STRATEGIC PRIORITY: Government Performance and Financial Management
AGENDA DATE: January 12, 2022
COUNCIL DISTRICT(S): All
DEPARTMENT: Office of Procurement Services
EXECUTIVE: Elizabeth Reich
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SUBJECT
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Authorize a three-year service price agreement, with two one-year renewal options, for wood waste and yard waste grinding services for the Department of Sanitation Services - National Waste Management Louisiana, Inc. dba NWMLA, Inc., most advantageous proposer of three - Estimated amount of $3,064,500 - Financing: Sanitation Operation Fund
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BACKGROUND
This action does not encumber funds; the purpose of a service price agreement is to establish firm pricing for services, for a specific term, which are ordered on an as needed basis according to annual budgetary appropriations. The estimated amount is intended as guidance rather than a cap on spending under the agreement, so that actual need combined with the amount budgeted will determine the amount spent under this agreement.
This service price agreement will provide for wood waste and yard waste grinding services. This contract is needed for the daily grinding of all yard waste stockpiles located at transfer stations and the landfill. Once the waste is ground it is then used to protect roads against damage from commercial vehicles operating inside the landfill. This service provides grinding services for brush debris, yard and vegetated waste from shrub and tree trimming at McCommas Bluff landfill, Bachman Transfer Station, Southwest Transfer Station, and Fair Oaks Transfer Station.
A six-member committee from the following departments reviewed and evaluated the qualifications:
* Department of Equipment and Fleet Management (1)
* Department of Sanitation Services (2)
* Office of Environmental Quality & Sustainability (1)
* Water Utilities Department (1)
* Office of Procurement Services (1)*
*The Office of Procureme...
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