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Authorization to advertise and accept bids for a one-year supply of garbage bags.
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Summary:
The City of Deer Park ordered and distributed or sold 40-gallon garbage bags with 2-mil thickness last year. The City purchased 20,000 rolls from Houston Poly Bag at a cost of $7.91 per roll for a total of $158,200. Approximately, 7,000 garbage bags are currently in stock. There are 10,017 active residential water accounts currently, and each account is eligible to receive two (2) rolls of garbage bags for a total of 20,034 rolls. In the one-year period from January 2020 through December 2020, the City sold 903 rolls of garbage bags. Additionally, the City processed 1,100 new service applications last year (existing addresses) and each new account holder receives two rolls of garbage bags (or one roll if the application is processed after April 1).
In late November 2020 City Council approved the City to purchase an additional amount for a 20% discount. Houston Poly Bag miscalculated the quantity to manufacture for delivery and offered to sell the additional quantity to the City at the reduced rate. The City purchased an additional 3,360 rolls at a discounted price of $6.35 per roll for a total of $21,336.00.
The City proposes purchasing the same/size weight of garbage bags (40-gallon garbage bags with 2-mil thickness) for fiscal year 2021-2022 (October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2022), with bids to be requested for the following quantities.
18,000 rolls
20,000 rolls
Fiscal/Budgetary Impact:
Garbage bags are budgeted in the Sanitation Department (Account No. 010-402-43090, Garbage Bags).
Recommended action:
Authorization to advertise and accept bids for a one-year supply of garbage bags.