Staff recommends that Council approve the purchase of residential solid waste containers from Cascade Engineering in the amount not to exceed $500,000. 

The Solid Waste Division purchases residential containers annually for new customers as well as replacements for damaged containers. Staff compared prices from suppliers using the Sourcewell Cooperative agreement.  Cascade Engineering has the lowest price for residential containers that meet our specifications. 

City Council may:

• Approve; or,
• Not approve.  If not approved, there will not be containers available for new customers or to replace broken or damaged containers. 

The FY26 budget has $880,000 available for containers. While the exact number of containers needed for FY26 is not known at this time, staff is asking for approval to purchase containers from Cascade Engineering in an amount not to exceed $500,000.  Containers are $49.50 per container.  There is sufficient funding to purchase these containers.  Remaining funds will be used to purchase commercial and rolloff containers.