Title
Authorization to advertise and accept bids for a one-year supply of garbage bags.
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Summary:
The City ordered and distributed or sold 40-gallon garbage bags with 2-mil thickness last year. The City purchased 22,000 rolls from Houston Poly Bag at a cost of $8.79 per roll for a total of $193,380.00. Approximately 5,377 garbage bags are currently in stock. There are 9,971 active residential water accounts, and each account is eligible to receive two rolls of garbage bags for a total of 19,942 rolls. In the one-year period from January 2017 through December 2017, the City sold 867 rolls of garbage bags. Additionally, the City processed 2,400 new service applications last year (existing addresses) and each new accountholder receives two rolls of garbage bags (or one roll if the application is processed after April 1).
The City proposes purchasing the same/size weight of garbage bags (40-gallon garbage bags with 2-mil thickness) for fiscal year 2018-2019 (October 1, 2018 through September 30, 2019), with bids to be provided for the following quantities:
16,000 rolls
18,000 rolls
20,000 rolls
22,000 rolls
Fiscal/Budgetary Impact:
Garbage bags are budgeted in the Sanitation Department (Account No. 10-402-4309, Garbage Bags).
Recommended action:
Authorization to advertise and accept bids for a one-year supply of garbage bags.