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to re -clean either an unreported or an insufficiently cleaned main shall be borne entirely by the contractor. B. TELEVISION INSPECTION: 1. The consultant shall visually inspect, digitally encode video in WMV format (or another format if mutually agreed upon) and provide both printed and computerized logs of all inspected sewers. The log and video formats shall be approved by the City prior to commencement of work. In addition, the City reserves the right, with prior notice and on a case -by -case basis, to require or suspend the delivery of VHS videotape when it deems necessary. 2. The consultant shall use equipment specially designed and constructed for sewer inspection and televising. The camera must have light sources of suitable illumination output to provide a clear picture of the entire periphery of pipe. The camera must be able to be rotated to a position that will assure that the total periphery 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 video 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 video. The date of inspection, continuous forward and reverse readout of camera distance from referenced access hole, the upstream and downstream manhole with an arrow indicating flow direction (or the database number, run number and direction of flow), the size of the pipe, the name of the street, the time of day and the project or location name as supplied by the City shall be displayed continuously on the monitor and recorded on the video. The color of the overlay information shall be adjusted so that it remains legible throughout the run. The footage relative to the center of the manhole at the start of each run shall be set to accurately reflect a center of manhole starting position of 0.00 feet regardless of where along the pipe and at what footage the run begins. 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. 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 with plug -and - play capable USB connections. Digital video files, Microsoft Access Database files, PDF report files and disk directory naming conventions on contractor -supplied hard disk systems shall be approved by the City prior to the commencement of work. All disks and related components will become property of the City and shall be included in the unit pricing for producing digital sewer video. 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 Z