SOW DS261117 - NEIS fully exec.pdf

CONVEYANCE INSPECTION SERVICES

(Contract #165CAP-M26-DS261117-01)

Statement of Work (SOW)

The Wisconsin Department of Safety and Professional Services (DSPS) (“Department”) and Bureau Veritas – National Elevator Inspection Services (BV – NEIS), ("Contractor") and this Statement of Work (SOW) is governed by and incorporated into the Conveyance Inspection Delivery Service Agreement between the parties (“Agreement”). Capitalized terms not otherwise defined herein will have the same meanings as those assigned to them in the Contract and RFB #DS261117 documents.

1. INTRODUCTION/BACKGROUND

Contractor must provide Conveyance Inspection Services by professionally providing the Wisconsin Department of Safety and Professional Services (DSPS) conveyance inspections for the Department.

2. SCOPE OF WORK

A. Delivery of Conveyance Inspections

Contractor inspections must be completed on new installations (not covered by the Department employees), covered alterations, repairs and replacements, and annually on existing conveyances within the district(s) awarded and in accordance with the applicable Wisconsin Statutes and Administrative Code.

i. Overdue inspections not completed by the Contractor Inspector and expired permits to operate (PTO) will be tracked by the Department via eSLA (Electronic Safety and Licensing Application, Section B) pursuant to the requirements of

SPS 318.1011.

ii. If the Contractors Inspector does not file an inspection report with the Department within thirty (30) calendar days prior to the expiration date of the permit to operate (PTO), the Department may conduct the inspection.

iii. If the Department conducts the inspection, the Contractor will be charged a fee in accordance with SPS 302.04.

iv. If the Contractor does not respond to customers who are within their district, who contact the Contractor via phone or email within forty-eight (48) hours on Business Days, and the Department, Contract Manager, or Procurement Lead is notified, this will automatically be documented as non-performance of Services and will violate the terms of this Agreement and the Contract.

v. In the event of a failure by the Contractor to perform any of their material obligations, which includes non-performance of Services, under this Agreement through the Department audits or by complaints received from customers to the Department, Contract Manager, or Procurement Lead, the Department will provide a written violation to the Contractor.

vi. If a Contractor performs any installation, repairs, and modification inspections outside of the awarded State Contract district, this would be considered a violation.

vii. When a written violation is provided to the Contractor by the Department, a sixty (60) calendar day probation period will be given to cure the violation.

viii. If the Contractor does not cure the violation within the sixty (60) calendar days, this Agreement and the Contract will terminate automatically upon the expiration of the written violation notice period. If there are five (5) violations within a six (6) month period, this Agreement and the Contract will terminate automatically.

ix. This Agreement and Contract does not apply to private company contracts with the Contractor.

B. Electronic Safety and Licensing Application (eSLA)

The Department Conveyance program services are located within the Electronic Safety and Licensing Application (eSLA).

eSLA is an online web portal cloud-based program requiring customers to use eSLA to submit plan reviews/permits.

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The eSLA program has two sub-systems. The first sub-system is a front-facing web portal used by the customer to set up a business account and apply for permits. The other sub-system is the back-office application for the Contractor to process all permit applications and record inspections. The customer does not have access to the back office sub-system.

i. Contractor must utilize eSLA to record and document all permit applications and inspection reports under the terms of this Contract.

ii. Contractor must assist customers through the eSLA system. This assistance includes, but is not limited to the following:

• setting up an account

• adding a business account

• managing a customer’s business

• obtaining a security code

• assisting with the customer’s dashboard

• filling out a permit

iii. The Department has information, videos, and job aids available to the Contractor to assist customers with this service, which is located on the eSLA Customer Information and eSLA Resources web pages.

iv. Contractor must sign into eSLA via a MyWisconsin ID which utilizes their own email address. A state email ID is not issued for this Contract.

v. The Department will provide the Contractor with one (1) software license for back-office eSLA inspection entry.

Additional licenses may be purchased by the Contractor.

vi. The Contractor may request to integrate their database software with the eSLA software program. The integration shall be at the Contractor’s expense.

C. Contractor Knowledge, Skill, and Ability Requirements

i. Contractor must possess knowledge of conveyance system inspection concepts, principles, and theories.

ii. Contractor must understand and interpret written material, including technical materials, rules, regulations, instructions, reports, charts, graphs, tables, etc. as applied to specific conveyance systems and commercial electrical installations.

iii. Contractor and their employees must apply the following when working with individuals:

• show understanding, friendliness, courtesy, tact, empathy, concern, and politeness

• develop and maintain effective relationships with others

• effectively handle individuals who are difficult, hostile, or distressed

• relate well to people from varied backgrounds and different situations

• is sensitive to cultural diversity, race, gender, disabilities, and other individual differences

iv. Contractor must work with clients and customers (any individuals who use or receive the services under this

Contract, including the general public, individuals who work in the Department, other agencies, or organizations outside the Government) to assess their needs, provide information, or assistance.

v. All Contractor Inspectors, and any subsequent hires, who do not have experience inspecting conveyances in the state of Wisconsin must attend a four (4) hour training with the Department prior to performing inspections.

vi. Contractor must identify problems and make sound, well-informed, and objective decisions to solving the problems identified through inspections.

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vii. Contractor must write in a clear, concise, organized, and convincing manner for all clients and customers who use or receive services under this Contract.

viii. Contractor must have a documented in-house quality control program ensuring training and auditing of Inspectors and inspection related processes.

ix. Contractor must have a working understanding and experience using Microsoft Office products such as, but not limited to, Excel, Word, and Outlook.

D. Phone Number, Email, and Computer

i. Contractor must provide at their expense a toll-free telephone number for Building Owners and their agents to contact the Contractor's Inspector. The office and toll-free telephone number must be staffed and open for business with a minimum of eight (8) consecutive hours between 7:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. per day Monday through Friday.

ii. The telephone must be equipped to allow callers to leave a voice message (e.g., voicemail or an answering machine/service) on a continuous basis during the term of the Contract.

iii. Contractor must possess or have access to a computer with internet access and an email account to conduct business services.

iv. Contractor must have an email account available for the Building Owner applicants to submit questions, schedule inspections, and receive answers to specific questions regarding an inspection.

v. Contractor must have an Inspector available for emergencies which may arise after working hours. An after-hours telephone number must be furnished to the Department. All emergencies must be responded to within eight (8) hours or less of the time of notification (as needed).

E. Contractor Equipment, Materials, Supplies, and Tools

i. Contractor must provide all tools and supplies necessary to properly perform safety code inspections and witness safety tests per the following:

Wis. Admin. Code chapters SPS 316, 318, 361, 362, 363, 364, 365 and 382 adopted editions. Adopted editions of

SPS Codes may be found on the Department website. The Contractor must provide copies for each Inspector.

Most current adoption editions of:

• ANSI/ASME A17.1 Safety code for Elevators and Escalators,

• ASME A18.1

• ICC/IBC

• ICC/ANSI A117.1 Accessible and Usable Buildings and Facilities

• ANSI E1.42

• any additional ASME, ANSI, ICC, IBC reference materials deemed necessary by the Department

Most current adoption editions of:

• NFPA 13, Standard for the Installation of Sprinkler Systems

• NFPA 70, National Electrical Code,

• NFPA 72, National Fire Alarm Code

ii. Contractor must be responsible for providing all equipment, materials, supplies, and tools necessary to perform thorough inspection services during the Contract term. Proper inspection equipment is required in accordance with the latest edition of ASME A17.2.

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iii. Contractor must possess or have access to a device capable of taking digital photographs (e.g., a camera, cell phone, or tablet) for documenting non-compliances.

iv. Contractor must be responsible for providing and arranging necessary and reliable transportation to complete inspections during the Contract term. Automobile insurance must be met according to Section 12 of the Contract.

Any additional fee covering the Contractor's travel expenses, including travel time, parking, mileage, meals, and lodging must not be permitted.

v. Contractor must work with the Department to establish a schedule which minimizes travel. Travel must be minimized by methods including, but not limited to, adjusting certificate of operation expiration dates to correspond to those of surrounding conveyance inspections and scheduling for inspection at the same time of said inspections located in proximity to each other.

F. Amendments To Inspection Equipment List Contractor must be aware of the listing of equipment/number (available via eSLA back-office and eSLA Public Lookup), minus private/insurance company covered. The Contractor must acknowledge conveyance system numbers are subject to change for reasons including, but not limited to, the activities listed in the subsections below:

i. Errors and omissions to the inspection list may result during the transmissions via eSLA. The Contractor must be made aware of the additional conveyance system requiring inspection. The list may contain duplicate listings, and the Contractor must be made aware of the duplication(s).

ii. Contractor may be requested to add to their workload inspections normally assigned to the Department employees. Such a request may result when a position vacancy, Inspector illness, or Inspector competing workload prevented the Department employee from completing an annual inspection within the required time limits.

iii. The additional conveyance system would be removed from the Contractor’s list when the vacancy is filled.

iv. After a newly installed conveyance system is put into service, the system must be placed on the list by the

Department (via eSLA) for a periodic inspection available in eSLA.

https://dsps.wi.gov/Pages/Programs/Elevators, submitted by the installer, to DSPSSBElevatorTech@wisconsin.gov.

v. An email must be sent to the Contractor by the Department administrative staff when periodic inspections need to be performed.

vi. Under s. 101.12(3)(d), Wis. Statutes and s. Comm 41.15, Wis. Adm. Code, the Department is required to accept inspection reports submitted by private/insurance company inspectors. Private/insurance companies may employ inspectors at their option regardless of this Contract.

G. WI Admin Codes, Adopted Editions-Safety Codes, and ASME Standards

i. Contractor must perform conveyance inspection services pursuant to the Wis. Adm. Codes:

• SPS 318

• SPS 362

• SPS 364

ii. Safety code inspection services must be performed, by the Contractor, in accordance with the currently adopted edition of:

• ASME A17.1/CSA B44-16 Safety Code for Elevators and Escalators

• ASME A18.1 Safety Standard for Platform Lifts and Stairway Chairlifts

• ANSI E1.42 Entertainment Technology-Design, Installation, and Use of Orchestra Pit Lifts

• QEI-1 Standard for the Qualification of Elevator Inspectors

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iii. Contractor must have the following standards available for reference while performing inspections:

• ASME A17.2 Guide for Inspections of Elevators, Escalators, and Moving Walks

• ASME A17.5/CSA B44.1 Elevator and Escalator Electrical Equipment

• ASME A17.6 Standard for Elevator Suspension, Compensation, and Governor Systems

• ASME A17.7/CSA B44.7 Performance-Based Safety Code for Elevators and Escalators

• ASME A17 INTERPS Elevator and Escalator Interpretations Nos 2-13

H. Inspection Services

i. Every employee or associate under the direction of the Contractor must immediately, upon entering a facility, identify themselves and their employer to the Building Owner or their agent. The employee or associate must have a current company photo ID, conduct an opening conference explaining why they are at the site, and how they will proceed.

ii. Contractor’s Inspector must obtain a phone number and email address from the site contact person and include the information in the inspection report.

iii. A copy of the inspection report must be provided to the Building Owner or their agent in either paper or electronic format.

iv. Upon completion of the service rendered, the Contractor’s Inspector must conduct a closing conference with the Building Owner or their agent to inform them of their findings.

v. The Contractor’s Inspector must only inspect units currently assigned to their inspection company. Assignments and contracts change often; therefore, assignments must be verified prior to scheduling.

vi. Contractor must schedule every inspection with the Building Owner or their agent prior to the inspection.

vii. Inspections in the Contractor’s district which are assigned to private inspection companies via Service Agent Reporting may be performed by the Contractor if the permit to operate is more than thirty (30) days past expiration and the private inspection company has not performed an inspection of said conveyance in the previous six (6) months.

viii. Contractor must use the Department written instructions issued to the Contractor to fill in details of the work described herein. Such instructions must be within the scope of work set forth in the Contract and must not be of such nature as to affect price, period, performance, or any other substantive provisions of the Contract.

ix. Contractor must acknowledge, the Department reserves the right to have final review and approval of all obligations, inspections, and other contract deliverables submitted or prepared by the Contractor.

x. Contractor acknowledges the issuance of a permit to operate (PTO) by the Department, or agent municipality must occur within ten (10) business days of completing and filing the inspection report.

I. Acceptance/Annual Inspections

Each conveyance must be identified by the Contractor as requiring acceptance or annual inspections as described in SPS

318. Inspections must be performed in accordance with SPS 318 and as follows:

i. New INSTALLED conveyances or altered, repaired, or replaced components of existing conveyances must undergo acceptance inspections by the Contractor as required by the following codes and standards:

• SPS 318 – Edition based on Contract Date for the project. Specifically see SPS 318.1011, 318.170810,

318.170811 (5) and (6), 318.1810 and SPS 318.4208

• ASME A17.1 – 2016 or latest edition. See 8.6, 8.7, 8.8 and 8.10.2 through 8.10.5 as applicable to the conveyance.

• ASME A17.7 – 2007 or latest edition if the conveyance or component was approved to A17.7 performance-based safety code.

• ASME A17.6 – 2017 or latest edition

• ASME A18.1 – 2020 or latest edition

• ANSI E1.42 – 2018 or latest edition

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• ASME QEI-1 – 2018 or latest edition

ii. Contractor must allow the Department to assign all acceptance inspections at state-owned facilities to the

Department inspectors. The Department reserves the right to assign additional acceptance inspections to the

Department inspectors based on project, new technology, and Contractor’s inability to keep up with annual inspections.

iii. Contactor must acknowledge, for all acceptance inspections, conveyances must not be placed into service until authorized via an approved inspection performed by the Contractor’s licensed elevator Inspector.

iv. After each acceptance inspection, annual inspection, or test of equipment is performed by the Contractor and found to be in compliance as required in SPS 318, the Contractor must notify the Department via the inspection report submitted through eSLA and a Permit to Operate (PTO) may be issued to the Building Owner or their agent.

J. Conformance Contractor must review any required conveyance test reports for conformance with the Wis. Adm. Code SPS 318 and ASME/ANSI A17.1, A18.1, and e1.42 as appropriate.

K. Accident Investigations Contractor must perform accident investigations regarding conveyances when the Building Owner or their agent has been contacted by the Department. The Contractor must conduct the investigation within twenty-four (24) hours of notification after the Department contacts the Contractor. The Contractor must be able to receive the notification via email and/or phone. Twenty-four (24) hours include weekdays, weekends, and holidays.

i. Contractor must submit inspection reports via the eSLA portal within two (2) business days after the inspection of the accident. The report must certify the continued operation of the conveyance and compliance with SPS 318.1002 scope, Wis. Adm. Code or itemize the existing violations, citing the appropriate sections of SPS 318.

L. Corrective Orders

i. When the Contractor identifies violations or unsafe conditions, the Contractor must issue corrective orders and submit a copy to the Department via the inspection report in eSLA.

ii. Contractor must issue corrective orders in accordance with the state of Wisconsin, ASME/ANSI, and the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) codes in effect at the date of the Contract.

iii. Contractor must issue an order(s) via the inspection report to the Building Owner or their agent. The order(s) must specify:

• specific code or standard section violated

• nature of the violation

• what corrections are required

• compliance date

iv. Contractor must create and submit an inspection report through eSLA. A copy must be sent via email or mail to the Building Owner or their agent by the Contractor within twenty-four (24) hours of inspection completion.

v. Any order(s) issued which pose an imminent threat to life or limb requiring the conveyance to be placed out of service, the Contractor must notify the Department immediately via email at DSPSSBElevatorTech@wisconsin.gov or by phone at 800-943-0003 prior to doing so.

vi. Contractor must adhere to the following guidelines regarding compliance dates:

• Life Safety Issue: Red Tag/immediately taken out of service – physical re-inspection with state required.

Example: jumped out Safety Circuit SPS 318.10

• Potential Safety Issue: five (5) to fifteen (15) days (next step Red Tag) physical re-inspection required.

Example: Inoperable Emergency Phone

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• Non–life safety issue: thirty (30) days physical re-inspection at discretion of inspecting company. Example:

Emergency Lighting not functioning

• Extensive Repairs Required: sixty (60) to ninety- (90) days with progress report every thirty (30) days, physical re-inspection required. Example: Rope replacement

vii. Contractor Inspectors must follow-up at the end of each compliance date issued. Contractor must have the Contractor Inspectors follow-up after each compliance issued end date.

viii. Referral to the Department is required if non-compliance is not obtained after three (3) attempts by inspection Contractor. Contractor must refer failure to comply to progressive orders/deadlines to produce necessary actions to the Department after three (3) attempts by Contractor Inspector.

ix. The Inspection Contractor may impose a contracted inspection fee for each follow-up and/or re-inspection.

x. Inspection Contractor must provide proof, in writing, within forty-eight (48) hours of request for follow-up as requested by the Department.

xi. Contractor must notify the Department within five (5) days of the completed inspection date via the inspection report of compliance enforcement of any conveyance for which the Contractor must be required to conduct a second re-inspection.

xii. Life safety issues must be reported immediately by the Contractor’s Inspector via email to the Department Section Chief in addition to the entry of the inspection report into eSLA.

xiii. Contractor acknowledges the Contractor’s Inspector may decide to require a re-inspection and may be appealed to the Department by the Building Owner or their agent. Appeal must be made directly to the Department Section Chief in writing via email.

M. Reporting and Fee Requirements

Contractor must submit all reports as requested by the Department.

i. Contractor must provide reports to the Department via eSLA within five (5) business days after completing the inspection, unless additional time is authorized (in writing) by the Department.

ii. All inspections by the Contractor will be subject to re-inspection, examination, and tests by the Department at any, and all, times during the course of the work and at any and all places where such work is being carried on. The Department will have the right to reject substandard inspections or reports and require re-inspection or resubmission of reports within five (5) business days.

iii. Contractor’s Inspector must submit the Regulated Object Inspection Report (Exhibit B) on the results to the Department for inspections meeting all code requirements, which must issue the permit to operate (PTO) the conveyance. In the presence of a violation, which will place the PTO on hold, the report must explain the violation or unsafe condition, with reference to specific code sections, and the nature of the deficiency.

iv. A safety code inspection report must be submitted by the Contractor’s Inspector on the "checklist for inspection and test of electric elevators", "checklist for inspection and test of hydraulic elevators" or "checklist for inspection and test of escalators and moving walks" as found in the Appendix of the latest editions of ASME A17.2.1, ASME A17.2.2, or ASME A17.2.3.

v. Contractor’s Inspector must clearly and legibly circle or mark each item as "ok" or "not acceptable," and briefly describe under the condition space what the "not acceptable" condition is.

vi. Items which are not applicable to the vertical transportation equipment being inspected must be marked "NE" by the Contractor’s Inspector when the item is not being evaluated.

vii. Any code violation which would be permissible due to the age of the equipment (date of installation) must be

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viii. Contractor’s Inspector must sign and legibly print their name, company name, QEI- 1 license number, and date on the last page of the applicable Inspector's checklist.

ix. Contractor must be responsible for collecting from the Building Owner or their agent the authorized conveyance inspection/re-inspection fee(s).

x. Fee for Inspection – A Building Owner must be charged fees for all inspections and re-inspections required under this Contract by the Contractor according to the approved Exhibit A – Final Abstract Costs.

xi. Invoicing Owner for Inspection – Contractor must submit an invoice to the Building Owner or their agent which includes each individual permit number, the date of each conveyance inspection or re-inspection, and each fee billed by the Contractor.

xii. Contractor must report monthly to the Department the dollar amount of fees collected for the month and the Contract period. The report will be due by the 15th of the month following the inspection month.

Example: Fees collected for the month of September 2025 will be due by October 15, 2025. See Exhibit C – Sample Elevator Invoice Report for more information.

xiii. The detailed information required on the monthly report will be provided to the Contractor by the Department Elevator Program Section Chief. This report must be in Excel format and specify:

• permit number

• date of inspection

• type of inspection

• inspection status

• fee invoiced

• fee received

xiv. Contractor must be responsible for revenue reporting on revenue generated through this Contract. The reports are required to be in compliance with the State of Wisconsin Accounting Manual 06-02. The report will be due by the 15th of the month following the inspection month. Example: Fees collected for the month of September 2025 must be due by October 15, 2025.

xv. Contractor must use Appendix 5 – Conveyance Revenue Reporting (Exhibit D) to report revenue. Follow the instructions on the Revenue Reporting Info tab. If it is determined by the Department the Contractor has collected a fee to which they are not entitled, the Contractor must refund the fee to the Building Owner or their agent per requirements listed in SPS 302.07 Fee refunds.

N. Prohibited Activities

i. Contractor must not enforce any municipal or county ordinance within the contracted district during the term of the Contract.

ii. Contractor must not review or approve petitions for variance.

iii. Contractor must not accept electronic or hard copy photographs, or electronic video from the Building Owner for any initial or first-time inspection, unless approved by the Department in writing.

iv. Contractor may accept photographs for any re-inspection.

O. Additional Services

i. Contractor must provide expert testimony when directed to by the Department, for legal proceedings or appeals involving code related construction issues as a result of an inspection service conducted within the assigned district during the term of the Contract. The Contractor must not charge the Department or the Building Owner or their

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ii. Contractor must appear as a witness for trials, if required, regarding inspections they conducted.

iii. Contractor must assist the Department staff on any complaint investigation associated with an inspection service conducted within the assigned district during the term of the Contract. The Contractor must not charge the Department or the Building Owner for these services.

P. Data and Username/Password security conditions

i. Contractor must not disclose the Department data (to include customer data) in any manner which would constitute a violation of State or federal law or the terms of the Contract to any person or entity, except as required to perform the duties set forth in the Contract.

ii. Contractor must only use, store, or access the Department Data or Systems:

a. In accordance with, and only to the extent permissible under the Contract; and

b. In full compliance with any and all applicable laws and regulations (only to the extent applicable to Contractor)

iii. Contractor agrees use, storage, and access to the Department Data and Usernames/Passwords for the Department systems must be performed with the degree of skill, care, and judgment customarily accepted as sound, quality, and professional practices.

iv. Contractor must implement and maintain the safeguards necessary to ensure the confidentiality, availability, and integrity of the Department Data and Usernames/Passwords for the Department systems. Contractor must also implement and maintain any safeguards required to be implemented by applicable state and federal laws and regulations.

v. If Contractor becomes aware the Department Data or Usernames/Passwords for the Department systems may have been accessed, disclosed, or acquired without proper authorization and contrary to the terms of the Contract, the Contractor must use reasonable efforts to immediately alert the Department of any unauthorized use, access, or disclosure, and must immediately take such actions as may be necessary to eliminate the unauthorized use, access, or disclosure.

vi. The Contractor must give the highest priority to immediately correcting any unauthorized use, access, or disclosure and alerting the Department.

Q. Payment and Invoicing by Contractor

i. Contractor must collect from the Building Owner or their agent all authorized conveyance inspection fees, accident investigation fees, and consultation fees.

ii. The Building Owner or their agent must promptly pay the Contractor the total inspection fee assessed within the timeframe specified on the Contractor's invoice.

iii. The Contractor may deny the performance of inspections of a Building Owner or their agent with an outstanding balance by notifying the Department Section Chief via email or phone.

iv. When the complete inspection of work requires a re-inspection, the Contractor must be paid for each re-inspection as it is completed. Payment for individual re-inspections must be paid at the Contractor's re-inspection rate.

v. No other inspections will occur until payment is received in full by the Contractor, unless the Contractor and the Building Owner or their agent have arranged other payment receipt parameters.

vi. Inspections performed on weekends, State holidays, outside normal business operating hours, and at any other times other than scheduled in the inspection request, must be billed according to the Contractor's hourly rate listed in Section 2 of Exhibit A – Final Abstract Costs.

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vii. Contractor must invoice the Building Owner or their agent for any service fees rendered under this Contract.

viii. All Contractor invoices must include each individual inspection number and the date for each type of inspection, re-inspection, accident investigation fee, and consultation fee for each inspection type billed.

ix. All Contractor fees for inspections not paid within sixty (60) calendar days after the first invoice date may be assessed a late payment fee equal to one percent (1 %) per month of the outstanding balance (per SPS 302.06)

(2)).

x. Contractor must be able to receive payment by electronic means, cash, check, or money order.

xi. Contractor’s electronic payments option must be certified PCI Compliant at all times as outlined by the

Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) as updated by the Payment Card Industry Security

Standards Council.

xii. The E-Payment Gateway must not require PCI data to come into contact with the State’s environment for any length of time.

xiii. Contractor’s invoice must include, at a minimum, the following:

• inspection application number

• Building Owner’s name

• contact information

• date of the inspection

• number of hours of the inspection

• a brief description of the inspection service rendered

• fee/hourly rate

• total invoice amount

xiv. Contractor’s invoice must also include the following sentence:

“All fees for inspections not paid within sixty (60) calendar days after the invoice date may be assessed a late payment fee equal to one percent per month of the outstanding balance.”

State of Wisconsin Contractor

Signature: __________________________ Signature: __________________________

Agency Name: _______________________ Company Name: _____________________

Name: _____________________________ Name: _____________________________

Title: _______________________________ Title: _______________________________

Date: _______________________________ Date: _______________________________

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Robert Stuart

President

Robert.Stuart@bureauveritas.com

12/11/2025 | 4:18 PM PST

Bureau Veritas National Elevator Inspection Services

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12/13/2025 | 5:57 AM CST

Niko Ruud

Safety and Professional Services

Assistant Deputy Secretary

12/15/2025 | 8:15 AM CST

Exhibit A – Final Abstract Costs

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Exhibit B – Regulated Object Inspection Report

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Exhibit C – Sample Elevator Invoice Report

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Exhibit D – Appendix 5 – Conveyance Revenue Reporting

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