DATE: January 24, 2023
TO: Board of Supervisors
SUBMITTED BY: Steven E. White, Director
Department of Public Works and Planning
SUBJECT: Approve the selection through a Request for Proposal process of Clean Earth Environmental Solutions, Inc. to operate the Environmental Compliance Center and Related Household Hazardous Waste Programs for Fresno County and approve the subsequent Agreement with Clean Earth Environmental Solutions, Inc. to provide these services.
RECOMMENDED ACTION(S):
TITLE
1. Approve and authorize the Chairman to execute an agreement with Clean Earth Environmental Solutions, Inc. for overseeing the operation of the Environmental Compliance Center and related household hazardous waste programs effective February 1, 2023, not to exceed five consecutive years, which includes a three-year base contract and two optional one-year extensions, total not to exceed $7,500,000;
2. Authorize the Director of Public Works and Planning or his designee to execute the two optional one-year extensions and approve the use of funds designated for Additional Services and Contingencies.
REPORT
Approval of the recommended actions will allow the continued proper recycling and disposal of household hazardous waste (HHW) for County residents at the new Environmental Compliance Center (ECC) located at 310 South West Avenue, Fresno. The recommended action will also allow for the consultant's continued implementation of a variety of Local Network Programs that significantly increase public access to HHW disposal options. This item is Countywide.
ALTERNATIVE ACTION(S):
Your Board may choose not to approve the recommended actions; however, the Department of Public Works and Planning (Department) would need to expend staff time to prepare another Request for Proposal (RFP). This alternative action would require an extension of the current agreement as it expires January 31, 2023 and a lapse of contracted services cannot occur.
FISCAL IMPACT:
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