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REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS (RFP)
Specification No. 27-11798-C
FOR
Landfilling Landfill Waste (MSW)
PROPOSALS WILL NOT BE OPENED AND READ PUBLICLY
Dear Proposer:
The City of Berkeley is soliciting written proposals from qualified firms or individuals for Landfilling Landfill
Waste (MSW).
As a Request for Proposal (RFP) this is not an invitation to bid and although price is very important, other factors
will be taken into consideration.
The project scope, content of proposal, and vendor selection process are summarized in the RFP (attached).
Proposals must be received no later than 2:00 pm, on Thursday, October 15, 2026. Proposals are to be sent via
email with the "Specification No. 27-11798-C and "Landfilling Landfill Waste" clearly indicated in the subject
line of the email. Please submit one (1) PDF of the technical Proposal with the filename saved as, "Proposal:
Vendor Name - 27-11798-C, Landfilling Landfill Waste (MSW)." Corresponding pricing proposal shall be
submitted as a separate document with the filename saved as, "Pricing: Vendor Name - 27-11798-C, Landfilling
Landfill Waste (MSW)."
Email Proposals to:
City of Berkeley
Finance Department/General Services Division
Solicitations@berkeleyca.gov
Proposals will not be accepted after the date and time stated above. Incomplete proposal or proposals that do not
conform to the requirements specified herein will not be considered. Issuance of the RFP does not obligate the City
to award a contract, nor is the City liable for any costs incurred by the proposer in the preparation and submittal of
proposals for the subject work. The City retains the right to award all or parts of this contract to several bidders, to
not select any bidders, and/or to re-solicit proposals. The act of submitting a proposal is a declaration that the
proposer has read the RFP and understands all the requirements and conditions.
For questions concerning the anticipated work, or scope of the project, please contact Leticia Jauregui, Solid
Waste and Recycling Manager, via email at Ljauregui@berkeleyca.gov no later than October 8, 2026. Answers to
questions will not be provided by telephone or email. Answers to all questions or any addenda will be posted on the
City of Berkeley's site at Bid & Proposal Opportunities | City of Berkeley (berkeleyca.gov). It is the vendor's
responsibility to check this site. For general questions concerning the submittal process, contact purchasing at 510-
981-7320.
We look forward to receiving and reviewing your proposal.
Sincerely,
Henry Oyekanmi
Finance Director
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I. BACKGROUND/SUMMARY/or INTRODUCTION
The City of Berkeley operates its transfer station at 1201 2nd Street in Berkeley, California.
The City currently estimates approximately 170 tons per operating day and approximately 62,500 tons per
year of material ranging from residential, commercial, and public landfill waste.
These quantities are estimates provided solely for proposal preparation and evaluation and do not
constitute a minimum-volume guarantee. Actual quantities may increase or decrease due to waste
reduction, recycling, organics diversion, economic conditions, operational changes, regulatory
requirements, or other circumstances.
Base Proposal: Acceptance and final disposal of the City's Landfill Waste at a permitted landfill.
Required Contingency Rate: Direct-haul tipping fee at a nearby permitted transfer or receiving facility. The City
requires a rate but is not guaranteeing use of the service.
Optional Alternative 1: Contractor transportation of Landfill Waste from the Berkeley Transfer Station to the
proposed processing or disposal facility.
Optional Alternative 2: Processing of Landfill Waste to recover material before disposal of the remaining residual
material.
Processing is not a base requirement and will not be scored.
The processing and diversion alternative is optional and is not required for a proposal to be considered responsive.
II. SCOPE OF SERVICES
1. This contract shall be for a five-year period, beginning on January 1, 2027, and ending on December 31,
2031. City and contractor shall each have the right to renew this Contract for (2) additional five-year term
extension options exercisable at the City's sole discretion, subject to City Council authorization, available
funding, and satisfactory Contractor performance. This right of renewal shall be exercised by providing
written notice to the other party at least ninety, (90) days in advance of the expiration of this Contract, or
any extended Term. Any renewal of this Contract shall be on the same terms and conditions applicable at
the time of giving notice.
CONTRACTOR AGREES TO DO THE FOLLOWING:
1. Accept all landfill waste (formerly MSW) at the disposal site, transferred from the City's transfer station at
a price per ton as outlined below. As used herein, landfill waste is defined as only those materials which the
Contractor's facility is authorized to accept under its permit as amended, modified or reclassified; landfill
waste specifically excludes sewage, liquids, and hazardous and toxic waste, and not any "Excluded Waste".
For purposes of this Contract, "Excluded Waste" is waste that: (a) is prohibited from receipt at the Facility by state,
federal or local law, regulation, rule, code, ordinance, order, license, permit or permit condition; (b) is or contains
Hazardous Waste as defined below; (c) Contractor reasonably believes would, as a result of or upon disposal, be a
violation of local, state or federal law, regulation or ordinance, including land use restrictions or conditions
applicable to the Disposal Site; or (d) Contractor reasonably believes would present a significant risk to human
health or the environment, or otherwise create or expose Contractor or City to potential liability. For purposes of
this Contract, "Hazardous Waste" means all substances defined as hazardous waste, acutely hazardous waste, or
extremely hazardous waste by the State of California in Health and Safety Code 25110.02, 25115, and 25117 or
in the future amendments to or recodifications of such statutes or identified and listed as hazardous waste by the
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U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), pursuant to the Federal Resource Conservation and Recovery Act
(42 USC 6901 et seq.), all future amendments thereto, and all rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.
2. Direct Haul Disposal Contingency
The City may require short-term or emergency direct-haul disposal when the City's Transfer Station is unavailable,
operating at reduced capacity, undergoing maintenance or construction, or when the City otherwise determines that
direct haul is operationally necessary.
Upon written direction from the City, the Contractor shall provide a permitted receiving facility where City-owned
or City-operated collection vehicles may deliver and tip Landfill Waste directly. The proposed facility may be the
Contractor's transfer station, a commonly owned or affiliated facility, or another facility for which the Contractor
has secured sufficient access and capacity.
The Proposer shall identify the name and address of each proposed receiving facility; ownership and relationship to
the Proposer; permitted operating days and hours; vehicle, load, material, and operating restrictions; ability to
accommodate the City's collection vehicles; maximum daily tonnage available to the City; proposed all-inclusive
direct-haul tipping fee per ton; and any other charge that could apply.
The direct-haul rate shall include disposal, weighing, regulatory fees, host fees, and all other facility-related charges
unless a charge is separately and clearly identified in the Price Proposal. No minimum tonnage or volume is
guaranteed.
The City reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to activate or discontinue direct haul and to direct City collection
vehicles to a contracted receiving facility. Inclusion of a direct-haul rate in the Agreement does not guarantee that
the City will use the service.
3. Optional Contractor Transportation Service
As an optional alternative, the Proposer may provide pricing to pick up Landfill Waste from the City of Berkeley
Transfer Station, located at 1201 Second Street, Berkeley, California, and transport the material to the proposed
processing or disposal facility.
The Proposer shall describe the type, number, and capacity of vehicles and trailers; responsibility for loading;
minimum and maximum loads; estimated loads based on approximately 240 tons per operating day; proposed
operating schedule and response time; backup equipment and contingency arrangements; transportation route and
destination; and all assumptions, exclusions, minimum charges, fuel adjustments, and additional fees.
The City may elect to use this optional service temporarily, during an emergency, during construction or
maintenance, or for another operational reason. The City does not guarantee any minimum number of loads, tons,
service days, or transportation volume.
The Contractor shall obtain the City's prior written approval before replacing or materially changing a transporter,
processing facility, landfill, alternate facility, or material subcontractor identified in the Proposal. Approval of a
subcontractor or affiliated facility shall not relieve the Contractor of responsibility for full performance of the
Agreement.
4. Alternate Disposal Facilities; Continuity of Service; Allocation of Additional Costs
A. Contractor's Obligation to Maintain Continuity of Disposal
When use of an alternate facility is caused by the Contractor's failure to perform or another circumstance for which
the Contractor is responsible, the Contractor shall reimburse or credit the City for reasonable and documented
incremental City transportation, labor, overtime, fuel, and vehicle operating costs resulting from the additional
travel distance.
Contractor shall maintain continuous capacity to receive, process, transfer, transport, and dispose of all material
required to be managed under this Agreement.
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Contractor shall identify in its Proposal a Primary Disposal Facility and at least one Alternate Disposal Facility
capable of receiving the City's material in quantities sufficient to maintain uninterrupted service.
Contractor shall maintain all agreements, permits, approvals, capacity arrangements, and other rights reasonably
necessary to utilize the identified Alternate Disposal Facility.
The City's approval of a Disposal Facility or Alternate Disposal Facility shall not relieve Contractor of any
obligation under this Agreement to provide uninterrupted service.
B. Unavailability of Primary Disposal Facility
If the Primary Disposal Facility becomes unavailable, whether temporarily or permanently, Contractor shall
immediately arrange for disposal at an Alternate Disposal Facility.
Contractor shall not cease accepting, transporting, processing, or disposing of City material because the Primary
Disposal Facility is unavailable.
Contractor shall provide the City with prompt written notice of unavailability and shall identify the proposed
Alternate Disposal Facility, the anticipated duration of use, transportation requirements, applicable disposal fees,
and any other material change in operating conditions.
C. Contractor-Responsible Unavailability
If the unavailability of the Primary Disposal Facility results from any circumstance within Contractor's control or
that reasonably could have been avoided through the exercise of due care, Contractor shall provide disposal at an
Alternate Disposal Facility at no additional cost to the City.
For purposes of this Section, Contractor-responsible circumstances include, without limitation:
1. failure to maintain required permits or approvals;
2. failure to maintain sufficient disposal capacity;
3. equipment or facility failure;
4. inadequate staffing or operational resources;
5. Contractor's labor dispute or work stoppage;
6. failure of a subcontractor, affiliate, or disposal facility operator engaged by Contractor;
7. failure to perform required maintenance;
8. failure to comply with applicable law or permit requirements;
9. rejection of City material resulting from Contractor's failure to comply with facility acceptance
requirements;
10. failure to maintain the Alternate Disposal Facility arrangements required by this Agreement; and
11. any other condition attributable to Contractor's acts or omissions.
In such circumstances, Contractor shall bear all additional transportation costs, disposal or tipping fee differences,
transfer costs, processing costs, mobilization costs, and other incremental costs associated with use of the Alternate
Disposal Facility.
D. Extraordinary Events Outside Contractor's Control
If the Primary Disposal Facility becomes unavailable because of an extraordinary event outside Contractor's
reasonable control and not caused by Contractor's negligence, failure to perform, or failure to maintain adequate
contingency arrangements, Contractor shall nevertheless remain responsible for locating and securing an
appropriate Alternate Disposal Facility and maintaining continuity of service.
Contractor shall use commercially reasonable efforts to minimize any incremental costs resulting from use of the
Alternate Disposal Facility.
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The occurrence of an extraordinary event shall not, by itself, authorize Contractor to impose a surcharge or increase
the Disposal Rate.
Any request for reimbursement of extraordinary incremental costs shall be subject to the provisions of subsection F
below.
E. City's Transfer Station Unavailability
If the City of Berkeley Transfer Station becomes temporarily unavailable because of an emergency, fire,
earthquake, flood, structural condition, utility failure, regulatory order, safety condition, planned maintenance,
construction, or other circumstance, Contractor shall cooperate with the City to maintain uninterrupted service
through an Alternate Transfer Facility, Processing Facility, Disposal Facility, or other lawful receiving facility.
If the Transfer Station is unavailable for a period during which material cannot reasonably be stored at the Transfer
Station, Contractor will provide or arrange for an alternative receiving location capable of accepting the City's
material.
Contractor shall not impose an emergency surcharge solely because the City's Transfer Station is temporarily
unavailable.
The Proposer shall identify in its Proposal the facilities and arrangements it proposes to use for this contingency
and shall identify all costs that it has included in its proposed rates for such contingency service.
F. Extraordinary Incremental Costs
If an event qualifying under subsection D or E requires the use of a facility that was not reasonably available to
Contractor at the time of Proposal submission and results in extraordinary incremental costs that could not
reasonably have been anticipated and included in the Proposal, Contractor may submit a written request for
reimbursement of such costs.
Any reimbursement shall:
1. require the City's prior written approval to the maximum extent practicable;
2. be limited to actual, documented, reasonable, and unavoidable incremental costs;
3. be limited to costs directly attributable to the extraordinary event;
4. exclude Contractor's profit, markup, overhead, administrative fees, or other indirect costs unless expressly
approved by the City;
5. be reduced by any insurance recovery, third-party reimbursement, credit, refund, or other compensation
received by Contractor; and
6. be subject to the City's audit and verification rights.
Contractor shall continue providing services while any request for additional compensation is under review.
Contractor shall have no entitlement to additional compensation merely because an Alternate Disposal Facility
charges a higher public gate rate than the Primary Disposal Facility.
G. Contractor's Risk of Disposal Market Conditions
Changes in landfill waste tipping fees, changes in disposal market conditions, changes in availability of disposal
capacity, increased transportation distances resulting from Contractor's selection of a facility, facility-specific
surcharges, or other ordinary changes in Contractor's cost of performing the services shall be deemed included in
Contractor's proposed rates unless expressly identified as an adjustable cost under this Agreement.
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Contractor shall not use the temporary unavailability of a Primary Disposal Facility as a basis for increasing the
City's Disposal Rate.
H. City-Directed Alternate Facility and Transportation
If the City directs Contractor to use a specific Alternate Disposal Facility that was not identified in Contractor's
Proposal and that direction is not required because of Contractor's failure to perform, the parties may negotiate an
adjustment for documented incremental costs directly resulting from the City's direction.
No adjustment shall be effective unless approved in writing by the City in accordance with the Agreement's
amendment and rate-adjustment provisions.
I. No Double Recovery
Contractor shall not recover the same incremental cost more than once.
Any amount received by Contractor from insurance, a disposal facility, a governmental agency, a third party, or
another source that compensates Contractor for costs for which Contractor has received or seeks reimbursement
from the City shall be disclosed to the City and credited against any amount otherwise payable by the City.
I. Alternate Facility Approval
All Alternate Disposal Facilities shall:
1. possess all permits and approvals required by applicable law;
2. be legally authorized to receive the applicable material;
3. satisfy the material acceptance requirements applicable to the City's waste;
4. have sufficient capacity to receive the anticipated volume;
5. satisfy all applicable environmental and public health requirements; and
6. be approved by the City, except that Contractor may use an immediately available lawful facility without
prior approval when immediate action is reasonably necessary to protect public health or safety, provided
that Contractor notifies the City as soon as practicable.
K. Disposal Facility Contingency Plan
Each Proposer shall submit a Disposal Facility Contingency Plan identifying:
Primary Disposal Facility;
Alternate Disposal Facility;
additional backup facility or facilities;
permitted capacity;
estimated available capacity;
facility hours;
applicable permits;
anticipated transportation routes;
contractual arrangements securing access;
tipping fees;
transportation costs;
circumstances triggering use of each facility;
anticipated time required to activate each facility; and
the incremental costs, if any, that are included in the proposed Disposal Rate for each contingency.

For each primary, direct-haul, alternate, processing, or disposal facility proposed, the Proposer shall provide
permitted daily and annual capacity; current average daily tonnage; capacity available and committed to the City;
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remaining permitted facility life; evidence of guaranteed access if the Proposer does not own the facility; applicable
agreements with affiliated or third-party facilities; procedures for peak-volume days; and backup capacity during
planned and unplanned outages.
Each Proposer shall disclose, for the preceding five years, all material notices of violation, enforcement actions,
administrative orders, permit suspensions or restrictions, environmental claims or litigation, regulatory
investigations, and corrective actions that remain outstanding for the Proposer and each proposed facility. The
Proposer shall describe the status and resolution of each disclosed matter.
The City may evaluate the adequacy of the Proposer's contingency arrangements as part of the Proposal evaluation.
L. Failure to Provide Alternate Capacity
Failure by Contractor to provide an Alternate Disposal Facility when required under this Agreement shall constitute
a failure to perform the contracted services and shall be subject to the City's contractual remedies, including any
applicable service credits, liquidated damages, or other remedies.
Contractor's inability to secure an Alternate Disposal Facility shall not, by itself, relieve Contractor of its obligation
to make reasonable efforts to continue service.
M. Emergency Cost Transparency
Before invoicing the City for any costs associated with an Alternate Disposal Facility that are not included in the
contracted Disposal Rate, Contractor shall provide:
1. the name and location of the Alternate Disposal Facility;
2. the reason the Primary Disposal Facility is unavailable;
3. the dates and tons affected;
4. the contracted rate applicable to the material;
5. the Alternate Facility tipping fee;
6. actual incremental transportation costs;
7. all other requested incremental costs;
8. documentation supporting each cost;
9. credits, rebates, insurance recoveries, or other offsets; and
10. a calculation demonstrating the amount requested from the City.
The City shall have no obligation to pay an additional amount that has not been approved in accordance with this
Section.
Keep disposal site open to receive such solid waste between the hours of 4 AM and 5 PM Monday - Saturday,
except Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year's Days.
Open the disposal site on an emergency basis for additional hours or days as agreed upon in advance after having
received written notice, including email, from the City.
Maintain the disposal site in accordance with its operating permit and all applicable local, county, and state
regulations.
Maintain all-weather roads and dumping pads at the disposal site for use by the City's transfer trucks and trailers at
a level satisfactory to the City, including paved surfaces within 100 feet are required within the landfill footprint.
Road surfaces from the landfill footprint to Tipper and Dump area will be improved surfacing, such as compacted
rock for vehicles to travel easily. All driving surfaces and disposal areas require satisfaction of the City.
Provide the City, as needed, with any available minor diagnostic maintenance for the City's equipment in case of
mechanical breakdown of the City's vehicles.
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Maintain and operate during all operating hours at least two tippers adequate to accommodate the City's transfer
trailers. In case a tipper breaks down, Contractor shall have up to 4 hours to make it operable and extend hours of
availability to compensate for lost tipping hours.
Provide safe and adequate lighting during dark hours for the City's trucks at the dumping area at the disposal site.
This includes road lighting and lighting in the Tipper and Working Face area that meets the satisfaction of the City.
At least 90 percent of City vehicles shall enter, unload, and exit within 45 minutes, measured from arrival at the
facility entrance to departure. No City vehicle shall remain at the facility for longer than 60 minutes, except when
delay is caused by a City vehicle breakdown, a safety emergency, or another documented condition outside the
Contractor's control. The Contractor shall provide monthly turnaround-time reporting in a format approved by the
City.
In the event of an emergency or contractor scales are unavailable for any reason, Contractor will provide a bypass
lane for City trucks entering and exiting the facility without using facility scale. In the event this occurs, All load
weighing will be performed at the City's Transfer Station. Weigh data will be transferred daily to Contractor.
Contractor may request inspections of City weighing facility at any time during normal business hours.
In the event that roads to the facility are closed due to accidents or disasters, Contractor is required to have
available, at the same price per ton, other disposal facilities within a 100-mile radius of the City Transfer
Station. These disposal facilities will accept the City's Landfill Waste tons under the terms of the Agreement.
Contractor will have available, at all times, a Tire/Under Truck wash system. This system will be automated, drive
through high pressure water cleaning for tires and undercarriage of the City trucks and trailers.
During the term of the Contract, if other Alameda County customers are offered lower disposal pricing, vendor will
extend lower disposal pricing to the City of Berkeley as well.
5. This contract shall be for a five-year period, beginning on January 1, 2027, and ending on December 31,
2031. City and contractor shall each have the right to renew this Contract for (2) additional five-year term
extension options exercisable at the City's sole discretion, subject to City Council authorization, available
funding, and satisfactory Contractor performance. This right of renewal shall be exercised by providing
written notice to the other party at least ninety, (90) days in advance of the expiration of this Contract, or
any extended Term. Any renewal of this Contract shall be on the same terms and conditions applicable at
the time of giving notice.
III. SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS
All proposals shall include the following information, organized as separate sections of the proposal. The proposal
should be concise and to the point.
1. Contractor Identification:
Provide the name of the firm, the firm's principal place of business (see section VII, F. - Local Vendor
Preference), the name and telephone number of the contact person and company tax identification number.
2. Client References:
Provide a minimum of (3) client references. Each Proposer shall provide three comparable public-agency
references; its technical approach; facility and available-capacity information; proposed direct-haul plan;
Disposal Facility Contingency Plan; applicable permits; optional transportation plan, if submitted; optional
processing methodology, if submitted; environmental and regulatory compliance history; evidence of financial
capacity; litigation and contract-termination disclosures; a completed Price Proposal; and all requested
exceptions to the City's terms.
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References should be California cities or other large public sector entities. Provide the designated person's
name, title, organization, address, telephone number, and the project(s) that were completed under that client's
direction.
3. Price Proposal:
The proposal shall include pricing for all services. Pricing shall be all inclusive unless indicated otherwise.
Pricing proposals shall be a separate document. The Proposal shall itemize all services, including hourly rates
for all professional, technical and support personnel, and all other charges related to completion of the work
shall be itemized. Evaluation of price proposals are subject to the local vendor business preference (see section
VII.F.).
The Price Proposal shall be submitted as a separate document. Every Proposer shall complete all required base and
contingency pricing fields. Optional services shall be clearly identified. Rates shall be all-inclusive except for
charges expressly itemized in the pricing form. Any charge not disclosed in the Price Proposal shall be deemed
included in the proposed rate and shall not be separately payable.
Pricing:
Proposed Included fees and
Required service Facility or basis Unit
rate assumptions
Base Landfill Disposal Primary disposal facility $_______ __________________
$/ton
Service __________ _ ______
Direct haul primary $_______ __________________
Facility __________ $/ton
receiving facility _ ______
Direct haul alternate $_______ __________________
Facility __________ $/ton
receiving facility _ ______
Emergency or after-hours Minimum call-out ____ $_______ __________________
$/hour
opening hours _ ______
Pricing Form B Optional Alternative Rates
Other charges
Facility or payload Proposed
Optional service Unit and
assumption rate
assumptions
Contractor
Destination ______; _____________
transportation from City $/load $________
payload ____ tons/load ___________
Transfer Station
Contractor
transportation _____________
Based on stated payload $/ton $________
equivalent estimated ___________
rate
Landfill Waste
Processing facility _____________
processing and residual $/ton $________
__________ ___________
disposal
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Blank optional fields should not make a proposal nonresponsive.
The Proposer shall identify all disposal, transportation, host, regulatory, environmental, franchise, fuel, minimum-
load, after-hours, and other charges included in or added to each rate.
For optional transportation, the Proposer shall state the assumed payload per load and provide both a per-load rate
and the equivalent estimated per-ton rate.
The Proposer shall identify its proposed annual rate-adjustment methodology and every requested exception to the
City's rate provisions.
The Proposer shall acknowledge that estimated quantities are provided for evaluation only and do not constitute a
minimum-volume guarantee.
Processing is not a base requirement and will not be scored.
The processing and diversion alternative is optional and is not required for a proposal to be considered responsive.
Submission of an optional alternative does not obligate the City to select, award, or use the proposed service.
If the City elects to pursue an optional processing and diversion proposal, the City and selected Proposer will
negotiate the applicable performance standards, reporting requirements, verification procedures, pricing, and
remedies as part of the final contract. These provisions may include the recovery-rate methodology; a minimum
guaranteed recovery rate; allocation of recovery to City-delivered Landfill Waste; treatment of contamination,
residuals, rejected loads, and ultimately landfilled material; whether alternative daily cover, combustion,
transformation, beneficial use, or other methods may be counted; exclusion of moisture loss; downstream
documentation; reporting and record retention; City audit, inspection, sampling, and independent verification rights;
corrective-action requirements; and rate credits, payment adjustments, or other remedies.
1. Landfill Waste Processing and Diversion. The Contractor shall provide for the processing of Landfill Waste
delivered under this Agreement in a manner that maximizes recovery of recyclable, reusable, organic, and
other recoverable materials prior to final disposal. The City does not prescribe a particular processing
technology and will consider proposals utilizing material recovery facilities, mixed-waste processing, post-
sort systems, organics recovery systems, mechanical or optical sorting, manual recovery, or combinations
thereof.
2. Post-Collection Recovery. The Contractor may recover materials from landfill waste after collection and
prior to final disposal. Recoverable materials may include, without limitation, organic materials, food
material, green waste, compostable material, recyclable paper, cardboard, metals, glass, plastics, wood,
reusable materials, and other materials that can be beneficially reused, recycled, composted, digested, or
otherwise diverted from landfill disposal.
3. High-Diversion Processing Facility. A proposer need not be formally designated or certified by CalRecycle
as a "High Diversion Organic Waste Processing Facility" in order to satisfy this requirement, provided that
the proposer demonstrates that its proposed processing system is capable of recovering materials from the
landfill waste stream prior to final disposal and can substantiate the quantity and disposition of materials
recovered.
4. Performance Standard. The Contractor shall maximize recovery and minimize the quantity of landfill waste
requiring landfill disposal. Proposers shall identify the anticipated recovery rate from the City's landfill
waste stream, expressed as a percentage of total tons received, and shall identify the methodology used to
calculate that recovery rate.
5. Recovery Documentation. The Contractor shall maintain records sufficient to demonstrate the quantity of
material received, processed, recovered, transferred for further processing, beneficially used, recycled,
composted, anaerobically digested, or otherwise diverted from landfill disposal. The Contractor shall
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