Explanation
1. BACKGROUND
This ordinance authorizes the Director of Finance and Management to enter into contract and issue purchase orders as needed with Custom Container Solutions LLC for the purchase of ten 30 Cubic Yard Roll-Off Dumpsters for the Department of Public Service, Division of Refuse Collection. The Division of Refuse Collection will use the dumpsters at newly established neighborhood convenience centers located at Division of Refuse Collection facilities for diverting waste away from the landfill, meeting department and city litter control and recycling initiatives.
Special Assistance Grants are available on a competitive basis from the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency (OEPA). The purpose of these awards is to support recycling, recycling market development, and litter prevention activities. Ordinance 0032-2023 authorized the Director of Public Service, on behalf of the City of Columbus, to submit applications to and execute grant agreements with the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency (OEPA) relative to litter control and recycling initiatives, accept, appropriate, and expend awarded grant funds, and issue refunds, if necessary.
The Purchasing Office advertised and solicited competitive bids in accordance with the relevant provisions of City Code Chapter 329 relating to competitive bidding (Solicitation RFQ028455) through Vendor Services. The City received five bids for the ten 30 Cubic Yard Roll-Off Dumpsters on September 5th, 2024, and they were tabulated as follows:
Company Name Bid Amount City/State Majority/MBE/FBE
Custom Container Solutions LLC $65,640.00 Milton, PA Majority
Municipal Equipment Inc. $75,100.00 Louisville, KY Majority
Fyre Marketing LLC $79,990.00 Madeira Beach, FL Majority
Monmouth Solutions Inc. $93,500.00 Lowell, MA Majority
Phoenix Contracting LLC $98,500.00 Ruskin, FL Majority
The award is to be made to Custom Container Solutions LLC, the lowest responsive and responsible and best bidder for t...
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