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Board approves several bids, a compost contract and an update to the residential solid-waste ordinance
Summary
The board awarded a traffic-signal contract, approved concrete-patching and compost-service items, and approved an amendment to city ordinance 13.055 clarifying dwelling-unit definitions and eligibility for private dumpsters in specific cases.
The Board of Public Works took multiple routine actions: it awarded a traffic-signal improvement contract, approved a concrete pavement patching contract, extended a compost-services contract for one year, and approved a proposed update to city ordinance 13.055 that clarifies ‘dwelling unit’ and allows specific housing-authority-owned properties to pursue private dumpsters under defined criteria.
Staff reported receiving multiple bids for the North Moreland Boulevard and Michigan Avenue traffic-signal improvements and recommended award of the base bid plus alternate #1 to Leilad Contractors for $433,976.02; the board approved moving forward with the recommended low bid. The board also approved the low bid for concrete pavement patching (approximately $595,190) from a contractor with prior experience on similar projects.
On solid-waste and related contracts, the board approved a one-year extension with Compost Crusaders to continue food-scrap collection at the drop-off center while staff explores promotion and potential curbside pilots; staff reported roughly 20 residents use the food-scrap service on an open day and estimated the net annual cost impact to the drop-off center as part of broader operating expenses. The board also approved amending ordinance 13.055 to add a definition for 'dwelling unit' and to allow specific noneligible properties (for example, certain housing-authority parcels) to be considered for private dumpster service under department discretion; the board approved forwarding the amendment to council for readings, with a request to consult with O&L if desired.
What happens next: staff will execute the awarded contracts per procurement rules, monitor the compost program and drop-off center impacts, and forward the ordinance amendment to the city council for subsequent readings.
