2018-275-E Solid Waste - Judy Brooks contracting

Browse Search

DocuSign Envelope ID: 7796CD94- 342E- 40D0- B7C3- A2B604F926B4 ORANGE COUNTY Department of Solid waste Management 2.5 ORGANIC MATERIAL PROCESSING FACILITY The County does not own nor designate Organics Waste Materials Processing Facilities. Currently organic waste is hauled to Brooks Contracting at 1195 Beal Road in Goldston, North Carolina. Contractors are responsible for describing in detail the transportation and processing of the organic waste material collected. The location where the organic waste material is taken for processing or any immediate transfer must be notated and described in the proposal. 2.6 CURRENT PROGRAM DATA The current program has 51 participants. Table 2 in Attachment F provides data for calendar year 2017. The service schedule is also included. Limited effort in the last three (3) years was ,performed educating and encouraging new participation. It is the expectation that tonnage will increase throughout the terms of the next contract rather than remain consistent as in years past. As seen in Table 3, in Attachment G, tonnage, along with participation, has been higher in past years. Table 3 includes data based on the last ten calendar years and rounds to the nearest ten (10) tons. 2.7 PROPOSED SERVICES Collection services included in this procurement process are to be provided in Orange County North Carolina, and that part of the Town of Chapel Hill within Durham County, to commercial, government, institutional and other entities, as approved by the County, wishing to participate in organic waste material collection. Following Board of County Commissioners approval, collection services will begin on or around duly 1, 2018. Upon the County's option, and if proposed, County may instead arrange for providing a base term of five (5) or ten (10) years dependent on pricing submitted in Attachment I. The County is proposing that the following collection services be provided with minimal disruption to businesses. Therefore, as part of the transition plan in Section 9, it is required to discuss the methodology proposed to minimize the impact of any operational change that may occur. The Contractor should also note that the County is interested in providing these services in the most sustainable manner possible, such as, but not limited to, providing or coordinating usability or access to the following: • Facilities for processing organic waste that at ail times meet or exceed all federal, state, and local permitting requirements; • Incorporating County approved education and outreach programs to further the success of the County's organic waste collection program and to contribute to the County's waste diversion goals; • Educating service recipients on the benefits of diversion program participation through a robust and thorough public education and outreach program with at least initial outreach to be conducted in coordination with and approval by the County, and providing on -going education to be completed by the Contractor as directed by the County; • Environmental stewardship, including use of local vendors, products and innovative 'green' approaches to providing services; 10 RFP No. 5247