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Commerce City Council awards refuse collection contract to Republic Services, authorizes staff negotiations
Summary
Commerce City Council voted unanimously to award a five-year refuse and recycling contract to Republic Services, directing staff to finalize terms. Council debated optional services including citywide composting and electrified trucks and asked staff to pursue electrification in contract talks.
Commerce City Council voted to authorize staff to negotiate and execute a five-year contract for citywide refuse and recycling services with Republic Services, following a staff recommendation and a competitive procurement process.
The move follows a request for proposals that produced four responses. Interim Public Works Director Jenna Hahn summarized the city’s baseline requirements — weekly refuse collection, biweekly single-stream curbside recycling and continuing community collection events — and said those base services were priced in bidders’ submissions. Hahn said the city budgeted $5.2 million for refuse services in 2026 and that additional services would require new funding or resident fees.
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