Item C17BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY
Meeting Date:4/20/11Division:Public Works
Bulk Item: Yes XNoDepartment:____Solid Waste Management
Staff Contact:Rosa Washington/292-4432
AGENDA ITEM WORDING:
Approval to pay Intercon Solutions,sole source E-Waste recycling/disposal
vendor,in the amount of $2,120.00 (two invoicesfor$918.00 and $1,202.00)forrecent residential E-Waste
Collection events held at the Cudjoe Transfer Station(3,180 lbs. collected) and the MarathonPW Yard (6,020
lbs. collected), and for staff to continue using Intercon Solutions as our vendor for E-Waste collection and
disposal.
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ITEM BACKGROUND:
In 2009,staffidentified that the E-Waste collectors that were approaching Monroe
County, in the spirit of providing a “free” E-Waste recycling service may had been exporting the collected
materials to other countries, where materialsmay had potentially been processed in dangerous work
environment and any material disposed of may not had been in an environmentally responsible manner. After
dialogue with local environmental organizations, other E-waste collection companies,and the Florida Dept. of
Environmental Protection(DEP) staffsearchedfor and found Intercom Solutions,one of the premier companies
in the electronics recycling industry. Intercon Solutions operates facilities in Tampa andChicago under
R2/RIOS, ISO 14001, ISO 9001, OHSAS 18001, and NAID AAA certifications, they are also pursuing the
Basel Action Network’s E-Stewards Certification. Intercon Solutions provides complete recycling of all
materials with absolutely no reselling/remarketing, no shredding, no landfilling, no incineration and no
exporting. The Companyconcentratesexclusively on recovering raw materials for use in domestic
manufacturing.
PREVIOUS RELEVANT BOCC ACTION:
None
CONTRACT/AGREEMENT CHANGES:
None
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STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS:
Approvalto pay current invoices totaling $2,120.00 for recent events, and
authorization to pay up to an additional $5,000during FY2011, forcollection and disposal of e-waste from
residential drop-off service provided at the Cudjoe and Long Key Transfer Stations, pending receipt of sealed
bids for this service.
TOTAL COST:INDIRECT COST: n/aBUDGETED:
Yes XNo __
Not to exceed $10,000 for FY 2011
DIFFERENTIAL OF LOCAL PREFERENCEn/a
:
COST TO COUNTYSOURCE OF FUNDS:Fund 414 SW Assessment
Same
REVENUE PRODUCING:AMOUNT PER MONTH______YEAR:
Yes No X
APPROVED BY:
County Atty OMB/Purchasing XRisk Management _N/A__
DOCUMENTATION:
Included XNot Required_____
DISPOSITION:AGENDA ITEM #