2013-055 AMS - Thomas C Blalock Jr DBA Blalock's Towing & Recovery for Towing of illegally parked vehicles on County property $N/A

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[Departmental Use Only] TITLE Towing Contract FY 2012-13 ORANGE COUNTY CONTRACT UNDER$10,000.00 NORTH CAROLINA THIS AGREEMENT, made and entered into this 0 day of March, 2013 ("Effective Date"), by and between Orange County, North Carolina, a body politic and corporate organized under the laws of the State of North Carolina, (the "County"), party of the first part; and Thomas C. Blalock, Jr. DBA Blalock's Towing and Recovery(the"Provider"),party of the second part; WITNESSETH: For the purpose and subject to the terms and conditions hereinafter set forth, the County hereby contracts for the services of the Provider, and the Provider agrees to provide the following services to the County in accordance with the terms of this Agreement,time being of the essence: The services and/or materials (hereinafter referred to collectively as "Services") to be furnished under this Agreement are as follows: Towing illegally parked vehicles in the Orange County parking lots ("Parking Lots") attached to Orange County Visitors' Center and Skills Development Center located as 501 and 503 W. Franklin Street, Chapel Hill, NC, and other Orange County sites mutually agreed, respectively subject to the following terms: 1. Provider shall tow illegally parked vehicles in the Parking Lots based upon specific voice instruction from an authorized person or persons employed by Orange County—i.e. designated individuals at the Visitor's Center or at the Skills Development Center,or at other mutually agreed site within Orange County; 2. Provider will arrive within forty five(45)minutes after the call; 3. Provider shall inventory the illegally parked vehicle for existing damage or other unusual conditions associated with the vehicle; 4. Provider will provide the inventory of damage with the specified Orange County employee on site prior to moving the vehicle; 5. When towing a vehicle within the Chapel Hill town limits,the tow truck operator who is removing the vehicle shall report by telephone to the Chapel Hill Police Department a license tag number, description of the vehicle,the location that the vehicle is being towed from and its present location.This report shall be made before the tow truck towing the vehicle leaves the Parking Lots; 6. Provider shall store all towed vehicles at the Provider's storage lot located 3504 Highway 86 South, Hillsborough,NC 27278; 7. Provider shall assume responsibility of the vehicle during the hook-up,towed transport,and storage. Any and all damage to the vehicle during the hook-up,transport, and storage shall the Provider's responsibility; 8. Owner shall affix the signage approved by the Town of Chapel Hill at the entrances and exits of the Parking Lots within Chapel Hill town limits and other mutually agreed sites within Orange County ; 9. Provider shall comply with all applicable laws and regulations including but not limited to the Town of Chapel Hill Towing Ordinance. The term of this agreement rendered shall be from Effective Date and shall continue until terminated by either party with thirty(30)days prior written notice. Provider represents and agrees that Provider is qualified to perform and fully capable of performing and providing the services required or necessary under this Agreement in a fully competent, professional and Revised July 2010 1