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112 <br />1. Provide all equipment necessary for the effective collection and removal of <br />Recyclables; <br />2. Keep all equipment clean, neat in appearance, and in good repair for effective <br />equipment maintenance services; <br />3. Keep all equipment free of excessive noise, odor, leakage, or emissions; <br />4. Clearly identify each piece of equipment with the Provider's name and vehicle number; <br />5. Duplicate vehicle numbers will not be allowed; <br />6. Provide adequate back up equipment such that uninterrupted Service shall be <br />maintained at all times to include RFID reader(s) capable of transmitting data to <br />C.A.R.T.S. software in real -time; <br />7. Contain Recyclables so that no material is spilled, leaked, or blown from the vehicle <br />during transit to the Designated Processing Facility, if litter occurs in transit and is <br />reported to County, Service Provider must collect litter when reported unless verified to <br />the satisfaction of the County that litter did not occur due to Service Provider action or <br />inaction. <br />8. Maintain equipment sufficient to handle the special requirements of adverse weather, <br />intermittent volume fluctuations, and holiday overloads; <br />9. Ensure that all parts and systems of the collection equipment are operated and <br />maintained properly; <br />10. Be responsible for any property damage claims or environmental cleanups caused by <br />Provider's vehicles, equipment, and /or employees; <br />11. Take reasonable care to prevent damage to Recyclable Carts during collection, if carts <br />are verifiably damaged by Service Provider negligence the County will deduct the cost <br />of a new cart, assembly and delivery from monthly invoice; <br />12. Be responsible for locating and providing storage areas, which shall comply with all <br />local and state ordinances, for all collection equipment at no cost to the County; <br />13. Supply the County with an updated, comprehensive list of all equipment, including <br />equipment identification numbers and vehicle tare weights that shall be used in fulfilling <br />the Contract and notify the County of additions or deletions of the equipment as they <br />occur (After contract is awarded, County will ask that tare weights be established using <br />the County's scale); <br />14. Any vehicle that is not on the daily list may be used under the contract only if: (1) the <br />vehicle is listed on the Master Equipment List; (2) notification is given to the County; <br />15. Demonstrate that all equipment will be properly maintained and fully equipped to <br />include RFID readers and provide a specific plan for operating scheduled collection <br />routes when front -line equipment is down, and a plan for servicing equipment broken - <br />down in the County's service area; and <br />16. All vehicles used in service will be properly be licensed as an approved Orange County <br />Waste hauler as specified in the County Code of Ordinances. <br />Please note when specifying equipment for County's curbside recycling program that County <br />requires all collection vehicles to be equipped with rear - facing body- mounted strobe - <br />light/flashers, and County further requires that these strobe lights be operated the entire time <br />these vehicles are operating in Orange County. <br />RFP #5199 Page 20 of 26 <br />