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# 45 AUcrIONEER SERVICES AGREEMENT This AGREEMENT is made this 26th day of April , 1994, between the CITY OF SAN MARCOS, TEXAS, hereinafter referred to as "CITY", 630 East Hopkins, San Marcos, Texas 78666, and LONE STAR AUCTIONEERS, INC., hereinafter referred to as "AUCTIONEER", 1050 Forest Park Blvd., Suite, 105, Forth Worth, Texas 76110 for auctions of City personal property and abandoned and unclaimed property held by the City. WITNESSETH: CITY and AUCTIONEER do agree as follows: ARTICLE 1 -- AUcrIONEER'S SERVICES AND RESPONSIBILITIES 1.1 The 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. 1.2 The 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, business licenses and any other permits required will remain current. AUCTIONEER further certifies that all of its employees to be involved in the conduct of each auction will be bonded and that its auctioneers will be licensed under State law. 1.3 The AUCTIONEER will provide the City with a mi:qimum of ten (10) regular members of its auction staff to.conduct each auction and all other related functions in an efficient manner. Included in the ten staff members will be three licensed auctioneers, a computer operator, bid spotters, registrars, cashiers, a bilingual staff member, and security personnel. The AUCTIONEER will designate a member of its staff as the Auction Coordinator in writing prior to. each auction to assist the CITY's representative and to coordinate the AUCTIONEER's activities. 1.4 Not later than the day prior to each auction, the AUCTIONEER will provide personnel to affix lot tags and numbers to the items for sale, and to record those numbers on inventory logs. If the AUCTIONEER is conducting a j oint auction for the CITY and Hays County, then during the lotting and inventory process AUCTIONEER's personnel will cross reference the City's and Hays County's inventory numbers with the appropriate cost center/fund information so that the City and County reports will be separately printed and reconciled for accountability by appropriate entity and cost center. Throughout the presale planning and preparation of each Auction, the Auction Coordinator will assist the CITY with the timing of the moving of merchandise to the auction site, the layout of vehicle equipment and merchandise to enhance the perceived value of merchandise and to increase revenues for the City, and the obtaining of good appraisals for seized and forfeited goods.