Decision details

It is resolved that:

(A)       Council approve an exemption from tender in accordance with section 55(3)(i) of the Local Government Act 1993 for provision of insect farming food scraps processing services as a satisfactory result would not be achieved by inviting tenders;

(B)       Council note that a satisfactory result would not be achieved by inviting tenders for this work because:

(i)         the City's current supplier for the Insect Farming Food Scraps Processing Trial is the only suitably licensed supplier operating in NSW that can process our food organics using this specific automated insect farming processing technology;

(ii)        the market settings for food waste processing are currently lacking both capacity and technology capability due to under investment and lengthy planning approval and construction timelines;

(iii)       it is not anticipated that any meaningful new food organics processing facilities will be established during the term of the proposed extension;

(iv)       an extension of the Insect Farming Food Scraps Processing Trial contract will provide the opportunity to resolve processing challenges identified in the trial and test solutions; and

(v)        the contractor, Goterra Pty Ltd, has confirmed that it can continue to provide processing capacity for the existing services at its purpose-built facility in Alexandria and therefore continue to provide a local solution for the City’s food organics;

(C)       Council approve a variation to the existing contract with Goterra Pty Ltd to extend the contract term for a further 18 months, with a revised expiry date of 30 June 2027;

(D)       Council note the revised contract sum for the extended term is set out in the Confidential Attachment A to the subject report; and

(E)       authority be delegated to the Chief Executive Officer to negotiate, execute and administer/vary the contract relating to the Insect Farming Food Scraps Processing Trial.

Carried unanimously.

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