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Lockport to re-bid residential waste contract; staff seeks larger senior discount, separate billing

5764841 · September 4, 2025
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City staff told the council it will solicit bids to replace the city's residential waste hauler contract and asked bidders to propose a larger senior discount and to take over billing from the city.

City staff told Lockport City Council members the city's contract with its current residential waste hauler is expiring and staff has issued a request for proposals to secure a new contractor and will return to council in October with bid results.

Staff said the current arrangement, in place with Waste Management since a seven‑year extension in 2017, included billing handled through the city's water bills and a long‑standing 50‑cent per month senior discount. Staff said the RFP asks bidders to separate billing from the water bill, handle their own customer service and billing directly, and to propose a larger senior…

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