Geneva council awards five-year refuse contract to Waste Management of Ohio

The City of Geneva council voted March 23 to authorize a five-year refuse, recycling and disposal contract with Waste Management of Ohio, following a bid review in which the company offered the lowest estimated five-year total cost.

City Manager (speaker 5) told the council that three bids were opened on March 12 from "Rocky of Ohio, Ohio Valley Waste and Waste Management of Ohio" and that, after evaluating proposed five-year service rates and compliance with bid specifications, Waste Management was the lowest overall. "It came out that Waste Management came out to 2,570,000 versus Ohio Valley of 2,755,000, for a difference of a $181,350," the City Manager said, recommending the council accept Waste Management's bid and authorize a five-year agreement.

Council moved to waive the three-reading rule and declare the matter an emergency before voting. Roll-call votes recorded affirmative responses and the resolution authorizing acceptance of the Waste Management bid was approved.

The City Manager also supplied a rate tabulation and said the two top bids were close; one bidder proposed a 5% annual increase while the Waste Management price maintained steady pricing over the five-year average, producing net savings for residents in year one. "Year 1, based in comparison to the current rate, customers would save $5.27," the City Manager said.

The council did not record an itemized service-rate schedule in the public record during the meeting beyond the five-year totals supplied by the manager. The resolution was taken as an emergency action and passed the council's affirmative vote. The City Manager said the administration will execute the agreement in accordance with the successful bid terms.

Next steps: administration will finalize the contract with Waste Management and post bid tabulation materials on the city's records as permitted by procurement rules.