Specifications include, but are not limited to: 1. Transportation Services a. The selected transportation contractors shall furnish all labor, supervision, equipment, materials, registrations, licenses and supplies necessary to transport waste and recycling from the Eco Station to the designated disposal facility. The County expects to designate a Primary Landfill Disposal Facility as a result of a prior procurement, the selected Contractor(s) from this procurement shall transport either solid waste and mulch or mixed recycling and clean cardboard loads to County’s designated waste or recycling locations or perform transportation for both solid waste and mulch and mixed recycling and clean cardboard loads. Some of the regional landfills that may be used for disposal are listed in Table 3. Recycling markets currently used by the County are also listed in Table 3. The County will designate markets for recyclables which may change during the contract term. b. Selected transportation contractors for solid waste and mulch or a contractor awarded to perform both types of transportation services shall provide a terminal tractor, sometimes called a yard goat, with air suspension for moving transfer trailers at the Eco Station. It shall be equipped with a raising and lowering 5th wheel. The terminal tractor (yard goat) shall be left at the Eco Station. Properly trained and licensed County staff will operate the terminal tractor (yard goat) at the Eco Station to facilitate efficient loading of transfer trailers. c. Selected transportation contractors shall transport waste and recycle materials to the designated disposal facilities, Monday through Saturday in a manner that ensures the timely removal of solid waste and recycling as directed by the County. d. Transportation services are expected to commence no later than the first business day of January 2025. Selected transportation contractors shall provide nine (9), fifty-three (53) foot, 120 cubic yard, aluminum/steel, self-ejecting/walking floor, leak proof, transfer trailers, with ten (10) foot spread axles, and a ratchet strap tarping system (unrolling from the passenger side and attaching on the driver side of the trailer to meet facility needs) for the transport of waste, mixed recycling or mulch materials. The trailers shall have air bag suspension and be a maximum height of 13 feet 5 inches with the ability to inflate/deflate suspension air bags. Each trailer shall have catwalk and a ladder located in the front of the trailer on the left side to allow for tarping access. e. Offerors Proposing transportation services for recycling and clean cardboard shall provide three (3), fifty-three (53) foot, 120 cubic yard, aluminum/steel, self-ejecting/walking floor, leak proof, transfer trailers, with ten (10) foot spread axles, and a ratchet strap tarping system (unrolling from the passenger side and attaching on the driver side of the trailer to meet facility needs) for the transport of recycling and cardboard materials. The trailers shall have air bag suspension and be a maximum height of 13 feet 5 inches with the ability to inflate/deflate suspension air bags. Each trailer shall have catwalk and a ladder located in the front of the trailer on the left side to allow for tarping access. f. Offerors Proposing transportation services for solid waste and mulch shall provide seven (7), fiftythree (53) foot, 120 cubic yard, aluminum/steel, self-ejecting/walking floor, leak proof, transfer trailers, with ten (10) foot spread axles, and a ratchet strap tarping system (unrolling from the passenger side and attaching on the driver side of the trailer to meet facility needs) for the transport of recycling and cardboard materials. The trailers shall have air bag suspension and be a maximum height of 13 feet 5 inches with the ability to inflate/deflate suspension air bags. Each trailer shall have catwalk and a ladder located in the front of the trailer on the left side to allow for tarping access.
