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Northampton opens sealed bids for refuse and recycling; solicitor to review before award
Summary
Council opened sealed bids from Whitetail Disposal and Republic Services for three- and five-year refuse and recycling contracts; borough solicitor will review proposals and recommend the lowest responsible bidder at a future meeting.
The Borough of Northampton council opened multiple sealed bids for curbside refuse and recycling collection at its Sept. 18 meeting and referred all bid materials to the borough solicitor for legal and compliance review before awarding a contract.
A borough staff member read the bids aloud during the meeting. Whitetail Disposal submitted five-year and three-year proposals. As read at the meeting, Whitetail’s five-year total for curbside garbage with totes was $5,008,823.40 and its five-year recycling total with totes was $3,516,287.59; Whitetail also submitted lower totals for bids that excluded the cost of totes and submitted three-year alternatives. The staff presentation said Whitetail’s bid bond (bid security) would be 10% of the proposed amount.
Republic Services also submitted three- and five-year proposals. Staff read a five-year garbage total for Republic of roughly $6.0 million and a five-year recycling total of $2,317,687.68; staff also read Republic’s year-by-year breakdowns and three-year totals during the public meeting. The borough noted that Republic’s three-year total for garbage was $3,303,554.56 and for recycling $1,322,419.20, as read aloud from the bid packet.
Solicitor Attorney Stewart and staff told the council they will review the bids for compliance and make a recommendation on the lowest responsible bidder. The mayor and council members said award of the contract will be made at a future council meeting after the solicitor’s review and that the borough will provide residents with cost comparisons and per-resident impacts when rates are finalized.
No contract award or vote occurred at the Sept. 18 meeting; council members also discussed forming a small committee to analyze pricing and household impacts once a recommended bidder is identified.
