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File #: RS2025-1517   
Type: Resolution Status: Resolution
File created: 9/24/2025 In control: Metropolitan Council
On agenda: 10/9/2025 Final action:
Title: A resolution accepting the terms of a cooperative purchasing master agreement with Clean Harbors Environmental Services, Inc., for hazardous and medical waste disposal for the Department of General Services.
Sponsors: Kyonzte Toombs, Olivia Hill, Ginny Welsch
Attachments: 1. Agreement

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A resolution accepting the terms of a cooperative purchasing master agreement with Clean Harbors Environmental Services, Inc., for hazardous and medical waste disposal for the Department of General Services.

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WHEREAS, Tennessee Code Annotated § 12-3-1205(b) allows the Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County (“Metro”) to participate in a cooperative purchasing agreement for the procurement of any goods, supplies, services, or equipment with one or more governmental entities outside this state; and,

WHEREAS, Tennessee Code Annotated § 12-3-1205(b) allows Metro to participate in an out-of-state master agreement by adopting a resolution accepting the terms of the master agreement; and,

WHEREAS, the Purchasing Agent desires to participate in the master agreement between the Regents of the University of California, a California public corporation, and Clean Harbors Environmental Services, Inc., a copy of which is attached hereto and incorporated herein; and,

WHEREAS, this master agreement was requested by the Department of General Services but is available to all Metro Departments to utilize; and,

WHEREAS, Metro’s participation in this out-of-state master agreement is limited to a term that will not exceed sixty months; and, 

WHEREAS, approval of the master agreement is in the best interest of the citizens of the Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE METROPOLITAN GOVERNMENT OF NASHVILLE AND DAVIDSON COUNTY:

Section 1.                     That the master agreement between the Regents of the University of California, a California public corporation, and Clean Harbors Environmental Services, Inc., a copy of which is attached hereto and incorporated herein, is hereby approved.

Section 2.                     That this resolution shall take effect from and after its adoption, the welfare of The Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County requiring it.

Agenda Analysis

Analysis

 

This resolution accepts the terms of a cooperative purchasing master agreement with Clean Harbors Environmental Services, Inc., for hazardous and medical waste disposal for the Department of General Services.

 

The original agreement is between the Regents of the University of California, a California public corporation, and Clean Harbors Environmental Services, Inc The anticipated project value is $200,000. The estimated savings to the Metropolitan Government by using this cooperative purchasing agreement is $30,071. The agreement would expire on December 31, 2028.

 

According to the Cooperative Request Review form, the pricing in the cooperative purchase agreement was leveraged through its Omnia membership and from a competitive RFP with 15 offers. This agreement would provide automotive parts washing services and disposal and recycling for used automotive fluids. It is unlikely that Metro would obtain a better value through a competitive solicitation.

 

T.C.A. § 12-3-1205(b) authorizes local governments to participate in cooperative purchasing agreements with governmental entities outside of the state as long as the goods or services were competitively procured by the other governmental entity. T.C.A. § 12-3-1205(b) further provides that local governments may participate in a master agreement by adopting a resolution accepting the terms of the master agreement.

 

Fiscal Note: According to the Cooperative Request Review from the Division of Purchases, the anticipated project value is $200,000. The anticipated savings to Metropolitan Government through utilizing this cooperative purchasing equipment is $30,071.