13-004-Lot Clearing / Bush Hog Mowing-CE - City of Sebring, Florida

4.5. EquipmentIt shall be the vendor’s responsibility to ensure that all equipment used shallbe properly maintained in order to protect the operator and public/privateproperty including but not limited to warning flashing lights, strobe lights orwarning flares. Any equipment inoperable, unsafe, or improper for desireduse shall be removed from the premises. The City’s representative(s) willhave the right to reject the use of any specific piece of supplied equipment onsite. It must be immediately removed and another unit used to perform thetasks. All mowers are to be adjustable and adjusted to the proper cuttingheight and level for the kind of grass and current condition of the turf. Allmower blades are to be sharp enough to cut rather than tear the grass.4.6. EmployeesPersons employed by the Contractor in the performance of services pursuantto this bid shall not be considered employees of the City, and shall beindependent there of and shall have no claim against the City as to pension,worker’s compensation, unemployment compensation, insurance salary,wages or any other employee rights orprivileges granted by operation of law or by the City of Sebring. Withsubmission of this bid proposal, vendor understands that the City of Sebringis not responsible for the Federal, State or locally mandated tax withholdingor any other cost associated with wages or other benefits of the vendor’semployees and/or any of its subcontractors.4.7. Safety: Contractor shall be responsible for the supervision and directionof the work performed by his employees at all times. All work andequipments shall comply with OSHA standards. Violation of safety practicescould result in immediate termination of contract.4.8. Traffic Maintenance – During mowing operations traffic shall bemaintained in accordance all State and local rules and regulations.4.9. Completion of Work – The Contractor will notify the appropriatesuperintendent within 24 hours of completion of each cycle for inspection andsubmit invoice/site completion form to superintendent for payment. Thesuperintendent will review the work to insure that the work was properlycompleted. No payment will be approved until after the superintendentapproves the work.4.10. Adjacent Property Owners – While it is recognized that some of theactual right-of-way areas may be mowed by the adjacent property owners,the area is the responsibility of the contractor and may require mowing,and/or other cleanup.4.11. Award of Bid – The Sebring City Council reserves the right to accept orreject any or all bids or any parts thereof. If an award is made it will bemade to the most responsible bidder solely at the discretion of the CityITB #13-004: Lot Clearing / Bush Hog Mowing for Code Enforcement 13