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Council committee weighs reopening garbage contract or negotiating extension after incumbent warns of 25'20% higher bids
Summary
Town staff told the Finance Committee that Carolina Waste suggested incumbent bids would be 25% to 30% higher than current rates and recommended negotiating an extension rather than proceeding to an October RFP.
Town staff told the Finance Committee that Carolina Waste, the incumbent trash hauler, indicated it expects to bid on any new contract but would likely propose rates 25% to 30% higher than current charges, and staff recommended attempting to negotiate an extension instead of opening the contract to competitive bids.
At a budget retreat in April the council voted to open the garbage-collection contract to bids in October. Staff recounted recent talks with Austin Moore of Carolina Waste and said the town's contract does not expire until next September, creating a…
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