Specifications include, but are not limited to: 1) The livestock grazing services shall comply with the following conditions: a) Grazier shall make monthly payments to the City for use of the land (12 payments annually). b) Grazier shall be responsible for any tax or other governmental charge related to use of the land and use on the land. c) The amount of livestock to be grazed shall not exceed 50 units on any day. Note: one unit consists of one livestock and its nursing offspring. d) Grazier shall provide water troughs and water for livestock. City of Sedona will not provide reclaimed water. e) Grazier shall provide and install fencing and gates as shown in the Fence Requirements Map (see Figure 2). A description of proposed fencing and gates shall be provided in the proposal, and must meet the following requirements: i) Placement of posts must not be closer than 5 feet of any side of irrigation laterals. ii) Placement of fence shall maintain a 30 foot offset from the main irrigation line. iii) Fence and gate placement must allow City staff access to irrigation lines. iv) Grazier shall be responsible for repair of any damage to fences or gates, supplied by the Grazier or owned by City, which is caused by the livestock. f) Grazier shall be responsible for any escaped livestock. City of Sedona will not be held liable for loss of livestock for any reason. g) Grazier shall be responsible for the removal of dead or diseased livestock from City property. h) The City of Sedona shall not be held liable for the end use of the livestock. i) The City shall not be held responsible for the type of vegetation growth on the property, the frequency of irrigation, or lack thereof. j) The grazing rights may not be sublet, or the pasturage sold or leased without approval by the City. k) Grazier shall hold the City of Sedona harmless for damage to animal, people, or property related to use of the land. 2) The proposal, which shall be attached as Exhibit A to the Contract, shall address the following requirements: a) Proposal shall provide 24-hour emergency contact information of two different contact persons. b) Proposal shall identify the months of the year that the livestock will be grazed. c) Proposal shall state the type of livestock to be grazed. d) Bulls will not be allowed. 3) Enhancements: Although each proposal must include responses to No. 2 above, the proposer may propose enhancements in its proposal which the proposer wishes the City to consider in evaluating its proposal. The City reserves the right to make its own evaluation of the value of any proposed enhancements and may select none or all of the proposed enhancements. Examples of enhancements include, but are not limited to, items such as cost participation in winter planting/seeding, soil amendments, and adjustment in monthly payments. 4) Exceptions taken to any aspect of the requirements in submitting the proposal shall be clearly noted in a written attachment to the Proposal Form. The attachment shall identify the aspects of the requirements affected by the exception and the proposal in lieu of the requirement(s). The City of Sedona reserves the right to consider any exceptions or the lack of exceptions in determining the highest, responsible, responsive proposal. Attachments identifying exceptions shall be signed by the proposer.
