Work Type Definition and Submittal Requirements
Work Type Definition:
Solid Waste and Recycling
NOTE: Page 1 details the work type definition. In order to become
pre-qualified for this work type, please see the “Work Type Submittal
Requirements” on pages 2-4.
I.
Description
A. The County is charged with managing solid waste by State law. The consultant will
assist with tasks including assessing and evaluating options for managing solid waste;
current and future management facilities; composition and quantification of various
parts of the waste stream; recovery rate studies; and market and financial analysis.
The consultant may contribute to strategic planning activities intended to address long
term needs of the county, including the evaluation of policies that affect the ability of
the county to meet its waste management goals and other relevant activities and
policies.
II.
Provided by Consultant
Deliverables to be supplied by the consultant for a project may include the following:

Assessments and evaluations of the solid waste stream
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Waste, recycling and/or organics facility analysis and design

Waste and recycling composition and quantification studies

Recovery rate studies
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Landfill diversion analysis
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Market analysis
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Financial evaluation and modeling

Policy evaluations and reports

Strategic planning recommendations

Best management practices research and evaluation
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Work Type Definition and Submittal Requirements
Work Type Submittal Requirements
NOTE: A consultant firm becomes pre-qualified based on the
qualifications of the personnel that are employed by the firm.
Key Personnel Requirements
Key Personnel are those who are responsible for management of projects within the firm, who have direct
management responsibilities for specific projects, and / or who are the project manager with client liaison
responsibilities. Key Personnel must have prior experience in the specific Work Type for which the firm is seeking
qualification.
Required Minimum of
Key Personnel:
•
At least one person experienced in some or all aspects of the work type.
Work Type Submittal Requirements*
I. Project Experience Form
Submit PDF of Form PQ1
Complete Parts, 1 and 2 of form PQ1
Part 1: Fill out general information and names of personnel, including other
professional and technical support personnel.
Fill out for each person listed in Part 1. Provide all related project examples
demonstrating satisfactory experience in one or more of the aspects of the
work type must be provided for each staff person listed:
• Assessments and evaluations of the solid waste stream
 Waste, recycling and/or organics facility analysis and design
 Waste and recycling composition and quantification studies
 Recovery rate studies
 Landfill diversion analysis
 Market analysis
 Financial evaluation and modeling
 Policy evaluations and reports
 Strategic planning recommendations
 Best management practices research and evaluation
Part 2: Example Projects listed must correlate to those described below in
“Example Project Requirements”
II. Project Example
Requirements
A. Submit four project examples (cumulative from the professionals) from the
last five years .
Submit PDF of Form
PQ2
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Work Type Definition and Submittal Requirements
Submittal Instructions
Each Work Type Submittal must include the following individual items submitted in the following order as a
single PDF:
File name: FIRMNAME_WORKTYPENAME
1. Cover Letter
2. Form PQ1- Project Experience
3. Form PQ2 – Project Description (or allowable equivalent)
4. Form PQ3 – Supplemental Information (if required)
Email the completed package to pwbiz@hennepin.us
NOTE: A separate Submittal is required for EACH Work Type.
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