SIMS RECYCLING SOLTUIONS, INC. & SIMS METAL MANAGEMENT, LTD

REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL

DRAYAGE SHIPMENTS

May 16, 2016

Dear Transportation Provider:

SIMS GROUP USA HOLDINGS CORPORATION,along with its affiliates is developing a comprehensive transportation program. As such, we would like to offer your company the opportunity to participate in this program. Thank you for your consideration and cooperation.

Sims RecyclingSolutions consists of the following facilities:

820 South Euclid Avenue, Tucson, AZ 85719

8855 Washington Boulevard, Roseville, CA 95678

5806A North 53rd Street, Tampa, FL 33610

5409 East Henry Avenue, Tampa, FL 33610

3700 North Runge Avenue, Franklin Park, IL 60131

1700 Harvester Road, West Chicago, IL 60185

417 New Sanford Road, LaVergne, TN 37086

Third Party Locations:

3960 Groves Rd, Columbus, OH43232

This request for bid encompasses shipments made from these entities.

Sims Metal Management Group consists of the following facilities:

CENTRAL REGION

3100 Lonyo Ave, Detroit, MI 48209

9331 S Ewing Ave, Chicago, IL 60617

3200 E 96Th St, Chicago, IL 60617

425 152Nd St, East Chicago, IN 46312

2425 S Wood St, Chicago, IL 60608

SOUTH REGION

540 Weakley Ave, Memphis, TN 38107

2245 Hwy 178, Sherman, MS 38869

81 Morris Road, Highway 51 South, Elliott, MS 38926

2645 Harbor Front Rd, Greenville, MS 38701

405 8Th Street, Greenwood, MS 38930

EAST REGION

Foot Of Hawkins Street, Newark, NJ 07105

One Linden Ave East, Jersey City, NJ 07305

30-27 Greenpoint Avenue, Long Island City, NY 11101

One Linden Avenue East, Jersey City, NJ 07305

300 Steel Road South, Morrisville, PA 19067

NEW ENGLAND REGION

234 Universal Drive, North Haven, CT 06473

30 Fields Point Drive, Providence, RI 02905

242 Allens Avenue, Providence, RI 02905

14 Green Earth Ave, Johnston, RI 02919

SOUTHEAST REGION

3220 Deepwater Drive, Richmond, VA 23234-1838

2116 George Washington Memorial Hwy, Tabb, VA 23693

4300 Buell Street., Chesapeake, VA 23324

15820 Hoffheimer Way, Petersburg, VA 23803

CANADIAN REGION

11760 Mitchell Road, Richmond, BC CANADA V6V 1V8

WEST REGION

1655 Franklin Way, Sparks, NV 89431

1800 Monterey Highway, San Jose, CA 9512-6116

600 South 4Th Street, Richmond, CA 94804-3504

1000 South Aurora Street, Stockton, CA 95206-1604

11320 Dismantle Ct, Rancho Cordova, CA 95742

699 Seaport Blvd., Redwood City, CA 94063

130 North 12th Street, Sacramento, CA 95811

BACKGROUND

Sims Recycling Solutions ( a global leader in electronic reuse and recycling. SRS provides cost-effective and legislatively compliant e-waste disposal services ensuring the highest levels of security for data residing on a company’s electronics.

Sims Recycling Solutions was formed in 2002 in the UK to address the growing issue of e-waste. They expanded into the US in 2003 and following natural growth and a number of mergers and acquisitions, the business now operates from over 50 sites on five continents, processing over 1 billion pounds of waste electronic equipment each year.

Sims Recycling Solutions has been recognized for being a responsible corporate citizen on the global stage. SRS works closely with recognized industry associations to ensure its business operations adhere to recognized industry standards; they have obtained and maintain the following certifications:

  • R2:2013
  • ISO 14001:2004
  • OHSA 18001:2007
  • ISO 9001:2015

ADDITIONAL BACKGROUND

Sims Group is the world’s largest listed metals and electronics recycler. Sims Group is considered the global leader in the secure and sustainable management of resources for industry, organizations, and the public at large. Sims Metal Management, LTD. is traded on the Australian (SGM) stock exchanges

Sims Group consists of:

  • Sims Metal Management ( is the world’s largest publicly listed metal recycler, with operations encompassing the buying, processing and selling of ferrous and non-ferrous recycled metals. The metals recycling operations are geographically diverse, with operations in five continents, including the United States, Australia and the United Kingdom, comprising a network of processing facilities, many with deep-water port access, supported by an extensive network of feeder yards from which to source recyclable ferrous and non-ferrous metals.
  • Sims Municipal Recycling receives household recyclables from municipalities such as New York City and Chicago. Moving forward, Sims Metal Management Municipal Recycling will make use of its resources and build on its experience to bring efficient and effective curbside recycling services to other municipalities across the US.

Sims Recycling Solutions is EXTREMELY safety conscious striving for a “ZERO-harm workplace.” They require drop containers in docks to use wheel chocks. A number of facilities have ‘Dock Locks’ and/or they may also use ‘Air Brake Locks’ for everyone’s safety and well-being. In addition, they may ask the drivers to lock their keys in a secure lock box until the trailer is completely loaded or unloaded.

PRODUCTS

Primarily Sims Recycling Solutions provides a source for a company to send their used and/or outdated electronic commodities (PCs, Laptops, Printers, Monitors, Cell Phones, Cable TV Converters, and Digital TV Decoders). The Items range from BARRELS GROUP (21700); BOX GROUP (28900); BRASS, BRONZE, or COPPER :Cable or Wire (30100); DENTAL, HOSPITAL OR MEDICAL SUPPLY GROUP (56400); ELECETRICAL EQUIPMENT GROUP (60500); GLASS (86500): GUMS (91120); HARDWARE GROUP (92900); INK and RELATED MATERIALS GROUP (101710); IRON or STEEL (10400); LAMPS OR LIGHTING GROUP (109000); MACHINERY GROUP (114000); METALS GROUP (135300); PADS, PADDING AND RELATED ARTICLES (149000); PALLETS GROUP (150300); PAPER (150600); PLASTIC OR RUBBER ARTICLES (156100); RACKS (163900); RECORDING MEDIA GROUP (168900); WASTE MATERIALS GROUP (194200) under the National Motor Freight Classification publication. In addition, some Hazmat is shipped (<0.5%) for recycling purposes: UN Codes 2794, 2795, 2800, 2809, 3090, 3077; Classes 8 & 9.

EXPORTS

Sims Recycling Solutions, Inc. and Sims Metal Management, LTD export sorted baled and loose material for recycling in the international market. Below are the commodities/material that is exported to international recyclers and smelters. This includes one Hazmat Material: UN Code 3077; Waste, Environmental Hazardous Substance Solid, N.O.S. (Cooper Hydroxide); Class 9; Packaging Group III; F006.

Table 1: US HTS CODES

The material is exported to Akita, Japan; Antwerp, Belgium; Hong Kong, China; Kobe, Japan; Moji, Japan; Onahama, Japan; Tokyo, Japan; Valencia, Spain; Yokohama, Japan, through various ports throughout North America on a number of steamship lines.

SHIPPING

It is very important that all drivers conduct themselves in a positive, polite, and business manner.

Outbound Shipping

Distribution is to other downstream processing facilities/plants.

Clean containers without leakage and in good condition are required

  • Pics are taken of the container, load, and seal before leaving a facility

Loads are palletized, stretch wrapped either on 40x48 GMA pallets or in gaylords or super sacks.

  • Some shipments are large bales

Average container weighs 40,011.1pounds on 33 pallets

  • Some shipments may require an overweight (O/W) permit

Cartage Companies are generally given one-week notice.

  • Booking are usually one to three weeks out from cut-off

A booking may contain 1 to 13 Containers

  • The norm is between 1 to 3 Containers per Booking

Loading time is generally 1 to 2 hours.

Containers used for SRS are either 20 ft. (2.0%), 40 ft. HC (83.3%), or 45 ft. HC (14.7%)

  • Tri-Axle chassis are needed for some 20 ft. Container Shipments

Containers used for SMM are either 20 ft. 40 ft. STD & HC, or 45 ft. STD & HC

  • Tri-Axle chassis are needed for some 20 ft. Container Shipments

Driver signs for load but Shipments are sealedand shipped ‘Shippers Load and Count’ (SLC)

SMM will load some containers with loose material loaded via conveyors

Pics are taken of the MTY Container then of the Fully Loaded Container (as required from our Vendors)

Annual TEUs with SRS & SMM is 48,136 the annual breakdown by facilitiy is in the excel file (Exhibits B-1 thru C-26).

Tucson, AZ

Receiving Hours 7:00 a.m. – 2:30 pm (MST) M-F

Appointments Required for Delivery to this Sims Facility

  • Drop Trailers are NOT Allowed

Monday & Friday are the busiest days of the week; withend of month being the busiest time.

Shipping Hours 7:00 a.m. – 2:30 pm (MST) M-F

Appointments Required for Pick-upatthis Sims Facility

  • Drop Trailers are NOT Allowed

Loading time at this Sims facility is approximately 2 hours

Loads are either on shrink wrapped pallets or in gaylords or palletized super sacks

  • Shipments are sealed (SLC)

Monday & Friday are the busiest days of the week; with end of month being the busiest time.

Steamship Lines used: APL; CMA CGM; Evergreen; MOL; MSC; Yang Ming; Currentlya majority of the Bookings are with CMA CGM, Evergreen, & MOL

Roseville, CA

ReceivingHours 7:00 a.m. – 7:00 pm (PST) M-F

Appointments Required for Delivery to this Sims Facility

  • Drop Trailers are Allowed & Preferred

Tues - Thurs are the busiest days of the week; with end of month being the busiest time.

ShippingHours 7:00 a.m. – 7:00 pm (PST) M-F

Appointments Required for Pick-upatthis Sims Facility

  • Drop Trailers are Allowed & Preferred

Loading time at this Sims facility is approximately1 hour to 2 hours

Loads are either on shrink wrapped pallets or in gaylords or palletized super sacks

  • Shipments are sealed (SLC)

Wednesday & Thursday are the busiest days of the week; with mid & end of month being the busiest times.

Steamship Lines used: APL; CMA-CGM; Evergreen; Hanjin; HMM; Maersk; MOL; MSC; US Lines; Yang Ming; Currently a majority of the Bookings are with CMA-CGM, Evergreen, Hanjin, MOL, MSC, US Lines, & Yang Ming;

Tampa, FL

ReceivingHours 7:00 a.m. – 2:30 pm (EST) M-F

Appointments Required for Delivery to this Sims Facility

  • Drop Trailers are Allowed

Notification for a container pick-up is 24 to 48 hours

ShippingHours 7:00 a.m. – 2:30 pm (EST) M-F

Appointments Required for Pick-upat this Sims Facility

  • Drop Trailers are Allowed

Loading time at this Sims facility is approximately1 to 2 hours

Loads are either on shrink wrapped pallets or in gaylords or palletized super sacks

  • Shipments are sealed (SLC)

Wednesday & Thursday are the busiest days of the week; with mid & end of month being the busiest times.

Steamship Lines used: CMA-CGM; Evergreen;HMM; MOL; MSC; Currently a majority of the Bookings are with CMA-CGM, Evergreen, HMM, MSC, & MOL

Franklin Park, IL

ReceivingHours 6:00 a.m. – 3:30 pm (CST) M-F

No Appointments Required for Delivery to this Sims Facility

  • First Come First Serve
  • Drop Trailers are Allowed

Notification for a container pick-up is 24 to 48 hours

ShippingHours 6:00 a.m. – 3:30 pm (CST) M-F

No Appointments Required for Pick-upatthis Sims Facility

  • First Come First Serve
  • Drop Trailers are Allowed
  • Usually Live Load

Loads are either on shrink wrapped pallets or in gaylords or palletized super sacks

Tendering shipment for pick-up is 24 hours

  • Shipments are sealed (SLC)

Steamship Lines used: Yang Ming

West Chicago, IL {1750 Harvester Rd}

ReceivingHours 7:30 a.m. – 3:00 pm (CST) M-F

Closed for lunch (10:45am – 11:15am) & Break Time (2:00pm – 2:15pm)

Appointments Required for Delivery to this Sims Facility

  • Drop Trailers are NOT Allowed
  • Tandem wheels on the trailer may require adjustment to be unloaded at the dock

Mon, Wed, Fri are the busiest days of the week

ShippingHours 7:30 a.m. – 3:00 pm (CST) M-F

Closed for lunch (10:45am – 11:15am) & Break Time (2:15pm – 2:30pm)

Appointments Required for Pick-upatthis Sims Facility

  • Drop Trailers are NOT Allowed
  • Tandem wheels on the trailer may require adjustment to be unloaded at the dock
  • No Containers will be unloaded after 3:00 pm

Loading time at this Sims facility is approximately1 to 2 hours

Loads are either on shrink wrapped pallets or in gaylords or palletized super sacks

  • Shipments are sealed (SLC)

Mon, Wed, Fri are the busiest days of the week

Steamship Lines used: CMA-CGM; Evergreen; Hanjin; Hapag Lloyd;HMM; MOL; MSC; Yang Ming; Currently a majority of the Bookings are with Hanjin, HMM, MSC,Yang Ming

LaVergne, TN

ReceivingHours 6:00 a.m. – 7:00 pm (EST) M-TH

6:00 a.m. – 1:00 pm (EST) F

Appointments Required for Delivery to this Sims Facility

  • Drop Trailers are NOT Allowed
  • Tandem wheels on the trailer may require adjustment to be unloaded at the dock

MondayWednesday are the busiest days of the week

ShippingHours 6:00 a.m. – 7:00 pm (EST) M-TH

6:00 a.m. – 1:00 pm (EST) F

Appointments Required for Pick-upatthis Sims Facility

  • Drop Trailers are NOT Allowed
  • Tandem wheels on the trailer may require adjustment to be unloaded at the dock

Loading time at this Sims facility is approximately1 to 2 hours

Loads are either on shrink wrapped pallets or in gaylords or palletized super sacks

  • Shipments are sealed (SLC)

Steamship Lines used: Evergreen; Hanjin; HMM; MOL; MSC; Yang Ming; Currently a majority of the Bookings are with Hanjin, HMM, MOL, MSC,Yang Ming

Columbus, OH

ShippingHours 8:00 AM to 3:00 PM (EST) – Mon thru Fri

Appointments Required for Pick-upatthis Facility

  • Drop Trailers are NOT Allowed

Loading time is approximately 30to 45minutes

Usually Requires a 20 ft. container with a Tri-Axle chassis

Loads are either on shrink wrapped pallets or in gaylords or palletized super sacks

  • Shipments are sealed (SLC)

Steamship Line used: Hanjin; Yang Ming

Chesapeake, VA

Loading Hours 7:00 a.m. – 4:00 pm (EST) M-F

  • Appointments Are Not Required
  • This facility doesn’t live load, so empty containers will be dropped and once loaded yard will request to load containers to be picked up

Petersburg, VA

Loading Hours 7:30 a.m. – 4:00 pm (EST) M-F

  • Appointments Are Not Required
  • This facility live loads and drop

Richmond, VA

Loading Hours 7:30 a.m. – 3:00 pm (EST) M-F

  • Appointments Are Not Required
  • This facility only live loads occasionally, so empty containers will be dropped and once loaded yard will request to load containers to be picked up

Tabb, VA

Loading Hours 7:30 a.m. – 4:00 pm (EST) M-F

  • Appointments Are Not Required
  • This is a live load facility

Claremont – Jersey City, NJ

Loading Hours 6:00 a.m. – 7:00 pm(EST) M-F

  • Appointments Are Not Required
  • This is a live load facility

Fairless – Morrisville, PA

Loading Hours 7:00 a.m. – 4:30 pm(EST) M-F

  • Appointments Are Not Required
  • This is a live load facility

Johnston, RI

Loading Hours 6:00 a.m. – 5:00 pm(EST) M-F

  • Appointments Are Not Required
  • This facility live loads and drop

Newark, NJ

Loading Hours 6:30 a.m. – 5:00 pm (EST) M-F

  • Appointments Are Not Required
  • This facility doesn’t live load, so empty containers will be dropped and once loaded yard will request to load containers to be picked up

North Haven, CT

Loading Hours 6:00 a.m. – 3:00 pm (EST) M-F

  • Appointments Are Not Required
  • This facility live loads and drop

Providence, RI

Loading Hours 6:00 a.m. – 4:00 pm (EST) M-F

  • Appointments Are Not Required
  • This facility live loads and drop

Chicago, IL (Rail Yard)

Loading Hours 5:30 a.m. – 3:00 pm (CST) M-F

  • Appointments Are Not Required
  • This facility doesn’t live load, so empty containers will be dropped and once loaded yard will request to load containers to be picked up

Chicago, IL (Wood St)

Loading Hours 6:30 a.m. – 2:30 pm (CST) M-F

  • Appointments Are Not Required
  • This facility live loads and drop

East Chicago, IN

Loading Hours 6:30 a.m. – 3:30 pm (CST) M-F

  • Appointments Are Required
  • This is a live load facility

Detroit, MI

Loading Hours 7:30 a.m. – 3:00 pm (EST) M-F

  • Appointments Are Not Required
  • This facility only live loads occasionally, so empty containers will be dropped and once loaded yard will request to load containers to be picked up

Elliott, MS

Loading Hours 8:00 a.m. – 3:00 pm (CST) M-F

  • Appointments Not Required
  • This is a live load facility

Greenville, MS

Loading Hours 8:00 a.m. – 3:00 pm (CST) M-F

  • Appointments Not Required
  • This is a live load facility

Memphis, TN

Loading Hours 8:00 a.m. – 4:00 pm (CST) M-F

  • Appointments Not Required
  • This facility doesn’t live load, so empty containers will be dropped and once loaded yard will request the loaded containers to be picked up

Sherman, MS

Loading Hours 8:00 a.m. – 3:00 pm (CST) M-F

  • Appointments Not Required
  • This is a live load facility

Rancho Cordova, CA

Loading Hours 7:45 a.m. – 3:30 pm (PST) M-F

  • Appointments Are Required
  • This facility live loads and drop

Redwood City, CA

Loading Hours 7:00 a.m. – 4:30 pm (PST) M-F

  • Appointments Are Required
  • This facility live loads and drop

Richmond, CA

Loading Hours 8:00 a.m. – 2:30 pm (PST) M-F

  • Appointments Are Required
  • This is a live load facility

Sacramento, CA

Loading Hours 8:00 a.m. – 3:30 pm (PST) M-F

  • Appointments Are Required
  • This is a live load facility

San Jose, CA

Loading Hours 24x7 (PST) M-F

  • Appointments Are Not Required
  • This facility doesn’t live load, so empty containers will be dropped and once loaded yard will request to load containers to be picked up

Sparks, NV

Loading Hours 8:00 a.m. – 3:30 pm (PST) M-F

  • Appointments Are Required
  • This is a live load facility

Stockton, CA

Loading Hours 8:00 a.m. – 3:30 pm (PST) M-F

  • Appointments Are Required
  • This is a live load facility

PAYMENT

Sims Recycling Solutions (SRS) and Sims Metal Management (SMM) currently pay their invoices through a third party audit provider, Ratelinx ( ). RateLinxwillactasapayagentonbehalfofboth companies (SRS & SMM) andwillsendfundingtothe carrierforvalidfreightcharges. WhileRateLinxwillactaspayagent,SRS and SMM willbe ultimatelyresponsibleforpaymentof legitimate freightcharges.

There are two methods (2) for submitting your freight invoices:

1)EDI 210 with the Capability of Attachments

  1. We prefer our Carriers submit invoices via EDI 210 (Electronic Data Interchange) for transportation updates, invoices, and automated pick-up requests. With our current certifications a POD and a BOL is required for every shipment, this is why EDI 210 with the capability to attach these documents is required. If you are currently unable to process your invoicing in accordance with these EDI 210 / attachment capability standards, we strongly encourage you to consider signing up with EDI. To review information on EDI setup and processing, please visit the following link

2)RateLinx Web Portal

  1. If you use the portal, you do not have to create an invoice, the information entered into the portal will generate an invoice for you. Entry through the portal also assists in you receiving your payment faster because the portal will prompt you if you enter an MMO number that does not match our records.
  • Payment is made within terms (preferred with a discount) or Net 30 days from date of received invoice
  • ALL invoices must be submitted in a timely and accurate manner
  • All Charges need to be submitted with the original invoice
  • This is extremely important so that we may correctly close the business cycle with our customers
  • For Deliveries and Pick-ups, we require Proof of Delivery (POD) attached (electronically) to the freight invoice.
  • Reference the Bill of Lading number along with the Material Management Order number (MMO) and the Container #(s)
  • Each charge with a shipment needs to be a separate line item
  • Fuel Surcharge NEEDS to be separated from the Line-Haul Rate
  • All the charges for each shipment must be on the invoice
  • Multiple invoices cause delay in payments and are unacceptable

PERFORMANCE REPORTS