DATE: November 28, 2023
TO: Board of Supervisors
SUBMITTED BY: Steven E. White, Director
Department of Public Works and Planning
SUBJECT: Master Agreement for Non-Hazardous Illegal Roadside Waste Removal Services
RECOMMENDED ACTION(S):
TITLE
1. Make a finding that it is in the best interest of the County to waive the competitive bidding process consistent with Administrative Policy No. 34 for unusual or extraordinary circumstances for the Master Agreement listed within recommended action number two in order to ensure a sufficient number of vendors are available to meet demand and ensure timely response to illegal dumping; and
2. Approve and authorize the Chairman to execute a Master Agreement, effective for each Contractor upon execution by the Contractor and the County, to provide non-hazardous roadside waste removal services throughout the County unincorporated areas, for County-owned rights of ways, easements, and County-maintained roads, the total term not to exceed five consecutive years, which includes a base term of November 28, 2023 through June 30, 2026 and two optional one-year extensions with authority to approve such extensions on behalf of the County delegated to the Director of Public Works and Planning, total not to exceed $2,500,000 for the potential approximate five-year term. (4/5 vote).
REPORT
Your Board's approval of the second recommended action will allow the County, through the Department of Public Works and Planning (Department), to contract with ten (10) Contractors for non-hazardous roadside waste removal services. The following six Contractors submitted responsive bids under an informal Request for Quotation (RFQ), which closed on October 31, 2022: (1) Mr. Clean Junk Removal; (2) Junk King; (3) PARC; (4) Mid Valley Disposal; (5) Those Junk Movers; and (6) Loyalty Hauling Services. The Fresno County Purchasing Manual describes informal solicitations as generally reserved for non-complex solicitations where the description of ser...
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