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Willacy County commissioners select local bidder for solid-waste transfer-container contract
Summary
After opening and scoring two bids for countywide solid-waste transfer-container service, commissioners voted to select the bid from Grama Dumpsters and authorized the county judge to negotiate a contract pending legal review. Commissioners cited lower per-container and per-ton rates and service reliability as deciding factors.
Willacy County commissioners voted Oct. 16 to select the bid from Grama Dumpsters for a countywide solid-waste transfer-container contract and authorized the county judge to negotiate the final agreement with legal approval. The decision followed an open bidding and scoring process in which commissioners weighed per-haul and per-ton fees, container quantities, and service reliability.
The court opened two bids at the meeting: one from Grama Dumpsters and one from Republic Services. As read into the record by the presiding official, Grama Dumpsters listed a $105 delivery charge for additional containers, a haul rate per container described in the packet as $2.59 and a tonnage rate of $39.50 per ton; the bid also listed a $10 per-tire fee (landfill-imposed). Republic Services’…
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