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DocuSign Envelope ID: 1COFA69C- 6757 -43BD- 8570- E9C8F4DE644E <br />Section One 4 <br />Firm Overview <br />Subconsultants <br />Communities and businesses across the country are Increasingly trying to find <br />solutions to effectively manage the repetitive tide of solid waste. Gershman, <br />Brickner & Bratton, Inc. (GBB) has been on the front lines as a solid waste <br />management consulting firm since 1980, planning and implementing integrated <br />waste management programs designed to provide cost - effective services, protect an <br />the environment, and sustain our natural resources. SOLID WASTE <br />Using past projects as a guide, GBB carefully analyzes current and future demands <br />to customize a solid waste management program that fits each client's unique <br />social, economic, environmental, and political context. While clients' specific needs <br />may vary, GBB typically designs integrated management systems that may include <br />waste prevention, reuse, recycling, composting, waste -to- energy, and landfilling. <br />MANAGEMENT <br />CONSULTANTS <br />Our commitment to excellence, the highest quality work products, and years of proven experience offer our <br />clients the best results. When making recommendations, GBB maintains its objectivity by avoiding situations <br />that could create a conflict of interest. GBB is independent of technology, financing, construction, and <br />operational interests. We have earned our solid reputation by understanding our clients' needs, and working <br />hard to achieve their goals. <br />Coker Composting & Consulting (CC &C) was founded by Craig Coker <br />in 2005 to give composters and others access to qualified professional <br />consulting assistance at affordable prices. CC &C is a one - person sole zA <br />proprietorship consulting firm, which has the benefit of low overhead <br />rates. CC &C can handle a wide variety of specialized projects for the COKER <br />organics recycling industry, including: site evaluations, business and facility COMPOSTING AND CONSULTIN <br />planning, design, construction management, design and conduct pilot tests, <br />equipment alternatives evaluations, facility operations manuals, start -up support and operator training, and <br />product marketing and sales support. Prior to the start -up of CC &C, Mr. Coker developed expansion business <br />plans for a large regional industrial composting company and developed business plans for his own composting <br />company. <br />CC &C has conducted several projects in the area of organic solid wastes recycling for municipalities and solid <br />waste authorities. These projects have included feasibility studies, process designs, permitting documents (air, <br />waste and water), operational plans, employee training sessions, and product marketing and sales plans. For <br />private- sector clients (including himself), Mr. Coker has also assembled several composting business plans in <br />support of capitalization requests. Mr. Coker has a strong background in municipal waste management, having <br />worked for a large county in a suburb of Washington, D.C. where he worked on projects involving solid waste <br />balefilling and incineration, wastewater treatment and sludge composting. <br />