Explanation
1. BACKGROUND
This ordinance authorizes the Director of Public Service to issue a purchase order for year four of the Collection Services of Yard Waste & Recyclables Contract with Rumpke of Ohio, Inc., in the amount of $6,196,936.20, 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, the department issued a bid 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. Costs for these services over the course of the 5-year contract are 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 (Ord. 0754-2014, EL015943)
Year four amount: $6,078,899.32 (Ord. 1207-2015, EL017080)
Year five amount: $6,196,936.20 (Ord. 0718-2016)
Amount over 5 years: $30,115,293.98
The City of Columbus, in its continual efforts to be environmentally friendly and a "Green" community, has internal meetings to discuss improvements and enhancements to this program. The city also meets periodically with Rumpke to discuss improvements and enhancements. Changes to the program as a result of these meetings include the deployment and collection of recycling containers along High and Broad Streets, collection of glass bottles from businesses along High Street, the addition of multi-dwelling units to the program, changing collection zones from five to ten, and collecting recyclables and yard waste on the same day instead of every other week. These meetings will continue throughout the contract term and from time to time will result in changes to the program or the need to clarify contract terms and conditions. ...
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