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Session 1312, Minutes Page 10 July 26, 1982 Vendor Description Price per 1000 Comments St. Louis Paper & 1.4 mil linear low $66.23 Sample not pro- Box Company density, roll in sleeve vided 2.0 mil low density 74.03 Sample not pro- roll in sleeve vided Amdevco Pakcaging 2.0 mil low density 65.47 Escalation pro- visions, $60.52/ 1000 unprinted, Sample not pro- vided International 1.4 mil linear low 69.40 Sample not pro- Plastics, Inc. density, roll in sleeve vided Jim Walter Papers - 2.0 mil low density, 79.19 Firm until 3/15/83 Graham Division roll in box No sample AEP Industries, Inc. 2.0 mil low density, 76.90 1% discount, roll in sleeve 10 days Mr. Ollendorff recommended acceptance of the low bid from Adams Industries, Inc., Monroe, LA for 1.4 mil Super Tuff bags at a unit price of $44.28 per 1000, for an extended price of $114,667.49. He noted the price was substantially less than the City has paid for the last several years. He also noted that the next two bidders do not meet the City's tests. Mrs. Metcalfe said the packaging of the recommended bag was good, but she felt its durability did not measure up to a bag she bought in a market, which was 1.5 mil, 2 ply. She felt the bags tore too easily, and the resulting hole widened very quickly. Mrs. Thompson said she and Mr. Lieberman had received fewer complaints about the tissue-type bags that were used two years ago than any of the other bags used be- fore or since.. Mr. Ollendorff asked Mr. Dieckgraefe to comment. Mr. Al Dieckgraefe, Director of Public Works, said the bag used two-years ago was a high-density, high molecular weight bag, supplied by General Poly, which was no longer in business. He said the City was not aware of another supplier with a simi- lar bag. He concurred with Mrs. Thompson's assessment of that bag. He also noted that there have been price drops on plastic bags for the last four years. Mr. Levy said Mrs. Metcalfe's assessment of the recommended bag was correct as com- pared with the one she brought from home, but there was also a large price differ- ential. Mr. Levy said he had subjected the recommended bag to lab tests, and it tested out very well, beyond the 2.0 mil, in fact. Mrs. Metcalfe asked if the tests showed how fast a hole enlarged, which was what she was primarily concerned about. Mr. Levy said that specific feature was not measured, but tests do show a bag's puncturability (how far it will stretch and expand before it punctures. He said this bag measured better than any of the 2.0 mil and also did very well on the drop test. 1.