City of Fresno - File #: ID 23-1001

• File #: ID 23-1001
• Version: 1
• Type: Action Item
• Status: Passed
• File created: 6/14/2023
• In control: City Council
• On agenda: 8/24/2023
• Final action: 8/24/2023
• Title: Award of a Requirements Contract to Toter, LLC, for five years, with two one-year optional extensions, in an amount of $951,500 per year for the purchase of up to 15,000 refuse, recycling, and green waste/organics containers using a cooperative purchase agreement (Citywide).
• Sponsors: Department of Public Utilities

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
8/24/2023	1	City Council	ADOPTED	Pass

REPORT TO THE CITY COUNCIL


FROM: BROCK D. BUCHE, PE, PLS, Director
Department of Public Utilities

BY: AHMAD ALKHAYYAT, PE, MBA, Assistant Director
Department of Public Utilities - Solid Waste Management Division


SUBJECT
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Award of a Requirements Contract to Toter, LLC, for five years, with two one-year optional extensions, in an amount of $951,500 per year for the purchase of up to 15,000 refuse, recycling, and green waste/organics containers using a cooperative purchase agreement (Citywide).

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RECOMMENDATION

Staff recommends City Council award a Requirements Contract to Toter, LLC, for five years, with two one-year optional extensions, in an amount of $951,500 per year using a cooperative purchase agreement for the purchase and delivery of up to 15,000 refuse, recycling, and green waste/organic containers.

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

The Department of Public Utilities, Solid Waste Management Division (SWMD) seeks to purchase up to 15,000 refuse, recycling, and green waste/organic containers (containers) necessary to support new growth and replacement to residential customers. Staff recommends the containers continue to be purchased via a cooperative purchase agreement based on a prior competitive bid contract from Sourcewell, a State of Minnesota local government agency and service cooperative that offers cooperative procurement solutions to government entities to allow the best value purchase price to its customers.

Award of this contract through a cooperative purchase agreement between Sourcewell and supplier, Toter, LLC, (Supplier) will allow for cost effective purchase and the timely delivery of containers for the continued operation of collection of municipal solid waste, recycling, and green waste/organics waste materials to ensure the health and safety of the community.

BACKGROUND

The SWMD is responsible for the collection of municipal solid waste, recyclables, green waste/organic waste, and operation clean-up for 119,000 residential cu...