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3 . 0 BACKGROUND OF COUNTY'S COLLECTION PROGRAM <br /> 3 . 1 General statistics over the past thirteen ( 13 ) years of operations indicate the number <br /> of participants varied from two (2 ) to five (5) cars per day at our Dade City center to <br /> twelve ( 12 ) to eighteen ( 18 ) cars per day visiting our Spring Hill center. Each car <br /> represents one ( 1 ) to three (3 ) families . Naturally, higher numbers of participants are <br /> encountered in the period December through April , when our winter residents are <br /> present in the County . <br /> 3 . 2 The quantity of hazardous waste collected varies from 30 , 000 to 47 , 000 pounds <br /> annually , more or less . A total of three ( 3 ) annual facility cleanouts seem to be the <br /> norm . Requests for emergency response were once (annual ) in the past three (3 ) <br /> years due to unforeseen circumstances . <br /> 4 . 0 QUALIFICATIONS OF BIDDERS <br /> 4 . 1 The bidder shall be , at the time of bid opening and during the contract period , a <br /> Treatment, Storage , and Disposal Facility (TSDF ) licensed to collect , transport , <br /> recycle , store ( if necessary) , and dispose of hazardous waste . It must be an RCRA <br /> facility . The bidder must provide Pasco County with a minimum of three ( 3 ) <br /> references where similar scope of services has been successfully carried out in the <br /> State of Florida , preferably with three ( 3 ) different County governments . The <br /> successful bidder must have an EPA/ DEP valid ID number. <br /> 5 . 0 SCOPE OF SERVICES <br /> 5 . 1 The successful bidder will be required to supply all equipment, supplies ( including <br /> drums ) , materials , and personnel necessary to perform the following services : <br /> 5 . 1 . 1 Permanent collection center cleanouts . <br /> 5 . 1 . 1 . 1 . This basically consists of labpacking and bulking ( if needed ) of household hazardous <br /> waste at our two (2 ) facilities (waste that has not been packed by County staff) . <br /> Also , this will include inventorying the waste , labeling , marking , manifesting , as well <br /> as identifying any unknowns . <br /> 5 . 2 Unknown materials ( if any) not identified on site by staff or the contractor are to be <br /> taken to the contractor's laboratory for identification and treatment. <br /> 5 . 2 . 1 The successful bidder must be able to respond to emergency situations should they <br /> arise . <br /> 6 . 0 CONTRACTOR RESPONSIBILITIES <br /> 6 . 1 Permanent collection center cleanouts . <br /> 6 . 1 . 1 This basically consists of labpacking and bulking ( if needed ) of household hazardous <br /> waste at our two (2 ) facilities (waste that has not been packed by County staff) . <br /> - 19- <br /> ( Bid No . 07- 125K ) <br />