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Amd 1 to Agmt PR00005904 with Better Futures Minnesota to provide deconstruction services, ext term through 12/31/26, incr NTE by $100,000 for a new total NTE of $500,000
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Resolution:
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BE IT RESOLVED, that Amendment 1 to Agreement PR00005904 with Better Futures Minnesota to provide deconstruction services, extending the contract term through December 31, 2026, and increasing the not to exceed amount from $400,000 to $500,000, be approved; that the Chair of the Board be authorized to sign the amendment on the behalf of the county; and that the Controller be authorized to disburse funds as directed.
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Background:
This action continues the county's support of deconstruction to divert building materials from landfills by extending the original two-year agreement with Better Futures Minnesota by one year and increasing the not to exceed amount by $100,000 to a total of $500,000 (Resolution 24-0026). Deconstruction is a technique that systematically dismantles a building to maximize the recovery of materials for reuse and recycling.
Increasing the amount of building materials reused and recycled is one of the highest priority actions identified in the county's plan to reinvent the solid waste system to accelerate a zero-waste future. While about 85% of the materials in a typical demolition project could be salvaged and kept out of landfills, currently only about 30% of building materials are reused or recycled. Deconstruction removes materials like fixtures, cabinets, windows, flooring, and wood framing for reuse.
In addition to diverting waste from landfills, deconstruction makes it possible to avoid the need for new materials. The process to create new building materials requires energy - harvest or extraction of raw materials, processing, manufacturing, and transportation. Eighty percent of the emissions attributed to buildings come from the process of creating new building materials, while the operation of buildings account...
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