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<br />CITY OF ARDEN HILLS, MN <br />CONTRACT FOR THE COLLECTION OF RESIDENTIAL RECYCLABLE MATERIALS Page 6 <br />Source Separated <br />Organics (SSO) <br />Food waste, non-recyclable paper, house plants, and other household <br />organics designated by the City that, once separated by residents, may be <br />recovered for composting or other forms of organics recovery. SSO does <br />not include yard waste for purposes of this Contract. <br /> <br />Steel cans Metal containers fabricated primarily of steel and/or tin used to contain <br />food or beverages. <br /> <br /> <br />3 Scope of Work: General Provisions <br />3.1 The work under the Contract shall consist of all the items contained in the Contract, including <br />all the supervision, materials, equipment, labor, customer service operations, and all other items <br />necessary to complete such work in accordance with the Contract. <br /> <br />3.2 The City’s RFP (including all addenda) and Contractor’s proposal (including responses to City <br />questions) are incorporated by reference into this final Contract. If there is any discrepancy <br />between this final Contract and the City’s RFP or the Contractor’s proposal, this final Contract <br />shall take precedence. <br /> <br />3.3 Comprehensive recycling services will be provided to all RDU’s, with opportunities for MDU <br />buildings to “opt-in” to the service. Recyclables collection will occur weekly on Tuesdays for <br />properties south of I-694 and on Wednesdays for properties north of I-694. Appendix A includes <br />a map of route sectors by collection day. <br /> <br />3.4 The Contractor will acquaint itself with all pertinent City Ordinances and other City guidelines <br />and comply with said ordinances and guidelines. <br /> <br />3.5 The Contractor has made its own examination, investigation and research regarding the proper <br />method of doing the work, and all conditions affecting the work to be done (including street <br />layout, alley layout, overhead obstructions preventing automated lifting of carts, other <br />geography, daily route sector boundaries, etc.) and the labor, equipment and materials needed <br />thereon, and the quantity of work to be performed (including the Contractor’s own field <br />verification of RDU and MDU estimates provided by the City), and the Contractor agrees that it <br />has satisfied itself by its own investigation and research regarding all of such conditions, and <br />that this conclusion to enter into the proposed Contract is based upon such investigation and <br />research, and that it shall make no claim against the City because of any of the estimates, <br />statements, or interpretations made by any official officer or agent of the City may prove to be <br />in any respect erroneous. The Contractor so assumes the risk of all conditions foreseen and <br />unforeseen and agrees to complete the work without additional compensations under whatever <br />circumstances may develop other than as herein provided. <br /> <br />3.6 Household recyclables collection service from eligible RDU’s shall be performed exclusively by <br />the Contractor. <br /> <br />3.7 The Contractor shall be obligated to protect all public and private utilities whether occupying <br />public or private property. If such utilities are damaged by reason of the Contractor’s operations <br />under this Contract, it shall repair or replace same or, failing to do so promptly, the City shall