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Board of County Commissioners <br />Meeting Minutes - Final February 5, 2019 <br />Aye: 5 - Chairman Solari, Vice Chairman Adams, Commissioner Flescher, Commissioner <br />O'Bryan, and Commissioner Zorc <br />15.B.2. 19-0100 Unsolicited Public Private Partnership for Landfill <br />Recommended Action: <br />The selection committee recommends the SWDD Board reject the public <br />private partnership proposals received in relation to the landfill and authorize <br />staff to resolicit the three noted portions as funding is approved. <br />Attachments: Staff Report <br />Utility Services Director Vincent Burke introduced Himanshu Mehta, <br />Managing Director of the Solid Waste Disposal District, and Jennifer Hyde, <br />Purchasing Manager, who presented an overview of the Unsolicited <br />Public -Private Partnership (P3) process including qualifications, evaluation <br />criteria, and analysis of the public's interest. <br />Ms. Hyde explained that the P3 process was initiated by the Indian River <br />Eco -District (IRED) which submitted a proposal to provide three improvements <br />to the County's landfill operations: 1. Purchase landfill -generated gas; 2. <br />Improve and operate the yard waste area (currently contracted by Mr. Mulch); <br />3. Process concrete waste currently stored on site. Additional bids were <br />solicited for the proposed improvements, and the responding firms were ranked <br />by an evaluation committee as follows: IRED, Synagro-WWT, and Gen2, LLC. <br />The following individuals made presentations before the Board: <br />Kim Johnson, Managing Partner, Gen2, LLC, presented information about her <br />company and its capabilities. <br />Alain Castro, Managing Partner, IRED, detailed his company's proposal and <br />plans to redevelop the former 1NEOS site adjacent to the landfill. <br />The Board and staff entered into a discussion regarding the evaluation <br />committee's recommendation to reject the P3 proposals. Purchasing Manager <br />Hyde expounded on the reasons for the recommendation to re -solicit each item <br />separately. There was concern expressed among the Board regarding the delay <br />that re -bidding would entail. <br />A motion was made by Vice Chairman Adams, seconded by Commissioner <br />O'Bryan, to move forward by negotiating with the top-ranked firm, IRED, to <br />provide the three landfill site improvements. UNDER DISCUSSION, <br />Chairman Solari opted to take a break and then hear from the public before <br />voting on the motion. <br />Indian River County Florida Page 18 <br />