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6.6 Standards of Conduct for Contractor Personnel. The Contractor shall be responsible for maintaining satisfactory standards of employee competency and conduct and for taking disciplinary action against his employees as necessary. No Contractor employee under the influence of alcohol, drugs, or any other incapacitating agent shall be allowed on the jobsite. The removal from the job site of a Contractor employee shall not relieve the Contractor of the requirement to provide sufficient personnel to perform the work specified in the contract. 6.7 Uniforms. All Contractor personnel shall wear uniforms that are clean and neat and free of wrinkles, tears, holes, frayed edges, spots, stains, body odor, and logos or graphics other than company identification patches. All uniforms should identify the name of the Contractor. Uniforms shall be clearly distinguishable from City employee uniforms. 7 Director's Authority 7.1 The Director is the only person authorized to direct changes in any of the requirements under the Agreement and, not withstanding any provisions contained elsewhere in the Agreement, and said authority remains solely in the Director. In the event that the Contractor effects any such changes at the direction of any person other than the Director, the changes will be considered -to have been made without authority and solely at the risk of the Contractor. In addition, the Director shall have the authority to accepdreject materials, workmanship and to make minor changes in work or schedule, not involving extra cost. When the performance of the work or completion per schedule is determined to be sub -standard, he may (1) recommend that all or a portion of payment be withheld, and/or forfeiture for delay in assessed; and/or (2) direct the work be accomplished by either City forces or separate contractor, in order to complete the necessary work as close to schedule as possible, and withhold the resulting costs. Payment to be withheld shall be deducted from the next monthly payment due the Contractor, or if the amount is insufficient to cover payment, the Contractor shall be liable for said deficiency and will be billed accordingly. The Director, or his authorized representative shall decide all questions, which may arise as to the manner of performance and completion per schedule, acceptable fulfillment of the Agreement by the Contractor, interpretation of the specifications, and compensation, including completion of work by alternate sources. 7.2 The Director may delete a portion of or the entire work site from contractual maintenance during a construction period or any period where the Director determines that work cannot be scheduled. The deletion of this portion of work will be reflected as a reduction in the monthly payment to the Contractor. The amount of reduction will be based on the percentage of area involved and will be determined by the City. 7.3 The Director or his designated representative shall regularly inspect the parks, playgrounds, fields and all other City property subject to this Agreement. If said inspection results in discovery of work that is not performed in the manner, and to the professional degree set forth in the Specifications, Contractor agrees that the City shall deduct from Contractor's next monthly payment, the City's actual or estimated cost of performing the work to bring the property into conformance with the specifications. Additionally, City shall impose liquidated damages of up to $300.00 per inspection, per park, per day not meeting the specifications during any such inspection. 8 Other Requirements City of Santa Ana RFP 18-021 Page 15 25K-17