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DocuSign Envelope ID:8A735669-3D2F-468A-BF99-3DF97688146A <br /> Proposal for Preparation of a Solid Waste Financial Plan <br /> 1 FIRM DESCRIPTION <br /> S C S E n g i n e e r s, P C (S C S) is an independent, employee-owned environmental engineering, <br /> planning, construction, and operation and maintenance (O&M) services firm. Founded in 1970, <br /> SCS has focused on all aspects of solid waste management, including facility design,permitting, <br /> engineering, construction and operations. The firm has grown to a staff of nearly 800 engineers, <br /> geologists, scientists, constructors, and technicians with 69 offices located throughout the United <br /> States. We specialize in solid waste consulting services for local government and private <br /> industry clients, and are recognized worldwide for our work. This recognition is the result of <br /> successfully completing thousands of complex and innovative solid waste and materials <br /> management projects. SCS has been consistently ranked by Engineering News Record for the <br /> past 11 years as one of the nation's top solid waste consulting firm. <br /> 2 RELEVANT EXPERIENCE AND SIMILAR PROJECTS <br /> SCS has completed thousands of solid waste projects for municipal clients throughout the United <br /> States. More specifically, SCS has performed the full range of consulting services for solid <br /> waste programs, including rate studies, financial assurance cost estimates, financial pro forma <br /> modeling, Pay-As-You-Throw(PAYT)program evaluations, recycling program funding and <br /> market studies, escrow account analyses, and tipping fee analyses. Our staff has the ability to <br /> offer an independent evaluation of solid waste rates and charges that will allow municipal solid <br /> waste departments to meet their financial obligations, capital funding needs for system <br /> expansion, renewal and replacements, and to set aside appropriate reserve fund balances. Our <br /> financial consulting experts have assisted more than 100 clients in the development of solutions <br /> for administering solid waste and recycling programs resulting in financial stability. By crafting <br /> innovative solutions to our client's problems, we have made formal and information <br /> presentations to county commissions, city councils, authority boards, and citizen's advisory <br /> boards to gain acceptance of proposed new or revised rate and financial recommendations. <br /> Some of SCS' recent projects in the field of solid waste program financial planning are presented <br /> in Exhibit 1. A map showing the locations of recent projects within the last 5 years is presented <br /> in E xh i b it 2. Project profiles for the most similar project assignments pertaining to solid waste <br /> financial plans, which highlight our firm and team's experience with providing these types of <br /> services, are provided on the following pages. These projects demonstrate that SCS has the <br /> capabilities and personnel to provide a wide range of services relative to complex pro forma <br /> modeling, financial analysis and development of financial plans. <br /> We have substantial experience working on solid waste planning and facility projects for <br /> numerous clients throughout North Carolina including Orange County(County) and Town of <br /> Chapel Hill. <br /> t <br />