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ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT Meeting Date: October 7, 2008 Action Age a Item No. ~_ SUBJECT: Bid Award: Twenty (20) Eight Cubic Yard Corrugated Cardboard Containers DEPARTMENT: Purchasing and Solid Waste PUBLIC HEARING: (YIN) No Management ATTACHMENT(S): Tabulation INFORMATION CONTACT: Pam Jones, (919) 245-2652 Gayle Wilson, (919) 968-2885 PURPOSE: To consider awarding a bid to Bakers Waste Equipment from Morganton, NC for the purchase of twenty (20) metal eight cubic yard containers (dumpsters) to be used for the collection of corrugated cardboard. BACKGROUND: The purchase of these containers was included in the FY 2008-2009 Recycling Division Budget. These containers will be used to collect corrugated cardboard at government buildings, Solid Waste Convenience Centers, Recycling 24-hour Drop-off Sites and at select commercial establishments. Orange County staff developed specifications used in the bid. These specifications were part of bid solicitation #1548 that was sent to vendors as well as advertised on the County's website. Two companies responded, with Bakers Waste Equipment from Morganton, North Carolina submitting the lowest responsive bid at a delivered cost of $1,125 each (total cost for twenty units is $22,500). The bid tabulation is attached. FINANCIAL IMPACT: The purchase price of the metal containers is $22,500. Funding for this purchase was included as part of the FY 2008-2009 Solid Waste Departmental Operating Budget in the Recycling Division. RECOMMENDATION(S): The Manager recommends that the Board award a bid for the purchase of twenty (20) eight cubic yard metal containers (dumpsters) to be used for the collection of corrugated cardboard to Bakers Waste Equipment, Morganton, NC at a cost of $22,500; and authorize the Purchasing Director to execute the necessary paperwork.