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Cusseta–Chattahoochee County awards three‑year solid‑waste contract to GFL, sets $20 monthly residential rate
Summary
The commission voted to accept GFL's low bid for exclusive residential and commercial solid‑waste collection. The three‑year agreement begins Sept. 1, 2024, sets a $20 monthly rate per 95‑gallon residential cart, requires a 1,300‑unit minimum and includes a 10% county rebate on commercial dumpsters.
Cusseta–Chattahoochee County commissioners voted July 2 to award the county’s residential and commercial solid‑waste contract to GFL, accepting the company’s lowest bid and approving contract terms included in the meeting packet.
The contract, set to begin Sept. 1, 2024, is written as a three‑year agreement. It requires weekly residential pickup, establishes a minimum service base of 1,300 residential carts, and sets a residential rate of $20.00 per month for each 95‑gallon rollout cart. The contract text in the packet also specifies a cart‑damage fee, a 10% rebate to the county on commercial dumpster accounts, and disposal at a permitted Subtitle D municipal landfill.
“Please get your carts to the road,” Chairman Charles Coffey told residents during discussion, noting that dropping trash at the recycling center costs the county more. The contract requires that carts be placed at curbside by 6 a.m. on collection day and allows the contractor to decline collection of improperly placed containers.
Commissioner Damon Hoyte moved to accept GFL’s proposal; Vice‑Chairman Timothy Biddle seconded the motion and the vote was recorded as unanimous. The motions and the contract text in the minutes indicate the county will bill residential customers and invoice the county for residential service; commercial accounts are billed directly by the contractor with the county receiving the stated franchise rebate.
Key contract items included in the record: - Term: three years starting Sept. 1, 2024, with renewal and rate‑negotiation provisions at three‑year intervals. - Minimum: service for a minimum of 1,300 residential carts. - Residential rate: $20.00 per cart per month; extra cart rates and other fees are specified in the contract exhibit. - Commercial: contractor bills commercial customers; county receives a 10% rebate on dumpster fees. - Operations: weekly pickup, holiday schedules with catch‑up rules, insurance and indemnity requirements, and an expectation that the county maintain road access for collection vehicles.
The minutes show the board asked staff and the contractor to examine recycling‑facility operations and county costs tied to residents dropping off refuse at the recycling center. The agreement included standard insurance, indemnity and termination provisions and permits the county to decline renewal or terminate if funds are not appropriated.
Next steps: the contract in the record names September 2024 as the start month; county staff will finalize implementation details, route maps and notice to residents before service begins.
