S38-E29336 - Approve the purchase from Toter, LLC for recycling and refuse carts through the Interlocal Agreement with the City of Tucson in the total amount of $803,992.00 for the Solid Waste Management Department.
Specific Explanation:
The Director of the Solid Waste Management Department and the Chief Procurement Officer recommend that City Council approve the purchase of recycling and refuse carts through the Interlocal Agreement for Cooperative Purchasing between the City of Houston and the City of Tucson, Arizona in the total amount of $803,992.00 for the Solid Waste Management Department and that authorization be given to issue a purchase order to the City of Tucson contractor, Toter, LLC.
This purchase consists of 4,900 green 96-gallon capacity two-wheel recycling carts and 11,900 black 96-gallon two-wheel refuse cart. The carts will be issued to new customers and as replacements for carts that were lost, stolen, or damaged beyond repair. These carts will also be available for customers who contract extra carts for recycling waste and refuse collections. The new carts will come with a full 12-year warranty and the life expectancy is ten to twenty years. The recycling lids will be used to repair carts that are not covered under warranty.
MWBE Participation:
Zero percent goal document approved by the Office of Business Opportunity.
Hire Houston First:
This procurement is exempt from the City's Hire Houston First Ordinance. Bids/proposals were not solicited because the department is utilizing an Interlocal or Cooperative Purchasing Agreement for this purchase.
Fiscal Note:
Funding for this item is not included in the FY2020 Adopted Budget. Therefore, a Fiscal Note is required as stated in the Financial Policies.
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Jerry Adams, Chief Procurement Officer Department Approval Authority
Finance/Strategic Procurement Division
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Estimated Fiscal Operating Impact
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Recurring or One-Time
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One-time
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Fund Name
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FY2020
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Out Year
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Total
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General Fund-Solid Waste
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803,992
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803,992
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Total
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803,992
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803,992
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