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Laramie council unanimously awards TriHydro contract to design landfill cells and front entrance improvements
Summary
The Laramie City Council unanimously approved a professional services contract with TriHydro Corporation to design landfill Cells 3A/3B, a leachate pond and a front-entrance evaluation, and added design work for future Cells 4A/4B after negotiations. Councilors discussed lifespan and RFQ procedures before the 9–0 vote.
The Laramie City Council voted 9–0 to award a professional services agreement to TriHydro Corporation for landfill Cells 3A and 3B, a leachate pond and a front-entrance evaluation, approving $218,154.50 for the work and authorizing signature by the mayor and city clerk.
City staff told the council the project was combined to keep a single engineering team working on related elements — the landfill expansion and the front entrance — and to address traffic queuing that, on busy summer Saturdays, at times backs onto Rogers Canyon. Director Webb said TriHydro "came in with the highest score" in the RFQ process and that, because their negotiated cost was well under budget, staff asked TriHydro to provide a design cost for Cells 4A and 4B as well. "We figured if we could get that done in today's cost, that would be a benefit for everybody," Webb said.
Council members pressed staff on how the addition of the 4A/4B design changed the project scope and whether that required a new competitive process. Webb explained the city used an RFQ (qualifications-based) selection, which evaluates teams on qualifications before price; because the RFQ allowed subsequent negotiations, the city did not rebid the work. He also described the landfill as progressing in stages and said annual evaluations track remaining capacity; for the current stage he estimated roughly "32 years remaining." Councilors asked about the effect of waste-diversion programs on lifespan and whether more communities might send waste to Laramie; Webb said the city accepts limited loads from nearby areas but is not seeing a steady increase in outside customers.
There was no public comment on the item. After discussion, the council approved the motion by roll call, 9 yes and 0 no.
The contract authorizes staff to proceed with finalizing the professional services agreement with TriHydro for the expanded design scope. Staff said adding the 4A/4B design now may reduce future costs compared with waiting to design those cells later.
