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5 <br />SPECIFICATIONS <br />CITY OF SOUTH BEND <br />BID NAME Bid for Six Thousand (6,000) More or Less Universal/Nestable Refuse <br />and Yard Waste Containers <br />FOR BIDS DUE January 10, 2023 by 9:00 a.m. Local Time <br />Pursuant to notices given, the undersigned offers bid(s) to the City of South Bend in accordance with the <br />following attachment(s) which specify the class or item number or description, quantity, unit, unit price. <br />It is the intent of these specifications to describe 96 and 45/48- gallon refuse and yard waste <br />containers for the City of South Bend. All containers must be manufactured in the U.S.A. <br />The City of South Bend reserves the right to reject any and all bids, which in its judgement, will <br />be in the best interest of the City of South Bend. Vendor to complete bid proposal, and non- <br />discrimination commitment contained in this bid specification and attach to the submitted bid. <br />Vendor shall provide all information requested in specifications to qualify for the bid. Vendor <br />shall indicate YES or NO for each area of the specification. Any variations to the following <br />specifications must be noted on a separate sheet and attached to the bid in order for the bid to be <br />valid. <br />Vendor to complete bid proposal, and non-discrimination commitment contained in this bid <br />specification and attach to the submitted bid. <br />MANUFACTURING PROCESSES AND MATERIALS: Each <br />rollout container shall consist of a body, lid, wheels, axle, and <br />necessary accessories. The plastic resin material and the finished <br />container must meet the minimum specifications herein. <br />PLASTIC MATERIAL: Base plastic resin must be first quality <br />linear low density polyethylene supplied by a national petrochemical <br />producer. Please list supplier: ______________________________. <br />Bidder must submit technical data sheet(s) from the resin producer, <br />which verify that the resin to be used in the container body will meet <br />the following minimum property levels: <br />ESCR - > 1000 hrs <br />Elongation - > 1000% <br />Density - 0.937-0.940 <br />YES / NO <br />RESIN ADDITIVES: The plastic resin must be enhanced with color <br />pigment and ultraviolet inhibitor, which must be uniformly <br />distributed throughout the finished container. To ensure thorough <br />distribution of these additives, the resin and additives must be mixed <br />in a molted state using a hot-melt compounding process. <br />YES / NO <br />Rehrig Pacific Company