§ 8.16.240. Contract.

A.

For the collection and disposal of refuse and certain solid waste materials, a contract for a period not to exceed ten years may be entered into by the city, in accordance with and subject to the terms and conditions of this chapter.

B.

Such contract shall provide that the contractor shall collect and dispose of the refuse, garbage, rubbish and other solid waste materials in the city in the manner as set forth in this chapter, and shall not charge any amounts in excess of the rates specified in this chapter or by resolution adopted hereunder. Said contractor shall be required to furnish a cash or surety bond to the city at a rate equal to two hundred percent of the estimated monthly gross revenue for mandatory refuse collection service or in the sum of twenty-thousand dollars, whichever is greater, conditioned upon the faithful performance of the contract and the provisions of this chapter.

C.

Said contract shall further provide that said contractor shall be required to dispose of all such refuse or garbage and rubbish at a landfill approved by the county health department.

D.

Such contract may provide therein for the rates for collection to be charged by the contract agent for the collection and disposal of garbage, wet garbage, refuse and rubbish.

E.

Such contract shall also require that said contractor procure for the period covered by the contract, full compensation insurance in accordance with the provisions of the Labor Code of the state.

F.

Such contract shall also require that said contractor carry public liability insurance to the extent of at least one hundred thousand dollars, for the death or injury of one person and at least five hundred thousand dollars for the death or injury of more than one person, and property damage insurance of at least one hundred thousand dollars, upon each of the trucks or vehicles used by the refuse collector in carrying out the work called for in the contract; such insurance to cover both the city and the refuse collector. Said insurance amounts shall be reviewed periodically by the city and amended by resolution as determined by the city council.

G.

The city council by resolution shall have power to provide for the inclusion in such contract of such terms as it deems necessary to protect the interests of the city.

(Ord. 466 (part), 1998)