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<br />ORANGE COUNTY <br />BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br /> <br />ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br /> Meeting Date: June 18, 2019 <br /> Action Agenda <br /> Item No. 8-o <br /> <br />SUBJECT: Approval of Contract for the Collection, Processing and Disposal of Household <br />Hazardous Waste <br /> <br />DEPARTMENT: Solid Waste Management <br /> <br /> <br />ATTACHMENT(S): <br />Contract <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />INFORMATION CONTACT: <br />Robert Williams, 919-918-4904 <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />PURPOSE: To approve a five-year contract with Tradebe Environmental Services, LLC for the <br />Collection, Processing and Disposal of Household Hazardous Wastes. <br /> <br />BACKGROUND: Orange County issued a Request for Proposals (RFP) on October 1, 2018 for <br />Household Hazardous Waste, Used Motor Oil, Used Oil Filters, Waste Antifreeze Collection and <br />Disposal Services. Four responsive proposals were received. Upon evaluation of the proposals <br />and the escalating costs for the staffing of the Household Hazardous Waste (“HHW”) facilities at <br />the Eubanks and Walnut Grove Waste and Recycling Centers, the Department began the <br />process of certifying Solid Waste Convenient Center Operators to staff the HHW facilities. This <br />resulted in a reduction in labor costs provided by the responders to the RFP. <br /> <br />To date, nine (9) Solid Waste employees have received 40 hour HazWoper training and are now <br />certified to operate the County’s HHW facilities. The proposed contract with the selected vendor <br />provides for Solid Waste staff to perform the majority of the collection activities with oversight <br />being provided by the contracted vendor. The contract provides for the processing and disposal <br />of HHW by the vendor in addition to some onsite support by the vendor to Orange County <br />Center Operators collecting HHW for processing and disposal. <br /> <br />FINANCIAL IMPACT: The estimated cost of the contract for FY2019-20 is $350,000, is not <br />expected to exceed $1,600,000 over five years. This includes a cost savings of approximately <br />$174,000 in annual contractual labor costs as a result of Orange County staff becoming <br />HAZWOPer certified and providing the majority of the collection services at the Walnut Grove <br />and Eubanks Waste and Recycling Centers. <br /> <br />SOCIAL JUSTICE IMPACT: The following Orange County Social Justice Goal is applicable to <br />this item: <br /> <br />1