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Criteria 10: Does vendor have experience in pumping water and debris from manholes? Criteria 11: Does the vendor have equipment to pump out water and debris from manholes? Criteria 12: Does vendor agree to respond to emergency repair request by phone within 4 hours of receiving notification by phone? Criteria 13: Does vendor agree to be on site within 24 hours of initial notification of emergency repairs? Criteria 14: Does vendor agree respond to non-emergency request for quote/statement of work within 5 business days? Criteria 15: Does vendor agree to using the color code standard set for FASTC networks? 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