TO: Honorable Mayor & Members of the North Port Commission
FROM: Peter D. Lear, CPA, CGMA, City Manager
TITLE: Single Source procurement with Resource Recovery Systems LLC, for recyclable materials processing for the City of North Port Solid Waste District at a cost not to exceed $960,000.
Recommended Action
Approve the Single Source procurement with Resource Recovery Systems LLC, for recyclable materials processing for the City of North Port Solid Waste District at a cost not to exceed $960,000.
Background Information
Resource Recovery Systems currently provides transfer, processing, and marketing services of recyclable materials under the utilization of Sarasota County Contract No. 2013-495, which expires on September 30, 2018. Resource Recovery Systems has the only dual-stream recycling processing facility in Sarasota County and is currently the only local vendor able to process dual-stream recyclables.
As the current vendor, Resource Recovery Systems already operates the City's recyclables transfer station in Venice and has necessary staffing levels already in place.
If the single source is approved, there will be no delay or change in service levels as the City pursues other alternatives.
The City of North Port mandates residential and commercial recycling in a dual-stream recycling program.
The City's Solid Waste District utilizes automated totes to collect recyclable materials on a rotating basis collecting paper and cardboard one week and commingle (plastics, glass and cans) the next week. This collection process has ensured the material is extremely clean, with very little contamination making it more valuable.
In March 2018, the Sarasota County Solid Waste Division staff initiated the following discussions:
> Long-Term Recommendation for the Collection and Disposal Method for Garbage. Sarasota County utilizes the services of a vendor for the collection and disposal of their garbage. Their vendor's contract for the collection and dispos...
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