98-24 Evaluation Report - Contract for Operation of West Orange Recycling Center - 2024.pdf

1 TOWNSHIP OF WEST ORANGE COMPETITIVE CONTRACT EVALUATION REPORT FOR OPERATION OF THE TOWNSHIP OF WEST ORANGE RECYCLING CENTER Overview The Township of West Orange (the “Township”) owns the Recycling Center located at 590 Mt. Pleasant Avenue, West Orange, New Jersey 07052. The operations conducted at the Recycling Center include the composting of leaves, the processing of vegetative wood waste and operating a recycling convenience center for West Orange residents for mixed paper, cardboard, and commingled containers. On April 10, 2007, the Township Council adopted Resolution #84-07 authorizing the use of competitive contracting in lieu of public bidding pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40A:11-4.3 for the procurement of the Contract for Operation of the West Orange Recycling Center. And pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40A:11-4.3, the Township is authorized to utilize competitive contracting in lieu of public bidding for subsequent awards of the contract authorized under the resolution. On December 21, 2024, the Township issued a Request for Proposals (the “RFP”) setting forth the terms and conditions of the proposed Contract for Operation of the Township of West Orange Recycling Center with proposals due on January 12, 2024. However, on January 11, 2024, the Township was advised that the RFP included a discrepancy as to the requirements for a performance bond for the operation of the recycling center. In order to correct this discrepancy, the Township cancelled the initial submission date for proposals in response to the RFP and issued a new RFP on January 19, 2024 with proposals due on February 7, 2024. On February 7, 2024, the Township received four (4) proposals including, proposals from: (i) The Firewood Farm; (ii) Yanuzzi Group; (iii) Nature’s Choice NJ, the incumbent operator of the West Orange Recycling Center; and (iv) Mazza Mulch. Pursuant to the Local Public Contracts Law and the New Jersey Administrative Code, the Township created an Evaluation Committee (the “Committee”) to establish weighted criteria for the evaluation of proposals and evaluate and score the proposals. The Committee was composed of five (5) members including: (1) John Gross, Chief of Staff and Chief Municipal Financial Officer for the Township; (2) Police Chief Jams P. Abbott, Police Chief for the West Orange Police Department and Acting Business Administrator for the Township; (3) Peter Smeraldo,

unicipal Financial Officer for the Township; (2) Police Chief Jams P. Abbott, Police Chief for the West Orange Police Department and Acting Business Administrator for the Township; (3) Peter Smeraldo, Assistant Business Administrator for the Township; (4) Michael Fonzino, Health Director for the Township; and