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Fairbanks North Star Borough
Fairbanks North Star Borough

General Services

809 Pioneer Road
PO Box 71267 Fairbanks, Alaska 99707-1267
(907) 459-1297 FAX 459-1100



RFP Number: 06038
Date of Issue: March 22, 2006

Scrap Metal Recycling



Submittal Date and Time:
5:00 p.m. Alaska Prevailing Time
April 21, 2006


Pre-Proposal Conference Date/Time:
April 6, 2006
10:00 a.m.

Mandatory: ___Yes
_X_No

Location: FNSB Landfill Office
455 Sanduri Street, Fairbanks, AK 99701




For questions about this RFP, contact:
Carolyn Yurkovich


FNSB General Services Manager
(907) 459-1292
Fax: (907) 459-1100
purchasing@co.fairbanks.ak.us



TABLE OF CONTENTS




Section One .....................................................Introduction and Instructions
Section Two .................................................. Standard Proposal Information
Section Three ................................................Standard Contract Information
Section Four ............................................................ Background Information
Section Five ..............................................................................Scope of Work
Section Six...................................................... Proposal Format and Content
Section Seven........................ Evaluation Criteria and Contractor Selection
Section Eight ............................................................................... Attachments




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SECTION ONE
INTRODUCTION AND INSTRUCTIONS


Return Mailing Address

Offerors must submit one original and 4 copies of their technical proposal, and one original of the price or
cost proposal in a separate envelope, to the Fairbanks North Star Borough (FNSB) Purchasing Division. The
envelopes must be addressed as follows:

FNSB Department of General Services
Purchasing Division
Attention: Carolyn Yurkovich, General Services Manager

In bottom left hand corner, indicate:
RFP Number: 06038
Project Name: Scrap Metal Recycling

For US Mail, send to:
PO Box 71267
Fairbanks, AK 99707

For courier service, send to:
809 Pioneer Road, Second Floor
Fairbanks, AK 99701

Deadline for Receipt of Proposals

Proposals must be received no later than 5:00 PM, Alaska Prevailing Time April 21, 2006. Proposals sent via
electronical means (fax, email, etc.) will be considered non-responsive and eliminated from consideration.

Contact Person

The point of contact for this RFP is:

Carolyn Yurkovich
FNSB Procurement Specialist
Phone: # 907-459-1292
Fax # 907-459-1100
purchasing@co.fairbanks.ak.us

Pre-proposal Conference

A pre-proposal conference will be held at 10:00 AM Alaska Prevailing Time on April 6, 2006 at the Borough
Landfill Office located at 455 Sanduri Street, Fairbanks, AK 99701. The purpose of the conference is to discuss
the work to be performed with the prospective offerors and allow them to ask questions concerning the RFP.

Purpose of the Request for Proposal (RFP)

The Fairbanks North Star Borough is soliciting proposals from contractors who are qualified to provide recycling
services to accept, process, load, transport, and market ferrous metals, and non-ferrous scrap metals collected at
the Fairbanks North Star Borough Landfill.
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Location of Work


The location(s) of the work is to be performed, completed and managed at 455 Sanduri Street, Fairbanks, AK
99701 and/or contractors work site at the sole discretion of the Borough.

The FNSB shall provide a staging area, workspace for the contractor.

Required Review

Offerors should carefully review this solicitation for defects and questionable or objectionable matter. Comments
concerning defects and questionable or objectionable material shall be made in writing and received by the FNSB
Purchasing Division at least five (5) days

before the proposal closing date and time. This will allow issuance of
any necessary amendments. It will also help prevent the opening of a defective solicitation and exposure of
offerors proposals upon which award could not be made. Protests based on any omission or error, or on the
content of the solicitation, will be disallowed if these faults have not been brought to the attention of the
Purchasing Division, in writing, at least five (5) days before the date and time set for the RFP closing.

Address all questions, objections, or comments to: FNSB General Services Manager, Carolyn Yurkovich.
Contact information is shown above.

The Fairbanks North Star Borough assumes no responsibility for any interpretation or representations made by
any of its officers, agents, or employees unless interpretations or representations are incorporated in a written
amendment to the RFP.

Amendments

If an amendment is issued it will be provided to all who were mailed a copy of the RFP or who picked up a copy at
the FNSB Purchasing Division. It will also be available for review at the FNSB Purchasing Division office.

Alternate Proposals


Offerors may only submit one proposal for evaluation.

Alternate proposals shall not be considered unless specifically requested in the RFP document.

Right of Rejection


Offerors must comply with all of the terms of the RFP, FNSB Code of Ordinances Title 16, and all applicable local,
state, and federal laws, codes, and regulations. The FNSB Purchasing Division shall reject any proposal that
does not comply with all of the material and substantial terms, conditions, and performance requirements of the
RFP.

Offerors shall not restrict the rights of the FNSB or qualify their proposal. If an offeror does so, the FNSB
Purchasing Division shall declare the proposal non-responsive and eliminate it from further consideration.

The FNSB Purchasing Division has the authority and discretion to waive irregularities on any and all proposals if
in their judgment such waiver would be in the best interest of the Borough and would not negatively impact the
integrity of the procurement process or provide an unfair competitive advantage.

The FNSB reserves the right to refrain from making an award if it determines that to be in its best interest. 06038RFP
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Withdrawal, Modification or Correction

After depositing a proposal, an offeror may withdraw, modify or correct their proposal, providing the FNSB
Purchasing Division receives the request for such withdrawal, modification, or correction before the time set for
the submittal deadline. The original proposal, as modified by such written communication shall be considered as
the proposal. No offeror shall be permitted to withdraw their proposal after the time set for submittal deadline.

Late Proposals

Late proposals are proposals received after the time and date set for submittal deadline. Proposals shall be
received during the period and at the place stated in this RFP. It is the sole responsibility of the offeror to see that
their proposal is submitted prior to the scheduled due date and time for RFP submittals. Any proposal received
after the scheduled due date and time will not be considered, but will be held unopened in the file, unless other
disposition is requested or agreed to by the offeror. Other disposition will not occur until after award.

FNSB Not Responsible for Preparation Costs

The FNSB will not pay any cost associated with the preparation, submittal, presentation, or evaluation of any
proposal.

Disclosure of Proposal Contents

All proposals and other material submitted become the property of the FNSB and may be returned only at the
boroughs option. All proposal information, including detailed price and cost information, will be held in
confidence during the evaluation process and prior to the time a Notice of Intent to Award is issued. Thereafter,
proposals will become public information.

Trade secrets and other proprietary data contained in proposals may be held confidential if the offeror requests,
in writing, that the FNSB Purchasing Division does so, and if the FNSB Purchasing Division agrees, in writing, to
do so. Material considered confidential by the offeror must be clearly identified and the offeror must include a
brief statement that sets out the reasons for confidentiality.

Subcontractors

Subcontractors may be used to perform work under this contract. If an offeror intends to use subcontractors, the
offeror shall identify in their proposal the names of the subcontractors and the portions