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Home My WebLink About1998-75 - Contract with Glad Rents for Tow ServiceBILL NO. 98-75 ORDINANCE NO. 98- ~~ AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO ENTER INTO A CONTRACT WITH GLAD RENTS, GLADSTONE, MISSOURI, TO PROVIDE TOW SERVICES FOR THE CITY OF RIVERSIDE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF ALDERMEN FOR THE CITY OF RIVERSIDE, MISSOURI, AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. After careful review of legally advertised bids received from firms to provide tow services required by the Department of Public Safety, the Mayor is hereby authorized to enter into a contract with Glad Rents, Gladstone, MO to provide such services and for the rates as provided in the bid, a copy of which is attached hereto. SECTION 2. The contract shall be in full force and effect from and after the date of the passage of this ordinance. PASSED THIS 1ST DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 1998. ,, ~- /~ i ~ _ s ,-~ Mayor Ed Rule ATTEST: _J ~~J ~~~~~ Grace Kemerl City Jerk TOW SERVICE AND PRICE AGREEMENT (CONTRACT PROPOSAL) This Agreement, made and entered into this ~ day of >,~, '. ~ ~,,. ~ ~ 1998, by and between the City of Riverside, Missouri, a municipal co oration, hereinafter sometimes called ~~ C i ty ~~ ~ and C:' ~ ; ~ r,': ~. , hereinafter called "The Contractor", for the purpose of providing towing and storage services to the City at the City's request, the City and Contractor hereby agree to the following terms and conditions: 1. Definitions: "Department of Public Safety-Ordered Tow" is defined as being those tows, as ordered by the Public Safety Department for: (a) Abandoned vehicles (b) Illegally parked vehicles (c) Impounded vehicles (d) Wrecked vehicles, where the owner/driver, for whatever reason, is not capable of requesting tow service (e) The tow service, as requested by the owner/driver, is unable to respond (f) The owner/driver does not have a preferred tow service and (g) Those items of evidence necessitating the services of a tow truck for recovery "Storage Fee" is defined as being a fee charged for the storage of a vehicle on the approved lot of the contractor per each calendar day. For the purposes of administration, the first day's storage will be assessed at 12;)1 a.m. of the day following the tow and at 12:01 a.m. on each day thereafter and the storage lot shall be open from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday and 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 Noon on Saturday. "Evidence Storage Fee" is defined as being a fee charged for the storage of a vehicle, which has been seized for evidence, on the approved lot of the contractor per each month. For the purposes of administration, the first month's storage will be assessed at 12:01 a.m. of the day following the tow and continued for a month which be definition shall be thirty (30) days. The storage lot shall be open for the hours of 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday and 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 Noon on Saturday. "Tow Charge" shall be defined and should include any charge for preparation and towir..g of a vehicle including, but not limited to: unlocking doors, freeing the steering column, disconnecting the driveline, winching, dollying and mileage charges. Motorcycles must be towed on a motorcycle trailer. 2. INSURANCE: The contractor shall maintain in full force and effect throughout the period of this agreement, general liability insurance covering bodily injury liability in the amount of not less than $1,000,000 and property damage in an amount not less than $1,000,000. A certificate of such policy or policies of insurance shall be furnished to the City prior to the execution of the contract. Additionally, any change in the aforementioned insurance requires a certificate of change which must be provided to the City within a reasonable time as well as annual renewal certificates for said policies. The City shall be named as an additional insured on all said policies. The City shall receive at least ten (10) days written notice prior to the cancellation of any insurance. 3. The contractor shall maintain a current occupational license from the City of Riverside. 4. The contractor shall ensure that all tow vehicles are equipped with fire extinguishers (that are routinely inspected and meet all safety requirements. of Local, State and Federal authorities), safety chains (minimum 3/8" chain), yellow oscillating or flashing light bars, broom, bucket, and shovel, oil absorbent material, and auxiliary tail light hook-ups on every tow truck for towed vehicles. 5. The contractor shall maintain and provide proper multiple equipment (capable of towing or removing large trucks and/or equipment and motorcycles), personnel, and service 24 hours a day, 365 days per year, for the City of Riverside operations. The contractor shall respond within a thirty (30) minutes time period, under normal road and traffic conditions, with priority given to the Riverside Department of Public Safety requests for service. 6. The contractor shall own or lease a storage lot within the city limits of Riverside, Missouri. The storage lot must be completely enclosed by a chain link fence at least six (6) feet high, sufficiently secured to protect against the intrusion of unauthorized persons and provide a minimum storage capacity for twenty (20) vehicles. 7. The contractor shall provide towing serving for all City of Riverside vehicles within a fifty (50) mile radius from Riverside City limits, at a discounted rate of $1.00 annually. 8. The contractor shall execute a tow service agreement with the City of Riverside that shall be for the term of two (2) years, commencing at 12;01 a.m. on August 15, 1998, and expiring at 12:01 a.m. on August 15, 2000, unless terminated with sixty {60) days written notice from either the tow service or the City of Riverside. 9. The contractor shall protect, indemnify and hold harmless the City of Riverside for any and all claims, for any loss, damage or injuries sustained by any person or property which may arise out of the towing of a vehicle and/or involving the contents of a towed vehicle. 10. The contractor shall protect, indemnify and hold harmless the City of Riverside from any and all claims for any loss, damage, or injuries sustained by any person or entity arising out of the award of this contract. 11. The contractor shall obtain a copy of the City of Riverside's Municipal Codes Sections 210.640, 325.060, 375.050, 375,060, and 3?5.070 and obey all regulations set forth in the codes regulating tow vehicles. Additionally, the contractor shall obtain a copy of the Standard Operating Procedures of the Riverside Department of Public Safety, Order No. 91-SOP-004 which was issued May 10, 1992, regarding towing and protective custody of towed and abandoned vehicles and will follow guidelines set forth in said Standard Operating Procedures relating to towing of vehicles. 12. The contractor shall completely remove accident debris from the roadway, curb, and gutter. 13. The contractor shall provide 24-hour access to the storage lot for the purpose of evidence processing for the Riverside Department of Public Safety. This Agreement represents the entire agreement between the parties and may not be amended or modified orally by either party. The law of the State of Missouri shall apply to this agreement. CITY OF =RIVERSIDE_ ~ ~t / L ^ ~! ~r ~ l t l J P. 0. BOX 9135 4500 HIGH DRIVE RIVERSIDE, MISSOURI 64168 818-741-3993 or 816-741-1191 REOUE S T FOR PROPOSAL TOWING CONTRACT PROPOSAL FORM The undersigned, having been familiarized with the requirements of this Proposal for a Towing Service Agreement with the City of Riverside, hereby proposes to furnish towing and storage services to the City of Riverside for the following charges: (These charges do not relate to City vehicles.) ITEM DESCRIPTION AMOUNT 1. Tow, auto, light truck hook-up $22.50 2. Flat bed tow $22.50 3. Impounded vehicles $22.50 4. Abandoned/Junk/Stranded vehicles $22.50 5. Jump Start Disabled vehicles $25.50 6. Flat tine - disabled vehicles $25.00 7. Winching/Extrication/Rollovers $ 1.00 per ft 8. Dolly or Float $22.50 9. Wheel Lift $22.50 10. Extra labor (additional men/truck) $25.00 11. Storage $10.00 per day 12. Evidence Storage Fee (Monthly. No charge to City if not impounded.) $-0- 13. Private Citizen's wrecked vehicles: (a) Citizens incapable to request to tow or (b) Requested tow does not respond or (c) Non-preference Same as item 1&2 and 1&9 above " W e T a k e P r i d e I n O u r P r o g r e s s'' 14. Estimated Response Time 15. Motorcycle Tow 16. City vehicles, outside the 50 mile radius OFFICIAL ADDRESS: 6800 N OAK TWY GLADSTONE M0. 64118 PHONE: (816) 436- 0900 15 t0 20 min $22.50 $1.00 der mi Glad rents Inc 'Pow Service FI NAM , ~ `~ ~ i n ~ti ~ ,~ G.2~`c~~ ~. / i,~1~. SIGNATURE OF' PRINCIPAL OWNER Linda F Kracht President mITr.E DATE• 07-29-98 ACCEPTED BY THE CITY OF RIVERSIDE, PURSUANT TO ORDINANCE 9~Y'/ ~' DATED 9 ~ l~ ~,~ / Robert W. Bayl ss Director of lic Safety