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SECTION 3 Scope of Services Project Understanding The City of Ramsey (City) is interested in developing a full service, year-round recycling drop-off center for residents to properly dispose of standard curbside recyclable materials, appliances, compact fluorescent lamps (CFLs), electronic waste, mattresses, and other materials as new markets emerge. The City will retain a consultant to conduct an analysis and develop a non -site specific plan for the City to consider for a recycling drop-off center. As a leading solid waste planning and recycling consultant, SAIC has assisted communities in designing, implementing, and evaluating sustainable solid waste programs. Working with some of the most sophisticated integrated solid waste management systems in the country, our professionals bring notable experience and understanding of collection, processing and financial impacts of various operations for refuse and recycling. We have experience assisting communities in the Minneapolis -St. Paul metropolitan area, Greater Minnesota, as well as nationwide and we welcome the opportunity to assist the City of Ramsey. Scope of Services Task 1 - Scoping Meeting, Project Initiation, and Data Request Following receipt of the Notice to Proceed, SAIC will work with the City to schedule a scoping meeting to kick-off the project. Members of the SAIC Project Team would conduct a scoping meeting with key City staff to discuss the project work plan, key issues to be addressed, as well as confirm the timing associated with the various project tasks. Prior to the meeting, SAIC will provide the City with a detailed preliminary data request that will encompass data needs for completing the study. The data request will itemize operational, financial, and logistical considerations that must be addressed. The data request will focus on data related to the City's current recycling programs (e.g., tonnage data from SCORE reports) and other related information such as potential sites, potential funding sources, preferred recycling vendors, current recycling contract(s), population projections, etc. At the scoping meeting, we will discuss our initial data request provided to City staff one to two weeks prior to the meeting. SAIC will provide the agenda and any handout materials at least two days in advance of the scoping meeting. During the meeting, we will also identify primary contacts for our Project Team and the City and establish a protocol for the exchange of information and communications during the course of the project. SAIC Energy, Environment & Infrastructure, LLC I 3-1