Insurance.
Omaha Municipal Code § 43-153
in effectSec. 43-153. - Insurance.
(a) Any person or agent needing a permit for use of the public way, as defined in this article, shall, before he is granted a permit, place on file with the public works department proof of insurance and a signed indemnity agreement as described in subsections (b) and (c) of this section.
(b) The applicant shall procure and maintain in effect insurance policies including the following coverages:
(1) Commercial general liability insurance, including contractual liability insurance, with a limit of at least $500,000.00 per occurrence and at least $1,000,000.00 general annual aggregate limit; and
(2) Automobile liability insurance with a limit of at least $1,000,000.00 for each accident.
The insurance policies above shall be endorsed to name the city as an additional insured, and to provide that the insurance company give 30 days prior written notice to the city in the event of cancellation or nonrenewal of such policy. Evidence of the above required insurance shall be furnished on an insurance industry standard certificate form acceptable to the city. If there are special limitations on the insurance policy, then a copy of the policy exclusions must be submitted with the insurance certificate. Proof of insurance shall be submitted directly to the city for review and approval.
(c) The applicant shall sign and provide to the city an indemnity agreement in approximately the following language:
"The undersigned, in consideration of the issuance, by the City of Omaha, a Nebraska municipal corporation ("City"), of a permit for use of a public way for building operations at the address stated below, agrees to defend, save, hold harmless and indemnify the City and its agents from all liability, claims, damages, judgments, costs and expenses of any nature and description caused in whole or part by or growing out of: (i) the undersigned's use of public ways during the said building operations within the City of Omaha or its jurisdiction; (ii) the undersigned's placing or failing to place any obstruction, barricade, material, equipment, or apparatus of any nature in any street, highway, alley, sidewalk space or thoroughfare, as an incident to or in connection with the said building operations; or (iii) any and all negligence on the part of the undersigned in the said building operations.
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(signature of authorized representative)
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(address of public way to be used)"
(Ord. No. 33582, § 1(43-153), 6-27-95; Ord. No. 36985, § 1, 3-29-05; Ord. No. 43054, § 3, 9-13-22)
Source: City of Omaha, Municipal Code and City Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/ne/omaha/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=OMMUCOCHGEORVOII_CH43BU_ARTIVUSPUWABUOP_S43-153INFetched: 10/28/2026