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• • • -2- units and keep them in good working condition at all times, normal wear and tear accepted. Contractor shall further keep in full force and effect, collision and liability insurance on said ambulances in accordance with the provisions of paragraph IX in fra. The City of La Porte shall be named as an additional insured on said policies. II. EMERGENCY AMBULANCE SERVICE REQUIREMENTS Contractor covenants and agrees to furnish ambulance service in compliance with the following requirements: (1) Contractor shall have and maintain at least two (2) ambu- lances and crews available twenty-four (24) hours daily for emergency dispatch, in conformity with the standards set forth in Paragraph III hereof. City reserves the right to arrange for back-up units when both of the two (2) ambulances are in service, and the further right to activate mutual assistance agreements with other governmental en- tities in the event of calamity or disaster conditions. Nothing set forth herein is meant to diminish the ability of Contractor to arrange for backup units when both of the two ambulances are in service, or diminish the right of Contractor to activate mutual assistance agreements with other governmental entities in the event of calamity or disaster conditions. (2) Equipment and crews shall be located at a point or points within the City of La Porte to be selected by Contractor, subject to approval of the Chief of Police. It is the intention of the parties that same shall be so located that an ambulance can reach any area within the City limits • of the City of La Porte within a reasonable period from the time of dispatch, and it is within the contemplation of the parties that ten (10) minutes is deemed to be a reasonable period of time. (3) It is the intention of the parties hereto that the Con- tractor is authorized to furnish emergency ambulance and invalid coach service only. (An attendant in addition to the driver shall not be required on invalid coach service). Contractor shall only provide hearse service for the trans- - portation to any morgue, mortuary or funeral home of the body of any person officially declared dead, when author- ized by proper authority; provided, however, the minimum of two (2) emergency vehicles provided for hereunder shall • not be used for invalid coach service nor for hearse ser- vice. .1-. ~-