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1 <br /> ORANGE COUNTY <br /> BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br /> ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br /> Meeting Date: May 21, 2024 <br /> Action Agenda <br /> Item No. 8-i <br /> SUBJECT: Contract Amendment for Extension with Tradebe Environmental Services, LLC <br /> DEPARTMENT: Solid Waste <br /> ATTACHMENT(S): INFORMATION CONTACT: <br /> Contract Amendment Robert Williams, 919-918-4904 <br /> PURPOSE: To approve and authorize the County Manager to sign a contract amendment with <br /> Tradebe Environmental Services, LLC for the disposal of Household hazardous waste materials <br /> for an additional two (2) years. <br /> BACKGROUND: Following the issuance of a Request for Proposals (RFP) in 2019, Orange <br /> County entered into a five-year contract with Tradebe Environmental Services, LLC for the <br /> disposal of Household Hazardous Waste materials. The original contract expires on June 30, <br /> 2024. In accordance with the RFP, the contract provides for the possibility of two (2) additional <br /> two-year extensions. This request is to utilize the first of the two (2) remaining two-year <br /> extensions. <br /> FINANCIAL IMPACT: The financial impact will include the costs of Household Hazardous Waste <br /> disposal and labor costs for two chemists, contractually set not to exceed $250,000 per year, for <br /> a total of$500,000. Funds are included in the Manager's Recommended 2024-25 Budget for this <br /> contract extension. <br /> SOCIAL JUSTICE IMPACT: There are no Orange County Social Justice Goals associated with <br /> this item. <br /> ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT: The following Orange County Environmental Responsibility Goal <br /> impact is associated with this item: <br /> • ENERGY EFFICIENCY AND WASTE REDUCTION <br /> Initiate policies and programs that: 1) conserve energy; 2) reduce resource consumption; <br /> 3) increase the use of recycled and renewable resources; and 4) minimize waste stream <br /> impacts on the environment. <br /> RECOMMENDATION(S): The Manager recommends that the Board approve and authorize the <br /> Manager to sign the contract amendment with Tradebe Environmental Services, LLC to extend <br /> the contract. <br />