ORDER AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO EXECUTE THE CONTRACT
AND RELATED DOCUMENTS WITH RICHARD’S DISPOSAL, INC. TO
PROVIDE SOLID WASTE COLLECTION AND HAULING SERVICES
FOR A SIX (6) YEAR TERM COMMENCING APRIL 1, 2022 WITH FOUR
(4) ONE (1) YEAR EXTENSION OPTIONS (ALL WARDS)
WHEREAS, the previous contract for solid waste collections, and hauling services expired
on September 30, 2021; and
WHEREAS, the City entered into an emergency contract for solid waste collection and
hauling services for a six-month period beginning October 1, 2021, to ensure that residents received
garbage collection while procuring a new contract; and
WHEREAS, beginning October 21, 2021, the City began again soliciting proposals for solid
waste collection and hauling services, with four options: 1) once per week collection without a cart;
2) twice per week collection without a cart; 3) once per week collection with a 96-gallon cart; and
4) twice per week collection with a 96-gallon cart; and
WHEREAS, in response to said solicitation, on November 23, 2021, the City received
proposals from: Waste Management of Mississippi, Inc., FCC Environmental Services, LLC, and
Richard’s Disposal; and
WHEREAS, an Evaluation Committee consisting of three City of Jackson Public Works
Department employees and three members of the City’s executive team reviewed the proposals
submitted; and
WHEREAS, the Evaluation Committee reviewed and scored the technical proposals blind,
that is, without knowing the identity of the proposers, which accounted for thirty percent (30%) of
the total score; and
WHEREAS, the Evaluation Committee then heard presentations from the proposers and
rated their experience in providing similar services, their qualifications and key personnel, and their
references, which accounted for twenty-five percent (25%) of the total score, and evaluated each
proposer’s Equal Business Opportunity (“EBO”) Plan, which accounted for ten percent (10%) of the
total score; and
WHEREAS, the Evaluation Committee then heard presentations from the proposers and
rated their experience in providing similar services, their qualifications and key personnel, and their
references, which accounted for twenty-five percent (25%) of the total score, and evaluated each
proposer’s Equal Business Opportunity (“EBO”) Plan, which accounted for ten percent (10%) of the
total score; and
WHEREAS, the Mayor reviewed the results of the Evaluation Committee, scores and
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rankings for each service option, along with the pricing provided by the vendors, blind, that is,
without knowing the order in which the vendors rank for each service option; and
WHEREAS, the Mayor presented the City Council with an Order, January 4, 2021, that
allowed the City Council to recommend to the Mayor its preferred service option; and
WHEREAS, the City Council amended the Order to eliminate the once per week collection
options; and
WHEREAS, the City Council further amended the Order to express its preference that the
Mayor review the two remaining service options, twice per week with a 96-gallon cart and twice per
week without a 96-gallon cart, and the most advantageous proposal received for those options, then
select the proposal he wished to pursue in negotiations; and
WHEREAS, the Mayor selected the lowest priced of the two highest scored options for
twice per week collection and the company providing this proposal with whom to negotiate; and
WHEREAS, negotiations were conducted with Richard’s Disposal, Inc., which provided the
most advantageous proposal for twice per week collection with a 96-gallon cart; and
WHEREAS, at the conclusion of the negotiations, Richard’s Disposal, Inc. proposed to
provide solid waste collection and hauling services consistent with the Request for Proposals,
including twice per week collection and the purchase of and delivery to 45,000 sanitation customers
of a 96-gallon trash cart for a monthly cost of $756,000.00; and
WHEREAS, Richard’s Disposal, Inc. will own the carts throughout the term of the
Agreement and will transfer said carts to the City at the end of the initial term of the Agreement; and
WHEREAS, Richard’s Disposal, Inc. will be responsible for replacing carts that are
damaged through no fault of the customer and replacing up to one stolen cart; and
WHEREAS, Richard’s Disposal, Inc. will charge customers $90.00 to replace a cart they
willfully damage or destroy, or more than one stolen cart replacement, which is the cost of the cart
to Richard’s Disposal, Inc.; and
WHEREAS, Richard’s Disposal, Inc. also proposed to collect garbage from City facilities
at a weekly cost of $1085.00 and to provide roll-off containers for special events at a cost of $250.00
per container and a delivery charge of $50.00 and to remove illegal/noncompliant dumping on an
as-needed weekly basis, not to exceed six (6) instances per month, at a cost of $150.00 per hour or
$1,200.00 per day, whichever is less; and
WHEREAS, the cost of the services under the proposed contract will be indexed annually,
beginning on October 1, 2023, either up or down, on the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics
All Urban Consumers, Southern Region, Consumer Price Index, in a percent not to exceed 5%
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annually either up or down; and
WHEREAS, the initial term of the contract will be for six (6) years with four (4) one-year
extension options, each at the sole discretion of the City.
IT IS, THEREFORE, ORDERED that the Mayor is authorized to execute a contract and
related documents with Richard’s Disposal, Inc. to provide solid waste collection and hauling
services consistent with the terms set forth in this order, with the Request for Proposals, and
Richard’s Disposal, Inc.’s Proposal, twice each week with a 96-gallon cart, at a monthly cost of
$756,000.00, for an initial term of six (6) years commencing on April 1, 2021, with four (4) one-
year extension options, each such option being at the sole discretion of the City; and further said
contract will provide for the collection of garbage from City facilities at a weekly rate of $1085.00
and will provide roll-off containers for special events at a cost of $250.00 per container and a
delivery charge of $50.00 and to remove illegal/noncompliant dumping on an as-needed weekly
basis, not to exceed six (6) instances per month, at a cost of $150.00 per hour or $1,200.00 per day,
whichever is less.
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