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Select a Contractor
Advice: Don't just select the low bidder. Beware of the Harvey Bliss Problem.
MUST
- Must meet minimum insurance requirements.
- Must take generator status.
- Must agree to indemnity.
- Must post performance bond.
- Have at least one positive reference for a comparable activity.
- Have history of regulatory compliance for the past two years.
- Have all named treatment, storage and disposal appropriately permitted.
- Have included all items under general responsibility for contractor.
- Have adequate personnel for site, specifically CHMM or equivalent.
- Have HAZWOPER training for all personnel.
- Provide data classifying material as recycled or disposed.
Description of work done at _________________________________
Time line ________________________________________________
Identification of personnel ___________________________________
Avoid inappropriate interaction with ___________________________
- Must comply with each school board policy with respect to outside contractors. (May Require flexible hours to minimize contact with students).
Selection Criteria
WANT
Safety Liability
- Good safety record at other collections (spills, injuries, accidents).
- Plan for unknown substances (isolated area, packing materials, disposal training).
- Spill fire, explosion preparation.
Waste Management Strategies
- Proposed transporters listed (DOT approval).
- Description of recycling methods.
- Low number of unresolved violations.
Administrative
- Experience with HW in Ohio.
- Evidence of community collaborations and partnership.
TABLE
WANT OBJECTIVES |
SCORE |
WEIGHTED SCORE |
Safety |
10 |
|
Unknown Substances |
9 |
|
Spill, Fire, Explosion |
9 |
|
Transporters |
1 |
|
Recycling Methods |
4 |
|
Waste Streams |
6 |
|
Violations |
5 |
|
HW in Ohio |
2 |
|
Community Collaboration |
2 |
Total
Contractors meeting the objectives are to receive a score of 1.
Contractors not meeting the objectives are to receive a score of 0.
Clifford L. Schrader, Ph.D.