The University is seeking proposals for services in the areas listed below. Work will be on an as-called basis. The shop manager or designee responsible for overseeing the service will initiate the call and represent the University accordingly. Both planned and unplanned maintenance work will be covered by the Contract. Services are normally scheduled during regular business hours but may be needed on an emergency basis after hours and on weekends and holidays. Upon request, Contractors may be required to provide materials to perform the work. The Contractor agrees to perform the Scope of Work as described in Attachment A, which may be amended from time to time by mutual consent of the parties in writing, and is hereby incorporated. The University of Maine will hereinafter be referred to as the "University." Respondents to the Request for Proposals (RFP) shall be referred to as "Respondent" or "Respondent(s)." The Respondent to whom the contract is awarded shall be referred to as the "Contractor." Further Contractor shall be understood to include all employees of the Contractor assigned to perform work under the Contract. The University of Maine System and other components of the University shall be referred to as "MultiInstitutional." Established in 1968, the University of Maine System (UMS) unites seven distinctive public universities, comprising 10 campuses and numerous centers, in the common purposes of providing quality higher education while delivering on its traditional tripartite mission of teaching, research, and public service. Maine's largest educational enterprise, the University extends its mission as a major resource for the state, linking economic growth, the education of its people, and the application of research and scholarship. A comprehensive public institution of higher education, UMS serves nearly 40,000 students annually and is supported by the efforts of more than 2,000 full-time and part-time faculty, more than 3,000 regular full-time and part-time staff, and a complement of part-time temporary (adjunct) faculty. Reaching more than 500,000 people annually through educational and cultural offerings, the University of Maine System also benefits from more than two-thirds of its alumni population residing within the state; more than 123,000 individuals. The System consists of the following seven universities: University of Maine (UMaine); University of Maine at Machias (UMM); University of Maine at Augusta (UMA); University of Maine at Presque Isle (UMPI); University of Maine at Farmington (UMF); University of Southern Maine (USM); and, University of Maine at Fort Kent (UMFK).
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