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

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the containers at each collection at each location. If weight is to be estimated, weight samples shall be based on three weighings at each collection location with three containers full of food waste and other compostable materials and or total truck weight minus tare weight after pick-up route is complete on state-approved truck scales. Future weights are to be based on the volumes displaced during the three weighings. For example, if a full 20-gallon container weighs 180 pounds, then the weight per gallon is 9 lbs./gallon: That density would be used for future estimates. Payment for services from July 1, 2000, through June 30, 2001 shall be $60,000 per year,paid at the monthly rate of$5,000 per month, inclusive of all costs associated with the food waste collection program. If the yearly tonnage exceeds 750 tons, an additional fee of$55 per ton inclusive, shall be paid by the County to the contractor for the additional services. The contractor will be credited with a two ton minimum against the yearly 750 ton total at any location not generating two tons per month. The County, contractor or generators shall provide containers at all sites for collection of separated food wastes and other compostable materials. Provision may be made for collection of other material that can be processed as compost feedstock. These collected materials may be combined with other separated, compostable materials by the contractor to make marketable compost, if permitted. SECTION 14 Protection of Separated Food Wastes The County agrees, with cooperation of the generators involved, to take such steps as reasonably may be necessary to protect Contractor's ownership of all food waste materials placed at the designated area for collection by Contractor under the terms of this Agreement. Contractor may label the containers to indicate that the containers are the County's property and contents are his property once set out for collection. SECTION 15 Permits and Licenses Contractor, at his sole cost and expense, shall maintain throughout the term of this Agreement all permits, licenses and approvals necessary or required to perform the work and services described herein, including but not limited to the collection of food waste materials and operation of the Processing Center for those materials. SECTION 16 Independent Contractor Contractor shall perform all work and services described herein as an independent contractor and not as an officer, agent, servant or employee of the County. Contractor shall have exclusive control of and the exclusive right to control the details of the services and work performed hereunder and all persons performing the same and nothing herein shall be constructed as creating a partnership or joint venture between the County and Contractor. No person performing any of the work or services described hereunder shall be considered an officer, agent, servant or employee of the County, and no such person shall be entitled to any benefits available or granted to employees of the County. 5