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Larimer County intends to enter into a 10-year Transportation Agreement with two (2) 5-year extensions to haul waste materials generated from operations of the Central Diversion and Transfer Station (CDTS), to be located near 5887 S. Taft Hill Road, Fort Collins, CO 80526. The transfer station is anticipated to receive approximately 200,000 tons of mixed waste material annually that will need to be hauled to the North Landfill and/or the Alternative Disposal Facility for disposal. The transportation agreement will be for round trip rates (lump sum), in which an estimated 165,000 tons annually of mixed waste materials will be hauled to the Larimer County North Landfill located at 15669 N. County Rd 9, Wellington, CO 80549 and the remaining estimated amount of 35,000 tons to an alternative disposal facility(s) during wind closure days of the Larimer County North Landfill (see Table A below in "9. PROPOSAL SUBMITTAL REQUIREMENTS"). The number of trips per day, weekly, or monthly is not guaranteed, it will depend on the volume of waste received at the transfer station. Loads per day will vary throughout the year with seasonal differences in waste disposal, wind closure, and inclement weather. Semi-tractors pulling walking floor transfer trailers will be used to haul the mixed waste materials to the North Landfill, or the designated Alternative Disposal Facility, and are expected to carry an average of 20 tons per load. The Contractor will be required to follow the approved and adopted Primary Transfer Trailer Haul Route, please see Exhibit A - Primary Haul Route for the selected route to the Larimer County North Landfill from the Central Diversion and Transfer Station. The proposed traffic route from I-25 to CR 70 was determined to be the preferred route based on several considerations such as fewer required stops, less impact to adjacent dwelling units and schools, and less impact to pedestrian and bicycle activity. In addition, the County Road 70 (Owl Canyon Road) & County Road 9 Roadway Improvements Project No. 339 have improved truck route safety. One-way haul distance from the Larimer County Central Diversion and Transfer Station located near 5887 South Taft Hill Road Fort Collins, Colorado to the Larimer County North Landfill located at 15669 N CR 9 Wellington, Colorado 80549 is approximately thirty-three (33) miles. The round trip is approximately sixty-six (66) miles. Traffic routes to the Alternative Disposal Facility will be required to follow approved truck routes to mitigate negative impact to neighborhoods, schools, and congested areas Question Deadline 08/05/2024 at 10:00 AM MT All questions regarding this proposal must be emailed to Purchasing Agent Les Brown, at brownxld@co.larimer.co.us.Please call Les Brown at 970-498-5954 to verify receipt of your questions if you do not receive a confirmation email of receipt. No questions will be accepted after the date and time referenced above. All questions received will be answered via Addendum only. Larimer County reserves the right to reject any and or all proposals, to further negotiate with any and/or qualified proposers and to waive informalities and irregularities in proposals received, and to accept any portion of the proposal if deemed to be in the best interest of Larimer County to do so. If, in the sole judgment of the Board of County Commissioners, the proposals are substantially equal, the Board may grant the contract to companies located in Larimer County, however this is not applicable in the case that Federal funds are used. Larimer County, in accordance with the provisions of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (78 Stat. 252, 42 US.C. 2000d to 2000d-4) and the Regulations, hereby notified all proposers that it will affirmatively ensure that any contract entered into pursuant to this advertisement, disadvantaged business enterprises (including minority-owned or women-owned) will be afforded full and fair opportunity to submit a proposal in response to this Request for Proposal and will not be discriminated against on the grounds of race, color, religion or religious affiliation, sex, familial status, age, genetics, disability, or national origin in consideration for an award.