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Consider a memorandum/resolution authorizing the procurement of two (2) recycling trailers for the expansion of the recycling program from Pro-Tainer, Inc. in an amount not to exceed $52,480.
Summary
DATE: November 29, 2022
TO: Kent Cagle, City Manager
FROM: Jeffery Reynolds, Executive Director of Public Works
SUBJECT: Solid Waste Recycling Trailers Purchase
BACKGROUND AND FINDINGS:
The Killeen Recycling Center (KRC) was established in 1996 with grant funds received from the State of Texas. The KRC is a public recycling center that accepts more types of material than any other site within a 60-mile radius. Examples of material accepted at the KRC include paper, metal, certain plastics, glass, some electronics, tires, and even different oils. Additional services provided by the KRC are recyclables collection from City facilities, 42 businesses, 58 commercial cardboard customers and a public scale registered with the Texas Department of Agriculture. The KRC also hosts and assists in various recycling events annually. There are approximately 2,900 citizens and businesses that visit the KRC each month to drop off recyclable materials.
To expand recycling opportunities for the citizens of Killeen, the KRC began utilizing recycling trailers throughout the city. In FY19, Bid No. 19-15 received one response and was awarded to Pro-Tainer, Inc., the supplier for recycling trailers currently utilized in the city. The KRC has seen a 33% increase in recyclable material collection since the implementation of recycling trailers in July 2019.
A decision packet for two (2) additional recycling trailers was approved in the FY23 budget. The additional recycling trailers are available for purchase from Pro-Tainer Inc., utilizing U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) contract No. GS-30F-018BA. Purchasing additional trailers from Pro-Tainer, Inc. will provide a low cost in maintenance as replacement parts and components will be utilized on all trailers maintai...
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