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Consider a memorandum/resolution authorizing the Solid Waste Division to purchase containers for the City of Killeen's solid waste collection system and container replacement program, in the amount of $668,155.00.
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DATE: October 7, 2025
TO: Kent Cagle, City Manager
FROM: Jeffery Reynolds, Executive Director of Public Works
SUBJECT: Fiscal Year 2026 Solid Waste Container Purchase
BACKGROUND AND FINDINGS:
The City of Killeen's municipal solid waste systems, both residential and commercial, are container dependent. Citizens are issued a 96-gallon rollout container and pay a monthly disposal fee based on the number of containers issued. Commercial businesses are issued containers of various types and sizes depending on their need, and pay fees established by Division 6, Chapter 24 of the City of Killeen Code of Ordinances.
Solid Waste is required to maintain an inventory of containers to accommodate the normal growth of the city and replace lost or damaged containers for both, residential and commercial customers. On September 2, 2025, Council approved the budget for FY 2026, which includes year four (4) of a container replacement program for residential and commercial customers. This replacement program will allow Solid Waste the ability to replace damaged residential and commercial containers throughout the city. The funds are allocated within the solid waste budget Replacement Carts/Dumpster line item for each section.
Containers are available for purchase through cooperatives such as Sourcewell and BuyBoard. The supplier for all residential containers in the City's inventory has historically been the manufacturer Toter, LLC. Residential containers are quoted and purchased through Toter, LLC, Sourcewell contract no. 120324-TOT. The continued purchase of containers from Toter, LLC, for resupply of the inventory, has four distinct advantages:
* The purchase of rollout containers that are compatible with the City's current rate structure is ...
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