(A) Purpose.
(1) Calumet Park Fire Department may contact private contractors to properly secure residences or businesses and to protect then from exposure to the elements. In the event that the property owner does not have a private contractor that they wish to use, Calumet Park Fire Department shall contact a private contractor on behalf of the property owner. Calumet Park Fire Department assumes no financial liability with these private contractors for any services rendered.
(2) It shall be the responsibility of the private contractor to deal directly with the property owner or their insurance company for payment for services.
(3) Calumet Park Fire Department shall utilize only the private contractors (Board-Up Services) who have met all of the following requirements prior to any call of service.
(B) Requirements.
(1) All board-up services shall be licensed contractors in the Village of Calumet Park and with Cook County (unincorporated area of Calumet Park Fire Department).
(2) All board-up services shall provide evidence of their local licensing (as indicated above), bonding and insurance and shall be updated on or about January 1 of each year.
(3) (a) A listing of all current charges for services shall be presented in writing to Calumet Park Fire Department and shall be updated on or about January 1 of each year. This pricing guide shall be the only pricing used on any incident in which Calumet Park Fire Department contacts the board-up service.
(b) Board-up services shall not be allowed to offer any other service to the property owner other than that service specifically contacted for. No documents/contracts for general contracting or public adjusters shall be presented or discussed when Calumet Park Fire Department has requested the board-up service.
(c) Board-up services shall not arrive on the scene of an incident unless specifically contacted by the emergency dispatch service for Calumet Park Fire Department.
(d) Any board-up service that is on the scene of an incident prior to being contacted by Calumet Park Fire Department will be removed from our preferred vendor list and will not be contacted for board-up purposes in the future.
(e) The Calumet Park Fire Department incident commander shall first review all documents, which are to be presented to the property owner for signature.
(C) Licensing requirements.
(1) Every contractor must present a copy of their state license or certificate of registration.
(2) Every contractor shall present a certificate of insurance with a minimum value of $500,000 and must name the Village of Calumet Park as the insured.
(3) Every contractor must supply the Village of Calumet Park with a bond certificate signed by the principal. All contractors who are licensed to do business must file and keep in force during the license period. A bond in the amount of $10,000 with sureties to be approved by the Board of Trustees, conditioned to indemnify the Village of Calumet Park and hold it harmless from any loss, damage, claim or liability arising out of or resulting from the conduct or operation of the business.
(Ord. 04-845, passed 2-26-2004) Penalty, see § 155.99