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HomeMy WebLinkAboutNYS DEC St. Assist Payments ELIZABETH A. NEVILLE TOWN-CLERK REGISTtL~R OF VITAL STATISTICS IVLAR~IAGE OFFICER RECORDS MANAC-EMEI,~T OFFICEi{ FREEDOM OF ]lkrFO~TIOAT OFFICER Town Hall, 53095 Main Road P.O. Box 1179 Southold, New York 11971 Fax (631) 765-6145 Telephone (631) 765-1800 southoldtown.northfork.net OFFICE OF THE TOWN CLERK TOWN OF SOUTHOLD THIS ISTO CERTIFY THAT THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTION NO. 395 OF 2002 WAS ADOPTED AT THE. REGULAR MEETING OF THE SOUTHOLD TOWN BOARD ON JUNE 18, 2002: WHEREAS the Town Board of the Town of Southold h~rein called the "Municipality" has hereby determined that certain work, as described in the State assistance application and any amendments thereof, herein called the "Project," is desirable and in public int~rest~ and WHEREAS, Title 5 of Article 54 and Title 4 of Article 56 of the Environmental Conservation has authorized State assistance payments ro municipalities for closure of muuicipal landfills by means ora written agreement and the Municipality deems it to be in the public interest and benefit under this law to apply therewith; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold That Supervisor Horton is hereby authorized and directed as the official representative to act in connection with any application between the Municipality and the State, and to provide such additional information as may be required; That one (1) certified copy of this Resolution be prepared and sent to the Director, Division of Solid & Hazardous Materials, New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, 50 Wolf Road, Albany, New York 12233-7250, together with the application; and 3, That this Resolution take effect immediately. Elizabeth A. Neville Southold Town Clerk JOSHUA Y. HORTON SUPERVISOR Town Hall, 53095 Route 25 P.O. Box 1179 Southold, New York 11971-0959 Fax (631) 765-1823 Telephone (631) 765-1889 OFFICE OF THE SUPERVISOR TOWN OF SOUTHOLD July 1, 2002 Resource Management Section Bureau of Program Management Division of Solid & Hazardous Materials NYS DEC 625 Broadway - Floor 9 Albany, NY 12233-7250 Dear Mr. Hammond: Re.~ Environmental Conservation Law, Article 54, Title 5 Non-Hazardous Municipal Landfill Closure Projects Contract for State Assistance Payments for Municipal Landfill Closure Projects Southold Landfill (Phase 2), Suffolk County With regard to the above-referenced project, enclosed please find the following: Five executed and notarized original copies of the proposed contract between the DEC and the Town of Southold for State Assistance. One original copy has been retained for our files. Please note that on each contract the former Supervisor's (Jean Cochran] name has been replaced with the current Supervisor's (Joshua Horton) name and each change has been initialed. Five original certified resolutions of the Sonthold Town Board adopted June 18, 2002 in which the Supervisor ~s authorized and directed as the official representative to act in connection with any application between the Municipality and the State. Should you require additional information, please contact my office. Sincerely, /3oshua Sup ; o on / /rbw New York State 'Department of Environmental Conservation New York sfat~,'~h'eir:odmental C~)ns~r~aI ~fi LaW!,~(~L)~"A~i~I~, 54, ~tle ~ Non~Zardous Municipal'~ndffll .C~s~re pro~OC~' Contract ~or 8mte~ssist~nc~ ~avm,fit~ For ~fiicipal: landfill ClOsure project~,; This is acontract made under Article 54 of the Environmental Conservation Law BETWEEN The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (Hereinafter referred to as the "Department") with offices at 625 Broadway,;9~,Floor, Albany, NY 12233-7250 AND The Town of So-uthold (hereinafter referred to as the "Municipality") with offices at 53095 Main,Road Southold', NY 11971 Page 1 of 12 WHEREAS, the State Legislature has determined that the existenca of inadequately closed landfills is a significant threat to New York State's environment; and WHEREAS, the Department is authorized by Article 54 of the New York State Environmental Conservation Law to enter into contracts on behalf of the State to provide State Assistance to Municipalities; and WHEREAS, the Municipality has applied for State Assistance for their Municipal Landfill Closure Project; and WHEREAS. the Municipality agrees to undertake all work and to comply with all terms and conditions of this contract; and WHEREAS. the Municipality has filed with the Department a duly adopted resolution authorizing it to make an application and to enter into and execute this contract for the purpose of receiving State Assistance; and WHEREAS, the Municipality represents that it has the legal status necessary to enter into this contract and has authorized the person signing this contract to do so, as evidenced by attached certified resolution of the Municipality's governing body; and WHEREAS, the Municipality agrees that it will fu~nd i'~s.pR¢i0n cost of the Municipal Landfill Closure Project; and WHEREAS, the Department's execution of this contract is made in reliance upon the information provided by, and representations of, the Municipality in its application papers and in this contract; and WHEREAS, the Municipality has an obligation to close its landfill under the permit condition, administrative order, or court order creating the obligation; and WHEREAS, the 'Municipality is compliant with and commits to continue to comply with the requirements for State Assistance to Municipalities established under Article 54 of the-ECL and. 6-N¥CRR ............ Subpart 360-9; NOW, THEREFORE, The Departmentand the Municipality agree as follows: 1. Definition~ A. Terms used in this contract nave the same meaning as set forth in 6 I~I¥CRR Part 360 and Article 54 of the ECL. B. I~ add!tion~ ~he fbliOWin~:terms in th:is core'tract have the,,fellowing meanihgS: (I) "Con{rector" in ApPendices A and B means the Municipality; (11) "P Kd '' ' Mu~ni~!p,aJity;a es, m Appendtcesl. ,A and. B~,,means the Department and. ~ the "Proj~ect' me, ans the,MunJcipat Landfill Qosure Proje~ of the ,Mdn c pa ~,~: (IV) "Muri~ipal, l~n'dfill_Cle,s,ure PrejectWork Plan"~rrr~cat~s a dbcument whict~rO¢~e~ ~heidu. e of,comp, et. on ~or (V) "Re Urse~en~,,~' ']" ~' ~-,~.'" ~, ,-~-,!~4.. ' ., rn~ ...... pp4ca.~or, Sc....,d.fln provides ~.~ sohedL. 16 f(;r r~,:r',~)~,, s,';r.~en[ a'pp.ic~Jor:s (See ~ttachment No, 2);; , (VI) "State Ass, is~ance~ ~eans any money provided as'.a reimbursement under Titl6 5;of.~f~;fe 54 of the ECL; (VII) "Eligible O0stsf' ~e~ns the Capital cost of a Mun.icipal ,Landfill ¢lo~ure, Prbjeet as defined in. 6 NYCRR Sect on~360-9.6, eligible &nd'ine!~gfb~ costs; and (VIII) Landfill Cl~SUre~ite,~.",as, defined by6N¥CRR,Bart360,-9.2(B)(4) means the part ~f (he d sP°sa fac ty be ng cl~,s~d 4n4e~h s contract. 2. State Assistance The Department agrees to reimburse one half [fifty percent) of the Municipality's eligible costs for the Municipal Landfill Closure ,Project, The Department's reimbursement to the Municipality under this contract, however, must no~ exceed the sum of. Eight hundred sixty-seven thousand five hundred dollars and no cents ($867.500) Only those costs incurred during the term of this contract are eligible reimbursement. The Municipality iseligible to receive a maximum of $2 million.,for the closure of the entire site, as defined by 6 NYCRR Part 360~1.2(B)(154), regardless of whether or not the landfill is being closed in phases. Page 3 of 12 B. The Municipality agrees to: (I) complete the Project in accordance with ptans and reports as approved by the Department; (Il) Perform the closure work according to the attached schedule of completion (See Attachment No. 1); (Ill) File progress reports at the intervals stipulated in the attached schedule (See Attachment No. 3); (IV) Submit to the Department all Project changes which may substantially alter the nature or scope of the Project and affect the Municipality's ability to comply with all applicable laws and regulations; and (V) Stop receiving solid waste at the landfill closure site within 18 months following the approval date of the application for State Assistance. State Assistance payments will be made to the Municipality in installments as listed in the Reimbursement Application Schedule (See Attachment No. 2), which is attached and is cart of this contract. Reimbursement claims must be made On a New York State Aid Voucher and must be accompanied with adequate documentation as outlined in Appendix C. The Department will retain ten percent (10%) of each payment made to the Municipality. The retainage (10%) is to be paid to the Municipality when the Department corr 2letes its final inspection and approves the Project as complete. If additional State Assistance monies become available for the closure of' the landfill and the Municipality does not have a contract for the full amount for which it is legally entitled, then the Department may take reasonable and appropriate action to amend the amount of State Assistance payable under this contract to the Municipality. If the Municipality fails to comply with the terms of this contract, or with any applicable State and Federal laws and regulations, or (I) Fails to complete the Project as planned; (Il) Fails to proceed with the Project as scheduled; (111) Faits to file progress reports at the intervals stipulated in the attached Schedule (See Attachment No. 3); (IV) Changes the Project in any way that will substantially alter the nature or scope of the Project; or, (V) Transfers the ownership of the landfill orany portion of the landfill without advance wdtten approval from the Department; Then the Department will notify the Municipality of such failure. Page 4 of 12 The Department will pet thereasor~s for'the failure determination in Wdting and will allow the Municipality a period of time (to be determined bythe Department and stated in the letter of'failure determination) to correct the failure. The Department will withhold all future State Assistance payments under this ,'contractuntil the failure has been corrected to the satisfaction of the Department. If the failure i~s not corrected within the time pedod established by the Department, then:.tf~e Department will notity the'Municipality that it i~'in breach of ~o,dt~abt. If the MUnicipality,is,ip breach of contract, then the Municipality ragre ,6e t~immediately repay to tl~e Department any State Assistance monies received I~y the Mur~icfpality uhder this..co, ntract, plus appropr ate ntarest, as p,.m., d,.,,., b; ........ h,, ,.luq.c,:,,... · / ,... s ,o. epay the State, Assistance w~thln , . ........ : ~. i,; , ,u ,=es that the. Depart,men1: ma~ftake · ; . ,, . ......... .~ .......c,./.,.y, of.ut~repaldStateAss!~arrce mc;Jcl-g :u,lt rut l..:'i:.:;d ~o, I:'.c deduct'n:~ o?monies fr0m other:S, tate·flr[anc[at: Municipal Cost Recovery from Other Sources A. The Mup[clpa!f~ agrees~to~tak, e all reasonable steps to recover Its Project costs from,~dth~'seurces add:to assist i~ its effort to recover the State'~ Project coSts fJ~dm 0tf~er Sources, B. At the Dep~e,~t*s (eqq,~st, the Municipality taus1 provide the Department with docume~idh ~t~isteps taken unSer subparagraph A ab~0~e; C. The estimated eJigible cost of the Prej.,e, ct, upon which State Assistance is calculated, mU~not nclUde ahy costs Which are paid or committed tO the Municipality fertile Munj~:ipal Landf O osure Project from other sources. grants. ~;'"¢. r 'natar":., ,:, ,.o. '" byt~e ( ....i ...... .::mo:, c,:'iq.?..ed soil, that is received Janafi!~, after the landfi]t.:~as' cea~d accepting waste for the purpp ,s,e of ach e~ing closure grades~ The Municipality must proyide the Department With timely notice of any costs paid o~ cbm~tted 't6 the Mu nicipality for the Municipal Landfill'" Closure Projec~ from oth'er Sources. If there ale an~r~payments made or committed to the Muni~;ipalfty for the Municipal Landfill Closure Project from other sources which were not included in the, calculation of State Assistance, then the amount of State Assistance will';be recalculated accordingly and the Munidpality must repay to the St~ta the amount by which the State pay?ant exEi~edS the reca cu atad State Assistance. ~ - Page 5 of 12 If the Municipal~ fails to repay the State Assistance within 365 days of notificafion, the Municipality agrees that the Department may take any lawful measure relating to the recovery of unrepaid State Assistance including, but not limited to, the deduction of monies from other State financial aid to the Municipality. 4. Proiect Insurance The Municipali[Y agrees that it wilt require each Project consultant, Project contractor and Project subcontractor to secure and deliver to the Municipality appropriate policies of insurance issued by an ~nsurance company licensed to do business in the State. These policies must name the Municipality as an additional insured, with appropriate limits, covering contractor's public liability and property damage insurance, contractor's contingency liability insurance "all-risk" insurance and worker's compensation for the Project. The Municipality Will require that copies of the applicable insurance policies be made available to the Department for review upon request. The Municipality must require each Project construction contractor and Project subcontractor to provide specific performance ana payment bonds each in amounts not less than the contractor'~s or subco.ntractor's contract price. These bonds must remain in effect for one year beyond the date of final inspection and acceptance by the Municipality of any work under such contract. The Municipality must participate in the Flood Insurance Program if any permanent construction is located in a flood hazard area delineated ey the Federal Department of Housing and Urban Development 5. Proiect Management The Municipality agrees that it will complete the Project irt'accordance with .................. the Municipal Landfill Closure Project Work Plan (See Attachment No. 1), plans and specifications, and any amendments approved by the Department or approved by a court having the appropriate jurisdiction. B. The Municipality agrees to develoo and submit to the Department an approvable Project Management Plan by N/A The Project Management Plan will descdbe the MuniSipality's Project management structure, personnel qualifications, procedures for field oversight and the specific recordkeeping, cost accounting and cost control responsibilities and procedures used to: (I) Identify all eligible arfd ineligible costs and segregate each category of costs in separate accounts; and to (11) maintain adequate accounting and fiscal records which show the receipt and expenditure of all monies for the Project. These records must be made available for. audit by the Department and/or the State Comptroller for a period of six years after the final payment for this Project. Page 6of 12 The Project Management Plan must be approved by the Department before any State Assistance payments are made to the Municipality. C. The Municipality will permit,the Department to participate in all its .,m, eetings' ancf conferences WI[h ¢espect to)tf~e l~r~ject. Upon~ reques~from the'De~artmeft;'the M~n cip~iity m~st submit:t~:~e Department repo~; docdm~e,n, ts; data, ~ont~aett]~l documents, adm nistr~t v~ records and other iii'form~t,bn Per~rient to t ques,.on and l.hat the work c~-'.r: !;o mar6 ecoromical[v or; ." 2me:y basis by ,tho '.ese .of~,,be M:mic:paF,.y's or::~!oyoes. &'r'v wo"k o.~ r:b,-; (;(' by he ?, L li6: ;nil V'S -malarias 'v:;ich foes nnt~ - .t;¢e.v.; ,',. h.ef. D(..'~3¢..I'..P.. ~..pal~)',¢l ~.'.lh w'iLo2 .Dep',..'ir~.:ne:;~ auprov;2i is g~vc2 ~o use :he ML;:ic:,:~c.:i.;.'s e>f~dloyr;os 'o: a spoclf:¢;d task or activity, th,.;!M,.::~ic!p8!;i7 mus: :~;~::~ :[gin suc!:~ i:ecorcs as ';.he.Dr-:par'c'nc:'~t wiS: :'.~)¢.,.li,r o :a doct.l.r,~ei';t. ;:~eso c,'3,$.s. ' . e ~..t.~ ~Cl!.~,,?~ ....IS. ~,~. · ~ ~S I( , .el .q ce . C~ s., :~.> .ne .... e aT No,, Y,,,K. I'i3eJfcensed ~, of, ,-, ~ ,,, ~ .¥~,,~ .,;ii ¢,ppr,s ,:~ ,.(,,',,.~ d,:, .,,,'; w..I. Do:;r-'.rene;L :.',pprovec :~ir~rs al'e, s,'..oc,i~c;.:,':d~;s.' spo(¢."icsl:o:ls.~]'t~e Mt:ric.:~ali:'.,: flrt;'er a,'.;reos ~o a~v'~.:rd Froje$!'con:.-r~cls w;thin a R)r.:scca;bL,; -'.ime Tha M; m'cL'.mlity ~';,zr,'~:x-. "o resolve a!] bJd~protests and to notJf'¢ the Df;pr.;n:Tle:~t or each bid Ul'O[s~i and bow itwas resolved. Tbs M~nJcip3J~[' rc~pi;eSSn{.~ '.!':~;i"i~ ':~s~s ~'will,~btain,.the ttle t~,or s~fficient interest in :!~e Pro!ecl s.[c. ir'cludi"lg dglit~-,of~.~y an¢ ~eces~Cy . ea~ements,.b¢[ore, the' start of c.o, n~ruct~o~ to ensure undistur]~ed use and pos:sessi0n',b~ eug00Ses df construcl~fon and ~bmplet~on of the Project. The Municipality agrees that it is fully resp~nsible.for the mai~enance and monitoring of The Municipality agrees that all ~vor.k performed in re[ation to the Project by the Mui~lcip~lity or ,its ~agent§~ reeresentatives, or contractors will conform to applicable, F',~deral, State a:n~l Local laws, ordinances, rules and regulations an~,standarcJs. Page7 of 12 6. Inspection The Municipality' wil! provide the Department unrestricted access to field work dudng the preparation and progress of the Project. The Municipality will require that ail contracts and subcontracts relating to the Project will contain provisions for unrestricted access and inspection by the Department. Facilities by the Department or equipment purchased with State Assistance provided under this contract will, upon request, be made available for Department inspection at any reasonable time by the Municipali~. The Municipality agrees to notify the Department when the Project is complete. The Department will when the final written Project certification is received from the Municipality. conduct a final inspection to vedfy if the completed Project meets all applicable laws and regulations and contract requirements. Additional Obliqafions and Responsibilities of the Municipality The Municipality agrees to be in substantial compliance with its obligation to close the landfill and to waive any right to assistance under Section 27-1313 of the Environmental Conservation Law. The Municipality agrees not to construct a new landfilI over the landfill closed under this contract and to monitor and maintain this closed landfill in accordance with all applicable Department regulations effective at the date of this contract. If a Municipality closes its landfill in phases, the Municipality agrees to close all subsequent phases of this facility in accordance with Department regulations for new landfills which are in effect at least six months before the subsequent phase becomes inactive. 8. Signs In recognition of the State Assistance provided under this contract for the Project, the Municipalit"y shall ensure that any identifying signs that relate to this Project will note that portions of the Project are assisted by the State of New York. 9. No Waiver of Remedies The Municipality shall not be required to make any demand upon, pursue or exhaust any of its rights or remedies against the State. The State shall not be required to make any demand ~ ~on, pursue or exhaust, any of its rights or remedies against the Municipality. A delay or omission by the State ortho Municipality in exercising any dght under this'centra~hall not operate as a waiver of that dght or any other right under this contract. A waiver on any occasion shall not be construed as a bar to or a waiver of any dght and/or remedy on any other occasion. No waiver or consent is binding unless it is in writing and executed by the Department and the Municipality. Page 8 of 12 10. Appendices and Attachments Appendix A, "Standard Clauses for All New York State Contracts,' and ' Appendix B, "Standard Clauses for All New York, S~tat. e,~Departrnent of Enwronmental Conservat~or! contracts are attachedand madea part of 4h~s,~: co'ct, Add~onal a~tachments Identified ~n th~s contra~are attached and made ia part:0fthis contract. ~ 11. Totality of Contract: Separability ~ This contract cor~ains the p[oyisions conditions and promises agreed to ibetWee~,(' ,~ parties. '],f any, Part,of this,Con,tract is held to be invalid or ~, e or ,¢, . . , , or .,~. ( ce. ,. ,, s..c .... netaffeis'[the-. ~. roi la '1~. or or i' i COP~;&!C.: I I is COrl.:ac, w!l. ,.m¢,!f. '1,-.::¢ ~:s .['the Iq,V~ld o~ br'e '1.o.,.,.~.,.~1o .),.ri h¢.d ~.o bo,. co .~,,,...c .... 12; Term:and Effectl,,ve'Date The.teri:rj:~ this coptrayt.,wil! be J:i~om April 1, 1993 to 12131/03~ This contracb - ~i[I be ¢ffOCt~o~u~61'i~,~ippr~val and :fi ing I~ the S~te Comptroller in aco'ordance w~th Section, 1 1;2-of the State Finance Law. 13. Amendments This contract including the attached Appendices and Attachments may only be amended;by a Written instrument signed by beth parties and approved by the State Comptroller. 14. Authorized Representative for the Department The Department's authorized, representative for the implementation of this contract and f_or approval and direction called for in this con. tract is the Director of - the Division 0f Solid & Hazardous Materials, or his designee. Whenever it is provided in this contract that notice must be given or other communications sent to the Department, the notices or communications will be delivered or sent to: New 'York State Department of Environmental Conservation Division of Solid & Hazardous Materials 625 Broadway - 9zn Floor Albany, New York 12233-7250 Attention: Director, Division of Solid & Hazardous Materials Page 9 of 12 t5. Authorized Representative for the Municipality The Municipality authorized representative for tj~e impJ~mentation of this contract is: Joshua_.Y~ Plort Name: ~°Sr~upervisor ,~/-¢_~ Whenever it is provided in this contract that notre must be given or other communications sent to the Municipality, the notices or communications witl be de[ivered or sent to: Municipality: Town of Southold 53095 Main Road Southoid, NY 11971 Attention:~,,-' ........... ..~,,,~,, Joshua Y. Horton Supervisor 16. Affirmative Action ,.~ The Municipality is requested to comply with the intent of the Affirmative Action provisions contained in Executive Law, Article 15-A and ECL Sections 52-0t 11 and 52-0113. The Municipality is requested to include language contained in Appendix B. Clause VII in all contracts awarded for this project. Page 10of12 LANDFILL CLOSURE PROGRAM STATE ASSISTANCE CONTRACT r ; SIGNATURE PAGE Municipality: Town of Southold Conti'act No. C300886 i IN WITNESS WH.EI~EOF the:'p~rties haY9 hbreuntp b~; their representative~i"i!'. 8ur!~/authorized io~$et ~;hei~ ha:r{d§:and'Seats the day an~d'year appearing opposite . . ~heir respective signatures. : t M UN [CIPA~TY SIGNATURE: J" '. ~' BY~ti~e. sigriature, l~ereu~der, the~Mun cipal ~ represents i:h~t: it-has the I~. lo(.,,, , ,..~s o ,eo~,. ~ t~ en v Lo s con~C~and tha~i~the persSh~sLg~m~._ .. ~ · [ authorized :o co so as evidenced bv .i~o resolution of its [eg:~slative body att~choc h~:e'.o. Autb(~fized;il~ePresentative (Sighature) (Title) Supervisor (Typed Name) Dated: MUNICIPALITY CERTIFICATION: State of New York ) ) SS.: County of Suffolk ) On this ~ Day of ~'~¢UL. ,20 Joshua Y. Herren Before me personally,came ~,'Supervisor (List Name and Title) of the Town of Southold (List political subdivision or agency Of the political subdivision) The political subdivision or agency thereof described in and which executed The above instrument: By Authority of , ~f~O~'~.~ ~::¢ (Attached cer[ified eopy of order, resolution, or the ordinance authorizing execution of this contract) of said political subdivision, and that (s)He signed his/her name by that authority. MELANIE DOROSKI ~IOTARYPUBUC, State of New Yo~ No. 01 D04634870 ~lified in ~uffotk County*;. ~*nn*~n Exp~es N OT~RY PUBLIC 11 of t2 Municipality: Town of Southold Contract No. C300886 New York State Department of Environmental Conservation Agency Certification: "In addition to the acceptance of this contract, I also certify that the original signature pages will be attached to all other exact copies of this contract." AGENCY SIGNATURE: Dated: Approved as to Form: ATTORNEY GENERAL'S SIGNATURE: Dated: COMPTROLLER'S SIGNATURE: Dated: Page 12 of I2 Attachment No. 1 ~lew York'State Department o~ EnvironrdSntal Conservation :New ¥~rk State Environmental Consecration Law (ECL) Article 54, Title 5i Non-HazardOus Municipal Landfill Closure Projects Contracf: for State Assistance Payments For, Municipal bandfili"Ciobure Projects State Assistance Municipal Landfill Closure Program ,(6 NYCRR Su ~,par[ 360--9 Revised December' 14, 1994 and September 29 '1997) MUNICIPAL LANDFILL CLOSURE PROJECT WORK PLAN Facility Name: Southold Landfill Facility ID #: 52S17 Facility Location: County Road 48, Cutchoque, NY County: Suffolk Facility Owner: Town of Southold Facility Operator: Staqe Perform Closure Investigation Perform Closure Investigation Report Begin Date End Date (12/94) Page I of 2 Municipal Landfill Closure Project Work Plan (cont'd) STAGE Prepare Closure Plan Perform Vector Remediation, if required Construct Leachate Collection System, if requireC Construct Gas Venting Layer and Gas Collection/Control System ConsTruct Barrier Layer Construct Barrier Protection Layer Construct Topsoil Layer Establish Vegetative Cover Prepare Construction Certification Report BEGIN DATE 30~30/00 03~30/00 04~30~00 04/30/00 04/30/00 09~30/00 END DATE 07/30/00 07/30/00 08/24/00 08/31/00 98/31/00 11/30/00 Page 2 of 2 Attachment Nb. 2 New ¥orK~ate ,Department of Environmental Conservalion Ne~ York State, Environmental Conservat on Law' (ECL), Article 54, Title 5, ,Non-Haza~dousMunicipa~ Landfill Closure P~-ojebts Contract for Sta~e Assistance Payments for Munic pa Landfi ! C osure Projects REIMBURSEMENT APPLICATION SCHEDULE Milestone Contract Execution Installation of Barrier Layer Submiff. aJ of Closure Certification Completion Date Date of Comptroller's Signature 07/30/00 11/30/00 Attachment No. 3 New~;orl~ State Department of Environmental Conservation New ¥ork Stat,e. Environmer~tal Conservation ~aw (ECL), Article 54, Title' 5, Non-Hazardous Municipal Landfi 'C osure Projects Contract for State Ass stance Paymeqts f~r Mu~clpe~l Lar~dfi[I Closure Projects PROGRESS REPORT SCHEDULE Milestone Contract Execution Installation of Barder Layer Submittal of Closure Certification Completion Date Date of Comptroller's Signature 07/30/00 11 ~30~00 ~TANDARD. CLAusES fOR ALL NEW YORK STATE CONTRACTS The parties to the attached contract, license, ':. J V'(;~. ?()i4.Y. ( ~ \i S.r'...h' :.r.,',,':,,:..'.,".. v.'" ,~ :::.., :~c'JIt'~;?,.'. J!,;~, :h:,'~:::l",".'" ',!l,., .i:~d :~.. ,'.;: '!;. . ~ ~ . \(')%-A-;{<H,NMh\I. (:1'~:1 M--. I.' : ' ' ' '' ': :1'.: \ I.c .. ;- ~ .ol; .';-' .~l:.i..' ,'i..",'.: ::! .'- ...... · .... OV. AL tn accordance ~ance Law (;or, if this of x;...., x o"!,! .-,'c.'do;: .:-.- e;' ':~oa 621~ of the i','l.¢d;;ol, I I"... i '. ,., ¢;',.r::,' ~xc~.eds.$1~,000 (or ::'c I:';'l;" :?:'.'ed !,, b~'ttie Officeofth6 .. ;'or '":~.. r,'l .... q,. .......... , ,al&$tatm:ory sometbm~:otJ ~4han:mon.~,y when Lhe value or ~,~eC~ ,~¢ oI sncia ¢o~ldcraaon i1~ '~ S'I~ not be vahd~ effecUve or =~te ~ it h,,~s b~r~a~ pprov~ed bY the this conu:acz ~ ~ae, v~M ,and of no force and ~fect tmless ~¢, ~'a~t,or ~na!~ ~;-awde and ma,ntam covqrage dm~ ~ejh~e ~f~s ~ont~act for the,benefit of s~ch Cml:~[~; ~e~! td be covered by the pro~isio~ )~,5~.ofk;~s' ,C ~mp~censation Law. 5. NON-DISCRIM1NATION REOCqREM~NTSi in ac~?c~a~ce~with ~d'Fed~ stamm~ ~d ~o~fimfion~ non- · s~afion pro~siom, ~e C~tor ~ not ~c~ ag~t ~y e~loxee or app~c~t for o .,,: I.. L,', ' ..~, ..,',~.~ , ....... ~,, d..u ......x,'~,. ~ ']9' . . . : :. .... . :.~ .~.~,...'L ' , :, . . . ] accor~e Law, if without collusion aimed at restricting competition. Contractor further warrants that, at the time Contractor subm/tted its bid, an authorized and responsible person executed and delivered to the State a non-collusive bidding certification on Con, actor's behalf. 8. INTERNATIONAL BOYCOTT PROHIBITION. In accordance with Section 220-f of the Labor Law and Section 139-h of the State Finance Law, if this contract exceeds $5,000, the Conuacrer agrees, as a material condition of the contract, that neither the Contractor nor any substantially owned or affiliated person, firm, partnership or corporation has participated, is participating, or shall participate in an international boycott m violation of the federal Export Administration Act of 1979 (50 USC App. Sections 2401 er seq.) or regulations thereUnder. If such Contractor, or any of the aforesaid affiliates of Contractor, is convicted or is otherwise found to have violated said laws or regulations upon the f'mal determination of the United States Commerce Department or any other appropriate agency of the United States subsequent to the contractors execution, such contract, amendment-or mo dification thereto shall berendered forfeit and void. The Contractor shall so notify the State Comptroller within five (5) business days ofanch conviction, determination or disposition of appeal (2NYCRR 105.4). 9. SET-OFF'RIGHTS. The State shall have all of its common law, equitable and statutory rights of set-off. These rights shall include, but not be 1/mired to_ the State's upti6n to withhold for the purposes of set-off any moneys due to the Contractor under th/s contract up m any mounts due and owing to the State with regard m this conunct, any other conuract with any State deparuuent or agency, including any contract for a ~enn commencing prior to the term of this contract. plus any mounts due and owing to the State for any other reason including, without limitation, mx delinquencies, fee del'mquencies or monetarypenalties relative thereto. The State shall'exercise/ts set-off fights in accordance with normal State practices including, in cases of set-off pursuant to an audit_ the ftnalization of such audit by the State agency, irs representatives, or the State Comptroller. 10. RECORDS The Contractor shall establish and maintain complete and accurate books, records, documents, accounts and other evidence directly pertinent to performance under this contract (hereinafter, collectively, "the Records"). The Records mst be kept for the balance of the calendar year in which they were made and for six (6) additional years thereafter. The State Comptroller, the Attorney General and any other person or entity anthorized to cOnduct an examination, as welt as the agency or agencies involved in this conu'act, shall have access to the'Records during normal business hours at an office of the Contractor within the State of New York or, if no such office is available, at a mutually agreeuble and masomble venue within the State, for the term specified above for the purposes of inspection, auditing and copying. The State shall take reasonable steps re protect fi:om public disclosure any of the Records which are exempt from disclosure under Section 87 of the Public Officers Law (the "Statute") provided that: (i) the Contractor shall timely kfform an appropriate State official, in writing, that said records should not be disclosed: and (ii) said r~cords shall be sufficiently identified; and (iii) designation of said records as exempt under the Statute is reasonable. Nothing contained herein shall diminish, or in any way adversely affect, the State's right to discovery in any pending or furore litigation. 11. IDENTIFYING INFORMATION AND PRIVACY NOTIFICATION. (a) FEDERAL EMPLOYER IDENTIFICATION NUMBER and/or FEDERAL SOCIAL SECLrRITY NUMBER. All invoices or New York State standard vouchers subrdtted for payment for the sale of goods or services or the lease of real ar personal property to a N~w York' State agency must include the payee's identification number, i.e., the sellers or lessor's identification number. The number is either the payee's Federal employer identification number or Federal social security number, or both such numbers when the payee has both such numbers. Failure to include this number or numbers may delay payment. Where the payee does not have such number or numbers, the payee, on us invoice urNew York State standard voucher, must give thereason or reasons why the payee does not have such number or numbers. 03) PRIVACYNOTIFICATION. (1)Theauthorityur request the above personal thformation from a seller of goods or services or a lessor of real or personal proper~y, and the authority to maintain such information, is fouud in Section 5 of the State'Tax Law. Disclosure of this information by the seller or lessor to the Stateis manc[atory. The principal purpose for which the information is collected is to e~uble the State to identify individuals, businesses and others who have been delinquent in filing mx returns or may have understated their tax liabilities and to generally identify persons affected by the taxes administered by the Commissioner of Taxation and Finance. The information will be used for tax administration purpose and for any other purpose authorized by law, (2) The personal information is requestec[ by the purchasing urfit of the agency contracting m purchase the goods or services or lease "the real or personal property covered by this contract or lease. -The information is mainm/ned in New York State's Central Accounting System by the Director of Accounting ~erat~ons~ Office oFthe, Slate C,omptrollcr~ Albany New York 1'223~.~ 12. EQUAD'EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES OR IViINORi~tI~S AND WOMEN. In accordance w/Th Section 3 I2 of the Executive law, if this comract is: (i) a written agre ,e~nea~ or purchase order coi~'. ' ' , - .: · .:~. , ;. .¢ - .. .... . a ac~d wlll~,~,~lehe!0roms~onsof a, b and a ~, m eV~comraet over $25,000.00 for the cor~tra'c~on, d~raolitio~; r~placemant, major repak, renovation, plarmSng or desiLm of real property and /mprovemems thereon (.the Work) except where the Wdrk is for The beneficial use of the Con~aeror. Section 312 does no~ apply to: (i). work, goods or servicesdmrelated to this, contract; or (ii) mnployment outside New York State; or (iii) 1/ank&~g services, collier ,. ~ ~ ,,, ~.....~:!,,.~ ,.:..1.~ ~ ,: .,, ,.h,... ('k,,m,:c,0r '.,. ,1: rd:'!i:~.ie!'.- '. !)":i'~h',t.'Mi,{,,",",',.. . .,. I .. -(_'_(ix.. '?.~_, i\t~!,...~: i{'~.'1<.. 14. GOVER_NINO: I~AW, ms ~ontract S",;'1 ",: :. "', ,~"':, ,: ~![ ~ \"i:~."12 ~'~. i- '~ 0 '1."~2 SI;L~ r ~w to ~e ex~nt~cd by law ~ ~ ce ........ h .... ., ,.. i..~,:, ,, :dv::..:,l'>r., c where smmro~ly a~ed), but must, msr~ be herod ~ a co~ df c0~et~tj~s~on of ~e 17. SER~ O~*~PROCESS~ h hd~oa to ~e me,ods of s~cg ~o~ed By ~e StYe Ci~l tO ~, rem Tece~t ~0~6~ Se~e~heremder ~ be co~tete~9~ C~sacm~ceipt of Process or upon ~e 8~e'~ rec~Pt of ~e re~ ~ereof by ~e U~ted Sm~ ~os~ S~ce ~ rehsed or ~de~v~ab~.~ C~h~emr m~ promptly no~ ~e S~te, m ~g, of ea~d ev~ tinge of ad.ess to which semce ofpm~ss c~ be~de. Semceby ~e State to ~e l~st ~{~;ad&ess sh~ b~ s~ciem. Con. actor ~11 ~v~ ~ 00) ealan~ ~ aft~ semce h~e~d~'is ~lete ~ w~ch to respond. 18. PROHIBITION ON PURCHASE OF TROPICAL HARDWOODS. The Contractor certifies and warrants that all wood products to be used under this conuact award will be in accordance with, butnot limitedto, the specifications and provisions of State Finance Law §165. (Use of Tropical Hardwoods) which prohibits purchase and use of tropical hardwoods, unless specifically exempted, by the State or any governmental agency or political subdivision or public benefit corporation. Qualification for an exemption under this law will be the responsibility of the conu'actor to estabhsh to meet with the approval of the State. In addition, when any portion of this contract involving the use of woods_ whether supply or installation, is to be performed by any subcontractor, the prime Contractor will indicate and certify in the submitted bid proposal that the subcontractor bas been informed and is in compliance with specifications and provisions regarding use oftropiealbardwoods as detailed in § 165 State Finance Law. Any such use must meet with the approval of the State, otherwise, the bid may not be considered responsive. Under bidder certifications, proof of qualification for exemption will be the respons~flity of the Contractor to meet with the approval of the State. 19; MACBRIDE FAIR EMPLOYMENT PRINCIPLES. In accordance with the MacBride Fair Employment Prmciples (Chapter 807 of the Laws of 1992), the Contractor hereby stipulates that the ContractOr either (a) has no business operations m Northern Ireland. or ~) shall take lawful steps/n good faith to conduct any business operations in Northern Ireland in accordance with the MacBi-ide Fair Employment Principles (as described inSection 165 of the New 'York State Finance Law), and shall permit independent mohitoring of compliance with such principles. 20. OMNIBUS PROCUREMENT ACT OF 1992. is the pol/cy of New York State to maximize opportunities for the participation of New York State business enterprises, including minority and women- owned business enterprises as bidders, subcontractors and suppliers on its procurement conuaers. Information on the availability of New York State subcdn~cactors and supplims is available from: Deparanem of Economic Developmem Division for Small Business 30 South Pearl Street Albany, New York 12245 Tel. 518-292-5220, A directory, of certified minority and women-owned business enterprises is available from: Department of Economic Development Minority and Women's Business Development .Division 30 South Pearl Street Albany, New York 12245 http:l/w~-.empire.state.nv.us The Omnibus Procurement Act of t 992 requires that by signing this bid proposal or contract, as applicable, Contractors certify that whenever the total bid amount is greater than $1 million: (a) The Contractor has made reasouable efforts m encourage the participanon of New York State Business Enterprises as suppliers and subeontractors, including certified minor/tX and women-owned business enterprises, on this project, and has retained the documentation of these efforts to be provided upon request to the State: (bi The Contractor has complied with the Federal Equal OpporUmity Act of 1972 (P.L. 92-26}), as amended; (c) The Contractor agrees to make reasonable efforts to provide notification to New York State residents of employment opportunities on this project through listing any such positions with the JobS ervice Division of th~ New York State Department of Labor. or provid/ng such notification in such manner as is consistent with ex/sting collective barganfmg contracts or agreements. The Contractor agrees to document these efforts and to provide said documentation to the State upon request; and (d) The Contractor acknowledges notice that the State may seek to obtain offset credits from foreign countries as a result of this contract and agrees ro coupemte with tba State in these efforts, 21 RECIPROCITY AND SANCTIONS PROVISIONS. Bidders are hereby notified that if their principal place of business is located in a state that penalLzes New York State vendors, and if the goods nr services they offer will be substautially produced or performed outside New York State, the Omnibus Procurement Act 1994 amendments (Chapter 684, Laws of 1994I reqmre that they be denied contracts which they would otherwise obtain. Contact the Department of Economic Develupmem, Divis/on for Small Bnshiess, 30 South Pearl Street;, Albany New York 12245, for a current list of states subject to tiffs provision. Revised August 2000 APPENDIX B Standard Clauses for All New York State Department of Environmental ConServation Contracts The -I':d!-h,.'.,:..'c.."r ' ,," ' ,' , .... ," .. ..... .8...,~a ~ ....... ~ .. ~. ..... . , ~.~.~< ~.. , '~ ,.j . ~ .,[ .,.. ,~. lz~ ~,.~ .' '~.~% .., ~.~ . , , ' . ~! ..,~,~-~' ,~ ~'-.~"' ...... ' " ., .... . ~ ~,a~ ~,~..*~.., ,. .~. . · ..t.d ..., '. ,~, ,,,,, ~',.,,~,.' ~ ,d.-,-,...~.-,,r ,',, .... , ,.~.,.,' .(' , , , .c~.. [~, ~,:... ~ IlL ( on !1~1% Intbre~l' ()r ~ ....... To ~ besro~ org~afio~ co. ct,of ~ems~ ,~ ~n ~e~ or .... ~'T .;.:,&,~'.~ · . "4.. , - ..[ ~. ..~,.., ,. '...J~ ~ .~, .: . · ,':' ",', 't4"'[~,t~'~ ' "E't %> .', ..... .'~ '~''~'~' ~' :" "~C;~",~Ji'' ,. . J'~'} u- · ~.1. ,~ "¢ : ' ~,:, .c.'. ,, ..~ c..'.:c':~'~:~:l'~.,:?~: ~..: :-::'~.c... (:', I. ,' ' . "{ ' ',.." ' o.'1,'..:.~i~¢ ~"~" ..... ,,' ,r.'..~'" (!) A..m. ~..l&..... c. ~ ..... e ..... r,.~... App. B 4/17/00 Page 1 such conffict The Deparmaent will notify the Conh'actor of the appropriate action te be taken. (2) Tire Contractor agrees to advise all manage-recur or professional level employees involved in the work of this contract, that they mnsr report any personal conflicts of interest to the Contractor. The Cuntmctor must then advise the Department which will advise the Contractor of the appropriate action to be taken. (3) Unleis waived by the Deparunem, the Contractor shall certify annually that, to the best of the Contractor's knowledge and belief, all actual, apparent or potential conflicts of interest, both personal and organizational, as defined herein, have been reported to the Deparunent, Such certification must be signed by a senior executive of the Contractor and submitted in accordance with instructions provided by the Department. Along with the annual certification, the Contractor shall also submit an update of any changes in any conflict of interest plan submitted with its proposal for this contract. The inhial certification shall cover the one-year period from the date ofconwaer award, and all subsequent certifications shall cover successive mmualperiods thereafter. The certification is to be submitted no later than 45 days after the close of the previous certification period covered. (4) In performing this contract_ the Contractor recognizes that its c~aployees may have access to data, either provided bythe Department or ftrst generated during comract pe~formence, of a sensitive nature which should not be released without Departmcmt approval. If this situation occurs, the Contractor agrees to obtain confidentiality agreements from all affected employees work/ng on requirements under tiffs contrac~ including subcontractors and consultants. Such agreements shall contain provisions which stipulate that each employee agrees not to d/sclose, eithe~ in whole or m pan, m any entity external to the Deparnnent, Department of Health or the New York State Department of Law. any information or data provided by the Department or fast generated by the Contractor under th/s contract, any site-specific cost information, or any enforcement strategy without first obtaining the written permissionoftheDeparunenr. Ifa Contractor, through an employee or otherwise, is subpoenaed to testify or produce documents, which dould result in such disclos-are, the Contractor must provide immediate advance notification to the Deparunent so that the Department can authorize such disclosure or have the oppormulty to take action to prevent such disclosure. Such agreements shall be effective for the life of the contract and fora period of five (5) years after completion of the contract. (c) Remedies. The Deparrmem may terminate this contract in whole or in parr, if it deems such termination necessary to avoid an orgardzational or personal conflict of interest, or an unauthorized disclosure of information. If the Contractor fails to make required disclosures or misrepresents relevant information to the Department. the Department may terminate the cunlract, or pursue such other remedies as may be permitted by the terms of Clause I of tiffs Appendix or other applicable promsiuns of this contract regarding termination. (d) The Contractor will be ineligible to make a proposal or bid on a contract for which the Contractor has developed the statement of work or the solicimtiun package (e) The Con~:actor agrees to inser~ in each subcontract or consultant agreement placed hereunder (except for subcontracts or consultant agreements for well drilYmg, fence erecting, plumbing, utility hookups, security guard services, or electrical services) provisions which shall conform substantially to the language of tiffs clause, including this paragraph (e), unless otherwise anthorized by the Deparrmunr. If this is a contract for work related to action at an inactive hazardous waste site, the following paragraph shall apply to those Contractors whose work requires the application of professional judgment: It does not apply to construction contracts. (f) Due to the scope anduature of this conttact, the Contractor shall observe the following restrictions on future hazardous waste site contracting for the duration of the contract. (I) The Contractor, during the life of the work assignment and for a period of three (3) years after the completion of the work assiLgnmem, agrees not to enter into a contract with or ~o represent any party With respect m any work relating re remedial activities or work pertaining m a site where the Conu'acmr previously performed work for the Department under this conuact without the prior written approval of the Deparrmem. (2) The Con~ractor agrees in advance that if any bids/proposals are submitted for any work for a third parry that would require written approval of the Department prior to enteting into a contract because of the restrictions of th'ts clause, then the bids/proposals are submitted at the Contractor's own risk, and no claim shall be made against the Depanmem m recover App. B 4/17/00 Page 2 bid/pk6pOs~ c6sta hsa klirect cost whether ttie request for authorization'to entre-/nto the contract is denie~l Or .approved IV. :Requests for Payment. All iequests for payment : :;oy the Contracio~must be anbm/tted tm,forms snpplled: and':p nrox-.~fl 1',': ~e De:,a r:mc n t.. . V:tel \ ' ('OliflflimH."(' ~ ilh ['.t'dtq'al'~'eqlllrell'lUnl%. o iht · -' l".,,''::. ~,:.~ .... "" · ..':.. '. , . Irp,N ,a crczm' :,,' ?.:d. 'l'i '~'"("l~:l:".~i:l~ifi'~,l'.u m~'a--i' ?n~'"'v2 q51,~:,?r",!!,c'~hc:'~:.': icl'. ~:1 ~., ..%,1 ~,,. oh!!..,,l,~ ,~ ,! ..! ~ .o .,.~ ~[~,.! '. . ,..~.~j. ~ ... ~, ol .\r:'}k}'iS'-.:~'q.S:',l~¢! xc.~f.",i'. JI.i:5~ ,. . ~, ~? ~.l.,*~q..?.~ -a. ' · r'. ..' . ~ . ( o,l-~ '.....U..: i :'¢'' a:klJ~%N5 ( Rix E:~'t .. ~ ~.~'. ,a. App. B 4/~7/~ Pa~e 3 (c) The affi~ca~tik~act/°n~ro':3isi~ and equal employmenr oPPortunity;provisions contained in this paragraph and paragraphs (d) and (e) 'o f this clause shall be applicable wittfin the limltat[ons,establ/shed, by Executive Law §§312 arid 313 and the applicable regulati6ns~ '. ~ (1) Th~ Contractor is req ,nir~tl ~o.mak~,good~ faith efforts to qubcontmct ~t least 6"/o olive dolln~vab:e of this ¢o,l;i'ac: to \]"hll'll.V 0','. i:e,l IIl:'r, ill,:?,.4 I.ill¢l'l?flSCS (')'.',:b21[ I~a-i':,'-- I{f'.C; ',r..:,::, I".VIU I t~;,ilc S me,i )b.ci,,n'r~':t t off,. ' ,~ ~d ~S~ ~ D~y?lopmem Co.. mt~e~ ~ ~b.sm~emy.~Sesd.h~ (~ ~e ~of a~s.to i~chde ~e ~o~siom set fo~ ~ p~a~hs ~a34 ¢) ~d(c) above ~d p~a~p~ ¢)~ ~), ~ (c) of chuse 12 of ~n~ A ,o '.'.ork ucddq' ~m:[' s;IBc, mlc~c; For ~ep~oseof agreement prg~dmg :~Or a ~/otal expenditure in excess of $25,000 ~o~ the cogstruefion, demolition= replacemenO lmjor r,~mr, renovation; planning or design~of/~e~pe~aud/mpfovements thereon in Which~a p~ ~ f ~,Con?:a~ ctor's ~btigaffon under a State contra6't as Ctmd~&kerl or assumed i (e) The Conlxacmr is required to make good faith efforts to utilize ~e MBE/WBEs identified in the utiY~zation plan to the extent indicated in such p~an, and otherwise to implement it according to its terms. The Contractor is requested to report on such unPlemcntafion periodically as provided by the conu'act, or annually, whichever is more frequent. VIII. Compliance with applicable laws (a) Prior to the commencement of any work under this contract, the Contractor is required to meet all legal requirements necessary in the performance of the contract This includes but is not Iim/ted to compliance with all applicable Federal. state and local laws and regulations promulgated thereunder. It is the Contractor's responsibility to obtain any necessary permits, or other authorizations. By signing this conuact, the Contractor affirmatively represents that it has complied with said laws, unless it advises the Department otherwise, in writing. The Deparunem signs this contract in reliance upon this representation. Co) During the term of this contract, and any extensions thereof, the Contractor must remain in compliance with said laws. A faiinre to notify the Department of noncompliance of which the Con,actor was or should have been aware, may be considered a material breach of this contract. IX. Dispute Resolution. The parties agree to the following steps, or as many as are necessary to resolve disputes between the Depariament and the Contractor. (1) Remand the matter to the program staff for further nego~ttion or information if it is determined that the matter is not ripe for review;, or (2) Determine that there is no need for further action, and that the determination of the designated individual is confirmed; or (3) Make a determination on the record as it exists. (c) The decision of the DAI shall be the final agency decision urdess the Contractor fries a written appeal of that decision with the Chair of the Contract Review Committee ("CRC") within twenty days of receipt of that decision. The designated individual to hear disputes ~s: Mr. David A. Blackman, Director Bureau of Program Management Division of Solid & Hazardous Materials 625 Broadway - 9th Floor, Albany, NY 12233-7250 (518) 402-8711 The designated appeal individual to review decisions is: Mr. David O'Toole, Assistant Director Division of Solid & Hazardous Mater/als 625 Broadway- 9~ Floor, Albany, NY 12233-7250 (518) 402-8652 The Chaff of the Contract Review Committee is: (a) The Contractor specifically agrees to subrult, in the fkst instance, any dispute relating to this contract to the designated individual, who shall render a written decision and furnish a copytherenfro the Con~ractor. (1) The Contmcter must request such decision in writing no more than llfteen days after it knew or should have known of the facts which are the basis of the dispute. (2) The decision of the designated individual shallbe the final agency determination, unless the Contractor files a written appeal of that decision with the designated appealindividual ["Il)Al") within twenty days of receipt of that decision. Department of Environmental Conservation Richard K. Randies, Chair Contract Review Committee 625 Broadway- l0th Floor Albany, NY 12233-5010 Telephone: (518) 402-9237 (d) Upon receipt of the written appeal, the Chaff of the CRC, in consultation with the members of the CRC and the Office of General Counsel, will tske one of the following actions, or a combination thereof, with wnuen notice to the Contractor. 0) Remand the matter to program staff for additional fact finding, negotiation, or other appropriate action'., or Co) Upon receipt of the written appeal, the DAI, will review the record and decision. Following divisional procedures in effect at that t/me. the DAd will take one of the following actions, with written notice to the Convracmr. (2) Adopt the decision of the DAd; or (3) Consider the matter for review by the CRC in accordance with its procedures. (e) Following a decision to proceed, pursuant to App. B 4/17/00 Pa~e 4 3, above, the Chair of the CRC shaltconvene a : proceeding in accordauc~witli ~e CRC,~'~' estab??a6fi ~ontm~ dispute resolufibn guidelines.. ~te prdcegding Will provide the Contractor with an oppdrtunity t~ be hear& (~, I:..\r'::i% :':"ld'llhl'll"2 i]'c ,!ifi~'liC i C~o'H' i0'1 ')l',:.C,!;:. \" ?u.! ' ','i!'.~',~!f~l ~': ;t:iu'*~":l',~'~' ;.C()~\~q , ~,.~ ..... ,. ,.~ .,. ].n.', &'r, !~. d('~..i ~,:.~ ~,;,, ~ . · ,', [I post, in a '1 'i copy of the ~ ~1 · I& ~iedules of l ~ I~ is a project, '~ edules for the i~ i' Section~ 51 ~': ' ' 'i o be posted at ['~' P that this project is apublic work project on which~ach worker is entitled' to reCeive the prevail/ng.~vages[and Supt~iements for :thei~ occupation, a/ia alt ofl~r aOtlces which the Department d/rects the.Contractor to post. The COntt~actqr shal[pi'ovide a s~ce for suc~ ~notices. Whid2ds,~t/y: factoryto ~he,Depaz~,-t~n~, ~t. Tke ' , · : ..- ~ ....... ~.,.- ~p:,' · ' . .,~ ~., ":~ ':' ~ ','t~,~.,!'. ..... .,., ,.,,:.~::,.,.-~ - , ',.,' ~ ~. ,~[~ .... ~ .~.;~.~,~ . .... ~,,'.,~. :*~ r.': ~.~.~, . · .3 . .. .~,.... ......~-,~ XII. Tax Exemp~o~. ~uant to Tax~-e,W Section App. Page 5 1116. the State is exempt from sales and use taxes. A standard state voucher is sufficient evidence thereof. For Federal excise taxes, New York's registration Number 14740026K covers tax-free Wansactions under the Internal Revenue Code. XIII. Litigation Support. In the event that the Department becomes involved in litigation related to the subject matter of this contract, the Conl~actor agrees m provide baakground support and other litigation support, including but not limited to depositions. appearances, and testimony. Compensation will be negotiated and based on rotes established in the contract, or as may otherwise be provided in the Co1Tiract. XIV. Equipment. Any equipment purchased with funds provided under this contract, shall remain the property of the Del~arunem, unless otherwise provided in the contract. 7he Contractor shall be liable for all costs for maintaining the property in good. usable condition. It shall be returned to the Deparmaent upon completion of the contract, in such condition, unless the Departmeatelects to sell the eqmpment to the Contractor, upon mutually agreeable terms. XV. Inventions or Discoveries. Any invention or discovery first made in performance of this Conrcacr shall be the property of the Deparrmem. unless otherwise provided/n the contract. The Contractur agree~ m provide the Deparanent with any and all materials related to this property. At the Department's option, the Contractor may be granted a non-exclusive license. XVI. Patent and Copyright Protection. If any patented or copyrighted material is involved in or results from the performance of this Contract, this Article shall apply. (a) The Contractor shall, at its expense, defettd any suit instituted against the Department and indemnify the Department against any award of d~m,ges and costs made agaiust the Department by a fmai judgment ora court of last resort based on the claim that any of the products, services or consumable supplies furnished by the Contractor under this Contract infringes any patent, copyright 6r other Proprietary right; provided the Depamuent gives the Collttactor: (1) prompt written ~otice of any action, claim or threat of infringement suit, or other suit, and (2) the opportunity to take over. settle or defend such action at the Contractor's sole expense, and App. B 4/17./00 Page (3) all available information, assistance ~nd authority necessary to the action, at the Conlractor's sole expense. The Contractor shall control the defense of any such suit, including appeals, and all negotiations to effect settlement, but shall keep the Depamnent fully informed concerning the progress of the litigation. Co) If the use of any item(s) or parts thereof is held to infringe a patent or copyright and its use is enjoined, or Contractor believes it will be enjoined, the Contractor shall have the right, at its election and expense to take action th the following order of precedence: (t) procure for the Department the right to continue using the same item or parts thereof: (2) modify the same so that it becomes non-infringarg and of at least the same quality and performance: (3) replace the item(s) or parts thereof with noninfringing items of at least the same quality and performance; (4) if none of the above remedies are available, discontinue its use and eliminate any future charges or royalties pertaining thereto. The Contractor wilt buy back the infringing product(s) at the State's book value, orin the event ora lease, the patties shall terminate the lease, ff discontinuation or elhninatiorr results in the Contractor not being able to perform the Contract, the Contract shall be terminated. (c) In th~ event that an action at law or in equity is commenced against the Department arising out of a. claim that the Department's use of any item or material pursuant m or resulting from this Contract infiqnges anypatent, copyrigt!t or proprietary right, and such action is forwarded by the Departmeut to the Conlractor for defense and indenmification pursuant to this Article, the Department shall copy all pleadings and documents forwarded to the Contractor together with the forwarding correspondence and a copy of this Contract to the Office of the Atromey General of the State of New York. If upon receipt of such request for defense, or at any time thereafter, the Contractor is of the opinion that the allegations in such action, in whole ur m par~, are not covered by the'indemu/fication set forth ~ this Article, the Contractor shall immediately notify the Deparu-nent and the Office of the Attorney General of the State of New York in writing and shall specify to what extent the Contmctur believes it is and is not obligated to defend and indermfify under the terrus and conditions of this Conlract. The Contractor 6 shall in.such event protect th¢ interests of the Department end State of New York end secure a continuence to permit the Sram of New York to appear and defend its interests th cooper~tinn with Contractor as }s appropriate, includin~ eny'juris~dictional defenses wl~ch, the Departrnei~and~8~te sh~Jl hay& (d) The Conwacto~ sh ,all~.however, ~aye *no ,liability t°. the Dephrtment under ttfis~c~le ff any infringement :ba~ ~o~ ur ~s~smofi ¢)~comP~with degigas, plar~ ~r ~ped~fic,fibng:~ea by O~ on. behalf Of the Depm:mlefit ~ to the items; (2~ al~eratinus ....... ~ · ~-'.. '.d~ich the (e) The foregging~tates th~ Contractor's ~ntire liability for, or res~ltig~g from? ~atent or copyright infringement or clai~ thereof, XVII. Force Majeure. The term Force Majeure shall include acts of God, work stoppages due m ~labor disputes or strikes~ fires explosinus, epidcm~ics riots, war rebellion, sabotage or the like. If a failure of or d~lay in l~rformence by either parry results from the occurrence o£a Force Majeure event, the,delay shall be excused end the ti~e for Performance extended by a period equi¥~lent~to the time lostbecause of the Force majeure event, if'enc~ ~o the extent .that: (~) The delay or ~/ilure~ was beyond ~he control of the party affected and not ~lue to its fault or negligence; end Ca) The delay or failure was not extended because of the affected party's failure to use all reasonable diligence ~o overcome the obstacle or m resume performance immediately after such obstacle was (c) The affected parry provides notice with/n (5) days of the onset of the event, that it is invok/ng the protection of this provision. XVIII. Freedom of Information Requests, The Contractor agrees m pro-cid~ the Deparauent with eny recorda ;vhich must be released in order to comply with a;equesr pursuant to the Freedom of Information Law. The Department will provide the contractor with en App. B 4/17/00 Page 7 opportunity to.identify material ,which'maybe protected from release end tO support ifs position. XIX. Precedence. In the event o£a conflict between the terms of this ,Appendix B end the terms of the .......c.,. '~.' ,."~(', ,'"' . ~I,. .._ am-and, al! ~achment~. . ...l~e~eto and zn~cl:dU'e~:t- Lhc~col: [*iL'; I!a,* iccludi:l,.-' '~[:l,c;Idi', [IIC LCI':I'> 0;';.[11~ %!.~[*ClI.EX B S]l:lll COCLrO[. [:~ II'c .\['p,rM,~ B. ami Lh..' I~'r'n> ol' \pl:Crdi', .',. I%' tom's Title 5, Non-Hazardous Municipal Landfill CloSUre Projects Contr~act for State Assistance Payments For Muni(~ipaI. Landfill Clo~ure Projects APPENDIX C Documentation for Rei,rnbursement Claims Made on State, Aid Voucher The MuniCipality must submit the following documentation to the Department in -:. ~suppert of reimbursement claims'. ~1 ) A. summaq; ,show~ng one. Iiundred~perce~nt (100 Ye) of the costs C aimed by major ~ 'ca~g~b~,¢~, sai~fi~ ~a~d~age ~uppl es equ pment~shou d appear in the ' . Des~;npt~0n of Cha,rges sect on df the Sta~e.A d Vouchers; ~ 2) Fer, Salaries a~d wages,(persooal services,), schedule should be attached ~;'."i0,.,~::~.{'] ,'.?ii ~m,' ;J~o~,,.,'i~s; .~.l-"e~. 'JUes, period covered, hours worked, rates and ~.mc~m;.,~ s.i:',,~:er.~;'(~ :i"o ic~.~i s:'~o'.',q on the S~ate Aid Voucher; 3) ' Forotfl~r:than':sal~ies and wages, schedules o~: source (~ocuments (voucher and~/o~ c~h~ck number) shou d be ~ttached showing the-.payees, brief description of ,g?ads Or ser~vices pr0vide~ and amount by category as shown on the State Aid{Voac~]er; · 4) A cop. y~o~any sub-co~tracts into which the grantee entered under the project must accompany the first cia, ira which includes payments under the sub- c~ntr~ct(s) in question. Copies of major change orders must be similarly provided; and 5) O0pies of grantee vouchers and/or canceled checks covering payments on s~cont~cts,must be provided to~suPpor~ the amount of contractual sen/ices included ~n the State Aid Vouchers. 6) '¢rh.e fo[Iow~ng sentence should be ~/ped in the lower left corner of the Descript on of Charges, Section of the State Aid Vouchers: The payee additionally certifies that the procurement of any goods and serv~ces;fer which reimbursement is claimed w~s, to the extent applicable, accomplished in accordance with [he provisions of General Municipal Law and in accordance with ali o~her laws, rules and regulations governing procurement by the payee.