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November 9, 2021 City Council Regular Meeting
Title
18. Authorize the City Manager to Execute a Contract for Leachate Pumping and Hauling Services with ED Trucking (Local, DBE) for up to $450,000. Contract will be utilized to remove and transport landfill leachate from the Dean Forest Landfill to the City's Wastewater Treatment Facility for disposal.
Strategic Priority
Good Government
Description

Recommend approval to renew an annual contract for landfill leachate pumping and hauling services to ED Trucking (4140 A Ogeechee Road, Savannah, GA 31405)(A) for up to $450,000. The Sanitation Department utilizes this contract to pump leachate from the Dean Forest Landfill and haul it to President Street Plant for disposal. Leachate is a liquid that results from precipitation percolating through waste matter deposited in a landfill. Leachate generation is a major concern for municipal solid waste landfills and causes significant threat to surface and ground water. 

This contract was originally awarded on September 10, 2020 in an amount up to $468,000. This is the first renewal of four annual renewal options. Delivery: As needed. Terms: Net 30 days.

A) indicates local, DBE-owned business.

Recommendation

Approval

Contact
Gene Prevatt, Director of Sanitation
Financial Impact
Expenditure of $450,000 from Sanitation Fund
Review Comments
Attachments
Exhibit 1: Funding Verification - Pumping and Hauling Services
Exhibit 2: Purchasing Notes - Pumping and Hauling Services
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