ADMINISTRATIVE REPORT
MEETING DATE: April 9, 2025 AGENDA CATEGORY: Consent - Bids TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council
FROM: Randy McKeegan, Finance Director
DATE: April 2, 2025
SUBJECT: Reject bids for Annual Contract for Organic and Recyclable Material Hauling for the Solid Waste Division.
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommend rejection of bid
BACKGROUND:
Bids were solicited for an Annual Contract to haul organic and recyclable material from the City’s Organics Facility located at 2601 So. Mt. Vernon Ave and the City’s Material Recovery Facility located at 2260 So.
Union Ave, to various landfill locations for the Solid Waste Division. Three bids for were received in response to the solicitation.
The three bids received are as follows:
BIDDER AMOUNT
K&I Services, Inc.
Bakersfield, CA $696,250
Mormastro Transport, Inc.
Bakersfield, CA $852,500
Camland, Inc.
Oxnard, CA $1,303,500
Funds in the amount of $500,000 are budgeted for the services. The bids received exceed the overall budget for organic and recyclables material hauling by more than 39%. Staff recommend rejecting all bids and issuing a Request for Proposal solicitation to employ a more involved grading criteria as well as obtain more favorable pricing.
FISCAL IMPACT:
The services are budgeted in Refuse Enterprise Fund, therefore there is n o impact to the City General Fund.
COUNCIL GOAL:
Innovative and Efficient City Government
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