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Cusseta–Chattahoochee County awards exclusive solid-waste contract to GFL, sets $20 monthly residential fee
Summary
The county voted to accept GFL's low bid for an exclusive three-year residential and commercial solid-waste contract beginning Sept. 1, 2024, with a baseline residential rate of $20 per month for a minimum of 1,300 homes and a 10% rebate to the county on commercial dumpsters.
The Unified Government of Cusseta–Chattahoochee County voted July 2 to accept GFL's bid for exclusive residential and commercial solid-waste collection and disposal service and recorded a contract exhibit spelling out service standards and fees. Commissioner Damon Hoyte moved to accept GFL's proposal; Commissioner Timothy Biddle seconded the motion and the vote was unanimous.
The contract text attached to the minutes lists a three-year term beginning Sept. 1, 2024, with weekly curbside pickup for residential customers and collection hours limited to no earlier than 6:00 a.m. and no later than 7:00 p.m. Exhibit A in the contract sets a residential rate of $20.00 per month for each 95‑gallon rollout cart for a minimum of 1,300 residences. The exhibit also includes an extra-cart charge (the transcript copy contains a typographic entry shown as "14,00"; the contract's intent is an extra-cart fee of $14.00 per month), a 10% rebate to the county on commercial dumpster billing, and language allowing adjustments for increased tipping fees or other cost changes.
Chairman Charles Coffey urged residents to place trash carts at the road for collection and warned that using the county recycling facility for curbside cans increases county costs. "If your trashcan is not at the road, you can take your trash to the recycle, but it does cost the county more when you do," Coffey said at the meeting.
The minutes include an addendum extending the contract through Aug. 31, 2027, so long as both parties agree to the renewal terms. The contract requires the hauler to maintain insurance, comply with local and state law, and use permitted disposal facilities. It also provides for customer complaints to be addressed promptly and for missed-route collections to be corrected within 24 hours of verification.
Next steps recorded in the minutes call for county and contractor action to finalize the written contract consistent with the exhibit posted in the record. The document also allows annual rate adjustments tied to operating-cost indices and includes procedures for handling force‑majeure events, route changes and customer service standards.
