LTC 135-2003 CITY OF MIAMI BEACH
Office of the City Manager
Letter to Commission No.
To: Mayor David Dermer and Date: June 9, 2003
Members of the City Commission
Jorge M. Gonzalez ~, .
City Manager /J;] ~ ~
EXPIRATION OF[~ONTRACT FOR COLLECTION AND DISPOSAL OF
RESIDENTIAL SOLID WASTE, YARD TRASH, BULK WASTE, AND
OPERATION OF THE CITY'S SOLID WASTE MANA6EMENT FACILITY.
From:
Subject:
Browning Ferris Industries Waste Systems of North America, Inc. (BFI) has provided the
collection and disposal of residential solid waste and operation of the City's solid waste
management facility since October 18, 2000. The initial two-year term expired on October
31,2002. The terms of the Agreement allows for three additional one (1) year renewals at
the discretion of the City. On September 26, 2002, the Mayor and Commission authorized
the first one year term renewal which expires October 31,2003.
The Administration is evaluating the performance of BFI to determine if it is in the best
interest of the City to renew the current contract for another year. The evaluation includes
the following:
Customer service and related complaints
Results of the customer satisfaction survey to be conducted
by the Neighborhood Services Department
Cost and service comparison to neighboring cities
Contract enhancements that might be negotiated
Upon completion of the evaluation, a recommendation will be presented to the City
Commission.
c: Robert Middaugh, Assistant City Manager
Fred Beckmann, Director Public Works
Patricia Walker, Chief Financial Officer
Alberto Zamora, Sanitation Division Director
Gus Lopez, Director Procurement