R2021-93 Resolution Authorizing a Contract Between the City of Decatur and Midwest Fiber, Inc. of Decatur for Processing Single Stream Recyclables

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contract term, the Contractor may change the location of the RTF within the City of Decatur after obtaining written approval from the City. Section 5. Scale and Tipping Floor Access Requirements The Contractor must provide a scale and recyclables tipping floor with minimum hours of operation weekdays 7 am to 4:30 pm and Saturdays 7 am to 5:00 pm as required in section 7 of this Contract. In addition, the scale and recyclables tipping floor operation must: a. Have electronic reporting capabilities for the scale as needed to meet the electronic format reporting requirements as identified in other sections of this Contract; b. Provide paper weight tickets for each delivered load (if Contractor scales are improperly working or in need of maintenance, the Contractor will be responsible for material weighing including payment at an alternative location and will need to provide a weight ticket); C. Accommodate tipping of material at a rate such that trucks delivering City recyclables are able to approach the site, enter, weigh in,tip all materials and depart the site with a turnaround time of less than 30 minutes (inclusive of actual time ejecting load); and d. Accommodate at least three days storage of City material delivered by the Contractor, such that Contractor processing equipment breakdowns will not result in service disruptions. Section 6. Single Stream Processing System The Contractor must provide an up-front separation and processing system for recyclable materials that cleans and separates the fiber and container streams through mechanical and manual techniques fed by conveyor belts and feed pits. Floor sorting of any single stream recyclable material is not an acceptable single stream separation system for the purposes of this Contract. Section 7. City Collection Schedule 7.1 Operation Daily Schedule: The Contractor shall perform the services specified under the Contract in a manner that accommodates the City's recycling collection and Holiday Collection schedules. The City's recycling collection program regularly operates Monday through Friday between the hours of 6:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. Hours, days and dates of collection are subject to change and the Contractor is responsible for adapting to any changes to the City's collection schedule. 7.2 Holiday Collection Schedule: The Holiday Collection Schedule will be based on the City's approved holiday schedule. On certain collection holidays, Hauler shall not deliver recyclable