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88 Page 47 SBR's ABILITY TO PERFORM SERVICE WITH PROPOSED PERSONNEL AND EQUIPMENT Because the new Facility Operations Agreement will be a "fixed price" contract, the Evaluation Committee has a concern that "low-bid" companies may not adequately calculate the full costs of operation. If so, the contractor could put the SBWMA in a position of constant pressure for service fee increases, or the risk of contract default. Originally, the Evaluation Committee was concerned with two primary aspects of SBR's operations plan. First, the proposal appeared to underestimate the staffing requirements; and second, SBR's projected transport payloads seemed optimistic. Staffinq After the staffing and payload concerns were relayed to SBR, the company revised (increased) their staffing count and cost forms. The increase in staffing includes the addition of a General Manager, two truck maintenance personnel, and additional administrative personnel and the associated costs. Regarding their administrative and management staffing, SBR based their original proposal on a remote management philosophy where operations management decisions would be directed from their current central operating centers in Los Angeles County. The Evaluation Committee expressed concern that a lack of strong on-site management would create problems for the company and the SBWMA. SBR added personnel; including a General Manager and other administrative support, to their revised proposal in direct response to the concerns expressed by the Evaluation Committee. The Evaluation Committee now accepts the staffing plan submitted by SBR in the revised staffing plan and believes that the increases in the number of operations and administrative staff can effectively operate the SRDC to the SBWMA's standards. For the maintenance of tractors and trailers, SBR originally proposed to perform maintenance repairs at the companyrs trucking terminal near Bakersfield. Since the company currently operates 40 tractor! trailers in the company's long-haul transport operation between Southern California and the Central Valley, SBR planned to add the SRCD trucks and trailers into the maintenance program of the existing fleet by shuttling the equipment to the central terminal for the performance of maintenance and repairs. As a result of the Teamster's opposition to SBR's proposed off-site maintenance plan, the company revised the truck and trailer maintenance plan and added two mechanics to their staff with the intention of performing most of the maintenance at the SRDC facility (the transfer trailers specified by SBR are custom fabricated by Community Recycling and are unique in their use of stainless steel). The company has indicated that it will still need to perform some maintenance at its Bakersfield location and that Teamster drivers from Community Recycling's Bakersfield terminal will shuttle the trailers to and from the SRDC. As a primary cost containment measure, SBR included the purchase of long-term warranties, and factory maintenance contracts for the maintenance of the MRF sort system, the facility rolling-stock, and the transfer tractors. For the MRF sort system, SBR has included a two-year extended warranty and a ten-year factory maintenance package in the equipment purchase price. Under this arrangement, three factory-trained technicians (BHS) will perform full system inspections, make mechanical adjustments to screens, conveyors, eddy, magnets, optical units, air systems, glass clean-up system, and other mechanical apparatus four times each year. SBWMA - EC Report Page 23 1/15/2009