To: Board of Supervisors
From: David O. Livingston, Sheriff-Coroner
Report Title: Allied Holdings Group, LLC d/b/a Allied Medical Waste
☒Recommendation of the County Administrator ☐ Recommendation of Board Committee
RECOMMENDATIONS:
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Sheriff-Coroner, or designee, to execute a contract with Allied Holdings Group, LLC d/b/a/ Allied Medical Waste in an amount not to exceed $195,000 to provide chemical waste pick-up and disposal services for the Office of the Sheriff Forensic Services Division, for the period October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2027.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Approval of this request will result in up to $195,000 in contractual service expenditures and will be funded 100% by the General Fund.
BACKGROUND:
Allied Holdings Group, LLC d/b/a/ Allied Medical Waste specializes in pick-up, treatment and disposal of chemical waste, such as hazardous chemicals. They have expertise with handling, transportation, and tracking of hazardous waste. Allied provides services to customers in all 50 states.
The Office of the Sheriff Forensic Services Division’s Crime Laboratory is responsible for the analysis of evidence for the criminal justice system. The laboratory generates chemical waste in the process of analyzing evidence. According to federal and state regulations, this waste must be disposed of through a waste management company.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
If the Board does not approve, the Office of the Sheriff Forensic Services Division’s Crime Laboratory will be unable to have chemical waste picked up and disposed of, which would result in the suspension of evidence analysis and a violation of state regulations.