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. , 209 ' AUCTIONEER SERVICES AGREEMENT This three party Agreement is made this the 20th day of May ,1997, between the CITY OF SAN MARCOS, TEXAS, ("City") 630 East Hopkins, San Marcos, Texas 78666, HAYS COUNTY ("County") 102 North LB.J. and RENE' BATES AUCTIONEERS, INC., Route 4, McKinney, Texas 75070 ("Auctioneer"), for the provision of auctioneer services in connection with auctioning of City and County personal property and abandoned and unclaimed property held by the City and County. The City, County and Auctioneer agree as follows: ARTICLE 1 AUCTIONEER'S SERVICES AND RESPONSIBILITIES 1.1 STANDARDS OF PERFORMANCE 1.1.1 Auctioneer will perform all services in connection with this Agreement using that degree of care and skill ordinarily exercised by auctioneers which possess special expertise in conducting auctions for cities and counties. .... 1.1.2 Auctioneer certifies that it is in good standing with all current regulatory and licensing agencies of the State and that all sales tax permits, registrations, bupiness licenses and any other permits required will remain current. 1.1.3 All services specified under this Agreement will be performed by Auctioneer for each auction conducted on behalf of City and County by Auctioneer during the term of this Agreement. The terms and conditions of this Agreement will be binding upon Auctioneer for each auction it conducts on behalf of City and County. All auctions conducted under this Agreement will be conducted jointly between the City and County. Neither the City nor County will conduct an auction under this agreement independently from the other. 1.1.4 The Auctioneer will provide the City and the County with a sufficient number of employees to register all buyers and provide a sufficient number of auctioneers and floor people to expedite sales in an orderly and timely manner. This includes the assistance of removing all sold items from the auction arena after the sales. Included in the Auctioneer's staff members are licensed auctioneers, a computer operator, ringmen, registration clerks, and cashiers. No individual will have a claim against either the City or the County for salaries or compensation (including fringe benefits) or other items of income, cost or expense. 1.1.5 The Auctioneer will designate a member of its staff as the Auction Coordinator in writing prior to the auction to assist City and County personnel in the placement of all items to be sold in an order that will attract the most interest of prospective bidders. The Auction Coordinator will be available for a minimum of one (1) full work day before each auction. 1