ACTION REQUESTED:
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Communication from the City Manager with a Request to APPROVE the First Amendment to the SOLID WASTE COLLECTION CONTRACT with PEORIA DISPOSAL SERVICES, INC. to Restore Alley Recycling Collection within the Neighborhoods with Alleys on a Monthly Basis.
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BACKGROUND: On April 17, 2018, the Peoria City Council approved a seven-year contract with Peoria Disposal Services Inc. to provide Solid Waste Collection Services. One of the changes with the new contract was that residents with alleys would have to move their recycling pick up location to the curb. Residents with alley service that have been notified of the change have expressed concern over the change, and staff has been negotiating options with PDC to address those concerns and move recycling pick up back to the alley.
2012-2018 Solid Waste Collection RFP Process
Following considerable public input, the City of Peoria released a request for proposals (RFP) on August 11, 2017 and subsequently issued six (6) RFP Addenda. The RFP designation issued by the City was RFP #29-17. Four Respondents submitted proposals:
? Advanced Disposal Services ("Advanced")
? City of Peoria, Public Works Department ("PWD")
? PDC Services, Inc. ("PDC")
? Waste Management ("WM")
The RFP specified a "Base" level of solid waste collection services including, but not limited to:
1. Residential Waste Collection
2. Residential Recyclable Materials Collection
3. Residential Landscape Waste Collection
4. Stacked Condominiums
5. City Buildings
6. Peoria Public Schools (PPS)
7. Various Peoria County Facilities
Submitting a Base proposal was a required element of the RFP process to allow for similar price comparisons between Respondents. However, Respondents were encouraged to submit Alternate Proposals outside of the base specifications. Three (3) of the four (4) Respondents submitted Alternate Proposals as part of their original packets. Later, through the interview process, the Respondents provided ad...
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