To: Board of Supervisors
From: Warren Lai, Public Works Director/Chief Engineer
Report Title: APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Purchasing Agent to execute a blanket purchase order with Republic Services, Inc. for waste disposal services.
☒Recommendation of the County Administrator ☐ Recommendation of Board Committee
RECOMMENDATIONS:
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Purchasing Agent, or designee, to execute, on behalf of the Public Works Director, a blanket purchase order with Republic Services, Inc., in an amount not to exceed $1,000,000, for disposal services at their landfill facility in West County, for the period of January 1, 2025, through December 31, 2027.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Funded by Local Road, Flood Control, and General Funds. (100% Various Funds)
BACKGROUND:
The Contra Costa County (County) Public Works Maintenance Division maintains over 660 miles of roads, 79 miles of creeks and channels, 29 detention basins and dams, and over 150 County buildings throughout the County. Disposal of waste material is required for ongoing routine and emergency road, flood control and building maintenance.
Republic Services, Inc., is a regulated and licensed solid waste landfill located in the Richmond area of the County. There are a limited number of landfill facilities within the County and Republic Services, Inc., is the only facility the Public Works Department can use in West County. It is important for the Public Works Department to have access to Republic Services, Inc., because it allows the department to dispose of debris when working in West County.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
Failure to approve the blanket purchase order will prevent the Public Works Department from completing routine and emergency road, flood control, and building maintenance in a timely manner.