Specifications include, but are not limited to: 1. Contractor shall perform all plumbing maintenance, repair, and replacement services on plumbing systems found in typical commercial, laboratory, and institutional buildings on an “as-needed” basis at and/or all KCKCC locations on a per project basis as requested by the College. 2. The cost of the work for each request for service will not exceed $100,000 per request for service. For larger projects, the College will issue stand-alone request for proposals/bids. The College reserves the right to independently bid any and all work outside of the “as needed” on-call contract for services. 3. Contractor shall comply with and perform all plumbing maintenance, repair, and replacement services in accordance with all applicable federal, state and local laws, rules, regulations, ordinances, codes and manufacturer’s instructions and shall obtain any licenses or permits required. Cost proposals shall include all labor and materials required for the requested call for services. Materials to be used must be preapproved by the College prior to work commencing. 4. Contractor shall only utilize experienced employees who shall be trained, licensed, authorized or permitted under state and local law to perform the services work required on KCKCC properties. Contractor shall provide a list of licenses or certifications if requested, including without limitation, master and journeyman licenses, applicable certifications, and/or laborer with appropriate supervision on staff with licenses in good standing with the State of Kansas. 5. Contractor(s) shall practice acceptable safety precautions so as not to cause harm to any persons or property while performing services under this Agreement or any resulting contract. Contractor shall follow industry safety standards and use only industry approved safety equipment in accordance with the manufacturer’s specifications in the performance of all duties. 6. Contractor shall conduct all work during normal working hours unless deemed by KCKCC to be disruptive to the normal operations of the organization or an emergency. When the college is closed approved Contractor shall be granted access to buildings by College Police. 7. Contractor shall respond to calls for services with a cost proposal within three (3) business days and respond to emergency calls for services no later than two (2) hours after notification by KCKCC to be billed on an hourly basis, including weekends and holidays. Contractor shall call or check-in with the KCKCC representative who assigned the work within thirty (30) minutes of initial call or notification of need for service and provide estimated time to be on property. 8. Upon completion of the work, Contractor shall clean up the area where the work was performed, and Contractor shall remove any debris generated by the repairs from KCKCC premises. At no time, will Contractor discard debris into any KCKCC Refuse container without approval from KCKCC. Contractor shall not leave the worksite until reviewing the work performed with designated College personnel. 9. If any plumbing service will be out of service for more than two (2) consecutive hours, the Contractor shall immediately notify the KCKCC representative who assigned the work and inform him/her of the situation and estimated time of completion and make recommendations to restore service temporarily, if possible, to minimize student, faculty or staff impact. 10. For routine calls for service, Contractor is to perform all permanent repairs as soon as possible. This must be done within fourteen (14) days after the problem has been diagnosed and approval to proceed has been given. Liquidated damages can be assessed at 5% of project total cost per day past fourteen-day deadline at the discretion of KCKCC.
