Placement: Consent Agenda
Action Requested: Motion / Vote
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Approval to Purchase Additional 65-gallon Garbage Carts to Meet Residential Requests.
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Submitted By: Nate Rubel, Assistant Procurement Director
Strategic Plan Link: The City's Mission to provide exceptional municipal services.
Executive Summary (General Business): On April 11, 2022, the City Council provided authorization to participate in the City of Fort Lauderdale ITB 12492-813 for Refuse and Recycling Carts, Semi-Automatic with Schafer Systems International, Inc. to purchase assorted sizes of garbage and recycling carts for an amount not to exceed $4,870,670.00. This agenda item is for the purchase of 2,541 additional 65-gallon garbage carts to meet residential requests for smaller sized garbage carts at a cost of $111,168.75.
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Staff Recommendation: Move that the Council waive the provisions of the Code, Section 35.04(c), for good cause shown, and authorize the purchase of 2,541 additional 65-gallon garbage carts to meet residential requests.
Alternate Recommendations:
1. Move that the Council amend the recommendation and approve the purchase.
2. Move that the Council not approve and provide staff direction.
Background: On April 11, 2022, the City Council provided authorization to participate in the City of Fort Lauderdale ITB 12492-813 for Refuse and Recycling Carts, Semi-Automatic with Schafer Systems International, Inc. to purchase assorted sizes of garbage and recycling carts for an amount not to exceed $4,870,670.00. Subsequently, the City provided each residential property the opportunity to select either a 96-gallon garbage cart (recommended) or an option for a smaller 65-gallon garbage cart. This opportunity was initially announced in May and with a mid-July cut-off so that the City could accurately purchase and deliver the right-sized cart during the initial roll-out in August. Residential requests continued past the initial July cut-o...
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