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01 <br /> 1. Disclose any legal judgements or pending claims against the owner, operator,parent firm, and <br /> wholly or partly owned subsidiary, in connection with the operation or performance of any <br /> contract. <br /> The Department has previously provided a copy of the audit report included within the County's <br /> Comprehensive Annual Financial Report Year Ended June 30,2001,per the County Attorney's <br /> instructions. Due to the size of the above mentioned Annual Report,we will refer you to the copy <br /> previously provided and only provide as an attachment to this proposal a copy of the Auditors' Report. Our <br /> understanding is that there are no legal judgements or claims pending and that the County is in very sound <br /> financial condition. <br /> J.Attach insurance certificatesfor.,a) Worker's Compensation, b)Commercial General Liability, c) <br /> Business Auto Liability, and d) Umbrella/Excess Liability. <br /> The County can comply with all insurance provisions outlined in 6.6 of the Request for Proposals and will <br /> provide certification upon notice that we are the successful bidder. <br /> K.Submit a letter from a corporate surely satisfactory to the town stating that the Performance Bond will <br /> be furnished by it to the person submitting the Bid in the event he/she is the successful Bidder. Such letter <br /> is to he signed by an authorized representative of the surety together with a certified and effectively dated <br /> copy ofhis/her power ofattorney attached thereto. The successful Bidder shall be required to fernish a <br /> performance bond as surety for the faithful performance of this contract at least ten(10)days prior to the <br /> execution of the Contract. All bonds shall be in conformance with the requirements ofNorth Carolina <br /> General Statute 44A-33. The Town reserves the right to waive bond requirements upon bidder's request <br /> and for good cause shown. <br /> The County requests that the Performance Bond requirement be waived. There are legal difficulties in a <br /> local government providing such a bond. We believe that Orange County Board of Commissioners <br /> approval of the agreement between Hillsborough and the County will provide sufficient <br /> protection/assurance for the Town. <br /> L.Provide any additional information in order to document the firms ability to help establish and <br /> implement the Town's commercial dumpster collection program, such as additional services required, but <br /> which are not included in these specifications. <br /> As a county governmental unit the Solid Waste Management Department will be accountable to the citizens <br /> of Hillsborough by more than just a contractual agreement. The Board of County Commissioners,as the <br /> ultimate authority over county departments and the services and programs they provide,are also directly <br /> accountable to the citizens of Hillsborough by periodically standing for election. These elected officials are <br /> also easily accessible to Hillsborough's citizens by their living and meeting monthly within Hillsborough <br /> itself. This dual level of accountability and accessibility is not possible from a private company. <br /> All surplus revenue(profit)that the County receives as a result of the franchise's collection fees will be <br /> returned to the citizens of Orange County in the form of solid waste and/or recycling services. The citizens <br /> are the stockholders and directly benefit. <br /> M.Bidder's are welcomed to include alternative proposals for providing the commercial dumpster <br /> collection servieefor the businesses in the Town of Hillsborough. Alternatives shall be identfed as <br /> Alternatives One, Two, and Three etc. The Town reserves the right to exercise or reject any or all <br /> alternative proposals. <br /> This section is where the County will try to highlight perceived deviations or differences from what is <br /> understood as the base bid proposal. <br /> 6 <br />