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AGREEMENT FOR SERVICES OF INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR
PROCESSING COMMINGLED RECYCLABLES AND GREENWASTE
THIS AGREEMENT (hereafter Agreement) is made upon the date of execution,
as set forth below, by, and between North San Luis Obispo County
Recycling Inc . , (hereinafter referred to as "CONTRACTOR" ) , and the City
of Atascadero, a Municipal Corporation, (hereinafter referred to as
"CITY" ) .
RECITALS
WHEREAS, City has determined it is in the public interest to
provide recycling services to residential and commercial properties; and
WHEREAS, the City franchises the collection of commingled
recyclables and greenwaste through a franchise agreement currently with
USA Waste of California. , dba Atascadero Waste Alternatives; and
WHEREAS, the Contractor has built a facility at 3360 La Cruz Way,
Templeton California to process commingled recyclables and greenwaste;
and
THEREFORE, the parties hereto, in consideration of the mutual
covenants contained herein, hereby agree to the following terms and
conditions:
1.00 GENERAL PROVISIONS
1 . 01 TERM
CONTRACTOR shall commence performance under this agreement on
June 1, 2004 and end performance on May 31, 2014, unless this
agreement is earlier terminated or revised pursuant to
paragraph 5 . 05 or 5 . 06 . By further agreement of the parties
the agreement may be extended using the procedure in paragraph
1 . 03 .
1 . 02 SERVICES TO BE PERFORMED BY CONTRACTOR
CONTRACTOR agrees to perform or provide the services specified
in "SCOPE OF SERVICES" attached hereto as "EXHIBIT A" hereby
incorporated herein.
1 . 03 EXTENSION
CONTRACTOR or CITY may request a five-year extension to this
agreement. The other party shall consider the request but is
not obligated to grant an extension. Any request for
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extension shall be made in writing and received by the other
party no earlier than November 1, 2013 and no later than March
1, 2014 .
1 . 04 COMPENSATION TERMS
CONTRACTOR agrees to pay CITY and receive payment got the
CITY' s waste hauler in accordance with the payment terms set
forth in Exhibit "B" which is incorporated by this reference.
2.00 RESPONSIBILITIES OF CONTRACTOR
2 . 01 MINIMUM AMOUNT OF SERVICE BY CONTRACTOR
CONTRACTOR agrees to devote the hours necessary to perform the
services set forth in this agreement in an efficient and
effective manner . CONTRACTOR may represent, perform services
for and be employed by additional individuals or entities, in
CONTRACTOR' s sole discretion, as long as the performance of
these extra-contractual services does not effect the
performance of the work by the CONTRACTOR for the CITY.
2 . 02 TOOLS AND INSTRUMENTALITIES
CONTRACTOR shall provide all tools and instrumentalities to
perform the services under this agreement .
2 . 03 WORKERS ' COMPENSATION AND OTHER EMPLOYEE BENEFITS
CITY and CONTRACTOR agrees that CONTRACTOR is an independent
contractor and agree that CONTRACTOR' s employees and agents
have no right to any of the benefits of a CITY employee,
including but not limited to vacation, sick leave,
administrative leave, health insurance, disability insurance,
retirement, unemployment insurance, workers ' compensation.
CONTRACTOR agrees to hold harmless and indemnify CITY for any
and all claims arising out of any claim for injury,
disability, or death of any of CONTRACTOR and CONTRACTOR' s
employees or agents .
2 . 04 STANDARD OF PERFORMANCE
CONTRACTOR represents that it has the skills, expertise, and
licenses/permits necessary to perform the services required
under this Agreement. Accordingly, CONTRACTOR shall perform
all such services in the manner and according to the standards
observed by a competent practitioner of the same profession in
which CONTRACTOR is engaged. Permits, licenses, and State CRV
permits shall be obtained and maintained by CONTRACTOR without
additional compensation. CONTRACTOR shall have a duty to
cooperate with the CITY' s franchised waste hauler to insure
that the receipt and possessing of materials under this
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agreement occurs smoothly and in compliance with the terms of
this Agreement and the Agreement between the CITY and its
franchised waste hauler.
2 . 05 TAXES
CITY shall not be responsible for paying any taxes on
CONTRACTOR' s behalf, and should CITY be required to do so by
state, federal, or local taxing agencies, CONTRACTOR agrees to
promptly reimburse CITY for the full value of such paid taxes
plus interest and penalty, if any. These taxes shall include,
but not be limited to, the following: FICA (Social Security) ,
unemployment insurance contributions, income tax, disability
insurance, and workers ' compensation insurance.
2 . 06 CONFLICT OF INTEREST
CONTRACTOR covenants that CONTRACTOR presently has no interest
and shall not acquire any interest, direct or indirect, which
would conflict in any manner or degree with the performance of
services required to be performed under this Agreement .
CONTRACTOR further covenants that in the performance of this
Agreement, no person having any such interest shall be
employed by CONTRACTOR.
2 . 07 PERFORMANCE BOND
The CONTRACTOR shall post a performance bond on file with the
City, payable to the City securing the CONTRACTOR' s full and
faithful performance by the CONTRACTOR of its obligations
under the contract and shall be kept in full force and effect
by the CONTRACTOR throughout the life of the contract . The
principal sum of the bond shall be in the amount equal to
three months of operation and maintenance costs of the
services under the contract for no less than $50, 000 . 00 .
2 . 08 INDEMNIFICATION
CONTRACTOR shall indemnify, defend and hold CITY, its agents,
officers, elected officials, employees, and its franchisee
Atascadero Waste Alternatives harmless from and against all
claims, damages, losses, causes of action and expenses,
including attorneys' fees, for any personal injury, bodily
injury, loss of life or damage to property, violation of any
federal, state or municipal law, ordinance or constitutional
provision, or other cause which arise out of, relate to or
result from the activities or omissions, negligent or
otherwise, under this Agreement by CONTRACTOR, its officers,
agents and employees .
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Each party shall give the other prompt notification when it
first learns of an incident or occurrence covered, or likely
to be covered, under the terms of this section, as well as
prompt notification if a claim is made or suit is brought
against a party based on an incident or occurrence covered, or
likely to be covered, by the terms hereof .
Except as otherwise specified herein, for the purposes of this
section, no party shall be deemed to be the agent of the
other.
To the extent that CONTRACTOR has agreed to indemnify, defend
and hold harmless City, its officers, agents and employees
under this Agreement, said obligations shall continue to exist
during the term of this Agreement and subsequent to this
Agreement for those acts or omissions giving rise to liability
which occurred during this Agreement.
Either party may purchase commercial insurance to cover their
exposure hereunder, in whole or in part.
2 . 09 INSURANCE REQUIREMENTS
Without limiting the CONTRACTOR' S indemnification of the CITY,
CONTRACTOR shall procure and maintain for the term of the
agreement, insurance against claims for injuries to persons or
damages to property which may arise from or in connection with
the performance of the work hereunder by the CONTRACTOR,
his/her agents, representatives, or employees . Failure to
comply with the insurance requirements shall place CONTRACTOR
in default.
A. Minimum Scope and Limits of Insurance
CONTRACTOR shall maintain broad coverage and limits no
less than:
1 . Workers' Compensation Insurance - Statutory
Workers ' Compensation and Employers Liability
Insurance shall cover all CONTRACTOR' s staff while
performing any work incidental to the performance
of this Agreement. The policy shall provide that
no cancellation, major change in coverage, or
expiration shall be effective or occur until at
least thirty (30) days after receipt of such notice
by the CITY. In the event CONTRACTOR is self-
insured, it shall furnish a copy of Certificate of
Consent to Self-Insure issued by the Department of
Industrial Relations for the State of California .
This provision does not apply if CONTRACTOR has no
employees as defined in Labor Code Section 3350 et
seq. during the entire period of this Agreement and
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CONTRACTOR submits a written statement to the CITY
stating that fact .
2 . General Liability - $1, 000, 000 per occurrence for
bodily injury, personal injury and property damage.
If Commercial General Liability Insurance or other
form with a general aggregate limit is used, either
the general aggregate limit shall apply separately
to this project/location or the general aggregate
limit shall be twice the required occurrence limit .
3 . Automobile Liability - $1, 000, 000 per accident for
bodily injury and property damage.
4 . Employee's Liability - $1, 000, 000 per accident for
bodily injury or disease .
B. Deductibles and Self-insured Retentions
Any deductibles or self-insured retention' s must be
declared to and approved by the City. At the option of
the City, either: the insurer shall reduce or eliminate
such deductibles or self-insured retention' s as respects
the City, its trustees, officers, employees and
volunteers; or the CONTRACTOR shall provide a financial
guarantee satisfactory to the City guaranteeing payment
of losses and related investigations, claim
administration and defense expenses .
C. Other Insurance Provisions
The commercial general liability and automobile
liability policies are to contain, or be endorsed to
contain, the following provisions:
1 . The City, its trustees, officers, employees and
volunteers are to be covered as additional insureds
as respects : liability arising out of work or
operations performed by or on behalf of the
CONTRACTOR; or automobiles owned, leased, hired or
borrowed by the CONTRACTOR.
2 . For any claims related to this project, the
CONTRACTOR' s insurance coverage shall be primary
insurance as respects the City, its trustees,
officers, employees and volunteers . Any insurance
or self-insurance maintained by the City, its
trustees, officers, employees or volunteers shall
be excess of the CONTRACTOR' s insurance and shall
not contribute with it.
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3 . Each insurance policy required by this clause shall
be endorsed to state that coverage shall not be
canceled by either party, except after thirty (30)
days ' prior written notice by certified mail,
return receipt requested, has been given to the
City.
D. Acceptability of Insurers
Insurance is to be placed with insurers with a current
A.M. Best ' s rating of no less than A:VII, and are
admitted insurance companies in the State of California,
unless otherwise acceptable to the City.
E. Verification of Coverage
CONTRACTOR shall furnish the City with original
certificates and amendatory endorsements effecting
coverage required by this clause . CONTRACTOR shall
submit to the office of the designated CITY
representative certificate (s) of insurance documenting
the required insurance as specified above prior to this
Agreement becoming effective. The City reserves the right
to require complete, certified copies of all required
insurance policies, including endorsements effecting the
coverage required by these specifications at any time.
Upon request by the CITY, CONTRACTOR shall provide a
certified copy of any insurance policy to the CITY
within ten (10) working days .
2 . 10 CLEAN SEPARATED CARDBOARD
CONTRACTOR, in addition to accepting commingled recyclables,
agrees to accept from the CITY' s franchised waste hauler
clean separated cardboard collected from commercial customers
in the CITY. However, the CITY' S franchised waste hauler is
under no obligation to delivery to the CONTRACTOR clean
separated cardboard collected from commercial customers in
the CITY.
If the CITY' s franchised waste hauler delivers clean
separated cardboard collected from commercial customers in
the CITY to the CONTRACTOR, the CONTRACTOR shall pay the
franchised waste hauler the fair market value for the clean
separated cardboard. Fair market value shall be determined
by the CONTRACTOR periodically determining the price paid for
clean separated cardboard at similar faculties located
outside of San Luis Obispo County but approximately the same
distance to the cardboard buyer .
3.00 RESPONSIBILITIES OF CITY
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3 . 01 COOPERATION
Upon notification by the Contractor that the facility in
Templeton is ready to receive material, City agrees to direct
its franchised waste hauler to delivery for processing
commingled recyclables and greenwaste to the CONTRACTOR. The
franchised waste hauler or any other party shall not remove
any recyclables from the commingled recyclables prior to
delivery of the commingled recyclables to the Contractor.
Commingled recyclables include the following: paper products
(newspaper, magazines, mail, office paper, telephone books,
cardboard, chipboard, etc . ) , plastic (soda bottles , milk and
water jugs and other rigid plastic containers with number 1
through 7 plastic) , glass (food and beverage containers) , cans
(aluminum cans, tin cans, aluminum foil, metal food trays) .
The density of the commingled recyclables delivered to the
Contractor shall not exceed 375 pounds per cubic yard.
Greenwaste includes grass clipping, leaves, branches collected
in greenwaste containers .
4.00 TERMINATION OF AGREEMENT
4 . 01 BY CONTRACTOR
Should CITY fail to perform to all or any part of this
agreement, CONTRACTOR may, at CONTRACTOR' s option terminate
this agreement if such failure is not remedied by CITY within
thirty (30) days of written notice to CITY of such failure.
4 . 02 TERMINATION ON OCCURRENCE OF STATED EVENTS
This agreement may terminate automatically on the occurrence
of any of the following events :
1. Bankruptcy or insolvency of any party;
2 . The end of the thirty (30) days as set forth in Section
4 . 01;
3 . End of this contract term or any extension
4 . Assignment of this agreement without the written consent
of the City.
4 . 03 TERMINATION BY ANY PARTY FOR DEFAULT OF ANOTHER PARTY
Should any party default in the performance of this agreement
or materially breach of any of its provisions, a non-breaching
party, at its option, may terminate this agreement on thirty
30 days written notice of termination to the breaching party.
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5.00 SPECIAL PROVISIONS
5 . 01 BREACH OF CONTRACT
If CONTRACTOR materially breaches terms of this agreement,
CITY shall, in addition to other remedies provided by law,
have the following cumulative remedies :
A. Continue the unfinished work, under this agreement, with
a different CONTRACTOR; and
B. Charge CONTRACTOR for the costs incurred by CITY for the
work performed by a different CONTRACTOR until such time
that CITY has a City Council approved agreement with a
new CONTRACTOR.
5 . 02 NONDISCRIMINATION
During the performance of this agreement, CONTRACTOR will not
discriminate against any employee or applicant because of
race, religion, creed, color, national origin, sex, age, or
disability, whether physical or mental . CONTRACTOR will take
affirmative action to insure that applicants employed, are
treated during employment, without regard to their race,
religion, creed, color, national origin, sex, age, or
disability, whether physical or mental .
5 . 03 OWNERSHIP OF DOCUMENTS
No materials produced in whole or in part under this Agreement
shall be subject to copyright in the United States or in any
other country except as determined at the sole discretion of
CITY. CITY shall have the unrestricted authority to publish,
disclose, distribute, and other use in whole or in part, any
reports, data, documents or other materials prepared under
this Agreement .
5 . 04 RECORDS, AUDIT, AND REVIEW
CONTRACTOR shall keep such business records pursuant to this
Agreement as would be kept by a reasonably prudent
practitioner of CONTRACTOR' s profession and shall maintain
such records for at least five (5) years following the
performance of the work in this agreement . All accounting
records shall be kept in accordance with generally accepted
accounting practices. CITY shall have the right to audit and
review all such documents and records at any time during
CONTRACTOR' s regular business hours or upon reasonable notice.
Once the CITY receives records, they may become public
records unless exempted by law.
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CONTRACTOR shall also maintain all records and perform such
reporting as set forth in Exhibit "A" .
5 . 05 AMENDMENT
With sixty (60) days written notice, any portion of this
Agreement may be renegotiated, altered, amended or modified
only by an instrument in writing, executed by the parties to
this Agreement and by no other means. Each party waives its
future right to claim, contest or assert that this Agreement
was modified, canceled, superseded, or changed by any oral
agreements, course of conduct, waiver or estoppel .
5 . 06 RATE ADJUSTMENT
After 3 years, either party may request an adjustment to the
rates in Exhibit B, Section B. if a rate adjustment is not
granted, the party requesting the rate adjustment may
terminate the agreement upon 90 days notice.
6.00 MISCELLANEOUS
6 . 01 REMEDIES NOT EXCLUSIVE
The remedies set forth in this agreement shall not be
exclusive but shall be cumulative with, and in addition to,
all remedies now or hereafter allowed by law or equity.
6 . 02 NO WAIVER
No delay or omission of either party to exercise any right or
power arising upon the occurrence of any event of default
shall impair any such right or power or shall be construed to
be a waiver of any such default or an acquiescence therein;
and every power and remedy given by this Agreement to either
party shall be exercised from time to time and as often as may
be deemed expedient in the sole discretion of either party.
6 . 03 ASSIGNMENT
This agreement is specifically not assignable by CONTRACTOR to
any person or entity without the prior written consent of the
City. The City may withhold its consent for any reason and is
under no obligation to approve an assignment. Any assignment
or attempt to assign by CONTRACTOR, without the written
consent of the City, whether it be voluntary or involuntary,
by operation of law or otherwise, is void and is a material
breach of this agreement giving rise to a right to terminate
as set forth in Section 4 . 03 .
6 . 04 ATTORNEY FEES
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In the event of any controversy, claim or dispute between the
parties hereto, arising out of or relating to this agreement,
or the breach thereof, the prevailing party shall be entitled,
in addition to other such relief as may be granted, to a
reasonable sum as and for attorney fees .
6 . 05 TIME FOR PERFORMANCE
Except as otherwise expressly provided for in this agreement,
should the performance of any act required by this agreement
to be performed by either party be prevented or delayed by
reason of any act of God, strike, lockout, labor trouble,
inability to secure materials, or any other cause, except
financial inability, not in the control of the party required
to perform the act, the time for performance of the act will
be extended for a period of time equivalent to the period of
delay and performance of the act during the period of delay
will be excused; provided, however, that nothing contained in
this Section shall excuse the prompt payment by either party
as required by this agreement or the performance of any act
rendered difficult or impossible solely because of the
financial condition of the party required to perform the act .
6 . 06 NOTICES
Except as otherwise expressly provided by law, any and all
notices or other communications required or permitted by this
agreement or by law to be served on or given to any party to
this agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed duly
served and given when personally delivered or in lieu of such
personal service when deposited in the United States mail,
first-class postage prepaid to the following address for each
respective party:
To CITY: City of Atascadero
6905 E1 Camino Real, Suite 6
Atascadero, California 93422
Attn: City Manager
To CONTRACTOR: Mr. Brad Goodrow
North San Luis Obispo County Recycling Inc.
P.O. Box 1195
Templeton, Ca 93465
or to such other person that the parties may from time to time
designate. Notices and consents under this section, which are
sent by mail, shall be deemed to be received five (5) days
following their deposit in the U. S . mail .
6 . 07 GOVERNING LAW
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This agreement and all matters relating to this agreement
shall be governed by the laws of the State of California in
force at the time any decision or holding concerning this
agreement arises .
6 . 08 COMPLIANCE WITH LAW
CONTRACTOR shall, at his sole cost and expense, comply with
all CITY, State and Federal ordinances and statutes now in
force or which may hereafter be in force with regard to this
Agreement . The judgment of any court of competent
jurisdiction, or the admission of CONTRACTOR in any action or
proceeding against CONTRACTOR, whether CITY be a party thereto
or not, that CONTRACTOR has violated any such ordinance or
statute, shall be conclusive of that fact as between
CONTRACTOR and CITY.
6 . 09 BINDING EFFECT
This agreement shall be binding on and shall inure to the
benefit of the heirs, executors, administrators, successors
and assigns of the parties hereto, but nothing in this Section
shall be construed as a consent by City to any assignment of
this agreement or any interest in this agreement.
6 . 10 INTEGRATION CLAUSE
This agreement (including any original counterparts executed
by the parties) constitutes the sole and entire agreement
between the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof .
This agreement correctly sets forth the obligations of the
parties hereto to each other as of the date of this agreement .
All agreements or representations respecting the subject
matter of this agreement not expressly set forth or referred
to in this agreement are null and void.
6 . 11 SEVERABILITY
If any one or more of the provisions contained herein shall
for any reason be held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable
in any respect, then such provision or provisions shall be
deemed severable from the remaining provisions hereof, and
such invalidity, illegality or unenforceability shall not
affect any other provision hereof , and this Agreement shall be
construed as if such invalid, illegal or unenforceable
provision had never been contained herein.
6 . 12 TIME
Time is expressly declared to be of the essence of this
agreement.
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6 . 13 DUE AUTHORITY
All parties to this Agreement warrant and represent that they
have the power and authority to enter into this Agreement in
the names, titles and capacities herein stated and on behalf
of any entities, persons, or firms represented or purported to
be represented by such entity(ies) , person (s) , or firm(s) and
that all formal requirements necessary or required by any
state and/or federal law in order to enter into this Agreement
have been fully complied with. Furthermore, by entering into
this Agreement, CONTRACTOR hereby warrants that it shall not
have breached the terms or conditions of any other contract or
agreement to which CONTRACTOR is obligated, which breach would
have a material effect hereon.
6 . 14 SECTION HEADINGS
The headings of the several sections, and any table of
contents appended hereto, shall be solely for convenience of
reference and shall not affect the meaning, construction or
effect hereof .
6 . 15 PRECEDENCE
In the event of conflict between the provisions contained in
the numbered sections of this Agreement and the provisions
contained in the Exhibits, the provisions of the Exhibits
shall prevail over those in the numbered sections .
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement to be
effective on the date executed by CITY.
CONTRACTOR: CITY:
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Brad Goo ow,,C/EO Mic ael Fredrick, Secretary
Date: ,� —CST_ Date: l
CITY MANAGER:
Date: Ir
ATTEST:
By:
CITY CLERK
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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City ttorney
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EXHIBIT A:
SCOPE OF SERVICES
PROCESSING AND MARKETING OF COMMINGLED RECYCLABLES AND GREENWASTE
I. Processing
A. The CONTRACTOR shall supply all labor and equipment necessary to
receive, process and market all commingled recyclable material and
greenwaste resulting from this contract . For purposes of this
Agreement, "recyclable material" and "greenwaste" are defined as all
material delivered to the CONTRACTOR' s facility located at 3360 La Cruz
Way, Templeton California, collected pursuant to the City' s source
separated residential and commercial recycling and greenwaste program.
Clean separated cardboard collected from commercial customers in the
CITY is not included in recyclable materials. CONTRACTOR shall divert
all recyclable materials and greenwaste in a manner that is acceptable
for diversion credit under AB939 . CONTRACTOR shall not landfill, burn
or convert for burning the materials diverted, unless otherwise
authorized by City.
B. The CONTRACTOR shall receive and process recyclable materials and
greenwaste without limitation as to amount, weight or periodic
variances in quantity generated. The exact quantity, quality, mix or
percentage of recyclables and greenwaste to be delivered under the
contract cannot be guaranteed.
C. All process loss and residual from City delivered commingled
recyclables and greenwaste shall be delivered and disposed of in the
Chicago Grade Landfill during the term of this contract . For purposes
of this section "process loss" shall mean the difference between the
incoming tonnage, and the sum of saleable recyclable tonnage plus
contamination. The process loss and residual weight shall not exceed
100 of the gross weight of all inbound tons, unless the excess is
attributable to the quality of the material delivered.
D. All recyclable materials and greenwaste diverted shall meet or
exceed secondary material market specifications for each class of
recovered product .
E. CONTRACTOR' s facility shall be required to be available to receive
commingled recyclable materials and greenwaste Monday through Friday
between 7 : : 00 am and 3 : 00 p.m. , holiday shift days and other times as
mutually agreed.
F. The City and CONTRACTOR must agree, in writing, to any changes to
the recyclable materials and greenwaste collected and processed prior
to the addition of the materials to a City route and prior to any
notification to the customers of such additions or deletions of
materials .
G. CONTRACTOR will assume all liability, ownership and control for the
City' s recyclable materials and green waste, including inadvertent
hazardous waste contamination, and the disposal of such materials .
Nothing in this agreement is meant to limit the CONTRACTOR ability to
seek recovery or reimbursement from the CITY franchise hauler .
II. Liability and Permits
A. CONTRACTOR warrants that it possesses, and will possess throughout
the term of this contract, all federal, state, and local permits needed
to operate the facility that will accept and process the recyclables .
CONTRACTOR shall provide current copies of its certifications and
permits for MRF operations to the City for the term of this contract .
B. In the case that the CONTRACTOR or the CONTRACTOR' s facility is
unable to accept recyclables or greenwaste for any reason (equipment
failure, permit problems, failure to open facility, etc. ) , the
CONTRACTOR will divert recyclables or greenwaste to an alternate
location arranged by the CONTRACTOR and approved by the City. The
CONTRACTOR shall pay for all transportation costs and fees charged at
the alternate facility arranged by the CONTRACTOR.
C. In the event that the CONTRACTOR is responsible for transporting
processed or unprocessed recyclables or greenwaste and for any reason
is unable to do so, the CONTRACTOR will arrange for alternative
transportation arrangements and pay for costs charged by the alternate
transporter.
III. Reporting, Record Keeping and Invoices
A. CONTRACTOR shall have a certified truck scale on-site to weigh all
loads of materials . The weigh scales shall be calibrated in accordance
with procedures established by the applicable state and local
authorities . Each vehicle shall be weighed upon entering and exiting
(for those vehicles without tare weight) the CONTRACTOR' s processing
facility with a certified weight receipt given to driver after tipping
the recyclable materials and greenwaste. A copy of the weigh slip
shall be submitted to the City with each monthly invoice in a form
approved by the City. CONTRACTOR shall maintain a daily log of the
sequential ticket number, vehicle number, gross vehicle weight, and
tare vehicle weight . Copies of this information will be available to
the City when requested.
B. CONTRACTOR shall be required to document, in a form approved by the
City, the average amount of contamination and process loss in each load
as determined in an annual waste characterization study. A random sort
audit of the collected recyclable material and greenwaste may be
conducted at the CONTRACTOR' s facility when requested by the City to
verify contamination rates and will be observed by a City designated
representative .
C. On a monthly basis, CONTRACTOR shall submit an invoice, including
a compilation of the weight logs as well as the contamination and
process loss logs, to the franchised waste hauler with a copy to the
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City representative designated in the contract by the fifteenth of the
month following the service period. CONTRACTOR shall also submit a
report on the City of Atascadero processed recyclables and greenwaste
which will include the commodity and gross tonnage for each commodity,
percentage of mixture to the total tonnage, residue tonnage, total
tonnage, recycled tonnage, and invoice to the franchised waste hauler
with a copy to the City for the recycled tonnage in accordance with
EXHIBIT B, Section B.
D. CONTRACTOR will prepare all paperwork and provide the City with
all necessary information to allow City to prepare necessary reports to
State for AB939 reporting.
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Exhibit B
PAYMENT ARRANGEMENTS
A. Payment for delivery of commingled recyclables and
greenwaste shall be based upon the scope of services contained in
Exhibit A.
B. Monthly, CONTRACTOR shall invoice the CITY' S franchised
hauler for the gross materials received from the City' s
residential and commercial commingled recycling and greenwaste
program over the period specified. The CITY' s franchised hauler
will be charged $7 per ton for delivered recyclable materials
from the City' s residential and commercial recycling program,
delivered in the CITY' s franchised hauler' s authorized vehicles .
The CITY' S franchised hauler will be charged $27 per ton for
delivered greenwaste from the City' s residential and commercial
greenwaste program, delivered in the CITY' S franchised hauler' s
authorized vehicles . The CITY' S franchised hauler shall pay the
CONTACTOR within 30 days of receiving an invoice.
Residual from the City' s recycling program, processed through the
CONTRACTOR' s Material Recovery Facility located at 3360 La Cruz
Way, Templeton California, shall be disposed of at Chicago Grade
Landfill . CONTRACTOR will pay the landfill-tipping fee.
The CONTRACTOR will pay every month to the City a franchise fee
of $2 . 00 per ton on every ton of the gross materials received
that month from the City' s residential and commercial commingled
recycling and greenwaste programs. This payment will be made
within 15 pays of receiving payment from the CITY' s franchised
hauler.
C . CITY' s failure to discover or object to any unsatisfactory
work or billings prior to payment will not constitute a waiver of
CITY' S right to require CONTRACTOR to correct such work or
billings or seek any other legal remedy.