09-2025_Homestead.xlsx

This file contains recycling services material valuations and processing fee documentation for the City of Homestead, Florida in support of a comprehensive recycling collection and processing services solicitation. The City of Homestead is soliciting proposals from qualified firms to provide recycling services for city residents and businesses, with an anticipated contract award for an initial term of five years commencing February 11, 2026, through February 10, 2031, with options for annual renewals thereafter upon mutual agreement. The solicitation encompasses single-stream recyclable materials including mixed paper, corrugated containers, aluminum cans, steel cans, PET plastics, HDPE plastics, and glass, with material processing and handling requirements specified.

The documentation reflects September 2025 market valuations and material pricing indices used to establish recycling revenue or cost projections. Material values range from positive returns (mixed paper at $3.58 per ton average market value, corrugated containers at $7.22 per ton) to negative values (glass at negative $4.49 per ton, and excessive contamination charges at negative $66.80 per ton). Current processing fees are established at $135.26 per ton total, comprised of a Reuter MRF processing fee of $120.96 per ton plus a $14.30 per ton transload fee, with the net material value showing a deficit of $152.78 per ton when processing fees exceed material value. The documentation references prior pricing adjustments using Consumer Price Index methodology, with 2023 fee calculations of $116.08 for processing and $13.72 for transfer services, adjusted for inflation impacts on water, sewer, and trash collection services.