HomeMy WebLinkAbout(J) LANDFILL: LEACHATE HAULING CITY OF PORT ARTHUR, TEXAS
MAYOR and CITY COUNCIL COMMUNICATION
DATE
2/27/02
REFERENCE
NUMBER
403-1274-533.5 I-01
SUBJECT: Recommendation to award the bid for
leachate hauling from the City's landfill to American
Waste Services, Ltd.
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RECOMMENDATION
I recommend that the City Council award the bid for leachate hauling from the City's landfill to American
Waste Services, Ltd. of Port Arthur, Texas for the unit price of $55.00 per hour with a two (2) h~our minimum
charge. Funds for this service are budgeted in the Public Works-Solid Waste Division FY2002 Budget,
Account No. 403-1274-533.51-01.
BACKGROUND
In compliance with TNRCC regulations, the City is collecting leachate from the active cells at the landfill in
holding tanks. Leachate is a mixture of rain water and the liquid produced by the decomposition of garbage,
which is collected in three (3) 2,500 gallon tanks, with another three (3) to be added at the completion of Cells
44A, 44B and 45. The leachate is pumped out of the tanks by vacuum trucks and hauled to the Port Acres
sewage treatment plant for treatment and disposal.
Bids were advertised on January 20, 2002 and January 27, 2002, with six (6) bid packets being picked up or
mailed out. Bids were opened on February 13, 2002 with two (2) bids being received and opened, to wit:
Triangle Industrial Services, Inc.
Orangefield, Texas
$55.00/hour w/a 4 hour minimum for full or partial loads
American Waste Services, Inc.
Port Arthur, Texas
$0.10/gal for 3000-gallon loads
$0.10/gal for 1000-gallon loads
$55.00/hour w/a 2 hour minimum for full or partial loads
We have examined the records for the hauling done to date by Triangle Industrial Services, Inc. and have
determined that it takes about 2 hours to pump and haul 2,500 gallons of liquid from the various leachate
collection tanks. Using this information, we have determined that the bid providing the best value to the City is
the hourly rate of American Waste. Therefore, the Public Works staff and Purchasing staff recommend that
American Waste Services, Ltd. be awarded the bid.
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CITY OF PORT ARTHUR, TEXAS
MAYOR and CITY COUNCIL COMMUNICATION
DATE REFERENCE SUBJECT: Recommendation to award the bid for PAGE
NUMBER leachate hauling from the City's landfill to American
2/26/02 403-1274-533.51-01 Waste Services, Ltd. 2
BUDGETARY/FISCAL EFFECT
Funding is available in the Public Works-Solid Waste Division FY2002 Budget, Account No. 403-1274-533.51 ~
01. Total amount budgeted was $55,000 with an unencumbered balance of$28,110.
EMPLOYEE/STAFF EFFECT
None
SUMMARY
I recommend that the City Council award the bid for leachate hauling from the City's landfill to American
Waste Services, Ltd. of Port Arthur, Texas for the unit price of $55.00 per hour with a two (2) hour minimum
charge. Funds for this service are budgeted in the Public Works-Solid Waste Division FY2002 Budget,
Account No. 403-1274-533.51-01.
Leslie E. McMahen, P.E. Rebecca Underhill
Director of Public Works Finance Director
Gerald W. Robinson
Solid Waste Superintendent
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