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46 <br />Questions and Answers <br />1. What is the current_pricing for the services? Are any flue!/eriergy surcharges applicable? Can <br />we view a recent invoice? inclade any fuel/energy surchases in gout bid. Attached is a copy <br />of an invoice <br />2. What does it mean under "d. Container Description" to have a Nproperly sealed" container? <br />Weunderstand atioutnon-leaking containment, but th€s seems to be referring to something <br />else. ? Tile container must have a lid or cover that closes tightly or is flush v~ith the body t~f <br />the container to prevent rodents or any ether veotc~rs from crawling in. <br />3. If the. carts are required to have liners, why,are they also required to b8 cleaned after each <br />service? Are all containers serviced after each service:, without fail? Presently, in what manner <br />are they cleaned? ?The carts are nit required ta:have €iners~ t~nly a few places use liners. <br />Euen in the case of the lined coma{Hers; if bags breaks andlor the iids.get food, waste on <br />them; they are:washed out. All conta'trEers are currently cleaned after every serv€ce, The 65 <br />gallon carts and the f/8 yard dutnpsters, They are sprayed `clot with a dower vrasher• using hot <br />water and degreaser/sanitizer and Cher} the water is captured in the frock uvith the organic <br />waste. <br />4. In one place under "`P.rop~sal Deadline" the RFP references Thursday, May 17'" as the <br />submission date, but May 17~" is a Tuesday: Is May 17`" the correct,day? NfA <br />5. This RFP could be seen as having a very short turn-around timefrafine.for responses. Is it <br />possible,have an extension of one week for proposal submission and ohe month for service start <br />up? Getting specialized equipment in plane €n such a limited time :will be difficult. The dine date <br />has keen extended. unt€I May ~4, 2Q 11 at 5:Ct0 pm. Tfte first clay of rfew I~QOd Vllasie and t7rganic <br />Waste Contract sha€€ be September 1 ~;~011. <br />6. Vlfhlle the. service locations are listed, is it possible to expand the list to include.the size of <br />containers and service frequencies? An invoice may supply that data.?This information €s <br />:attached <br />7. We are interested in more .information as to what are meant by "Milestone dates". They - <br />appear to be linked to payments, but it is unclear. Milestones not pertindnt ether than <br />requirement cif startup date.. Vendor wi€l be paid far servicg <br />Page; 2 of 2 <br />