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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity of Tamarac Resolution R-92-197Temp. Reso. #6411 G;I CITY OF TAMARAC, FLORIDA RESOLUTION NO. R--92- IQ-7 A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE APPROPRIATE CITY OFFICIALS TO EXECUTE AN INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT WITH BROWARD COUNTY FOR RECYCLABLE MATERIALS RECOVERY; AND PROVID- ING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF TAMARAC, FLORIDA: SECTION 1: That the appropriate City officials are hereby authorized to execute an Interlocal Agreement with Broward County for recyclable materials recovery, a copy of said agreement being attached hereto as "Exhibit 1". SECTION 2: This resolution shall become effective immediately upon adoption. PASSED, ADOPTED AND APPROVED this 1\t'6ay of_D2.Y ,1992. ATTEST: CAROL A. EVANS CITY CLERK I HEREBY CERTIFY that I have ap roved this Resol 0 orm. M HELL S. KRAFT CITY ATTORNEY .G, HoF L. BENDER MAYOR RECORD OF COUNCIL VOTE MAYOR BENDER - r DISTRICT 1: _ 0,,'M KA I- DISTR,C'T ?_: -I iPJ at•a' l DISTRICT 3: Clf CF I�tFWi%_j IN3TRICT 4: C/PA ,AE3RA(vi0VflTZ CITY OF TAMARAC 7525 Northwest 88 Avenue Tamarac, Florida 33321-2401 December 17, 1992 Steve Magee, City Manager City of Coconut Creek 4800 West Copans Road P.O. Box 63-4007 Coconut Creek, Florida 33063 11 2 - S-2 - Phone (305) 722-5900 Fax (305) 722-4509 Subject: Agreement between Broward County and the Cities of Coconut Creek, Lauderhill, Margate, North Lauder- dale and Tamarac First Amendment Interlocal Agreement with Broward County for Solid Waste Disposal Service Interlocal Agreement with Broward County for Recyclable Materials Recovery Dear Mr. Magee, Enclosed are the originals of the Agreement between Broward County and the five Cities and one (1) certified copy of the Resolution for each as passed by City Council. Once fully executed, please return one (1) executed original for our files. Enclosed are copies of the First Amendment Interlocal Agree- ment with Broward County for Solid Waste Disposal Service and the Interlocal Agreement with Broward County for Recyclable Materials Recovery for your files. Thank you for your assistance. V/eerry truly yours, Carol A. Evans City Clerk /ew Enclosures THE CITY OF TAMARAC IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER AND DOES NOT DISCRIMINATE ON THE BASIS OP HANDICAPPED STATUS .* . 0 0 A N I N T E R L 0 C A L A G R E E M E N T W I T H B R O W A R D C 0 U N T Y F 0 R R E C Y C L A B L E M A T E R I A L S R E C O V E R Y • a �c)—� 15 r7 AGREEMENT With BROWARD COUNTY for RECYCLABLE MATERIALS RECOVERY This is an Agreement, dated for convenience October 1, 1992, made and entered into by and between: BROWARD COUNTY, a political subdivision of the State of Florida, hereinafter referred to as 'COUNTY'; and The municipalities whose names appear in Exhibit •A', attached hereto and made a part hereof, established under the laws of the State of Florida, hereinafter each referred to as 'CITY". WHEREAS, the Florida Solid Waste Management Act (1988) directs Counties and Municipalities to reduce their solid waste stream and recycle designated materials; and, WHEREAS, the COUNTY and CITY have entered into an Interlocal Agreement for solid waste disposal services dated November 25, 1986; and, WHEREAS, the COUNTY and CONTRACT COMMUNITIES have amended the said 1986 Interlocal Agreement to include within the definition of the resource recovery system Materials Recovery Facilities (MRF); and, WHEREAS, the COUNTY and CITY recognize the beneficial economics of cooperative initiatives; and, WHEREAS, the COUNTY and CITY agree that a privatized service agreement affords the best opportunity to ensure a sound recycling market strategy; and WHEREAS, the COUNTY has entered into a Contract with Browning - Ferris Industries, of Florida Inc. (BFI) to construct, operate and maintain a MRF for the COUNTY and CITIES entering into this Agreement. NOW, THEREFORE, IN CONSIDERATION of the mutual terms, conditions, promises and covenants hereinafter set forth, COUNTY and CITY agree as follows: 1. Except as may be provided in this Agreement, all defined terms used herein shall have the some meaning as in the CJ 0 1( 4�.-� C7 - Interlocal Agreement between the parties dated November 25, 1986. 2. Consistent with the Agreement between COUNTY and Browning -Ferris Industries of Florida, Inc., dated October 1, 1992, COUNTY for the unincorporated area and CITY shall direct delivery of all residential recyclable materials, as defined in Exhibit 'B•, attached hereto and made a part hereof, collected as a part of COUNTY or CITY programs to the materials recovery facility. 3. COUNTY and CITY agree to cause the terms and conditions of any agreement that it may have with a hauler of residential recyclable materials to conform with the terms of this Agreement within six (6) months of its execution. 4. Net revenues generated from the sale of residential recyclable materials will be pai d by COUNTY to COUNTY and each CITY on the basis of actual tonnage and composition of materials delivered to the materials recovery facility by the respective party. 5. This Agreement shall be effective for COUNTY and CITY from the date of execution for a period ending eight (8) years from the substantial completion date of materials recovery facility under the materials recovery facility contract with Browning -Ferris Industries of Florida, Inc., dated October 1, 1992. 6. The following sections from the Interlocal Agreement between the parties dated November 25, 1986, are hereby incorporated by reference: Section 4.7, Plan of Operations; Section 4.8, Access to Resource Recovery Facilities; Section 4.9, Weight Records; Section 4.10, Weighing Scales Not Operational - Estimates; Section 4.11, Title to and Interest in Products; Section 4.12, Manner of Delivery; and Section 12.4, Notices. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have made and executed this Agreement on the respective dates under each signature: BROWARD COUNTY through its BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS, signing by and through its Chairman, authorized to execute same by Board action on the day of , 199_, and each CITY, signing by and through officers duly authorized to execute same. 2 • EXHIBIT "A" Chairman, Board of County Commissioners Broward County, Florida 115 South Andrews Avenue, Room 421 Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33301 List t of Municipalities Executing Agreement 3 y, q02— I q '7 nFJ aEXHIBIT 'Be - Residential Recyclable Materials o Newspaper o Corrugated Cardboard o Glass (Clear, Amber and Green) o Aluminum Cans o Tin Cans o Plastic Coated and Aseptic Containers o Plastics (Numbers 1, 2 and 3) 0 • 4 0- C O U N T Y ATTEST: County Administrator and Ex officio Clerk of the Board of County Commissioners of Broward County, Florida C� E 111'� r 5�-, ?r7 BROWARD COUNTY, through its BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS By Chairman day of , 19 Approved as to form and legality by office of the County Attorney for Broward County, Florida, NOEL PFEFFER, Deputy County Attorney, Governmental Center, Suite 423, 115 South Andrews Avenue, Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33301 Telephone No. (305) 357--7600 Deputy County Attorney C O N T R A C T C O M M U N I T Y WITNESS f,,O� kN40*ilw City Clerk 0.&,c'o\ P�,. '7 1leY/ 2_/ 4 �1I Name of Contract Community By ///,/ ZZ yor - IA - L. . ! � • wl.� B City Manager _Lj!'day • KLO . wl.►� s APP VE A O FORM: C ty Attorney M-,kcx,cvk 5 , Vx"V,1W 0 AGREEMENT between BROWARD COUNTY and BROWNING-FERRIS INDUSTRIES OF FLORIDA. INC. for MATERIALS RECOVERY FACILITY if ulz-q;L-Ig7 09/25/92 DRAFT AGREEMENT [ r,'Mr, R WARD COUNTY and BR WNIN -FERRIS INDUSTRIES F FLORIDA. INC. for MATERIALS RE VERY FA I ITY This is an Agreement, made and entered into by and between: BROWARD COUNTY, a political subdivision of the State of Florida, hereinafter referred to as "COUNTY," m BROWNING-FERRIS INDUSTRIES OF FLORIDA, INC., hereinafter referred to as "BFI." WHEREAS, COUNTY has prepared and solicited responses to a Request for Proposal (No.0-09-91-04-99) (the "RFP") for the design, financing, siting, permitting, construction, operation and maintenance of facilities for processing and marketing of recyclable materials; and WHEREAS, COUNTY has determined that BFI has presented a proposal dated February 4, 1992, in response to the RFP (the "BFI Proposal") which contains terms and conditions which in accordance with the criteria established by the RFP are most favorable for the COUNTY; and WHEREAS, COUNTY desires to enter into this Agreement on such terms and conditions as are consistent with the proposal submitted by BFI and the requirements of the RFP; NOW, THEREFORE, IN CONSIDERATION of the mutual terms, conditions, promises, covenants and payments hereinafter set forth, COUNTY and BFI agree as follows: PIl�� 12EFINITION5 As used herein, the following terms shall have the meanings set forth below: 0 brc%%,nrfmgr ve _� ")__ I q � " 1.1 T� - Broward County, a body corporate and politic and .a political. subdivision of the State of Florida. 1.2 Facilfty - means the MRF to be constructed by BFI in accordance with the BFI Proposal and the terms of this Agreement. 1.3 HMrdous Waste - means those wastes defined as hazardous waste in Chapter-17="730, Florida Administration Code. 1.4 Interlocal Agreement - means the agreement to be negotiated and entered into between the COUNTY and Participating Municipalities governing the delivery of Program Recyclables to the MRF. 1.5 n fi - means a landfill in the County designated by the Broward County Office of Integrated Waste Management for disposal of noncombustible Rejects or Residues. 1.6 Materials Rrcovery FacilityMRF - a facility that receives and processes mixed Recyclable Materials and stores Recovered Materials prior to shipment to market. 1.7 Minimum Tonnage Commitment (MTC) - means the minimum quantity of Program Recyclables established for each Program Year and as incorporated in the calculation of the Net Service Fee. 0 1.8 Net -Service F - means the calculation and flow of funds as defined in Article 5. 1.9 Partial Utilization - means that date when BFI first begins accepting Program. Recyclables in quantities specified in BFI's proposed project schedule up to a pro rata share of the first year Minimum Tonnage Commitment for startup and Performance Testing. This date shall not precede the Substantial Completion date by more than 60 days. The operating terms and fees of the Agreement -will not take effect until the MRF has passed Performance Testing and been certified Substantially Complete. 1.10 Participating Municipalities- means those municipalities and other governmental agencies within the COUNTY that have signed the Interlocal Agreement with the COUNTY governing the delivery of Program Recyclables to the MRF. 1.11 P rf rm nc Test: Performance T - means the testing of the performance capabilities of the MRF as described in Article 17 of this Agreement. 1.12 Emeram Year - means 12 consecutive months commencing on the Commencement Date (as defined in Section 1.21)and repeated each operation year thereafter for the purpose of measuring compliance with the Minimum Tonnage Commitment. brmrr$gr -2- 1.13 Lr"rilm RMTJablr,5 - means newspapers; corrugated cardboard; glass containers (clear, brown, green); aluminum, steel and bi-metal containers; plastic containers (Types 1, 2, and 3); polycoated gable top containers and aseptic packages; incidental kraft paper and film plastic bags used to contain Program Recyclables; and other Recyclables which shall from time to time be designated, if mutually agreed to by the parties, (as evidenced by a change order) for separation, collection and/or processing as part of the program when additional Recyclables and viable markets are identified. For purposes of this Agreement, Program Recyclables are limited to those Recyclables described above which (i) are collected from Residential Units located in the County by the County or as a result of the Interlocal Agreements entered into between the County and Participating Municipalities, (ii) are, subject to the limitations set forth in Section 5.1, collected from Residential Units outside the County and delivered to the Facility as a result of an agreement between the County and a governmental entity outside the County, or (iii) are delivered as a result of an agreement between the County and any other governmental entity located in the County, provided that the Program Recyclables are actually generated by the governmental entity and the collection of the Program Recyclables is performed by the County or the governmental entity. 1.14 Reeov red_ ,Materials - means Program Recyclables which have been collected, separated and/or processed into marketable form in accordance with the requirements of the buyers of such materials. 1.15 Reeaclablles_ Recyclable Materials - means those materials which are capable of being recycled and which would otherwise be disposed of as solid waste. 1.16 Brmliniz - means any process by which solid waste or materials which would otherwise become solid waste are collected, separated or processed and revised or returned to use in the form of Recovered Materials. 1.17 Beiected Peliyeries - means deliveries of Program Recyclables which have been rejected in accordance with the Acceptance Standards as described in Article 6. 1.18 rejects - means materials other than Residue, such as Hazardous Wastes, that fail to meet BFI's proposed Qualitative Acceptance Criteria when inspected in accordance with BFI's proposed inspection protocol. 1.19 Residential -Unit- means one single family dwelling or one living unit of a multi -family dwelling without any limit as to the number of units. 1.20 Residue - means that portion of the Program Recyclables accepted by BFI which is not converted to Recovered Materials due to spoilage, breakage, contamination and/or transportation or processing inefficiencies, other than Rejects removed during bn--mrr.agr -3- 0 - �J the processing of Program Recyclables in order to meet Recovered Material specifications. 1.21 5mbstantial Completion - means that date when all processing facilities and appurtenances at the MRF shall be completed and ready to be put to use performing their intended purpose and have passed Performance Testing. The first day of the month following this date shall constitute the commencement date for the -eight year operating term of the Agreement (the "Commencement Date"). 1.22 Ton - means a unit of weight equal to 2,000 pounds. 1.23 T=e 1 Plastic�QQntainers • means containers made of polyethylene terephthalate (PET) such as two liter soda bottles. 1.24 Tyr, 2 Plastic Containers - means containers made of high density polyethylene (HDPE) such as milk, juice, water jugs and detergent bottles. 1.25 Type 3 Plastic Containers -means containers made of vinyl (PVC, V) such as some shampoo bottles and crystal clear food containers. 1.26 Wastt, tQ En-grgy-Eacft- means the Waste to Energy Facilfty in the County designated by the Broward County Office of Integrated Waste Management for disposal of combustible Rejects or Residues. TIME F R R ANCE: CONDITIQNS PRECEDENT 2.1 ff c iv . Except as otherwise provided for herein, the obligations of the parties shall take effect on the date of execution hereof. 2.2 Conditions Pregrdenj. The obligations of the COUNTY and BFI hereunder are subject to and conditioned on the following conditions precedent: 2.2.1 The terms and conditions of this Agreement are approved by the"Broward County Resource Recovery Board. 2.2.2 County has within sixty (60) days of the Effective Date entered into a sufficient number of Interlocal Agreements with cities located in the County committing to the MRF a sufficient volume of Program Recyclables in order to meet the MTC for the first year of operation. County will immediately notify BFI if, within such sixty (60) day period, County has entered into a sufficient number of Interlocal Agreements. In nir.agr -4- k �,2/qq° such event as the County has failed to timely satisfy the conditions precedent set forth in this Section 2.2.2, the time period may be extended as mutually agreed to by the parties. t(' 0_ ' _.._ 3.1 This Agreement shall become effective immediately upon execution by the parties and shall continue in full force and effect for a period of eight (8) years from the Commencement Date unless this Agreement is sooner terminated as provided for herein. Upon mutual agreement of the parties, this Agreement may be renewed for additional terms not to exceed eight (8) years each upon such terms and conditions as may be agreed to by the parties. ARTICLE 4 4.1 BFI shall be solely responsible for the financing, siting, design, permitting, • construction, operation and maintenance of the Materials Recovery Facility in accordance with Sections III through X of the BFI Proposal ("Specifications") at the site and location identified in the BFI Proposal. 4.2 BFI will design, construct and equip the MRF so that the MRF will comply with all applicable local, state and federal laws, regulations and similar requirements, including all applicable requirements concerning noise, odors, effluent and emissions applicable to the MRF. 4.3 Subject to the provisions hereof, BFI shall have full responsibility for all aspects of the design of the MRF, and will design the MRF in accordance with the Specifications and generally accepted engineering and professional principles, standards and practices and professional codes so that, assuming good industry practices, the MRF may reasonably be expected to be operated for at least the term of this Agreement. 4.4 BFI may not alter or otherwise make any changes in the Specifications unless: (i) reasonably necessary to respond to a change in law or (ii) it is determined that such change will improve the efficiency, performance or durability of the MRF. 4.5 Prior to Substantial Completion, the COUNTY shall have access to the MRF and the MRF site at all reasonable times on reasonable prior notice to BFI, to inspect the biowmrf agr -5. '06 � a - /9 70 MRF and for verification that the construction is in accordance in all materia l respects with the Specifications. ARTICLE 5 RV E EMINIMUM T N MM 5.1 The COUNTY shall deliver Program Recyclables in quantities no less than the Minimum Tonnage Commitment (MTC) for each Program Year for the term of this Agreement. The MTC shall be 46,800 tons per year commencing with the first Program Year through and including the eighth Program Year. COUNTY shall receive credit toward the MTC for all Program Recyclables delivered to BFI from any Residential Unit wherever located as a result of any agreements entered into between the COUNTY and Participating Municipalities or other governmental entity. The COUNTY may direct Program Recyclables in excess of the MTC to BFI pursuant to an agreement entered into between COUNTY and any other governmental entity located outside of Broward County upon first obtaining the written consent of BFI, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld. For any Program Year during which the County fails to deliver to BFI the MTC,' other than arty failure resulting from a negligent or willful act or omission by the County, County shall receive credit toward the MTC, up to the amount of any shortfall, for all Program Recyclables . delivered to BFI from any Residential Unit located in the County by any party. In any year in which the COUNTY shall fail or refuse to deliver to BFI the MTC, the COUNTY shall nevertheless be obligated to pay to BFI the Net Service Fee (as defined in Section 5.2). 5.2 The COUNTY shall be responsible for making or receiving all payments and fees to or from BFI in accordance with the terms of this Agreement. The COUNTY's sole obligation for payment of fees pursuant to this Agreement shall be limited to the Net Service Fee (NSF) as defined in this section. The NSF shall be calculated using the following values: a) Annual Fixed Processing Fee (AFPF) is defined to mean the fee paid by the COUNTY to BFI on a monthly pro rata basis for processing Program Recyclables in quantities up to and including the MTC. The AFPF shall be as follows for the term of this Agreement: Program Year 1 ............... $ 960,000 Program Year 2 ............... $ 960,000 plus CPI Adjustment for prior Program Year 0 bwarmrragr -6- Program Year 3 .................. $ 11057,000 plus CPI Adjustment for prior two Program Years Program Year 4 through Program Year 8 .. Prior year AFPF plus CPI Adjustment for prior Program Year The AFPF otherwise payable by the COUNTY to BFI shall be aptomatically increased by seventy percent (70%) of the cumulative change in the Consumer Price Index (CPI-U, all items index for Miami, Florida as published by the U.S. Department of Labor) for the immediately preceding 12-month period beginning one year from the Commencement Date and each year thereafter during the term of this Agreement ("CPI Adjustment"). b) Variable Processing Fee (VPF) is defined to mean the fee paid by the COUNTY to BFI on a monthly basis for processing Program Recyclables in excess of the MTC. The VPF shall be $3.40 per ton through the end of the first Program Year under this Agreement. For each Program Year thereafter, the VPF for such Program Year shall be the VPF for the immediately preceding Program Year automatically increased by seventy percent (70%) of the cumulative change in the Consumer Price Index (CPI-U, all items index for Miami, Florida as published by the U.S. Department of Labor) for the immediately preceding 12-month period. c) Revenue Share (RS) is defined to mean the COUNTY's share of cumulative net revenues from the sale of Recovered Materials, based on Program Recyclables delivered to BFI pursuant to this Agreement. This amount is calculated monthly based on actual sales (including transactions in which BFI may be required to pay the buyers of Recovered Materials) net of freight and other approved delivery costs. The COUNTY's Revenue Share percentage for Program Recyclables delivered to BE from any Residential Unit wherever located and for which the County receives credit pursuant to Section 5.1, up to the MTC, shall be eighty (80) percent for the term of this Agreement. The County's Revenue Share percentage for Program Recyclables in excess of the MTC delivered to BFI under this Agreement pursuant to any agreement entered into between County and any other entity shall be fifty (50) percent for the term of this Agreement. 5.3 Prior to the Commencement Date, the COUNTY shall pay BFI in accordance with this Agreement only for those tons of Program Recyclables delivered at the request of BFI not to exceed a pro rata share of the MTC. Payments made by the COUNTY during such period shall be made based upon the rate of the VPF. BF1 shall retain all revenues from the sale of Recovered Materials processed prior to the Commencement Date. 5.4 Upon the Commencement Date, BFI shall prepare, certify and submit to the COUNTY for approval a monthly invoice containing all required information for the 0 broom-mrt.W .7- 0 NSF. If the NSF is.positive, the COUNTY shall promptly pay to BFI the amount due within 30 days of receipt of an invoice. If the NSF is negative, BFI shall promptly pay to the COUNTY the amount due within thirty (30) days of the end of the month. At the end of each quarter of a Program Year, BFI shall reconcile differences between the pro rata share of the MTC and actual tons delivered to ensure that VPF is only paid for tonnages in excess of the pro rata MTC for the given Program Year. 5.5 The NSF for each month beginning on the Commencement Date shall be calculated as follows: NSF-( A FPF + VPF) -.R 12 RTI yiATERIALS AC-EPTANCE• FACILITY OPERATION 6.1 Beginning with the Commencement Date, BFI shall during operating hours accept all deliveries of Program Recyclables by the COUNTY. Deliveries of Program Recyclables may only be rejected in the following events: 6.1.0 The materials are not sorted in accordance with the established sorting protocol. 6.1.1 The materials fail to meet the Qualitative Acceptance Standards proposed by BFI on Form 5 of the BFI Proposal ('Acceptance Standards"). 6.1.2 The delivery of Program Recyclables exceeds 200 percent -of the daily pro rata share of the MTC for the given Program Year. 6.2 BFI may accept Recyclable Materials at the MRF from other sources provided the acceptance or processing of such Recyclable Materials shall not preclude or interfere with the daily delivery or processing of Program Recyclables from COUNTY. BFI agrees that in no event may it enter into any contract or other arrangement, either directly or indirectly by way of any third party, with any entity wherever located for a lower processing fee or greater Revenue Share for Program Recyclables than is provided for in this Agreement unless such more favorable terms are also extended to the COUNTY. For purposes of the preceding sentence, the minimum threshold processing fee shall equal the product of the then applicable AFPF divided by the then applicable MTC. brmmrf agr -8- 0 6.3 BFI shall inspect each delivery of Program Recyclables prior to and upon their discharge from the MRF BFI shall have the right to reject deliveries of materials which fail to meet the Acceptance Standards. The expense of removal of nonconforming loads or the expense in bringing delivered materials into conformance with the Acceptance Standards will be borne solely by the deliverer if rejection of the load is documented in accordance with the approved inspection protocol. 6.4 BFI shall remove from the waste stream and shall be responsible for disposal in accordance with all applicable law items which have not been rejected and contain residues of Hazardous Wastes which could be released into the environment during processing. These items include, but are not limited to, containers or other items which may contain residues of the following: paints, pesticides, solvent based fluids (thinners, glue, cleaning solvents, etc.) fuels, brake fluid, transmission fluid, and aerosol cans. 6.5 BFI shall be solely responsible for processing all Program Recyclables in accordance with this Agreement, the Specifications and the requirements of the secondary materials buyers. Residue which is culled from material and accepted by BFI or which is the result of processing activity shall not exceed the proposed Residue Allowance set forth in the BFI Proposal Form 2 ("Residue Allowance"). The quantity of marketable material which results from processing operations should equal the quantity of accepted materials less the Residue Allowance and Rejects removed. Residue and Rejects, except Hazardous Waste, will be accepted for disposal by the COUNTY at the Landfill or Waste to Energy Facility as the COUNTY directs at no tipping fee to BFI, provided that: 6.5.1 BFI shall bear the cost of transporting the Residue and Rejects, and 6.5.2 BFI shall pay the current tip fee at the Waste to Energy Facility and Landfill for disposal of Residue in excess of the Residue Allowance, and Rejects, except Hazardous Waste. County will use its best efforts to designate a Waste to Energy Facility or Landfill most convenient to the MRF as may be requested by BFI from time to time. 6.6 BFI shall be solely responsible for marketing all Program Recyclables received and processed at the MRF. BFI shall bear all costs associated with marketing including, without limitation, providing or arranging for transportation of materials to end markets. All Recovered Materials shall be sold within a reasonable period of time after delivery except where special or seasonal conditions would require accumulation of materials. BFI shall maintain complete and accurate records of all sales and transportation accounts and transactions. The records shall be subject to inspection at all times during normal hours of operation by COUNTY. BFI shall use its best efforts to research and investigate new markets for Recovered Materials. BFI shall bravmrf.sgr -9- r--I LJ prepare and furnish to the COUNTY a written report on a quarterly basis describing how it has complied with the obligations of this section. BFI shall maintain a record of each delivery of Recovered Materials which is rejected as a result of its failure to meet general market or specific contract specifications, and shall notify the COUNTY of the rejection and immediately take all reasonable steps to determine the cause of the rejection and correct same. BFI shall bear the cost of disposing of Hazardous Wastes which have not been rejected and any unmarketable materials other-thmi items determined to be within the Residue Allowance. 6.7 BFI shall create, maintain and make available to COUNTY all records required by law and all records necessary to: 6.7.1 Document Rejected Deliveries by time, date, place, type, weights and source. 6.7.2 Document Residue, Rejects, and Hazardous Waste weights disposed. 6.7.3 Document Recovered Material sales and sales revenue, inventories, and account receivables; and create an audit trail from materials deliveries through sales which enables billing verification and pro rata distribution of fees and revenues. 0 6.7.4 Document Recovered Materials' quality and marketability. 11 6.7.5 Verify contract compliance. 6.7.6 Document waste tonnages diverted from disposal facilities. 6.8 All scale information and data shall be maintained on a system compatible with the COUNTY's system currently used at the Waste to Energy Facility and Landfill. The COUNTY shall be supplied with a digital tape formatted to be compatible with the COUNTY's system containing all transactions covered by this Agreement by Wednesday following the week the transaction took place. BFI shall submit to the COUNTY a monthly report of all materials flowing through and stored in the MRF to verify monthly computation of the Net Service Fee. All unprocessed material storage and processing shall be under roof. To the extent practical, processed or recovered materials storage shall also be under roof. bfmmrLagr -1 d- 0 1 -0 IMMIGO FAI a I a IQ VISM-14 • ..•. 7.1 BFI shall prepare a special financial report signed by an officer of the company which shall disclose information on the calculation of all payments and fees between BFI and COUNTY in accordance with Article 5.2 and whether or not any funds are -due to the COUNTY. The financial records shall be kept in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. The reports shall be submitted to COUNTY within sixty (60) days at the end of the Program Year,. 7.2 The COUNTY or any of its duly authorized representatives shall have access during normal hours of operation and upon reasonable prior notice to such books, records, data, documents, and reports reasonably necessary to determine compliance by BFI with the terms of this Agreement throughout the term of this Agreement and for a period of five years thereafter or as required by the Public Records Law, whichever is longer. 7.3 Attached hereto as Exhibit A is the format and sample contents of the records to be maintained and the reports to be generated by BFI in fulfillment of the requirements of this Agreement. IASMO 8.1 BFI shall at no cost to the COUNTY. (i) make the Facility available upon reasonable notice for viewing by COUNTY, state and other governmental officials and members of the public as a part of a COUNTY authorized public information/public relations program; and (ii) respond in a timely fashion to the COUNTY's reasonable requests for information for use in such programs. FAIMS] � 9.1 BFI agrees that it will not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment for work under this Agreement because of handicap, race, color, religion, bfomrfsgr -11- x-59-)5'? sex, age or national origin and will take affirmative steps to ensure that applicants are employed and employees are treated during employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age or national origin. This provision shall include, but not be limited to, the following: employment upgrading, demotion or transfer; recruitment advertising; layoff or termination; rates of pay or other forms of compensation; and selection for training, including apprenticeships. BFI agrees to furnish COUNTY with a copy of its Affirmative Action Policy. SMALL DISADVANTAGED BUSINESS ENTERPRISE MEIRMATIVE ACTION PROGRAM BE AP 10.1 The Board of County Commissioners has enacted an ordinance establishing SDBEAAP and including goals in all COUNTY procurement activity of $150,000 or more and in other selected COUNTY procurement activity. Goals for small disadvantaged business enterprise participation in the design and construction of the facilities proposed under this Solicitation are established at 15 percent for minority business enterprises and 5 percent for women business enterprises. Each participating minority -and women -owned firms must be certified by the Office of Small/Minority Business Affairs. 10.1.1 COUNTY and BFI agree, however, that subcontract and vendor awards to Small Disadvantaged Business Enterprises and Minority - Majority Joint Ventures are crucial to the achievement of COUNTY's SDBE participation objectives. In an effort to assist COUNTY in achieving its objectives for SDBE, BFI agrees to take affirmative action. 10.1.2 For the operations phase of this project, BFI shall be required to submit a Small Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Affirmative Action Plan to include specific plans to utilize SDBE firms as subcontractors, vendors/suppliers, providers of professional services. 10.1.3 BFI understands that it is the responsibility of the Office of Integrated Waste Management and the Office of Small/Minority Business Affairs to monitor compliance with the SDBEAAP. In that regard, BFI agrees to furnish quarterly reports to both parties on the progress of SDBE participation commencing with the end of the first quarter of this Agreement. browmrf agr -12- 0 ARTICLE Il 11.1 BFI will take precautions necessary and will bear sole responsibility for the safety and adequacy of the methods and means employed in performing work. BFI will at all times in the performance of the work comply with and provide the safeguards required by applicable federal, state, county, and local laws, rules and regulations concerning the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 ("OSHA") and all applicable Florida labor laws, regulations, and standards. BFI will warrant that any work performed on COUNTY property or in a location partially or entirely under BFI's control will be performed in accordance with OSHA requirements. 11.2 BFI shall indemnify and hold the COUNTY harmless from and against liabilities, suits, damages, costs and expenses (including attorneys' fees) which may be imposed on, incurred by, or asserted against the COUNTY because of BFI's or subcontractor's failure to comply with OSHA or State labor laws. INDEMNIFICATTON • 12.1 BFI shall indemnify and save harmless the COUNTY, its officers, agents, and employees from or on account of any physical injuries or damages, received or sustained by any person or person during or on account of any operations connected with the Agreement and arising out of a willful or negligent act or omission of BFI, its subcontractors, agents, servants or employees; provided, however, that BFI shall not be liable for any of the foregoing to the extent arising out of a willful or negligent act or omission of the COUNTY, a Participating Municipality or any of their respective subcontractors, agents, servants or employees. BFI agrees to indemnify and save harmless the COUNTY, its agents or employees, against claims, or liability arising from or based upon the violation of any federal, state, county, city laws, bylaws, ordinances, or regulations by BFI, its agents, associates, or employees. BFI further agrees to indemnify and save harmless the COUNTY from all such claims and fees, and from any and all suits and actions of every name and description that may be brought against COUNTY on account of any claims, fees, royalties, or costs for any invention or patent, and from any and all suits and actions that may be brought against COUNTY for the infringement of any and all patents or patent rights claimed by any person, firm, or corporation and arising out of BFI's construction and operation of the MRE 0 12.1.1 The indemnification provided above shall obligate BFI to defend at its own expense or to provide for such defense, at the COUNTY's option, any bm mdagr -13- n V,lz1 / _ �;, / and all .claims of liability and all suits and actions of every name and description that may be brought against the COUNTY to the extent contemplated by Section 12.1 which may result from the operations and activities under this Agreement whether the operations be performed by BFI, its subcontractor, or by anyone directly or indirectly employed by either. ARTICLE 13 13.1 Without limiting any of the other obligations or liabilities of BFI, BFI shall provide, pay for, and maintain in force until all of its work to be performed under the Agreement has been completed and accepted by the COUNTY (or for such duration as is otherwise specified herein), the insurance coverages set forth in this section. 13.2 Workers' Compensation Insurance to apply for all employees in compliance with the "Workers Compensation Law" of the State of Florida and all applicable Federal laws. In addition, the policy(s) must include: Employers' Liability with minimum limits of One Hundred Thousand . Dollars ($100,000.00) each accident. Notice of Cancellation and/or Restriction -- The policy(s) must be endorsed to provide Broward County with thirty (30) days notice of cancellation and/or restriction. If any operations are to be undertaken on or abut navigable waters, coverage must be included for the U.S. Longshoremen and Harbor Workers Act and Jones Act. 13.3 Comprehensive General Liability with minimum limits of Two Million Dollars ($2,000,000) per occurrence combined single limit for Bodily Injury Liability and Property Damage Liability. Coverage must be afforded on a form no more restrictive than the latest edition of the Comprehensive General Liability policy, without restrictive endorsements, as filed by the Insurance Services Office and must include: Premises and/or Operations. Independent Contractors. Products and/or Completed Operations. bra- m*f.+Br -14- Broad Form Contractual Coverage applicable to this specific g PP P Contract, including any hold harmless and/or indemnification agreement. Personal Injury Coverage with Employee and Contractual Exclusions removed with minimum limits of coverage equal to those required for Bodily Injury Liability and Property Damage .. Liability. COUNTY is to be included as an 'Additional Insured" in the name of "Broward County Board of Commissioners" with respect to liability arising out of operations performed for COUNTY in connection with general supervision of such operation. Notice of Cancellation and/or Restriction -- The policy(s) must be endorsed to provide Broward County with thirty (30) days notice of cancellation and/or restriction. 13.4 Business Automobile Liability with minimum limits of Three Hundred Thousand Dollars ($300,000.00) per occurrence combined single limit for Bodily Injury Liability and Property policy, without restrictive endorsements, as filed by the Insurance Services Office and must include: • Owned Vehicles. Hired and Non -Owned Vehicles. Employers Non -Ownership. Notice of Cancellation and/or Restriction -- The policy(s) must be endorsed to provide Broward County with thirty (30) days notice of cancellation and/or restrictions. 135. Environmental Impairment Liability in the minimum amount of S1,000,000.00 per occurrence. 13.6 BFI shall provide the Certificates of Insurance evidencing the insurance coverage specified above. BFI should provide these Certificates within fifteen (15) days after request by the Purchasing Agent. The required Certificates of Insurance shall not only name the types of policies provided, but also shall refer specifically to this Contract and section and the above paragraphs of the Contract. If the initial insurance expires prior to the completion of the work, renewal Certificates of Insurance shall be furnished thirty (30) days prior to the date of their expiration. 0 brow-nrfagr -15- LM 0 14.1 BFI shall be required to furnish to the COUNTY a Performance and Payment Bond at such time and in the form indicated on Form 7 of the RFP. BFI is required to have a valid Performance and Payment Guaranty in force covering the_consttuction and performance testing of facilities. The Bond must be in the amount of 100 percent of total amount of the construction contract guaranteeing the COUNTY the satisfactory performance of the work covered in such contract as well as full payment of all suppliers, materials, laborers or subcontractors employed in the prosecution of the work. 14.2 In lieu of the bond required by this section, BFI may furnish an alternate form of security which shall be in the form of cash, money order, certified check, cashiers check or irrevocable letter of credit of the form and containing all provisions of the Irrevocable Letter of Credit (Proposal Form 7 of the RFP). Such alternate forms of security shall be for the same purpose and shall be subject to the same conditions as those applicable to the bond required by this section. A determination of the value of such alternative forms of security shall be made by the COUNTY. 14.3 The Performance and Payment Bond must be in such form and executed by a surety company meeting the requirements of the RFP. Raw- WMAW-8-1010 15.1 This Agreement and any permits required for performance of the Agreement may not be assigned, conveyed, or otherwise disposed of without the written permission of the Board of County Commissioners and Broward County Resource Recovery Board. In the event BFI elects to use any subcontractors, this does not relieve BFI from any prime responsibility of full and complete satisfactory and acceptable performance under any awarded contract. 16.1 BFI shall pay all applicable sales, consumer, use and other similar taxes required by law. BFI is responsible for reviewing the pertinent State Statutes involving the sales tax and complying with all requirements. brm-mrf agr -16- I%- 40 FAM 1: -IFA 17.1 After Partial Utilization of the MRF(s), BFl shall conduct a Performance Test in order to certify that the designed and installed system is capable of operating as required by the RFP. All labor, materials (except Program Recyclables), equipment, and services required to perform the Performance Test shall be supplied by BFI. At the end of the test, BFI shall submit a written report indicating all relevant items, including quantities processed, material quality, labor used, percent rejects, equipment function schedules, maintenance and other pertinent information. The following outlines general procedures to be followed as part of Performance Testing at the MRF: 17.1.1 Performance Testing shall be based on the first year MTC. 17.1.2 Performance Testing shall take place within 60 days of Partial Utilization during a consecutive three-day time period as agreed to by the COUNTY and BFI contract administrators. 17.1.3 Representatives of the COUNTY will be present during the Performance Testing period and will observe and oversee recording of agreed upon Performance Testing procedures. BFI shall arrange for the presence of manufacturer representatives and any other support personnel -necessary to conduct and perform the required testing throughout the testing period. 17.1.4 During Performance Testing, BFI shall operate the MRF in accordance with normal operating procedures and staffing (except that special staffing required to perform tests and record measurements is acceptable). All MRF operations shall be conducted during the Performance Testing period including routine equipment operations and maintenance services, and loading of Residue and normal quantities of Rejects. 17.1.5 BFI is responsible for the completion of equipment installation, operations staff training, and equipment system startup testing at the MRF before Performance Testing takes place in accordance with this Performance Testing procedure. 17.1.6 All instrumentation, meters and recording devices necessary for the test shall be calibrated prior to the tests. BFI shall furnish equipment, prior to commencement of testing, and provide documentation confirming the calibrations of such equipment. Equipment used to collect samples 0 bwwmr[.sgr -17- (e.g., containers such as drums, gaylords, etc.).should be tare weighted and this tare weight must be clearly marked on each container. 17.1.7 The COUNTY shall provide Program Recyclables as required by BFI up to a pro rata share of the MTC for the Performance Test. However, the COUNTY may request that BFI assist in obtaining Program Recyclables (without any requirement for BFI to purchase such ProgramRecyclables), or in stockpiling such material (to the extent of available space at the MRF) prior to the Performance Test. 17.1.8 Processing interruptions during Performance Testing shall not necessarily invalidate Performance Testing or any individual test(s). Shutdown of all or part of the MRF to make necessary repairs to equipment or to correct normal operational problems will be permitted. Shutdown time, up to 1.5 hours per twelve (12) hour shift, shall be allowed during the Performance Test. 17.1.9 Should the MRF fail all or a portion of the Performance Test requirements, BFI shall, at its sole cost and expense, modify or rebuild those portions of the MRF/equipment such that the Performance Test may be rescheduled and satisfied. In this event, only the portion of the MRF/equipment which failed the Performance Test may be retested if agreed to by the COUNTY and BFI. ARTICLE 18 A ILI E N R I N TLME AND—D-AM&QE5 FOR DELAY 18.1 The MRF proposed by BFI under the RFP shall be ready for Partial Utilization no later than 170 calendar days after the date of issuance of building permits. Substantial Completion of the MRF shall occur within 180 calendar days after the date of issuance of building permits. BFI shall be required to obtain all necessary building permits no later than 60 days after receipt of notice from the County under Section 2.2.2 of this Agreement. 18.2 Damages for Delay - BFI and COUNTY recognize that the COUNTY will suffer direct financial loss if work is not completed within the contract times specified above plus any extensions thereof allowed in accordance with the contract conditions. They also recognize the delays, expense and difficulties involved in proving in a legal or arbitration proceeding the actual loss suffered by COUNTY if the work is not completed on time, and therefore time is of the essence. Accordingly, instead of requiring any such proof, BFI agrees to forfeit and pay COUNTY as full and complete liquidated damages for delay (but not as a penalty) the amount of $1,000 0 brcx%inr[.agr -18- ,;j4_V_/q7 for each calendar day that expires after the time specified for Substantial Completion until the work is completed. This amount represents a reasonable estimate of COUNTVs expenses for extended delays and for loss of use, inspection, engineering services and administrative costs associated with such delay. In addition to these liquidated damage amounts there shall be other amounts for additional delay damages incurred by COUNTY caused by avoidable delays by BFI. These actual delay damages will include, but not be limited to, delay damage settlements or -awards owed by COUNTY to others; delay penalties, fines or penalties imposed by regulatory agencies; contract damages, and professional fees incurred in connection with such settlements, awards, penalties, fines or penalties, contract damages and loss of use. PREVAILLNG WAGE RATES 19.1 Prevailing wage rates shall apply to this Agreement in accordance with Chapter 26.5 of the Broward County Code. FMOST-Owl 0 FORCE „MAJEURE is 20.1 Except for any payment obligation by either party (including the COUNTY's obligation to pay the NSF), if the COUNTY or BFI is unable to perform, -or 4s delayed in its performance of, any of its obligations under this Agreement by reason of any event of force majeure, such inability or delay shall be excused at any time during which compliance therewith is prevented by such event and during such period thereafter as may be reasonably necessary for the COUNTY or BFI to correct the adverse effect of such event of force majeure. 20.2 An event of "Force Majeure" shall mean the following events or circumstances to the extent that they delay the COUNTY or BFI from performing any of its obligations (other than payment obligations) under this Agreement: brow mif agr 20.2.1 Strikes and work stoppages other than those occurring at the MRF, and other than those caused by a negligent or willful act or omission of BFI or its agents or assigns; 20.2.2 Acts of God, tornadoes, hurricanes, floods, sinkholes, fires, and explosions (except those caused by negligence of BFI, its agents, and assigns), landslides, earthquakes, epidemics, quarantine, pestilence, and extremely abnormal and excessively inclement weather; and -19- a- 20.2.3 Acts of a public enemy, acts of war, terrorism, effects of nuclear radiation, blockades, insurrections, riots, civil disturbances, or national or international calamities. 20.3 In order to be entitled to the benefit of this section, a party claiming an event of force majeure shall be required to give prompt written notice to the other party specifying in detail the event of force majeure and shall further be required to -use its -best efforts to cure the event of force majeure. The parties agree that, as to this section, time is of the essence. ARTICLE 21 R INATI N FOR BREACH QR EVENT OF DEFALILT 21.1 In the event there should occur any material breach or material default in the performance of any covenant or obligation of COUNTY or BFI which has not been remedied within thirty (30) days after receipt of written notice from the non -breaching party specifying such breach or default (or such longer period of time as is reasonably necessary to cure any such breach or default which is not capable of being cured within thirty (30) days provided the breaching party has undertaken to cure within such thirty (30) days and proceeds diligently thereafter to cure in an expeditious is manner), the non -breaching party may, if such breach or default is continuing, terminate this Agreement upon written notice to the other party. In the event of a breach, event of default, or termination of this Agreement, each party shall have available all remedies in equity or at law. U 21.2 The following events shall, without limitation, constitute a material breach or material default by BFI for purposes of Section 21.1: 21.2.1 If BFI shall have abandoned (as hereinafter defined) the operation or construction of the MRF for a period of thirty (30) days unless caused by an event of force majeure. As used herein, the term 'Abandon" shall refer to a voluntary cessation of construction or operation and a withdrawal of all construction, operating, and maintenance personnel. 21.2.2 If BFI shall be generally not paying its debts when they become due; shall have filed, or consented by answer or otherwise to the filing against it of, a petition for relief or reorganization and bankruptcy or insolvency law of any jurisdiction; shall make an assignment for the benefit of its creditors in lieu of taking advantage of any such bankruptcy or insolvency law; shall consent to the appointment of a custodian, receiver, trustee or other officer with similar powers with respect of any substantial part of its nra mrt as* -20- lj 6 property; shall be adjudicated insolvent; or shall take corporate action for the purpose of any of the foregoing. 21.2.3 If BFI fails to pass the Performance Test within 90 days after the date specified for Substantial Completion of the MRF. Such obligation of BFI is conditioned upon the COUNTY delivering adequate Program Recyclables. nMSIRr:"A MISCELLANEOUS 22.1 SUCCESSION QF AGREEMENT This Agreement and the rights and obligations contained herein shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns. 22.2 EXECUTION DATE The date of the execution of this Agreement shall mean the last day upon which it becomes fully executed by BFI and COUNTY. • 22.3 SURVIVAL Any rights either party may have in the event it terminates this Agreement pursuant to the terms hereof shall survive such termination. 22.4 I PREPARATION The preparation of this Agreement has been a joint effort of the parties, and the resulting document shall not, solely as a matter of judicial construction, be construed more severely against one of the parties than the other. 22.5 RELAUQM1 IP Nothing contained in this Agreement shall constitute or be construed to be or create a partnership, joint venture or any other relationship between BFI and COUNTY. 22.6 EVEMER ASSURANCE BFI and COUNTY agree to execute, acknowledge and deliver and cause to be done, executed, acknowledged and delivered all such further documents and perform such acts as shall reasonably be requested of it in order to carry out this Agreement and 0 brawmrfagr -21- give effect hereto. Accordingly, without in any manner limiting the specific rights and obligations set forth in this Agreement, the parties declare their intention to cooperate with each other in effecting the terms of this Agreement. For purposes herein, the parties agree that time shall be of the essence --of -this Agreement and the representations and warranties made are all material and of the essence of this Agreement. Captions and paragraph headings contained in this Agreement are for convenience and reference only and in no way define, describe, extend or limit the scope or intent of this Agreement, nor the intent of any provision hereof. PA i • ` No waiver of any provision in this Agreement shall be effective unless it is in writing, signed by the party against whom it is asserted, and any such written waiver shall only be applicable to'the specific instance to which it relates and shall not be deemed to be a continuing or future waiver. 22.10 RPAR This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original but all of which shall constitute one and the same Agreement. 22.11 MENDER All terms and words used in this Agreement, regardless of the number and gender in which used, shall be deemed to include any other gender or number as the context or the use thereof may require. 22.12 ENTIRE AQREEMFLIT AND MQDIFICATION This Agreement constitutes the entire understanding and agreement between the parties and may not be changed, altered or modified except by an instrument in writing signed by all parties against whom enforcement of such change would be sought. In the event any term or provision of this Agreement shall be determined by appropriate judicial authority to be illegal or otherwise invalid, such provision shall be given its nearest legal meaning or be construed or deleted as such authority 49 browmrtagr -22- r L] -� -47,2 determines, and the remainder of this Agreement shall be construed to be in full force and effect. ' tEMM AM ,. Iti All Exhibits attached hereto contain additional terms of this Agreement. Typewritten provisions inserted in this form or attached hereto shall control all printed provisions in conflict therewith. 22.14 V RNLA W This Agreement shall be construed- and interpreted according to the laws of the State of Florida and venue with respect to any litigation shall be Broward County, Florida. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have made and executed this Agreement on the respective dates under each signature: BROWARD COUNTY through its BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS, signing by and through its Chairman or Vice Chairman, authorized to execute same by Board action on the �— day of , 1992, and BROWNING-FERRIS INDUSTRIES OF FLORIDA, INC., signing by and through its Vice President , duly authorized to execute same. Ex-Officio Clerk of the Board of County Commissioners of Broward County, Florida COXINTY BROWARD COUNTY, through its BOARD OF COU TY C MI SIONERS By Ch irman day of a -el ; Approved as to form by Office of County Attorney Broward County, Florida JOHN J. COPELAN, JR., County Attorney Governmental Center, Suite 423 115 South Andrews Avenue Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33301 Telephone: (305) 357-7600 Telecopi; r: (305) 357-7641 BY -W' bmw mrLagr -23- NOEL M. PFEFFER Deputy County Attorney kIR , I � - / 17 1 ( 0 C� r AGREEMENT BETWEEN BROWARD COUNTY AND BROWNING-FERRIS INDUSTRIES OF FLORIDA, INC. FOR MATERIALS RECOVERY FACILITY .BFI ATTEST: BROWNING-FERRIS INDUSTRIES OF FLORIDA, INC. As ' tant Secretary [CORPORATE SEAL] browmrf gr -24- OV day of 4.�c`,4_% ve/Z'— , 1992