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irk Based on the 6,841 responses to date, plus an estimated 10% additional residents who did not respond to date for whatever reason that staff anticipates will desire a cart, staff believes the County can expect at least 7,525 carts will be requested by the time of delivery or soon thereafter, once the carts become visible along the roadways. Additionally, staff believes a small stock (75) should be on hand in the event of new construction or to replace lost, stolen or damaged carts. Additional carts will not be available unless or until they are approved in the FY -201 5116 budget. Therefore staff is proposing the purchase of 7,600 roll carts at this time. The 95- gallon rural roll carts will be virtually identical to the roll carts previously distributed in the Towns with the exception that they will have black lids rather than blue lids. Those who did not opt for carts may continue to use their bins roadside or carry recycling to the convenience centers or drop -off sites. If the proposed cart purchase is approved, the carts will be ordered with delivery to residents expected during the month of February and residents may start using the carts upon delivery. The distribution schedule will be partly weather dependent, but should be completed by early March. Residents may keep the orange bins for personal use or recycle them at any Solid Waste Convenience Center. Members of the public who have not yet ordered a cart but are eligible (located in the existing service area) and interested can contact the Solid Waste Department, 919 -968 -2788 or rec cliiinq orain ecouint inc „g ov. Staff anticipates that the carts will result in increased recycling, greater collection efficiency and fewer worker injuries with more automated collection and less manual stooping to collect from bins. The first three months of in -Town recycling using the blue roll carts resulted in a 29 percent increase in tons of recyclables collected at the curb. FINANCIAL IMPACT: The BOCC appropriated $378,000 for 7,000 roll carts in the FY- 2014115 budget based on an estimated cost of $54/each, including distribution. These funds were to be borrowed from the solid waste enterprise fund reserve at a 2.5% rate over five years. A $75,000 grant (reimbursable) from North Carolina Department of Environment & Natural Resources is still expected to fund a portion of the rural cart cost. The current cost of the carts is $58.44 or $444,144 total, including distribution and a mold label on the lid. The increase is a result of an increase in the cost of resin; the purchase of fewer carts than for the urban program and obtaining less of a volume discount; higher costs for cart distribution in rural areas as opposed to in -town' and the mold label on the lid as opposed to decals used for the urban roll carts. North Carolina General Statute (NCGS) 143- 129(e) (3) allows local governments to make purchases through a competitive bidding group purchasing program, which is a formally organized program that offers competitively obtained purchasing services at discount prices to two or more public agencies. The HGACBuy is a cooperative purchasing group that meets the requirements of NCGS 143- 129(e) (3). The specific contract number is HGACBuy Contract #GC01 -13. The $66,144 budget increase is proposed to be funded by increasing the amount borrowed from the solid waste enterprise fund reserve. RECOMMENDATION(S): The Manager recommends that the Board authorized the purchase of 7,600 95- gallon roll carts from Rerhig Pacific at a total cost of $444,144, to be borrowed from the solid waste enterprise fund reserve over five year period at a 2.5% interest rate.