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2 <br />REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS # <br />ENGINEERING AND ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES <br />THE COUNTY OF ORANGE, NORTH CAROLINA <br />Orange County’s Solid Waste Management Department (Department) is soliciting multi-disciplined general <br />engineering/solid waste services to be available to support the ongoing and recurring need for engineering <br />and environmental consulting services to perform tasks beyond the capacity of the Department. <br /> <br />INTRODUCTION <br /> <br />The Department consists of recycling, sanitation and landfill functions. The recycling function includes <br />recyclable materials collection, processing and marketing, and is provided through both in-house and <br />contract services. Orange County is one of the leading state entities with regard to waste reduction <br />success and is currently in the process of evaluating its solid waste goal with having exceeded its goal of <br />61 percent waste reduction. <br /> <br />The landfill function includes oversight and maintenance of two closed MSW landfills, one of which was <br />closed in 2013, oversight and maintenance of a closed construction and demolition landfill and operation of a <br />construction and demolition (C&D) landfill. The County currently transfers waste out of county utilizing a <br />non-County owned and operated transfer station. Additional landfill related functions include operation of <br />scrap metal and white goods recycling, scrap tire recycling, cardboard recycling and yard waste/clean <br />wood/storm debris recycling/mulching. Landfill staff also sells mulch and compost to the public. Methane <br />is presently recovered by the University of North Carolina for conversion to electricity. <br /> <br />The sanitation Division operates and maintains the County’s Waste and Recycling Centers. All five of the <br />County’s staffed W aste and Recycling Centers have been studied for updating the site layout and services <br />rendered. One center was updated and reopened in May 2013. Another is scheduled for updating in the very <br />near future. The three remaining sites will need to be designed and permitted over the next five years. <br /> <br />PROJECTS <br /> <br />Typical projects/functions will include: <br /> <br />x Preparation of presentation material for public meeting including AutoCAD drawings, poster boards, <br />renderings, etc. <br />x Attendance at meetings <br />x Preparing design and bid documents for department projects <br />x Assistance in preparing scope of work requests for proposals <br />x Assistance with review of bid documents and proposals <br />x Preparing drawings, calculations, evaluations, estimates, assessments, etc. <br />x Examples of the possible types of projects that may be included: <br />o Design of recycling/solid waste convenience centers/drop-off sites <br />o Facility permit amendments <br />o Transfer Station preliminary site assessment and feasibility/needs assessment <br /> Permitting of land clearing debris processing and treatment facilities/compost facilities <br /> O Interpretation of rules/legislation <br />o Evaluation of sites for Transfer Station and/or material recovery facility <br />o Design and permitting of Transfer Station <br />o Construction & Demolition Landfill Phase II design and permitting <br /> <br /> <br />DocuSign Envelope ID: 09434BEC-1F7E-41E5-A9D1-4CA5D7ECE339DocuSign Envelope ID: 41BC5C93-0D4F-4535-B939-248B032E3585