Specifications include, but are not limited to: 1. SCOPE The CONTRACTOR shall provide refuse collection and disposal services for various schools of the Hawaii State Department of Education on the Island of Kauai as listed in the attached Service Schedule for Regular Refuse (Exhibit B), Service Schedule for Cardboard Waste (Exhibit C), Service Schedule for Green Waste (Exhibit D), Kauai School Refuse Pickup Locations (Exhibit E), and the Official School Calendar (Exhibit F). Services to be provided shall include all labor, supervision, vehicles and equipment, refuse bins, materials, parts, tools, transportation, mileage, and any other services necessary to collect and dispose of refuse in accordance with these Specifications, the Special Conditions, and the General Conditions. In compliance with Kauai County's recycling program, services shall also include the separate collection of cardboard waste and green waste. The STATE reserves the right to add new schools to the contract. 2. EQUIPMENT Vehicles and equipment used by the CONTRACTOR to collect and remove the refuse shall at all times be clean and well maintained, both mechanically and in appearance. All equipment used to collect and remove refuse shall be covered to prevent littering. The CONTRACTOR shall provide on Exhibit A, a listing of equipment assigned to this contract, including description, capacity, and vehicle license numbers. Adequate resources shall be allocated to accommodate regular and/or extra pickups, unscheduled shutdowns and/or closings of Kekaha Landfill, and vehicle breakdowns and/or maintenance, in order to complete the refuse collection before 6:00 p.m. each scheduled day. If approved, substitutions shall be at no additional cost to the STATE. 3. BINS 3.1. The number of bins required under this contract is specified in the attached Service Schedule. Larger bins may be used only with the written approval of the CA and/or POC. The STATE reserves the right to increase or decrease the number and size of bins when necessary. 3.2. Bins shall be of metal or plastic construction, with casters and plastic covers that can easily open and close. Requests for substitution may be approved; however, approval shall be made in writing to the CA and/or POC, at no additional cost to the STATE. 3.3. All bins installed at each school at the start of the contract period shall be clean, uniformly and freshly painted, and in good repair. In the event the incumbent CONTRACTOR shall be awarded a contract extension, the bins presently at the school sites must meet this requirement or be replaced with bins that meet this requirement. (Reference “Maintenance of Bins”) If the CONTRACTOR who is awarded this contract is other than the CONTRACTOR currently providing the service, all refuse bins must be delivered to the school locations and be usable the day before the current contract ends to prevent any interruption of service to the schools. 3.4. The CONTRACTOR shall maintain an ample supply of spare bins to serve as replacements or additions, in order that refuse can be handled without delay. 3.5. When it is determined by the STATE that refuse other than that generated by the schools is being emptied into the bins, the CONTRACTOR shall be required to furnish locks at specified locations and at no additional cost to the STATE. 3.6. The POC shall determine bin locations for schools. 3.7. The CONTRACTOR shall not be responsible for the condition of any bin that has been maliciously burned or painted with graffiti; however, by request, replacement bin(s) shall be provided at no additional cost to the STATE. 3.8. The CONTRACTOR shall provide a schedule, for the written approval of the CA and/or POC, for both the delivery of new bins at the beginning of the contract and the removal of bins at the end of the contract. 3.9. If the CONTRACTOR defaults in the performance under this contract or if the contract is cancelled by the STATE, the bins shall remain on site for use by the schools and an emergency Contractor until another Contractor shall be retained to provide refuse collection and disposal services. In that event, the bins currently in place at the time of termination shall be rented by the STATE until such time the STATE is able to retain a new Contractor for services and that new Contractor shall be able to provide bins at the schools. The bins shall be rented at the cost of $1.00 per bin per day for three (3) cubic yard bins. The STATE shall notify the CONTRACTOR when the bins are no longer needed. The CONTRACTOR shall have fifteen (15) calendar days to remove the bins, after which the STATE shall assess storage fees of $1.00 a bin per day. After thirty (30) calendar days (fifteen (15) calendar days after the removal notice) the bin shall become the property of the STATE. 3.10. The STATE reserves the right to place monitoring devices on the bins to verify the CONTRACTOR’s compliance with contract requirements.