Specifications include, but are not limited to: a. Monthly Food Safety and Health Inspections The Vendor shall conduct monthly inspections of the service plaza restaurants and convenience/retail stores. The Vendor shall conduct inspections of the restaurants in accordance with Attachment “E,” Restaurant Inspection Checklist. The Vendor shall conduct inspections of the convenience stores and retail locations in accordance with Attachment “F,” Convenience Store/Retail Inspection Checklist. All checklists should be completed in compliance with Attachment "G,” Checklist Instructions and the 2022 Food Code, and the Supplement to the 2022 Food Code, published by the U.S. Public Health Service of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Refer to the Florida Division of Hotels and Restaurants, Food Violations – 2022 Food Code for guidance on completing Attachment “E,” Restaurant Inspection Checklist. Refer to the 2022 Food Code, and the Supplement to the 2022 Food Code published by the U.S. Public Health Service of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services for guidance on completing Attachment “F,” Convenience Store/Retail Inspection Checklist. b. The Vendor may be asked to provide, at the Department’s discretion, coaching, training, and consulting at no additional cost to Areas USA FLTP, LLC, their sub-contractor, Florida Turnpike Services, collectively, herein after referred to as “Concessionaire” and the Department to ensure service plazas are promoting a safe and healthy environment for service plaza guests. c. The Vendor shall perform monthly inspections of the fifty-three (53) units located at the eight (8) service plazas on Florida’s Turnpike Mainline (S.R. 91) and the HEFT (S.R. 821). d. The Vendor shall provide monthly reports (inspection results) electronically via a web-based platform. The reports will include the completed checklist, a summary of the non-compliant findings, and photographs to illustrate inspection observations. e. Document Preparation and Retention The Vendor shall ensure that all documents and support forms are made available to the Department and the Concessionaire in an acceptable electronic format. Acceptable formats include Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) and Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF) or compatible and convertible formats. The Inspection reports shall be in PDF format. The Vendor shall provide the Department and the Concessionaire capability to convert the inspection results into Microsoft Excel. The Vendor shall retain and make available to the Department and the Concessionaire all inspection results and reports throughout the life of this Contract. f. Works Made for Hire All works and products that are designed, developed, authored and/or produced by the Vendor under this Contract are considered works made for hire and shall be the property of the Department without restriction or limitation on their use, copying, or publication. The Department, at its sole discretion, will have the right to use, copy, and reproduce all products or designs using Department resources or outside vendors. To the extent any work or material designed, developed, authorized, or produced by the Vendor pursuant or in connection with this Contract does not constitute a work made for hire, the Vendor hereby irrevocably assigns to the Department all ownership and all rights in and to such work or material. The Vendor shall execute any documents necessary for the Department to file any application necessary or advisable to register any rights in or to the work or material. g. The Vendor shall provide the Department and the Concessionaire, the monthly inspection reports (as outlined above) for the fifty-three (53) units located at the eight (8) service plazas on Florida’s Turnpike Mainline (S.R. 91) and the HEFT (S.R. 821) by 12:00 p.m. the next business day after each inspection is performed. h. The Vendor shall examine food safety, pest control, and employee safety within non-customer areas, i.e., kitchens, dry and cold storage. i. The Department may request the Vendor to attend, at no additional cost to the Department, semi-annual concessions staff meetings and other meetings throughout the term of this Contract. j. The Vendor shall provide the Department with a monthly schedule of upcoming inspection dates and locations, including inspector assignments and certifications, on or before the twenty-fifth (25th) of the prior month. The schedule shall be approved by the Department’s Project/Contract Manager prior to the commencement of Food Safety and Health Inspections. k. The Department reserves the right to observe the on-site food and health inspections conducted by the Vendor’s inspectors.
