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Date: <br />To: <br />From: <br />INDIAN RIVER COUNTY, FLOR A <br />DEPARTMENT OF UTILITY SE ICES <br />February 5, 2019 <br />Jason E. Brown, County Administrator <br />Vincent Burke, P.E., Director of Utility Service <br />Cindy Corrente, Utility Finance Manager <br />Through: Jennifer Hyde, Purchasing Manager <br />Prepared By: Terry Southard, Operations Manag-�, Utility Services <br />Rich Meckes, Wastewater Su peri endent <br />Subject: Synagro Dewatering and Sewa:- Sludge Removal Contract Renewal and Price <br />Increase <br />BACKGROUND/ ANALYSIS: <br />On February 23, 2016, the Indian River .unty Board of County Commissioners (BCC) approved the award <br />for Bid 2016018 to Synagro for the ferations of the Biosolids Dewatering Facility and sewage sludge <br />removal. Indian River County Depa ment of Utility Services (IRCDUS) has contracted with Synagro for <br />biosolids dewatering and sewage s dge removal since 2005. <br />Article 7 of the agreement st.' es that the contract period is binding for three consecutive years from <br />the date of the agreement ith an additional two 12 -month terms. The three-year term will expire <br />February 28, 2019. The t-..' s of the contract allow for modification of pricing upon mutual agreement <br />of both parties. <br />In a letter dated J uary 27, 2019, Synagro requested a price adjustment of 1.5%. The 1.5% rate <br />increase is based fon the change in the Consumer Price Index (CPI) from December 2017 to December <br />2018, per the coract with Synagro. The new rates are reflected in the table below. <br />Service <br />Current <br />Price <br />Recommended <br />Price <br />Actual Cost <br />Oct. -Dec. <br />Projected <br />Cost <br />Oct. —Feb. <br />Projected <br />Cost <br />Mar.- Sept. <br />Projected <br />Annual <br />Total <br />Sludge. <br />Hauling <br />Per gallon <br />$0.0275 <br />$0.0279 <br />$102,274 <br />$170,457 <br />$242,219 <br />$412,676 <br />Sludge <br />Dewatering <br />Per ton <br />$205.00 <br />$208.08 <br />$71,229 <br />$118,714 <br />$168,693 <br />$287,407 <br />C:\Users\Legistar\Appdata\Local\Temp\BCL Technologies\Easypdf 8\@BCL@F00D6900\@BCL@F00D6900.Doc Page gff <br />