Specifications include, but are not limited to: 1. Transfer vehicles and equipment: a. Trucks and transfer trailers will be supplied by the Contractor or their identified and approved transport sub-contractor. b. Provide all mobile equipment (e.g., front-end loaders, fork lifts, all other heavy equipment.) Vehicles shall be of a type manufactured or modified expressly for the purpose to which it is assigned. Equipment shall be maintained and operated so that refuse will not blow out, fall, sift or leak during transport. c. Each truck, trailer, or other conveyance or equipment used to transport refuse shall at all times be kept clean, in good repair, and be in good mechanical condition. Contractor shall affix a sign bearing the company’s name and telephone number to all vehicles used to transport materials. 2. Transportation of all residential and commercial refuse: a. Accept waste materials from local waste haulers (Yreka Transfer, etc.). b. Transport all residential and commercial waste from the transfer stations to a permitted disposal facility. 3. Hours of operation: a. The site shall be open to the public five days a week, including one weekend day, as set by the County, except New Year’s Day, Memorial Day, Fourth of July, Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day. The days of operation need not be five (5) consecutive days. Operating hours shall be an eight (8) hour period as set by the County. When the closure on New Year’s Day, Memorial Day, Fourth of July, Thanksgiving Day or Christmas Day would result in closure of the transfer/recycling station for two consecutive days, the transfer/recycling station shall be open on the next succeeding day. 4. The Contractor chosen must be a full-service contractor and shall provide to the County all labor, materials, equipment, supplies and expertise necessary to transport refuse. The performance of these services shall be in full compliance with all applicable Federal, State and local laws, rules, regulations, and orders, including, but not limited to, the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, OSHA, and regulations, rules and orders of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the Department of Transportation, the State Department of Toxic Substances Control, and the California Highway Patrol. 5. Contactor shall maintain an office at each Transfer Station site.
