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of specific repairs or improvements will be negotiated with County. Contractor's portion of the <br /> costs will not exceed$3,000.00 per fiscal year(regardless of the number of contracts between <br /> County and Contractor),and may be paid by reductions in monthly invoices from this contract. <br /> SECTION 11 <br /> Labor and Costs <br /> Contractor shall,at its sole cost and expense,except as otherwise provided herein,famish all labor <br /> and equipment required to perform curbside collection of Recyclable Materials pursuant to this <br /> Agreement. <br /> SECTION 12 <br /> Penalties for Missed Pick-Ups of Materials Collected in this Program <br /> In case of a missed pick-up reported by County or a resident(late set-outs excluded),Contractor <br /> shall collect the Recyclable Materials from such point by 5:00 PM of the working day following <br /> written or faxed notification of said missed pick up if point was accessible and not blocked. All <br /> calls relating to missed pick-ups or other collection problems shall be logged by County recycling <br /> staff and will be available for review by Contractor. <br /> If containers which were recorded by County as not collected by Contractor are not collected by <br /> 5:00 PM of the working day(including Monday through Friday,but not Saturdays,Sundays,or <br /> designated holidays)following written or faxed notification of Contractor by County,County may <br /> levy penalties equal to$25 per household per day not collected. To avoid the penalty, Contractor <br /> must provide legitimate explanation for non-collection before 5:00 PM of the day following the <br /> non-collection report if the container was unable to be collected for a certain reason. <br /> If County receives a report of five(5)or more missed collections in one area on a working day that <br /> is followed by a non-working day,Contractor will provide collection by 5:00 PM the following <br /> day,excluding holidays. For example if County receives notification of 5 or more missed <br /> collections on one street,or in one neighborhood at 4:30 PM on a Friday and notifies Contractor of <br /> the reported misses by close of business on that Friday,Contractor will provide collection by 5:00 <br /> PM on Saturday(assuming that Saturday is not a recognized holiday). <br /> SECTION 13 <br /> Refusal to Pick Up <br /> Contractor may choose not to pick up if Recyclable Materials are contaminated or improperly <br /> prepared(i.e.,yogurt containers,newspapers in plastic bags,plastic bottles with lids). When and if <br /> Recyclable Materials are not collected,a notice must be left accurately describing why the bin <br /> contents were not collected. The form of said notice must be pre-approved by County. This notice <br /> must contain instructions describing how to properly prepare materials for recycling and how to <br /> contact County for further information about recycling programs. <br /> In a situation where a street is inaccessible to the Contractor's collection vehicle due to a parked <br /> vehicle,utility work,construction work,or any other obstruction rendering a roadway <br /> completely or partially blocked, Contractor may attempt to service said street later that same day, <br /> 7 <br />