CITY COUNCIL AGENDA ITEM
ACTION REQUESTED:
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Approve the award of Sole Source Procurement 21-094, Leaf Disposal Services, to BioAg and Option Year Three to Contract 18-146, Leaf Disposal, to Tri-County Excavation and Construction, Inc. and to Steve Piper and Sons for a combined amount not to exceed $322,500 (Item 1 of 2)
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DEPARTMENT: Department of Public Works
SUBMITTED BY: Richard Dublinski, Director
BOARD/COMMISSION REVIEW:
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BACKGROUND:
The other related item on the City Council agenda is:
* 21-0445, Adopt a resolution authorizing the city manager to lease three parcels of city property for leaf disposal.
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:
1. a free bagged leaf program from the end of October through mid-December, and
2. a 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. It begins six weeks prior to Thanksgiving and ends after the third and final pickup is complete, or when winter weather prevents DPW from picking up leaves. DPW annually collects between 45,000 and 52,000 cubic yards of leaves during the six- week program. The collected leaves must be disposed of in an environmentally appropriate way compliant with Illinois EPA regulations.
DPW currently uses the following two disposal methods for leaves:
1. leaves are picked up by City crews and hauled to designated local farm land.
2. leaves are collected by the City crews and then hauled out of the area by contractors for composting.
Leaf Disposal on Local Farm Fields
Historically, most of the leaves picked up by City crews have been hauled to designated local farm la...
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