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Burke County approves $81,580 temporary engineering contract for landfill compliance and planning
Summary
The board approved a temporary $81,580 contract with Garrett Moore Engineering to begin regulatory testing, gas monitoring and planning at the county landfill while staff finalize a full contract; manager said funds are already budgeted and the temporary contract will bridge compliance timing.
Burke County commissioners approved a temporary $81,580 contract Nov. 3 with Garrett Moore Engineering to perform immediate environmental engineering services at county solid-waste facilities, including regulatory testing, groundwater and gas monitoring, and permitting support.
County Manager Brian Mandur told the board the county has not changed landfill engineering partners in more than three decades and that fresh technical review is appropriate as the county “rethink[s]” its solid-waste administrative plan amid changing regional capacity and the approaching end of life at nearby transfer/landfill sites. Mandur said the county handles roughly 72,000–73,000 tons per year, of which about 63,000–64,000 tons is municipal solid waste (MSW) that the county transfers out; he cited DEQ estimates of roughly 10 years of remaining capacity at a nearby public facility and said the county needs planning to manage long-term disposal risk.
Mandur explained the county issued a Request for Qualifications (RFQ) and a five-member panel narrowed eight applicants to four finalists, ultimately recommending Garrett Moore (presented as "Garrett and Moore" during selection). Because some immediate compliance testing and monitoring tasks were time-sensitive, the manager asked for a temporary contract to begin work while staff finalize a full annual agreement for future board consideration.
The temporary $81,580 contract is already budgeted and will cover priority regulatory tasks, the manager said. Commissioner Burns moved to approve the temporary contract and authorize the county manager to execute the agreement subject to county-attorney review; the motion passed 5-0.
What this means: The temporary contract will let the county meet near-term regulatory obligations (testing, methane monitoring, and other compliance tasks) and start a technical review to inform a longer-term engineering partnership and planning for municipal solid-waste handling.
