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CONSENT AGENDA <br />INDIAN RIVER COUNTY <br />OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET <br />PURCHASING DIVISION <br />DATE: January 17, 2024 <br />TO: BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS i <br />THROUGH: John A. Titkanich, Jr., County Administrator <br />Kristin Daniels, Director, Office of Management and Budget <br />Jennifer Hyde, Purchasing Manager <br />FROM: Shelby Ball, Purchasing Specialist <br />SUBJECT: Third Extension and Amendment to Agreement for Operations of the Biosolids <br />Dewatering Facility, Sludge Dewatering and Hauling (Bid 2021021) <br />BACKGROUND: <br />On February 16, 2021, the Board of County Commissioners awarded Bid 2021021 for the operation <br />of the Biosolids Dewatering Facility located at the County Landfill located at 1350 74th Ave. SW, <br />Vero Beach to Synagro South, LLC ("Synagro"). The facility receives domestic residuals, septage <br />and grease from Indian River County wastewater treatment facilities, local septic tank haulers, and <br />recreational vehicles. The Contractor will operate the Biosolids Dewatering Facility, haul sludge <br />from the three County owned wastewater treatment facilities to the facility and be responsible for <br />dewatering the sludge and disposing of it in the County Landfill. <br />The first extension and amendment of the agreement was approved by the Board on February 1, <br />2022, and the second extension and amendment of the agreement was approved by the Board on <br />February 13, 2023, and will expire on February 28, 2024. A single, one- year extension is available, <br />subject to vendor acceptance, satisfactory performance, and staff's determination that renewal is <br />in the best interest of the County. <br />muni vcic• <br />Staff have been satisfied with the service provided by Synagro and would like to exercise the third <br />renewal to the agreement. <br />Article 4 of the Agreement provides an opportunity for Synagro to request a price increase in <br />writing by January 1 of each year, to be effective for the upcoming term. Synagro has submitted a <br />request to adjust the pricing in accordance with the CPI index (South), effective March 1, 2024, as <br />reflected in the following table. The amounts of the requested increases match the increase to CPI. <br />The Synagro request for an increase is on file in the Purchasing Division. <br />108 <br />