REPORT/RECOMMENDATION TO THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
OF SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY
AND RECORD OF ACTION
October 7, 2025
FROM
NOEL CASTILLO, Director, Department of Public Works - Solid Waste Management
SUBJECT
Title
Amendment to Contract with Arakelian Enterprises, Inc. dba Athens Services for Waste Disposal System Operations
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RECOMMENDATION(S)
Recommendation
1. Approve Amendment No. 6 to Contract No. 13-188 with Arakelian Enterprises, Inc. dba Athens Services for Waste Disposal System Operations, to change certain contract terms, from October 7, 2025 through December 31, 2026, with no change to the overall contract term of July 1, 2013 through June 30, 2035:
a. Allow for an increase in the maximum time and material budget for extra services from $500,000 to $1,000,000 per year.
b. Increase in the amount of import delivered to a maximum of 2,100,000 tons.
c. Add the Barstow and Landers Sanitary Landfills as additional import sites.
d. Increase the disposal fees charged during this period, for total additional revenue up to $20,313,680.
e. Increase operations costs for the burial of the additional import in the amount of $4,483,000.
2. Authorize the Auditor-Controller/Treasurer/Tax Collector to post a budget adjustment in the amount of $3,500,000, as detailed in the Financial Impact Section (Four votes required).
(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. The maximum amount for the time and material budget for extra services is being increased by $500,000, for a total maximum budg...
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