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Township extends refuse contract for one year
Summary
At the June 12 Chippewa Township agenda meeting, supervisors voted to exercise a one-year option on the refuse collection contract, citing concerns that re-bidding could raise costs or attract no bidders.
Chippewa Township supervisors voted at their June 12 agenda meeting to extend the township's refuse collection contract for one year.
A committee member moved to exercise the contract's option year and a colleague seconded the motion. During discussion, board members said soliciting new bids could be “significantly higher” or leave the township with no interested contractors; the board then voted, "all in favor," to extend the existing contract through the option year.
The board discussed the practical risks of rebidding: members said they expected at most one bid if the township re-advertised the work and that a single bidder could raise the price. No alternative contracting terms were adopted at the meeting.
The extension will keep the current contractor in place while staff prepare any future procurement; the board must notify the contractor by June 30 if it formally exercises the option in time to meet contractual deadlines, according to staff comments at the meeting.
Next steps: the extension was approved at the agenda meeting; the board did not adopt a longer-term procurement plan during the discussion.
