Specifications include, but are not limited to: 1. Submit bid for proposed work that fully identifies all associated fees and costs.; 2. The contractor will designate a minimum of one person to work with the City’s HHW coordinatorsto develop the final plans, acceptable items, and dates of two (2) annual events.; 3. For regulatory purposes, the contractor will be considered as the generator and will be responsible for all wastesfrom the point of collection until final disposal. The contractor must obtain any necessary permits needed to fulfill this purpose.; 4. The contractor must provide all materials and labor for the collection, sorting, testing, packaging, storing, and transportation of the waste material. The list of resources needed includes: Appropriately trained staff to confirm that residents are only disposing of acceptable household hazardous wastes.; Waste management/disposal equipment: awning or tents, drums, absorbent for spills, shipping manifests, labels, testing equipment, and trucks.; Appropriate safety equipment: plastic ground covering, safety coveralls/Tyvek suits, aprons, goggles, splash shields, gloves, respirators, fire extinguishers, eyewash stations, towels, blankets, decontamination equipment, monitoring equipment.; 5. Produce satisfactory evidence of appropriate workers compensation, vehicle and public liability insurance for contractor and subcontractors, if any.; 6. The contractor must be licensed to handle Hazardous Waste in the State of Maine and be insured.; 7. During the performance of the work, the Contractor shall maintain suitable barricades / barriers / warning signs at the site as may be necessary to protect the public.; 8. All collected material must be transported off the site. No waste will be permitted to stay overnight.; 9. The contractor will provide copies of all manifests, shipping papers, test results, recorded weight or volume totals and collection records to the City’s HHW coordinators upon completion of the scheduled collection day.; 10. The contractor will dispose of collected wastes at federally permitted facilities in accordance with all state and federal regulations and provide a list of facilities that includes certification statement(s) confirming recent completion of appropriate audits.
