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Fayetteville approves moving forward on solid waste intergovernmental service agreement with Fort Liberty
Summary
City council authorized staff to proceed with an intergovernmental service agreement (IGSA) to provide solid waste services to Fort Liberty and directed staff to return contracts for the selected service provider; motion passed unanimously.
Fayetteville City Council unanimously approved on Feb. 10 a staff recommendation to pursue an intergovernmental service agreement (IGSA) with Fort Liberty to provide solid waste services for the military installation and directed staff to return a service-provider contract for final approval.
Assistant City Manager Jody Phelps and city staff presented the proposal as a strategic partnership intended to both reduce Fort Liberty’s operating costs and generate a potential revenue and capacity stream for the city. Phelps said the Department of Defense estimates IGSA arrangements at other installations can produce roughly 30% cost reductions for the installation while creating local jobs and reinvesting revenue in the host community.
Brooke Redding, a city staff member assisting with the proposal, described key contract elements: a 10-year renewable agreement, a base contract value just over $6,000,000 with a built-in CPI adjustment up to 5%, contingency/“on-call” contractor provisions and a required performance bond to protect service continuity. Staff said the earliest target for the city (via an approved contractor) to assume collection on the installation would be March 2025.
Redding said the contract is expected to create “somewhere above 20 different positions” related to service delivery and that the selected contractor committed to hire locally and to procure local goods and services when practical. The agreement will include quality-control, reporting and liquidated-damages provisions so that missed collections or service failures could be financially addressed by the contractor.
Councilmember Davis moved to approve staff’s transaction documents to initiate management of solid waste services on the installation and directed staff to bring the service-provider contract back for council approval; Councilmember McNair seconded. The motion carried unanimously.
Councilmembers asked about operational details such as vehicle spill prevention, route tracking and backup providers. Staff said the contractor’s proposal included fleet and tracking systems, that the city’s solid waste division would provide oversight and quality control, and that an on-call contingency contract would be available to cover any service disruptions within 24 hours.
No contract for a specific vendor was executed at the Feb. 10 meeting; staff will return with the final service-provider contract and supporting materials for council consideration.
