Name of Project: Contract No: Contractor: Effective Date. Written Notification.Exhibit B – Not Used. INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR: The CONSULTANT, in the performance of this Agreement, shall be and shall act as an independent contractor. Contractor shall endeavor to keep the same Contract Manager identified in the organization chart in Exhibit L is retained during the term of this Agreement. All times to complete tasks set forth in this Exhibit are of the essence, as indicated in the. Agreement. The CONSULTANT, in the performance of this Agreement, shall be and shall act as an independent contractor. The Agreement as an independent contractor and not as an employee of CCWD. No member, official, employee or agent of the City shall be personally liable to. In the performance of this agreement,.