The City of Auburn (City) is seeking proposals from qualified and experienced CONTRACTORs to provide all labor, materials, and equipment necessary to complete Phase I of the Baltimore Ravine Shaded Fuel Break (Project). This Project consists of fuels reduction and modification on approximately 120 acres. The City retains the right to award to one or more CONTRACTORs to ensure the Project is completed within the specified time frame. The respondents are advised that the maps, scope of work, and specifications included in this solicitation are the basis for performance of the Project and for the purpose of establishing a cost proposal. The maps, scope of work, and specifications were prepared by the Auburn Fire Department (AFD) and convey the scope and nature of the Project, including descriptions of required treatment specifications and environmental protection requirements. 5. CONTRACTOR’S DUTIES 5.1. Services. Contractor shall perform the services identified in the Scope of Services. City shall have the right to request, in writing, changes in the Scope of Services. Any such changes mutually agreed upon by the parties, and any corresponding increase or decrease in compensation, shall be incorporated by written amendment to this Agreement. 5.2. Coordination with City. In performing services under this Agreement, Contractor shall coordinate all contact with City through its Agreement Administrator. 5.3. Budgetary Notification. Contractor shall notify the Agreement Administrator, in writing, when fees and expenses incurred under this Agreement have reached eighty percent (80%) of the Maximum Amount. Contractor shall concurrently inform the Agreement Administrator, in writing, of Contractor’s estimate of total expenditures required to complete its current assignments before proceeding, when the remaining work on such assignments would exceed the Maximum Amount. 5.4. Business License. Contractor shall obtain and maintain in force a City business license for the duration of this Agreement. 5.5. Professional Standards. Contractor shall perform all work to the highest standards of Contractor’s profession and in a manner satisfactory to City. Contractor shall keep itself fully informed of and in compliance with all local, state, and federal laws, rules, and regulations in any manner affecting the performance of this Agreement, including all Cal/OSHA requirements, the
