CITY MANAGER AUTHORITY PROCUREMENT AWARDS
ACTION REQUESTED:
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Approve the award of Change Order #1 to Option Year Three of Contract 16-173, Leaf Disposal Services, to BioAg, and Contract 18-146, Leaf Disposal to Tri-County Excavation and Construction, Inc. and to Steve Piper and Sons, for an amount not to exceed $9,996 and a total award of $282,496
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DEPARTMENT: Department of Public Works
SUBMITTED BY: Richard Dublinski, Director
BACKGROUND:
The Department of Public Works (DPW) manages the City's annual bulk curbside leaf collection program. To aid residents with leaf disposal, the City provides two leaf collection options: a free bagged leaf program from the end of October through mid-December, and the popular six-week bulk curbside leaf collection, which provides residents in Naperville with three opportunities each season to rake their leaves curbside for pickup and disposal by DPW. The bulk collection program is intended to augment, not replace, the bagged program and enhance leaf removal options for the community.
DPW currently has two disposal methods for leaves. The first disposal method is to have leaves picked up by the City crews hauled to designated local farm land. The second disposal method is to have leaves collected by the city crews and then hauled out of the area by contractors for composting.
Leaf Disposal on Local Farm Fields (Contract 16-173):
Historically, most of the leaves picked up by City crews have been hauled to designated local farm land. However, the availability of local farm fields has become scarcer over the years. The City contracts with a third party to spread, treat and till the leaves into the farm fields. On March 15, 2016, the City Council:
* Approved the award of Contract 16-173, Leaf Disposal Services, to BioAg, Inc for a two-year contract term; and
* Authorized the City Manager to enter into a two-year lease agreement for the disposal of leaves on three City-owned parcels.
In May 2018 ,May 2019, and...
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