SUBJECT:
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Request Approval of Purchase Order: 17P-121 Waste Transportation and Hauling - Atomic Transport, LLC, Chattanooga, TN (Budget Impact - Neutral; expenditure of $3,333,000)
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Susan Olsen, Director |
Procurement Services |
DESCRIPTION/BACKGROUND:
On September 19, 2017, the Board approved a contract with Merrell Bros., Inc. for the transportation and hauling of Class I and Class III waste from the Baseline Landfill Transfer Station to the Heart of Florida Landfill in Sumter County. On September 19, 2023, the Board approved the assignment of the contract to Atomic Transport, LLC, following its acquisition of Merrell Bros., Inc.
While the contractual unit pricing has remained unchanged, the volume of waste being transported has increased, resulting in a higher estimated annual expenditure than previously approved by the Board. The increased expenditure is attributable solely to the additional volume of services and remains within the Department's approved annual budget.
This item is being presented to obtain Board approval of the revised estimated expenditure of $3,333,000 for FY 2026-27. Additionally, staff is requesting authorization to issue purchase orders in subsequent fiscal years under the existing contract, provided expenditures remain within the Board-approved annual budget. This authorization will eliminate the need to return to the Board solely for the issuance of annual purchase orders when funding has already been approved through the annual budget process.
BUDGET/IMPACT:
Neutral; expenditure of $3,333,000. Funding is available in ZA423534 - 534140 (Solid Waste Disposal Fund).
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Motion to approve and authorize staff to issue a purchase order to Atomic Transport, LLC, for FY 2026-27 in the estimated amount of $3,333,000, and authorize the issuance of purchase orders in subsequent fiscal years under the existing contract, subject to available funding within the Board-approved annual budget.
Recommended action
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