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EXCLUSIVE FRANCHISE FOR RESIDENTIAL
AND COMMERCIAL SOLID WASTE
COLLECTION SERVICES
City Council
May 23, 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
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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 7. 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.
8. The transfer agreement, effective through March
30, 2029, requires all haulers to transfer these
commodities to the MRF.
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5 1. The proposed Exclusive Fran chise Agreement is for a 15-year term through June 30, 2038, with options to extend up to 5 years, through June 30, 2043.
– This term is reduced compared to the prior commercial contract, and accounts for the required 5 year continuation of services window.
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):
– Initial RFP was developed in collaboration with
R3 consulting and refined by staff
– Issued on August 18, 2022
• Mandatory pre-proposal meeting on
September 14, 2022
• Bid Due Date on November 18, 2022
• Selection Evaluation Process on January 20,
2023
– A committee was convened to score
proposals
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7 The scoring criteria for both the proposal round and the presentation round were as follows. Criteria were set to ensure the City secures high-quality services and are similar to those used in other City procurements.
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. Conduct a Public Hearing to receive comments relative to an Exclusive Franchise Agreement for Residential and Commercial Solid Waste Garbage, Recyclable Material, and Organic Waste Collection Services;
2. Introduce and subsequently adopt an ordinance granting an exclusive franchise to Arakelian Enterprises, In c. doing business as Athens Services, Inc., to provide residential and commercial solid waste, garbage, recyclable material, and organic waste collection services in the City of Riverside for a fifteen-year term through June 30, 2038, with an option to extend for an additional five years through June 30, 2043;
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10 3. Following adoption of the Ordinance, authorize the City Manager, or designee, to execute the Exclusive Franchise Agreement for residential garbage, recyclable material, and organic waste collection services with Arakelian Enterprises, Inc. doing bu siness as Athens Services, Inc., for a fifteen-year term through June 30, 2038, with an option to extend for an additional five years through June 30, 2043, and making minor and non- substantive changes; and
4. Following adoption of the Ordinance, authorize the City Manager, or designee, to execute the Exclusive Franchise Agreement for commercial solid waste garbage, recyclable material, and organic waste collection services with Arakelian Enterprises, I nc. doing business as Athens Services, Inc., for a fifteen-year term through June 30, 2038, with an option to extend for an additional five years through June 30, 2043, and making minor and non-substantive changes.
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