Explanation
1. BACKGROUND
This ordinance authorizes the Director of Finance and Management to establish purchase orders for the Division of Refuse Collection from established Universal Term Contracts (UTC) or completed bids for the purchase of refuse containers and parts. The Department of Public Service, Division of Refuse Collection, utilizes 96 gallon, 300 gallon, 8 cubic-yard roll-off, and other types of containers as-needed in its mechanized collection system for residential and special program trash collection. The Division also requires replacement parts for containers that are not covered by warranties.
The Purchasing Office has completed bidding or has established UTC's for the purchase of these commodities. This ordinance also authorizes the Finance and Management Director to associate all general budget reservations resulting from this ordinance with the current, pending, and future Universal Term Contract Purchase Agreements listed below for refuse containers for the Division of Refuse Collection.
Universal Term Contract Purchase Agreements:
300 Gal Automated Refuse Containers
(8) C.Y. Front Loading Refuse Containers
96 Gallon Automated Refuse Containers
64 Gallon Automated Refuse Containers
32 Gallon Automated Refuse Containers
Roll-Off Dumpsters
Victor Stanley Downtown Right-Of-Way Litter Receptacle and Liners
Downtown Right-Of-Way Recycling Containers and Liners
The quantities of containers and parts that will be need to be purchased from these contracts are based upon container breakage and part failures that occur throughout the year and are unknown at this time. City Council approval is required to expend more than $100,000.00 on a UTC per City Code section 329.19(g). It may be necessary to expend more than $100,000.00 on one or more of the UTC contracts to acquire the needed containers and parts. This ordinance also gives City Council approval for the Division of Refuse Collection to purchase more than $100,000.00 from one of the...
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