2005 S Solid Waste - Waste Industries, LLC. of Durham RFP Award: Urban Curbside Recycling Services Contract

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County may, with Contractor's approval; add additional materials to the recycling stream, including Mixed Paper (OMP) and Corrugated Cardboard (OCC). If these materials are added to the stream of collected Recyclable Materials, the monthly cost per Residence-maybe adjusted by the amounts stipulated in Section 4. Upon servicing Recycling Bins, Contractor will place emptied Bins in such a manner as to ensure that emptied Bins do not interfere with the flow of vehicle or pedestrian traffic. Additionally, Contractor will ensure that emptied Recycling Bins do not block access to mail boxes or driveways. Bins shall not be thrown or tossed, and Contractor shall take care not to damage Bins or personal property of serviced Residences. Collection routes will be run on a once per week collection schedule. The Recycling Collection Services performed maybe expanded or contracted as the budget and other constraints permit. Contractor shall assist in collection effectiveness by ensuring that any materials spilled in the process of recycling collections, or any overflowing Recyclable Materials, are collected and placed in the truck. Collectors shall carry a broom and dustpan to sweep up any broken glass or litter that occurs in the process of recycling. Collection personnel shall also pick up any recyclables under or immediately next to the Recycling Containers, when the rest of that Residence's recyclables have been properly contained. When and if County receives a report of spilled recyclables, and County determines that said spillage of materials occurred due to action or inaction of Contractor, County may require Contractor to clean said spilled recyclables on the same business day that the report was received by County. Failure to clean up verifiably spilled recyclables on the day of report of said spillage may result in penalty fines being levied by County. County may assess a $25.00 penalty per day for each verifiable occurrence of spilled recyclables not cleaned up by Contractor by .5:00 pm of the day of notification. A single verifiable occurrence of spilled recyclables shall be defined as any one pile of materials (i.e. a single mound of broken glass) or any one isolated area where paper or plastic bottles may have been blown from a truck. For example, if there are two (2) piles of broken glass on any one street, separated by a distance of ten (10) or more feet, this shall count as two (2) occurrences of spilled recyclables. One time each fiscal year the Contractor may request that the County clean up the spilled recyclables, and in this case County may deduct the cost of providing this service from the invoice for Recycling Collection Services performed by Contractor. The cost to the Contractor for having County provide clean-up services will be $50.00 per hour, with a minimum charge of one hour. Contractor's collection vehicles must also carry a spill kit to manage any spills or leaks of vehicular fluids, such as oil, hydraulic fluid, transmission fluid, fuel etc. Contractor will manage both small and large spills. Any spills or leaks will be the responsibility of the Contractor, including the management of subsequent cleanup and abatement and compensation for damages if necessary. Where there are improperly prepared recyclables, unacceptable materials placed in the bins, or Recyclable Materials placed in an unapproved container, Contractor shall leave form notices for the Resident explaining the problem. Said notice forms shall be referred to as "Oops Tags." Contractor shall be responsible for providing the Oops Tags, including costs associated with design, printing, and distribution. The form and content of the Oops Tags must be approved by County. The Oops Tag notice must contain instructions describing how to properly prepare Recyclable Materials for recycling and how to contact County for further information about recycling programs. 7