Agenda Item
xii. Grease Trap & Septic Tank Pumping Services, Bid No. 19-446 Ratification and Renewal Approval – Year 4 of 4 (Darling Ingredients for an additional year in the not to exceed amount of $290,000).
Summary: Mr. Erick Hofstetter, Chief Operating Officer, Division of Operations
Request: It is requested that the Board of Education ratify and approve the renewal of ITB No. 19-466 for district-wide grease trap & septic tank pumping services to Darling Ingredients, Inc. for an additional year in the amount not to exceed $290,000.
Why: This request is a contract renewal for Darling Ingredients, Inc. to provide contractor services for the pumping and disposal of internal and external grease traps at schools and centers district-wide and septic tank pumping. This request ratifies and extends the agreement for an additional year November 30, 2022 through November 29, 2023.
Details: On September 10, 2018, the Board of Education approved Darling Ingredients, Inc., as the most responsive and responsible bidders to provide grease trap & septic tank pumping services on an as-needed basis for various locations throughout the District. This recommendation is for the fourth, and final, of four one-year (1-year) contract renewal options. Darling Ingredients, Inc., is located at 5076 Nida Drive, Smyrna, GA 30080.
Financial impact: The total contract amount for these services in the amount not to exceed $290,000 will be allocated from the General Fund Budget, Repair & Maintenance Service
(100.2600.543000.00011.7520.0000.8013.040.0000).
Contact: Mr. Erick Hofstetter, Chief Operating Officer, Division of Operations, 678.676.1470
Mr. Bobby Moncrief, Directory of Facilities, Division of Operations, 678.676.1478
Effective: Upon Board Approval
Status: Approved by General Counsel
CHRONOLOGY OF THE AGENDA ITEM
On September 10, 2018, the Board of Education approved the award of Bid No. 19-446 to Darling
Ingredients, Inc., as the most responsive and responsible bidders to provide grease trap & septic tank
pumping services on an as-needed basis for various locations throughout the District, for an initial one-
year term with four one-year (1-year) options to renew subject to Board approval on a year-to-year basis.
At its business meeting on Monday, November 4, 2019, the DeKalb Board of Education approved the first
one-year extension period from November 29, 2019 through November 28, 2020.
At its business meeting on Monday, November 9, 2020, the DeKalb Board of Education approved the
second one-year extension period from November 29, 2020 through November 28, 2021.
At its business meeting on Monday, November 15, 2021, the DeKalb Board of Education approved the
third one-year extension period from November 29, 2021 through November 28, 2022.
This agenda item seeks the Board of Education ratification and approval for the fourth, and final, of four
one-year (1-year) contract renewal options.
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