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SECTION B. SUMMARY OF EXPERIENCE AND QUALIFICATIONS Summary of - • Experience EcoNomics has extensive experience assisting large Orange County jurisdictions of over 300,000 residents with SB 1383 compliance and implementation, and has served the City of Anaheim since 2016, the City of Irvine since 2022, and the City of Santa Ana since 2018. Our firm proposes to deliver a comprehensive suite of services that align with the Scope of Work outlined in the RFC. These services include: • Financial Analysis and Studies: Our team has extensive experience developing financial rate models and pro formas to evaluate the cost and revenue impacts of SB 1383 compliance and other regulatory scenarios, EcoNomics can assist the City in conducting analyses to forecast future fund revenues, evaluate rate adjustment proposals submitted by the franchise hauler, and support informed rate-setting decisions. • Contract Compliance: EcoNomics assists client Cities with managing their hauler contracts to ensure that the haulers are complying with contractual obligations to achieve the State's mandated recycling goals. We assist many cities in Orange County with contract management and have provided direct assistance to the City of Santa Ana as it transitioned from WM to Republic Services.To this end, we are familiar with the City's franchise agreement, the hauler, the City staff managing the agreement, and the mechanisms in the contract that can be used to achieve results that are desirable to the City. • General Support: FcoNomics is currently working for8 cities in Orange County on a wide range of compliance management, implementation, and contract management projects. We are very familiar with the countywide solid waste and recycling issues,the compliance assessment and enforcement protocols used by CalRecycle by Local Assistance and Market Development (LAMD) and Jurisdiction and Agency Compliance and Enforcement (DACE) representatives, as well as all the haulers operating within the area. • SB 1383 Compliance Support: EcoNomics brings extensive and locally rooted experience in helping municipal clients—including the City of Santa Ana—achieve compliance with SB 1383. We have developed and maintained implementation records for six Orange County cities and assisted eight with capacity planning efforts. Our team has also provided onsite inspection services and compliance oversight for edible food recovery programs in six cities and supported seven cities in developing and implementing SB 1383-aligned de minimis waiver protocols. Additionally, we have helped three cities with Corrective Action Plan (CAP) implementation and reporting and currently provide general CalRecycle communications and compliance assistance for seven Orange County jurisdictions.This depth of experience ensures that EcoNomics is well-prepared to help the City of Santa Ana meet all SB 1383 compliance obligations. • Legislative Tracking and Code Revisions: EcoNomics has local experience in monitoring relevant legislation, advising on municipal code updates, developing enforcement protocols, and addressing hauler deficiencies using contractual mechanisms such as liquidated damages. 9 Doc ID: 5c24elf9f8de95b25f18cb9a42f177d25d99d112