request for proposal - Halifax Regional Municipality

nature whatsoever shall be sold or provided throughout the Park, by peddler or peddlers, street
carts, chip wagons or mobile canteens.
6. The Licensee agrees to operate the canteen between the hours of 10:00 a.m. (or earlier at
Licensee’s discretion) until dusk for the core season which is from the 1 st day of June to the 30 th
day of September. Shoulder Season hours of operation shall include, 10:00 a.m. to dusk on
Saturdays, Sundays, and Holidays. Weekday hours of operation during the shoulder season
may be at the licensee’s discretion based on weather etc. The shoulder season shall include
from the Victoria Day weekend in May to June 1 st and from September 30 th to Thanksgiving
Day in October.
7. The Licensee agrees to handle or cause to be handled all foodstuff on the premises in
accordance with the regulations of the respective regulative organizations. Regulative
organizations shall have the right to enter the premises during business hours, to ensure proper
sanitary standards are being made.
8. The Licensee agrees to pay such business tax as may be assessed against or imposed upon the
said Licensee in connection with the use of the Canteen Facility and its environs; and the
Licensee agrees to obtain all required Provincial Government and Municipal Government
occupancy permits and licenses for the Canteen Facility at the Park.
9. The Licensee agrees to keep the said Canteen Facility and its surrounding area, free from all
litter and waste of any description as may be caused by the carrying on of business in the
Canteen Facility. In addition the Licensee is responsible for providing garbage bags and
appropriate source separation, within the Canteen, for the daily disposal of
garbage/organics/recyclables generated from the preparation and sale of goods. The licensee
shall be responsible to remove all garbage/organics/recyclables generated off site and not be
placed in any of the parks bins, hoppers, or receptacles. All garbage bins outside the facility
will be the responsibility of Parks.
10. The Licensee shall not make any alterations or improvements to the Facility without the prior
consent of the HRM, Real Property Services, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld.
If consent is given by the HRM, such alterations or improvements shall be done at the full
expense of the Licensee. HRM will be responsible for normal maintenance items only caused
by physical deterioration to the Facilities.
11. The Licensee agrees that no advertising matter shall be affixed to or displayed on the exterior
area of the said Facility or the surrounding area, without written or verbal approval from HRM.
12. The Licensee acknowledges that unannounced vendor performance inspections will be
conducted by HRM to monitor customer service performance, hours of operation and other
matters relating to the Licensee’s obligations under this Agreement.
13. The Licensee acknowledges that the Licensee has obtained public liability insurance in the
amount of $2,000,000 for purposes of indemnifying HRM against all manners of claims,
damages, loss, business disturbances, costs or charges whatsoever, suffered by HRM or its
property, either directly or indirectly, in respect to any matter arising from the Licensee’s
occupancy or associated use of the Facility or the surrounding areas. The Licensee further
agrees to deliver to HRM a certificate of such insurance or certified copy of the policy
insurance as satisfactory written evidence that such insurance is in full force and effect,
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