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Sanford staff seek direction on Waste Pro renewal as company seeks 22.19% rate hike
Summary
City staff asked the Sanford City Commission Sept. 8 whether to negotiate Waste Pro’s requested 22.19% rate increase or to prepare to go to bid ahead of the contract’s terminal date in 2030.
City staff asked the Sanford City Commission Sept. 8 for direction on Waste Pro’s proposed rate increase and on the contract end date, warning that the city needs time to prepare if it decides to go to market when the current agreement ends.
Brent Johnson, Public Works and Utilities director, reviewed contract history: the original agreement with Waste Pro was executed June 1, 2007; it contained successive renewal periods and, according to staff, the contract’s final extension expires in 2030. Johnson and the city attorney said the contract language and prior renewals make 2030 the firm terminal date after which the city would need to solicit bids for solid-waste services if a new extension is not agreed.
Waste Pro submitted a…
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