Contract - ORCO - 1963-07-03 a
AMENDMENT TO AGREEMENT
THIS AMENDMENT TO AGREEMENT, made and entered into this 3rd
day of July, 1963, by and between the Costa Mesa Sanitary District
of Orange County, California, hereinafter referred to as "DISTRICT,"
and Santa Ana Commercial Company, Inc a corporation, hereinafter
called "CONTRACTOR; "
WITNESSETH
WHEREAS, the parties hereto did on the first day of July,
1961, enter into an Amended Agreement wherein Contractor agreed
to furnish all labor, material and equipment necessary for the
collection of all garbage and rubbish within the Costa Mesa
Sanitary District, and
WHEREAS, said Amended Agreement based the payment by District
to Contractor on occupancies as defined in said Amended Agreement,
and
WHEREAS, said Amended Agreement defined occupancies as to
multiple residential units such as boarding houses, apartment
houses, motels and trailer parks, other than major trailer parks,
with more than three (3) occupancies, should be counted as one
occupancy regardless of the number of units, and
WHEREAS, conditions have arisen since the execution of said
Amended Agreement which were not anticipated by the parties
hereto, namely, the tremendous growth in District of multiple
residential units with more than three occupancies, and
WHEREAS, Santa Ana Commercial Company, Inc , has, subject
to approval of District, assigned the Agreement and Amendment to
Agreement with District to Orco Disposal Service, Inc , a
corporation, and District finds that said Orco Disposal Service, Inc ,
has the same stockholders, and being satisfied with the assets of
said Orco Disposal Service, Inc , wishes to consent to said Assignment,
and
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WHEREAS, said unexpected growth has resulted in a hardship
to Contractor and, in the opinion of District, is not for the
best interest and benefit of District It is the desire of the
parties to amend the said Amended Agreement by providing that
the definition of Occupancies as to multiple residential units
shall be altered as hereinafter set forth, and consent to assignment
NOW, THEREFORE, the parties hereto agree as follows
SECTION 1 Sub-section (c) of Paragraph 3 of the Amended
Agreement dated July 1, 1961, between District and Contractor
described above is hereby amended as follows
The first paragraph, consisting of 6 lines on page 3,
being paragraph 3 of said Amended Agreement, is hereby amended to
read as follows
"3
• (c) Multiple residential units, such as boarding
houses, apartment houses, motels and trailer parks (other than major
trailer parks as hereinafter defined) , with more than five (5)
occupancies shall be counted as five (5) occupancies, regardless
of the number of units contained therein in excess of five (5)
Major trailer parks shall be counted as fifteen (15) occupancies "
SECTION 2 District hereby consents to the Assignment of the
Agreement and Amendment to Agreement from Santa Ana Commercial
Company, Inc , a corporation,, to Orco Disposal Service, Inc , a
corporation
SECTION 3. Except as hereinabove expressly set forth, all
the other provisions of said Amended Agreement dated July 1, 1961,
shall remain in full force and effect.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have hereunto affixed
their hand and seal the day and date first above written
COSTA MESA SANITARY DISTRICT OF ORCO DISPOSAL SERVICE, INC ,
ORANGE COUNTY, CALIFORNIA a Corporation
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AMENDED AGREEMENT
This amended Agreement, made and entered into this /t.�
day of July, 1961, by and between the COSTA MESA SANITARY DISTRICT
of Orange County, California, hereinafter sometimes referred to
as "DISTRICT, " and SANTA ANA COMMERCIAL COMPANY, INC , a Corpora-
tion, hereinafter sometimes referred to as "CONTRACTOR,"
W I T N E S S E T H
WHEREAS, the parties hereto did on the 22nd day of July,
1958, enter into a written agreement wherein CONTRACTOR agreed
to furnish all labor, material, and equipment necessary for the
collection of all garbage and rubbish within the Costa Mesa
Sanitary District, and DISTRICT, in consideration thereof, agreed
to pay the amount set forth,which said Agreement further provided
for a term of three (3) years, commencing October 1, 1958, and
ending September 30, 1961, together with an option to extend the
term for an additional two (2) years, to wit, October 1, 1961,
to September 30, 1963; and
WHEREAS, the aforesaid Agreement was amended on the 5th
day of September, 1958, wherein the definition of Trailer Parks
was more clearly defined; and
WHEREAS, said agreement was further amended under date of
February 1, 1960, to change the bond provision in said Agreement;
and
WHEREAS, pursuant to the terms of said Agreement, DISTRICT
did on the first day of December, 1960, exercise the option granted
in said Agreement to extend the term for two years ( 2) , to wit,
from October 1, 1961, to September 30, 1963; and
WHEREAS, it is the desire of the parties to further amend
said agreement by extending the term thereof for an additional
two (2) year period, to wit, from October 1, 1963, to September 30,
1965, and that the payment by DISTRICT to CONTRACTOR be changed
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as of July 1, 1961, from an amount equal to Sixty-three Cents
($O 63) multiplied by the total number of occupancies, as
defined in said Agreement, to an amount equal to Seventy-Three
Cents ($0 73) multiplied by the total number of occupancies,
as defined in said Agreement, and further to provide for CONTRACTOR
to furnish a foreman to oversee the work as hereinafter specified;
and
WHEREAS, it is the desire of the parties to incorporate
herein all the prior amendments to said original Agreement, together
with the Amendment herein made, for the sole purpose of facilitating
the readability of said Agreement
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual promises,
agreements and covenant herein contained;, the parties hereto
agree as follows
1 GENERAL PROVISIONS
CONTRACTOR agrees to furnish all the labor, material and
equipment necessary for the collection of all garbage and rubbish,
as hereinafter defined, within the boundaries of the COSTA MESA
SANITARY DISTRICT of Orange County, California, as said boundaries
nOw• exist or may hereafter exist, and the disposal of such garbage
and rubbish at a legal dumping place, or places, which CONTRACTOR
shall provide and be responsible for In consideration for the
aforesaid things to be done by CONTRACTOR, DISTRICT agrees to pay
to CONTRACTOR the consideration hereinafter set forth
2 TERM
The term of this Contract shall be for a period of
three ( 3) years commencing October 1, 1958, and ending September 30,
1961, together with option heretofore exercised for its extension
herewith provided, to end September 30, 1965
3 PAYMENT TO CONTRACTOR BY DISTRICT
As compensation for the performance by CONTRACTOR of the
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work described in this Agreement, DISTRICT shall pay to the
CONTRACTOR, each calendar month, an amount equal to Sixty-Three
( $0 63) Cents multiplied by the total number of occupancies,
as hereinafter defined, for the period up to and including the
month of June, 1961
Commencing with the month of July, 1961, DISTRICT shall
pay to CONTRACTOR, each calendar month,, an amount equal to
Seventy-Three ($O 73) Cents multiplied by the total number of
occupancies as hereinafter defined.
The first payment shall be for the month of October, 1958,
and shall be paid on or before the 15th day of November, 1958,
Each subsequent monthly payment shall be made on or before the
15th day of the month immediately following the month for which
said payment is due
'Occupancy" is hereby defined as follows
(a) Each single residential unit actually occupied
(b) Each unit in a duplex or triplex
(c) Multiple residential units, such as boarding houses',
apartment- houses, motels and trailer parks, other than major trailer
parks as hereinafter defined,, with more than three (3) occupancies,
shall be counted as one (1) .occupancy, regardless of the number of
units Major trailer parks shall be counted as fifteen (15)
occupancies
( "Major trailer park" is hereby defined to mean all
trailer parks having thirty-five ( 35) or more trailer
spaces in said trailer park )
It is hereby agreed between DISTRICT and CONTRACTOR that
the occupancies as of October 1, 1958, shall be the number of
occupancies established on the books of DISTRICT for said date
There shall be added to the original occupancy count new
occupancies each month as the same are determined, either by
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actual count or by sewer permits granted by the CITY OF COSTA
MESA and the COUNTY OF ORANGE
There shall be deducted from the number of occupancies all
dwellings and other structures which have ceased to be occupied
during the preceeding month
All occupancies added to the original occupancy count each
month shall entitle CONTRACTOR to the additional compensation for
the next month
In the event of any dispute between DISTRICT and CONTRACTOR
regarding the number of occupancies, as herein defined, DISTRICT
and CONTRACTOR shall take an actual occupancy count, and the count
so determined shall be the new basis for payment The cost of
such house count shall be paid by the party requesting the same
4 DEFINITIONS
A Definition of Rubbish
The word "rubbish" shall include all refuse of any kind
or nature except garbage, swill, manure or sewage waste
B Definition of Garbage
The word "garbage" shall include table refuse, offal ,
swill, and every accumulation of animal, vegetable and other matter
that attends preparation, consumption, decay, dealing in or storage
of meats, fish, fowls, fruits and vegetables or other food and
shall include all animal and vegetable refuse from kitchens and
all household waste from or .intended for use as food and all vege-
table trimmings from markets or stores The following are
specifically not included in the term garbage" Organic residues
resulting from commercial canning, or processing of food products,
dead animals, manure, sewage waste, waste water, paper, and other
combustible materials ( other than such wrapping for garbage as
may be required by the City) , crockery, glass, cans and other
metallic objects, ashes and sweepings
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5 FREQUENCY OF COLLECTION
A Garbage
1 Commercial Areas
CONTRACTOR shall collect all garbage in commercial
areas daily, Monday through Saturday, inclusive
A "commercial area" is hereby defined as any area
located within the COSTA MESA SANITARY DISTRICT which is now
zoned, or which may hereafter be zoned, for commercial or industrial
use by the governmental body having jurisdiction over such area
2 Residential Areas
CONTRACTOR shall collect all garbage from
residential areas twice each week
A "residential area" is defined as any area
located within the COSTA MESA SANITARY DISTRICT zoned for
residential or agricultural use by the governmental body having
jurisdiction over such area
B Rubbish
1 Commercial Areas
CONTRACTOR shall Collect all rubbish from the
commercial areas of the DISTRICT daily, Monday through Saturday,
inclusive, except where, either after notice from the District
Manager or after request from the1CONTRACTOR to the District
Manager, permission has been granted by said District Manager for
a lesser number of collections per week
2 Residential Areas
CONTRACTOR shall 'collect all rubbish from the
residential areas of the DISTRICT at least once each week, and
in addition shall provide more frequent service for such commercial
occupancies or residences of five (5) or more units as may in the
opinion of the District Manager require such additional service
6 SCHEDULE OF COLLECTIONS
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A Initial Schedules
Beginning October 1, 1958, the existing routes,
schedules and times for the collection of garbage and rubbish
shall be maintained and continued bj CONTRACTOR
B Change of Schedules
From time to time during the period of this Contract,
the Manager of the DISTRICT may change the existing routes and
schedules and times of collection, and CONTRACTOR shall thereupon
maintain such new schedule
CONTRACTOR may request changes in routes, schedules
and times for collection of both garbage and rubbish and, upon
receipt of consent of the Manager of the DISTRICT, and upon one
week' s written notice, in advance, to the occupants of all
occupancies, may commence such new schedule
The Manager of the DISTRICT shall have the right at
all times during the term of this Contract to require the CONTRACTOR
to maintain routes, schedules and times for collection of garbage
and rubbish, as required by said Manager
All Notices required to be given pursuant to this
Contract shall be given by CONTRACTOR at his own expense
7 HOURS OF COLLECTION
Collection of garbage and rubbish shall not commence
earlier than 7 00 A M , and shall end on or before 9 00 P M.
The District Manager shall have the right to authorize
the CONTRACTOR to collect garbage and/or rubbish at an earlier
or later hour than above prescribed in any commercial areas that
said Manager finds will not constitute a nuisance to the neighborhood.
8 HOLIDAYS
Collection of garbage and rubbish shall not be made on
Sundays, or on December 25th, Christmas Day Garbage and rubbish
collections shall be maintained on all other holidays
9 DISRUPTION OF SCHEDULE
A The Christmas Day pickup which has been missed shall
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be skipped entirely , provided, however, that upon and after
the second year of the Contract the District Manager may
require the CONTRACTOR to pick up said Christmas Day schedule
within seventy-two (72) hours after said December 25th
B In the event of a disruption of service in any area
due to weather, an act of God, failure of equipment or otherwise,
CONTRACTOR shall make such collection within seventy-two (72) hours
C In no event shall CONTRACTOR disturb the remaining
schedule for garbage and rubbish collection or pickup On the
holiday mentioned, and in the event of a disruption of service
by reason of an act of God, or otherwise, the regular schedule
shall be maintained and the missed pickup shall be made without
disturbing in any way the rest of the regular schedule
10 CONTRACTOR' S EQUIPMENT
CONTRACTOR shall provide adequate equipment for the
collection of garbage and rubbish Each vehicle used for the
collection of garbage and rubbish shall have the name of the
CONTRACTOR plainly visible on the outside of said vehicle for the
purpose of identification
All equipment used for collection of rubbish shall
be enclosed to insure that rubbish is not spilled on streets and
private properties CONTRACTOR shall comply with all requirements
of the Health Department
All equipment used for collection of garbage shall be
watertight and shall be covered with suitable waterproof tarpaulins,
metal covers, or other satisfactory covers
No rubbish or garbage shall be permitted to leak, fall
or be spilled upon City streets or alleys, or onto private property
Any such leakage or spillage shall be immediately corrected and
the area cleaned by CONTRACTOR
All equipment used. by CONTRACTOR for the collection of
garbage and rubbish, pursuant to this Contract, shall be subject
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to inspection by the Manager of the DISTRICT, and any defects
in such equipment found to exist shall be immediately corrected
by CONTRACTOR
11 CARE OF CONTAINERS
All containers, including the lids thereof, shall be
replaced where found in an upright position Containers and
lids shall not be left in the street or on a neighbor' s lot
Containers shall not be thrown from the truck to the
pavement, or in any way broken, damaged, or roughly handled. The
DISTRICT reserves the right to withhold compensation under the
Contract until any claim for damaged containers has been paid or
adjusted with the owners thereof
12 LIMITATIONS ON GARBAGE AND. RUBBISH COLLECTION
CONTRACTOR shall not be obligated to collect rubbish
in the following cases
a Where the rubbish is not placed in an adquate
container; ( "Adequate container" shall be any
container approved by the Board from time to time,
as set forth in the rules and regulations established
by the Board)
b Industrial waste in excess of one (1) cubic yard
per week; ("Industrial waste" shall be defined
as the by-product of any manufacturing process
in which raw or semi-finished materials are worked
in the preparation of a product)
c In excess of two hundred pounds (200 lbs) in
commercial areas, for any one (1) pickup
d. In addition to the foregoing, reference is hereby
made to the rules and regulations adopted by the
DISTRICT for the collection of rubbish and garbage,
and CONTRACTOR hereby agrees to conform to said
rules and regulations as the same now exist, or may
hereafter exist if changed by said DISTRICT
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13 BOND
CONTRACTOR shall furnish a Faithful Performance Bond
in the sum of Fifteen Thousand ($15,000 00) Dollars for the
rubbish and garbage contract It is hereby agreed that in the
event of default by Santa Ana Commercial Company, Inc , DISTRICT
shall have the right, in addition to all other rights herein
given, to keep possession of and use all the equipment -of
CONTRACTOR previously used by CONTRACTOR for the pickup of rubbish
and garbage within the DISTRICT This right shall continue for
a period of six (6) months from the date of said default
14 PUBLIC LIABILITY AND PROPERTY DAMAGE INSURANCE
CONTRACTOR shall be required to maintain in full force
and effect during the term of the Contract, a public liability
policy with $100,000 00 and $300,000 00 limits, and a property
damage insurance policy of $20,000 00 limits for the benefit
of the third persons who may be injured or damaged as a result
of any negligent operations of the CONTRACTOR in the performance
of his work under this Contract, which said policy shall name the
DISTRICT as a party protected thereby
CONTRACTOR further agrees to keep on file with the
DISTRICT a certificate or certificates of insurance, duly executed
by the CONTRACTOR'S insurance carrier or carriers which shall
serve as evidence of the continued existence of said insurance
policies
DISTRICT shall not, nor shall any officer or employee
thereof, be liable or responsible for any accident, loss or
damage happening or occurring in the doing of the work, and
CONTRACTOR shall indemnify and hold harmless the DISTRICT and its
officers and employees, of any and all liability arising therefrom,
including any attorney' s fee incurred in the defense of any such
action
15 WORKMEN'S COMPENSATION INSURANCE
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CONTRACTOR shall also maintain in full force and
effect during the term of this Contract, a Workmen' s Compensation
Policy and such other forms of insurance as shall be required
by law
16 RULES, LAWS AND REGULATIONS
CONTRACTOR shall abide by all the rules, laws and
regulations of the COSTA MESA SANITARY DISTRICT of Orange County,
California, the City of Costa Mesa, County of Orange, State
of California, and all other governmental agencies having juris-
diction
17 ALIEN LABOR PROHIBITED
CONTRACTOR shall not knowingly employ in the performance
of the work under said Contract, any alien except in cases of
extraordinary emergency caused by fire, flood or danger to life
or property, and said CONTRACTOR shall agree to forfeith to
DISTRICT the sum of Ten Dollars ($10 00) for each alien employed
by him in the execution of said Contract for each and every
calendar day, or portion thereof, during which such alien is
knowingly employed or caused or allowed to be employed
CONTRACTOR shall also be bound by and comply with the
provisions of Sections 1850 to 1854, inclusive, of the Labor
Code of the State of California
18 MANAGEMENT
CONTRACTOR hereby designates the Manager of the COSTA
MESA SANITARY DISTRICT as its agent for the purpose of. receiving
complaints, and investigating and rectifying failures of service
DISTRICT shall charge to CONTRACTOR the sum of Three ($3 00) Dollars
for each service call, as hereinafter defined, made by the Manager
of said DISTRICT, provided, however, that the maximum charge for
service calls for any one month shall not exceed Three Hundred
and Fifty ($350 00) Dollars The amount of such service charges
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for each month shall be deducted from the payment due CONTRACTOR
by DISTRICT for the next month
'Service Call, " as herein defined, shall mean an
actual trip made by the District Manager, or an employee of the
DISTRICT, to rectify a failure of service on the part of CONTRACTOR
in garbage and rubbish collection
Commencing July 1, 1961, the CONTRACTOR shall employ
a foreman, to be approved by the DISTRICT, 'to be assigned to the
COSTA MESA SANITARY DISTRICT operation, to oversee the work and
to handle complaints arising from the operations pursuant to this
Contract Said Foreman shall be assigned full time to the COSTA
MESA SANITARY DISTRICT and his entire expenses shall be paid by
CONTRACTOR
19 DEFAULT
Failure on the part of CONTRACTOR to comply with the
terms and provisions of the Contract shall be grounds for the
DISTRICT to terminate the Contract In the event of breach of
Contract, or default on the part of CONTRACTOR, DISTRICT may,
at its option, notify CONTRACTOR of its intention to terminate
this Contract Said Notice shall be given in writing and mailed
to the address of CONTRACT on file with the DISTRICT or District
Manager Said Contract shall thereupon be deemed terminated
forty-eight (48) hours from and after the hour said Notice is
deposited in the United States mail In the event of such
cancellation, CONTRACTOR shall remain liable for any damage and
loss sustained by DISTRICT in the collection of the garbage and/or
rubbish, including all costs incurred by DISTRICT in the negotiation
of a new Contract
DISTRICT may, at its option, in the event of default
by CONTRACTOR, collect the garbage and rubbish itself, or hire the
same done, and CONTRACTOR shall be liable for the cost thereof
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The waiver of any breach of the terms of this
Contract shall not be deemed a waiver of any reoccurrence
of the same or any other subsequent breach of said Contract
20 ASSIGNMENT AND SUBLETTING PROHIBITED
CONTRACTOR shall not assign, transfer or sub-contract
this Contract, or any of the work to be performed hereunder,
or any part thereof, without first obtaining the consent of
DISTRICT
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have hereunto affixed
their hand and seal the day and date first above written
COSTA MESA SANITARY DISTRICT
By l ,ie
Attest' �(
Se etary
By
Assistant Secretary
DISTRICT
'SANTA ANA COMMERCIAL COMPANY, INC , a
Corporation /
BY .!/ 7� '/�j�-f'4 1:;e-C r
President
B Y c'r CC/XI
Se etary
CONTRACTOR
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