City Council on October 26 and 27, 2009, adopted the following:

1.         City Council authorize and direct the General Manager, Solid Waste Management Services, to negotiate and enter into Collector and Hauler agreements with Ontario Tire Stewardship, substantially on terms and conditions summarized in Appendix “A” and Appendix “B”, respectively, of the report (September 21, 2009) from the General Manager, Solid Waste Management Services, with such modifications considered to be in the interests of the City by the General Manager, and otherwise on terms and conditions satisfactory to the General Manager and in a form satisfactory to the City Solicitor, in order to receive funding through the Used Tires Program Plan established by Ontario Tire Stewardship under the Waste Diversion Act.

2.         City Council authorize and direct the General Manager, Solid Waste Management Services, to negotiate and enter into a Collection Site Operator Agreement with Ontario Electronic Stewardship, substantially on terms and conditions summarized in Appendix “C” of the report (September 21, 2009) from the General Manager, Solid Waste Management Services, with such modifications considered to be in the interests of the City by the General Manager, and otherwise on terms and conditions satisfactory to the General Manager and in a form satisfactory to the City Solicitor, in order to receive funding through the Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) Program Plan established by Ontario Electronic Stewardship under the Waste Diversion Act.

3.         City Council grant the General Manager, Solid Waste Management Services, the standing authority to negotiate and execute any future amendments to the agreements described in Parts 1 and 2 above as appropriate, and within the provincially approved model of 100% industry cost recovery, on terms and conditions satisfactory to the General Manager and in a form satisfactory to the City Solicitor.

4.         City Council adopt the exemption to the tire tipping fee of $150 per tonne applied at the City’s transfer stations, as set out in Appendix “A” of Schedule 1 of Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 441, Fees and Charges, for tire loads less than or equal to 100 kilograms.

The Public Works and Infrastructure Committee recommends that:

1.         City Council authorize and direct the General Manager, Solid Waste Management Services, to negotiate and enter into Collector and Hauler agreements with Ontario Tire Stewardship, substantially on terms and conditions summarized in Appendix “A” and Appendix “B”, respectively, with such modifications considered to be in the interests of the City by the General Manager, and otherwise on terms and conditions satisfactory to the General Manager and in a form satisfactory to the City Solicitor, in order to receive funding through the Used Tires Program Plan established by Ontario Tire Stewardship under the Waste Diversion Act.

2.         City Council authorize and direct the General Manager, Solid Waste Management Services, to negotiate and enter into a Collection Site Operator Agreement with Ontario Electronic Stewardship, substantially on terms and conditions summarized in Appendix “C”, with such modifications considered to be in the interests of the City by the General Manager, and otherwise on terms and conditions satisfactory to the General Manager and in a form satisfactory to the City Solicitor, in order to receive funding through the Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) Program Plan established by Ontario Electronic Stewardship under the Waste Diversion Act.

3.         City Council grant the General Manager, Solid Waste Management Services, the standing authority to negotiate and execute any future amendments to the agreements described in Recommendations (1) and (2) as appropriate, and within the provincially approved model of 100% industry cost recovery, on terms and conditions satisfactory to the General Manager and in a form satisfactory to the City Solicitor.

4.         City Council adopt the exemption to the tire tipping fee of $150 per tonne applied at the City’s transfer stations, as set out in Appendix “A” of Schedule 1 of Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 441, Fees and Charges, for tire loads less than or equal to 100 kilograms.

The purpose of this report is to request City Council authority for the City of Toronto to enter into agreements with Ontario Tire Stewardship (OTS) as a Collector and Hauler of used tires and with Ontario Electronic Stewardship (OES) as a Collector of Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE).  The report also recommends that the General Manager have standing authority to enter into any amending agreements with OTS and OES as may become necessary.  Finally, the report requests an exemption to the tire tipping fee ($150.00 per tonne) at the City’s transfer stations for used tire loads less than or equal to 100 kilograms (10 used tires).

City Council on October 26 and 27, 2009, adopted the following:

1.         City Council authorize the General Manager of Solid Waste Management Services to enter into a contract for Waste Transportation/Haulage Services (Request for Quotation No.  6033-09-3077) from the City of Toronto’s Transfer Stations to the Green Lane Landfill, for a period of seven (7) years beginning January 1, 2011, with three (3) additional one year options, in accordance with all specifications and terms and conditions set out in the Request for Quotation with the lowest bidder Verspeeten Cartage Ltd., having submitted the lowest bid meeting specifications, in the total estimated amount of $132,007,621.79 including an allowance for a Fuel Surcharge, net of G.S.T.

The Public Works and Infrastructure Committee recommends that:

1.         City Council authorize the General Manager of Solid Waste Management Services to enter into a contract for Waste Transportation/Haulage Services (Request for Quotation No.  6033-09-3077) from the City of Toronto’s Transfer Stations to the Green Lane Landfill, for a period of seven (7) years beginning January 1, 2011, with three (3) additional one year options, in accordance with all specifications and terms and conditions set out in the Request for Quotation with the lowest bidder Verspeeten Cartage Ltd., having submitted the lowest bid meeting specifications, in the total estimated amount of $132,007,621.79 including an allowance for a Fuel Surcharge, net of G.S.T.

This report requests authority to award Request for Quotation No. 6033-09-3077 for Waste Transportation/Haulage Services from the City of Toronto’s Transfer Stations to the Green Lane Landfill Site, for seven (7) years, with three additional one (1) year options to Verspeeten Cartage Ltd., the lowest bidder meeting all specifications and requirements.

This report also summarizes the material objection received from ECL Carriers GP Inc., a bidder that submitted a bid which was declared non-compliant.