授予床垫回收服务合约并要求扩大生产者责任 · 事项说明

R 24 /14-11 It was moved and seconded ( 1 ) That Contract 8321NOITC – Mattress and Upholstered Furniture Recycling Services, be awarded to Pacific Mattress Recycling Inc. at an estimated total contract value of $1,961,629.39 over a maximum five-year term; ( 2 ) That the Chief Administrative Officer and General Manager, Engineering & Public Works, be authorized to negotiate and execute a service contract with Pacific Mattress Recycling Inc. incorporating the key terms outlined in the staff report dated June 12, 2024; (3) That a Change Order for contract 6205P – Residential Solid Waste Collection and Recycling Services with Sierra Waste Services Ltd. be issued to include cross-docking and transportation fees for mattresses and upholstered furniture at the unit prices quoted at an additional annual estimated cost of $203,938.85; and (4) That, in alignment with the Richmond Circular City Strategy, a letter be written to the Minister of Environment and Climate Change Strategy, to request the establishment of an extended producer responsibility program for upholstered furniture and acceleration of the planned extended producer responsibility program for mattresses and mattress foundations in British Columbia.