and any one (1) year extensions if awarded) is subject to annual budget appropriations and at the City of
Nashua’s sole discretion. A separate/amended purchase order shall be issued for each year of the contract.
4. COMPENSATION. Independent Contractor agrees to perform the work for a total cost not to exceed
One Million Five Hundred Thousand Seven and Fifty Dollars ($1,507,050) for the three (3) vear term
and in accordance with following Pricing Provisions:
4.1
4.2
4.3
4.4
4.5
4.6
4.7
Pricing Provisions
For the recycling services to be provided by Independent Contractor pursuant to this Agreement, City
agrees to pay Independent Contractor an all-in recycling fee of $59.10 per wet ton for Class B
biosolids recycled from the WWTF. It is understood that the recycling fee is based upon the current
regulatory requirements in place in the State of New Hampshire at the time of signature of this
Agreement. Any significant changes to the regulations governing the beneficial use of biosolids at the
local, state or federal level shall be cause for re-negotiation of the scope of services and the recycling
fees. In the event of such significant changes, Independent Contractor shall comply with this
Agreement, including scope and fees, until new terms which are mutually agreeable are reached and
memorialized in a writing signed by both parties.
In the event that City installs a Shincci-USA Dryer and produces a dried Class A biosolids product, the
all-in recycling fee in Section 4.1 shall drop to $29.10 per ton of Class A biosolids.
For non-standard solids sent to alternative outlets, City agrees to reimburse Independent Contractor for
the full amount of all payments actually made by Independent Contractor to process or dispose of non-
standard solids in a reasonable manner, plus 20%, provided the payments made by Independent
Contractor are approved in writing in advance by City.
Independent Contractor shall be reimbursed for trucking services it provides for transporting non-
standard solids, or any other additional trucking services provided by Independent Contractor to City,
at a fee rate of $115.00 per hour from point of origin to point of return. This shall be increased
annually by 2%.
Independent Contractor shall pay for routine site permit filing fees and routine soil samples associated
with biosolids utilization, at no cost to City.
City agrees to reimburse Independent Contractor for any additional out-of-pocket fees as may be
required by authorized regulatory agencies at cost plus 20%, provided City approved the service in
writing, in advance. This shall include, but not be limited to analytical testing fees for non-standard
solids, and regulatory fee requirements.
City shall pay Independent Contractor a temporary diesel fuel surcharge when diesel fuel exceeds
$3.50 per gallon based on the index provided by the US Department of Energy, specific to New
England. Weekly diesel pricing information shall be based on the federal posting at
http://tonto.eia.doe.gov/oog/info/wohdp/diesel.asp. The surcharge shall be based on $0.25 increments
to the price of diesel fuel and shall increase according to the schedule below for every load of
wastewater solids hauled by Independent Contractor; this incremental increase shall continue as an
escalator calculation indefinitely:
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