Staff recommends the City Council approve the annual purchase of residential refuse carts from Sierra Container Group for an amount not to exceed $400,000.


 

The Public Works Solid Waste Division delivers and maintains carts used for residential trash and yard waste programs within city limits. Carts are needed for new services and to replace carts that are unable to be repaired.  Staff is recommending procurement of the containers using a cooperative purchasing agreement (Sourcewell).  Approximately eight loads of containers will be needed throughout the year.  This is an increase of two loads from previous years due to an increase in the number of yard waste carts that are being requested by residents and the addition of 64-gallon carts.  Staff expect this expenditure to continue yearly as the city continues to grow, and new neighborhoods come online. 

  

 

City Council may:

• Approve the contract for the purchase of 95-gallon trash, 64-gallon trash, and 95-gallon yard waste residential refuse carts using a cooperative purchasing agreement in an amount not to exceed $400,000; or,
• Not approve the contract.  If not approved, new customers cannot be served and old/broken containers cannot be replaced.

Containers can be purchased cost-effectively through the cooperative purchasing agreement with Sourcewell. Under the old contract, 96-gallon trash and yard waste carts were $62.11 per cart.  Using the new vendor, carts cost $59.00 per cart.  Cart cost is influenced by the cost of resin and can fluctuate up and down throughout the year.   

The purchase of containers is budgeted in the FY24 Solid Waste operation and maintenance budget.  There is sufficient budget for this purchase.