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1 <br /> ORANGE COUNTY <br /> BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br /> ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br /> Meeting Date: June 3, 2025 <br /> Action Agenda <br /> Item No. 8-o <br /> SUBJECT: Contract Approval for Recycling and Municipal Solid Waste Processing <br /> DEPARTMENT: Solid Waste <br /> ATTACHMENT(S): INFORMATION CONTACT: <br /> Contract Robert Williams, 919-918-4904 <br /> PURPOSE: To approve and authorize the County to enter into a contractual agreement with WM <br /> Recycling America, LLC and Waste Management of Carolina, Inc., to provide Recycling material <br /> processing and Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) disposal services. <br /> BACKGROUND: Orange County Solid Waste Management's contract for Recycling material <br /> processing and Municipal Solid Waste disposal services expires on June 30, 2025. The County <br /> issued a Request for Proposals (RFP) 367-OC-5451 on February 4, 2025. All four(4) submissions <br /> were reviewed by the evaluation committee consisting of Cheryl Young, Jason Dunn, and Bruce <br /> Woody. Initial thorough review concluded that WM Recycle America, LLC and Waste <br /> Management of Carolina, Inc. were the best options for the County, and the panel conducted a <br /> follow-up interview based on that determination. <br /> The consensus of the evaluation panel was that WM Recycle America, LLC and Waste <br /> Management of Carolina, Inc. have excellent facilities for the processing of recyclables and <br /> disposing of MSW, and a convenient, cost-effective location, coupled with an overall superior <br /> pricing structure and rate for the services needed, particularly when combined into one (1) service <br /> provider. WM Recycle America, LLC and Waste Management of Carolina, Inc. are the current <br /> processors for the County, and there will be no changes in the materials being recycled currently, <br /> nor any materials removed. <br /> Should new materials become available to recycle, both parties are amenable to discussing the <br /> possible market value and sourcing of the material to be included in the contracted list of <br /> recyclables. The initial contract term would be for five years from July 1, 2025, through June 30, <br /> 2030; with the option to extend the contract for two (2) additional two-year terms. <br /> FINANCIAL IMPACT: The financial impact will be $3,574,773 for Recycling processing and <br /> $3,127,761 for MSW disposal over the initial five-year term. The total impact for the five-year <br /> initial term is not to exceed $6,702,534. <br />