Agenda - Council Work Session - 04/11/2017

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C. One truck having a manufacturer's gross vehicle weight rating of 52,000 lbs., to be equipped with a crane and winch, and further equipped to control movement of the towed vehicle, and D. Equipment sufficient and designed to move vehicles not amenable to towing or to move a completely demolished vehicle by means of dollies or low bed trailers. E. Equipment for 2-way communications with Anoka County Central Communications (Dispatch). A listing of all equipment to be utilized shall be submitted with the proposal. Such listing shall show the make and model of all equipment available for use under this contract, along with size and all other pertinent information, such as specialized equipment not necessarily herein specified, but which may be a factor in performing effectively and efficiently. All equipment to be used by the Contractor under this contract shall be maintained in good repair and condition. The City reserves the right to inspect the equipment from time to time for the purpose of determining that equipment condition is in conformance with the terms and conditions and the contract. 3. In order to be in consideration for proposal selection, all storage and parking lot facilities and all equipment to be used by the Contractor under this contract must be located within a 10-mile radius of the Intersection of Ramsey Blvd NW (Co Rd 56) and Bunker Lake Blvd NW (Co Rd 116), Ramsey, MN 55303. The storage and parking lot facilities must meet all of the applicable State building code standards and municipal license and zoning requirements, including those relating to screening and landscaping of the City in which the facility is located. 4. The facilities proposed to be utilized under this contract must have the capability of storing a minimum of one (1) vehicle inside and a further capability of providing storage for a minimum of ten (10) vehicles outside. Inside storage will be necessary only when so requested or directed by an authorized official of the City of Ramsey as identified in these terms and conditions. When a direction is given to store a unit inside, such directions may be accompanied by certain instructions for security measures to be employed. The security responsibilities become the responsibility of the storing agent while the unit is in his/her keeping. 5. The Contractor performing under this contract shall assume all and full responsibility for the conduct of his/her employees. The Contractor guarantees that all of the employees performing under this contract will be adequately trained in their profession, will respond promptly to all calls, will provide safe and adequate equipment (as herein specified), be clean and neat in appearance, use decent language, free of profanity, and treat the public courteously at all times. Request for service from the Ramsey Police Department must be given first priority by all towing dispatchers serving as agents for the Contractor.