ITB_40100-13449_Questions_and_Comments.pdf

ITB # 40100-13449 – Amendment # 1 Page 1 of 2

STATE OF TENNESSEE

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

INVITATION TO BID # 40100-13449

AMENDMENT # 1

FOR TIRE RECYCLING AND DISPOSAL

ITB # 40100-13449 IS AMENDED AS FOLLOWS:

1. State responses to questions and comments in the table below amend and clarify this ITB.

Any restatement of ITB text in the Question/Comment column shall NOT be construed as a change in the actual wording of the ITB document.

ITB

SECTION

QUESTION / COMMENT STATE RESPONSE

Specifications 1. The trailers need to be at different facilities? How many trailers for how many days

The Contractor shall provide one trailer per TDOT facility listed in A.2 of the Specifications document.

TDOT personnel will fill the trailers with recycled tires and contact the contractor when the trailer is ready to be picked up and disposed of. The contractor shall replace the full trailer with an empty trailer of similar specification. A trailer shall be present at the TDOT locations in A.2. for tire collection for the duration of the contract.

Specifications 2. Does TDOT will dispose of the tires or will the subcontractor do it?

The Contractor is required to recycle the tires in accordance with all applicable State and Federal environmental regulations for the recycling of used tires. The Contractor is responsible for providing the State with information as to how they are accomplishing this requirement.

Specifications 3. Contractor is required to accept delivery of waste tires to the contractor's location by TDOT personnel –

What is expected by the contractor once delivery arrives at the contractor's location?

Please read the specifications in full. The awarded Contractor is responsible for recycling the used tires in accordance with State and Federal environmental regulations for the recycling of used tires.

Specifications 4. Do we hold the loaded trailer until an address is provided to deliver?

The Contractor is responsible for providing an empty trailer that meets specifications (A.3) to the locations listed in the specifications (A.2). Once contacted to retrieve the full trailer, the Contractor is responsible for determining the location to which loaded trailers should be delivered to recycle the tires in accordance with all applicable State and Federal environmental regulations for the recycling of used tires.

Specifications 5. Are there separate locations (other than 5 locations listed) for addresses where waste tires will be delivered?

Recycled tires will not be delivered to the 5 locations listed in A.2. The locations in A.2 are locations where the Contractor will deliver empty trailers for TDOT personnel to then fill with tires for the Contractor to recycle. Once the trailer is full, TDOT will contact the awarded Contractor to pick up the trailer and recycle in accordance with State and Federal regulations. Please read the specifications.

Specifications 6. Is the contractor responsible for finding a disposal location?

Yes.

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2. ITB Amendment Effective Date. The revisions set forth herein shall be effective upon release. All other terms and conditions of this ITB not expressly amended herein shall remain in full force and effect.