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115 <br />VIII. Process / Basis of Selection /Proposal Evaluation <br />Based on the Proposals received, the County will select a Service Provider to provide Urban Curbside <br />Recycling Services for either weekly or bi- weekly service. County and the selected Service Provider will <br />then begin to finalize the specific terms of the Curbside Recycling Contract Agreement. <br />The deadline for the receipt of Proposals is 3:00 pm Thursday, January 16, 2014. Proposals <br />received after this time shall not be considered. <br />Proposals or any part thereof sent by facsimile or e-mail will not be accepted. <br />Sealed Proposals are to be submitted to David Cannell, Orange County Purchasing Department, <br />200 South Cameron Street — PO Box 8181, Hillsborough NC 27278. <br />Submission of Proposals: <br />Each Service Provider must submit two (2) original hard copies Proposal (duplex on recycled paper) <br />signed in ink by a Company official authorized to make a legal and binding offer along with the <br />corporate seal, and one electronic submittal. The electronic version must be a single pdf file on <br />either a thumb drive or a CD. <br />When received, all Proposals and supporting materials, as well as correspondence relating to this <br />RFP, shall become the property of the County. Proposals or any part thereof, received after that <br />deadline shall not be considered, nor shall faxed Proposals, whenever received. Please do not arrive <br />at the Proposal due date for the purposes of reviewing your competitor's Proposals. The Proposals <br />will not be read aloud or made available to inspect or copy until Contract award. <br />A Service Provider shall be deemed as having been awarded the bid for this program when formal Notice <br />of Award and executed contract documents are mailed by County to the Service Provider by certified <br />mail, return receipt requested. <br />After negotiations on specific terms have been concluded, County will submit the contract agreement to <br />the Board of County Commissioners (BOCC). Once approved by the BOCC, the Service Provider to <br />whom the contract is awarded will be required to execute four (4) copies of the contract agreement. <br />The County intends to select the firm to perform the Urban Curbside Recycling Services based on the <br />information provided in Proposals. Proposals will be evaluated based on the following criteria: <br />A. Provision of Bid Deposit; <br />B. Completion of Statement of Understanding; <br />C. Cost of Service; <br />D. Evaluation of Equipment to be used to perform services; <br />E. Evaluation of Service Provider Staff / Personnel, including adequacy to provide services including <br />collection, overall management, daily supervision, program support and back -up; <br />F. Evaluation of Program Design, including completeness, response to specifics as outlined in <br />Details of Service (Section V), and how proposed Program Design aligns with County <br />expectations and demonstrates Proposer's understanding of services sought by County; <br />G. Experience providing similar type of services /references from others to whom service has been <br />provided in the past five years. <br />H. Proposer's historical compliance with Orange County policies and regulations; <br />I. Post proposal interview as desired by County; <br />J. References; and <br />K. Safety /Record as described and documented in Section V subsection N. <br />RFP #5199 Page 23 of 26 <br />