On October 14th, 2009, the City issued a RFP No. 60-08/09 entitled “Collection and Disposal of Residential Solid Waste Yard Trash, Bulk Waste and Operation of the Green Waste Facility. At the regular Commission Meeting on February 3rd, 2010, the Mayor and City Commission authorized the Administration to negotiate with the two (2) top ranked proposers pursuant to RFP No. 60-08/09. At the June 9th, 2010 Commission Meeting Resolution No. 2010-27421 was adopted authorizing an agreement between the City of Miami Beach and Choice Environmental Services (Choice), for a five year term expiring on August 31st, 2015. It also provided the City with the option to renew for up to three, additional one-year terms.
On April 10th, 2014, the City Commission authorized a First Amendment to the Agreement consenting to the name change of the contractor from Choice to Progressive Waste Solutions of FL Inc with all other materials terms remaining unaltered. Upon the expiration of the initial term of the underlying Agreement, the City Commission, on July 8th, 2015 approved a one year extension and simultaneously directed the Administration to prepare a Request for Proposals (RFP) to go out for bid for future residential disposal and collection services. On September 2nd, 2015, adhering to the direction of the City Commission and the Administration presented, and the City Commission approved, the issuance of RFP 2015-258-WG for Collection and Disposal of Residential Solid Waste Yard Trash, Bulk Waste, and Operation of the City’s Green Waste Facility. Thereafter, on February 10th, 2016 the City Commission provided further direction to the Administration to (1) extend the RFP opening date; and (2) to negotiate with Progressive as to the existing Amended Agreement which provides up to two additional one year extension terms. The Administration met with and negotiated terms with Progressive that enhanced the level of service, per year, for the remaining two, one-year extension terms provided under the Amended Agreement.
The City's agreement for the collection and disposal of residential Solid Waste, Yard Trash and Bulk Waste and for operation of the City's Green Waste Facility expired on August 31, 2018 and continued a month-to-month basis.
At its regular meeting on July 25, 2018, the Mayor and City Commission adopted Resolution No. 2018-30433, accepting the recommendation of the City Manager, pursuant to Request For Proposals No. 2018-024-WG, for Collection and Disposal of Residential Solid Waste, Yard Debris and Bulk Waste and operation of the City's Green Waste Facility; and authorizing a month-to-month extension of the Agreement with Progressive Waste Solutions of Florida, Inc. d/b/a Waste Connections of Florida, until such time as a new Agreement was executed.
The City and the Contractor negotiated and entered into an agreement on February 21, 2019, to provide for residential solid waste, yard debris, bulk waste collection, disposal services, and operation of the City's Green Waste Facility, set to expire on December 31, 2023.
The current level of service being provided by Waste Connections has been exemplary during some very difficult times throughout the COVID-19 Pandemic.
Significant changes are occurring in the solid waste market. As this contract is set to expire December 31, 2023, the Administration wishes to extend the contract for one (1) more year, through December 31, 2024 to allow us sufficient time to evaluate market conditions.