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46 <br />Questions and Answers <br />1. What is the current arictng for the services? Are any fuslferiergy surcharges applicable? Can <br />we view a recent invoice? lnci~-de any fuel/energy surchases 1n 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 />UVe understand about non-leaWng containment, but:this seems to be-referring to something <br />else. ? "tie container:mt~sl Have a !ld or cover. that closes tigt'itly or is flush v~ith the body of <br />the container to prevent rodents or any other vectors frorrt crawling .irt. <br />3. !f the. carts are required to have liners, why.are they also required to be cleaned after each <br />service? Are ail .containers serviced after each service, without fail? Presently, in what manner <br />are tFtey. craned? ?The carts -are not.~equired.to.:have liners: Only a few places use liners. <br />even in the case cif the lined coritair~rs, ~if bags breaks. ancUarthe:lid~.get tood.:waste on <br />them; they are. ~!ashecf otit. Ail .cc~ntairiers are ot~rrentty cleaned after every service, The 65 - <br />gallori cars and the ~t8 yard-ditr~psters. They.are ~prayed~`put wttl a;~pawer:i~asl~er using hot <br />v~iater.and ctegreaserfsanitizer and then the vrater is captured in tho truck with the organic <br />waste. <br />4. in one..place under "Proposal Deadline" the RFP-references Thursday., May 17"' as the <br />submissiari date, but May 17'"'is a Tuesday: is May 17~'the correct,day? 1VfA <br />5. This RFP could be seen as having a very short turn-around timeframe.for responses. -!s it <br />passible,have aq.extension of one week for proposal submission and orte month for service start <br />up? Getting specialized equipment in place in such a limited time :irviU be difficult. The•da`e date <br />has been extended.until May 24, 2011 at S:OtJ ern, Tt~ first day:of-new l;crod.:l~laste grid i?rgarzdc <br />Waste Contract shall ,be Septmmber #:*;?011. <br />6. tNhiie the- service Locations are. fisted, is it possible to.expand..the list to ittciude.the. size of <br />containers. and.service:frequencles? An i~rnrolee may suppiy.that~daia.? phis informatfan~fs <br />attached <br />7. We are interested in more.information as to what are meant by "Milestone dates". Thep - <br />appear to be linked to payments, but it is uncie~r.::l~liiestohes~not pe~tin~n't i~ther than <br />requireme-~t of startup date. Vendor vkrili be paid for sen,iee <br />Pate 2 of 2 <br />