Explanation
BACKGROUND:
This legislation authorizes the Director of Public Utilities to modify an agreement, authorized by Ordinance 1270-2005, on behalf of the City of Columbus, between Kurtz Brothers, Inc. (KBI) and the Solid Waste Authority of Central Ohio (SWACO) for the design, construction and operation of an Organic Waste Recovery and Reuse System (OWRRS) project to process municipal sewage sludge, food waste, animal waste, yard waste and other organic material.
This agreement will provide the Division of Sewerage and Drainage with an alternate, environmentally friendly way to dispose of up to 25,000 wet tons of sewage biosolids per year. Under the terms of this 10-year agreement the disposal cost to the Division shall be $45.00 per ton, declining annually until it reaches $20.00 per ton in years 6 through 10.
The agreement requires KBI to construct and operate the facility. KBI has experienced difficulities in finding a suitable location for the facility. Since the original agreement specified a location and required completion of the facility by January 31, 2008 a modification of the agreement is required to allow KBI to acquire a suitable alternate location and to extend the deadline for completion of construction.
FISCAL IMPACT:
The Division of Sewerage and Drainage includes funding within their annual operating budget request for costs associated with the disposal of sewage biosolids through land application, landfill dumping fees, and incineration expenses. Through its participation in the OWRRS, the Division anticipates that fats, oils and greases currently disposed at the city 's trucked waste disposal facility, will be diverted to the OWRRS, which will reduce the Division's operations and maintenance costs.
Title
To authorize the Director of Public Utilities to modify an agreement on behalf of the City of Columbus between the Solid Waste Authority of Central Ohio and Kurtz Brothers, Inc., for the design, construction and...
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