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by example, require the City to construct utility improvements from point A to point D, and the total cost would exceed the cost limits established for work by the day under this policy, but which have been broken into smaller segments and at smaller incremental costs; for example, projects extending from point A to point B, from point B to point C, and finally, from point C to point D. Section 3. Qualifications for contractors performing work by the day. The City Engineer shall establish a registration procedure for contractors qualified to perform work by the day for the City of Paris. As part of said registration procedure, each contractor shall be required to provide corporate or company name, address, primary business location, names of principles, and other general information associated with identifying the contractor. The City Engineer shall also require each contractor seeking certification to provide information documenting the contractor's experience and expertise, number and size of work crews, name and experience of supervisory personnel, the nature and kind of equipment and work for which the contractor is seeking registration, and other similar pertinent details. As part of said registration process, each contractor shall be required to complete a registration form prepared by the City Engineer, and a standardized cost sheet stating on said sheet the cost of each service, labor, and equipment which the contractor is prepared to provide for the City. Only the City's standardized cost sheet will be utilized for determining the amount owed to each contractor. In addition to providing the cost of services which each respective contractor desires to provide, the City's standardized cost sheet shall likewise include a place for the contractor to specify the amount of any premium rate which the contractor would desire to charge. The City is not obligated to pay premium rates, and such rates shall apply to labor only (and not use of equipment), and payment of same shall be exclusively at the City's discretion. Premium rates will be paid only for work performed during hours exceeding eight (8) working hours per day. Payment of the premium rate is justified only in those instances where, in the City Engineer's opinion, weather conditions, emergency conditions, or other similar exigencies make time of the essence in completing the ongoing work. If, in the City Engineer's opinion, the circumstances justifying working additional hours at the premium rate no longer exist, then payment of the premium rate shall cease. Before a contractor will be compensated at the premium rate, the City Engineer must authorize in writing payment of the premium rate for those hours in a day that -4-