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Council approves $45M SmartStation NextGen upgrades, funding with solid-waste revenue bonds
Summary
Council voted 7‑0 to award equipment and installation contracts for the SmartStation NextGen processing system, accept a CalRecycle grant, and authorize budget and bond actions. City expects higher recycling/organic-diversion rates and will issue revenue bonds to finance the work.
Sunnyvale and partner Mountain View will modernize the joint SmartStation municipal solid-waste and recycling facility after the City Council approved equipment contracts, accepted grant funding and authorized financing for the project.
Environmental services director Ramana Chinnakota told the council staff had run a multi-year procurement and selected Bulk Handling Systems (BHS) as the preferred vendor to supply the integrated processing line and Shredding Systems Incorporated (SSI) to supply a preload garbage compactor. Chinnakota called the procurement “a joint effort between the finance department and the environmental services department,” and he praised staff and consultants who conducted evaluations and negotiations.
Nut graf: The project replaces aging equipment at the SmartStation with one integrated line and supporting…
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