SOLID WASTE COLLECTION PROPOSALS
STATUS REPORT

 

Recommendation:

That the City Council direct the City Manager to meet with the representatives of the four finalists and open negotiations, returning with a recommendation for award of a contract.

Background:

The City Council, at its meeting of April 24, 2001, approved the issuance of Request for Proposal for Solid Waste and Recyclables Collection, Processing and Disposal Services. A total of six proposals were received from solid waste hauling companies. The companies submitting proposals are: HMD Waste Systems, CR&R, Norcal Waste Systems, Waste Management, Consolidated Disposal Service and BFI.

The proposals have been reviewed by staff and Solid Waste Solutions, Inc. The next step in the process is for staff and SWS to meet with those companies that appear to meet the requirements set forth in the request for proposals. Based on the review of the proposals submitted, staff will proceed to interview and open negotiations with four of the six companies. Those that will be invited to the interview will include Norcal Waste Systems, Waste Management, Consolidated Disposal Service and BFI. Those not being included based on the evaluation of the proposals are HMD Waste Systems and CR&R. HMD Waste Systems proposal does not indicate any single family residential service experience and CR&R did not provide pricing for two of the alternatives set forth in the Request for Proposals.

The meetings with the several companies will be completed in the next two weeks and a further status report issued. It is anticipated that a recommendation for preparation of an agreement with a single company will be forwarded to the City Council in September.

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