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City of Sunny Isles Beach |Request for Proposal No. 17-11-01 23 consist of the review, proposer’s written response, and a summary of the annu al review meeting will be prepared by City staff with a copy sent to the City Manager and proposer. The proposer agrees that all records, equipment, personnel, office and storage facilities shall be subject to periodic checks and quarterly audits by representatives of the City without prior notice. 3.12 STORAGE The Contractor will maintain a storage garage and outside storage facilities complying with all provisions of applicable building, zoning, environmental and ADA regulations sufficient to store all vehicles under this contract until such vehicle(s) are claimed by the owner or otherwise disposed of legally. The principal compound maintained by the Contractor, must be of sufficient size and capability to accommodate impounded vehicles. Said compoun d shall be owned or leased by the Contractor and shall be located in accordance with the distance requirements as specified by Florida Statute 715.07 et al. Storage facilities shall have office and restroom facilities. No repair work or servicing of vehicles shall be permitted in the storage area. The storage facility shall meet the specifications set forth in Section 713.78 (7)(b) as amended from time to time. 3.13 RELEASE In the event the owners do not apply for release of the vehicle within the statu tory period (F. S. 713.78), the Police Department must be notified prior to any procedure to junk or otherwise dispose of the vehicle. Any confiscated vehicle identified by the Police Department as one for which they are undergoing legal proceedings for transfer of title, or which is being held as part of a criminal investigation, shall be handled in compliance with instructions of the Police Department. The owner shall be furnished with an itemized statement of all charges for the impounding of the vehicle when an impounded vehicle is claimed by the owner. The Contractor shall receive from the vehicle owner a receipt and release for the vehicle and all the personal property therein, and the Contractor shall retain receipts for one year. The City of Sunny Isles Beach shall not be held responsible or liable to the Contractor for nonpayment of any towing or storage fees to the Contractor by the owner of the vehicle. Personal property in the vehicle stored by the Contractor shall not be disposed of to defray any charges for towing or storage of vehicles without a court order. 3.14 VIEWING OF IMPOUNDED VEHICLES/REMOVAL OF PERSONAL PROPERTY The Contractor shall allow the registered owner of an impounded vehicle or the registered owner's agent or insurance representative (upon presentation of proper identification) to view and photograph said vehicle on the Contractor's premises between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m., 7 days a week, without any restrictions or requirements, other than proof of ownershi p or agency. If such proof of ownership is claimed to be in the vehicle, the Contractor shall retrieve those items. The Contractor shall permit every vehicle owner or authorized representative to inspect the towed vehicle immediately upon his/her arrival at the storage site and before payment of charges. The