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. . EXHffirr A . 1. Scooe or Services The Project consists of the Contractor offering the sale andlor installation of water-saving devices to residcnu in twelve local governmental communities including Aspen. Basalt. Battlemeot. Mesa. Carbondale. Glcowood Springs. New Castle. Parachute. Rifle, Snowmass Village aDd the Counties of Eagle, Garfield and Pitkin. The grant award will be matched by other 1000l funding sources. Each how:ehold that receives a new water-efficient toilet will pay $125 for their share of the cost of labor and materials. The pimary focus will be OD the installation of new ultra low flush toilets that will replace old. inefficient ones. The CoIlUaCtCX will also install efficient showerheads and faucet aerators as pan of the conservation retrofit package. The Project goals include: inaea.sing customer awareness of the effects of water conservation devices. extending the wefuI life of the Contract<r's water system. and to collecting data for evaluation of furore programs. 1be Contractor will CClC('dinate the Project with the staffs of each city and rounty to identify hwseholds. JX"omote the project and monitor water savings. The Contractor will encourage participation in the Project by starting with an initial press release to the loc:al newspapers and radio stations. Brochures will be developed and flyers describing the project aDd how local residents can participate. Oo1y those households on water meters will be monitcred under this Project. The Contractor will make the water efficiency devices available to other buildings that may not be metered. The overall goal is to save water. The contractor will eDlist the support from local volunteer.s: such as the Rotary Oubs and interested students from the public high schools and Colorado Mountain College. The results of this project will be conveyed to local Council of Governments and other CODlDll!oities through publiJ? service announcements via the media will convey to the local residents the results of this Project. The Contractor will have OD record the monthly water usage of each household. Each participant will sign a consent fonn aDowiq 1M Conuaaa r.o Jook at their wat.er and utility bills. This will allow the Conlractor to track usage and savings. boIh water and financial. before and after the ~ject. The Contractcr will conduct a survey of participants to determine customer f perceptions and satisfaction levels with devices. A Final Report shall be compiled upon completion of the Project. The Fmal Report shall include a summary of the Project. discussion of the Project impleme~tation. Project findings and water savings results. The Final Report will not only conclude the Project but win serve as information to be shared with other Colorado communities. 2. Protect Time of Perfonnance The Project will commence on September 1. 1993 or upon full and proper execution of this Contract. The Project wiD be completed OD or before September 1. 1995. However. the Project time of pedormance may be extended subject to the mutual agreement of the State and Contractor. A wrinen request for extension shall be submiued to the Stale by the Contractor at least thirty (30) days prior to September 1.1995. and shall include a full justification for the extension request Page 1 of 2 Pag..