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EXHIBIT IV

Purchasing Green Cleaning Products and Cleaning Equipment Cleaning products and material purchase including but not limited to: cleaning materials and products, disposable janitorial paper products and trash bags.

When purchasing materials or supplies, specify that they meet 1 or more of the following:

The cleaning products have to meet 1 or more of the following standards for the appropriate category:

· Green Seal GS-37, for general-purpose, bathroom, glass and carpet cleaners used for industrial and institutional purposes.

· Environmental Choice CCD-110, for cleaning and degreasing compounds.

· Environmental Choice CCD-146, for hard surface cleaners.

· Environmental Choice CCD-148, for carpet and upholstery care.

Disinfectants, metal polish, floor finishes, strippers or other products not addressed by the above standards have to meet 1 or more of the following standards for the appropriate category:

· Green Seal GS-40, for industrial and institutional floor care products.

· Environmental Choice CCD-112, for digestion additives for cleaning and odor control.

· Environmental Choice CCD-113, for drain or grease traps additives.

· Environmental Choice CCD-115, for odor control additives.

· Environmental Choice CCD-147, for hard floor care.

· California Code of Regulations maximum allowable VOC levels for the specific product category.

Disposable janitorial paper products and trash bags meet the minimum requirements of 1 or more of the following programs for the applicable product category:

· Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Comprehensive Procurement Guidelines for Janitorial Paper and Plastic Trash Can Liners.

· Green Seal GS-09, for paper towels and napkins.

· Green Seal GS-01, for tissue paper.

· Environmental Choice CCD-082, for toilet tissue.

· Environmental Choice CCD-086, for hand towels.

Janitorial paper products derived from rapidly renewable resources or made from tree-free fibers.

Hand soaps have to meet 1 or more of the following standards:

· No antimicrobial agents (other than as a preservative) except where required by health codes and other regulations (e.g., food service and health care requirements).

· Green Seal GS-41, for industrial and institutional hand cleaners.

· Environmental Choice CCD-104, for hand cleaners and hand soaps.

Cleaning Equipment

1. The cleaning equipment shall require the following:

2. Vacuum cleaners are certified by the Carpet and Rug Institute “Green Label” Testing Program for vacuum cleaners and operate with a sound level of less than 70dBA.

3. Carpet extraction equipment used for restorative deep cleaning is certified by the Carpet and Rug Institute’s “Seal of Approval” Testing Program for deep-cleaning extractors.

4. Powered floor maintenance equipment, including electric and battery-powered floor buffers and burnishers, is equipped with vacuums, guards and/or other devices for capturing fine particulates and operates with a sound level of less than 70dBA.

5. Propane-powered floor equipment has high-efficiency, low-emissions engines with catalytic converters and mufflers that meet the California Air Resources Board (CARB) or Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) standards for the specific engine size and operates with a sound level of less than 90dBA.

6. Automated scrubbing machines are equipped with variable-speed feed pumps and on-board chemical metering to optimize the use of cleaning fluids. Alternatively, the scrubbing machines use only tap water with no added cleaning products.

7. Battery-powered equipment is equipped with environmentally preferable gel batteries.

8. Powered equipment is ergonomically designed to minimize vibration, noise and user fatigue.

9. Equipment is designed with safeguards, such as rollers or rubber bumpers, to reduce potential damage to building surfaces.

10. Vendor shall keep a log for all powered cleaning equipment that documents the date of equipment purchase and all repair and maintenance activities and include vendor specification sheets for each type of equipment in use.

Holidays The City does not specifically require the Contractor(s) to work on these days (except in areas that require coverage for 24/7 operations). However, the City does require the Contractor to fulfill all the requirements of the Contract. If this requires the Contractor(s) to work on holidays observed by the City, then the Contractor(s) shall fulfill that obligation at no additional cost.

The eleven official holidays observed by the City of Dallas are:

· New Year’s Day (January 1)

· Martin Luther King’s Birthday (third Monday in January)

· President’s Day (third Monday in February)

· Memorial Day (last Monday in May)

· Juneteenth Day (June 19)

· Independence Day (July 4)

· Labor Day (first Monday in September)

· Indigenous People’s Day (October 9)

· Thanksgiving Day (fourth Thursday in November)

· Day after Thanksgiving (fourth Friday in November)

· Christmas Day (December 25).

Note: The City reserves the right to add to the above holiday(s) in the future.