GREAT WESTERN RECLAMATION, INC.1969

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City Manager Page 2 On. October 3, 1960 a new complete agreement was entered into with the Santa Ana Commercial Company, Inc. for a period of three years beginning November 1, 1960 with payment by the City in the amount of $1.00 per active water meter per month in addition to the num- ber of non-metered units in the newly annexed areas. On February 4, 1963 the City Council reduced refuse collection in residential areas from twice to once a week as of March 1, 1963. On June 17, 1963 the City Council authorized the Purchasing Agent to advertise for refuse collection services. The City Council on July 1, 1963 received reports of proposals tabulated as follows: Warren W. Jaycox $1.15 Athens Disposal Company 1.10 Santa. Ana. Commercial Company, Inc. 1.03 Andrew V. Hohn .85 Great Western Reclamation Company .78 . On August 5, 1963 the City Council received the City Manager' s evaluation of the above three lowest proposals submitted for the collection of garbage and refuse for the City of Santa Ana in which he stated that all of the companies are adequately financed, have sufficient experience, have adequate performance bonding capacities, present no danger of introducing criminal elements, present no problem for control or willingness to meet standards of operation, and have provided adequate insurance of acceptable equipment. The City Manager further recommended that the con- tract be awarded to Great Western Reclamation Company. This recommendation was adopted by the City Council. COMPENSATION READJUSTMENT On the first day of each November and May of each succeeding year the contract unit price shall be adjusted to reflect the percentage change in the Consumers Price Index (1957-59 base) Los Angeles area, published by the U.S. Department of Labor as indicated by the index figure most recently published prior to the first day of June and January preceding each of the above listed dates respec- tively. The adjustment shall be completed by using the figure of