Service Provider shall furnish competent and skilled personnel to perform the work under this
contract. The City reserves the right to approve key personnel assigned by Service Provider to
perform work under this contract. Approved key personnel shall not be taken off of the project by
Service Provider without the prior written approval of the City. except in the event of termination
of employment. Service Provider shall, if requested to do so by the City, remove from the job any
personnei whom the City determines to be incompetent, dishonest, or uncooperative.
4. Ciry REPRESENTATIVE. The City may designate a City representative for this contract.
If designated, all notices, project materials, requests by Service Provider, and any other
communication about the contract shall be addressed or be delivered to the City Representative.
5. CHANGES TO SCOPE OF Work. The City may, at any time, by written order, make changes
to the general scope, character, or cost of this contract and in the services or work to be performed,
either increasing or decreasing the scope, character, or cost of Service Provider's performance
under the contract. Service Provider shall provide to the City within 10 calendar days, a written
proposal for accomplishing the change. The proposal for a change shall provide enough detail,
including personnel hours for each sub-task and cost breakdowns of tasks, for the City to be able
to adequately analyze the proposal. The City will then determine in writing if Service Provider
should proceed with any or all of the proposed change. If the change causes an increase or a
decrease in Service Provider's cost or time required for performance of the contract as a whole, an
equitable adjustment shall be made and the contract accordingly modified in writing. Any claim
of Service Provider for adjustment under this clause shail be asserted in writing within 30 days of
the date the City notified Service Provider of the change.
When Service Provider seeks changes, Service Provider shall, before any work commences,
estimate their effect on the cost of the contract and on its schedule and notify the City in writing
of the estimate. The proposal for a change shall provide enough detail, including
personnel hours for each sub-task and cost breakdowns of tasks, for the City to be able to
adequately analyze the proposal. The City will then determine in writing if Service Provider
should proceed with any or all of the proposed change.
Except as provided in this paragraph, Service Provider shall implement no change unless the City
in writing approves the change. Unless otherwise agreed to in writing, the provisions of this
contract shall apply to all changes. The City may provide verbal approval of a change when the
City, in its sole discretion, determines that time is critical or public health and safety are of concern.
Any verbal approval shall be confirmed in writing no later than the next business day. Any change
undertaken without prior City approval shall not be compensated and is, at the City's election,
sufficient reason for contract termination.
6. Ciry COOPERATION. The City agrees that its personnel will cooperate with Service
Provider in the performance of its work under this contract and that such personnel will be
available to Service Provider for consultation at reasonable times and after being given sufficient
advance notice that will prevent conflict with their other responsibilities. The City also agrees to
provide Service Provider with access to City records in a reasonable time and manner and to
schedule items that require action by the Board of Public Works and Finance Committee in a
timely manner, The City and Service Provider also agree to attend all meetings called by the City
or Service Provider to discuss the work under the Contract, and that Service Provider may elect to
conduct and record such meetings and shall later distribute prepared minutes of the meeting to the
City.
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