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TO: Mayor Richard C. Irvin
FROM: Gio Santana, Superintendent of Parks
Jim Birchall, Chief Public Facilities Officer
Michael Pegues, Chief Information Officer
DATE: 09/1/2023
SUBJECT:
A Resolution authorizing the Director of Purchasing to purchase an 8-year service agreement from Big Belly Solar, Inc, Needham, MA, for a connected smart waste, solar compacting and recycling platform at Philips Park for a total award of $793,989.12.
PURPOSE:
The City of Aurora seeks a comprehensive waste management solution that incorporates modern technology to streamline waste collection, monitoring, and removal. City staff plan to deploy "smart" garbage bins at Phillips Park, the Golf Course, and Zoo initially prior to expanding to other areas based upon need and success of the program. If advantageous, the Big Belly "Connect" program is easily scalable to other City parks, downtown, transit centers and other City locations over the next years
See attachments:
1. Phillips Park Operations Overview-Big Belly Smart Solutions
2. SmartWaste briefing packet - Marketplace city Clearbox Review
3. BigBelly- City of Aurora Service Agreement.
4. BigBelly Connect Warranty info.
BACKGROUND:
Currently, Aurora maintains standard waste management infrastructure at Phillips Park. During peak months Phillips Park hosts nearly 100 customer-facing 50-gallon garbage drums with open-air tops, leaving them exposed to weather and pests.
These are emptied 4 times per week regardless of time of year, event schedules, and nearby activities at substantial cost to the City. Fluctuating customer levels and uneven use of the available garbage bins means that set pick-up schedules are not perfectly responsive to need.
With the smart waste bins and "Connect" software, the units will alert staff when stations are ready for collection. This will not only increase efficiency of garbage collection, but also free up staff hours that can be re-allocated to more vital job functio...
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