3.1.1 Clear Hills County is inviting vendors to submit a proposal for the Operation and Maintenance of the Transfer Stations in Clear Hills County. This will include all aspects outlined in the Scope of Work.
3.2 Project Deliverables
3.2.1 Work performed under this agreement shall take place within limits of working hours set in Federal and Provincial legislation or regulations.
3.2.2 The Contractor shall provide the service of operation and maintenance of the Transfer Stations in Clear Hills County.
3.2.2.1 SNOW REMOVAL: Snow must be removed from the gates inward and including all areas that must be accessed by the public and transfer vehicles. The initial snow piles must be placed in such a manner as to accommodate all continuing snow accumulation.
3.2.2.2 VEGETATION CONTROL: All areas that are accessible must be mowed with vegetation kept to an acceptable height. Burn pile must be sprayed with non-selective herbicide, kept weed free to an area of 15 meters out from the burn pile. All spraying must be conducted by a licensed applicator.
3.2.2.3 TRANSFER BINS: Minor maintenance is to be carried out by the Contractor on bins located at Cleardale, Worsley, Eureka River and Hines Creek. Contracting the company responsible for the emptying or exchanging of the bins will be the responsibility of the contractor.
3.2.2.4 TOILETS AND TOILET MAINTENANCE: The contractor will be responsible for all maintenance of the onsite toilets.
3.2.2.5 BURNING - It is the responsibility of the contractor to burn wood piles. Burning permits will be obtained by the Contractor and is the responsibility of the Contractor to inform Sustainable Resource Development (SRD) at 780-624-6190 prior to lighting. In the Burn Free Zones where no permit is required, the County must be informed, and caution must be exercised, and SRD is to be informed prior to the burn. Ash piles must be cleaned free of nails and metal and ash piled to the backside of the burn pile.
3.2.2.6 BURN BARRELS: Burn barrel dumping cells must be cleaned as needed and cold ash moved to the burn pile.
3.2.2.7 FREON BASED GOODS: Freon based goods must be lined up neatly with 3 feet spacing between rows to accommodate Freon removal equipment. The Contractor will be responsible for the removal of the Freon from these goods.
3.2.2.8 PAINT AND ELECTRONICS: Paint and electronics collected at Bear Canyon, Clear Prairie, David Thompson, and Whitelaw must be transported to the larger sites (Cleardale, Worsley and Hines Creek) by the Contractor.
3.2.2.9 FLUORESCENT LIGHT TUBES: Fluorescent light tubes collected at Bear Canyon, Clear Prairie, David Thompson, and Whitelaw must be transported to the larger sites (Cleardale, Worsley and Hines Creek) by the Contractor.
3.2.2.10 DAILY LOG SHEETS: It will be the responsibility of the Contractor to ensure that daily log sheets are completed for all Transfer Stations. The County is responsible for supplying the forms.
3.2.3 The Contractor is required to collect and transport the garbage from the following locations within the Hamlet of Worsley to a Transfer Station site on a weekly basis.
o The public containers.
o Containers at the truck turnout West of Worsley
o Clear Hills County administrative office
o Worsley Firehall and Community Centre
3.2.4 The Contractor is required to be available, including weekends and statutory holidays with the exception of Christmas Day and in the event that Remembrance Day (November 11th) falls on a Transfer Station operating day the station will be closed until noon. When the temperature is below -40 the Contractor will be informed of the decision; it will be the responsibility of the Contractor to notify his employees. Section 8.0: Transfer Station Operations Policy No. 3239.
3.2.5 The County, at its sole and unfettered discretion retains the right to change the number of hours of operation and will pay at a rate per hour as stated in the contract by the Contractor.
3.2.6 Public after-hours access requests are at the discretion of the Contractor who retains the right to deny requests and granted access by the Contractor will not be considered additional hours of work. The County maintains the right to access all Transfer Stations after hours for its own use as wells as for inspection purposes.
3.2.7 The Contractor will not be allowed to sublet any work without prior written approval of the Public Works Manager or his representative.
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