2017-742-E Solid Waste - SCS Financial Consulting Services v2-final

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DocuSign Envelope ID:6FOB1F55-A30E-4871-9746-BB79F11F8898 Ta s k 1 — Executive Summary Needs Assessment The need for a local Facility to accept the solid waste and recyclable materials collected by the various municipalities and to manage the transfer of such materials to various destinations for ultimate re-use or disposal is well documented. During the development of the Chapel Hill Solid Waste Disposal Options Plan in 2013 as well as the Orange County Financial Plan in 2016, SCS identified that such a facility would be beneficial to alleviate the operational challenges of transporting materials to the transfer stations located in the City of Durham. The potential for such a Facility to serve as the "enterprise"and serve as a source of revenue for the County's Solid Waste Department Enterprise Fund was also noted in the Plan. The Town of Chapel Hill has already approved funding for a facility of this nature to serve the Town's programs. Under this Task, SCS will prepare a brief, executive summary-style Needs Assessment Report addressing the fundamental vision and strategy for delivering the proposed Facility for presentation to the County and Towns executive leadership and other interested parties such as the Solid Waste Advisory Group (SWAG). SCS anticipates the Report will address the following elements: • Purpose of proposed regional Facility • Proposed ownership and operational responsibilities • Anticipated customers • Services to be provided • Economic considerations • Fuel usage and emissions reductions considerations • Other non-economic benefits and considerations • Impacts on existing County and Towns solid waste and recycling programs • Plan for public communications and engagement • Facility permitting requirements • Preliminary schedule for site selection,permitting, design, and construction • Potential risks to stakeholders represented by project implementation The Report will include a preliminary Facility pro forma model developed to communicate the anticipated fiscal considerations (expenses and revenues),outline a hypothetical funding structure, and address the potential savings to partner municipalities. The preliminary schedule will include aspects of the Facility development process, such as development of a Preliminary Engineering Report, candidate property identification/evaluation,property selection, conceptual design, final design, regulatory permitting, construction, and Facility commissioning. SCS will account for the durations that occur on projects of this nature,with some contingencies to allow for variables that may require a change in focus. Task 1 deliverables include Executive Summary Needs Assessment Report and SCS' participation during a meeting with County and Town managers on 1/4/17 to discuss the relevant aspects and implications of the proposed regional Integrated Materials #02238216 12/27/16