Materials and Equipment Material means property that may be consumed or expended during performance, component parts of a higher assembly, or items that lose their individual identity through incorporation into an end item. Equipment means a tangible item that is functionally complete for its intended purpose, durable, nonexpendable, and needed for performance. Materials and Equipment shall be priced in accordance with the terms of the task order award, contract type, and applicable FAR and agency-specific regulatory supplements. Unless otherwise directed by task order terms and conditions, the Contractor may apply indirect costs to materials and equipment consistent with the Contractor’s usual accounting practices.
MATERIALS AND WORKMANSHIP (a) All equipment, material, and articles incorporated into the work covered by this Agreement shall be new and of the most suitable grade for the purpose intended, unless otherwise specifically provided in this Agreement.
(b) Seller shall obtain Company approval of the machinery and mechanical and other equipment to be incorporated into the work. When required by Company, Seller shall also obtain Company's approval of the material or articles which Seller contemplates incorporating into the work. When so directed, Seller shall submit samples for approval at Seller's expense. Machinery, equipment, material, and articles that do not have the required approval shall be installed or used at the risk of subsequent rejection.
(c) References in the specifications or drawings to equipment, material, articles, or patented processes by trade name, make, or catalog number, shall be regarded as establishing a standard of quality and shall not be construed as limiting competition. Seller may, with Company's written approval, use any equipment, material, article, or process that is equal to that specified, unless the words "No Substitution" follow the listing of the item in the specifications or drawings. Unless otherwise agreed, modifications due to use of “or equal” supplies, is at Seller’s expense.
(d) All work under this Agreement shall be performed in a skillful and workmanlike manner. Company may require, in writing, Seller to remove from the work any employee Company deems incompetent, careless, or otherwise objectionable.
Quality of Materials and workmanship The Contractor shall ensure that the Construction, Materials and workmanship are in accordance with the requirements specified in this Agreement, Specifications and Standards and Good Industry Practice.
Materials and Improvements Title to materials, improvements, and other property required of PURCHASER by this contract shall vest in and become the property of STATE at the time such are furnished by PURCHASER and accepted by STATE. Only materials, improvements, and property free and clear of liens, claims, and encumbrances shall be furnished by PURCHASER. All existing improvements located on State land, and any improvements placed on State land by PURCHASER which become the property of STATE, shall be safeguarded by PURCHASER. If such improvements are injured, damaged, or removed from the areas of operations by PURCHASER or by contractors of PURCHASER, such improvements shall be repaired (or replaced, in the event of removal,) as soon as possible by PURCHASER, without cost to STATE.
Equipment and Materials CONTRACTOR shall provide all equipment, materials, and supplies necessary for the performance on the Agreement except:
Materials and Supplies The cost of materials and supplies is allowable. Purchases should be charged at their actual prices after deducting all cash discounts, trade discounts, rebates, and allowances received. Withdrawals from general stores or stockrooms should be charged at cost under any recognized method of pricing, consistently applied. Incoming transportation charges are a proper part of materials and supply costs.
Workmanship All work under this Agreement shall be performed in a safe manner to a professional standard. The goal of performance under this Agreement is the suppression of wildland fire and other emergency incident responses. The Incident Commander may release from an incident assignment any Contractor employee deemed incompetent, careless, or otherwise objectionable including violation of Harassment Free Workplace Policy. It will be left to the discretion of the Incident Commander to demobilize an entire resource or to allow replacement of the noncompliant personnel. Documentation of the rationale for release will be provided to the CO subsequent to the action. Accordingly, the Contracting Officer may require, in writing, the Contractor remove from use under this Agreement, any employee found incompetent, careless, or otherwise objectionable including violation of Harassment Free Workplace Policy. The Contracting Officer may require other proof of mitigation. Misconduct may result in cancellation of this Agreement. If an employee or crew is terminated, quits, or otherwise is released from the incident for any reason, the Contractor is responsible for returning the employee(s) to the point of hire with a departure time from the Incident Command Post (ICP) no later than 12 hours or time specified by a government official following such decision. The Contractor may, at their discretion, provide such transportation, or request the Incident Management Team (IMT) to arrange for the transportation with all transportation costs deducted from Contractor's payment. If the Contractor does not act in a timely manner (i.e., Contractor's employee(s) not departing from the ICP for return to point of hire within the specified time period), the IMT has authority to transport said employee or arrange for employee's transportation and to deduct all such transportation costs from Contractor's payment.
WORKMANSHIP AND MATERIALS 1.10.1 Contractor shall furnish all supervision, labor, transportation, materials, tools and equipment necessary to satisfactorily complete the service in a manner consistent with the Project Manager’s plan and schedule. Contractor’s equipment shall be of the size and type appropriate for completing the various types of work described in the contract or any associating Purchase Order. Contractor shall ensure that any equipment considered by the Project Manager to be improper or inadequate for this purpose is removed from the site and replaced with satisfactory equipment.
1.10.2 All work performed under this contract shall be completed in accordance with local, state, and national codes and standards, and other recognized industry standards associated with the work.
1.10.3 The Contractor guarantees that all materials shall be of the best quality, that all work shall be done in a professional manner, and that all aspects of the project will be delivered in good working order, complete and perfect in every respect, and that all systems and materials necessary to make the project completely operational as contemplated by the above description of the project, even if those systems and materials are not specifically described in this Contract, shall be included in the contract price.
1.10.4 Contractor shall ensure that all supplies, equipment and machines shall be kept free of traffic lanes or other areas that may be hazardous. Contractor shall further ensure that all dirt and debris resulting from the work under this contract shall be disposed of at the end of each day or at the completion of work in each building.
1.10.5 Contractor shall, at no additional cost to the State, repair furnishings, equipment, facilities or other property of the State damaged by Contractor, its officers, employees, agents, contractors, subcontractors and invitees. Contractor acknowledges that the determination of the need for, and extent of, any repair work shall be made at the sole discretion of the Project Manager.
Solicitations for Subcontracts, Including Procurement of Materials and Equipment In all solicitations either by competitive bidding or negotiation made by the Local Government for work to be performed under a subcontract, including procurement of materials or leases of equipment, each potential subcontractor or supplier will be notified by the Local Government of the Local Government’s obligations under this Agreement and the Acts and Regulations relative to Nondiscrimination on the grounds of race, color, or national origin.
Personnel Equipment and Material Engineer shall furnish and maintain, at its own expense, quarters for the performance of all Engineering Services, and adequate and sufficient personnel and equipment to perform the Engineering Services as required. All employees of Engineer shall have such knowledge and experience as will enable them to perform the duties assigned to them. Any employee of Engineer who, in the reasonable opinion of County, is incompetent or whose conduct becomes detrimental to the Engineering Services shall immediately be removed from association with the Project when so instructed by County. Engineer certifies that it presently has adequate qualified personnel in its employment for performance of the Engineering Services required under this Contract, or will obtain such personnel from sources other than County. Engineer may not change the Project Manager without prior written consent of County.
