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