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Council previews options on residential waste contract after low bid at $21/month; staff to place incumbent and low-bid options on next agenda
Summary
Public works staff presented four options to replace the city's residential waste contract (expiring June 30). The apparent low bidder, Red Oak Sanitation, bid $21/month; the incumbent, Waste Management, bid about $25.95/month. Staff recommended bringing either option 1 (award to low bidder) or option 2 (renew with incumbent) to the upcoming action agenda; council asked staff to confirm yard-waste, bulk-pickup and transfer-station details.
Mr. Moon briefed the mayor and council on the city's residential solid-waste RFP process and recommended the council place the two primary options on the next action agenda.
Moon said the current Waste Management contract expires June 30 and that Red Oak Sanitation is the apparent low bidder at roughly $21 per month; the incumbent Waste Management bid approximately $25.95 per month. He summarized four possible approaches:
1) Award to the apparent low bidder (Red Oak) to capture lower monthly rates but accept transition logistics (cart delivery, account…
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