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The County agrees to make monthly payments to Contractor within 30 days of receipt of each accurate <br />invoice, including weights or volumes and collection records. The weights are to be based on weighing of <br />the containers at each collection at each location. If weight is to be estimated, weight samples shall be based <br />on three weighings at each collection location with three containers full of food waste and other compostable <br />materials and or total truck weight minus tare'weight after pick-up route is complete on state-approved truck <br />scales. <br />Future weights are to be based on the volumes displaced during the three weighings. Far example, if a full <br />20-gallon container weighs 180 pounds, then the weight per gallon is 9 lbs./gallon. That density would be <br />used for future estimates. <br />Payment for services from July 1, 2001; through June 30, 2002 shall be $60,000 per year, paid at the <br />monthly rate of $5,000 per month, inclusive of all costs associated with the food waste collection program. <br />If the yearly, tonnage exceeds S00 tons, an additional fee of $55 per ton inclusive, shall be paid by the County <br />to the contractor for the addirional services. The contractor will be credited with a two ton minimum against <br />the yeazly S00 ton total at any location not generating two tons per month. <br />The County, contractor or generators shall provide containers at all sites for .collection of separated food <br />wastes and other cornpostable materials. Provision may be made for collection of other material that can be <br />processed as compost feedstock. These collected materials may be combined with other separated, <br />compostable matenals by the contractor to make marketable compost, if permitted: <br />SECTION 14 <br />Protection of Se crated Food Wastes <br />The County agrees, with cooperation of the' generators. involved, to take such steps as reasonably may be <br />necessary to protect Contractor's ownership of all food waste materials placed at the designated area for <br />collection by Contractor under the terms of this Agreement. Contractor may label the containers to indicate <br />that the containers are the County's property and contents are his property once set out for collection. <br />SECTION 15 <br />permits and Licenses <br />Contractor, at his sole cost and expense, shall maintain throughout the term of this Agreement all permits, <br />licenses and approvals necessary or required to perform the work and services described herein, including <br />but not limited to the collection of food waste materials and operation of the Processing Center for those <br />materials. <br />SECTION 16 <br />Independent Contractor <br />Contractor shall perform all work and services described herein as an independent contractor and not as an <br />officer, agent, servant or employee of the County. Contractor shall have exclusive control of and the <br />exclusive right to control the details of the services and work performed hereunder and all persons <br />performing the same and nothing herein shall be constructed as creating a partnership or joint venture <br />between the County and Contractor. No person performing any of the work or services described hereunder <br />shall be considered an officer, agent, servant or employee of the County, and no such person shall be entitled <br />6 <br />