ACTION REQUESTED:
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Communication from the City Manager and Public Works Director with a Request to APPROVE a CONTRACT with EP!C for an Initial Period of One Year, in the Not-To-Exceed Amount of $39,157.76 for 2016, and to Authorize One (1) One-Year Extension Based on Performance, For TRASH AND LITTER COLLECTION and Miscellaneous Cleaning on RIGHTS-OF-WAY IN DOWNTOWN PEORIA, and Authorize the City Manager to Execute the Documents. (Also Refer to Item #14-034) [DISTRICT 1]
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BACKGROUND: On February 25, 2014, the City Council approved the agreement between the City of Peoria and EP!C to perform various services in downtown Peoria on the public right-of-way including, but not limited to trash can cleaning and disposal; recycle can cleaning and disposal; litter pick up, and other cleaning duties as may be assigned by the City of Peoria Public Works Department (Item No. 14-034). On April 6, 2015, the terms of the agreement were amended to provide services for an additional 44 cans located in the Warehouse District in the amount of $8,580.00. EP!C empties 150 trash cans and 17 recycling cans for an average cost of $16.29 per can per month. The current monthly rate is $2,720.00, or $32,640.00 annually for this service. EP!C provide services for 2 hours every Friday afternoon to pick up litter in the public right of way at the Library, CityLink, the Civic Center, Main Street bars, push cart locations, and any other location with heavy public activity. The fee was set at $23.10 per worker, for a total of $92.40 per week, which has been in effect since 2007. EP!C provides extra trash can cleanings three times daily on Thursday, Friday, Saturday and once on Sunday's for two weeks during the IHSA State Basketball Tournament. The fee covers employees and expenses at $23.10 per hour per person for a rate of $1,712.96 annually for this service.
The contract provides that, upon satisfactory completion of service in 2016, the City may choose to extend t...
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