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OPERATIONS, SAFETY, AND CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE COMMITTEE
SEPTEMBER 15, 2022
Subject
SUBJECT: WASTE MANAGEMENT SERVICES
Action
ACTION: APPROVE CONTRACT AWARD
Heading
RECOMMENDATION
Title
AUTHORIZE the Chief Executive Officer to award an indefinite delivery indefinite quantity Contract No. OP809690008370, for the North and South Regions, combined, to Consolidated Disposal Service, L.L.C. dba Republic Service, to provide systemwide waste management services. The contract not-to-exceed amount is $7,107,207 for the five-year base period, and $2,950,875 for the one, two-year option term, for a combined not-to-exceed amount of $10,058,082, effective November 1, 2022, through October 31, 2029, subject to resolution of protest(s), if any.
Issue
ISSUE
The existing contract is currently being extended on a month-to-month basis as previously approved by Metro Board of Directors. To continue providing the required integrated waste management services, a new contract award for the North and South Regions combined is required effective November 1, 2022, replacing the existing system-wide contract. This action is necessary to allow the contractor ample time to acquire and mobilize new trash and recycling bins for all Metro facilities in accordance with the new contract requirements.
Background
BACKGROUND
The existing waste management services contract was due to expire on October 31, 2020. On May 28, 2020, the Metro Board of Directors approved a motion to reject staff's recommendation for Item 18 (Attachment A) to approve contract award for Waste Management Services, extend the current contract with Republic Services on a month-to-month basis and resolicit the contract including past performance to include safety, labor, and environmental standards at least as stringent as the City of Los Angeles waste hauling franchise system as part of the selection criteria.
Metro has been working diligently and collaborating with the City of Los Angeles staff to...
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