The headings, below, are for general reference purposes only and shall have no effect on the interpretation of the Contract. County of Washington, Virginia seeks to receive bids on a price per ton basis for the services being requested. The Bidder shall reflect all costs (disposal fees, transportation costs and taxes) in its price-perton response. Based on past experience, the County estimates the annual flow of Solid Waste to be between 40,000 and 55,000 tons. The County can make no guarantees and representations that the current estimated annual tonnages would continue in the future. Bids must be made using specified bid forms, and may be mailed or delivered to the address above for the Department of Budget & Finance. Bids received after the deadline, postmarks notwithstanding, shall be rejected. The County reserves the right to reject any and all bids. County does not presently operate a municipal landfill facility for the purpose of solid waste disposal. County desires to ensure the continued availability of a sanitary landfill site for the economically and environmentally sound disposition of non-hazardous solid waste material generated within the County. The County seeks to secure disposal services of County solid waste and transportation services that are economically and logistically compatible with potential disposal services. The County currently owns and operates a transfer station to facilitate the foregoing objectives of the County. The County is seeking Company(s) that offers transportation and disposal services consistent with the foregoing objectives of the County. The County may maintain in good working order at the Transfer Station and have available on all days on which the Transfer Station is open, a scale to be used in weighing County Waste Material deposited at the Transfer Station. The County agrees to cause normal maintenance and calibration of the scale to be performed in accordance with manufacturer's recommendation. Company may, on a monthly basis and during normal business hours, inspect the scale and test the accuracy of same. The parties agree that Special Waste will not be transported from the Transfer Station without prior approval of Company and without compliance with applicable state and federal laws and company's waste protocol procedures governing the same. Company agrees to provide a current copy of its waste protocol to the County upon request. The parties agree that when it is economically convenient, the County's Transfer Station Manager will have the right to direct a County Resident, or its agent, to deliver Waste Materials directly to the Landfill. Company agrees that it will accept direct delivery of such Waste Material provided that the Transfer Station Manager certifies to Company that Waste Material being delivered by the County Resident, or its agent is of the same nature as Waste Material that would otherwise be accepted at the County Transfer Station. Company agrees it will charge the County Resident, or its agent, a fee for disposal not to exceed Company's prevailing gate rate. Company in no way waives its right to inspect Waste Material delivered by County, a third-party transportation service provider, or a County Resident or its agent as referenced in the foregoing paragraph, to ensure that said Waste Material is of the nature deemed acceptable by the terms of this Agreement, nor does it waive its right to reject such Waste Material when inspection reveals that the same is otherwise unacceptable by the terms of this Agreement.
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