“Lame Duck” Provisions. If Contractor fails to win the bid in a subsequent bid cycle, County shall depend upon Contractor to continue provision of all services required under this agreement until the winning contractor takes over operations. Under these circumstances, Contractor would, for a period of several months, serve as a “lame duck”. To ensure continued performance fully consistent with the requirements of this agreement throughout any such “lame duck” period, the following provisions shall apply:
A. Throughout such “lame duck” period, Contractor shall continue all operations and support services at substantially the same levels of effort and performance as were in effect prior to the award of the subsequent agreement to the subsequent winning contractor;
B. Contractor shall make no changes in methods of operation that could reasonably be considered aimed at cutting Contractor’s service and operating costs to maximize profits during the final stages of this contract; and
C. Contractor may reasonably begin to prepare for transition of service to the new Contractor during the “lame duck” period, and County shall not unreasonably withhold its approval of the outgoing Contractor’s requests to begin an orderly transition process, including reasonable plans to relocate staff, scale down certain inventory items, etc., so long as such transition activities do not impair Contractor’s performance during such “lame duck” period, and so long as such transition activities are prior-approved by County.
“Lame Duck” Provisions. Should the Agreement not be renewed, extended, or if early termination, Contractor agrees to continue to provide all services required in and under the Agreement until the LEMSA or a new entity assumes service responsibilities; provided that the new entity, LEMSA, and/or County shall use commercially reasonable efforts to minimize interference and disruption of Contractor’s operations and employee relations. Under these circumstances Contractor will serve as a lame duck Contractor. To ensure continued performance fully consistent with the requirements herein through any such period, the following provisions shall apply:
“Lame Duck” Provisions
