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of the sewer is in focus at all times, regardless of the diameter of the pipe being inspected. The camera, transport system, and other components of the video system shall be capable of producing a picture adequate for the purposes of the inspection as stated herein. The adequacy of the proposed equipment, resulting videotapes and the assessment logs shall be demonstrated to the City, if so requested, prior to award of contract. Cost of such demonstration shall be borne by the consultant. 3. A cable footage counter, accurate to within one (1) foot in 1000 feet, shall be used and shall be indicated on the monitor and recorded on the videotape. The date of inspection, continuous forward and reverse readout of camera distance from referenced access hole, as well as the run number shall be displayed continuously on the monitor and recorded on the video. The station or footage indicating the center of the manhole at the start of each run shall be set to accurately reflect a starting position 0.00 feet. 4. When specified, videotapes supplied to the City shall be new, NTSC color, high quality on VHS format. All tapes shall be recorded at the EP speed or in special circumstances at SP speed if requested by the City. When specified, digitally encoded video shall be compressed with the WMV format with settings specified by the City. Digital video shall be supplied to the City on stand-alone, hard disk drive systems. All tapes and systems will become property of the City and shall be included in the combined unit pricing for video and database. 5. Every sewer main assessment shall begin with a view of the open manhole and shall proceed uninterrupted in the downstream direction with the insertion of the camera into the manhole with the subsequent sewer main assessment. Recording of video against the flow will only be allowed with prior written approval of the City or when it can be shown that conditions made it unfeasible to record with the flow. 6. All tapes shall become the property of the City. 7. TV inspection, monitoring and recording shall only be performed by technicians with proven experience. The consultant shall furnish qualification details for each technician if requested to do so by the City. 8. During inspection, the operating technician shall, along with the audio record of conditions, log an assessment of the videotaped sewer. This assessment shall include the location of all laterals, indicated infiltration, cracks, deflected joints, collapsed sections, ex -filtration, misalignment, roots, deposits, and other conditions or data pertinent to the physical condition of the sewer. The consultant shall deliver printed and electronic versions of the log. 9. The electronic format shall be provided as a separate Microsoft Access database file for each VHS videotape and shall include the following: 9