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CONTRACT K-1819-45: BY AND BETWEEN THE NORMAN MUNICIPAL AUTHORITY AND OKLAHOMA CITY LANDFILL, L.L.C. D/B/A SOUTHEAST (OKC) LANDFILL TO PROVIDE SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL SERVICES FOR THE CITY OF NORMAN THROUGH AUGUST 31, 2023.
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BACKGROUND: The City of Norman produces about 90,000 tons of municipal solid waste (MSW) per year that is hauled to and disposed at an Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality (ODEQ) permitted landfill pursuant to Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Subtitle D regulations. Existing Contract K-1415-133 with Oklahoma City Landfill L.L.C. d/b/a Southeast (OKC) Landfill expired June 30, 2018 and the contract has been extended temporarily until a new contract is in place.
The term of the existing disposal agreement was three years; the disposal rate for the most recent year was $20.66 per ton resulting in an annual disposal cost of approximately $1,860,000. After discussions with several of the vendors, it was determined that a longer term agreement might result in better pricing. The new agreement is for a period of five years. On April 3, 2018, Request for Proposal (RFP) 1718-52 was issued for Disposal of Municipal Solid Waste for a period of five years and potential vendors were notified.
DISCUSSION: On May 1, 2018 proposals were received from four vendors representing five landfill disposal locations. Proposals were reviewed, compared and ranked according to the following criteria:
* lowest disposal cost and proposed inflationary increases over the five-year term;
* cost of transportation to the disposal facility including travel distance and time,
* turn-around time at the disposal facility including accessibility, internal roadways, scales, etc.,
* past experience, and
* consideration of additional services such as recycling.
The Southeast Landfill proposal prepared by Republic Services did not have the lowest disposal fee per ton, but the landfill is 19 miles from Norman which is significantly closer than the other l...
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