REPORT TO COUNCIL
SUBJECT
Title
Award of Contract to Van Dyk Recycling Solutions for SMaRT Station(r) Source Separated Organics Handling and Processing System Upgrade (F22-156)
Report
REPORT IN BRIEF
Approval is requested to award a Services Agreement in an amount not to exceed $2,574,588 to Van Dyk Recycling Solutions of Norwalk, CT, for the purchase and installation of a Source Separated Organics Handling and Processing System at the Sunnyvale Materials Recovery and Transfer (SMaRT) Station. Approval is also requested for a 4% contingency in an amount not-to-exceed $102,983.
EXISTING POLICY
Pursuant to Section 2.08.040 of the Sunnyvale Municipal Code (SMC), City Council approval is required for contracts exceeding $250,000.
Pursuant to SMC Section 2.08.110 (c), formal competitive bids or proposals received after the deadline for receipt of bids shall not be accepted and shall be returned to the bidder unopened unless necessary for identification purposes.
ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW
The proposed project is categorically exempt from environmental review under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15302(c) for replacement or reconstruction of an existing utility system and/or facilities involving negligible or no expansion of capacity.
BACKGROUND AND DISCUSSION
The SMaRT Station Source Separated Organics Handling and Processing System Upgrade is a component of the SMaRT Station NextGen Upgrade Project. It will replace the existing Source Separated Organics (SSO) processing system. This is a separate processing line at the SMaRT Station that is dedicated to processing food scraps collected from residents and businesses. The system will include an Infeed Module, Primary De-packaging Module, and a Secondary Processing Module. A grant from Cal Recycle ORG5 Grant for this project was accepted by Council on May 24, 2022 (RTC No. 22-0356) to cover the costs for this project.
On August 19, 2022, a request for proposal for t...
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