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HAZARDOUS WASTE DISPOSAL SPECIFICATIONS 1 . 0 SCOPE—HISTORICAL BACKGROUND 1 . 1 This bid is directed towards the procurement of services for packing , hauling , and proper disposal of household hazardous waste collected throughout Pasco County , following and adhering to the rules of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act ( RCRA) , Comprehensive Environmental Response , Compensation , and Liability Act (CERCLA) , Department of Transportation ( DOT) , Florida Department of Environmental Protection ( FDEP ) , and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration ( OSHA) . 1 . 2 Pasco County owns two (2 ) household hazardous waste centers : 1 ) 9626 Handcart Road , Dade City , Florida ; and 2 ) 14230 Hays Road , Spring Hill , Florida . Both centers are managed and operated by trained County staff. Each center is open to the public five (5 ) days each month . The centers are operated in a similar manner, and no waste from businesses is accepted at either site . 1 . 3 Pasco County's Hazardous Waste Centers have been in operation for thirteen ( 13 ) years . In general , all hazardous wastes received at these facilities are identified , segregated by class , and placed on shelves in their respective compartment . Most of the unknowns are identified on site by county staff. Those that cannot be identified are kept for the successful bidder/contractor to do so . Some labpacking and bulking of waste is done at the facility by the County staff, in which case drum content sheets , labeling , and drum marking are carried out by the staff on site . 1 .4 The County will coordinate its efforts with the successful bidder. Labpacking and bulking are done according to the successful bidder's protocol . County staff will assist the successful bidder in the area of labpacking and bulking , in an effort to save the County money . Bidders must consider this cost-saving assistance in their respective response . 2 . 0 PURPOSE 2 . 1 The Pasco County Board of Commissioners is requesting bids from qualified firms interested in providing labpacking , bulking ( if needed ) and proper disposal services for household hazardous waste collected by Pasco County staff. 2 . 2 The purpose of this bid is to identify one ( 1 ) contractor capable of providing a full - service arrangement for providing various hazardous waste management services as described in the scope of services below . The County intends to award a three (3 ) year contract , subject to the general provisions contained herein . 2 . 3 The bid , which , in the opinion of the County , is the most advantageous to the County technically and at the lowest price , will receive the award . - 18- ( Bid No . 07- 125K )