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9. While p~rforming under this contract and under these' terms and . conditions, the Contractor or hislher designated .representativ~(s) must be present at the storage facility fpr the purpose of releasing vehicles to authorized persons Monday through Friday, between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. (excluding legal holidays). During Saturdays, Sundays, and legal holidays, the Contractor must be available between 12:00 p.m. and 2:00p.m. by appointment only. It is not necessary that the Contractor or hislher designated' representatives be physically present at th,e storage facility, but the City must be able to contact the Contractor or hislher designa~ed representative on an as needed basis during these t!mes. Providing the City with a home phorie number where the Contractor can be reached during these times would be adequate for purPoses of this paragraph. . . 10. It shall- be agreed under this 'contract that motor .vehicles will not be driven at anytime during the towing procedure. In the event that the vehicle is without tires or has flat. tires, the performing Contractor. agrees to tow the vehicle without damaging the wheels and .further agrees not to tow any vehi~le on its rims, on wheels without tires, or on fla~ tires. 11.' Upon arrival at the 'scene of a tow where a vehicle accident has occurred I the performing Contractor, in addition to the physical removal of the .' vehicle, assumes full responsibility for removing any vehicular parts or .other debris, excluding liquids and other commercial cargo, resulting from the. accident. This clean-up is' to. be completed without any additional compensation. 12. The performing.Contractor shall be entitled to a charge for his/her towing and storage services pursuant to the fees submitted in the accompanying proposal. The Contractor shall agree that neither the City nor any Department tI1ere.of 'is responsible for any charges as a result of towing '. and/or storage and that the Contractor assumes allliabili.ty for any ~nd all, unpaid charges~ . NOTE: This provision and these terms and conditions . are in no way a law or regulation relating to the "price, route, or service of any motor carrier... with respect to the transportation of property" under 49 U.S.C. Sec. 14501.(C)(1)(1997). 13. If an involved private owner/operator makes a timely request'for a tow by' other than our Contractor, such request shall be honored by the Police Department.. 'In either instance, the owner/operator is solely responsible for all associated charges. 14.. For vehicles identified by the Police Department as.~ubject to forfeiture. . . . and subsequently released to the Police Department pending the outcome of forfe.iture proceedings, the performing Contractor shall indicate a flat rate charge per forfeited vehicle. The flat rate shall include t~wing,