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Commission accepts GFL bid, records county contract text with $20/month residential rate and three‑year term
Summary
The Cusseta‑Chattahoochee County Commission accepted GFL's low bid for residential and commercial solid‑waste collection and entered contract paperwork that describes a $20/month residential rate per 95‑gallon cart, a 1,300‑unit minimum and a three‑year term beginning Sept. 1, 2024 (extensions noted).
The Cusseta‑Chattahoochee County Commission voted July 2 to accept GFL's low proposal for county residential and commercial solid‑waste collection and recorded the contract text in the meeting minutes.
Commissioner Damon Hoyte moved to accept GFL's proposal; Commissioner Timothy Biddle seconded and the board recorded the vote as unanimous. The accepted contract text entered into the record sets baseline service standards including once‑weekly curbside pickup for residential customers using 95‑gallon rollout carts and a minimum of 1,300 residential units. Exhibit A in the contract text lists a residential rate of $20.00 per month per 95‑gallon cart and describes commercial billing arrangements with a 10% rebate to the county on dumpster service revenue.
The contract text specifies that the county will bill and collect residential fees and that the contractor will invoice the county monthly for services rendered; it also sets payment terms (the county is to pay contractor invoices by the 10th day following the invoiced month) and includes standard indemnity, insurance and force‑majeure provisions. The text requires disposal at a permitted Subtitle D landfill and permits rate adjustments tied to disposal‑cost changes or the Consumer Price Index under defined procedures.
The meeting record also contains an addendum and extension language indicating the parties contemplated an extended term beginning Sept. 1, 2024, through Aug. 31, 2027, if fully executed by both sides.
Chairman Charles Coffey used the discussion to remind residents about curbside placement: “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 so,” a point he attributed to the higher county cost of noncurbside collections.
What happens next: the contract text and associated addendum will be used as the county's authoritative terms; procurement staff and the county manager will complete any signatures and implementation steps described in the document, including addressing billing logistics and any required service‑map changes. The contract language in the record also establishes the process for future rate negotiations at three‑year intervals and for rate adjustments tied to disposal fees or agreed cost indices.
