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Contract No.: Sole Source No. 16-17-028
Current Term. NIA
Expiration Date: NIA
Title: Incinerator Services
Recommendation:
® Sole Source Contract
❑ Solicit Competition
Procurement Contracting Officer:
Victoria Giraldo
❑ Access Contract
❑ Other
Background:
The Police Department (Police) and Fire Department (Fire) have been tasked with locating a viable resource
to dispose of various uniforms, bunker gear and controlled substances. These items must be disposed of in a
regulated, safe, and environmentally controlled location. In addition, some of the items being destroyed must
have a witness present.
Research Conducted:
Market Research was conducted by the Procurement Department (Procurement) to determine the best
approach to securing these services. Through this market research, it was determined that there is only one
industrial incinerator in the South Florida area; Wheelabrator South Broward Inc. (Wheelabrator).
Comparable Contracts;
No comparable contracts were found. However, two municipalities contacted, City of Hialeah, and City of
Miami Beach advised of the procedures they followed to retire these items:
City of Hialeah- Uniforms are destroyed in-house and the bunker gear is passed down to participants in the
City of Hialeah Explorer program.
City of Miami Beach- Patches are removed, and uniform is either recycled or donated to charity. Controlled
substances are taken to Wheelabrator for incineration, on an as needed basis.
Recommendation:
A sole source purchase is in the best interest of the City for the following reasons:
1. Wheelabrator is the only industrial incinerator within the South Florida area.
2. Even though there are numerous companies who will pick up the materials and transport them to
Wheelabrator, the items still need to be accompanied by a City of Miami employee, as a witness to the
proper destruction of the materials due to regulation.
3. The Sole Source is the most cost effective way to dispose of the items, for the reasons listed above.
It is recommended that the City enter into a sole source agreement to allow for the services of incineration of
uniforms, bunker gear, and controlled substances on an as needed basis.
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