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<br /> <br />REQUEST FOR COUNCIL ACTION <br />Date: 7/22/2024 <br />Item No.: 7.f. <br />Department Approval City Manager Approval <br /> <br /> <br />Item Description: Recycling Cart Request for Quote Responses <br />1 <br />2 Background <br />3 Staff presented the Recycling Cart Request for Quotes (RFQ) at the March 17, 2024 City <br />4 Council meeting. Council approved the release of the RFQ to gather cost information for a <br />5 potential cart purchase in 2025 in conjunction with a new Comprehensive Recycling <br />6 Contract for curbside recycling. <br />7 <br />8 The RFQ was released on Friday, April 19, 2024. The RFQ was directly emailed to five <br />9 manufacturers, was noticed in the Pioneer Press, and was available on the City website. <br />10 The RFQ closed on Friday, May 17, 2024, and six respondents submitted proposals with <br />11 three submitting a second alternative: <br />12 Cascade Cart Solutions <br />13 IPL <br />14 Otto Environmental Solutions <br />15 Rehrig Pacific Company <br />16 Schaefer Plastics North America, LLC <br />17 Toter, LLC <br />18 <br />19 Six staff scored the responses to the RFQ based on a Best Value approach, looking at <br />20 each section of the criteria outlined in the checklist and components of the RFQ. Best <br />21 Value components included: <br />22 Company Profile – 10 <br />23 RFQ Questionnaire – 10 <br />24 References – 10 <br />25 Cart Specifications – 10 <br />26 Value Add – Possible 10 <br />27 Warranty - 10 <br />28 Sample Recycling Cart (black cart with blue lid that has an in-mold label, and City <br />29 logo) - 20 <br />30 Cart Pricing – 10 <br />Page 1 of 3 <br />Qbhf!87!pg!557 <br /> <br />