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HomeMy WebLinkAboutRESOLUTION NO. 2018-24 RESOLUTION 2018-24 A RESOLUTION APPROVING THE WASTE AND RECYCLING COLLECTION AGREEMENT WITH REPUBLIC SERVICES, INC. WHEREAS, The City of Fairfax desires to have Republic Services, Inc. provide solid waste and recycling collection within the corporate limits of the City of Fairfax; and WHEREAS, the City of Fairfax and Republic Services, Inc. have drafted the attached Waste and Recycling Collection Agreement covering the requirements for such collection. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the City Council of the City of Fairfax, Iowa, to have the City of Fairfax enter into the attached Waste and Recycling Collection Agreement with Republic Services, Inc. and to have said Agreement effective from July 1, 2018, to June 30, 2023; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, by the City Council of the City of Fairfax, Iowa, that the Mayor and City Clerk are hereby directed to certify this resolution of approval and the Mayor is authorized to sign the Waste and Recycling Collection Agreement with Republic Services, Inc. Passed and approved this 8th day of May, 2018. AYES: Daly, Kell, and Volk NAYS: None ' ABSENT: Otto and Wainwright I Burnell G. Frieden, Mayor ATTEST: Cythia Stimson, City Clerk/Treasurer } ig CONTRACT FOR SOLID WASTE COLLECTION AND DISPOSAL AND RECYCLING COLLECTION SERVICES THIS CONTRACT FOR SOLID WASTE COLLECTION AND DISPOSAL AND RECYCLING COLLE TION SERVICES (this "Contract"), is made and entered into effective as of the /�!- day of r� , 2018 (the "Effective Date"), by and between the City of Fairfax, Iowa, a political subdivisi n of the State of Iowa,acting by and through its Mayor and Council,(the"City")and BFI Waste Services, LLC dba Republic Services of Cedar Rapids. ("Contractor"). RECITALS: WHEREAS, City desires for Contractor to provide residential solid waste collection and disposal services within the City and to perform such work as may be incidental thereto. WHEREAS, Contractor agrees to collect and dispose of residential solid waste in accordance with the terms of this Contract. AGREEMENT: NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the following mutual agreements and covenants, it is understood and agreed by and between the parties hereto as follows: 1. Contractor is hereby granted the sole and exclusive solid waste collection and disposal franchise, license, and privilege within the territorial jurisdiction of the City for its Residential Units. Contractor shall furnish all personnel, labor, equipment, trucks, and all other items necessary to provide such services as specified and to perform all work called for and described in the contract documents. 2. The term of this Contract shall begin on July 1, 2018 and continue through June 30'11 2023. This Contract may be further extended upon mutual written agreement of City and Contractor. 3. The contract documents include the following documents,and this Contract expressly incorporates the same as fully as if set forth verbatim in this Contract: (a) This instrument; (b) Exhibit A—General Specifications; (c) Exhibit B—Insurance Requirements (d) Exhibit C—Contractor's Pricing; (e) Exhibit D—City Facilities; and (f) Any addenda or changes to the foregoing documents agreed to in writing by the parties hereto. 4. All provisions of the contract documents shall be strictly complied with and conformed to by Contractor. No amendment to this Contract shall be made except upon the written consent of the parties.No amendment shall be construed to release either party from any obligation of the contract documents except as specifically provided for in such amendment. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have entered into this Contract effective as of the Effective Date. CITY OF FAIRFAX, IA BFI Waste Services, LLC dba Republic Services of edar Rapids. By d - - By: l_ Name* �� e ! r16� Name: _ i� c�` J� Its: Its: 6--e EXHIBIT A GENERAL SPECIFICATIONS 1.0 DEFINITIONS 1.01 Bulky Waste—Stoves, refrigerators (with all CFC removed), water tanks, washing machines, furniture and other similar items, and, materials other than Construction Debris, Large Dead Animals, Hazardous Waste, or Stable Matter with weights or volumes greater than those allowed for the Carts. 1.02 Bundle—Tree,shrub and brush trimmings or newspapers and magazines securely tied together forming an easily handled package not exceeding four (4) feet in length or fifty (50) lbs. in weight. 1.03 Cart—A receptacle constructed of fiberglass or plastic with a volume of 65 or 95 gallons and designed to be used in automated dump service on a collection vehicle. 1.04 City Facilities—Those specific city locations set forth on Exhibit D of this Contract. 1.05 Commercial and Industrial Unit — All commercial, institutional, or industrial premises, locations or entities, public or private,requiring waste material collection within the corporate limits of City. 1.06 Commercial and Industrial Refuse —All Bulky Waste, Garbage, and Rubbish generated by a Producer at a Commercial and Industrial Unit. 1.07 Construction Debris—Waste building materials resulting from construction,remodeling,repair or demolition operations. 1.08 Container for Rec. c�ling—A receptacle that is designed for the purpose of curbside collection of Recyclable Materials and is constructed of plastic, metal or fiberglass, having handles of adequate strength for lifting. 1.09 Disposal Site — A Waste Material depository designated by Contractor, including but not limited to sanitary landfills, transfer stations, incinerators, recycling facilities and waste processing/separation centers licensed, permitted or approved by all governmental bodies and agencies having jurisdiction and requiring such licenses, permits or approvals to receive for processing or final disposal of Waste Material. 1.10 Dumpster—A steel container ranging in size from 2 to 8 cubic yards sufficient to handle City Facilities solid waste. 1.11 Excluded Waste — Excluded Waste is all Commercial and Industrial Refuse, Construction Debris,Institutional Solid Waste,Large Dead Animals,Hazardous Waste,Offal Waste, Stable Matter, Vegetable Waste,Yard Waste and Special Waste. 1.12 Garbage — Every accumulation of waste (animal, vegetable and/or other matter) that results from the preparation,processing,consumption,dealing in,handling,packing,canning,storage, transportation,decay or decomposition of meats,fish,fowl,birds,fruits,grains or other animal or vegetable matter (including, but not by way of limitation, used tin cans and other food containers; and all putrescible or easily decomposable waste animal or vegetable matter which is likely to attract flies or rodents);except(in all cases)any matter included in the definition of Excluded Waste. 1.13 Hazardous Waste — Hazardous Waste is a form of Excluded Waste and is defined as any radioactive, volatile, corrosive, highly flammable, explosive, biomedical, infectious, biohazardous, toxic or listed or characteristic Hazardous Waste as defined by federal, state, provincial or local law or any otherwise regulated waste. Hazardous Waste shall include, but not be limited to,any amount of waste listed or characterized as hazardous by the United States Environmental Protection Agency or any state agency pursuant to the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976, as amended, and including future amendments thereto, and any other applicable federal, state or local laws or regulations. 1.14 Institutional Solid Waste — Solid waste originating from education, health care and research facilities such as schools, hospitals, nursing homes, laboratories and other similar establishments. 1.15 Large Dead Animals—Animals or portions thereof equal to or greater than ten pounds l O lbs.) in weight that have expired from any cause, except those slaughtered or killed for human use. 1.16 Offal Waste—Waste animal(land or marine)matter from establishments such as butcher shops, slaughterhouses, food processing and packing plants, rendering plants and fertilizer plants. 1.17 Producer—An operator or occupant of a Residential Unit who generates Garbage,Bulky Waste, Recyclable Material or Rubbish. 1.18 Recyclable Material - The following items are classified as Recyclable Material under this Contract: Cans: Clean aluminum, tin/steel containers. Newspaper: Clean, dry, unsoiled newspaper. Plastic: PETE&HDPE containers(milk jugs &soft drink containers) Contractor will not be held liable for any claims arising out of the Recyclable Material that are contaminated with other waste material. Accepted materials may change 1.19 Residential Unit—A dwelling, of not more than three units, within the corporate limits of the City occupied by a person or group of persons. A Residential Unit shall be deemed occupied when either water or domestic light and power services are being supplied thereto. A condominium dwelling,whether of single or multi-level construction,consisting of four or less contiguous or separate single-family dwelling units, shall be treated as a Residential Unit, except that each single-family dwelling within any such Residential Unit shall be billed separately as a Residential Unit. 1.20 Rubbish—All waste wood, wood chips, shavings, sawdust, printed matter, paper, pasteboard, rags, straw, used and discarded mattresses, used and discarded clothing, used and discarded shoes and boots, combustible waste pulp and other products such as are used for packaging, or wrapping crockery and glass, floor sweepings, glass, mineral or metallic substances, and any and all other waste materials not included in the definition of Excluded Waste. 1.21 Solid Waste—useless, unwanted or discarded materials with insufficient liquid content to be free-flowing,that result from domestic, industrial,commercial,agricultural, governmental and community operations which require proper storage, collection,transportation and disposal to prevent environmental pollution inimical to public health, safety and welfare. Solid Waste does not include sewage, earth or material used to fill land in accordance with construction codes, mining residues, slag, dissolved or suspended solids in industrial waste water effluents which are not acceptable for disposal in sanitary sewage treatment system or any material included in the definition of Excluded Waste. 1.22 Special Waste—Special Waste is a form of Excluded Waste and is defined as nonhazardous, solid waste that is subject to additional governmental regulations or special handling requirements in collection, transportation, processing or disposal as a result of the characteristics of, or processes which generate, such waste. Special Waste includes, but is not limited to: (a) waste iron from a commercial or industrial activity; (b) waste generated by an industrial process or a pollution control process; (c) waste which may contain free liquids; (d) waste which may contain residue and debris from the cleanup of a spill of petroleum, chemical or commercial products or wastes, or contaminated residuals; (e) articles from the cleanup of a facility which generates, stores, treats, recycles or disposes of chemical substances, commercial products or wastes; (f) wastes which are nonhazardous as a result of proper treatment pursuant to Subtitle C of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976("RCRA"); (g) asbestos containing or asbestos bearing material that has been properly secured under existing federal, state, provincial and local laws, rules and regulations; (h) containers that once contained hazardous substances, chemicals, or insecticides so long as such containers are"empty"as defined by RCRA; (i) municipal or commercial solid waste that may have come into contact with any of the foregoing; (j) filter cake sludge wastes from waste water treatment processes; (k) wastes containing any regulated polychlorinated biphenyls; and, (1) ash, sludge, tires and powders. 1.23 Stable Matter—All manure and other waste matter normally accumulated in or about a stable, or any animal, livestock or poultry enclosure, and resulting from the keeping of animals, poultry or livestock. 1.24 Waste Material. Waste Material is all nonhazardous Solid Waste(including Garbage, Rubbish and Recyclable Material)generated at Residential Units that are not excluded by this Conti-act. Waste Material shall not include any Excluded Waste. 1.25 Vegetable Waste—Putrescible solid waste resulting from the processing of plants for food by commercial establishments such as canneries. This definition does not include waste products resulting from the preparation and consumption of food in places such as cafeterias and restaurants. 2.0 SCOPE OF WORK 2.01 General.The work under this Contract shall consist of all the supervision,materials,equipment, labor and all other items necessary to collect and transport Waste Material from Residential Units within the City to an appropriate Disposal Site. The work shall specifically include the following: 2.01.1 Residential Collection. At the premises of Residential Units within the City and serviced by the Contractor,collection shall occur a minimum of once weekly for Solid Waste, Rubbish, and Garbage. Contractor shall provide each Residential Unit with one (1) 65 Gallon Cart for the collection of Solid Waste, Rubbish and Garbage collectively. Each Cart or Container shall be placed at curbside for collection. Curbside refers to that portion of right-of-way adjacent to paved or traveled City roadways or alleys.Carts and Containers shall be placed as close to the roadway or alley as practicable without interfering with or endangering the movement of vehicles or pedestrians. When construction work is being performed in the right-of-way, Carts and Containers shall be placed as close as practicable to an access point for the collection vehicle. Contractor may decline to collect any Cart or Container not so placed or any Waste Material not in a Cart or Container as specified herein. 2.01.2 Recycling Collection.At the premises of Residential Units within the City and serviced by the Contractor, collection shall occur a minimum of every other week for Recyclable Material. Contractor shall provide each Residential Unit one(1) 95 gallon cart for the collection of Recyclable Material. A summary of the amount of recyclable material delivered to a processing facility shall be provided to the City as requested. 2.01.3 Yard Waste. Yard-waste will be collected weekly from the first week in April through November. Bio-degradable paper bags or 95 gallon carts rented through Republic Services. Bundled material must not exceed 4 feet in length. No Item may exceed 40 pounds. Company will provide one unflocked holiday tree collection in January at no additional charge. 2.01.4 Bulky Items. Each household will be allowed one bulky item per month at no additional charge. Item must be safely handled and loaded by a single employee. Appliances, Construction Debris,E-waste and Tires are not included and will incur an additional charge. 2.02 Work Not Covered By Contract. The work under this Contract does not include the collection or disposal of Excluded Waste materials. 2.03 Hours of Operation. Collection of Waste Material shall not start before 7:00 A.M. or continue after sunset on the same day. Exceptions to collection hours shall be effected only upon the mutual agreement of the City and Contractor, or when Contractor reasonably determines that an exception is necessary in order to complete collection on an existing collection route due to unusual circumstances. 2.04 Routes of Collection. Residential Unit collection routes shall be established by the Contractor. Contractor shall designate the Residential Unit collection routes to the City at least two (2) weeks in advance of the commencement date for such route collection activity. The Contractor may from time to time make changes in routes or days of collection affecting Residential Units, provided such changes in routes or days of collection are submitted to the City at least two(2) weeks in advance of the commencement date for such changes. 2.05 Holidays—The following shall be holidays for purposes of this Contract: New Year's Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day Contractor may decide to observe any or all of the above mentioned holidays by suspension of collection service on the holiday, but such decision in no manner relieves Contractor of his obligation to provide collection service at Residential Units at least once per week. 2.06 Complaints—All complaints shall be made directly to the Contractor and shall be given prompt and courteous attention. In the case of alleged missed scheduled collections, the Contractor shall investigate and, if such allegations are verified, shall arrange for the collection of Waste Material not collected within 24 hours after the complaint is received. The contractor shall provide the City of Fairfax a description of their customer service procedures including accepting complaints and missed pick-up calls. 2.07 Collection Equipment—The Contractor shall provide an adequate number of vehicles meeting standards and inspection requirements as set forth by the laws of the State for regular municipal waste collection services.For Waste Material collection,all vehicles and other equipment shall be kept in good repair and appearance at all times. Each vehicle shall have clearly visible on each side the identity and telephone number of the Contractor. The Contract shall provide an annual list of all equipment to be used for collection (including the make, model, year, and overall capacity for each vehicle). 2.08 Office—The Contactor shall maintain an office or such other facilities through which it can be contacted by direct visit or by local (toll free) call from anywhere in the City. It shall be equipped with sufficient telephones and shall have a responsible person in charge from 8:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M on regular collection days. The Contractor shall provide an after-hours, emergency contact to city staff in case of an emergency situation, such as storm damage. 2.09 Hauling—All Waste Material hauled by the Contractor shall be so contained, tied or enclosed that leaking, spilling or blowing are minimized. 2.10 Disposal—All Waste Material collected within the City under this Contract shall be deposited at the Cedar Rapids/Linn County Solid Waste Agency. 2.11 Delivery - All Recyclable Material collected for delivery and sale by the Contractor shall be hauled to a commodity buyer selected by the Contractor pursuant to the Contract Documents. The charge for delivery to the commodity buyer shall be included in the rates set forth for the Residential Units and City Facilities serviced by the Contractor. Any revenue.obtained by Contractor from the sale of the Recyclable Material shall belong to Contractor. 2.12 Notification — The City shall notify all Producers about complaint procedures, rates, regulations, and day(s)for scheduled Waste Material collections. 2.13 Point of Contact—All dealing, contacts, etc., between the Contractor and the City shall be directed by the Contractor to the City's point of contact specified in the applicable Exhibit, and, by the City to the Contractor's General Manager or Operations Manager. 2.14 Litter or Spillage—The Contractor shall not litter premises in the process of making collections, but Contractor shall not be required to collect any Waste Material that has not been placed in approved containers or in a manner herein provided. During hauling, all Waste Material shall be contained,tied or enclosed so that leaking,spillage or blowing is minimized.In the event of spillage by the Contractor,the Contractor shall be required to clean up the litter caused by the spillage 3.0 BASIS OF PRICES AND METHOD OF PAYMENT 3.01 Waste Material Collection and Disposal Rates. The prices to be paid by the City for the collection and disposal of Waste Material shall be as shown on Exhibit C, as adjusted as set forth therein. 3.02 Additional Costs and Charges 3.02.1 Change in Law. Contractor may pass through certain cost increases directly to the City to adjust for increases in cost to Contractor due to the disposal facility being used,changes in local, state, or federal rules, ordinances or regulations, and changes in taxes, fees or other governmental charges(other than income or real property taxes). 3.02.2 No Other Costs. Except as provided expressly herein, the charges for Contractor's service with respect to this work shall include all taxes, transportation costs and disposal fees. 3.03 Modification to Rates 3.03.1 Petitions.The Contractor may petition the City at any time for additional rate and price adjustments at reasonable times on the basis of unusual changes in its cost of operations, such as revised laws, ordinances, or regulations; changes in location of disposal sites, an increase in the number of Residential Units such as City growth or annexation; and for other reasons. Excluding increases in house counts, such rate adjustments shall,be subject to the review and consent of the City, which shall not be unreasonably withheld. 3.04 City to Act as Collector—The City shall submit statements to and collect from all Residential Units for services provided by the Contractor pursuant to this Contract, including those such accounts that are delinquent. 3.05 Delinquent and Closed Accounts—The Contractor shall discontinue Waste Material collection service at any Residential Unit as set forth in a written notice sent to it by the City. Upon further notification by the City, the Contractor shall resume Waste Material collection on the next regularly scheduled collection day. The City shall indemnify and hold the Contractor harmless from any claims, suits, damages, liabilities or expenses (including but not limited to expenses of investigation and attorney's fees) resulting from the Contractor's discontinuing service at any location at the direction of the City. 3.06 Contractor Billings to City. The Contractor shall bill the City for all collection and disposal services rendered to Residential Units within seven (7) days following the end of the month based on the number of garbage billed accounts as provided by the City on the last business day of the month. The City shall pay the Contractor on or before the 15`x'day following the end of such month. Such billing and payment shall be based on the price rates and schedules set forth in the Contract Documents. The Contractor shall be entitled to payment for service rendered to Residential Units irrespective of whether or not City collects from the customer for such service. Payments not made by the City on or before their due date shall be subject to late fees of: a) the greater of five dollars ($5) or one and one-half percent (1.5%) per month or portion thereof; or, b) the maximum allowed by law, if less than a). In the event the City withholds payment of a portion or whole of an invoice and it is later determined that a portion or all of such withheld amount is owed to Contractor, such amount shall be subject to the late fees provided herein from the original due date until paid by City. 3.07 Audit—The City may request and be provided with an opportunity to audit of all relevant books and records of Contractor which are used to support the calculations of the charges invoiced to the City under this Contract. Such audits shall be paid for by the City and shall be conducted under mutually acceptable terms at the Contractor's premises in a manner which minimizes any interruption in the daily activities at such premises. The scope of any such audit may encompass only the relevant books and records pertaining to charges which were invoiced to the City within ninety(90)days of any such audit request from the City. 3.08 House Count.The Contractor and City shall,at a minimum,conduct an annual house count for purposes of insuring that all Residential Units are accounted for and that payment and billing reflect the proper"house" count figures. 4.0 COMPLIANCE WITH LAWS The Contractor shall conduct operations under this Contract in compliance with all applicable laws; provided, however,that the Contract shall govern the obligations of the Contractor where there exist conflicting ordinances of the City on the subject. 5.0 NON-DISCRIMINATION Contractor shall not discriminate against any person because of race, sex, age, creed, color, religion or national origin. 6.0 RISK ALLOCATION AND INDEMNITY 6.01 Contractor shall be responsible for any and all claims for personal injuries or death, or the loss of or damage to property to the extent caused by Contractor's negligence or acts of willful misconduct or those of its subcontractors or agents. 6.02 City shall be responsible for any and all claims for personal injuries or death, or the loss of or damage to property to the extent caused by the City's negligence or acts of willful misconduct or those of its contractors or agents including, without limitation, claims under CERCLA or any other environmental law. 6.03 If Excluded Waste is discovered before it is collected by Contractor, Contractor may refuse to collect the entire Bag or Cart of waste. In such situations, Contractor shall contact the City and the City shall undertake appropriate action to ensure that such Excluded Waste is removed and properly disposed of. If any Excluded Waste is not discovered by Contractor before it is collected, Contractor may, in its sole discretion, remove, transport and dispose of such Excluded Waste at a location authorized to accept such Excluded Waste in accordance with all applicable laws. The City shall provide all reasonable assistance to Contractor to conduct an investigation to determine the identity of the depositor or generator of the Excluded Waste and to collect from the generator the costs incurred by Contractor in connection with such Excluded Waste. Subject to the City's providing all such reasonable assistance to Contractor,Contractor shall release City from any liability for any such costs incurred by Contractor in connection with such Excluded Waste, except to the extent that such Excluded Waste is determined to be attributed to the City. 7.0 LICENSES AND TAXES The Contractor shall obtain all licenses and permits(other than the license and permit granted by this Contract)and promptly pay all taxes required by the City and by the State. 8.0 FORCE MAJEURE Except for City's obligation to pay amounts due to Contractor, any failure or delay in performance under this Contract due to contingencies beyond a party's reasonable control, including, but not limited to,strikes,riots,terrorist acts, compliance with applicable laws or governmental orders,fires, bad weather and acts of God,shall not constitute a breach of this Contract,but shall entitle the affected party to be relieved of performance under this Contract during the term of such event and for a reasonable time thereafter. 9.0 ASSIGNMENT OF CONTRACT Neither party shall assign this Contract in its entirety without the other party's prior written consent, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Contractor may assign this Contract without the City's consent to its parent companies or any of their subsidiaries,to any person or entity who purchases any operations from Contractor or as a collateral assignment to any lender to Contractor. 10.0 EXCLUSIVE CONTRACT The Contractor shall have an exclusive franchise, license and privilege to provide Waste Material collection and disposal services within the corporate limits for and on behalf of the City to the designated Residential units covered by this Contract. 11.0 TITLE TO WASTE Title to Waste Material shall pass to the Contractor when placed in Contractor's collection vehicle. Title to and liability for any Excluded Waste shall at no time pass to Contractor. Contractor may,in its sole discretion reject any Excluded Waste provided by the City at any point of time. 12.0 TERMINATION OF CONTRACT 12.01 In the event of a failure by Contractor to perform any material provision of this Contract, the City shall give written notice of such breach to the Contractor along with at least thirty (30) days (the "cure period") to correct such breach. City may terminate this Contract after such cure period if Contractor has not adequately corrected such breach in accordance with this Contract and City so notifies Contractor in writing of such termination action. At such time, City shall pay Contractor only all charges and fees for the services performed on or before such termination date.Thereafter, in the event such termination occurs during the initial term of this Contract, City, as its sole and exclusive remedy may exercise its rights under Contractor's performance bond, if any, and procure the services of another waste services provider to complete the work covered under this Contract for the remainder of the time period covered by the initial term of this Contract. Except for such right during the initial term of this Contract, following any such termination and the final payment from the City to the Contractor, neither party shall have any further obligation under this Contract other than for claims for personal injuries or property damage as expressly provided in this Contract and arising prior to such termination date. 12.02 In the event of a failure by City to perform any material provision of this Contract, the Contractor shall give written notice of such breach to the City along with at least thirty (30) days (the "cure period") to correct such breach. Contractor may terminate this Contract after such cure period if City has not adequately corrected such breach in accordance with this Contract and Contractor so notifies City in writing of such termination action. At such time, City shall pay Contractor for all charges and fees for the services performed on or before such termination date. Thereafter, following any such termination and the final payment from the City to the Contractor, neither party shall have any further obligation under this Contract other than for claims for personal injuries or property damage as expressly provided in these terms and arising prior to such termination date. 13.0 CONTRACTOR'S PROPERTY All Carts,Containers,Dumpsters,trucks and any other equipment that Contractor furnishes under this Contract shall remain Contractor's property. City shall be liable for all loss or damage to such equipment (except for normal wear and tear and for loss or damage resulting from Contractor's handling of the equipment) caused by its negligence or willfull misconduct. City shall use the equipment only for its proper and intended purpose and shall not overload (by weight or volume), move or alter the equipment. 14.0 INSURANCE Contractor shall maintain during the term of the Contract insurance coverage of the types and limits set forth in Exhibit B. The City's approval of the minimum insurance coverage provided for herein is not intended to and shall not in any way relieve, decrease or limit the liability of the Contractor. It is expressly understood that the City does not in any way represent that the above-specified minimum insurance limits are sufficient or adequate to protect the interest or potential liabilities of the Contractor. The Contractor shall assume all responsibility for obtaining any casualty or liability insurance not required to be obtained under the terms of this Agreement but which the Contractor, in its sole discretion, deems necessary to protect its own interests.�Ilxsl] Contractor agrees to indemnify, defend and hold the City and its officials, departments, employees and agents free and harmless, from all liability for any claim that may arise by reason of Contractor's negligence or willful misconduct. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Agreement or otherwise, Contractor shall have no obligation to indemnify, defend and hold harmless the City and its officials, departments, employees and agents for any liability or claim to the extent resulting from the negligence or, willful misconduct by City. 15.0 NEWLY DEVELOPED AREAS The Contractor will, within thirty (30) days of notification to the City provide Waste Material collection and disposal services of the same frequency and quality required by the Contract to newly developed areas within the City's current territorial limits. Any areas that may be annexed by the City which contain Residential Units which the City would like Contractor to service,shall be subject to negotiation of a mutually acceptable amendment to this Contract and possible adjustment to Contractor's pricing for such new areas. 16.0 MISCELLANEOUS TERMS 16.01 Contractor shall not be responsible for any damages to City's property or equipment located adjacent to the Carts or Containers, nor to City's pavement, curbing or other driving surfaces resulting from Contractor's providing the services under this Contract. 16.02 Contractor may provide any of the services covered by this Contract through any of its affiliates or subcontractors, provided that Contractor shall remain responsible for the performance of all such services and obligations in accordance with this Contract. 16.03 Contractor shall have no confidentiality obligation with respect to any Waste Materials collected pursuant to this Contract. 16.04 Except as may be specifically provided herein,Contractor provides no guarantees or warranties with respect to the work performed. No liquidated damages or penalties may be assessed against Contractor by City, except as otherwise provided in the contract documents. 16.05 No intellectual property (IP) rights in any of Contractor's IP are granted to City under this Contract. 16.06 This Contract shall be binding upon and inure solely to the benefit of the parties and their permitted assigns. 16.07 If any provision of this Contract shall be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, it shall be modified so as to be valid, legal and enforceable but so as most nearly to retain the intent of the parties. If such modification is not possible, such provision shall be severed from this Contract. In either case,the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions of this Contract shall not in any way be affected thereby. 16.08 The failure or delay on the part of either party to exercise any right,power,privilege or remedy under this Contract shall not constitute a waiver thereof. No modification or waiver by either party of any provision shall be deemed to have been made unless made in writing. Any waiver by a party for one or more similar events shall not be construed to apply to any other events whether similar or not. 16.09 This Contract shall be interpreted and governed by the laws of the state where the work is performed. 16.10 This Contract sets forth the entire agreement of the parties and supersedes all prior agreements, whether written or oral, that exist between the parties regarding the subject matter of this Contract. 16.11 If any litigation is commenced under this Contract, the successful party shall be entitled to recover, in addition to such other relief as the court may award, its reasonable attorneys' fees, expert witness fees, litigation related expenses and court or other costs incurred in such litigation or proceeding. EXHIBIT B INSURANCE REQUIREMENTS During the term of this Contract,Contractor shall maintain in force,at its expense, insurance coverage with minimum limits as follows: Workers' Compensation Coverage A Statutory Coverage B -Employers Liability $2,000,000 each Bodily Injury by Accident $2,000,000 policy limit Bodily Injury by Disease $2,000,000 each occurrence Bodily Injury by Disease Automobile Liability Bodily Injury/Property Damage $3,000,000 Combined—Single Limit Coverage is to apply to all owned, non-owned, hired and leased vehicles (including trailers). Pollution Liability Endorsement MCS-90 endorsement for pollution liability coverage Commercial General Liability Bodily Injury/Property Damage $2,500,000 each occurrence Combined—Single Limit $5,000,000 general aggregate All such insurance policies will be primary without the right of contribution from any other insurance coverage maintained by City. All policies required herein shall be written by insurance carriers with a rating of A.M. Bests of at least"A-" and a financial size category of at least VII. Contractor shall furnish City with a certificate of insurance, evidencing that such coverages are in effect. Such certificate: (i) will also provide for 30 days prior written notice of cancellation to the City (except for workers' compensation insurance); (ii) shall show City as an additional insured under the Automobile and General Liability policies; and, (iii) shall contain waivers of subrogation in favor of City (excluding Worker's Compensation policy)except with respect to the sole negligence or willful misconduct of City. In addition, the following requirements apply: • The Commercial General Liability policy must include Contractual Liability coverage specifically covering Contractor's Indemnification of City herein. • Coverage must be provided for Products/Completed Operations. • The policy shall also contain a cross Liability/Severability of Interests provision assuring that the acts of one insured do not affect the applicability of coverage to another insured. Exhibit C Contractor's Pricing Residential Unit Rate (for all Waste Material): Year 1 (July 1,2018—June 30,2019): $13.95/month Year 2 (July 1,2019—June 30,2020): $14.44/month Year 3 (July 1,2020—June 30,2021): $14.94/month Year 4(July 1,2021—June 30,2022): $15.39/month Year 5(July 1,2022—June 30,2023): $15.93/month Cart Delivery Fees After initial cart set-up,there will be a $15 per cart delivery fee for new deliveries. Annual Yardwaste Cart Rental$5.00 per month(over 12 months) (Yardwaste Carts are subject to a$15 Delivery and Removal Fee) Appliance and E-Waste will be collected monthly when scheduled$15 per item. Exhibit D FREE CITY SERVICES The City of Fairfax has solid waste service at the following municipal locations. All City of Fairfax facilities shall be provided with weekly solid waste collection at no additional cost. The contractor shall supply and deliver 40, 65-gallon plastic garbage containers for the City of's use at our municipal locations. The contractor shall supply, deliver, and service five dumpsters as listed in the table below for the City of's use at the listed municipal locations.These containers and dumpsters shall remain the property of the contractor. The City of Fairfax shall be responsible to empty the plastic garbage containers into one of the supplied dumpsters. Facility Location Type of Service Containers City Hall 300 80th Street Court Dumpster&Recycling 1 —2 yd dumpster City Maintenance Shop 480 Front Street Dumpster 1 —6 yd dumpster Fire Station 525 Vanderbilt Street Garbage&Recycling Library 313 Vanderbilt Street Garbage &Recycling Park—The Complex 700 Linn Street Dumpster 2—2 yd dumpsters Park—City Park 625 Linn Street None Park—Fetter Field 601 Church Street Dumpster 1 —2 yd dumpster Park—Prairie Creek 725 Front Street None Park—Driftwood 465 Driftwood Lane None Park—Hawks Ridge 388 W Prairie Drive None USA DAYS CELEBRATION The contractor shall supply additional dumpsters along with delivery and collection as needed for the annual USA Days community celebration.The following table shows the additional dumpsters used in 2017 for this celebration. Facility Location Additional Dumpsters Park—The Complex 700 Linn Street 2—2 yd dumpsters Park—City Park 625 Linn Street 2—2 yd dumpsters Park—Fetter Field 601 Church Street 1 —2 yd dumpster Fire Station 525 Vanderbilt Street 1 —2 yd dumpster Street Dance Area Vanderbilt Street 3 —2 yd dumpsters