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

3 exceeded the prices for the other respondents, the Committee’s scoring reflected this pricing disparity. In addition, the scoring as to experience and qualification of staff also reflected concerns regarding the experience of Yannuzzi Group and the Firewood Farm as neither have experience operating a Class C facility similar to the West Orange Recycling Center and lacked certified staff to operate a Class C Facility. As to Mazza Mulch, while it did have some limited experience operating a Class C facility, it did not have experience with leaf compost service, but instead only provided leaf transfer services. Meanwhile, Nature’s Choice NJ as the incumbent vendor had experience and qualified staff to operate the West Orange Recycling Center. As a result, the composite weighted scores for the proposals were as follows for each respondent. The Firewood Farm Yannuzzi Group Nature’s Choice NJ Mazza Mulch Revenues or Costs: 385 Revenues or Costs: 385 Revenues or Costs: 770 Revenues or Costs: 525 Experience: 225 Experience: 350 Experience: 550 Experience: 450 Qualifications of Staff: 80 Qualifications of Staff: 170 Qualifications of Staff: 220 Qualifications of Staff: 200 Equipment: 190 Equipment: 170 Equipment: 200 Equipment: 200 Violations, Fines, etc.: 210 Violations, Fines, etc.: 170 Violations, Fines, etc.: 160 Violations, Fines, etc.: 120 Site Improvement Plans: 160 Site Improvement Plans: 140 Site Improvement Plans: 200 Site Improvement Plans: 130 TOTAL: 1250 TOTAL: 1385 TOTAL: 2100 TOTAL: 1625 Conclusion/Recommendation Based on the composite scores from the members of the Committee, the Committee recommends award of the Contract for the Operation of the Township of West Orange Recycling Center to Nature’s Choice NJ for a three (3) year contract period commencing May 1, 2024 with options to renew for two additional one (1) year periods. 4839-7947-2201, v. 1