DEPARTMENT: Facilities Management
FILE TYPE: Regular Action
TITLE
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Authorization To Award Bid And Execute Contract With Ebert Inc. To Provide General Contractor Services For Recycling Zone Plus Project
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PURPOSE/ACTION REQUESTED
Authorize award of bid and execution of a contract with Ebert Inc. dba Ebert Companies to provide general contractor services for the Recycling Zone Plus project.
SUMMARY
The Recycling Zone Plus facility will be a 19,765-square-foot facility providing space for the sorting of reuse products from household hazardous waste, sorting by hazard categories, packing, bulking, weighing, and safe storage of hazardous waste. After check-in, patrons will have the option to drop off scrap metal, paper/cardboard, and tires themselves and then either exit the site or proceed to a covered drop-off area where staff will receive materials, including batteries, oil, paints, fluorescent lamps, and other household chemicals and products. Most materials will then be sent off-site for further processing. Some products will remain at the site for other patrons to take at no cost.
Dakota County's and Scott County's existing household hazardous waste and recycling centers are insufficient to meet current and future needs. The two facilities properly manage almost seven million pounds of material per year from over 80,000 participants. Dakota County's facility already handles four times the capacity it was designed to accommodate, and Scott County's program growth is projected to be 325 percent by 2030. In addition, the large geographical area of Scott County and Dakota County results in underserved areas. In a recent survey, 25 percent of Dakota County residents who did not use the facility said it was either too far away or inconvenient.
A regional facility located in the Lakeville geographic area would increase participation by 32 percent by offering additional convenient opportunities to properly manage hazardous waste and recyclables. An additi...
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