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Resolution Authorizing Award of a Contract for Yard Waste Processing Services to Diversified Biomass Company (Recycling and Trash Services Enterprise Fund)
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Department:
Public Works
Meeting Date:
6/3/2025
Contact Name:
Rick Porter
Public Hearing:
No
Contact Phone:
910-341-0081
Advertising Date/Advertised By:
Attachments:
Resolution for Contract Award; Bid Tab
PURPOSE:
The purpose of this resolution is to authorize the award of a contract for processing yard waste and other vegetative refuse to Diversified Biomass Company, dba American Property Experts for $32.00/ton. This contract is for processing the yard waste and other wood refuse collected by the City Recycling and Trash Services (RTS) crews, debris removed by Stormwater operations, and City tree and park maintenance.
BACKGROUND:
The City's current contract for wood waste disposal is with Diversified Biomass Company of Wilmington, NC and was approved in 2020. It was approved as a three (3) year contract with two (2) 1-year extension options. The current contract extension expires on June 30, 2025, and the rate has been set at $24.19/ton for the entire 5-year contract history. The city fiscal year disposal quantities have ranged from 8393 tons (FY24) to 11,226 tons (FY20) over the past 5 years (figures do not include contracted hurricane debris removal).
This procurement was accomplished under the Intent to Bid process in 2025. Diversified Biomass Company (current provider) was the sole bidder for a new three (3) year contract with two (2) extension options of one (1) year each. The renewal options in years 4 and 5 may include consumer-price-index (CPI) rate adjustments to be approved by both parties. The calculation will be based on the non-seasonally adjusted, previous 12-month rate change, published by the US Bureau of Labor. City staff determined Diversified Biomass Company's bid is both responsive, responsible and the only bidder licensed by the NC Department of Environment ...
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