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Recommendation to adopt Specifications No. RFP PW18-098 and award contracts to Consolidated Disposal Service, LLC, dba Republic Services, Inc., of Long Beach, CA, in the amount of $1,805,000, and authorize a 10 percent contingency in the amount of $180,500, for a total annual contract amount not to exceed $1,985,500, and to EDCO Transport Services, of Signal Hill, CA, in the amount of $1,522,000, and authorize a 10 percent contingency in the amount of $152,200 for a total annual contract amount not to exceed $1,674,200, for municipal residential and commercial solid waste handling services, for a period of two years, with the option to renew for three additional one-year periods; and authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute all documents necessary to enter into the contracts, including any necessary amendments. (Citywide)
DISCUSSION
City Council action is requested to enter into contracts with Consolidated Disposal Service, LLC, dba Republic Services, Inc. (Republic), and EDCO Transport Services (EDCO) to provide municipal residential and commercial solid waste handling services, including receiving, processing, transferring, and disposal of waste. This service is necessary to handle waste that cannot be processed at the Southeast Resource Recovery Facility (SERRF). The contracts with Republic and EDCO will also serve as backup facilities when SERRF is unavailable, ensuring that there are no disruptions to service operations. The contract amounts are based on anticipated need and operational efficiencies.
The Request for Proposals (RFP) outlined the criteria on how proposals would be evaluated, including competence, experience, expertise of staff, financial ability, conformance with the terms of the RFP, and reasonableness of cost. Using these criteria, proposals were evaluated by a committee composed of Public Works staff who determined Republic and EDCO were the most qualified to provide the requested services.
The RFP was advertised in th...
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