The purpose and scope of these specifications are to establish the requirements for a contract to process vegetative wood waste. A. Vegetative Wood Waste includes but is not limited to, yard waste, brush and limb debris, tree trimmings, palm fronds, logs, stumps, and pallets. Vegetative wood waste will not include wood such as pressure treated lumber, or construction debris. B. Unprocessible Materials: Yard waste and other vegetative wood waste delivered to the Leveda Brown Environmental Park and Transfer Station may sometimes contain minor amounts of debris other than vegetative waste such as rock, metal, dirt and other items that may be damaging or harmful to wood grinding equipment. Although the County will inspect incoming loads and will provide general separation and stockpiling of the vegetative waste, the Contractor is responsible for the separation of potentially damaging materials and is responsible for any and all damage to the Contractor's equipment resulting from the introduction of any materials into the Contractor’s equipment. C. Material Quantities: The County estimates that approximately 1200 tons of vegetative wood waste will be delivered annually to the Leveda Brown Environmental Park & Transfer Station (LBEP), or any other storage facility for vegetative wood waste. This estimate is based upon FY 2020 -2024 data. D. Fiscal YearActual Tons LBEP202015192021104920221083202396620241430 E. The County anticipates that quantities may vary. The tonnage figure is an estimate only, and no guarantee is stated or implied. The County calculates that the incoming vegetative wood waste has an average density of approximately 300 pounds per cubic yard. Typically, the Contractor will be required to set-up one time annually at each location. F. Processing Area: The County will provide a processing area at the Leveda Brown Environmental Park & Transfer Station (LBEP) located at 5115 NE 63rd Ave, or any other storage facility for vegetative wood waste. The processing area will be of adequate size to accommodate the grinding and support equipment as well as the stockpiled wood waste
