Report to Mayor and City Council
Tuesday, February 20, 2018
Discussion
SUBJECT:
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CONSIDER APPROVAL OF AN EXCLUSIVE FRANCHISE AGREEMENT FOR PROVISION OF SOLID WASTE HANDLING SERVICES FOR RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL CUSTOMERS (CITY COUNCIL)
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I. SUMMARY
On July 20, 2017, staff released a Request for Proposal for Integrated Solid Waste Management Services (RFP P17-19), seeking qualified companies to provide solid waste collection, transportation, recycling and disposal services, as well as the potential development of solid waste facilities within the City.
The City received proposals from the following solid waste haulers: EDCO Disposal (EDCO), Waste Management Services, Inc. (WMI), Commercial Waste Services (CWS), Southland Environmental Services (SES), Athens Services (AS), Universal Waste Systems (UWS) and Waste Resources Inc. ("WRI" or Waste Technology Resources, a Delaware Corporation) by the October 5, 2017 RFP submission deadline. An Ad-hoc Solid Waste Committee (Committee) narrowed the contract prospects to two final candidates, EDCO and WRI for Council consideration.
On December 5, 2018 the City Council chose to direct City staff to negotiate RFP P17-19's "Exclusive Franchise Agreement for Provision of Solid Waste Handling Services" (the "Agreement") with WRI for the provision of refuse and recycling services to commercial and residential customers. The parties have negotiated the Agreement in the form attached hereto at Exhibit 1. Staff is recommending City Council approval of the Agreement. The Agreement provides for an exclusive franchise arrangement with WRI for residential and commercial/industrial solid waste management services for 15 years, with a one-time option to extend for an additional twenty-four months.
The residential and commercial rates chargeable by WRI are, or have been, processed pursuant to a Proposition 218 "majority protest" hearing under separate cover and separate Council action. The action recommended here woul...
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