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Chester council awards five-year residential refuse contract to Casella Mid Atlantic; rejects electrical RFPs and approves parking and utility-policy actions
Summary
On Sept. 10, Chester City Council voted to award the five-year residential refuse and recycling contract to Waste Industries of Delaware Inc. (doing business as Casella Mid Atlantic LLC) and approved related administrative resolutions, while rejecting proposals for on-call electrical services.
At its Sept. 10 meeting, Chester City Council approved a package of administrative resolutions that included awarding the city’s residential refuse and recycling contract and several non-operational items.
Residential refuse and recycling: The council voted to award bid number 2025-009 for collection of residential refuse and recycling to Waste Industries of Delaware Incorporated, also referred to in the contract as Casella Mid Atlantic LLC. The contract rate is $13.93 per household per month, with an annual cost escalator of 3 percent. The contract start date shown in the resolution is Jan. 1, 2026; the resolution cites a 5-year total price and notes the city reserves the right to extend for years six and seven.
The resolution…
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