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4 <br /> 3 <br /> 3 . After review of the scope of work by the governing bodies (see <br /> below) , an RFP would. be produced and sent to the firms <br /> selected as a result of the RFQ. The staff would review the <br /> resulting proposals, and select no more than four consulting <br /> firms for interviews. The interviews would be conducted by <br /> the Owners ' Group and staff, with the Owners ' Group selecting <br /> the firm to conduct the study. <br /> Process for Developing the Scope of Work <br /> The Owners ' Group agreed upon and recommends the following process <br /> for finalizing the scope of work: <br /> 1. The Owners ' Group reviewed the draft scope at the May 20 <br /> Owners ' Group meeting. Changes requested at that meeting have <br /> been incorporated into this report. The scope has been <br /> forwarded to the three governing bodies for their <br /> consideration. <br /> 2 . The three governing bodies will review the scope of work <br /> during meetings in June. This allows time for the Owners ' <br /> Group to receive comments from the governing body and complete <br /> any revisions based on those comments consistent with a <br /> reasonable schedule for issuance of an RFP. <br /> Public Input <br /> We recommend that the Owners ' Group sponsor two public input <br /> meetings as part of the study process. The first could occur near <br /> the beginning of the study, after the consultants have gathered <br /> information on existing solid waste systems. The second could <br /> occur after the consultants have performed analysis on potential <br /> options and have prepared a report of their interim findings. <br /> Comments received from the public could then be included in the <br /> analysis of options by the consultant for their final report to the <br /> Owners ' Group. <br /> Final Report <br /> • <br /> We recommend that the report from the consultant not recommend a <br /> "best" option or group of options for managing solid waste in the <br /> County. Instead, we suggest that the consultant should present a <br /> range of options, and provide a comparative analysis of the <br /> options. We believe that the Owners ' Group may wish to decide what <br /> constitutes the "best" option or set of options to be recommended <br /> to the governing bodies. <br /> We recommend that the consultants' report to the Owners ' Group be <br /> forwarded to the governing bodies as part of a report from the <br /> Owners' Group. The Owners ' Group' s report might recommend an <br /> option or options from the consultants ' report to pursue, and it <br />