Transportation and Recycling of Electronices (American Electronic Recycling)
AGREEMENT
Transportation and Recvclinl! of Electronics for Collier County
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THIS AGREEMENT, made and entered into as of this c>{ day of I}(O <..,10" , 2008, by and
between American Electronic Recycling, LLC, 1500 Independence Blvd., Suite 260, Sarasota, Florida
34234 hereinafter called the "Contractor" and Collier County, a political subdivision of the State of
Florida, Collier County, Naples, hereinafter called the "County":
1. COMMENCEMENT: This Agreement shall commence after receipt of the Notice to Proceed, in
the form of a letter from the Project Manager or his designee. The contract shall be for a one (1) year
period, and terminating one (I) year from that date. The County reserves the right to renew said contract,
with the consent of the Contractor, for three (3) additional one (1) year periods under the same terms and
conditions.
2. STATEMENT OF WORK. The Contractor shall provide recycling and de-manufacture of
electronics, hereinafter "Work" in accordance with the terms and conditions of Attachment A,
Contractor's proposal referred to herein and made an integral part of this agreement. This Agreement
contains the entire understanding between the parties and any modifications to this Agreement shall be
mutually agreed upon in writing by the Contractor and the County, in compliance with the County
Purchasing Policy and Administrative Procedures in effect at the time such services are authorized.
3. COMPENSATION: All services identified in this Agreement will be provided by the Contractor at
zero (0) cost to the County.
Additional services as required shall be mutually agreed upon in writing by the Solid Waste Department
Director or his designee, and Contractor.
4. NO PARTNERSHIP: Nothing herein contained shall create or be construed as creating a partnership
between the County and the Contractor or to constitute the Contractor as an agent of the County.
5. PERMITS, LICENSES, AND TAXES: In compliance with Section 218.80, Fla. Stats, all permits
necessary for the prosecution of the Work shall be obtained by the Contractor. Payment for all such
pennits issued by the County shall be processed internally by the County. All non County permits
necessary for the prosecution of the Work shall be procured and paid for by the Contractor. The
Contractor shall also be solely responsible for payment of any and all taxes levied on the Contractor. In
addition, the Contractor shall comply with all rules, regulations and laws of Collier County, the State of
Florida, and the U. S. Government now in force or hereafter adopted. The Contractor agrees to comply
with all laws governing the responsibility of an employer with respect to persons employed by the
Contractor.
6. TERMINATION: If Contractor's performance is not satisfactory to the County, the County may
terminate this Agreement immediately for cause. The County shall be sole judge of non-performance and
of non-satisfactory performance, and may detennine same in its sole discretion. The County may
terminate this Agreement for convenience with a seven (7) day written notice. The County's exercise of
the right to terminate shall not release the Contractor from its obligation to pay damages incurred by the
County or the State of Florida due to any breach by the Contractor.
In the event that the Contractor suspends business, or if Contractor is declared to be in default of this
Agreement, the County reserves the right to reclaim any or all Electronics in Contractor's possession or
control.
7. NO DISCRIMINATION: The Contractor agrees that there shall be no discrimination as to race, sex,
color, creed or national origin.
8. INSURANCE: The Contractor shall provide insurance as follows:
A. Commercial General Liabilitv: Coverage shall have minimum limits of $1,000,000 Per
Occurrence, Combined Single Limit for Bodily Injury Liability and Property Damage Liability.
This shall include Premises and Operations; Independent contractors; Products and Completed
Operations and Contractual Liability. (Occurrence Form) patterned after the 1985 I.S.0. form with
no limiting endorsements.
B. Workers' Compensation: Insurance covering all employees meeting Statutory Limits In
compliance with the applicable state and federal laws.
Co Automobile Liabilitv: Coverage shall have minimum limits of $1 ,000,000.
Special Requirements: Collier County shall be listed as the Certificate Holder and included as an
"Additional Insured" on the Comprehensive General Liability Policy.
Current, valid insurance policies meeting the requirement herein identified shall be maintained by
Contractor during the duration of this Agreement. Renewal certificates shall be sent to the County 30 days
prior to any expiration date. There shall be a 30 day notification to the County in the event of cancellation
or modification of any stipulated insurance coverage.
Contractor shall provide County with certificates of insurance meeting the required insurance provisions.
9. NO IMPROPER USE OF COUNTY FACILITIES: The Contractor will not use, nor suffer or
permit any person to use in any manner whatsoever, County facilities for any improper, immoral or
offensive purpose, or for any purpose in violation of any federal, state, county or municipal ordinance,
rule, order or regulation, or of any governmental rule or regulation now in effect or hereafter enacted or
adopted. In the event of such violation by the Contractor or if the County or its authorized representative
shall deem any conduct on the part of the Contractor to be objectionable or improper, the County shall
have the right to suspend this Agreement. Should the Contractor fail to correct any such violation,
conduct, or practice to the satisfaction of the County within twenty-four (24) hours after receiving notice
of such violation, conduct, or practice, such suspension shall continue until the violation is cured. The
Contractor further agrees not to commence operation during the suspension period until the violation has
been corrected to the satisfaction of the County.
10. CONTRACT ADMINISTRATION: This Agreement shall be administered on behalf of the County
by the Solid Waste Management Department.
11. SUBCONTRACTORS AND OTHER END-MARKET PARTICIPANTS: Within a reasonable
time ,defined as at least ten (10) days prior to performing the Work, Contractor shall furnish to County a list
of all subcontractors, and of all buyers of electronics or components or materials thereof, which Contractor
intends to involve when Contractor performs Work. On this list, Contractor will describe the part which each
subcontractor or buyer may play in the performance of the Work. Concurrently with furnishing of the list,
Contractor will provide all insurance certificates and evidences of Permits that this Agreement requires under
Section 5 with respect to such firms or persons. The requirements of this paragraph shall apply on a
continuing basis throughout the tenn of this Agreement, such that Contractor continually updates the list to
add and delete subcontractors and buyers as needed, within a reasonable time in advance of their involvement
in the Work.
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Further special requirements apply to end-market participants. The Contractor shall identifY in writing to
the County and to Department of Environmental Protection (DEP), a reasonable time in advance of use
or transaction, (i) all processing / recycling / disposal subcontractors Contractor uses for disposal and/or
recycling of cathode fay tube and other electronics, lead-bearing or mercury-bearing components, and
other residuals, or to otherwise provide an end market for equipment (monitors, TVs, CPUs, printers,
phones, etc.), recovered components (chips, drives, circuit boards, batteries, etc.) or recovered materials
(ferrous metal, nonferrous metal, cones, leaded glass, plastic, etc.) and (ii) all other end-market
participants to whom Contractor intends to transfer possession or title to electronics or materials or
components thereof, and in each case shall describe the particular function involved. Hereafter, all of
these persons may be referred to as "end-market participants."
Neither the County nor DEP shall have any obligation to review any of these end-market participants, but
if the County and/or DEP choose to do so, Contractor will cooperate to facilitate that review, which may
include a compliance audit at the end-market participant's facilities. Contractor's use of end-market
participants shall be subject to non-objection by the County and DEP, that is, Contractor shall not use any
end-market participant to which the County and/or DEP objects.
When Contractor identifies an end-market participant to County and to DEP, Contractor shall
concurrently furnish proof of agreements by which the end-market participant will perform its intended
function, in the form of (i) letters of agreement/contract, or sworn affidavits, on subcontractor letterhead,
or (ii) copies of other agreements/contracts. These documents must in each case indicate scope of
agreement, dates and signatures, and shall include the specific materials/components involved, the time
period for which the agreement or affidavit is valid, and a general description of the type of disposition
(precious metal recovery, sale to repair facility, resale to public, secondary lead smelter, etc.). Ifmaterials
are being exported, documentation must indicate that the materials are being bought for a reasonable,
commercial value, that is, for more than a token value.
Contractor shall report to County if an end-market participant is not (or is no longer) going to be used in the
performance of the Work, whether due to objection under this Section II or other reasons.
If changes are proposed in the arrangements Contractor has with an end-market participant, Contractor shall
promptly notifY County and DEP in writing a reasonable time prior to the change. Implementation and
continued effectiveness of the change, as it affects electronics or any components or materials thereof, is
subject to non-objection by County and DEP.
12. MAINTENANCE OF RECORDS /AUDIT / ACCESS TO RECORDS. The Contractor shall
maintain books, records, documents and other evidence ("Records"), directly pertinent to performance of the
Work in accordance with all applicable laws, industry standards, generally accepted accounting principles
and practices consistently applied and any reasonable requirements which County may request in writing
from time to time. The County, DEP, the State, the Federal government and any of their authorized
representatives shall have access to all Records for the purpose of inspection, audit and copying, during the
term of this Agreement and for so long as the materials are retained. All Records shall be retained for at least
three (3) years following Agreement completion. In addition, the Contractor shall retain materials
concerning hazardous waste generated from the Electronics for a period of at least ten (10) years or such
longer period oftime as may be required by law or industry practice. If Work is subcontracted, Contractor
shall require each subcontractor to maintain, retain and allow access to Records to the same extent as would
be required of Contractor under this section 12.
13. INDEMNIFICATION: To the maximum extent permitted by Florida law, Contractor shall
indemnifY and hold harmless owner, its officers and employees from any and all liabilities, damages,
losses and costs, including, but not limited to, reasonable attorneys' fees and paralegals' fees, to the extent
caused by the negligence, recklessness, or intentionally wrongful conduct of Contractor or anyone
employed or utilized by the Contractor in the performance of this Agreement. This indemnification
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obligation shall not be construed to negate, abridge or reduce any other rights or remedies which
otherwise may be available to an indemnified party or person described in this paragraph. This paragraph
shall not be construed in any way to alter the State's waiver of sovereign immunity or extend the parties
liability beyond the limits established in Section 768.28, Florida Statutes.
14. IMMIGRATION LAW COMPLIANCE: By executing and entering into this agreement, the
Contractor is formally acknowledging without exception or stipulation that it is fully responsible for
complying with the provisions of the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986 as located at 8 U.S.c.
1324, et seq. and regulations relating thereto, as either may be amended. Failure by the Contractor to
comply with the laws referenced herein shall constitute a breach of this agreement and the County shall
have the discretion to unilaterally terminate this agreement immediately.
15. MISCELLANEOUS
A. The Contractor or the County may upon initiation of either party amend this Agreement in
writing to cure any ambiguity, defect, omission or to grant any additional powers, or to
confer additional duties which are consistent with the intent and purpose of this Agreement
subject to mutual agreement of such amendment by both parties.
B. Contractor represents and warrants either (i) that neither it nor any person or organization
affiliated with it is on the convicted vendor list following a conviction for a public entity crime,
or (ii) that neither it nor any person or organization atTiliated with it was so placed on that list
within the last 36 months.
C. The failure of County at any time to require performance by the Contractor of any provisions
hereof shall in no way affect the right of County thereafter to enforce same. Nor shall waiver
by the County of any breach of provisions hereof be taken or held to be a waiver of any
succeeding breach of such provision or as a waiver of any provision itself.
D. The Contractor shall notifY the County within forty-eight (48) hours of notice of any legal or
regulatory actions, or notices of violations taken against the Contractor or subcontractors
utilized within the scope ofthis Agreement.
E. Within ten (10) days of approval of the Agreement, the Contractor shall submit a complete list
of all I) Consent Orders, 2) Notices of Violation, and 3) Warning Notices, the Contractor and
each subcontractor has received in the United States, for the three (3) years prior to submission.
F. If any provision of this Agreement is or becomes unenforceable as a matter of law, it shall
invalidate only to extent of the unenforceability, and it shall not invalidate any other provision
of this Agreement.
G. Contractor understands and agrees that its agreement hereunder is with the County, and that the
DEP is not liable for any payments, expenses or liabilities under this Agreement.
H. The Contractor may not assign or delegate this Agreement or any of its rights or duties
hereunder without the prior written consent of County.
16. NOTICES. All notices from the County to the Contractor shall be deemed duly served if by hand, by
fax, e-mail, or mailed by registered or certified mail to the Contractor at the following Address:
B.A. (Trip) Alford
American Electronic Recycling, LLC
1500 Independence Blvd., Suite 260
Sarasota, Florida 34234
Phone: 941-751-6141, fax: 941-751-9843
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All Notices from the Contractor to the County shall be deemed duly served if by hand, by fax, e-mail, or
mailed by registered or certified mail to the County to:
Collier County Government Center
Attn: Steve Carnell, Purchasing and General Services Director
Purchasing Department - General Services Building
330 I Tamiami Trail, East
Naples, Florida 34112
Phone: 239-252-8371, Fax: 239-732-0844
The Contractor and the County may change the above mailing address at any time upon giving the other
party written notification. All notices under this Agreement must be in writing.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Contractor and the County, have each, respectively, by an authorized
person or agent, hereunder set their hands and seals on the date and year first above written.
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ATTACHMENT-A
Contractor's Proposal
American Electronics Recycling, LLC is submitting a proposal for transportation and recycling of
electronics from Collier County.
Electronics will be collected at:
. Collier County Landfill, 3730 White Lake Blvd, Naples, FL 34117
. Naples Recycling Center, 2640 W Enterprise Ave, Naples, FL 34104
. Immokalee Transfer Station, 700 Stockade Road, Immokalee, FL 34142
. Other sites may be added as necessary
SCOPE OF WORK:
The American Electronics Recycling (AER) will provide each of the sites listed above with an adequate
number of storage and transport containers to hold electronics and safely transport them to their recycling
facility, i.e. one (I) forty (40) yard open top box per week.
AER will provide pick up and exchange of these containers from the Collier County Landfill at minimum
every week or on an as -needed basis. As needed to be determined by Collier County.
AER will have each load weighed at either the Collier County Landfill or the Immokalee Transfer Station
AER will recycle the electronics collected at each of the sites listed above which will provide a certificate
of recycling to Collier County Solid Waste Management Department
AER is capable of expanding the above list services to other sites as needed for future growth within
Collier County
AER will provide a recycling facility tour if requested by Collier County SWMD
AER will ensure security process to include, but not limited to:
. Labeling and tracking ofloads ITom the time of pick-up throughout the entire recycling process
. Removing the asset and customer identification tags from each item
. Performing sanitization, or overwrites, on each item to purge the data
. Degaussing all hard drives, floppy disks, magnetic tape, and other IT media
. Video monitoring of drives and other IT media throughout the shredding process
. Data destruction on optical mcdia
. Controlled access to secure areas in which sensitive hardware can be held under extra protection
while the material is assessed and the data is destroyed
. Providing a Certificate of Destruction to Collier County
. Ensure that the electronics will not be sent out of country for processing
AER will comply with all applicable laws, rules, and regulations
AER will provide all documentation as required by applicable EPA, DOT, Florida DEP, and Collier
County Florida, to include but not limited to:
. Recycling Manifests
. Waste Manifests
. Shipping Papers
. Registration, Permits, Insurance, Certificate of Liability, OSHA Training, Fire Department
Facility Approval
. Detailed per load invoicing to Include Pounds of Material Received
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. Semi Annual Report
AER will charge a fee of $0.00 cents per pound to Collier County; this includes all the above services,
entire loads electronic materials placed in containers. Loads will not be palletized.
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ACORD.. CERTIFICA TE OF LIABILITY INSURANCE DATE (MMIDDNYYY)
11/21/2008
PRODUCER (330)650-1948 FAX: (330)650-1074 THIS CERTIFICATE IS ISSUED AS A MATTER OF INFORMATION
Carriage Insurance Group ONLY AND CONFERS NO RIGHTS UPON THE CERTIFICATE
HOLDER. THIS CERTIFICATE DOES NOT AMEND. EXTEND OR
44 Clinton Street ALTER THE COVERAGE AFFORDED BY THE POLICIES BELOW.
Hudson OH 44236 INSURERS AFFORDING COVERAGE NAIC#
INSURED INSURER A: Westfield Insurance Co. 24112
American Electronic Recycling, LLC INSURER B: Cincinna ti Insurance 10677
The Pro trade Group, LLC INSURER c:Westfield National 24120
77 Milford Dr. Suite 219 INSURER D:
Hudson OH 44236 INSURER E
THE POLICIES OF INSURANCE LISTED BELOW HAVE BEEN ISSUED TO THE INSURED NAMED ABOVE FOR THE POLICY PERIOD INDICATED NOTWITHSTANDING ANY
REQUIREMENT, TERM OR CONDITION OF ANY CONTRACT OR OTHER DOCUMENT WITH RESPECT TO WHICH THIS CERTIFICATE MAY BE ISSUED OR MAY PERTAIN,
THE INSURANCE AFFORDED BY THE POLICIES DESCRIBED HEREIN IS SUBJECT TO ALL THE TERMS, EXCLUSIONS AND CONDITIONS OF SUCH POLICIES
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CERTIFICATE HOLDER
CANCELLATION
Collier County Government
The Purchasing Building
3301 East Tamiami Trail
Naples, FL 34112
SHOULD ANY OF THE ABOVE DESCRIBED POLICIES BE CANCELl.ED BEFORE THE
EXPIRATION DATE THEREOF, THE ISSUING INSURER Wll.L ENDEAVOR TO MAIl.
30 DAYS WRITTEN NOTICE TO THE CERTIFICATE HOLDER NAMED TO THE l.EFT, BUT
FAIl.URE TO 00 SO SHALl. IMPOSE NO OBLIGATION OR LIABiliTY OF ANY KIND UPON THE
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