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Page 4 Our fee schedule is based upon competent, responsible, professional services and is the minimum , below which adequate professional standards cannot be maintained. It is, therefore, to the advantage of both the professional and the client that fees be commensurate with the service rendered. Charges are based on hours spent at hourly rates in effect for the individuals performing the work. The hourly rates for principals and members of the staff vary according to skill and experience. The current specific billing rate for any individual can be provided upon request. The fee schedule shall apply for the period through December 31, 2019. These rates may be adjusted annually thereafter to account for changed labor costs, inflation, or changed overhead conditions. These rates include labor, general business and other normal and customary expenses associated with operating a professional business. Unless otherwise agreed, the rates included in the fee schedule include vehicle and personal expenses, mileage, telephone, survey stakes and routine expendable supplies; and no separate charges will be made for these activities and materials. Expenses beyond the agreed scope of services and non-routine expenses , such as large quantities of prints, extra report copies , outsourced graphics and photographic reproductions, document recording fees , outside professional and technical assistance and other items of this general nature, will be invoiced separately. Rates and charges do not include sales tax , if applicable. E. The payment to the CONSULT ANT will be made by the CLIENT upon billing at intervals not more often than monthly at the herein rates and methodology. F. TRANSITION RELATED DELIVERABLES The following items were included in the proposal to assist the City in the transition process associated with changing engineering firms. The cost for completing these items will be exclusively borne by the CONSULT ANT and are listed as follows: • Build and deploy a web-based GIS mapping system. • City staff training onsite. SECTION IV - GENERAL A. STANDARD OF CARE Professional services provided under this Agreement will be conducted in a manner consistent with that level of care and skill ordinarily exercised by members of the Consultant's profession currently practicing under similar conditions. Professional services shall be to the standards and licensed engineers. B. CHANGE IN SERVICE SCOPE In the event the CLIENT changes or is required to change the scope of the CONSULT ANT'S services as described in Section I and/or the applicable addendum , and such changes require Additional Services by the CONSULT ANT , the CONSULT ANT shall be entitled to compensation at the applicable hourly rates. The CONSULT ANT shall give notice to the CLIENT of any Additional Services , prior to furnishing such additional services. The CLIENT may request an estimate of additional cost from the CONSULT ANT, and upon receipt of the request, the CONSULT ANT shall