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Kankakee to keep Republic Services for waste collection after RFP; council approves proposal

Kankakee City Council · December 16, 2025
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Summary

After an RFP with two bidders, city manager recommended keeping Republic Services for identical service; council approved a resolution accepting the proposal subject to legal review (roll call recorded 11-0).

The Kankakee City Council voted Dec. 15 to accept Republic Services’ proposal for the city’s waste-material collection, following the city manager’s presentation of the procurement process and recommendation.

City Manager (unnamed in the transcript) described a competitive process with a pre-proposal meeting, two proposals received, and two…

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