GREAT WESTERN RECLAMATION, INC. TECHNICAL PROPOSAL PART 1

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It is critical to note that this proposal includes considerable changes from current service levels and previous contract requirements, and responds to the City's request for new and improved services. The combination of these adjustments, economies of scale, and efficiencies resulting from our experience, allow us to be the low cost provider of the highest quality service for this community. 2. Comprehensive Services When the comprehensiveness of our services are combined with our competitive prices, our customers receive the best value in the marketplace. In addition to the current array of basic and emergency services provided by Great Western, we remain on the cutting edge of recycling and other environmental services to ensure Santa Ana is in full compliance with existing laws and regulations. Further, we will continue to explore avenues which ensure quality competive service at a reasonable price. 3. Future Enhancements We will indemnify Santa Ana with respect to the waste reduction and recycling requirements of AB 939, which carries potential fines of $10,000 per day for non- compliance. We will offer several new services, such as collection of bulky items and a drop-off and buy-back center for recyclables, at no cost. Most important, we are developing a modern, state-of-the-art materials recovery and recycling facility in Santa Ana. The Santa Ana/City-Cycle MRF will increase efficiencies in the system for Santa Ana by reducing traveling distances for trucks, by utilizing the most current technology and procedures for materials recovery and marketing, and by creating significant direct and indirect economic benefits, including local jobs. A recent independent study by Dr. Raymond Sfeir, Associate Professor of Economics, Chapman University, projected significant benefits for Santa Ana from Great Western's proposed Municipal Solid Waste Collection and Recycling contract and Materials Recovery Facility over the period from July 1993 through June 1998. These benefits, are as follows: • $24.8 million increase in personal income. • $106,000 sales tax revenue to the City. • $3.6 million of new personal income will be created in 1994. • $17.5 million total increase in personal income as a result of long-term employment. • Potentially $5 million in new revenues to the City from host fees. • Employment opportunities for disadvantaged youth in high risk populations.