Presenter/Contact
Presenter
Mike Mundell, Solid Waste Manager
Contact Info
(830) 221-4044 - MMundell@nbtexas.org
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SUBJECT:
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Discuss and consider approval of a contract with BFI Waste Services of Texas, LP dba Republic Services of San Antonio to provide processing services for the City of New Braunfels’ Recycling Program.
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BACKGROUND / RATIONALE:
The City issued Request for Proposals, (RFP), to obtain a contractor to handle the processing of the City’s curbside Recycling Program on April 9, 2019. This contract will require the contractor to perform all operations associated with and pertaining to, at a minimum, receiving, sorting, processing, baling, storing, marketing, selling, and transporting (if necessary) all single-stream recyclable materials delivered by the City.
The SWRD currently provides curbside single-stream recycling collection to all single-family and some smaller multi-family residences. The City is divided into four (4) service areas which are serviced one (1) day per week, Monday through Thursday. Each collection day/service area contains five (5) routes, for a total of twenty (20) recycling routes. Customers are provided a minimum of one (1), 96-gallon wheeled cart in which to place their recyclables. Typically, each route delivers up to two (2) loads to the Material Recovery Facility (MRF) each day, and averages about 500 tons per month. Currently, the Program services about 25,650 residential recycling accounts and new customers are added daily.
The Program is single-stream, and the following materials are currently accepted:
• Plastic containers #1- 7, less than 5 gallons in size
• Newspaper
• Mixed paper
• Cartons: aseptic and plastic composite
• Cardboard, paperboard
• Glass containers
• Aluminum cans
• Steel and tin cans
The City also operates a drop-off Recycle Center for all the Program’s acceptable single-stream materials. The Recycle Center is open five (5) days per week for residential and commercial customers who are not currently serviced curbside (i.e., large apartment complexes) and businesses, in order to provide access to recycling. The materials collected at the Recycle Center, (except cardboard, which is accepted separately and baled onsite), are included in the materials the City delivers to the MRF.
The City received three (3) responses to the RFP. After review, evaluation and interviewing the top two (2) highest scored Proposers, the City is recommending BFI Waste Services of Texas, LP dba Republic Services of San Antonio for award. The contract will be for three (3) years with two (2), one-year options to renew. The estimated annual cost of the contract as proposed is $284,000.
ADDRESSES A NEED/ISSUE IN A CITY PLAN OR COUNCIL PRIORITY:
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X |
Yes |
City Plan/Council Priority |
Strategic Priorities: Maintain fiscal stability of City operations |
FISCAL IMPACT:
The cost associated with this project has been incorporated into the draft FY 2019-20 Proposed Budget. As a result of increased customer counts, staff does not currently anticipate a rate adjustment to be necessary in FY 2019-20 to support these increased expenditures.
Recommendation
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION:
N/A
STAFF RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends approval of a contract with BFI Waste Services of Texas, LP dba Republic Services of San Antonio to provide processing services for the City of New Braunfels’ Recycling Program.