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Chattahoochee County accepts GFL bid and records three-year exclusive solid-waste contract
Summary
The county commission accepted GFL's low bid and the meeting record includes full contract text establishing an exclusive three-year residential and commercial solid-waste collection agreement starting Sept. 1, 2024. Key terms: weekly curbside collection, $20/month per 95-gallon residential cart (min. 1,300 units), and a 10% commercial dumpster rebate to the county.
The Unified Government of Cusseta-Chattahoochee County Commission voted July 2 to accept GFL's proposal for residential and commercial solid-waste collection and the meeting record includes the full contract text and related addendum.
The motion to accept the low bid was made by Commissioner Damon Hoyte and seconded by Vice-Chairman Timothy Biddle; the minutes record the vote as unanimous. The contract text included in the record sets a three-year exclusive collection agreement beginning Sept. 1, 2024, with service requirements and pricing spelled out in Exhibit A.
Under the attached contract, residential service is weekly curbside collection (one 95-gallon rollout cart per household). Exhibit A lists a base residential charge of $20.00 per month per 95-gallon cart for a minimum of 1,300 residential units; extra 95-gallon carts are billed at $14.00 per month. Commercial customers and dumpster accounts are billed by the contractor; the contract provides a 10% rebate to the county on commercial dumpster revenues (example in the text: $90/month dumpster = $9/month rebate to the county).
The contract in the record also specifies operational requirements: collection hours (no earlier than 6:00 a.m. and no later than 7:00 p.m.), route-mapping and County approval of route changes, vehicle-identification requirements, required insurance limits, procedures for missed pickups, and disposal at permitted Subtitle D facilities. An addendum describes a "back-door" collection option for residents who are physically unable to place carts at the curb and a written extension agreement included in the record extends the parties' term through Aug. 31, 2027 if executed.
County officials and the contractor will still need to finalize implementation details cited in the contract language, including maps of routes, authorized disposal facilities, and billing arrangements. The contract text in the record assigns residential-billing responsibility to the county (the county invoices residents and pays the contractor) while commercial customers are billed directly by the contractor.
The commission's public record also reiterated routine operational notes from the contract, such as holiday pickup adjustments, requirements for placement of carts at curbside, and provisions for handling extra holiday waste. The meeting minutes and appended contract text together create the official record of the award and its principal commercial and operational terms.
