"San Francisco's Office of Contract Administration has issued a notice of its " intent to award" the city's trash can contract to Tiger Supplies Inc., the only qualified bidder for a contract of up to $10 million, according to documents obtained in public record requests. Tiger will produce the city's custom " Slim Silhouette," one of three designs created for the city."
"While the Slim Silhouette prototype cost a staggering $18,800, the cost to mass produce them was estimated in 2022 at $2,000 to $3,000. Now, the city will pay $1,375 for each trash can on orders of less than 3,000. If the city buys more than 3,000, it can knock $30 off each can. The initial request for proposals for the design of the trash can in 2018 imagined a can costing less than $1,000."
San Francisco's Office of Contract Administration issued an intent to award the city's trash-can contract to Tiger Supplies Inc., the only qualified bidder for a contract up to $10 million. Tiger will produce the city's custom Slim Silhouette stainless-steel bin, a curved-top design unique to city trash cans. The Slim Silhouette prototype cost $18,800, and mass-production was estimated in 2022 at $2,000 to $3,000. The city will pay $1,375 per bin for orders under 3,000, with a $30 reduction per unit for larger orders. One bidder, Architectural Brass, was disqualified for missing the deadline and not using the designated portal. Industry sources said the design is high-end and difficult to fabricate, and most cities buy off-the-shelf cans.
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