prepare and send notification letters to each cannabis business. ■ Annual Financial Audit and Audit Report for each cannabis business. City of National City Proposal for Cannabis Consulting Services SCIConsultingGroup By SCIConsultingGroup, September 2025 Docusign Envelope ID: E22A5DAF-EEOD-4D88-A3D4-OAA18515AEE4 Page 10 In consideration for the Tasks as detailed in the Scope of Work, the estimated compensation is detailed below by task: Scope of Work Estimated Costs Task 1: Technical Assistance and Subject Matter Expertise (up to 35 hours at $300/hour to be used as needed) $10,500 Task 2: Compliance Inspections $2,000 per inspection Task 3: Financial Audits $6,500 per audit Estimate of Total Costs Task 1 $10,500 Task 2 (4 inspections at $2,000 each) $8,000 Task 3 (4 audits at $6,500 each) $26,000 Incidentals (travel and other out-of-pocket expenses) $2,500 TOTAL NOT TO EXCEED $47,000 Incidental costs incurred for the purchase of additional travel and other out-of-pocket expenses will be reimbursed at actual cost, with the total not to exceed $2,500 per year without prior authorization from the City. Any face-to-face meetings, if required, shall be billed at the rate of $1,500 per person, per meeting. The SCI Team is available to meet via teleconference call on a regular basis at no additional charge. SCI Staff Hourly Rate John Bliss, President $ 300 Kyle Tankard, Cannabis Services Group Leader $ 325 David Kaufman $ 250 Support Staff $ 75 The Pun Group Staff Hourly Rate Masood Yousufzai, Advisory Services Manager $ 225 Nick Kittredge, Audit Senior $ 150 Zeeshan Siddiqui, Advisory Associate $ 125 City of National City Proposal for Cannabis Consulting Services SCIConsultingGroup By SCIConsultingGroup, September 2025 Docusign Envelope ID: E22A5DAF-EEOD-4D88-A3D4-OAA18515AEE4 Page 11 City of Shasta lake Contact: Jessaca Lugo, City Manager jlugo@cityofshastalake.org; (530) 275-7464 Start/End Dates: December 2017 — Present Personnel: Kyle Tankard (Project Manager); John Bliss (Support) Services: Ordinance Development, Cost Recovery Analysis, and Compliance Inspections City of Fairfield Contact: Dave Zellers, Director of Community and Economic Development dzellers@fairfield.ca.gov; (707) 428-7436 Start/End Dates: September 2021 — Present Personnel: Kyle Tankard (Project Manager and Inspector), John Bliss (Support); Masood Yousufzai (Financial Auditor) Services: Plan Checks, Background Checks, Compliance Inspections, and Financial Audits City of Merced Contact: Jonnie J. Hanson, Principle Planner lani@cityofinerced.org; (209) 385-4768 Start/End Dates: February 2017 — Present Personnel: Kyle Tankard, John Bliss, and David Kaufman Services: Plan Checks, Background Checks, Compliance Inspections, and Financial Audits A full list of our current and past cannabis clients is listed below: Cities Alameda El Monte Palm Springs Shasta Lake Adelanto Encinitas Oroville South El Monte Avalon Fairfield Redwood City Stockton Claremont Fontana Richmond Turlock Coalinga La Mesa Salinas Vallejo Colfax Livingston San Bernardino West Hollywood Concord Lompoc San Carlos Woodlake Davis Merced Santa Clara Yreka Daly City National City Santa Monica Dunsmuir Nevada City Santa Rosa City of National City Proposal for Cannabis Consulting Services By SCIConsultingGroup, September 2025 Counties Alameda San Benito San Diego San Luis Obispo Tuolumne SCIConsultingGroup SCICONS-01 JPRASAD ,acoRO CERTIFICATE OF LIABILITY INSURANCE `•--� DATE(MMIDD/YYYY) 4/30/2025 THIS CERTIFICATE IS ISSUED AS A MATTER OF INFORMATION ONLY AND CONFERS NO RIGHTS UPON THE CERTIFICATE HOLDER. 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WHO IS AN INSURED: Additional Insureds When Required By Written Contract, Written Agreement Or Permit The person(s) or organization(s) identified in Paragraphs a. through f. below are additional insureds when you have agreed, in a written contract or written agreement, or when required by a written permit issued by a state or governmental agency or subdivision or political subdivision that such person or organization be added as an additional insured on your Coverage Part, provided the injury or damage occurs subsequent to the execution of the contract or agreement, or the issuance of the permit. A person or organization is an additional insured under this provision only for that period of time required by the contract, agreement or permit. However, no such person or organization is an additional insured under this provision if such person or organization is included as an additional insured by any other endorsement issued by us and made a part of this Coverage Part. The insurance afforded to such additional insured will not be broader than that which you are required by the contract, agreement, or permit to provide for such additional insured. The insurance afforded to such additional insured only applies to the extent permitted by law. The limits of insurance that apply to additional insureds are described in Section D. LIABILITY AND MEDICAL EXPENSES LIMITS OF INSURANCE. How this insurance applies when other insurance is available to an additional insured is described in the Other Insurance Condition in Section E. LIABILITY AND MEDICAL EXPENSES GENERAL CONDITIONS. a. Vendors Any person(s) or organization(s) (referred to below as vendor), but only with respect to "bodily injury" or "property damage" arising out of "your products" which are distributed or sold in the regular course of the vendor's business and only if this Coverage Part provides coverage for "bodily injury" or "property damage" included within the "products -completed operations hazard". (1) The insurance afforded to the vendor is subject to the following additional exclusions: This insurance does not apply to: (a) "Bodily injury" or "property damage" for which the vendor is obligated to pay damages by reason of the assumption of liability in a contract or agreement. This exclusion does not apply to liability for damages that the vendor would have in the absence of the contract or agreement; (b) Any express warranty unauthorized by you; (c) Any physical or chemical change in the product made intentionally by the vendor; (d) Repackaging, except when unpacked solely for the purpose of inspection, demonstration, testing, or the substitution of parts under instructions from the manufacturer, and then repackaged in the original container; (e) Any failure to make such inspections, adjustments, tests or servicing as the vendor has agreed to make or normally undertakes to make in the usual course of business, in connection with the distribution or sale of the products; (f) Demonstration, installation, servicing or repair operations, except such operations performed at the vendor's premises in connection with the sale of the product; Form SL 30 32 06 21 Page 1 of 3 © 2021, The Hartford (May include copyrighted material of Insurance Services Office, Inc., with its permission) THIS ENDORSEMENT CHANGES THE POLICY. PLEASE READ IT CAREFULLY. THE "` HARTFORD (g) Products which, after distribution or sale by you, have been labeled or relabeled or used as a container, part or ingredient of any other thing or substance by or for the vendor; or (h) "Bodily injury" or "property damage" arising out of the sole negligence of the vendor for its own acts or omissions or those of its employees or anyone else acting on its behalf. However, this exclusion does not apply to: (i) The exceptions contained in Paragraphs (d) or (f); or (ii) Such inspections, adjustments, tests or servicing as the vendor has agreed to make or normally undertakes to make in the usual course of business, in connection with the distribution or sale of the products. (2) This insurance does not apply to any insured person or organization from whom you have acquired such products, or any ingredient, part or container, entering into, accompanying or containing such products. b. Lessors Of Equipment (1) Any person or organization from whom you lease equipment; but only with respect to their liability for "bodily injury", "property damage" or "personal and advertising injury" caused, in whole or in part, by your maintenance, operation or use of equipment leased to you by such person or organization. (2) With respect to the insurance afforded to these additional insureds, this insurance does not apply to any "occurrence" which takes place after you cease to lease that equipment. c. Lessors Of Land Or Premises (1) Any person or organization from whom you lease land or premises, but only with respect to liability arising out of the ownership, maintenance or use of that part of the land or premises leased to you. (2) With respect to the insurance afforded to these additional insureds, this insurance does not apply to: (a) Any "occurrence" which takes place after you cease to lease that land or be a tenant in that premises; or (b) Structural alterations, new construction or demolition operations performed by or on behalf of such person or organization. d. Architects, Engineers Or Surveyors (1) Any architect, engineer, or surveyor, but only with respect to liability for "bodily injury", "property damage" or "personal and advertising injury" caused, in whole or in part, by your acts or omissions or the acts or omissions of those acting on your behalf: (a) In connection with your premises; (b) In the performance of your ongoing operations performed by you or on your behalf; or (c) In connection with "your work" and included within the "products -completed operations hazard", but only if: (i) The written contract, written agreement or permit requires you to provide such coverage to such additional insured; and (ii) This Coverage Part provides coverage for "bodily injury" or "property damage" included within the "products -completed operations hazard". (2) With respect to the insurance afforded to these additional insureds, the following additional exclusion applies: This insurance does not apply to "bodily injury", "property damage" or "personal and advertising injury" arising out of the rendering of or the failure to render any professional services, including: (i) The preparing, approving, or failure to prepare or approve, maps, shop drawings, opinions, reports, surveys, field orders, change orders, designs or drawings and specifications; or (ii) Supervisory, surveying, inspection, architectural or engineering activities. This exclusion applies even if the claims allege negligence or other wrongdoing in the supervision, hiring, employment, training or monitoring of others by an insured, if the "bodily injury", "property Form SL 30 32 06 21 Page 2 of 3 © 2021, The Hartford (May include copyrighted material of Insurance Services Office, Inc., with its permission) THIS ENDORSEMENT CHANGES THE POLICY. PLEASE READ IT CAREFULLY. THEA HARTFORD damage", or "personal and advertising injury" arises out of the rendering of or the failure to render any professional service. e. State Or Governmental Agency Or Subdivision Or Political Subdivision Issuing Permit (1) Any state or governmental agency or subdivision or political subdivision, but only with respect to operations performed by you or on your behalf for which the state or governmental agency or subdivision or political subdivision has issued a permit. (2) With respect to the insurance afforded to these additional insureds, this insurance does not apply to: (a) 'Bodily injury", "property damage" or "personal and advertising injury" arising out of operations performed for the federal government, state or municipality; or (b) 'Bodily injury" or "property damage" included within the "products -completed operations hazard". f. Any Other Party (1) Any other person or organization who is not in one of the categories or classes listed above in Paragraphs a. through e. above, but only with respect to liability for "bodily injury", "property damage" or "personal and advertising injury" caused, in whole or in part, by your acts or omissions or the acts or omissions of those acting on your behalf: (a) In the performance of your ongoing operations performed by you or on your behalf; (b) In connection with your premises owned by or rented to you; or (c) In connection with "your work" and included within the "products -completed operations hazard", but only if: (i) The written contract, written agreement or permit requires you to provide such coverage to such additional insured; and (ii) This Coverage Part provides coverage for "bodily injury" or "property damage" included within the "products -completed operations hazard". (2) With respect to the insurance afforded to these additional insureds, the following additional exclusion applies: This insurance does not apply to "bodily injury", "property damage" or "personal and advertising injury" arising out of the rendering of, or the failure to render, any professional architectural, engineering or surveying services, including: (a) The preparing, approving, or failure to prepare or approve, maps, shop drawings, opinions, reports, surveys, field orders, change orders, designs or drawings and specifications; or (b) Supervisory, surveying, inspection, architectural or engineering activities. This exclusion applies even if the claims allege negligence or other wrongdoing in the supervision, hiring, employment, training or monitoring of others by an insured, if the "bodily injury", "property damage", or "personal and advertising injury" arises out of the rendering of or the failure to render any professional service described in Paragraphs f.(2)(a) or f.(2)(b) above. Form SL 30 32 06 21 ©2021, The Hartford (May include copyrighted material of Insurance Services Office, Inc., with its permission) Page 3 of 3 POLICY NUMBER: 57 SBA BK8E2P THE HARTFORD BUSINESS LIABILITY COVERAGE FORM Various provisions in this Policy restrict coverage. Read the entire Policy carefully to determine rights, duties and what is and is not covered. Throughout this Coverage Part the words "you" and "your" refer to the Named Insured shown in the Declarations. The words "we", "us" and "our' refer to the insurance company shown in the Declarations. "Policy period", as used in this Coverage Part, means the period from the effective date of this Coverage Part to the expiration date of the Coverage Part as stated in the Declarations or the date of cancellation, whichever is earlier. The word "insured" means any person or organization qualifying as such under Section C. Who Is An Insured. Other words and phrases that appear in quotation marks have special meaning. Refer to Section F. Liability And Medical Expenses Definitions. A. COVERAGES 1. Business Liability Coverage (Bodily Injury, Property Damage, Personal And Advertising Injury) Insuring Agreement a. We will pay those sums that the insured becomes legally obligated to pay as damages because of "bodily injury", "property damage" or "personal and advertising injury" to which this insurance applies. We will have the right and duty to defend the insured against any "suit" seeking those damages. However, we will have no duty to defend the insured against any "suit" seeking damages for "bodily injury", "property damage" or "personal and advertising injury" to which this insurance does not apply. We may, at our discretion, investigate any "occurrence" or offense and settle any claim or "suit" that may result. But: (1) The amount we will pay for damages is limited as described in Section D. Liability And Medical Expenses Limits Of Insurance; and (2) Our right and duty to defend ends when we have used up the applicable limit of insurance in the payment of judgments, settlements or medical expenses to which this insurance applies. No other obligation or liability to pay sums or perform acts or services is covered unless explicitly provided for under Coverage Extension - Supplementary Payments. b. This insurance applies: (1) To "bodily injury" and "property damage" only if: (a) The "bodily injury" or "property damage" is caused by an "occurrence" that takes place in the "coverage territory"; (b) The "bodily injury" or "property damage" occurs during the policy period; and (c) Prior to the policy period, no insured listed under Paragraph 1. of Section C. Who Is An Insured and no "employee" authorized by you to give or receive notice of an "occurrence" or claim, knew that the "bodily injury" or "property damage" had occurred, in whole or in part. If such a listed insured or authorized "employee" knew, prior to the policy period, that the "bodily injury" or "property damage" occurred, then any continuation, change or resumption of such "bodily injury" or "property damage" during or after the policy period will be deemed to have been known prior to the policy period. (2) To "personal and advertising injury" caused by an offense arising out of your business, but only if the offense was committed in the "coverage territory" during the policy period. c. "Bodily injury" or "property damage" will be deemed to have been known to have occurred at the earliest time when any insured listed under Paragraph 1. of Section C. Who Is An Insured or any "employee" authorized by you to give or receive notice of an "occurrence" or claim: (1) Reports all, or any part, of the "bodily injury" or "property damage" to us or any other insurer; (2) Receives a written or verbal demand or claim for damages because of the "bodily injury" or "property damage"; or Form SL 00 00 10 18 Page 1 of 22 © 2018, The Hartford (May include copyrighted material of Insurance Services Office, Inc., with its permission) THE HARTFORD (3) Becomes aware by any other means that "bodily injury" or "property damage" has occurred or has begun to occur. d. Damages because of "bodily injury" include damages claimed by any person or organization for care, loss of services or death resulting at any time from the "bodily injury". e. Incidental Medical Malpractice (1) "Bodily injury" arising out of the rendering of or failure to render professional health care services as a physician, dentist, nurse, emergency medical technician or paramedic shall be deemed to be caused by an "occurrence", but only if: (a) The physician, dentist, nurse, emergency medical technician or paramedic is employed by you to provide such services; and (b) You are not engaged in the business or occupation of providing such services. (2) For the purpose of determining the limits of insurance for incidental medical malpractice, any act or omission together with all related acts or omissions in the furnishing of these services to any one person will be considered one "occurrence". 2. Medical Expenses Insuring Agreement a. We will pay medical expenses as described below for "bodily injury" caused by an accident: (1) On premises you own or rent; (2) On ways next to premises you own or rent; or (3) Because of your operations; provided that: (1) The accident takes place in the "coverage territory" and during the policy period; (2) The expenses are incurred and reported to us within three years of the date of the accident; and (3) The injured person submits to examination, at our expense, by physicians of our choice as often as we reasonably require. b. We will make these payments regardless of fault. These payments will not exceed the applicable limit of insurance. We will pay reasonable expenses for: (1) First aid administered at the time of an accident; (2) Necessary medical, surgical, x-ray and dental services, including prosthetic devices; and (3) Necessary ambulance, hospital, professional nursing and funeral services. Coverage Extension - Supplementary Payments a. We will pay, with respect to any claim we investigate or settle, or any "suit" against an insured we defend: (1) All expenses we incur. (2) Up to $1,000 for the cost of bail bonds required because of accidents or traffic law violations arising out of the use of any vehicle to which Business Liability Coverage for "bodily injury" applies. We do not have to furnish these bonds. (3) The cost of appeal bonds or bonds to release attachments, but only for bond amounts within the applicable limit of insurance. We do not have to furnish, finance, arrange for, guarantee, or collateralize these bonds, whether the collateral ization is characterized as premium or not. (4) All reasonable expenses incurred by the insured at our request to assist us in the investigation or defense of the claim or "suit", including actual loss of earnings up to $500 a day because of time off from work. (5) All court costs taxed against the insured in the "suit". However, such costs do not include attorneys' fees, attorneys' expenses, witness or expert fees, or any other expenses of a party taxed against the insured. (6) Prejudgment interest awarded against the insured on that part of the judgment we pay. If we make an offer to pay the applicable limit of insurance, we will not pay any prejudgment interest based on that period of time after the offer. Form SL 00 00 10 18 Page 2 of 22 © 2018, The Hartford (May include copyrighted material of Insurance Services Office, Inc., with its permission) THE HARTFORD (7) All interest on the full amount of any judgment that accrues after entry of the judgment and before we have paid, offered to pay, or deposited in court the part of the judgment that is within the applicable limit of insurance. Any amounts paid under (1) through (7) above will not reduce the Limits of Insurance. b. If we defend an insured against a "suit" and an indemnitee of the insured is also named as a party to the "suit", we will defend that indemnitee if all of the following conditions are met: (1) The "suit" against the indemnitee seeks damages for which the insured has assumed the liability of the indemnitee in a contract or agreement that is an "insured contract"; (2) This insurance applies to such liability assumed by the insured; (3) The obligation to defend, or the cost of the defense of, that indemnitee, has also been assumed by the insured in the same "insured contract"; (4) The allegations in the "suit" and the information we know about the "occurrence" are such that no conflict appears to exist between the interests of the insured and the interest of the indemnitee; (5) The indemnitee and the insured ask us to conduct and control the defense of that indemnitee against such "suit" and agree that we can assign the same counsel to defend the insured and the indemnitee; and (6) The indemnitee: (a) Agrees in writing to: (i) Cooperate with us in the investigation, settlement or defense of the "suit"; (ii) Immediately send us copies of any demands, notices, summonses or legal papers received in connection with the "suit"; (iii) Notify any other insurer whose coverage is available to the indemnitee; and (iv) Cooperate with us with respect to coordinating other applicable insurance available to the indemnitee; and (b) Provides us with written authorization to: (i) Obtain records and other information related to the "suit"; and (ii) Conduct and control the defense of the indemnitee in such "suit". So long as the above conditions are met, attorneys' fees incurred by us in the defense of that indemnitee, necessary litigation expenses incurred by us and necessary litigation expenses incurred by the indemnitee at our request will be paid as Supplementary Payments. Notwithstanding the provisions of Paragraph 1.b.(b) of Section B. Exclusions, such payments will not be deemed to be damages for "bodily injury" and "property damage" and will not reduce the Limits of Insurance. Our obligation to defend an insured's indemnitee and to pay for attorneys' fees and necessary litigation expenses as Supplementary Payments ends when: (1) We have used up the applicable limit of insurance in the payment of judgments or settlements; or (2) The conditions set forth above, or the terms of the agreement described in Paragraph (6) above, are no longer met. B. EXCLUSIONS 1. Applicable To Business Liability Coverage This insurance does not apply to: a. Expected Or Intended Injury (1) "Bodily injury" or "property damage" expected or intended from the standpoint of the insured. This exclusion does not apply to "bodily injury" or "property damage" resulting from the use of reasonable force to protect persons or property; or (2) "Personal and advertising injury" arising out of an offense committed by, at the direction of or with the consent or acquiescence of the insured with the expectation of inflicting "personal and advertising injury". Form SL 00 00 10 18 Page 3 of 22 C 2018, The Hartford (May include copyrighted material of Insurance Services Office, Inc., with its permission) THE A HARTFORD b. Contractual Liability (1) "Bodily injury" or "property damage"; or (2) "Personal and advertising injury" for which the insured is obligated to pay damages by reason of the assumption of liability in a contract or agreement. This exclusion does not apply to liability for damages because of: (a) "Bodily injury", "property damage" or "personal and advertising injury" that the insured would have in the absence of the contract or agreement; or (b) "Bodily injury" or "property damage" assumed in a contract or agreement that is an "insured contract", provided the "bodily injury" or "property damage" occurs subsequent to the execution of the contract or agreement. Solely for the purpose of liability assumed in an "insured contract", reasonable attorneys' fees and necessary litigation expenses incurred by or for a party other than an insured are deemed to be damages because of "bodily injury" or "property damage" provided: (i) Liability to such party for, or for the cost of, that party's defense has also been assumed in the same "insured contract"; and (ii) Such attorneys' fees and litigation expenses are for defense of that party against a civil or alternative dispute resolution proceeding in which damages to which this insurance applies are alleged. c. Liquor Liability "Bodily injury" or "property damage" for which any insured may be held liable by reason of: (1) Causing or contributing to the intoxication of any person; (2) The furnishing of alcoholic beverages to a person under the legal drinking age or under the influence of alcohol; (3) Providing or failing to provide transportation with respect to any person that may be under the influence of alcohol; or (4) Any statute, ordinance or regulation relating to the sale, gift, distribution or use of alcoholic beverages. This exclusion applies even if the claims allege negligence or other wrongdoing in the supervision, hiring, employment, training or monitoring of others by an insured, if the "bodily injury" or "property damage" involved that which is described in Paragraph (1), (2), (3) or (4) above. However, this exclusion applies only if you are in the business of manufacturing, distributing, selling, serving or furnishing alcoholic beverages. For the purposes of this exclusion, permitting a person to bring alcoholic beverages on your premises, for consumption on your premises, whether or not a fee is charged or a license is required for such activity, is not by itself considered the business of selling, serving, or furnishing alcoholic beverages. d. Workers' Compensation And Similar Laws Any obligation of the insured under a workers' compensation, disability benefits or unemployment compensation law or any similar law. e. Employer's Liability "Bodily injury" to: (1) An "employee" of the insured arising out of and in the course of: (a) Employment by the insured; or (b) Performing duties related to the conduct of the insured's business; or (2) The spouse, child, parent, brother or sister of that "employee" as a consequence of (1) above. This exclusion applies: (1) Whether the insured may be liable as an employer or in any other capacity; and (2) To any obligation to share damages with or repay someone else who must pay damages because of the injury. Form SL 00 00 10 18 Page 4 of 22 © 2018, The Hartford (May include copyrighted material of Insurance Services Office, Inc., with its permission) THE HARTFORD This exclusion does not apply to liability assumed by the insured under an "insured contract". f. Pollution (1) "Bodily injury", "property damage" or "personal and advertising injury" arising out of the actual, alleged or threatened discharge, dispersal, seepage, migration, release or escape of "pollutants": (a) At or from any premises, site or location which is or was at any time owned or occupied by, or rented or loaned to any insured. However, this paragraph does not apply to: (i) "Bodily injury" if sustained within a building and caused by smoke, fumes, vapor or soot produced by or originating from equipment that is used to heat, cool or dehumidify the building, or equipment that is used to heat water for personal use, by the building's occupants or their guests; (ii) "Bodily injury" or "property damage" for which you may be held liable, if you are a contractor and the owner or lessee of such premises, site or location has been added to this Coverage Part as an additional insured with respect to your ongoing operations performed for that additional insured at that premises, site or location and such premises, site or location is not and never was owned or occupied by, or rented or loaned to, any insured, other than that additional insured; or (iii) "Bodily injury" or "property damage" arising out of heat, smoke or fumes from a "hostile fire"; (b) At or from any premises, site or location which is or was at any time used by or for any insured or others for the handling, storage, disposal, processing or treatment of waste; (c) Which are or were at any time transported, handled, stored, treated, disposed of, or processed as waste by or for: (i) Any insured; or (ii) Any person or organization for whom you may be legally responsible; (d) At or from any premises, site or location on which any insured or any contractors or subcontractors working directly or indirectly on any insured's behalf are performing operations if the "pollutants" are brought on or to the premises, site or location in connection with such operations by such insured, contractor or subcontractor. However, this paragraph does not apply to: (i) "Bodily injury" or "property damage" arising out of the escape of fuels, lubricants or other operating fluids which are needed to perform the normal electrical, hydraulic or mechanical functions necessary for the operation of "mobile equipment" or its parts, if such fuels, lubricants or other operating fluids escape from a vehicle part designed to hold, store or receive them. This exception does not apply if the "bodily injury" or "property damage" arises out of the intentional discharge, dispersal or release of the fuels, lubricants or other operating fluids, or if such fuels, lubricants or other operating fluids are brought on or to the premises, site or location with the intent that they be discharged, dispersed or released as part of the operations being performed by such insured, contractor or subcontractor; (ii) "Bodily injury" or "property damage" sustained within a building and caused by the release of gases, fumes or vapors from materials brought into that building in connection with operations being performed by you or on your behalf by a contractor or subcontractor; or (iii) "Bodily injury" or "property damage" arising out of heat, smoke or fumes from a "hostile fire"; or (e) At or from any premises, site or location on which any insured or any contractors or subcontractors working directly or indirectly on any insured's behalf are performing operations if the operations are to test for, monitor, clean up, remove, contain, treat, detoxify or neutralize, or in any way respond to, or assess the effects of, "pollutants". (2) Any loss, cost or expense arising out of any: (a) Request, demand, order or statutory or regulatory requirement that any insured or others test for, monitor, clean up, remove, contain, treat, detoxify or neutralize, or in any way respond to, or assess the effects of, "pollutants"; or (b) Claim or "suit" by or on behalf of a governmental authority for damages because of testing for, monitoring, cleaning up, removing, containing, treating, detoxifying or neutralizing, or in any way responding to, or assessing the effects of, "pollutants". Form SL 00 00 10 18 Page 5 of 22 © 2018, The Hartford (May include copyrighted material of Insurance Services Office, Inc., with its permission) THE' HARTFORD However, this paragraph does not apply to liability for damages because of "property damage" that the insured would have in the absence of such request, demand, order or statutory or regulatory requirement, or such claim or "suit' by or on behalf of a governmental authority. g. Aircraft, Auto Or Watercraft (1) Unmanned Aircraft "Bodily injury" or "property damage" arising out of the ownership, maintenance, use or entrustment to others of any aircraft that is an "unmanned aircraft". Use includes operation and 'loading or unloading". This Exclusion g.(1) applies even if the claims against any insured allege negligence or other wrongdoing in the supervision, hiring, employment, training or monitoring of others by that insured, if the "bodily injury" or "property damage" arises out of the ownership, maintenance, use or entrustment to others of any aircraft that is an "unmanned aircraft". (2) Aircraft (Other Than Unmanned Aircraft), Auto or Watercraft "Bodily injury" or "property damage" arising out of the ownership, maintenance, use or entrustment to others of any aircraft (other than "unmanned aircraft"), "auto" or watercraft owned or operated by or rented or loaned to any insured. Use includes operation and "loading or unloading". This Exclusion g.(2) applies even if the claims against any insured allege negligence or other wrongdoing in the supervision, hiring, employment, training or monitoring of others by that insured, if the "bodily injury" or "property damage" arises out of the ownership, maintenance, use or entrustment to others of any aircraft (other than "unmanned aircraft"), "auto" or watercraft that is owned or operated by or rented or loaned to any insured. This Exclusion g.(2) does not apply to: (a) A watercraft while ashore on premises you own or rent; (b) A watercraft you do not own that is: (i) Less than 51 feet long; and (ii) Not being used to carry persons or property for a charge; (c) Parking an "auto" on, or on the ways next to, premises you own or rent, provided the "auto" is not owned by or rented or loaned to you or the insured; (d) Liability assumed under any "insured contract' for the ownership, maintenance or use of aircraft (other than "unmanned aircraft") or watercraft; (e) 'Bodily injury" or "property damage" arising out of: (i) The operation of any of the machinery or equipment listed in Paragraph f.(2) or f.(3) of the definition of "mobile equipment'; or (ii) The operation of machinery or equipment that is attached to, or part of, a land vehicle that would qualify under the definition of "mobile equipment' if it were not subject to a compulsory or financial responsibility law or other motor vehicle insurance or motor vehicle registration law where it is licensed or principally garaged; or (f) An aircraft (other than "unmanned aircraft") that is not owned by any insured and is hired, chartered or loaned with a paid crew. However, this exception does not apply if the insured has any other insurance for such "bodily injury" or "property damage", whether the other insurance is primary, excess, contingent or on any other basis. h. Mobile Equipment "Bodily injury" or "property damage" arising out of: (1) The transportation of "mobile equipment' by an "auto" owned or operated by or rented or loaned to any insured; or (2) The use of "mobile equipment' in, or while in practice or preparation for, a prearranged racing, speed or demolition contest or in any stunting activity. Form SL 00 00 10 18 Page 6 of 22 © 2018, The Hartford (May include copyrighted material of Insurance Services Office, Inc., with its permission) THE HARTFORD i. War "Bodily injury", "property damage" or "personal and advertising injury", however caused, arising, directly or indirectly, out of: (1) War, including undeclared or civil war; (2) Warlike action by a military force, including action in hindering or defending against an actual or expected attack, by any government, sovereign or other authority using military personnel or other agents; or (3) Insurrection, rebellion, revolution, usurped power, or action taken by governmental authority in hindering or defending against any of these. Professional Services "Bodily injury", "property damage" or "personal and advertising injury" arising out of the rendering of or failure to render any professional service. This includes but is not limited to: (1) Legal, accounting or advertising services; (2) Preparing, approving, or failing to prepare or approve maps, shop drawings, opinions, reports, surveys, field orders, change orders, designs or drawings and specifications; (3) Supervisory, inspection, architectural or engineering activities; (4) Medical, surgical, dental, x-ray or nursing services, treatment, advice or instruction; (5) Any health or therapeutic service treatment, advice or instruction; (6) Any service, treatment, advice or instruction for the purpose of appearance or skin enhancement, hair removal or replacement or personal grooming; (7) Optical or hearing aid services including the prescribing, preparation, fitting, demonstration or distribution of ophthalmic lenses and similar products or hearing aid devices; (8) Optometry or optometric services including but not limited to examination of the eyes and the prescribing, preparation, fitting, demonstration or distribution of ophthalmic lenses and similar products; (9) Any: (a) Body piercing (not including ear piercing); (b) Tattooing, including but not limited to the insertion of pigments into or under the skin; and (c) Similar services; (10)Pharmaceutical services including but not limited to: (a) The administering, prescribing, preparing, distributing or compounding of pharmaceutical drugs, vaccinations, immunizations or any of their component parts; (b) The providing of or failure to provide home health care or home infusion products or services; and (c) Advising and consulting customers; (11)Computer consulting, design or programming services, including web site design. This exclusion applies even if the claims allege negligence or other wrongdoing in the supervision, hiring, employment, training or monitoring of others by an insured, if the "bodily injury", "property damage", or "personal and advertising injury" arises out of the rendering of or the failure to render any professional service. Paragraphs (4) and (5) of this exclusion do not apply to the Incidental Medical Malpractice coverage afforded under Paragraph 1.e. in Section A. Coverages. k. Damage To Property "Property damage" to: (1) Property you own, rent or occupy, including any costs or expenses incurred by you, or any other person, organization or entity, for repair, replacement, enhancement, restoration or maintenance of such property for any reason, including prevention of injury to a person or damage to another's property; (2) Premises you sell, give away or abandon, if the "property damage" arises out of any part of those premises; Form SL 00 00 10 18 Page 7 of 22 © 2018, The Hartford (May include copyrighted material of Insurance Services Office, Inc., with its permission) THE HARTFORD (3) Property loaned to you; (4) Personal property in the care, custody or control of the insured; (5) That particular part of real property on which you or any contractors or subcontractors working directly or indirectly on your behalf are performing operations, if the "property damage" arises out of those operations; or (6) That particular part of any property that must be restored, repaired or replaced because "your work" was incorrectly performed on it. Paragraphs (1), (3) and (4) of this exclusion do not apply to "property damage" (other than damage by fire) to premises, including the contents of such premises, rented to you for a period of 7 or fewer consecutive days. A separate limit of insurance applies to Damage To Premises Rented To You as described in Section D. Limits Of Insurance. Paragraph (2) of this exclusion does not apply if the premises are "your work" and were never occupied, rented or held for rental by you. Paragraphs (3) and (4) of this exclusion do not apply to the use of elevators. Paragraphs (3), (4), (5) and (6) of this exclusion do not apply to liability assumed under a sidetrack agreement. Paragraphs (3) and (4) of this exclusion do not apply to "property damage" to borrowed equipment while not being used to perform operations at a job site. Paragraph (6) of this exclusion does not apply to "property damage" included in the "products -completed operations hazard". I. Damage To Your Product "Property damage" to "your product" arising out of it or any part of it. m. Damage To Your Work "Property damage" to "your work" arising out of it or any part of it and included in the "products -completed operations hazard". This exclusion does not apply if the damaged work or the work out of which the damage arises was performed on your behalf by a subcontractor. n. Damage To Impaired Property Or Property Not Physically Injured "Property damage" to "impaired property" or property that has not been physically injured, arising out of: (1) A defect, deficiency, inadequacy or dangerous condition in "your product" or "your work"; or (2) A delay or failure by you or anyone acting on your behalf to perform a contract or agreement in accordance with its terms. This exclusion does not apply to the loss of use of other property arising out of sudden and accidental physical injury to "your product" or "your work" after it has been put to its intended use. o. Recall Of Products, Work Or Impaired Property Damages claimed for any loss, cost or expense incurred by you or others for the loss of use, withdrawal, recall, inspection, repair, replacement, adjustment, removal or disposal of: (1) "Your product"; (2) "Your work"; or (3) "Impaired property"; if such product, work or property is withdrawn or recalled from the market or from use by any person or organization because of a known or suspected defect, deficiency, inadequacy or dangerous condition in it. p. Personal And Advertising Injury "Personal and advertising injury": (1) Arising out of oral, written, electronic, or any other manner of publication of material, if done by or at the direction of the insured with knowledge of its falsity; Form SL 00 00 10 18 Page 8 of 22 © 2018, The Hartford (May include copyrighted material of Insurance Services Office, Inc., with its permission) Am dw THE','. HARTFORD (2) Arising out of oral, written, electronic, or any other manner of publication of material whose first publication took place before the beginning of the policy period; (3) Arising out of a criminal act committed by or at the direction of the insured; (4) Arising out of any breach of contract, except an implied contract to use another's "advertising idea" in your "advertisement"; (5) Arising out of the failure of goods, products or services to conform with any statement of quality or performance made in your "advertisement"; (6) Arising out of the wrong description of the price of goods, products or services; (7) Arising out of: (a) Any actual or alleged infringement or violation of any intellectual property rights, such as copyright, patent, right of publicity, trademark, trade dress, trade name, trade secret, service mark or other designation of origin or authenticity; or (b) Any injury or damage alleged in any claim or "suit" that also alleges an infringement or violation of any intellectual property right, whether such allegation of infringement or violation is made against you, or by you or by any other party involved in the claim or "suit", regardless of whether this insurance would otherwise apply. However, this exclusion does not apply if the only allegation in the claim or "suit" involving any intellectual property right is limited to: (i) Infringement, in your "advertisement", of: a. Copyright; b. Slogan; unless the slogan is also a trademark, trade dress, trade name, service mark or other designation of origin or authenticity; or c. Title of any literary or artistic work; or (ii) Copying, in your "advertisement", a person's or organization's "advertising idea" or style of "advertisement". Paragraph (7)(b)ii above shall not apply to claims or "suits" alleging infringement or violation of trademark, trade dress, trade name, service mark or other designation of origin or authenticity. (8) Arising out of an offense committed by an insured whose business is: (a) Advertising, broadcasting, publishing or telecasting; (b) Designing or determining content of web sites for others; or (c) An Internet search, access, content or service provider. However, this exclusion does not apply to Paragraphs a., b. and c. under the definition of "personal and advertising injury" in Section F. Liability And Medical Expenses Definitions. For the purposes of this exclusion, the placing of frames, borders, or links, or advertising, for you or others anywhere on the Internet, is not by itself, considered the business of advertising, broadcasting, publishing or telecasting; (9) Arising out of an electronic chat room or bulletin board the insured hosts, owns, or over which the insured exercises control; (10)Arising out of the unauthorized use of another's name or product in your e-mail address, domain name or metatags, or any other similar tactics to mislead another's potential customers; (11)Arising out of the violation of a person's right of privacy created by any state or federal act. However, this exclusion does not apply to liability for damages that the insured would have in the absence of such state or federal act; (12)Arising out of: (a) Advertising content for others on your web site; (b) Placing a link to a web site of others on your web site; Form SL 00 00 10 18 Page 9 of 22 © 2018, The Hartford (May include copyrighted material of Insurance Services Office, Inc., with its permission) THE Ed HARTFORD (c) Content from a web site of others displayed within a frame or border on your web site. Content includes information, code, sounds, text, graphics or images; or (d) Computer code, software or programming used to enable: (i) Your web site; or (ii) The presentation or functionality of an "advertisement" or other content on your web site; (13)Arising out of a violation of any anti-trust law; (14)Arising out of the fluctuation in price or value of any stocks, bonds or other securities; (15)Arising out of any access to or disclosure of any person's or organization's confidential or personal information, including patents, trade secrets, processing methods, customer lists, financial information, credit card information, health information or any other type of nonpublic information. This exclusion applies even if damages are claimed for notification costs, credit monitoring expenses, forensic expenses, public relations expenses or any other loss, cost or expense incurred by you or others arising out of any access to or disclosure of any person's or organization's confidential or personal information; or (16)Arising out of the ownership, maintenance, use or entrustment to others of any aircraft that is an "unmanned aircraft". Use includes operation and "loading or unloading". This exclusion applies even if the claims against any insured allege negligence or other wrongdoing in the supervision, hiring, employment, training or monitoring of others by that insured, if the "personal and advertising injury" arises out of the ownership, maintenance, use or entrustment to others of any aircraft that is an "unmanned aircraft". However, this exclusion does not apply if the only allegation in the claim or "suit" involves an intellectual property right which is limited to: (a) Infringement, in your "advertisement", of: (i) Copyright; (ii) Slogan; or (iii) Title of any literary or artistic work; or (b) Copying, in your "advertisement", a person's or organization's "advertising idea" or style of "advertisement". q. Access Or Disclosure Of Confidential Or Personal Information And Data -Related Liability (1) Damages because of "bodily injury" or "property damage" arising out of any access to or disclosure of any person's or organization's confidential or personal information, including patents, trade secrets, processing methods, customer lists, financial information, credit card information, health information or any other type of nonpublic information; or (2) Damages arising out of the loss of, loss of use of, damage to, corruption of, inability to access, or inability to manipulate "electronic data". This exclusion applies even if such damages are claimed for notification costs, credit monitoring expenses, forensic expenses, public relations expenses or any other loss, cost or expense incurred by you or others arising out of that which is described in Paragraphs (1) or (2) above. However, unless Paragraph (1) above applies, this exclusion does not apply to damages because of "bodily injury". r. Employment -Related Practices "Bodily injury" or "personal and advertising injury" to: (1) A person arising out of any: (a) Refusal to employ that person; (b) Termination of that person's employment; or Form SL 00 00 10 18 Page 10 of 22 © 2018, The Hartford (May include copyrighted material of Insurance Services Office, Inc., with its permission) THE HARTFORD (c) Employment -related practices, policies, acts or omissions, such as coercion, demotion, evaluation, reassignment, discipline, defamation, harassment, humiliation, discrimination, malicious prosecution or false arrest directed at that person; or (2) The spouse, child, parent, brother or sister of that person as a consequence of "bodily injury" or "personal and advertising injury" to that person at whom any of the employment -related practices described in Paragraphs (a), (b), or (c) above is directed. This exclusion applies: (1) Whether the injury -causing event described in Paragraphs (a), (b), or (c) above occurs before employment, during employment or after employment of that person; (2) Whether the insured may be liable as an employer or in any other capacity; and (3) To any obligation to share damages with or repay someone else who must pay damages because of the injury. s. Asbestos (1) 'Bodily injury", "property damage" or "personal and advertising injury" arising out of the "asbestos hazard". (2) Any damages, judgments, settlements, loss, costs or expenses that: (a) May be awarded or incurred by reason of any claim or "suit' alleging actual or threatened injury or damage of any nature or kind to persons or property which would not have occurred in whole or in part but for the "asbestos hazard"; (b) Arise out of any request, demand, order or statutory or regulatory requirement that any insured or others test for, monitor, clean up, remove, encapsulate, contain, treat, detoxify or neutralize or in any way respond to or assess the effects of an "asbestos hazard"; or (c) Arise out of any claim or "suit' for damages because of testing for, monitoring, cleaning up, removing, encapsulating, containing, treating, detoxifying or neutralizing or in any way responding to or assessing the effects of an "asbestos hazard". t. Recording And Distribution Of Material Or Information In Violation Of Law "Bodily injury", "property damage", or "personal and advertising injury" arising directly or indirectly out of any action or omission that violates or is alleged to violate: (1) The Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA), including any amendment of or addition to such law; (2) The CAN-SPAM Act of 2003, including any amendment of or addition to such law; (3) The Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA), and any amendment of or addition to such law, including the Fair and Accurate Credit Transaction Act (FACTA); or (4) Any federal, state or local statute, ordinance or regulation, other than the TCPA, CAN-SPAM Act of 2003 or FCRA and their amendments and additions, that addresses, prohibits or limits the printing, dissemination, disposal, collecting, recording, sending, transmitting, communicating or distribution of material or information. Damage To Premises Rented To You — Exception For Damage By Fire, Lightning Or Explosion Exclusions c. through h. and k. through o. do not apply to damage by fire, lightning or explosion to premises rented to you or temporarily occupied by you with permission of the owner. A separate limit of insurance applies to this coverage as described in Section D. Liability And Medical Expenses Limits Of Insurance. 2. Applicable To Medical Expenses Coverage We will not pay expenses for "bodily injury": a. Any Insured To any insured, except "volunteer workers". b. Hired Person To a person hired to do work for or on behalf of any insured or a tenant of any insured. Form SL 00 00 10 18 Page 11 of 22 © 2018, The Hartford (May include copyrighted material of Insurance Services Office, Inc., with its permission) THE HARTFORD c. Injury On Normally Occupied Premises To a person injured on that part of premises you own or rent that the person normally occupies. d. Workers' Compensation And Similar Laws To a person, whether or not an "employee" of any insured, if benefits for the "bodily injury" are payable or must be provided under a workers' compensation or disability benefits law or a similar law. e. Athletics Activities To a person injured while practicing, instructing or participating in any physical exercises or games, sports or athletic contests. f. Products -Completed Operations Hazard Included with the "products -completed operations hazard". g. Business Liability Exclusions Excluded under Business Liability Coverage. C. WHO IS AN INSURED 1. If you are designated in the Declarations as: a. An individual, you and your spouse are insureds, but only with respect to the conduct of a business, other than that described in b. through e. below, of which you are the sole owner. b. A partnership or joint venture, you are an insured. Your members, your partners, and their spouses are also insureds, but only with respect to the conduct of your business. c. A limited liability company, you are an insured. Your members are also insureds, but only with respect to the conduct of your business. Your managers are insureds, but only with respect to their duties as your managers. d. An organization other than a partnership, joint venture or limited liability company, you are an insured. Your "executive officers" and directors are insureds, but only with respect to their duties as your officers or directors. Your stockholders are also insureds, but only with respect to their liability as stockholders. e. A trust, you are an insured. Your trustees are also insureds, but only with respect to their duties as trustees. 2. Each of the following is also an insured: a. Employees And Volunteer Workers Your "volunteer workers" only while performing duties related to the conduct of your business, or your "employees", other than either your "executive officers" (if you are an organization other than a partnership, joint venture or limited liability company) or your managers (if you are a limited liability company), but only for acts within the scope of their employment by you or while performing duties related to the conduct of your business. However, none of these "employees" or "volunteer workers" are insureds for: (1) "Bodily injury" or "personal and advertising injury": (a) To you, to your partners or members (if you are a partnership or joint venture), to your members (if you are a limited liability company), or to a co -"employee" while in the course of his or her employment or performing duties related to the conduct of your business, or to your other "volunteer workers" while performing duties related to the conduct of your business; (b) To the spouse, child, parent, brother or sister of that co -"employee" or that "volunteer worker" as a consequence of Paragraph (1)(a) above; (c) For which there is any obligation to share damages with or repay someone else who must pay damages because of the injury described in Paragraphs (1)(a) or (b) above; or (d) Arising out of his or her providing or failing to provide professional health care services. If you are not in the business of providing professional health care services, Paragraph (d) does not apply to any nurse, emergency medical technician or paramedic employed by you to provide such services. (2) "Property damage" to property: Form SL 00 00 10 18 Page 12 of 22 © 2018, The Hartford (May include copyrighted material of Insurance Services Office, Inc., with its permission) THE ' HARTFORD (a) Owned, occupied or used by: (b) Rented to, in the care, custody or control of, or over which physical control is being exercised for any purpose by you, any of your "employees", "volunteer workers", any partner or member (if you are a partnership or joint venture), or any member (if you are a limited liability company). b. Real Estate Manager Any person (other than your "employee" or "volunteer worker"), or any organization while acting as your real estate manager. c. Temporary Custodians Of Your Property Any person or organization having proper temporary custody of your property if you die, but only: (1) With respect to liability arising out of the maintenance or use of that property; and (2) Until your legal representative has been appointed. d. Legal Representative If You Die Your legal representative if you die, but only with respect to duties as such. That representative will have all your rights and duties under this insurance. e. Unnamed Subsidiary Any subsidiary and subsidiary thereof, of yours which is a legally incorporated entity of which you own a financial interest of more than 50% of the voting stock on the effective date of this Coverage Part. The insurance afforded herein for any subsidiary not shown in the Declarations as a named insured does not apply to injury or damage with respect to which an insured under this insurance is also an insured under another policy or would be an insured under such policy but for its termination or upon the exhaustion of its limits of insurance. 3. Newly Acquired Or Formed Organization Any organization you newly acquire or form, other than a partnership, joint venture or limited liability company, and over which you maintain financial interest of more than 50% of the voting stock, will qualify as a Named Insured if there is no other similar insurance available to that organization. However: a. Coverage under this provision is afforded only until the 180th day after you acquire or form the organization or the end of the policy period, whichever is earlier; and b. Coverage under this provision does not apply to: (1) "Bodily injury" or "property damage" that occurred; or (2) "Personal and advertising injury" arising out of an offense committed before you acquired or formed the organization. 4. Operator Of Mobile Equipment With respect to "mobile equipment" any person is an insured while driving such equipment along a public highway with your permission. Any other person or organization responsible for the conduct of such person is also an insured, but only with respect to liability arising out of the operation of the equipment, and only if no other insurance of any kind is available to that person or organization for this liability. However, no person or organization is an insured with respect to: a. 'Bodily injury" to a co -"employee" of the person driving the equipment; or b. "Property damage" to property owned by, rented to, in the charge of or occupied by you or the employer of any person who is an insured under this provision. 5. Operator Of Nonowned Watercraft With respect to watercraft you do not own that is less than 51 feet long and is not being used to carry persons or property for a charge, any person is an insured while operating such watercraft with your permission. Any other person or organization responsible for the conduct of such person is also an insured, but only with respect to liability arising out of the operation of the watercraft, and only if no other insurance of any kind is available to that person or organization for this liability. However, no person or organization is an insured with respect to: Form SL 00 00 10 18 Page 13 of 22 © 2018, The Hartford (May include copyrighted material of Insurance Services Office, Inc., with its permission) THE HARTFORD a. 'Bodily injury" to a co -"employee" of the person operating the watercraft; or b. "Property damage" to property owned by, rented to, in the charge of or occupied by you or the employer of any person who is an insured under this provision. No person or organization is an insured with respect to the conduct of any current or past partnership, joint venture or limited liability company that is not shown as a Named Insured in the Declarations. D. LIABILITY AND MEDICAL EXPENSES LIMITS OF INSURANCE 1. The Most We Will Pay The Limits of Insurance shown in the Declarations and the rules below fix the most we will pay regardless of the number of: a. Insureds; b. Claims made or "suits" brought; or c. Persons or organizations making claims or bringing "suits". 2. Aggregate Limits The most we will pay for: a. Damages because of "bodily injury" and "property damage" included in the "products -completed operations hazard" is the Products -Completed Operations Aggregate Limit shown in the Declarations. b. Damages because of all other "bodily injury", "property damage" or "personal and advertising injury", including medical expenses, is the General Aggregate Limit shown in the Declarations. This General Aggregate limit does not apply to "property damage" to premises while rented to you or temporarily occupied by you with permission of the owner, arising out of fire, lightning or explosion. 3. Each Occurrence Limit Subject to 2.a. or 2.b above, whichever applies, the most we will pay for the sum of all damages because of all "bodily injury", "property damage" and medical expenses arising out of any one 'occurrence" is the Liability and Medical Expenses Limit shown in the Declarations. The most we will pay for all medical expenses because of "bodily injury" sustained by any one person is the Medical Expenses Limit shown in the Declarations. 4. Personal And Advertising Injury Limit Subject to 2.b. above, the most we will pay for the sum of all damages because of all "personal and advertising injury" sustained by any one person or organization is the Personal and Advertising Injury Limit shown in the Declarations. 5. Damage To Premises Rented To You Limit The Damage To Premises Rented To You Limit is the most we will pay under Business Liability Coverage for damages because of "property damage" to any one premises, while rented to you, or in the case of damage by fire, lightning or explosion, while rented to you or temporarily occupied by you with permission of the owner. In the case of damage by fire, lightning or explosion, the Damage to Premises Rented To You Limit applies to all damage proximately caused by the same event, whether such damage results from fire, lightning or explosion or any combination of these. 6. How Limits Apply To Additional Insureds The most we will pay on behalf of a person or organization who is an additional insured under this Coverage Part is the lesser of: a. The limits of insurance required in a written contract, written agreement or permit; or b. The Limits of Insurance shown in the Declarations. Such amount shall be a part of and not in addition to the Limits of Insurance shown in the Declarations and described in this Section. If more than one limit of insurance under this Policy and any endorsements attached thereto applies to any claim or "suit", the most we will pay under this Policy and the endorsements is the single highest limit of liability of all Form SL 00 00 10 18 Page 14 of 22 © 2018, The Hartford (May include copyrighted material of Insurance Services Office, Inc., with its permission) THE HARTFORD coverages applicable to such claim or "suit". However, this paragraph does not apply to the Medical Expenses limit set forth in Paragraph 3. above. The Limits of Insurance of this Coverage Part apply separately to each consecutive annual period and to any remaining period of less than 12 months, starting with the beginning of the policy period shown in the Declarations, unless the policy period is extended after issuance for an additional period of less than 12 months. In that case, the additional period will be deemed part of the last preceding period for purposes of determining the Limits of Insurance. E. LIABILITY AND MEDICAL EXPENSES GENERAL CONDITIONS 1. Bankruptcy Bankruptcy or insolvency of the insured or of the insured's estate will not relieve us of our obligations under this Coverage Part. 2. Duties In The Event Of Occurrence, Offense, Claim Or Suit a. Notice Of Occurrence Or Offense You or any additional insured under this Coverage Part must see to it that we are notified as soon as practicable of an "occurrence" or an offense which may result in a claim. To the extent possible, notice should include: (1) How, when and where the "occurrence" or offense took place; (2) The names and addresses of any injured persons and witnesses; and (3) The nature and location of any injury or damage arising out of the "occurrence" or offense. b. Notice Of Claim If a claim is made or "suit" is brought against any insured, you or any additional insured under this Coverage Part must: (1) Immediately record the specifics of the claim or "suit" and the date received; and (2) Notify us as soon as practicable. You or any additional insured under this Coverage Part must see to it that we receive a written notice of the claim or "suit" as soon as practicable. c. Assistance And Cooperation Of The Insured You and any other involved insured must: (1) Immediately send us copies of any demands, notices, summonses or legal papers received in connection with the claim or "suit"; (2) Authorize us to obtain records and other information; (3) Cooperate with us in the investigation, settlement of the claim or defense against the "suit"; and (4) Assist us, upon our request, in the enforcement of any right against any person or organization that may be liable to the insured because of injury or damage to which this insurance may also apply. d. Obligations At The Insured's Own Cost No insured will, except at that insured's own cost, voluntarily make a payment, assume any obligation, or incur any expense, other than for first aid, without our consent. e. Additional Insured's Other Insurance If we cover a claim or "suit" under this Coverage Part that may also be covered by other insurance available to an additional insured under this Coverage Part, such additional insured must submit such claim or "suit" to the other insurer for defense and indemnity. However, this provision does not apply to the extent that you have agreed in a written contract, written agreement or permit that this insurance is primary and non-contributory with such additional insured's own insurance. f. Knowledge Of An Occurrence, Offense, Claim Or Suit Paragraphs a. and b. apply to you or to any additional insured under this Coverage Part only when such "occurrence", offense, claim or "suit" is known to: Form SL 00 00 10 18 Page 15 of 22 © 2018, The Hartford (May include copyrighted material of Insurance Services Office, Inc., with its permission) THE HARTFORD (1) You or any additional insured under this Coverage Part that is an individual; (2) Any partner, if you or an additional insured under this Coverage Part is a partnership; (3) Any manager, if you or an additional insured under this Coverage Part is a limited liability company; (4) Any "executive officer" or insurance manager, if you or an additional insured under this Coverage Part is a corporation; (5) Any trustee, if you or an additional insured under this Coverage Part is a trust; or (6) Any elected or appointed official, if you or an additional insured under this Coverage Part is a political subdivision or public entity. This Paragraph f. applies separately to you and any additional insured under this Coverage Part. 3. Legal action Against Us No person or organization has a right under this Coverage Part: a. To join us as a party or otherwise bring us into a "suit" asking for damages from an insured; or b. To sue us on this Coverage Part unless all of its terms have been fully complied with. A person or organization may sue us to recover on an agreed settlement or on a final judgment against an insured; but we will not be liable for damages that are not payable under the terms of this insurance or that are in excess of the applicable limit of insurance. An agreed settlement means a settlement and release of liability signed by us, the insured and the claimant or the claimant's legal representative. 4. Separation Of Insureds Except with respect to the Limits of Insurance, and any rights or duties specifically assigned in this Policy to the first Named Insured, this insurance applies: a. As if each Named Insured were the only Named Insured; and b. Separately to each insured against whom a claim is made or "suit" is brought. 5. Representations a. When You Accept This Policy By accepting this Policy, you agree: (1) The statements in the Declarations are accurate and complete; (2) Those statements are based upon representations you made to us; and (3) We have issued this Policy in reliance upon your representations. Unintentional Failure To Disclose Hazards If unintentionally you should fail to disclose all hazards relating to the conduct of your business at the inception date of this Coverage Part, we shall not deny any coverage under this Coverage Part because of such failure. 6. Other Insurance If other valid and collectible insurance is available for a loss we cover under this Coverage Part, our obligations are limited as follows: a. Primary Insurance This insurance is primary except when b. below applies. If other insurance is also primary, we will share with all that other insurance by the method described in c. below. b. Excess Insurance This insurance is excess over any of the other insurance, whether primary, excess, contingent or on any other basis: (1) Your Work That is Fire, Extended Coverage, Builder's Risk, Installation Risk, Owner Controlled Insurance Program or OCIP, Contractor Controlled Insurance Program or CCIP, Wrap Up Insurance or similar coverage for "your work"; Form SL 00 00 10 18 Page 16 of 22 © 2018, The Hartford (May include copyrighted material of Insurance Services Office, Inc., with its permission) (2) Premises Rented To You That is fire, lightning or explosion insurance for premises rented to you or temporarily occupied by you with permission of the owner; (3) Tenant Liability That is insurance purchased by you to cover your liability as a tenant for "property damage" to premises rented to you or temporarily occupied by you with permission of the owner; (4) Aircraft, Auto Or Watercraft If the loss arises out of the maintenance or use of aircraft, "autos" or watercraft to the extent not subject to Exclusion g. of Section B. Exclusions. (5) Property Damage To Borrowed Equipment Or Use Of Elevators If the loss arises out of "property damage" to borrowed equipment or the use of elevators to the extent not subject to Exclusion k. of Section B. Exclusions. (6) When You Are Added As An Additional Insured To Other Insurance That is other insurance available to you covering liability for damages arising out of the premises or operations, or products and completed operations, for which you have been added as an additional insured by that insurance; or (7) When You Add Others As An Additional Insured To This Insurance That is other insurance available to an additional insured. However, the following provisions apply to other insurance available to any person or organization who is an additional insured under this Coverage Part: (a) Primary Insurance When Required By Contract This insurance is primary if you have agreed in a written contract, written agreement or permit that this insurance be primary. If other insurance is also primary, we will share with all that other insurance by the method described in c. below. (b) Primary And Non -Contributory To Other Insurance When Required By Contract If you have agreed in a written contract, written agreement or permit that this insurance is primary and non-contributory with the additional insured's own insurance, this insurance is primary and we will not seek contribution from that other insurance. Paragraphs (a) and (b) do not apply to other insurance to which the additional insured has been added as an additional insured. When this insurance is excess, we will have no duty under this Coverage Part to defend the insured against any "suit" if any other insurer has a duty to defend the insured against that "suit". If no other insurer defends, we will undertake to do so, but we will be entitled to the insured's rights against all those other insurers. When this insurance is excess over other insurance, we will pay only our share of the amount of the loss, if any, that exceeds the sum of: (1) The total amount that all such other insurance would pay for the loss in the absence of this insurance; and (2) The total of all deductible and self -insured amounts under all that other insurance. We will share the remaining loss, if any, with any other insurance that is not described in this Excess Insurance provision and was not bought specifically to apply in excess of the Limits of Insurance shown in the Declarations of this Coverage Part. c. Method Of Sharing If all the other insurance permits contribution by equal shares, we will follow this method also. Under this approach, each insurer contributes equal amounts until it has paid its applicable limit of insurance or none of the loss remains, whichever comes first. Form SL 00 00 10 18 Page 17 of 22 © 2018, The Hartford (May include copyrighted material of Insurance Services Office, Inc., with its permission) THE HARTFORD If any of the other insurance does not permit contribution by equal shares, we will contribute by limits. Under this method, each insurer's share is based on the ratio of its applicable limit of insurance to the total applicable limits of insurance of all insurers. 7. Transfer Of Rights Of Recovery Against Others To Us a. Transfer Of Rights Of Recovery If the insured has rights to recover all or part of any payment, including Supplementary Payments, we have made under this Coverage Part, those rights are transferred to us. The insured must do nothing after loss to impair them. At our request, the insured will bring "suit" or transfer those rights to us and help us enforce them. This condition does not apply to Medical Expenses Coverage. b. Waiver Of Rights Of Recovery (Waiver Of Subrogation) If the insured has waived any rights of recovery against any person or organization for all or part of any payment, including Supplementary Payments, we have made under this Coverage Part, we also waive that right, provided the insured waived their rights of recovery against such person or organization in a contract, agreement or permit that was executed prior to the injury or damage. F. LIABILITY AND MEDICAL EXPENSES DEFINITIONS 1. "Advertisement" means a notice that is broadcast or published to the general public or specific market segments about your goods, products or services for the purpose of attracting customers or supporters. For the purpose of this definition: a. Notices that are published include material placed on the Internet or on similar electronic means of communication; and b. Regarding web sites, only that part of a web site that is about your goods, products or services for the purpose of attracting customers or supporters is considered an advertisement. 2. "Advertising idea" means any idea for an "advertisement". 3. "Asbestos hazard" means an exposure or threat of exposure to the actual or alleged properties of asbestos and includes the mere presence of asbestos in any form. 4. "Auto" means: a. A land motor vehicle, trailer or semi -trailer designed for travel on public roads, including any attached machinery or equipment; or b. Any other land vehicle that is subject to a compulsory or financial responsibility law or other motor vehicle insurance or motor vehicle registration law where it is licensed or principally garaged. However, "auto" does not include "mobile equipment". 5. "Bodily injury" means physical: a. Injury; b. Sickness; or c. Disease sustained by a person and, if arising out of the above, mental anguish or death at any time. 6. "Coverage territory" means: a. The United States of America (including its territories and possessions), Puerto Rico and Canada; b. International waters or airspace, but only if the injury or damage occurs in the course of travel or transportation between any places included in a. above; c. All other parts of the world if the injury or damage arises out of: (1) Goods or products made or sold by you in the territory described in a. above; (2) The activities of a person whose home is in the territory described in a. above, but is away for a short time on your business; or Form SL 00 00 10 18 Page 18 of 22 © 2018, The Hartford (May include copyrighted material of Insurance Services Office, Inc., with its permission) THE A HARTFORD (3) "Personal and advertising injury" offenses that take place through the Internet or similar electronic means of communication. provided the insured's responsibility to pay damages is determined in the United States of America (including its territories and possessions), Puerto Rico or Canada, in a "suit" on the merits according to the substantive law in such territory, or in a settlement we agree to. 7. "Electronic data" means information, facts or computer programs stored as or on, created or used on, or transmitted to or from computer software (including systems and applications software), on hard or floppy disks, CD-ROMs, tapes, drives, cells, data processing devices or any other repositories of computer software which are used with electronically controlled equipment. The term computer programs, referred to in the foregoing description of "electronic data", means a set of related electronic instructions which direct the operations and functions of a computer or device connected to it, which enable the computer or device to receive, process, store, retrieve or send data. 8. "Employee" includes a "leased worker". "Employee" does not include a "temporary worker'. 9. "Executive officer" means a person holding any of the officer positions created by your charter, constitution, by- laws or any other similar governing document. 10. "Hostile fire" means one which becomes uncontrollable or breaks out from where it was intended to be. 11. "Impaired property" means tangible property, other than "your product" or "your work", that cannot be used or is less useful because: a. It incorporates "your product" or "your work" that is known or thought to be defective, deficient, inadequate or dangerous; or b. You have failed to fulfill the terms of a contract or agreement; if such property can be restored to use by: a. The repair, replacement, adjustment or removal of "your product" or "your work"; or b. Your fulfilling the terms of the contract or agreement. 12. "Insured contract" means: a. A contract for a lease of premises. However, that portion of the contract for a lease of premises that indemnifies any person or organization for damage by fire, lightning or explosion to premises while rented to you or temporarily occupied by you with permission of the owner is subject to the Damage To Premises Rented To You limit described in Section D. Liability And Medical Expenses Limits Of Insurance. b. A sidetrack agreement; c. Any easement or license agreement, including an easement or license agreement in connection with construction or demolition operations on or within 50 feet of a railroad; d. Any obligation, as required by ordinance, to indemnify a municipality, except in connection with work for a municipality; e. An elevator maintenance agreement; or f. That part of any other contract or agreement pertaining to your business (including an indemnification of a municipality in connection with work performed for a municipality) under which you assume the tort liability of another party to pay for "bodily injury" or "property damage" to a third person or organization. Tort liability means a liability that would be imposed by law in the absence of any contract or agreement. Paragraph f. includes that part of any contract or agreement that indemnifies a railroad for "bodily injury" or "property damage" arising out of construction or demolition operations within 50 feet of any railroad property and affecting any railroad bridge or trestle, tracks, road -beds, tunnel, underpass or crossing. However, Paragraph f. does not include that part of any contract or agreement: (1) That indemnifies an architect, engineer or surveyor for injury or damage arising out of: (a) Preparing, approving or failing to prepare or approve maps, shop drawings, opinions, reports, surveys, field orders, change orders, designs or drawings and specifications; or (b) Giving directions or instructions, or failing to give them, if that is the primary cause of the injury or damage; or Form SL 00 00 10 18 Page 19 of 22 © 2018, The Hartford (May include copyrighted material of Insurance Services Office, Inc., with its permission) THE HARTFORD (2) Under which the insured, if an architect, engineer or surveyor, assumes liability for an injury or damage arising out of the insured's rendering or failure to render professional services, including those listed in (1) above and supervisory, inspection, architectural or engineering activities. 13. "Leased worker" means a person leased to you by a labor leasing firm under an agreement between you and the labor leasing firm, to perform duties related to the conduct of your business. "Leased worker" does not include a "temporary worker". 14. "Loading or unloading" means the handling of property: a. After it is moved from the place where it is accepted for movement into or onto an aircraft, watercraft or "auto"; b. While it is in or on an aircraft, watercraft or "auto'; or c. While it is being moved from an aircraft, watercraft or "auto" to the place where it is finally delivered; but "loading or unloading" does not include the movement of property by means of a mechanical device, other than a hand truck, that is not attached to the aircraft, watercraft or "auto". 15. "Mobile equipment" means any of the following types of land vehicles, including any attached machinery or equipment: a. Bulldozers, farm machinery, forklifts and other vehicles designed for use principally off public roads; b. Vehicles maintained for use solely on or next to premises you own or rent; c. Vehicles that travel on crawler treads; d. Vehicles, whether self-propelled or not, on which are permanently mounted: (1) Power cranes, shovels, loaders, diggers or drills; or (2) Road construction or resurfacing equipment such as graders, scrapers or rollers; e. Vehicles not described in a., b., c., or d. above that are not self-propelled and are maintained primarily to provide mobility to permanently attached equipment of the following types: (1) Air compressors, pumps and generators, including spraying, welding, building cleaning, geophysical exploration, lighting and well servicing equipment; or (2) Cherry pickers and similar devices used to raise or lower workers; f. Vehicles not described in a., b., c., or d. above maintained primarily for purposes other than the transportation of persons or cargo. However, self-propelled vehicles with the following types of permanently attached equipment are not "mobile equipment" but will be considered "autos": (1) Equipment, of at least 1,000 pounds gross vehicle weight, designed primarily for: (a) Snow removal; (b) Road maintenance, but not construction or resurfacing; or (c) Street cleaning; (2) Cherry pickers and similar devices mounted on automobile or truck chassis and used to raise or lower workers; and (3) Air compressors, pumps and generators, including spraying, welding, building cleaning, geophysical exploration, lighting and well servicing equipment. However, "mobile equipment" does not include any land vehicle that is subject to a compulsory or financial responsibility law or other motor vehicle insurance or motor vehicle registration law where they are licensed or principally garaged. Land vehicles subject to a compulsory or financial responsibility law or other motor vehicle insurance law or motor vehicle registration law are considered "autos". 16. "Occurrence" means an accident, including continuous or repeated exposure to substantially the same general harmful conditions. 17. "Personal and advertising injury" means injury, including consequential "bodily injury", arising out of one or more of the following offenses: Form SL 00 00 10 18 Page 20 of 22 © 2018, The Hartford (May include copyrighted material of Insurance Services Office, Inc., with its permission) THE A HARTFORD a. False arrest, detention or imprisonment; b. Malicious prosecution; c. The wrongful eviction from, wrongful entry into, or invasion of the right of private occupancy of a room, dwelling or premises that a person or organization occupies, committed by or on behalf of its owner, landlord or lessor; d. Oral, written, electronic, or any other manner of publication of material that slanders or libels a person or organization or disparages a person's or organization's goods, products or services; e. Oral, written, electronic, or any other manner of publication of material that violates a person's right of privacy; f. Copying, in your "advertisement", a person's or organization's "advertising idea" or style of "advertisement"; or g. Infringement of copyright, slogan, or title of any literary or artistic work, in your "advertisement". 18. "Pollutants" means any solid, liquid, gaseous or thermal irritant or contaminant, including smoke, vapor, soot, fumes, acids, alkalis, chemicals and waste. Waste includes materials to be recycled, reconditioned or reclaimed. 19. "Products -completed operations hazard"; a. Includes all "bodily injury" and "property damage" occurring away from premises you own or rent and arising out of "your product" or "your work" except: (1) Products that are still in your physical possession; or (2) Work that has not yet been completed or abandoned. However, "your work" will be deemed to be completed at the earliest of the following times: (a) When all of the work called for in your contract has been completed. (b) When all of the work to be done at the job site has been completed if your contract calls for work at more than one job site. (c) When that part of the work done at a job site has been put to its intended use by any person or organization other than another contractor or subcontractor working on the same project. Work that may need service, maintenance, correction, repair or replacement, but which is otherwise complete, will be treated as completed. The "bodily injury" or "property damage" must occur away from premises you own or rent, unless your business includes the selling, handling or distribution of "your product" for consumption on premises you own or rent. b. Does not include "bodily injury" or "property damage" arising out of: (1) The transportation of property, unless the injury or damage arises out of a condition in or on a vehicle not owned or operated by you, and that condition was created by the "loading or unloading" of that vehicle by any insured; or (2) The existence of tools, uninstalled equipment or abandoned or unused materials. 20. "Property damage" means: a. Physical injury to tangible property, including all resulting loss of use of that property. All such loss of use shall be deemed to occur at the time of the physical injury that caused it; or b. Loss of use of tangible property that is not physically injured. All such loss of use shall be deemed to occur at the time of "occurrence" that caused it. As used in this definition, "electronic data" is not tangible property. 21. "Suit" means a civil proceeding in which damages because of "bodily injury", "property damage" or "personal and advertising injury" to which this insurance applies are alleged. "Suit" includes: a. An arbitration proceeding in which such damages are claimed and to which the insured must submit or does submit with our consent; or b. Any other alternative dispute resolution proceeding in which such damages are claimed and to which the insured submits with our consent. Form SL 00 00 10 18 Page 21 of 22 © 2018, The Hartford (May include copyrighted material of Insurance Services Office, Inc., with its permission) THE HARTFORD 22. "Temporary worker" means a person who is furnished to you to substitute for a permanent "employee" on leave or to meet seasonal or short-term workload conditions. 23. "Unmanned aircraft" means an aircraft that is not: a. Designed; b. Manufactured; or c. Modified after manufacture; to be controlled directly by a person from within or on the aircraft. 24. "Volunteer worker" means a person who: a. Is not your "employee'; b. Donates his or her work; c. Acts at the direction of and within the scope of duties determined by you; and d. Is not paid a fee, salary or other compensation by you or anyone else for their work performed for you. 25. "Your product': a. Means: (1) Any goods or products, other than real property, manufactured, sold, handled, distributed or disposed of by: (a) You; (b) Others trading under your name; or (c) A person or organization whose business or assets you have acquired; and (2) Containers (other than vehicles), materials, parts or equipment furnished in connection with such goods or products. b. Includes: (1) Warranties or representations made at any time with respect to the fitness, quality, durability, performance or use of 'your product'; and (2) The providing of or failure to provide warnings or instructions. c. Does not include vending machines or other property rented to or located for the use of others but not sold. 26. "Your work": a. Means: (1) Work or operations performed by you or on your behalf; and (2) Materials, parts or equipment furnished in connection with such work or operations. b. Includes: (1) Warranties or representations made at any time with respect to the fitness, quality, durability, performance or use of "your work"; and (2) The providing of or failure to provide warnings or instructions. Form SL 00 00 10 18 © 2018, The Hartford (May include copyrighted material of Insurance Services Office, Inc., with its permission) Page 22 of 22 WORKERS COMPENSATION AND EMPLOYERS LIABILITY INSURANCE POLICY MWC 1400 05 10 BLANKET WAIVER OF OUR RIGHT TO RECOVER FROM OTHERS ENDORSEMENT - CALIFORNIA We have the right to recover our payments from anyone liable for an injury covered by this policy. We will not enforce our right against any person or organization named in the Schedule. (This agreement applies only to the extent that you perform work under a written contract that requires you to obtain this agreement from us.) You must maintain payroll records accurately segregating the remuneration of your employees while engaged in the work described in the Schedule. This agreement shall not operate directly or indirectly to benefit anyone not named in the Schedule. Schedule 1. Blanket Waiver Any person or organization for whom the Named Insured has agreed by written contract to furnish this waiver. 2. Premium: The additional premium charge for this endorsement shall be 3 percent of the California Workers' Compensation premium otherwise due subject to a minimum premium of $750 per policy. This endorsement changes the policy to which it is attached and is effective on the date issued unless otherwise stated. (The information below is required only when this endorsement is issued subsequent to preparation of the policy.) Endorsement Effective: 04/20/2025 Insured: SCI CONSULTING GROUP (A CORP.) Insurance Company: Markel Insurance Company Policy No. MWC0003533-15 Endorsement No. Countersigned by Premium $(See Attached) MWC14000510 Includes copyrighted material of National Council on Compensation Insurance with its permission Page 2 of 2 Copyright 1983 National Council on Compensation Insurance.