SUBJECT:
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Request Approval of Contract Amendment: 22B-192, Waste Tire Transport & Disposal – Friends Recycling, LLC, Ocala, FL, Global Tire Recycling of Sumter County, Inc., Wildwood, FL, and Liberty Tire Recycling, LLC, Orlando, FL (Budget Impact – Neutral; estimated expenditure of $350,000)
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INITIATOR: |
DEPARTMENT: |
Susan Olsen, Director |
Procurement Services |
DESCRIPTION/BACKGROUND:
On September 7, 2022, the Board approved contracts with Friends Recycling, LLC, Global Tire Recycling of Sumter County, Inc., and Liberty Tire Recycling, LLC (formerly Empire Tire of Edgewater, LLC) for the collection and disposal of waste tires at the Baseline Landfill. All three contractors have satisfactorily performed in accordance with the agreement since its inception. Marion County Solid Waste recommends renewing these contracts for the final available renewal term. If approved, the contracts will be effective from October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2026.
Attached for review are three draft contract amendments, one for each contractor. Pending approval at today’s meeting, they will be sent to the vendors for execution and upon return will be forwarded for the County Attorney, Clerk, and Chairman’s signatures.
BUDGET/IMPACT:
Neutral; estimated annual cost is $350,000. Annual costs will not exceed approved FY budget without being brought back to the Board.
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Recommended action
Motion to approve contract renewals and allow staff to issue, and upon return from Legal. Authorize the Chairman to execute the contract amendments with Friends Recycling, LLC, Global Tire Recycling of Sumter County, Inc., and Liberty Tire Recycling, LLC under 22B-192.
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