Common use of Storage of Vehicles Clause in Contracts

Storage of Vehicles. 1. Contractor shall maintain a neat and orderly storage facility for the safekeeping and storage of up to 700 to 900 vehicles towed at the request of the County. The storage facility shall have at a minimum four (4) acres of storage space to store vehicles ordered towed by the County. The described storage facility shall be maintained at Contractor’s business location at ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇, Evansville, Indiana. 2. The storage facility maintained by the Contractor shall be completely enclosed by a secure fence and shall be in compliance with all zoning requirements. Contractor shall provide to the County all necessary certified documentation to show compliance with all zoning regulations, and that the Contractor possesses all necessary licenses and permits required to operate the business. 3. The storage facility shall be level and adequately drained to prevent any excessive or standing water even in times of inclement weather. 4. The Contractor recognizes and agrees that at the direction of the County, any vehicle may be held for an indefinite period of time. The failure of the Contractor to maintain the required storage facility may result in the immediate termination of this Agreement. 5. The Contractor shall maintain reasonable security systems and policies to prevent theft from or of vehicles or vandalism to vehicles that were impounded or towed at the direction of the County. 6. Contractor shall provide a safe place within the confines of the storage facility for securing items of personal property that are found inside a vehicle that was impounded or stored at the direction of the County. Contractor shall provide a consistent and reliable system for documenting what personal property items are from which stored vehicles. 7. Contractor shall provide a consistent and reliable system for documenting all physical damage to stored vehicles that was present upon their arrival to the storage facility. 8. Contractor shall ensure an adequate number of employees are on-duty at all times to adequately fulfill the requirements of this Agreement. 9. Contractor will allow any other wrecker service authorized by the owner of a vehicle on its property to have access to the property in order to pick up a vehicle or will move the vehicle to a location where the other wrecker service may pick up the vehicle and the Contractor will do this with no additional costs to the vehicle owner. 10. Contractor will not charge any fee to any owner of a vehicle for towing or storage or impoundment at the direction of the County that is not delineated in this Agreement, unless prior approval for such charges have been obtained from the County. 11. Contractor shall have at least one (I) employee at the storage facility twenty-four (24) hours a day, seven (7) days a week, three hundred and sixty-five (365) days per year without exception. That employee must be authorized to and capable of releasing vehicles to the owner or other authorized persons and to answer phone calls. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Contractor shall maintain sufficient personnel and equipment to permit pick-up of stored vehicles by the public during the following hours: 7:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Monday through Friday 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Saturdays 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon Sundays 12. If any person claims to have a claim for loss or damage to property or for injury to any person, Contractor shall provide in writing the name of its insurance carrier and a contact telephone number or address to submit such a claim, 13. The storage facility shall include, within its confines, a separate storage area, under roof, which is capable of being locked, so that vehicles impounded by the Sheriff's office are protected to the extent deemed necessary by the Sheriff's office. The storage facility shall contain an area capable of holding a minimum of eight large automobiles and 2 semi-trucks. This area shall he completely sealed from any other work or storage area. This storage area will be locked and the only key will be in the possession of one individual designated by the Vanderburgh County Sheriff. The failure of the Contractor to keep and maintain proper storage facilities will result in the immediate termination of this Agreement. The thirty day holding clause does not apply to impounded vehicles. 14. Lights on a towed vehicle shall be turned off once the vehicle is brought to the storage yard. 15. Owners of a towed vehicle shall be permitted to obtain personal property that is not attached to vehicle during hours of operation of the storage facility unless impounded by the police. There shall be no charge for obtaining such items. 16. The storage lot shall be properly organized so that a person's vehicle may readily located. Records of where a vehicle is on the lot shall be maintained so that the vehicle may be located in a reasonable time.

Storage of Vehicles. 1. Contractor shall maintain a neat and orderly storage facility for the safekeeping and storage of up to 700 to 900 vehicles towed at the request of the County. The storage facility shall have at a minimum four (4) acres of storage space to store vehicles ordered towed by the County. The described storage facility shall be maintained at Contractor’s business location at ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇, Evansville, Indiana. 2. The storage facility maintained by the Contractor shall be completely enclosed by a secure fence and shall be in compliance with all zoning requirements. Contractor shall provide to the County all necessary certified documentation to show compliance with all zoning regulations, and that the Contractor possesses all necessary licenses and permits required to operate the business. 3. The storage facility shall be level and adequately drained to prevent any excessive or standing water even in times of inclement weather. 4. The Contractor recognizes and agrees that at the direction of the County, any vehicle may be held for an indefinite period of time. The failure of the Contractor to maintain the required storage facility may result in the immediate termination of this Agreement. 5. The Contractor shall maintain reasonable security systems and policies to prevent theft from or of vehicles or vandalism to vehicles that were impounded or towed at the direction of the County. In addition, the Contractor shall provide a secure location with security cameras within the facility grounds for the storage of impounded vehicles at the specific request of the County Sheriff’s Office. 6. Contractor shall provide a safe place within the confines of the storage facility for securing items of personal property that are found inside a vehicle that was impounded or stored at the direction of the County. Contractor shall provide a consistent and reliable system for documenting what personal property items are from which stored vehicles. 7. Contractor shall provide a consistent and reliable system for documenting all physical damage to stored vehicles that was present upon their arrival to the storage facility. 8. Contractor shall ensure an adequate number of employees are on-duty at all times to adequately fulfill the requirements of this Agreement. 9. Contractor will allow any other wrecker service authorized by the owner of a vehicle on its property to have access to the property in order to pick up a vehicle or will move the vehicle to a location where the other wrecker service may pick up the vehicle and the Contractor will do this with no additional costs to the vehicle owner. 10. Contractor will not charge any fee to any owner of a vehicle for towing or storage or impoundment at the direction of the County that is not delineated in this Agreement, unless prior approval for such charges have been obtained from the County. 11. Contractor shall have at least one (I) employee at the storage facility twenty-four (24) hours a day, seven (7) days a week, three hundred and sixty-five (365) days per year without exception. That employee must be authorized to and capable of releasing vehicles to the owner or other authorized persons and to answer phone calls. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Contractor shall maintain sufficient personnel and equipment to permit pick-pick- up of stored vehicles by the public during the following hours: 7:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Monday through Friday 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Saturdays 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon Sundays 12. If any person claims to have a claim for loss or damage to property or for injury to any person, Contractor shall provide in writing the name of its insurance carrier and a contact telephone number or address to submit such a claim, 13. The storage facility shall include, within its confines, a separate storage areafacility, under roof, which is capable of being locked, so that vehicles impounded by the Sheriff's office are protected to the extent deemed necessary by the Sheriff's office. The separate secured storage facility shall contain an area capable of holding a minimum of eight (8) large automobiles and 2 two (2) semi-truckstrucks and trailers. This area storage facility shall he be completely sealed from any other work or storage area. This storage area facility will be locked and the only key will be in the possession of one individual designated by the Vanderburgh County Sheriff. The failure of the Contractor to keep and maintain proper storage facilities will result in the immediate termination of this Agreement. The thirty day holding clause does not apply to impounded vehicles. 14. Lights on a towed vehicle shall be turned off once the vehicle is brought to the storage yard. 15. Owners of a towed vehicle shall be permitted to obtain personal property that is not attached to vehicle during hours of operation of the storage facility unless impounded by the police. There shall be no charge for obtaining such items. 16. The storage lot shall be properly organized so that a person's vehicle may readily located. Records of where a vehicle is on the lot shall be maintained so that the vehicle may be located in a reasonable time.thirty