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Murrysville awards five-year residential trash contract to County Hauling
Summary
After reviewing five bids for RFP 02-26, Murrysville council voted Aug. 5 to award a five-year residential solid waste and recycling contract to County Hauling, with service expected to begin Oct. 1. Staff stressed the choice balances price, service continuity and transition planning.
Murrysville Borough Council voted Aug. 5 to award a five-year residential solid waste and recycling contract to County Hauling after staff reviewed five proposals submitted under RFP 02-26.
Chief Administrator Michael summarized the submissions and said the borough sought to weigh price alongside service levels and transition capability. He told council that "they did confirm that they can begin service on October 1 as the proposal calls for." Staff reported five firms responded: ProWaste, County Hauling, Pro Disposal, Republic Services and Waste Management.
In the mixed unlimited curbside service option that staff emphasized, ProWaste submitted the lowest per-quarter price at about $66; County Hauling submitted the next-lowest at about $67.26 per quarter. Republic Services and Waste Management submitted substantially higher mixed-collection bids (about $120 per quarter in year one). Over the initial five-year term staff said ProWaste produced the lowest projected household cost, but noted ProWaste has less municipal contracting experience than County Hauling.
Council debated service parity, transition logistics and whether route days might change; Michael said all responsive haulers proposed to provide the same core services including recycling, bulk waste, yard waste and e-waste, and that all firms now propose curbside glass collection. The administration recommended a decision now to provide extra transition time but said delaying to the Aug. 18 meeting would still allow implementation.
A council member moved to award the five-year contract to County Hauling; the motion was seconded and carried. Staff said the selected contractor and borough will work on route audits, customer-list transfer and public notification if a change in provider occurs.
