[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town of Greenfield as indicated in article histories. Amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Building construction — See Ch. 224.
Excavations — See Ch. 259.
Streets, sidewalks and public places — See Ch. 385.
[Adopted as amended 5-16-2012 by Order No. FY 12-143 (Ch. 615 of the 2002 Bylaws)]
Before starting and until completion of the work, the permittee shall procure, deposit, and maintain with the Town of Greenfield, hereinafter called the "Town," insurance satisfactory to the Town as follows:
A. 
Workers' compensation and employer's liability insurance as required by the workers' compensation laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
B. 
General liability insurance.
(1) 
Comprehensive general liability insurance covering bodily injury and property damage as follows:
Limits of Liability:
Bodily injury*
$500,000
Each person
Each occurrence
Property damage*
$500,000
Each occurrence
$500,000
Aggregate operations
$500,000
Aggregate protective
$500,000
Aggregate contractual
$500,000
Aggregate completed operations
*
Or $1,000,000 single limit combined bodily injury and property
(2) 
The comprehensive general liability policy shall provide insurance for the permittee for bodily injury and property damage to third persons arising out of:
(a) 
Work performed by the permittee himself/herself with his/her own employees, called "premises operations."
(b) 
Work performed by his/her subcontractors, called "sublet work" or independent contractors. (This is referred to as "contractor's protective liability.")
(c) 
The contractor's liability assumed under this contract, called "hold harmless" clauses or indemnity agreement. (This is referred to as "contractual liability insurance.") To avoid the necessity of arranging for this coverage on each permit, it is recommended that the certificate of insurance indicate that "blanket" coverage is provided for the full policy term.**
** Underground insurance coverage will be furnished on a "blanket" basis. Collapse and explosion coverage shall be required under certain circumstances by the Director of Public Works.
C. 
Automobile insurance. Comprehensive automobile liability insurance for non-Massachusetts contractors and standard automobile liability insurance for Massachusetts contractors covering bodily injury and property damage as follows:
Limits of Liability:
Bodily injury
$500,000
Each person
$1,000,000
Each accident
Property damage
$1,000,000
Each accident
[1]
Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I).
Before starting and until completion of the work, the permittee shall procure, deposit, and maintain with the Town of Greenfield, hereinafter called the "Town," insurance satisfactory to the Town.
A. 
Workers' compensation and employer's liability insurance as required by the workers' compensation laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
B. 
Comprehensive general liability insurance covering bodily injury and property damage with the following:
(1) 
Limits of liability:
(a) 
Bodily injury:
[1] 
Each person: $300,000.
[2] 
Each occurrence: $500,000.
(b) 
Property damage:
[1] 
Each occurrence: $100,000.
[2] 
Aggregate operations: $100,000.
[3] 
Aggregate protective: $100,000.
[4] 
Aggregate contractual: $100,000.
[5] 
Aggregate completed operation: $100,000.
(2) 
The comprehensive general liability policy shall provide insurance for the permittee for bodily injury and property damage to third persons arising out of:
(a) 
Work performed by the permittee himself/herself with his/her own employees, called "premises operations."
(b) 
Work performed by his/her subcontractors, called "sublet work" or "independent contractors." (This is referred to as "contractors' protective liability.")
(c) 
The contractor's liability assumed under this contract, called "hold harmless" clauses or indemnity agreement. (This is referred to as "contractual liability insurance.") To avoid the necessity of arranging for this coverage on each permit, it is recommended that the certificate of insurance indicate that "blanket" coverage is provided for the full policy term.
(d) 
Products liability covering the completed building or installation or products furnished. (This is called "products liability insurance" for the manufacturer and "completed operations liability insurance" for the contractor.)
(e) 
Underground insurance coverage will be furnished on a "blanket" basis. Collapse and explosion coverage shall be required under certain circumstances by the Director of Public Works.
C. 
Comprehensive automobile liability insurance covering bodily injury and property damage, with the following:
(1) 
Bodily injury:
(a) 
Each person: $300,000.
(b) 
Each accident: $500,000.
(2) 
Property damage: $100,000 each accident.
This insurance is to apply with respect to all owned or hired vehicles of the contractor and nonownership protection for all employees of the contractor engaged in the performance of work in Town ways or commons.
All policies shall be so written that the Town will be notified of cancellation or restrictive amendment at least 15 days prior to the effective date of such cancellation or amendment.
Certificates from the insurance carrier stating the limits of liability and expiration date shall be filed with the Town before operations are begun.
Such certificates not only shall name the types of policy provided, but also shall refer specifically to this permit and the above sections in accordance with which insurance is being furnished, and shall state that such insurance is as required by such sections, and shall be sufficiently comprehensive as to permit the Town to determine that the required insurance coverage has been provided without the necessity of examining the individual insurance policies.
If the initial insurance expires prior to the completion of the work, renewal certificates shall be furnished by the date of expiration.