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<br />REV: 03-16-18 MI <br />ATTY/AGR/2018.054/RECOLOGY OF SAN MATEO <br />Page 38 of 119 <br />change in scope and handled in accordance with provisions in Section 15.12. At the 1458 <br />local office, Contractor shall accept as payment personal checks, money orders, 1459 <br />cashiers’ checks, and credit cards. The local office shall be open for business from 1460 <br />8:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday, exclusive of Holidays specified in 1461 <br />Attachment A for the local office. 1462 <br />C. Revenue Collection. Agency shall remit to Contractor revenue received for services 1463 <br />described herein, not less frequently than monthly. Revenues collected on behalf of 1464 <br />the Agency or SBWMA shall be handled as described in Article 11 of this Agreement. 1465 <br />D. Review of Billings. Contractor shall assist Agency in its review of Billings to 1466 <br />Customers, issued pursuant to Section 7.01.A. The purpose of the review is to 1467 <br />determine that the amount which Agency is Billing each Customer is correct in terms 1468 <br />of the level of service (i.e., frequency of Collection, size of Container, location of 1469 <br />Container) being provided to such Customer by Contractor. Contractor shall review 1470 <br />Customer accounts not less than once every three (3) calendar years for each 1471 <br />Commercial, Multi-Family Dwelling, and SFD Customer, unless Agency directs 1472 <br />Contractor to do so more frequently. Contractor shall submit to Agency a written 1473 <br />report of the status of its review annually no later than forty-five (45) Days after the 1474 <br />end of each calendar year. The intent of this Section is for Agency to receive reports 1475 <br />on an annual basis for one-third (1/3) of all Customer accounts, and for all Customer 1476 <br />accounts to be reviewed every third year of the Agreement. The scope of the review 1477 <br />and the reviewer's work plan shall be submitted to Agency for approval no later than 1478 <br />six (6) months before the submission of the first report. 1479 <br />E. Agency or SBWMA Billing Review. Contractor acknowledges that Agency or 1480 <br />SBWMA may perform, or cause to be performed, Billing reviews periodically. 1481 <br />Contractor agrees to participate and cooperate with SBWMA and Agency and its 1482 <br />agents to accomplish these reviews and conduct any data collection and report 1483 <br />preparation that may be requested. The Contractor’s full cooperation with these 1484 <br />reviews may include, but is not limited to: (i) allowing Agency or SBWMA staff or 1485 <br />consultants to ride along with drivers in Collection vehicles during daily Collection 1486 <br />operations; (ii) providing for interviews of personnel at all levels, with or without 1487 <br />management oversight; (iii) providing reporting related to franchised operations 1488 <br />available through Contractor’s automated systems; and, (iv) adjusting routing, public 1489 <br />information, outreach, or program availability based upon the recommendations of 1490 <br />the audit, if approved by the SBWMA or Agency. 1491 <br />F. Privacy of Customer Information. Contractor shall not distribute or sell Customer, 1492 <br />Owner, or Occupant information such as names, addresses, and telephone numbers 1493 <br />to other Persons with the exception of distribution to the Agency, SBWMA, or its 1494 <br />agents for reporting and contract compliance purposes. 1495 <br />7.02 CUSTOMER SERVICE 1496 <br />Contractor is responsible for ensuring that all staff and Customer service representatives 1497 <br />(CSR) maintain a professional and courteous demeanor when in contact with Agency, 1498 <br />SBWMA, and the public. Contractor shall be responsible for all employee interactions with 1499 <br />Customers, SBWMA, and Agency staff. Contractor is required to ensure that its 1500 <br />Customers are consistently treated courteously and are presented with timely, responsive, 1501 <br />and thorough solutions to problems and requests for information. Contractor shall meet 1502 <br />6.2.B. - Page 51