Alternate Disposal Site

BACKGROUND

The County's residential waste (i.e., garbage, rubbish, yard trash, and bulk waste) is collected pursuant to exclusive franchise agreements and delivered to Heart of Florida Landfill. The County's disposal agreement with Heart of Florida expires on September 30, 2027, with a renewal option through September 30, 2030.

SCOPE OF WORK

Contractor(s) will dispose of the County's residential waste for any of the following scenarios:

As a primary disposal site in the event an extension is not met with Heart of Florida Landfill.

As a secondary location that may be used as an alternative to Heart of Florida Landfill.

As an emergency disposal site in the event Heart of Florida Landfill becomes inoperable.

In addition to the possibility of the residential waste collected through franchise agreement, the County also has six (6) convenience centers that generate class I, class III, and yard waste.

The County will consider pricing for various scenarios, including but not limited to incineration, class I facilities, class III facilities, or transfer stations.

The new disposal Agreement shall have an initial term through to September 30, 2030 and a renewal term of three (3) years.

The unincorporated areas of the County will be divided into three (3) districts or Service Areas.

The three (3) Service Areas are depicted on a map that is attached hereto (see Section 5, Attachment 2). The legal descriptions of the Service Areas also are attached hereto (Section 5, Attachment 3).

Service Area 1 contains approximately twenty-five thousand (25,000) dwelling units.

Service Area 2 has approximately twenty-six thousand (26,000) dwelling units.

Service Area 3 has approximately twenty-nine thousand (29,000) dwelling units.

CONTRACTOR RESPONSIBILITIES

Contractor shall guarantee that the proposed disposal facility or facilities it uses will have the capacity to handle the amount of Solid Waste delivered by the County.

The amount of disposal capacity (i.e., the number of tons per year) to be guaranteed will be determined after the County determines the estimated quantity of Solid Waste that the County will direct to the disposal facility.

Incinerators would need to guarantee the use of a secondary facility should the incinerator be shut down, such as for maintenance.

COUNTY RESPONSIBILITIES

The County will not enter into "put or pay" arrangement and the County will not guarantee the delivery of any minimum amount of Solid Waste to a disposal facility.

The County will require each franchised hauler to deliver the residential waste it collects to designated disposal facilities. For example, the County will require the franchised hauler for Service Area 1 to deliver all of the garbage, rubbish, and bulk waste it collects in Service Area 1 to a designated disposal facility, but the disposal facility used for one Service Area may be different than the disposal facility used for another Service Area.

The County will also bring waste to these facilities or separate out the class III to a class III facility.

Yard waste could also be brought to any applicable site that takes yard waste.

The County has prepared an "Agreement for the Disposal of Solid Waste" ("Agreement") that is attached hereto (see Exhibit D, Service Fees).

There are six (6) different pricing options available. Specifically, pricing to be used if the intent is to use a:

Class I Landfill for the disposal/Incineration of the County's Class I Waste.

Class III Landfill for the disposal of the County's Class III Waste, excluding Yard Waste.

Class III Landfill for the disposal of the County's Class III Waste, including Yard Waste.

Class I Landfill for the disposal/Incineration of the County's Class I Waste, via Transfer Station.

Class III Landfill for the disposal of the County's Class III Waste, excluding Yard Waste via Transfer Station.

Class III Landfill for the disposal of the County's Class III Waste, including Yard Waste via Transfer Station.

Each version of the Agreement contains a detailed description of the requirements that will be applicable to the Contractor selected by the County to provide Solid Waste disposal services.

[End of Exhibit A.]