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EXCLUSIVE FRANCHISE FOR
RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL
SOLID WASTE COLLECTION SERVICES
City Council
May 2, 2023
Public Works Department
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2 1.Total Residential Solid waste accounts:
63,484
2.Total Commercial Accounts: 7,408
3.The City services 2/3 of Residential
accounts: 42,323
4. Burrtec Services 1/3 of Residential
accounts: 21,161
BACKGROUND
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3 5. Commercial Solid Waste Collection
Services are provided through non-
exclusive Franchise Agreements with
Burrtec Waste Industries, Arakelian
Enterprises dba Athens Services, and CR&R
Environmental Services.
6. Residential Solid Waste Collection Services
are provided by Burrtec Waste industries
through an exclusive agreement.
7. These agreements have been in place
since 2001. The Residential and
Commercial Franchise Agreements expire
on June 30, 2023.
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4 8. The City has a transfer service agreement with
Agua Mansa Transfer Station/Material Recovery
Facility (MRF) to handle all trash, recyclable
material, and organic recyclable material which
includes source-separated food waste.
9. The transfer agreement, effective through March
30, 2029, requires all haulers to transfer these
commodities to the MRF.
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5 1 . T h ep r o p o s e dE x c l u s i v eF r a n c h i s eA g r e e m e n ti sf o r a 15-year term through June 30, 2038, with options
to extend up to 15 years, through June 30, 2043.
2. Pursuant to Public Resources Code Section 49520:
– Issuing a Notice of Termination to the current
commercial hauling contractors;
– Providing for a 5-year continuation of services period effective July 1, 2023, and limiting the expansion or
solicitation of new business during this time until June 30, 2028.
– At the end of this 5-year transitional period, Athens Services will take over exclusively all of the commercial accounts.
DISCUSSION
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6 3. Request for Proposal No. 2219 (RFP 2219):
– Issued on August 18, 2022
– Mandatory pre-proposal meeting on
September 14, 2022
– Bid Due Date on November 18, 2022
– Four proposals received
• Proposal from Burrtec deemed non-
responsive due to lack of proposal bond for
sufficient amount for either agreement
– Selection Evaluation Process on January 20,
2023
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7 The scoring criteria for both the proposal round and the presentation round were as follows:
A.Qualifications (35%)
B. Pricing (25%)
C.Experience (20%)
D.Professional References (10%)
E. Approach and Methodology (10%).
DISCUSSION
Rank Commercial Hauling Proposer Location Score
1 Arakelian Enterprises dba Athens Services La Puente 91.25 2 CR&R Environmental Services Stanton 85.75
3 Valley Vista Services City of Industry 84.75
Rank Residential Hauling Proposer Location Score
1 Arakelian Enterprises dba Athens Services La Puente 86.50 2 Valley Vista Services City of Industry 84.25
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8 Strategic Priority 4 – Environmental Stewardship
Goal 4.4 – Implement measures and educate the community to responsibly manage goods, products, and services throughout their life cycle to achieve waste reduction outcomes.
Cross-Cutting Threads
STRATEGIC PLAN ALIGNMENT
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9 That the City Council:
1.Adopt a resolution of intent to grant an Exclusive Franchise Agreement for Residential and Commercial Solid Waste,
Garbage, Recyclable Material, and Organic Waste
Collection Services to Arakelian Enterprises, Inc. doing business as Athens Services, Inc.;
2.Schedule a Public Hearing for May 16, 2023, at 3:00 p.m. for the purpose of adopting an ordinance granting the
Exclusive Franchise for Residential and Commercial Solid Waste, Garbage, Recyclable Material, and Organic Waste
Collection Services to Arakelian Enterprises, Inc. doing business as Athens Services, Inc.;
RECOMMENDATIONS
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10 3. Adopt a resolution and authorize the issuance of a notice to the current commercial hauling contractors pursuant to Public Resources Code Section 49520 providing for a 5-
year continuation of services period and limiting the
expansion or solicitation of new business during this time; and
4. Reject the proposal from Burrtec Waste Industries, Inc. as non-responsive.
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