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I <br /> o- i-oF; a:26PM; CON Furtnaain~ {fiOB 851 02eB n 2~ a <br /> Mr. Ronald Barmore, Barlow Products, LLC April 1, 2005 <br /> RFP 1246 -Reload & Solid Waste Reduction Fadlltles Page 2 of 4 <br /> <br /> I <br /> I. Qualifying Items <br /> Oues[ion 2: 4.5.2-Contrail Guarantees (Proposal Exhibit F). The proposal does not <br /> substantiate the ability of the proposer or its parent to provide the guarentees <br /> I stated in the exhibit. A performance bond is a strict requirement of the RFP. <br /> Question 5; 4.5.4-Financial Data (Proposal Ref. Section 2, page 23). The response <br /> is not adequate. Considering the importance of this project, some form of <br /> performance bonding is a requirement. Please state how you will fulfill this <br /> requirement. A perfonnanm bond is a strict requirement of the RFP. <br /> II, Prieing Proposal <br /> Sa as to prevent misinterpretation and inadvertent misplacement of numbers, the <br /> pridnq proposa/provided as Exh/bit B8, submitted in response to the County's <br /> questions of 2/16/05, shou/d be completely filled out and resubmitted. The <br /> submittal of single figures for items A through H in Ifie Contrail Prim t3reakdown is <br /> unacceptable. We need ro understand Ghat yrn, have mnsiderrd all of the sub-Items <br /> listed. Cost data for the Waste Reduction faa7fty should be provided to the level of <br /> detail submitted for the Sort/Re/oad Facility. <br /> Question 1: Certain components of the facility may not be exempt from Federal <br /> and/or State excise taxes during construction. Please revisitthls matter as <br /> exclusions of this nature are not acmptab/e. <br /> Question 2: It is not clear from the Exhibit A4, where debt service expenses are <br /> included, Please identify. <br /> Question 3: Please also identify the expected revenues from sale of the benefidal <br /> by products and the antiapated price thereof. Please identify, <br /> Question 4: Please also indicate the approximate impact on the tipping fee in the <br /> event the County elects to assist in obtaining Special Purpose Revenue Bonds. <br /> For the previous /our questions, it appears the leveraged lease arrangement does not <br /> permit least cost financing. Also, income from power generation revenues maybe a <br /> critical component for cost reductions. Again we ask you to please provide this <br /> information. <br /> Question 7: Your estimate of the number of trucks that would be transporting <br /> waste to the West Hawai' f Sanitary Landfill appears to be low and is inconsistent <br /> with estimates Included In the Final Environmental Impact Statement-Construction <br /> and Operation of the EHRSS. Please provide additional information to support your <br /> estimates. Please explain further or re-calculate with our data as presented in the <br /> Environmental Impact Statement. <br /> <br />