25-398086 - SB1383-ELIGIBLE MULCH PROCUREMENT AND APPLICATION

Bids are requested for the procurement, transport/delivery, and application of SB 1383-eligible mulch on approximately 32 acres of City of Livermore property near the Livermore Airport.  It is anticipated that the City will award a four-year contract beginning January 1, 2026 to December 31, 2029 for an annual application of mulch. At the City’s sole discretion, the contract may be extended for up to three more years in 12-month increments, through December 31, 2032.

In September 2016, Governor Brown signed into law Senate Bill 1383, the Short-Lived Climate Pollutant Reduction Act of 2016, which established aggressive targets to achieve a reduction in the statewide disposal of organic waste beginning in 2022. 

Starting January 1, 2022, cities and counties are required to procure a minimum amount of products made from recycled organic waste each year. Eligible products are compost, mulch, electricity from biomass conversion, and Renewable Natural Gas (RNG) derived from landfill-diverted materials processed in California.