2011-219 Solid Waste - Judy D. Brooks for Approval of Food and Organic Waste Collection and Composting Agreement

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19 Orange County Commissioners on the selected- Contractor and Contract. ~ Contractor must sign the contract agreement within twenty (20) days after notification of the Board of Orange County Commissioners approval of said recommendations. If, after approval by the Board of Orange County Commissioners, a contract is not signed within a twenty (20) day period, the County reserves the right to terminate all negotiations and-select one of the other finalists or issue a new RFP. F. Right to Reject Issuance of the "Request fox Proposal° does not commit the County to award a contract, to pay any costs incurred in preparation of a proposal to this request, or to procure or contract for service or supplies. The County reserves the right to reject any and all proposals, and to re-advertise. The County may at its option, perform the services: G. Proposal Requirements,. Format and Content Submitted proposal must follow the following order and format: 1. Introduction - T-his section must inclu~te a brief statement of Proposer's Company .Background, Contact information, and must include the signature of an individual who is authorized to bind the Proposer contractually (see section IV,. subsection C). 2. Statement of Understanding of Services Sought by County -This section must include a.statement of Proposer's understanding of the services tieing sought by the County, and.include a description of Scope of Work for Food Waste and Organic 1Naste Collection Services. 3. Project Personnel -This section must include name and title of the responsible Project Manager in charge of providing -services as described in section 2 of proposal. Due to the scope of the project, County expects that the Project Manager will- be a principal exper-ieneed in food waste. and organic collection. This section must also include a list of any other specific contracts or projects on which-the Project Manager is working, and include assurances that she/he will be able to provide the necessary oversight and attention to this project. 4. Subconsultants and Subcontractors -This -section must include a description of proposed involvement of subconsultants and subcontracto-rs, including potential- uses and .r-esponsibilities and detail their- names, experience and projected Use in this project. specifically. All subconsultants and subcontractors must be-approved by County in Advance. 5. Current and- Past Experience -This- section must include a description of Proposer's current and past experience providing services similar to those County seeks. This section must include a list of clients to whom similar services have been provide-d within the past three (3) years. The fist of clients must be up to date include accurate name, phone number, and email address (when possible) of contact person. Current and / or past clients may be asked by County to provide reference for Proposer. 6-. Technical Expertise -This section must include a description of Proposer's technical expertise in the operation of food waste collection. Include-in this section an explanation of Proposer's knowledge and understanding of applicable laws, rules and regulations and experience working with relevant regulatory agencies. 7. Project Approach -This section must Include -a description of Project Approach, including operational approach to food and organic waste collection. 8. Storage, Disposal, and Composting/Recycling/Digestion/Processing Facilities - In this section the Proposer must provide information regarding how the food waste and organic waste will. be collected, and processed and the type of vehicles and equipment that will be used to collect the material (year, make, and model) and include all back-up capabilities. Provide the location of the processing facility- and the type of process planned to manage the material once collected including how residuals not~.able.to be processed will be managed. Indicate whether there is are any limits to the quantities that can be collected. Please include relevant safety records and listings of all warning notifications, violations, and/or citations, with details explaining each received from pertinent Federal and/or State or local or regional or tribal agencies for the past two years, as well as. any past or pending litigation.