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File #: 25-3381    Version: 1 Name:
Type: Contract - Renewal Status: Passed
File created: 5/27/2025 In control: Commissioners Court
On agenda: 6/12/2025 Final action: 6/12/2025
Title: Request for approval of a renewal option with Imperial Bag & Paper Co. LLC, DBA Great Southwest Paper for plastic liner (poly) bags and related items for Harris County for the period of November 1, 2025 - October 31, 2026 at a cost of $381,451 (210284), MWBE Contracted Goal: 30%, MWBE Current Participation: 79.4%.
Attachments: 1. 25-3381 Renewal - Imperial Bag & Paper Co. LLC, DBA Great Southwest Paper Job No. 210284

Primary Department: Purchasing

Primary Department Head/Elected Official: Paige McInnis

 

Secondary Department: N/A

Secondary Department Head/Elected Official:

 

Regular or Supplemental RCA: Regular RCA

Type of Request: Contract - Renewal

 

Project ID (if applicable): 210284

Vendor/Entity Legal Name (if applicable): Imperial Bag & Paper Co. LLC, DBA Great Southwest Paper

 

MWBE Contracted Goal (if applicable): 30%

MWBE Current Participation (if applicable): 79.4%

Justification for 0% MWBE Participation Goal:  N/A - Goal is not 0% and is listed above

 

Grant Indirect Costs Rate (if applicable): N/A

Justification for 0% Grant Indirect Costs Rate (if applicable): N/A - Not a grant item

 

Request Summary (Agenda Caption):

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Request for approval of a renewal option with Imperial Bag & Paper Co. LLC, DBA Great Southwest Paper for plastic liner (poly) bags and related items for Harris County for the period of November 1, 2025 - October 31, 2026 at a cost of $381,451 (210284), MWBE Contracted Goal: 30%, MWBE Current Participation: 79.4%.

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Background and Discussion:

Request approval of fourth one-year renewal options of the term contract for Plastic Liner (Poly) Bags

and Related Items for Harris County. Job No. 21/0284 was awarded to Imperial Bag & Paper Co. LLC DBA Great

Southwest Paper Co. Inc. on October 26, 2021.

 

Expected Impact:

Renewal of this contract will allow the awarded supplier for this contract to continue providing Plastic Liner

(Poly) Bags and Related Items for Harris County with the same level and quality of service already being

Provided.

 

Alternative Options:

N/A

 

 

 

County Strategic Plan Goal:  N/A

County Strategic Plan Objective: N/A

Justice/Safety Initiative (Goal 1):  N/A

Infrastructure Initiative (Goal 2):  N/A

Economy Initiative (Goal 3): N/A

Health Initiative (Goal 4): N/A

Climate/Resilience Initiative (Goal 5): N/A

Housing Initiative (Goal 6): N/A

 

Additional notes related to the Strategic Plan:

 

Prior Court Action (if any):

Date

Agenda Item #

Action Taken

10/26/2021

269

Award

9/13/2022

260

Renewal No. 1

10/10/2023

260

Renewal No. 2

10/29/2024

321

Renewal No. 3

 

Location: N/A

Address (if applicable): N/A

Precinct(s): Countywide

 

Fiscal and Personnel Summary

Service Name

 

 

 

Current Fiscal Year Cost

Annual Fiscal Cost

 

Labor

Non-Labor

Total

Recurring Expenses

Funding Sources

 

Existing Budget

 

 

 

 

1000 - General Fund

$

$ 381,451

$ 381,451

$

Choose an item.

$

$

$

$

Choose an item.

$

$

$

$

Total Existing Budget

$

$ 381,451

$ 381,451

$

Additional Budget Request (Requires Fiscal Review Request Form)

 

Choose an item.

$

$

$

$

Choose an item.

$

$

$

$

Choose an item.

$

$

$

$

Total Additional Budget Request

$

$

$

$

Total Funding Sources

$

$ 381,451

$ 381,451

$

Grants - Proposed Budget (To be filled out by Grants staff only)

 

Labor

Non-Labor

Total

No. of Grant Years

Local Match Source - Existing Budget: Choose an item.

$

$

$

 

Local Match Source - Additional Budget Request: Choose an item.

$

$

$

 

Grant Funds Applied for/Awarded (Total)

$

$

$

 

Personnel (Fill out section only if requesting new PCNs)

 

Current Position Count for Service

-

-

-

-

Additional Positions Request

-

-

-

-

Total Personnel

-

-

-

-

 

Anticipated Court Date: 6/12/2025

Anticipated Implementation Date (if different from Court date): 6/12/2025

 

Emergency/Disaster Recovery Note: Not an emergency, disaster, or COVID-19 related item

 

Contact(s) name, title, department: Martha Alvarez, Precinct 3; Dorothy Sweet, Precinct 4; Kandy Buntyn, Sheriff’s office; Luke Herdrich; Senior Buyer, Purchasing Office

 

Attachments (if applicable): Letter