The existing contract for solid waste services was extended an additional year by Commissioners until June 30, 2016. Currently, Advanced Disposal provides weekly garbage and yard waste collection and bi-weekly recycling collection.
Current Operating Budget (FY16) is $3,091,239 (17,500 households). In addition, the current contract with Advanced Disposal is $14.34 per household ($8.26/MSW, $3.95/YW, $2.13/REC). This includes the tipping fees of $29/ton for municipal solid waste (MSW) and $19/ton for yard waste (YW).
A pre-bid meeting was held on Tuesday, December 15th at Town Hall where eight (8) attendees responded. On January 14, 2016, the Town received six (6) bid proposals. In addition to weekly services of municipal solid waste (MSW) and yard waste (YW), the town also requested quotes for weekly and bi-weekly recycling. All services would be provided via 95-gallon carts as they are currently.
The RFP references a five-year contract, with two successive one-year terms (extensions). Bids came in for 5-year proposals and one included an option for a 7-year contract. The two lowest bids were a 5-year proposal using existing equipment from Advanced Disposal and a 7-year proposal with all new equipment from Republic.
These two options were discussed at the Town Board Planning Retreat on February 4th where commissioners directed staff to go to each firm for their best 5 and 7 year proposals for consideration by Commissioners. Those proposals are due by 2 p.m. on Monday, February 15 and will be e-mailed to you as soon as they are received.