2022/01/26 Council Agenda Packet

reasonably incurred by the Contractor in attempting to comply with the defective specifications. (e) Contractor will assist Participant in obtaining all of the requested cost details as may be required for FTA assisted purchases. Failure to respond or provide needed details may be grounds for the Participant to cancel the purchase without penalty. (f) The Contractor must assert its right to an adjustment under this clause within 30 days after 1. receipt of a written change order under paragraph (a) of this clause or 2. the furnishing of a written notice under paragraph (b) of this clause, by submitting to the Contracting Officer a written statement describing the general nature and amount of proposal, unless this period is extended by the Participant. The statement of proposal for adjustment may be included in the notice under paragraph (b) above. (g) No proposal by the Contractor for an equitable adjustment shall be allowed if asserted after final payment under this Master Contract. (h) This clause does not supersede FTA Circular C 4220.1F. 3.4. ECONOMIC ADJUSTMENT. Beginning twelve (12) months after the effective date of this Master Contract and for every annual anniversary thereafter, the prices set forth in Exhibit B shall be adjusted, based upon the percent changes (whether up or down) in the United States Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor and Statistics (BLS) indices described below, for the most recent year. The Index is the Producer Price Index for Truck and Bus Bodies, Series No. WPU 1413, published by the United States Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, or if such Index is no longer in use, then such replacement that is most comparable to the Index as may be designated by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, or as agreed by the parties. Economic adjustment will lag one (1) calendar quarter past the Master Contract commencement date to allow for publication of BLS data. All calculations for the index shall be based upon the latest version of data published as of April 1 each year. Prices shall be adjusted on June 1. If an index is recoded, that is the replacement is a direct substitute according to the BLS, this Master Contract will instead use the recode. If an index becomes unavailable, Enterprise Services shall substitute a proxy index. If there is not a direct substitute, the next higher aggregate index available will be used. The economic adjustment shall be calculated as follows: New Price = Old Price x (Current Period Index/Base Period Index). 3.5. PRICE CEILING. Although Contractor may offer lower prices to Participants, during the term of this Master Contract, Contractor guarantees to provide the Heavy Duty Transit Buses at no greater than the prices set forth in Exhibit B — Prices for Heavy Duty Transit Buses (subject to economic adjustment as set forth herein). 3.6. GooDs AND SERVICES ADDITION. Contractor may offer new goods and services within the scope of the authorized goods set forth in Exhibit A — Included Transit Buses to Participants to implement new technology solutions or meet specific Participant requirements. Goods and services added to purchase orders under the Master Contract must be commercially available at the time they are added and fall within the original scope of the Master Contract. 3.7. PRICING OF GOODS AND SERVICE ADDITIONS. Prices for additional Transit Bus goods and services performed under this Master Contract follow cost reimbursement rules under 4220.1F Ch VI, MASTER CONTRACT No. 06719-01 PAGE 4