A. Quotes for work shall be provided prior to starting any work and shall be in accordance with the pricing offered. Emergency work may require verbal quotes. Written quotes shall be required for all scheduled jobs. A valid purchase order shall be provided prior to any work. Quotes may be sought from all approved vendors on the qualified provider list. B. The District will set forth the work to be done but may or may not choose to have a representative present during the work. C. Contractor shall furnish all necessary insurance, permits, licenses, transportation, supplies, apparatus, equipment, personnel, labor, supervision, project management, expertise, and all things necessary to perform listed items with chipping, mulching and disposal to landfill, and include all such in prices. Prices shall include all setup, demobilization, trip charges removal charges profit overhead, and all costs to the District. D. Contractor shall perform the work required in a professional manner without undue delay. Facilities Management reserves the right to monitor the work being done. E. Contractor shall coordinate all work so that the schools and departments are not adversely impacted. F. If extra work not specified in the minimum specification(s) is required, such work must be documented to district in writing and authorized in advanced by the District at a fixed lump sum based on completion time and justification for the work in question, contractor shall notify the District of any cost over-runs before the occurrence. G. The Contractor is solely responsible for the technique, which will be used to fulfill the terms of the Statement of Work (SOW). Further, the contractor remains solely responsible for control and supervision of employees while performing under the contract. H. Trees and limbs shall be either trimmed and left in place or cut and removed. Resources used by the contractor shall include but not be limited to crew workers, equipment operators, climbers, foreman, flagman, all hand & power tools, chippers, transportation, safety equipment, rigging, ladders, and single or dual-person bucket truck. Contractor shall give priority scheduling of service to the District, especially during emergencies to clear storm damage from critical facilities. I. Trees and stumps may be located near power lines, playgrounds or buildings. Appropriate safety precautions are required. J. The Contractor shall not cut or remove shrubbery or any type of landscaping vegetation, other than grass, unless prior approval is given by the District. K. After approval is given by the District, vegetation and bushes shall be cut to ground level. L. All debris will be removed from the District property or mulched and uniformly spread on the District property as instructed. M. All worksite materials and equipment shall be brought into the site by making use of such roadways and drives or across the grounds and along routes as established by the District. N. Any streets, roadways, sidewalks, soil, grass, planting, trees or other property that may be damaged as a result of the contractor work shall be properly repaired or duly replaced by the Contractor to the full satisfaction of the District. O. The District makes no guarantee of any particular number or any at all trees to be trimmed or cut. P. The District reserves the right to inspect all work throughout the term of the contract.
