Purchasing Type: Ratification (RA)
Public Hearing: YES ☐ NO ☒ Department: Purchasing & Contracting
AGENDA ITEM:
Title
Commission District(s): All
RA - Roll Carts (Emergency): for use by Public Works- Sanitation. Consists of the purchase of 4,000 blue 35-gallon roll carts, 1,000 green 65-gallon roll carts and 1,000 blue 65-gallon roll carts. Recommend approval to ratify the emergency purchase of the roll carts from Otto Environment Systems North America, Inc. Amount Not To Exceed: $206,130.00.
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Information Contact: Talisa Clark, CPPO
Phone Number: (404) 687-2797
PURPOSE:
The inventory for the roll carts is extremely low. The County has less than 100 of each roll carts and is unable to provide them to DeKalb County residents. A new procurement has been initiated and currently in the advertisement phase to ensure that a new contract is in place for these items.
RECOMMENDATION:
Recommended Action
Recommend approval of the ratification with:
Otto Environmental Systems North America, Inc., 12700 General Drive, Charlotte, NC 28273
Amount Not To Exceed: $206,130.00
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
1. Funding: Enterprise-Operating (Sanitation)
2. Justification: The lack of roll carts impacts the garbage collection and/or recycling needs of the County’s citizens causing a loss in providing essential government services.