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Removal of Equipment After SGF operations cease, all equipment, module mounting systems, and foundations will be removed from the site so it can be restored, as much as possible, to its original condition. Bids will be taken from potential vendors, whose costs will include purchasing the SGF equipment and materials, mobilizing to the site, loading it onto trucks, and transporting it from the site for off- site recycling or disposal at designated facilities, in accordance with local, state, and federal laws. PV modules will be unbolted from the support structures and consolidated in a designated "lay down" area. The PV modules will be sold to an off -site recycler, loaded onto trucks, and moved offsite by the selected vendor. The pier foundations supporting the mounting system have been driven to a supporting depth. They will be excavated from the ground and the entire length of column will be moved to the lay down area where they will be cleaned off and consolidated. The columns will be sold to an off -site recycler. They will be loaded onto trucks and moved offsite by the selected vendor. The PVC electrical conduits and wires have been installed at varying depths across the SGF. Those located at depths between 0 to 3 feet below ground surface (bgs) will be removed during decommissioning, while those at depths greater than 3 feet bgs will be left in place. During decommissioning the overburden layer of soil will be removed from the targeted buried electrical trenches with a backhoe, and the PVC electrical conduits and wires from 0 to 3 feet bgs will be excavated from the ground, as appropriate. All extracted PVC electrical conduits and wires will be moved to the lay down area and consolidated. The PVC conduits and wires will be sold to an off -site recycler. They will be loaded onto trucks and moved offsite by the selected vendor. The inverters will be removed and temporarily stored on an impermeable base (i.e., concrete pad) in the lay down area. The inverters will be sold to an off -site recycler. They will be loaded onto trucks in batches and moved offsite by the selected vendor. The electrical switchgear and step-up transformer will be removed and temporarily stored in the lay down area. Best management practices (i.e., berms, plastic sheeting) will be implemented to minimize potential leaks or spills from occurring in the lay down area. The equipment will be sold to an off -site recycler. This equipment will be loaded onto trucks and moved offsite. The concrete foundation for the switchgear and transformer will also be removed and properly disposed of offsite by the selected vendor. The fencing will be dismantled and sold with other scrap material. Any other miscellaneous equipment will be removed properly disposed of offsite by the selected vendor. Any roads and access pathways within the SGF site will be grubbed, graded, and soil will be spread for restoration. Any aggregate at the site will be hauled away for disposal by the selected vendor.