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Specifications, Terms & Conditions for Operation and Maintenance Services of Sewer and Water Systems b. Bidders are to complete a Debarment and Suspension Certification form, Exhibit N attached, certifying bidder, its principal, and their named subcontractors are not debarred, suspended, or otherwise excluded by the United States Government. G. GENERAL ENVIRONMENTAL REQUIREMENTS The requirements outlined in this section apply to all product categories contained in this bid: 1. Measure D Requirements: It is the objective of the County to purchase products with the lowest overall environmental impact from manufacturing through end of life and to procure services that achieve this same objective. To meet this objective, environmental factors and product attributes are evaluated in the procurement process. The County is mandated under Measure D to divert at least seventy five percent (75%) of material from landfill through recycling and source reduction and to encourage markets for environmentally preferable goods through its procurement process. 2. Regulatory Compliance: Manufacturers and service providers will be in compliance with all local, state, and federal worker health and safety regulations that apply to their operation. 3. Persistent Bioaccumulative Toxins: In January 2002, the County passed a resolution "to encourage the reduction and where feasible, the elimination of [persistent, bioaccumulative, and toxic chemical] (PBT) emissions..." The United States Environmental Protection Agency has established a list of twelve priority PBTs including dioxins, polychlorinated biphenyls, mercury and its compounds, lead and others. The most current list can be found at the EPA's website at www.epa.gov/opptintr/pbt/. Additionally, PBTs are listed in the CCR in Section 66261.24. Contractors must provide products and services that allow the County to comply with the PBT Resolution and must complete the certification statement included in the Attachments. The Resolution requires that the County eliminate and reduce the procurement of products and services which contain or cause the generation and release of PBTs into the environment during their manufacture, use, or destruction/disposal. Bidders should provide products that do not contain, use, or generate PBTs. If no alternative materials are available, Bidders should notify the County in writing prior to providing such materials to the County or using these Page 9 of 29