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Pagfi 2 of 41 5. FUNCTIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES A. Director The Director shall have the authority to accepUreject materials, workmanship and to make minor changes in work or schedule, not involving extra cost. When the p~rfonnance 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 be assessed; 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 and will be billed accordingly. The Director shall decide all questions, which may arise as to the manner of perfonnance and completion per schedule, acceptable fulfillment of the contract by the Contractor, interpretation of the specifications, and compensation to include completion of work by altemate sources. B. Contractor (1) Review of Job Site The Contractor shall be held responsible for carefully reviewing the site and verifying all areas of work, prior to bid submittal. (2) Local Office The Contractor shall maintain a local office with a competent representative that can be reached during normal working hours and authorized to discuss matters pertaining to this contract with the Director. A local office is one that can be reached by telephone without it being a toll call. An answering service or mobile telephone shall not fulfill the requirement for a local office. Contractor will not be allowed to store equipment or materials at any contracted area without written permission from the Director. In addition, the Contractor shall have the capability to . receive and respond to emergency calls as specified under routine maintenance in the landscape maintenance specifications. (3) Submittals The Contractor shall submit to the Director at the beginning of work: 1) a detailed annual, monthly and weekly work schedule; 2) time sheets of employees assigned to the Zoo; 3) names and titles of all persons working on the project; and, 4) materials and/or chemicals to be used on the project for approval. All submittals shall be periodically up-dated as necessary. The Director shall be immediately notified of any changes to the above inform-aHon. 25H-16