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Kingston debates timeline for new solid-waste contract; committee urges earlier vendor engagement
Summary
The Select Board and the Solid Waste & Recycling Committee disagreed on the timing for issuing a request for qualifications for Kingston's next solid-waste contract; the board asked the committee for formal recommendations and for a bidders' conference to collect vendor input.
Kingston officials debated a draft request for qualifications for the town's next solid-waste contract and whether to begin procurement 18 months or up to two years before the new contract starts.
Members of the town's Solid Waste & Recycling Committee said prospective vendors told them 12–18 months is the realistic minimum lead time for equipment and service ramp-up; several vendors told committee members that, under ideal conditions, 18 months is typical and two years would be safer. Committee chair Phil Coombs told the board…
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