Title
Consider a resolution authorizing the Mayor to execute a Refuse Collection Contract Between the City and Central Texas Refuse, Inc. dba Round Rock Refuse.
Body
In August of 2010, the City amended the City Ordinance regarding the implementation of a Comprehensive Solid Waste Management and Recycling Program. In October of 2010, the City entered into an updated contract with Round Rock Refuse to perform solid waste and recycling collection and disposal services for the City. The City has successfully worked with Round Rock Refuse since 1987 for these services. The solid waste and recycling services that are performed by Round Rock Refuse continue to receive high ratings from our citizens during the survey that the City conducts biannually. In an effort to continue to improve this program and to provide these services at a reasonable cost to our citizens, staff would like to make the following amendments to Round Rock Refuse’s contract as outlined below:
• The initial term of the contract shall be for 5 years commencing on January 1, 2017. At the end of the 3rd calendar year of the initial 5 year term, and at the end of each calendar year thereafter, the term shall automatically renew such that the balance of the term remains three years.
• The Residential Services Rate is comprised of three components: the Fuel Component, Disposal Cost Component, and the Operations, Overhead, and Profit Component. For the initial year of the agreement, the Residential Services Rate shall be fixed at $14.51 per customer. At the end of the first year, Round Rock Refuse may petition to the City for reasonable adjustments to the Residential Services Rate based on increases in the Fuel Component, Disposal Cost Component, and the Operations, Overhead, and Profit Component caused by increases in inflation and/or also by other factors such as increases in cost by revised laws, ordinances, regulations, etc.
• As part of Round Rock Refuse’s existing Contract, th...
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