Title
Recommendation to Authorize the City Manager to Execute an Agreement Between the City of Alameda and Alameda County Industries for Collection, Transportation and Processing of Alameda's Municipal Solid Waste, Recycling, and Organic Materials for a Twelve Year Period (Ending June 30, 2033), with the Option of Two Four-Year Extensions; and
Introduction of Ordinance Approving the Franchise Agreement Between the City of Alameda and Alameda County Industries AR, Inc. (Public Works 261)
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To: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The City of Alameda's (City) existing Integrated Waste Franchise Agreement (Agreement) expires in October 2022. In February 2020, City Council approved a two-step procurement process in which sole source negotiations were initiated with the current franchisee, Alameda County Industries (ACI). If those negotiations were not successful, staff would have then initiated a competitive procurement. Over the remainder of 2020 and into early 2021, staff prepared a draft agreement and conducted negotiations with ACI. Additionally, staff completed a customer satisfaction survey, conducted a stakeholder outreach process, and completed a peer review of the draft agreement. At this time, staff is updating City Council on the conclusion of the sole source negotiations, and recommending City Council enter into a new Agreement with ACI for an initial term of twelve years.
BACKGROUND
The City's existing Agreement with ACI began in 2002 and expires in October 2022. The Agreement provides for the collection, transportation, and processing of the City's municipal solid waste, recycling, and organics. ACI is responsible for managing and paying all costs and fees associated with the collection, processing, and disposal of integrated waste, and directly billing all residential and commercial customers for these services. Through a separate agreement, the City contracts with Waste Management for the transferring and land...
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