GARBAGE COLLECTION

Infrastructure, Innovation & Technology Committee · 2026-09-10 · resolution

The document is a legislative item for a non-competitive designated purchase to extend Contract No. 6938-2/22 for garbage collection and disposal services. The item seeks a three-year extension and $19,411,303 in additional expenditure authority, bringing the total modified cumulative amount to $81,897,586. The contract currently expires May 31, 2028, and would expire May 31, 2031. The action was deferred at the Infrastructure, Innovation & Technology Committee meeting on July 15, 2026, to the September 10, 2026 meeting. The request is for multiple County departments, with the largest users being HCD ($6,500,000), PROS ($6,500,000), MDCR ($1,980,000), PIOD ($1,436,000), and WASD ($1,701,525). The extension is to allow DSWM time to transition services in-house. The vendors are Waste Connections of Florida, Inc. and Waste Management, Inc. of Florida. Commissioner Cohen Higgins moved to defer, seconded by Commissioner Lopez, to allow the department to provide additional information, including a price comparison and a formal solicitation. Commissioner Gonzalez agreed with the deferral. Commissioner Lopez recommended a formal solicitation. Chairwoman Steinberg asked DSWM to provide its plan and timeline for bringing services in-house. Ms. Uppal stated the department would issue a formal Invitation to Bid. The item was deferred to the September 10, 2026 Committee meeting.