Explanation
1. BACKGROUND
This ordinance authorizes the Director of Public Service to issue a purchase order for year three of the Collection Services of Yard Waste & Recyclables Contract with Rumpke of Ohio, Inc., in the amount of $6,078,899.32, and to authorize the Director of Public Service to execute contract modifications if needed to clarify terms and conditions of the contract or to implement program improvements and enhancements.
In July of 2011 a bid was issued for collection services of yard waste and recyclables. Ordinance 0088-2012 authorized the Director of Public Service to execute a 5-year contract for yard waste and recyclables collection services. The contract started April 2, 2012, and ends March 31, 2017. The amount to be expended for these services over the course of the 5-year contract is as follows:
Year one amount: $5,740,678.26 (Ord. 0088-2012, EL012445)
Year two amount: $5,960,862.44 (Ord. 0976-2013, EL014423)
Year three Amount: $6,078,899.32
Total contract amount through year 3: $17,780,440.02
Amount over 5 years: $30,115,293.98
The City was divided into five zones and the new yard waste and recyclables program was rolled out to one zone at a time. During each zone’s rollout the single-family households were assigned a 64-gallon blue recycling container, given literature about the program, and given instructions on how to participate. Blue recycling containers have been assigned to approximately 191,000 households. As each zone came into the program, yard waste collection in that zone changed from weekly to every-other-week, and recyclables service was implemented every-other-week (during the week yard waste was not collected). All phases have been completed and the program has been implemented citywide. Street-side collection of yard waste and residential recyclables is now available to all single-family households.
The City of Columbus, in its continual efforts to be environmentally friendly and a "Green" commun...
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