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25 <br />Ques#ions and Answers <br />1. What is the current pricing for the services? Are any fue[/e.nergy surcharges applicable? Can <br />we view a recent invoice? Include any fuel/energy surchages in yout bid. Attached is a copy <br />of an invoice <br />2. What does it mean under "D. Container- Description" to have a "properly sealed" container? <br />We understand about non-leaking containment, but this seems to be referring to something <br />else. ?The container must have a lid or cover that closes tightly or is #lush with the body of <br />the container to prevent rodents or any other vectors from crawling in. <br />3. If the carts are required to have liners, vdhy ar-e they also required to be cleaned after each <br />service? Are all containers serviced after each service, uvithout fail? Presently, in what manner <br />are they.cieaned? ?The carts are-not required to have liners. Only a few places use liners. <br />Even in the case of the lined containers, if bags breaks and/or the lids get food waste on <br />them, they are washed out. All containers are currently cleaned after every service. The 65 <br />gallon carts and the 6/8 yard dumpsters. They are sprayed out with a power washer using hot <br />water and degreaser/sanitizer and-then the water is-captured in the truck with the organic <br />waste. <br />4. In one place under "Proposal Deadline" the RFP referene-es Thursday, May 17th as the <br />submission date, but May 17th is a Tuesday. Is May 17th the correct day? N/A <br />5Y This RFP could be seen as having a very short turn-around timeframe for responses. is it <br />possble have an extension of one week for praposal submission and one month for service start <br />up? Getting specialized equiprnerrt in place in such alimited- time will be difficult. The- due date <br />has been extended until May 24, 20i~ 1 at 5:00 pm. The first day of new Food.Waste and Organic <br />Waste Contract shall 'be September 1, 2011. <br />6. While the service locations are listed, is it possible. to expand the list to include the size of <br />containers and- service #r-equencies? Arr.invoice may supply that data:? This information is <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 pertinent other than <br />requirement of startup date. Vendor will be paid for service <br />Page 2 of 2 <br />