REPORT/RECOMMENDATION TO THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
OF SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY
AND RECORD OF ACTION
June 11, 2024
FROM
NOEL CASTILLO, Director, Department of Public Works - Solid Waste Management
SUBJECT
Title
Amendment to Waste Disposal System Operations Contract with Arakelian Enterprises, Inc. dba Athens Services
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RECOMMENDATION(S)
Recommendation
Approve Amendment No. 5 to Contract No. 13-188 with Arakelian Enterprises, Inc. dba Athens Services for Waste Disposal System Operations, including a non-standard term, increasing the annual operations cost by $1,934,805 due to unforeseen extraordinary increases in prevailing wage rates and costs of heavy equipment; establishing a baseline cost for fuel and compensating for fuel costs exceeding the baseline; changing the dates used to establish the cost of living adjustment; revising the densities for the Mid-Valley and Victorville Sanitary Landfills; adding a green waste/organic diversion rate; allowing for an increase in import waste delivered at the discretion of the County; and extending the term by four years, for a total term of July 1, 2013 through June 30, 2035.
(Presenter: Noel Castillo, Director, 387-7906)
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COUNTY AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER GOALS & OBJECTIVES
Operate in a Fiscally-Responsible and Business-Like Manner.
FINANCIAL IMPACT
Approval of this item will not result in the use of Discretionary General Funding (Net County Cost) as the Department of Public Works - Solid Waste Management Division (SWMD) is financed by fee revenue. SWMD establishes fees that are charged to the public and other agencies for utilization of the County's Waste Disposal System. Due to unanticipated extraordinary increases in prevailing wage rates and costs of equipment, a one-time payment of $161,233 will be paid for the remainder of 2023-24. For 2024-25, the estimated cost for this amendment is $1,934,805, an increase of approximately 6% of the overall compensation, due to the increases in prevaili...
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