2022-191-E-Solid Waste-RUBICON GLOBAL-Pilot program for waste management rounting efficiency

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1 BINDING MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING This Binding Memorandum of Understanding (“MOU”) is made and entered into as of __20th_ day of ______May_____, 2022 by and between RUBICON GLOBAL, LLC, having a principal place of business at 950 East Paces Ferry Road, Suite 1900, Atlanta, Georgia 30326 (“Rubicon”) and Orange County having a principal place of business at 1207 Eubanks Rd, Chapel Hill, NC 27516 (the “County”) (Rubicon and the County are hereinafter referred to as the “Parties”). SECTION 1 - BACKGROUND 1.01 Rubicon has developed a technology-enabled suite of systems and methods for monitoring waste management services provided by waste hauler vehicles in real-time, enabling users to effectively measure and manage the impact and efficiency of waste removal services. 1.02. The County’s Department of Solid Waste includes a fleet of approximately 3 waste and recycling vehicles (“Solid Waste Vehicles”) that service the approximately ____53,000_____ households within the County limits. 1.03 The Parties are interested in conducting a joint 3-month waste data pilot project (the “Pilot Project”), allowing the County to test Rubicon’s technology-enabled suite of products to improve the impact and efficiency of its residential waste and recycling systems. SECTION 2 - PURPOSE OF THE MOU 2.01 The purpose of this MOU is to: (a) provide the basis for the Parties’ relationship under the Pilot Project; and (b) describe at a high level the key principles and terms which will apply to the Pilot Project. SECTION 3 - PILOT PROJECT 3.01 Pilot Project: Rubicon and the County agree to participate in the Pilot Project to help the County demonstrate the power of Rubicon’s technology to improve municipal residential waste and recycling systems. Rubicon agrees to donate hardware and software, training, and support as described below. 3.02 Pilot Project Hardware: For use in each of the County’s approximately 3 Solid Waste Vehicles, Rubicon will donate the following hardware devices: (1) a smartphone with service plan, (2) a telematics device, (3) a phone case, (4) a vehicle mount for smartphone, and (5) a vehicle charger and cable for the smartphone. Rubicon will also donate charging stations for charging the smartphones while not in use in a Solid Waste Vehicle. 3.03 Pilot Project Software and Services: Rubicon will donate to the County access to its proprietary app-based software on the donated smartphones to monitor and collect data regarding activity of the Solid Waste Vehicles. Rubicon will also donate to the County access to a customized web portal providing access to real-time and historical information as derived from data collected by the donated smartphones using Rubicon’s proprietary technology and information (“Portal Information”). Additionally, Rubicon will donate to the County training and support services for its proprietary and customized software. DocuSign Envelope ID: 29A48A5B-1C74-44A6-834C-7366A8E85B44