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Cusseta–Chattahoochee County awards three-year exclusive solid-waste contract to GFL
Summary
The county commission voted unanimously July 2 to accept GFL's low bid for a three-year exclusive residential and commercial solid-waste contract beginning Sept. 1, 2024. The agreement in the packet sets a minimum of 1,300 residential carts and a stated residential rate of $20 per month per 95-gallon cart (Exhibit A).
The Unified Government of Cusseta–Chattahoochee County on July 2 voted unanimously to award a three-year, exclusive residential and commercial solid-waste collection contract to GFL.
The contract, included in the meeting packet, begins Sept. 1, 2024, and runs for an initial three-year term. Key terms provided in the draft contract and Exhibit A: weekly curbside collection for residential customers; a minimum service base of 1,300 residential roll-out carts; a stated residential rate of $20.00 per month per 95-gallon cart; a 10% rebate to the county on commercial dumpster fees; and a backdoor-service addendum for residents unable to place carts at curbside. The contract requires hauling to a permitted Subtitle D municipal solid-waste landfill and sets insurance and indemnity requirements for the contractor.
Commissioner Damon Hoyte moved to accept GFL's proposal as the lowest bid; Commissioner Timothy Biddle seconded the motion, which the commission approved unanimously. The minutes record that the county will bill residential customers for the service and that the contractor will invoice the county monthly for residential collection; commercial customers are billed directly by the contractor per the contract language.
Chairman Charles Coffey used the discussion to urge residents to put carts at the road for collection, saying, "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." The contract packet also includes operational details such as permitted collection hours (no earlier than 6:00 a.m. and no later than 7:00 p.m.), holiday-week handling, missed-collection complaint response timelines, and a formula for rate adjustments tied to disposal tipping fees and the Consumer Price Index.
The commission's action establishes GFL as the county's exclusive hauler for the contract term unless the parties mutually agree to different terms at renewal. The contract provides a process for rate negotiation at three-year intervals and includes force-majeure, termination, and dispute-resolution provisions. The contract text in the record will be the basis for the county administrator and county attorney to finalize and execute the agreement ahead of the Sept. 1 effective date.
