That staff negotiate agreement(s) with blue box producers and/or Producer Responsibility Organizations for the Region of Peel to provide recyclables collection services on their behalf after the transition to the new regulatory framework within the timelines contemplated in the Ontario Blue Box Regulation O. Reg. 391/21, as amended, on business terms satisfactory to the Commissioner of Public Works and on legal terms satisfactory to the Regional Solicitor;
And further, that staff report back to Regional Council for endorsement and to seek authority for execution of the agreements once satisfactory agreement(s) are reached;
And further, that staff be authorized to issue and award a Request for Proposal for the transition of blue box processing, to include the lease of the Material Recovery Facility (MRF) portion of the Peel Integrated Waste Management Facility site, the sale of MRF sorting equipment, and processing and marketing of the Region’s recyclables as outlined in the report of the Commissioner of Public Works, listed on the September 16, 2021 Waste Management Strategic Advisory Committee agenda, titled “Transition of the Blue Box Program to Full Producer Responsibility – September 2021 Update: Final Blue Box Regulation”, including any innovations, in accordance with the Procurement By-law 30-2018, as amended;
And further, that the Region’s duly authorized signing officers or the Commissioner of Public Works be authorized to execute all necessary agreements, including a lease agreement, an asset purchase agreement, and agreement for the processing and marketing of the Region’s recyclables, together with such further documents that may be required, to complete the award of the Request for Proposal and resulting contracts, all on business terms satisfactory to the Commissioner of Public Works and on legal terms satisfactory to the Regional Solicitor;
And further, that in the event that the procurement award results in a new operator for the Region’s Material Recovery Facility, that the Region’s duly authorized signing officers or the Commissioner of Public Works be authorized to execute an amendment to the existing contract for the operation of the Material Recovery Facility (Contract 2013-001T), together with such further ancillary documents that may be required, to complete the work of facility handover to the new operator on business terms satisfactory to the Commissioner of Public Works and on legal terms acceptable to the Regional Solicitor, subject to the limit of the approved Regional budget.