CITY OF DETROIT

MARY SHEFFIELD, MAYOR

SPECIFICATIONS

FOR THE SALE OF SCRAP METAL

Public Lighting Department Specifications for Scrap Metals

1.0 General Conditions

1.1 Contract Intent

City of Detroit intends to procure the services of qualified contractors for the sale of Scrap Metal, both ferrous and non-ferrous. The ferrous metal copper cabling, etc. Non-ferrous metal includes aluminum. The services will be for the period of three (3) years.

1.2 SCOPE OF WORK

The work to be done under the Contract consists of furnishing all labor, materials, supplies and equipment necessary for loading scrap metal on an as needed basis from a specified location within the City of Detroit.

1.3 DURATION

The proposed Contract is valid for three (3) years after date of award with no renewals.

1.4 TRANSPORTATION OF MATERIAL

The contractor shall inspect the site to determine building and road clearance widths and turning radii. The risk of hauling over roads on the site, regardless of conditions, shall be borne by the contractor. The Contractor shall leave the property and all appurtenances of the City of Detroit location in the same condition when the work is completed as when it was begun. The Contractor shall make restitution for all damage done by his forces.

The transportation includes destinations such as transporting to a State certified weight scale for full and empty container and to the vendor’s scrap yard.

1.5 Availability

The representative of the above department will notify the Contractor by email, by telephone or in writing with confirmation to remove scrap metal. The notification may include the approximate tonnage as estimated by the City and the available date. The Contractor shall be obligated to contact the PLD representative within 24 hours to schedule removal of scrap. The scrap metal must be removed in its entirety within three (3) business days from notification of availability or date available, whichever is later.

All work must be performed between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. Monday through Friday (excluding holidays) At the completion of each removal period, the Contractor shall leave the scrap storage site in a clean and orderly condition.

1.6 LOST TIME

The Contractor shall keep Public Lighting Department advised on a current basis, of the name, address and telephone number of the primary contact representative for service.

The Contractor shall furnish the Public Lighting Department all vehicles license plates, driver’s names and truck company name.

The Contractor shall make no claims for damages, lost time or extra cost due to any delays or work stoppage from any cause whatsoever, including that due to mechanical failure or breakdown of City-owned equipment or due to any change in the operation or treatment at the PLD location.

1.7 CONTACT PERSON

The Contractor shall keep PLD advised on a current basis of the name, address and telephone number of the primary contact representative of the vendor for the required services.

1.8 MEASUREMENT FOR PAYMENT

Payment(s) shall be based on the unit prices quoted by the contractor selected by the City. The quantities shall be determined from the weigh tickets and receipts from sales. Must provide receipt from the sales of scrap material to ensure adherence to quoted terms.

Each vehicle used by the Contractor for transporting material to the Contractor location may be weighed before and after unloading to determine the net tonnage being picked up. The vehicles shall be weighed on scales approved for commercial use by the State of Michigan at the vendor location.

For each trip, the empty and loaded weights of the vehicle shall be recorded on the appropriate scale ticket and the net tonnage computed. All copies of the scale tickets shall denote the time, date, weight of empty vehicle, weight of loaded vehicle, and the net tonnage of material picked up. The scale operator shall print the vehicle number of the vehicle on the ticket. For each trip, the empty and loaded vehicle shall be weighed on the same scale. Scale operator, vehicle operator and the contractor must sign the weigh tickets. The contractor must be available at the scale to verify the accuracy, if not the weigh tickets obtained form the weigh station and signed by a PLD representative shall be considered as accurate and used for computing material picked-up by the contractor.

1.9

PERCENTAGE OF REVENUE:

CONTRACTOR agrees to pay the city the specified percentage of revenue received from the sale of scrap.

1.10 PAYMENT

The Contractor agrees to make full payment Net Cash by cashier’s check, certified check or money order payable to Treasurer, City of Detroit and must be received by PLD within Five (5) business days.

1.11 ROAD AND SITES

The Contractor shall cause his employees to observe a speed limit conducive to the areas that they drive.

The Contractor shall limit the weight and loading of trucks and all other types of vehicles used in the prosecution of the work so that the maximum load shall be in conformance with the requirements of State Law and local ordinances.

The Contractor shall be responsible for cleaning up any spillage from his vehicle wherever located.

1.11.1 PRICE/QUANTITIES (Prices used are for example only. Actual price based on Comex commodity prices for the day that the scrap is collected.)

Example Item 1: If the Commodity price for Copper is $3.35/Pound and you will reimburse the City 80% of Total Sales. This would equal $3.35 X 10,000 = $35,000.00, 80% of $35,000.00 then $26,800.00 would be the Total Net Amount Reimbursed to the City of Detroit.

*Must use authorized Scrap Metal Prices (Copper, Aluminum, Lead), Detroit market. The date used shall equal the day of scrap pickup from the City of Detroit. If scrap is picked up on 1/6/2022, commodities prices effective date shall be 1/6/2022.

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GRAND TOTAL $___________

**Note: Actual quantity will vary. This amount is only used as a sample. Must submit Percentage and Sample Pricing.

1.12 AWARD

The award shall be made to the company with the highest total reimbursement

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