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Awarding Bid for a One-Year Supply of Garbage Bags.
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The City advertised for and received five (5) bids on June 3, 2019 for garbage bags to be purchased for FY 2019-2020. As stated under the General Conditions of Bidding, the City "reserves the right to accept or reject in whole or in part any bid submitted or to waive any informality in the best interest of the City" and the City "reserves the right to award the bid to the lowest responsible bidder...who provides [goods] at the best value for the City", which may include quality and the extent to which the goods meet the City's needs. After evaluating the bids received on June 3, 2019, the City determined it would be better to reject these bids and issue new bid specifications to request options relative to the bag thickness.
At the regular meeting on June 18, 2019, the City Council voted to reject the bids received on June 3, 2019 for a one-year supply of garbage bags and authorized staff to revise the bid specifications and advertise for and receive bids for a one-year supply of garbage bags based on the new bid specifications. These bids were opened on July 29, 2019 at 2:00 PM. At that time, the City received nine (9) bids for garbage bags to be purchased for FY 2019-2020. The bid tabulation is attached showing all bids received based on the new specifications, which included pricing options for various quantity levels and for 2, 3, and 4 MLS thickness.
Currently the City has 9,975 active residential water accounts so the City would need 19,950 rolls available in October for each resident to receive two (2) rolls of garbage bags. Residents have the option to purchase additional rolls of bags throughout the year.
The City currently has approximately 4,600 garbage bags in storage and recommends the purchase of a quantity of 18,000 rolls of 2 MLS thickness for the 2019-2020 fiscal year. The lowest bidder meeting all of the bid specifications is X-L Plastics Inc., and for 18,000 r...
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