REPORT/RECOMMENDATION TO THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
OF THE COUNTY OF SAN BERNARDINO
AND RECORD OF ACTION
October 6, 2020
FROM
LEANNA WILLIAMS, Director, Department of Risk Management
SUBJECT
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Renewal of Contractor's Pollution Liability Insurance Program for the Department of Public Works, Solid Waste Management Division
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RECOMMENDATION(S)
Recommendation
Approve the renewal of contractor's pollution liability insurance program, as recommended by Willis Towers Watson Insurance Services West, Inc., to provide $25 million in coverage limits for each pollution condition and aggregate limits, with a $100,000 deductible, for a total premium not-to-exceed $360,388, for a five-year term from October 8, 2020 through October 7, 2025.
(Presenter: LeAnna Williams, Director, 386-8621)
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COUNTY AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER GOALS & OBJECTIVES
Operate in a Fiscally-Responsible and Business-Like Manner.
FINANCIAL IMPACT
Approval of this item will not result in the use of additional Discretionary General Funding (Net County Cost). The total premium, not-to-exceed $360,388, will be paid from the Department of Risk Management's (DRM) pollution liability insurance fund (4110), and will be recovered from the Department of Public Works, Solid Waste Management Division (SWMD). Sufficient appropriation is included in the DRM's 2020-21 budget.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
DRM requires that all contractors working on SWMD sites secure pollution insurance coverage. This requirement has been problematic for some contractors and has limited the number of available contractors to provide professional engineering and construction services. To remedy this problem, the DRM's contracted insurance broker, Willis Towers Watson Insurance Services West, Inc., has marketed this program and provided a quote to renew the program for an additional five years.
Through this program, the DRM will secure pollution insurance coverage on behalf of all contractors working on SWMD...
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