REPORT TO COUNCIL
SUBJECT
Title
Award a Contract for the Operation of the Sunnyvale Materials Recovery and Transfer Station (SMaRT Station(r)) (F14-42) and Find that Project is Exempt from CEQA
Report
REPORT IN BRIEF
On January 22, 2014, the City received three responses to its Request for Proposals (RFP F14-42) for the operation of the Sunnyvale Materials Recovery and Transfer Station (SMaRT Station). Proposals were received from Bay Counties Waste Services, Inc., Zero Waste of Sunnyvale, LLC and Recology, Inc.
Proposals were evaluated by a team that included staff from Sunnyvale Environmental Services, Finance, partner cities of Mountain View and Palo Alto, and financial advisors Hilton, Farnkopf, and Hobson LLP, with legal assistance provided by the outside counsel firm of Hanson Bridgett LLP. Based on the factors detailed below, staff recommends that Council award a contract to Bay Counties Waste Services for the operation of the SMaRT Station for a seven-year period, from January 2015 to December 2021, with an option to extend for up to three additional years. This seven to ten year contract provides an essential core City service, and is one of the largest contracts awarded by the City of Sunnyvale.
BACKGROUND
The Sunnyvale Materials Recovery and Transfer (SMaRT) Station began operations in October 1993. The SMaRT Station was built by the City of Sunnyvale, in partnership with the cities of Mountain View and Palo Alto, to serve five main purposes:
* Receive and recover, at the materials recovery facility (MRF), recyclable materials from garbage collected in the three cities.
* Transfer the un-recycled portion of the garbage to the Kirby Canyon Landfill for disposal.
* Receive, process, and ship to composting facilities the yard trimmings collected by the three cities.
* Receive, sort and prepare for market recyclables collected at curbside.
* Provide a recycling center where residents can sell or drop off a number of recyclable ma...
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