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y <br />s <br />ORANGE COUNTY <br />BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br />ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br />Meeting Date: October 17, 2000 <br />Action Agenda , <br />Item No. <br />SUBJECT: Amendment of Household Hazardous Waste Contract <br />DEPARTMENT: Solid Waste Management PUBLIC HEARING: (Y/N) N No <br />ATTACHMENT(S): <br />Amendment to Contract <br />Contract dated 10/5/94 <br />Contract Amendment dated 10/5/97 <br />INFORMATION CONTACT: <br />Gayle Wilson, Solid Waste Management <br />Director 968-2885 <br />Blair Pollock, 968-2788 <br />TELEPHONE NUMBERS: <br />Hillsborough 732-8181 <br />Chapel Hill. 9fi8-4501 <br />Durham 688-7331 <br />Mebane 33fi-227-2031 <br />PURPOSE: To amend the existing contract with Safety-Kleen (TS), Inc. to extend the provision <br />of household hazardous waste (HHW) collection services through June 30, 2001. <br />BACKGROUND: This collection program, established in 1994 as a cooperative program <br />between local governments, currently collects hazardous waste from residents of Chatham, <br />Durham, Orange and Wake counties. This contract was originally awarded to Laidlaw <br />Environmental Services (TS), Inc. by competitive bid in 1994, and was extended for 3 additional <br />years in 1997. The 1997 amendment expired on 10/4/00. The parties to the original agreement <br />were Laidlaw Environmental Services (TS), inc., The County of Chatham., The County of <br />Durham, The County of Orange, The County of Wake, The Town of Carrboro, The Town of <br />Chapel Hill, and The City of Durham. <br />Safety-Kleen (TS) Inc. (formerly Laidlaw) has performed services to the full satisfaction of the <br />Solid Waste Management Department and the other participating governments. Accordingly, <br />staff recommends continuation of the contract through June 30, 2001. The only parties to this <br />proposed Amendment are Orange County and Safety-Kleen (TS), Inc. Orange County will <br />request proposals from household hazardous waste service providers this winter with the <br />intention of having a new contract for household hazardous waste services in place far July 1, <br />2001. <br />The HHW program has matured substantially since it was undertaken in 1994. Each <br />participating county has gained the in-house expertise to manage the HHW program. By <br />contracting individually with service providers, each county can modify the HHW collection <br />services provided to reflect the priorities and solid waste management approach of that <br />particular county. Chatham, Durham, Orange, and Wake Counties plan to continue to <br />cooperate on HHW collection through an inter-local agreement which allows citizens from each <br />