2000 S Solid Waste - Approval of Food Waste Collection and Composting Contract with Brooks Contracting

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SECTION 5 Time of Collection Contractor shall collect the food waste, segregated and placed in the containers for collection,three times per week, unless otherwise agreed to in advance. The County shall notify the generators of this schedule. Holiday schedules may vary and certain locations may not require pickups. These establishments will be agreed to by the contractor and County representatives. Collection shall take place in such a manner as not to disrupt normal business activity, general safety, pedestrian or vehicular traffic. SECTION 6 Collection Containers The County, the contractor or business shall provide food waste collection containers as agreed to by the parties. The containers shall be of a type approved by the County and Contractor and meeting all applicable health codes and standards. These businesses shall include at least those exceeding two tons per month of compostables and now receiving compostables collection service per attachment A, or as agreed to by the parties. The title to the containers shall remain with their owners. The businesses shall have responsibility for the replacement of the food waste collection containers if they are lost, stolen, damaged or destroyed except by action of the contractor or County. The County or contractor shall supply additional containers as needed for additional volume but not as replacements where the County or contractor was not at fault for loss or damage. The County will be responsible for maintenance and replacement parts or repairs of those containers provided by the County. Contractor or generator will be responsible for maintenance and replacement parts or repairs of those containers provided by the contractor or generator respectively. SECTION 7 Transportation of Collected Food Wastes Contractor shall transport the collected food waste materials to its processing site. Contractor shall take title and have access to the food waste materials upon placement in the bin _by participating businesses in accordance with Section 3 and shall be responsible for processing separated food wastes and shall retain all of the benefits from use of this material. Separated food wastes shall be the property of Contractor. SECTION 8 Labor and Costs Contractor shall, at his sole cost and expense, except as otherwise provided herein, furnish all labor and equipment required to perform collection of separated food waste materials pursuant to this Agreement. SECTION 9 Missed Pick-Up In case of a missed pick-up reported by the generator, Contractor shall collect the separated food waste from 3