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Scope of Services <br />From Ramsey County RFP for Consultant to Provide Technical Assistance to <br />Municipalities on Recycling and Related Issues <br />The consultant will be expected to provide services upon direction from Environmental Health <br />Section staf£, on an as-needed basis. Such services could include, but are not limited to, the <br />following: <br />1. Provide assistance to interested municipalities concerning recycling procurement and <br />implementation, and related issues. Examples of potential services include: <br />■ Assisting in adding multi-unit households(including those in manufactured housing <br />parks) to an existing curbside program, or implementing other methods of ensuring that <br />multi-unit housing residents have recycling service available on-site. <br />■ Contract and ordinance review, development, modification (subject to legal review by the <br />municipality's attorney): <br />{ Reviewing a municipality's current recycling contract and/or ordinance overall for <br />provisions that could be improved in the future. <br />� Providing information on how other communities locally or elsewhere have <br />structured recycling-related contracts or ordinances. <br />� Helping to draft a request for bids or request for proposals. <br />� Helping to review responses to a request for bids or request for proposals. <br />� Helping to draft specific language for contracts or ordinances. <br />� Discussing different approaches for incorporating revenue sharing into a contract, <br />and/or helping to incorporate new or revised revenue sharing provisions. <br />� Suggesting contract provisions to assure high quality service, such as liquidated <br />damage provisions for missed pickups, etc. <br />� Developing a model residential recycling contract. <br />{ Helping to draft language for ordinances/contracts for organized refuse and recycling <br />collection. <br />� Helping develop strategies for negotiating with recycling contractors. <br />� Assisting in presenting issues to a city counciUtownship board or citizen committee. <br />r Assisting in recycling program evaluation, such as evaluation of recovery rates, cost <br />effectiveness, awareness, and participation. <br />' Working with municipalities to establish coterminous municipal contract termination <br />dates to enable potential j oint bidding. <br />� Working with interested municipalities on a multi-communityrecycling program. <br />• Assisting with contracted recycling and refuse collection services for municipal facilities. <br />+ Assisting on helping municipalities minimize waste and maximize recycling at municipal <br />facilities, including non-traditional facilities such as parks. <br />� Analyzing cost issues. <br />• Helping municipalities interested in working on small business recycling. <br />