PR 26-0580 Legislature · 26th Council Period (2025-2026)

Contract No. CW127336 with Compost Crew, Inc. Approval and Payment Authorization Emergency Declaration Resolution of 2026

This bill authorizes the District of Columbia to finalize a contract with Compost Crew, Inc. for collecting and processing organic waste from single-family homes, including providing waste bins to residents. The legislation corrects an administrative error where the company's original proposal failed to meet subcontracting requirements for small and certified businesses, which the Office of the Attorney General identified as a compliance issue. By approving the contract's definitive terms and payment authorization, the bill ensures that essential composting services continue without interruption for the upcoming fiscal year. The total contract value is set at $4,120,588.45, and the measure is classified as an emergency to allow immediate Council action.

Issues: ✓ Budget & Taxes

Bill status signed all 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Mar 2026

Committee Review

Mar 2026

Council Passage

Mar 2026

Signed into Law

Mar 2026

Introduced Mar 17, 2026 Signed Mar 31, 2026

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Introduction → Enrollment · 4 edits

MODERATE

The bill was converted from a formal Act into an Enrolled Resolution, changing its legal citation and format. The contract amount was corrected from $1,000,000 to $4,120,588.45 to reflect the actual not-to-exceed value. A critical substantive change was added, stating the contract proposal should have been rejected because the vendor failed to meet subcontracting requirements for small businesses, though the bill proceeds with approval to correct this error.

Scope change

The document type changed from an Act to a Resolution, which alters the legal citation but not the underlying authority. The scope of the contract funding was clarified by correcting the initial placeholder amount to the full authorized maximum.

TECHNICAL

The document format changed from an 'Act' to a 'Resolution', which affects how the law is cited but not its operational effect.

FISCAL

The initial contract amount was corrected from $1,000,000 to $4,120,588.45, clarifying the total maximum funding available for the project.

REQUIREMENT

A new provision was added explaining that the contract should have been rejected because the vendor failed to include a required plan to subcontract 35% of the work to small businesses.

TIMELINE

The contract period was clarified to run from January 15, 2026, through January 14, 2027.

Floor votes · Council Mar 31, 2026

How they voted

13–0

Passed

Total votes 13

Mar 31, 2026

D Democratic11

11 Yea

100% Yea

I Independent2

2 Yea

100% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

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Committee

Mar 31, 2026

Council · Passed

Council Vote: pass (13-0)

council

Mar 31, 2026

Committee

Retained by the Council with comments from the Committee on Public Works and Operations

legislature

Mar 17, 2026

Introduced

PR26-0580 Introduced by Chairman Mendelson at Office of the Secretary

legislature

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors