TITLE
Recommendation to authorize City Manager to amend Agreement
No. 28344 with Waste Management, Inc., to provide residential recycling collection operations on a month-to-month basis, not to exceed one year, at an estimated cost of $350,000 per month, on an interim basis pending completion of a procurement process. (Citywide)
DISCUSSION
Waste Management (WM) is the current provider of residential recycling collection services to approximately 117,500 City-serviced refuse accounts. The City's contract with WM expires January 1, 2014. The City is in the process of developing an RFP for refuse and recycling collection services. It is anticipated that the procurement process will be completed in Fiscal Year 2014. A contract extension on a month-to-month basis, pending completion, is therefore requested.
This matter was reviewed by Deputy City Attorney Amy R. Webber on November 20, 2013 and by Director of Financial Management, John Gross, on November 25, 2013.
TIMING CONSIDERATIONS
City Council action on this matter is requested on December 17, 2013 in order to execute an agreement with WM before the end of the year to ensure that residential recycling collection is not interrupted.
FISCAL IMPACT
The estimated cost for this extension of the recycling contract for 2014 is $350,000 per month. Sufficient appropriation is currently budgeted in the Refuse/Recycling Fund (EF330) in the Department of Public Works (PW). Approval of this recommendation will provide continued support to the local economy.
SUGGESTED ACTION
Approve recommendation.
Respectfully Submitted,
ARA MOLAYAN
ACTING DIRECTOR
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS
APPROVED:
PATRICK H. WEST
CITY MANAGER