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Contractor may choose to either hand dig or use heavy equipment to facilitate the installation of the vault. The vault will be installed to meet standard cemetery practices that complies with all state regulations and city codes. In the process of the vault installation, if an unexpected obstacle occurs, such as: a previous installed adjacent vault is intruding on burial space, or any other irremovable object, the Contractor will work with the City Sales and Management Contractor to resolve the issue which may require a fee adjustment. 7.5 Ground leveling and soil compacting for new - New gravesites are to be cleared, tamped sunk, and leveled with the surrounding terrain within seven (7) calendar days of burial services. Within twenty (20) calendar days following initial leveling, perform a follow-up leveling for re-vegetation. 7.6 Marker installation — The Contractor shall install headstones and markers within seven (7) days of notification by the City Sales & Management Contractor. Contractor shall ensure site layout and preparation and install headstones and markers. Headstones shall be handled in a manner that prevents damage. Contractor shall ensure that flat markers shall be uniform in height (parallel with the ground and no more than 1 inch above grade) and horizontally and vertically aligned. Contractor shall provide headstone re-setting up to 1 headstone or marker per week. The Contractor is not responsible for the purchase and delivery of the monuments, headstones and markers to the cemetery. SECTION 8. EQUIPMENT When the City backhoe is no longer available for Contractor's use, Contractor shall obtain its own, or rent as needed, a backhoe to provide the burial services. If the Contractor buys its own backhoe, Contractor shall provide the City with a rate sheet setting forth the hourly cost for the backhoe. If the Contractor rents a backhoe, Contractor shall provide City a copy of the rental invoice, to which Contractor may add a ten percent (10%) administrative cost. Such ownership hourly rate, or rental invoice + administrative cost, may be added as expenses to be invoiced by Contractor and paid by City, in additional to the Cemetery Fee Schedule set forth in Exhibit B. 17