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File #: 25-0307   
Type: Report to Council Status: Passed
Meeting Body: City Council
On agenda: 5/20/2025
Title: Award a Contract to Bulk Handling Systems (BHS), in the Amount of $34,545,000 for the Sunnyvale Material Recovery and Transfer (SMaRT) Station(r) Municipal Solid Waste and Source Separated Recyclables Integrated Processing System (NextGen), Accept an Addendum to the SMaRT Station Environmental Impact Report, Approve a 1.5% Contingency of $518,175, Award a Purchase Agreement in the Amount of $2,512,147 to Shredding Systems Incorporated (SSI) for the Purchase of a Pre-load Compactor, Approve a 1.5% Contingency in the Amount of $37,682, Approve Budget Modification No. 24 in the Amount of $16,735,288, and Adopt a Resolution Regarding Intention to Issue Solid Waste Revenue Bonds
Attachments: 1. SSI Compactor Quote, 2. SMaRT Station EIR Addendum #3 and Technical Memos, 3. Budget Project Summary Sheet, 4. Resolution, 5. Presentation to Council RTC No 25-0307 -20250520
REPORT TO COUNCIL

SUBJECT
Title
Award a Contract to Bulk Handling Systems (BHS), in the Amount of $34,545,000 for the Sunnyvale Material Recovery and Transfer (SMaRT) Station(r) Municipal Solid Waste and Source Separated Recyclables Integrated Processing System (NextGen), Accept an Addendum to the SMaRT Station Environmental Impact Report, Approve a 1.5% Contingency of $518,175, Award a Purchase Agreement in the Amount of $2,512,147 to Shredding Systems Incorporated (SSI) for the Purchase of a Pre-load Compactor, Approve a 1.5% Contingency in the Amount of $37,682, Approve Budget Modification No. 24 in the Amount of $16,735,288, and Adopt a Resolution Regarding Intention to Issue Solid Waste Revenue Bonds

REPORT IN BRIEF
Staff is recommending that the Council take the following actions:
- Accept Addendum No. 3 to the previously certified City of Sunnyvale Material Recovery and Transfer (SMaRT) Station Environmental Impact Report (State Clearing House No. 89022812) (Attachment 3).
- Award a Service Agreement in substantially the same form as Attachment 1 to this report in an amount not-to-exceed $34,545,000 to Bulk Handling System (BHS) Inc. of Eugene OR for the SMaRT Station Municipal Solid Waste and Source Separated Recyclables Integrated Processing System (Nextgen) Project.
- Approve a 1.5% contingency for the Nextgen Project in the amount of $518,175 and authorize the City Manager to execute an amendment to the BHS Agreement up to the contingency amount.
- Award a purchase agreement in substantially the same form as Attachment 2 to this report in an amount not to exceed $2,512,147 with Shredding Systems Incorporated (SSI) of Wilsonville OR for a pre-load compactor.
- Approve a 1.5% contingency for the pre-load compactor purchase in the amount of $37,682 and authorize the City Manager to execute a contract amendment up to the contingency amount.
- Approve Budget Modification No. 24 in the amount of $16,735,288.
- Adopt a Resolution declaring the intention t...

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