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Parker directs staff to solicit bids for solid-waste services after recurring service complaints
Summary
Council directed staff to issue a request for proposals for solid-waste services for a five-year term after hearing repeated customer-service and missed-pickup complaints tied to the current contractor; staff will include contractual penalties and consider alternatives to the CPI escalation clause.
Parker City Council on March 10 authorized staff to solicit competitive proposals for solid-waste collection and related services for a five-year contract term, after staff outlined performance problems with the incumbent provider and explained timing constraints tied to the current contract.
Kent, the city administrator, told council the current agreement with Republic Services began in December 2021 and has a primary term that expires Dec. 31, 2026; the city must…
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