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CITY OF ARDEN HILLS, MN CONTRACT FOR THE COLLECTION OF RESIDENTIAL RECYCLABLE MATERIALS Page 8 3. Scope of Work: General Provisions 3.1. The work under the Contract shall consist of all the items contained in the Contract, including all the supervision, materials, equipment, labor, customer service operations, and all other items and functions necessary to complete such work in accordance with the Contract. 3.2. The City’s RFP (including all addenda) and Contractor’s proposal (including responses to City questions) are incorporated by reference into this final Contract. If there is any discrepancy between this Contract and the City’s RFP or the Contractor’s proposal, this Contract shall take precedence. 3.3. Recycling services will be provided to all RDUs, with opportunities for MDU buildings to “opt-in” to the service. Recyclables collection will occur weekly on Tuesdays for properties south of I-694 and weekly on Wednesdays for properties north of I-694. Appendix A includes a map of route sectors by collection day. The area commonly known as Rice Creek Commons (“RCC”) is not included in the Curbside Recycling Service area. For purposes of this Contract, RCC is delineated as the area north of Highway 96, east of Highway 10, west of Hamline Avenue North and south of County Road I (the northerly jurisdictional boundary of the city). 3.4. The Contractor will acquaint itself with all pertinent City Ordinances and other City guidelines and comply with said ordinances and guidelines. 3.5. The Contractor has made its own examination, investigation and research regarding the proper method of doing the work, and all conditions affecting the work to be done (including street layout, alley layout, overhead obstructions preventing automated lifting of carts, other geography, daily route sector boundaries, etc.) and the labor, equipment and materials needed thereon, and the quantity of work to be performed (including the Contractor’s own field verification of RDU and MDU estimates provided by the City), and the Contractor agrees that it has satisfied itself by its own investigation and research regarding all of such conditions, and that this conclusion to enter into the proposed Contract is based upon such investigation and research, and that it shall make no claim against the City because of any of the estimates, statements, or interpretations made by any official officer or agent of the City which may prove to be in any respect erroneous. The Contractor so assumes the risk of all conditions foreseen and unforeseen and agrees to complete the work without additional compensations under whatever circumstances may develop other than as herein provided. 3.6. Household recyclables collection service from eligible RDUs shall be performed exclusively by the Contractor. 3.7. The Contractor shall be obligated to protect all public and private utilities whether occupying public or private property. If such utilities are damaged by reason of the Contractor’s operations under this Contract, Contractor shall repair or replace same. If Contractor fails to do so promptly, the City shall cause repairs or replacements to be made and the cost of doing so shall be deducted from payment to be made to the Contractor.