Specifications include, but are not limited to: 1. Provide for a minimum of 225 opacity readings per cruise ship season.; 2. Conduct opacity readings primarily within Alaska’s three busiest cruise ship ports: Juneau, Ketchikan, and Skagway. No more than 160 opacity readings, of the minimum 225 readings per cruise ship season, shall be located in a single cruise ship port. Opacity readings shall be spread out across each season as evenly as possible to provide for consistent monitoring in Alaska’s three busiest cruise ship ports.; 3. The contractor shall provide readings to the DEC no less than each week; unless: a. Approved by the DEC Project Manager. Where extenuating circumstances such as, but not limited to, emergencies or illness may prevent monitoring – the contractor shall make all reasonable efforts to inform the DEC Project Manager of such extenuating circumstances for approval.; b. Traveling to and from ports to conduct opacity monitoring; • Attend an annual pre-season meeting. At the discretion of the DEC Project Manager, the pre-season meeting will be held at the DEC office at 410 Willoughby Ave. in Juneau or via teleconference.; • Consult with the DEC Project Manager monthly, in person or by teleconference.; • Opacity readers to be available to the state as a witness for up to ten hours per year over the life of the contract with no additional compensation.; • Opacity readers to be available to the state as a witness for time in excess of ten hours per year at a rate no more than $100.00 per year.