Travis County Commissioners Court
January 19, 2010,
Item 24
>> 24 is to approve modification number 15, contract number 07t 07t0004-40j, refuse collection.
>> good morning.
solicitation was awarded in January of 2010 for refuge collection at all county facilities, and this modification 15 will extent the contract to the final 12-month period and encorp rate changes to containers and locations.
>> how many locations are picked up as far as this contract?
>> oh, gosh.
i would have to add up all the groups but there is probably close to 75 or 100 locations, all county facilities and tnr parks including the dale valley and gardener bets.
quite expensive.
>> if we don't approve this, what is the alternative?
>> the contract expires the end of January, we have one more week we could roll it.
if we don't approve it, we have no refuge pick up.
>> we would have to go out on bids.
>> a few months.
>> moved for approval.
seconded which commission ergo sneeze do we Commissioner Gomez.
>> do we have a green procurement policy in the contract bidding.
>> yes.
>> and to what extent is that policy play a role in this contract award?
i'm not sure I can answer that question right now.
i don't think it would be a very extensive -- I'm not sure that I understand your question, main thing, but we might be reducing some of the amount, the volume, by reducing packaging and that kind of thing.
>> no but with regard to actually a green procurement policy that would have affect on our bidding process for our contract.
>> I'm sorry, I don't understand where you're going.
>> okay.
john.
>> one thing that we do when these contracts are up for renewal is we're asked about compliance histories and things like that related to these firms, and in fact, in this instance we were asked about this, as well.
it is also my understanding there are some additional modifications in the contract that were contemplated, I don't know if they were incorporated that dealt with potential violations on the ultimate disposal side for the materials collected.
>> I would like to work with staff more closely to perhaps expand our green procurement policy and to look at all avenues available to us, what flexibility we have under current state law and what potential amendments to state law we might want to pursue, factoring in environmental values of the community moving forward.
as we all know, we actively contests where they would be trucking trash and I think that it's time for local governments to have the flexibility to use the lowest bidder when it is the most prude end from an economic standpoint but reject the lowest bidder if there is a social cost associated with that low bidder that outweighs the financial benefit.
i would like to work with staff more closely over 79 next year to kick that into gear for contracting purposes as well as for our legislative agenda.
>> I would add that we did check with tnr and waste management has had no violations within the last 12 months.
>> and previously, when we had approved this contract, they had also not had violations within the last 12 months but had violations within the last five years that were rather egregious, that they had not put down on their --
>> I believe that was the case when the contract was first awarded, yes.
>> so that is something to take a look at.
of course, at this point it is not an issue of lack of compliance so much as it is an incompatible land use on 290 east we're actively contesting and come police sit --
>> I will be glad to work with you.
>> discussion?
>> I will vote no against it as I've done in the past.
>> okay.
that passes by a vote of 3-2.
>> thank you.
>> how many times has this been on the court's agenda?
four weeks?
>> two previous to this.
>> but over a four-month period?
a month period?
>> yes.
>> my only point is that I'm willing to do whatever we need to do.
i don't know that wait until the 11th hour is the time to do it though.
>> the problem this year was --
>> I'm not blaming purchasing but listen to the court.
this has always ban problematic contract.
it was five year as you go and four years and every -- years ago and four years and every year since, whether there is a better contractor is an open question but I welcome those who want to do this service and get paid for it.
so this is just for a year and if we want to see what's out there, we simply go out on bid three, four months before the end of this contract, right?
>> which is what we will do, yes.
>> thank you.
now, let's indicate our intention, call up 27 next, then 30, then the four, five issues involving various requests to use the exposition center.
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