TO: The Solid Waste Disposal District Board of Commissioners
THROUGH: John A. Titkanich, Jr., County Administrator
Sean C. Lieske, Director of Utility Services
FROM: Himanshu H. Mehta, PE, Managing Director, Solid Waste Disposal District
DATE: March 21, 2025
SUBJECT: Recommendation for Award of the Operation and Maintenance of Indian River County Customer Convenience Centers (Bid No. 2025029)
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BACKGROUND
On November 16, 2010, the Solid Waste Disposal District (SWDD) Board authorized the Solid Waste Operations and Maintenance Agreement (Agreement) with Republic Services of Florida, Limited Partnership (Republic Services). The agreement covers the operation and maintenance (O&M) of the county’s Class I Landfill as well as non-Class I Landfill services. The original Agreement term was for 7 years through December 31, 2017; however, on February 21, 2017, the SWDD Board approved an extension of the Agreement through December 31, 2024. In order to align this Agreement to our fiscal year calendar, on November 21, 2023, the SWDD Board approved the Twenty Second Amendment and Extension to Republic Services for the contract to terminate on September 30, 2025. The Fiscal Year 2024/2025 Budget includes a price per ton of $16.26 per ton and an annual overall cost of approximately $4 million dollars per year for the Class I Landfill O&M services. Currently, the non-Class I Landfill services include both some ancillary services within the footprint of the landfill as well as the O&M of the five Customer Convenience Centers (CCC), Blue Cypress Drop-Off facility and other ancillary services with a similar annual overall cost of approximately $4 million dollars per year.
On January 10, 2025, the Indian River County (IRC) Procurement Division issued two separate Invitations to Bid (ITB’s), one for the O&M of the IRC Landfill (ITB No. 2025028) and the second for the O&M of the five Cust...
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