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<br />14. Force Account Work: <br /> <br />All extra work done on a "Force Account" basis shall be performed by such labor, tools and <br />equipment as may be specified by the Engineer and will be paid for in the following rnanner: <br /> <br />a. For all labor and foremen in direct charge of the specified operations, the Contractor shall <br />receive the current local rate of wages for each and every hour that said labor and <br />foremen are actually engaged in such work, to which shall be added an amount equal to <br />twenty five percent (25%) of the sum thereof which shall be considered as full <br />compensation for general supervision and the furnishing and repairing of small tools and <br />ordinary equipment used on the Contract, such as picks, hand shovels, plows, scrapers, <br />road graders, etc. <br /> <br />b. For all materials used, the Contractor shall receive the actual cost of such materials, <br />delivered at the site, as shown by original receipted bills, but no percentage shall be <br />allowed on it. The City retains the right to audit all work performed on a force account <br />basis for a period of one (1) year after acceptance of the work by the City. <br /> <br />c. For any special equipment or machinery, such as power driven rollers, tractors, trucks, <br />shovels, drills, concrete mixers, pumps and hoists, required for the economical <br />performance of the work, the Engineer shall allow the Contractor a reasonable rental <br />price for each and every hour that said special. equipment is in use on the work, to which <br />sum no percentage shall be added. <br /> <br />The Compensation, as herein provided, shall be received by the Contractor as payment in full for <br />extra work done on a "Force Account" basis. <br /> <br />The Contractor's representative and the Inspector shall prepare records of extra work done on a <br />"Force Account" basis at the end of each day. Copies of these records shall be made in duplicate <br />upon forms provided for this purpose by the Inspector and signed by both the Inspector and the <br />Contractor's representative; one copy being forwarded, respectively, to the Engineer or his <br />authorized representative and to the Contractor. <br /> <br />All claims for extra work done on a "Force Account" basis shall be submitted, as hereinbefore <br />provided, by the Contractor upon certified statement, to which shall be attached original receipted <br />bills covering the cost of and the freight charges, and hauling on all materials used in such work, <br />and said statements shall be submitted to the Engineer on the current estimate of the month in <br />which the work was actually done. <br /> <br />15. Hurricane or Disaster Services: <br /> <br />The Contractor, by accepting the award of this Contract, recognizes and agrees that should a <br />hurricane or other severe and catastrophic natural disaster affect the Miami Dade County area <br />during the performance of the work, the Contractor shall provide services contracted for, during <br />the Contract period, at the unit prices bid to the City, at the same or different locations from those <br />covered by this contract. For emergency services and conditions not addressed by this Contract, <br />the Contractor agrees to negotiate reasonable prices and terms with the City for any disaster relief <br />work required by the City. In all instances, the Contractor agrees to negotiate reasonable time <br />extensions for performance of disaster relIef work. <br /> <br />General Specifications Oct. 2007 <br /> <br />Page 8 of 15 <br />