Title
A Resolution Of The City Commission Of The City Of Hollywood, Florida, Approving And Authorizing The Appropriate City Officials To Execute A Blanket Purchase Agreement With Revinu, Inc., For The Hauling And Disposal Of Biosolids In An Annual Amount Up To $2,769,600.00 For An Initial Period Of Five Years With Three Additional Optional Five-Year Renewals.
Strategic Plan Focus
Infrastructure & Facilities
Body
Staff Recommends: Approval of the attached Resolution.
Explanation:
The City of Hollywood Public Utilities Department ("Department") operates the Southern Regional Wastewater Treatment Plant ("SRWWTP"), which collects and treats approximately 43 million gallons of wastewater daily. This facility uses biological processes to treat sewage. These biological processes produce material known as Waste Active Sludge ("WAS"). WAS is stabilized to produce approximately 48,000 wet tons of fertilizer-grade biosolids annually. These biosolids must be hauled from the SRWWTP to approved sites for land application or disposal. It is critical to the successful operation of the SRWWTP that a reliable hauler be identified to provide these services.
The Department worked with the Office of Procurement and Contract Compliance ("Procurement") to prepare a bid to solicit qualified and experienced vendors for the necessary hauling services. On November 26, 2024, Invitation For Bid Number IFB-252-25-JJ (IFB) was electronically advertised on OpenGov to solicit the desired Biosolids Hauling Services in accordance with Section 38.43(A) of the Procurement Code. The IFB resulted in Bids from the following two firms by the response due date of January 23, 2025:
Bidder
Per Unit Price
Revinu, Inc
$57.70
Ausome Enterprises Corporation
$200.00
Department and Procurement staff thoroughly evaluated the bids for responsiveness and responsibility and Revinu, Inc. ("Revinu") was determined to be the lowest responsive and responsible bidder and therefore provid...
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