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Council awards five-year trash contract to Priority Waste, approves carts-only rollout and city-paid assistance for disabled residents
Summary
Madison Heights will award a five-year solid-waste collection contract to Priority Waste and transition to a carts-only system; council approved a city-funded assistance program for permanently disabled residents and accepted a contract estimated at $1.814 million in year one.
Madison Heights City Council voted May 12 to award a five-year contract to Priority Waste for solid-waste hauling and disposal and to transition the city to a carts-only collection model, with an assisted-service option the city will fund for permanently disabled residents. The motion passed 6-0.
Staff said the invitation to bid requested the current semi-automated “cart-plus” service as the status quo and asked bidders to provide pricing for a fully automated carts-only alternative and other cost-saving innovations. After evaluation and resident input from two “trash talk” public meetings, staff recommended the carts-only option and acceptance of Priority Waste’s bid. Staff presented an estimated first-year cost for the recommended option of $1,814,070 (pending final unit-count…
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