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~ e e calamity or disaster conditions. Nothing set forth herein is meant to diminish the ability of Contractor to arrange for back-up units when both of the two ambulan- ces 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. It is the intention of the parties that same shall be so located that an ambulance can reach any area within the Service Area within a reasonable period from time of dispatch, and it is within the contempla- tion of the parties that ten (10) minutes is deemed to be a reasonable period of time. III. STANDARDS REQUIRED FOR AMBULANCES AND ACCESSORY EQUIPMENT Contractor covenants and agrees to furnish at his own expense ambulances and accessory equipment which comply with the following standards: (1) A total of not less than two (2) Mobile Intensive Care ambulances shall be furnished by the Contractor twenty- four (24) hours a day, to the Service Area. Provided, that said two (2) ambulance requirements shall not apply, when either or both of said units are engaged in providing emergency ambulance service to a point or points as contemplated within the Service Area, said Service Area specified in paragraph XIII. One of said units may be on call at a backup location within the City of La Porte or the Service Area upon dispatch of the initial unit required to be maintained within the City of La Porte. Each vehicle must have a patient capacity of not less than two (2) patients. {2) All ambulances must be inspected and approved by the Chief of Emergency Medical Services of the City of La Porte and must be of a type and design suitable for transporting injured persons. Said vehicles shall be at all times in a state of good mechanical repair and shall be equipped with tires in good condition and not showing unusual wear. (3) All such ambulances must be licensed as Mobile Intensive Care Units in compliance with Article 44470 of the Revised C'ivil Statutes of the State of Texas, and amendments thereto, and in compliance with the Rules and Regulations of the State Board of Health. ( 4 ) (a) Each ambulance sha 11 be equ ipped with a two-way radio which transmits and receives on frequencies designated for use by the City of La POrte. (b) Radios will be operated on City of La Porte local government frequency - 155.625 megacycles, or such other frequency which the City may designate. ( c ) Radios must be maintained to meet specifications. The maintenance borne by the Contractor. current F.C.C. costs will be (d) Radios must have an annual frequency City of La Porte Radio Technician. check by the Page 2 of 7