Specifications include, but are not limited to: 1. Respond to requests to collect hazardous waste. Shipment of materials will occur every 1-2 weeks. The county will notify the vendor of quantities to collect with a one-day advance notice. Vendor will collect all of the waste in a single load with a correct-sized vehicle (no split loads). Be able to pick up every other Friday before 11:00 a.m. or after 2:00 p.m. 2. Prior to hazardous waste collection, have all required manifests, land-ban forms, waste acceptance forms, and disposal authorizations for all types of generated waste. 3. Any changes in disposal sites must be approved by SCHHWD prior to shipment throughout the term of the contract. 4. Invoicing (with correct pricing per contract) will be done within 35 days of shipment date. 5. Meet all certification and licensing requirements for employees, vehicles, and facilities, and maintain all certificates, licenses and annual inspections required by local, state, federal, or regulating authorities during the term of the contract and provide copies to Sedgwick County. 6. Ensure all final disposal facilities are handling waste is in accordance with all federal and state requirements for hazardous waste handling. 7. All material will be manifested offsite to the pre-approved Transfer Storage Disposal Facility (TSDF). All associated waste collected at the facility will carry the appropriate waste codes. Contractor will provide all certificates of disposal/destruction/receipt within 35 days for each shipment. Certificate of receipt needs to be submitted prior to payment being issued. 8. Complete an information packet (audit package), which will be provided for all final disposal/destruction facilities for the waste managed by the contractor generated by the collection program. The audit package will include evaluation and criteria for acceptance for all internal (owned) facilities, and all subcontracted (brokered) facilities and points of disposal for these generated wastes will be submitted in the RFP. Included also in the audit package should be the contact at the facility, phone number and name of the state or federal regulatory authorities overseeing the receiving facility. A copy of this audit information shall be submitted if alternative disposal outlets are presented for approval. 9. Have pre-approved profiles for all the waste generated, and label all containers according to the appropriate laws and regulations prior to shipment. 10.Provide all costs for routine waste acceptance profiles and additional sampling. Unknown's analysis and pre-transport finger printing will be the responsibility of the contractor. Any supplemental profile sampling, testing or waste stream analysis will also be the responsibility of the contractor to pay for any shipping costs, repacking costs and disposal costs for any non-conforming wastes. 11.Transport collected waste material to an EPA(Environmental Protection Agency) approved treatment, disposal, or storage facility and return the signed manifests to the SCHHWD within 35 days of pickup. If necessary, the contractor will, upon request, initiate the required exemption report to the Kansas Department of Health & Environment (KDHE) for manifests not returned within the initial 45 days. 12.Assist county staff with any special handling requirements prior to shipment. 13.Identify and specify any percentage of the waste generated by this contract that will be recycled (energy recovery and/or product recovery) and materials that will be put to an alternative beneficial use. 14. Labor contractor must provide certification that all staff members have met the minimum (24) hours of HAZWOPER (Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response Standard) training