Exhibit 1 - Agenda Information SheetCity of Denton
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AGENDA INFORMATION SHEET
DEPARTMENT: Procurement
ACM: Christine Taylor
DATE: February 18, 2025
SUBJECT
Consider adoption of an ordinance of the City of Denton, a Texas home-rule municipal corporation,
authorizing the City Manager to execute a contract with Busch Systems International Inc, through the
Houston-Galveston Area Council of Governments (H-GAC) Cooperative Purchasing Program Contract No.
RC01-21, for the purchase of blue home recycling bins for the Environmental Services & Sustainability
Department; providing for the expenditure of funds therefor; and providing an effective date (File 8735 –
awarded to Busch Systems International Inc, in the not-to-exceed amount of $65,026.50).
STRATEGIC ALIGNMENT
This action supports Key Focus Area: Promote Sustainability and the Environment.
INFORMATION/BACKGROUND
The Environmental Services & Sustainability Department was awarded $64,702 in grant funding through
the North Central Texas Council of Governments (NCTCOG) FY24-25 Solid Waste Implementation Grant
Program for the purchase of recycling bins for residential recycling customers. Recycling bins will allow
customers to store programmatic recyclable material and transport those materials to the curbside collection
carts without bags.
This grant will cover the cost of 7,000 recycling bins (41-quart capacity) with the City of Denton Logo and
the message “Keep recycling empty, clean, dry, and unbagged.” This grant will allow the City to provide a
bin to about 25% of the residential curbside recycling cart customers. The City will cover an additional
messaging plate fee and a portion of shipping costs estimated at $324.50.
To receive a recycling bin, a residential customer will complete a quiz about what items can and cannot be
recycled. The quiz will be available online and in person in both English and Spanish. The process provides
an opportunity for additional awareness of Denton’s programmatic recycling materials and the new bins
provide a sustainable means to store and carry recyclables, removing the need for bags.
Recycling bins are planned for distribution at City Recreation and Senior Centers, Home Owners
Association meetings, Denton’s Redbud Festival, City Libraries, and the City’s Texas Recycles Day Event.
Information about the bins will be provided through social media, Citizen Connection, and print materials
at recreation centers, senior centers, and local tabling events.
City Hall
215 E. McKinney Street
Denton, Texas
www.cityofdenton.com
Pricing obtained through the H-GAC Cooperative Purchasing Network has been competitively bid and
meets the statutory requirements of Texas Local Government Code 271.102.
NCTCOG Solid Waste Grant FY 24-25
Items QTY Unit Price NCTCOG Share City Share Total
Recycling Bins 7,000 $8.78 $61,460.00 - $61,460.00
Plate Fee 1 295.00 -- $95.00 295.00
Shipping 1 3,271.50 3,242.00 29.50 3,271.50
Total: $64,702.00 $324.50 $65,026.50
PRIOR ACTION/REVIEW (COUNCIL, BOARDS, COMMISSIONS)
On June 6, 1995, City Council approved the interlocal agreement with the H-GAC Cooperative Purchasing
Network (Ordinance 1995-107).
RECOMMENDATION
Award a contract with Busch Systems International Inc, for the purchase of blue home recycling bins for
the Environmental Services & Sustainability Department, in the not-to-exceed amount of $65,026.50.
PRINCIPAL PLACE OF BUSINESS
Busch Systems International Inc
Barrie, Ontario
SUSTAINABILITY MEASURES
Related Key Focus Area: Material Resource Management
Reporting will be done on a quarterly basis with the NCTCOG. This contract will help reduce programmatic
material from being landfilled and increase programmatic material being diverted.
ESTIMATED SCHEDULE OF PROJECT
Delivery of the items will occur within 6 to 8 weeks after receipt of the order.
FISCAL INFORMATION
These items will be funded from the Environmental Services & Sustainability account 98660.7280.
Requisition #168838 has been entered into the Purchasing software system in the amount of $65,026.50.
The budgeted amount for this item is $65,026.50.
EXHIBITS
Exhibit 1: Agenda Information Sheet
Exhibit 2: Quote
Exhibit 3: Ordinance
Respectfully submitted:
Lori Hewell, 940-349-7100
Purchasing Manager
For information concerning this acquisition, contact: Julissa Armador, 940-349-8152.
Legal point of contact: Marcella Lunn at 940-349-8333.