13.80.040 Disposition of capital moveable assets and scrap metal.
(a) General Requirements.
(1) When goods with an original individual unit acquisition cost of $10,000 or greater are no longer needed by the custodial business unit, the items are to be declared to the General Services Department as surplus by submitting a surplus capital asset transmittal form (see Attachment 1).
(2) These items are not to be placed in storage, cannibalized, scrapped, junked, sold, transferred outside WSSC or donated without the General Services Director’s approval.
(3) Once an item is declared surplus by the custodial business unit, the General Services Department may offer the goods to all other WSSC business units, if feasible, before other methods of disposal are considered.
(4) The General Services Director may delegate disposal activities to the custodial business unit on a case-by-case basis.
(5) Recipients of WSSC capital movable assets or scrap metal are responsible for the removal, disassembly, loading and transportation of the item.
(6) All WSSC property tags, WSSC logos, and any other identifying WSSC insignias shall be removed before disposal.
(7) A release and waiver form shall be signed by the receiver of items sold or donated (see Attachment 2).
(b) Disposal Methods.
(1) The General Services Director or designee shall determine the method by which capital movable assets or scrap metal shall be disposed of in accordance with these procedures. Items may be:
(i) Sold to the general public by advertisement or electronic or public auction;
(ii) Traded in;
(iii) Donated to local governments or nonprofit organizations;
(iv) Given away at no cost as an alternative to landfill disposal; or
(v) If a capital movable asset has no residual value, or was not wanted as a trade-in or donation, the asset may be disposed of by any means, including recycled or whatever means are deemed appropriate in accordance with current applicable environmental regulations.
(2) Scrap Metal.
(i) WSSC employees and contractors shall properly store scrap metals by placing items in the appropriate receptacles located at the depots, production plants, and other facilities.
(ii) If receptacles are not available, the WSSC business unit shall contact the General Services Department, Materials Management Division, to obtain such receptacles.
(iii) The General Services Department shall secure the services of a certified vendor or vendors for the sale of scrap metal.
(iv) All scrap metal shall be sold by the chosen vendor or vendors.
(v) WSSC employees or contractors may not retain scrap for personal use, use other metal recycling methods, or otherwise dispose of same. (Res. 2023-2341; Amended during 2019 codification; REG-PRM-LO-2014-001 § IV – V)