Pitt Meadows city council approved a new $2 million deal to process residential organic waste for the next five years.
Council agreed to the recommendation by operations manager Cameron Reimer to award the contract to Halton Recycling, operating as Emterra Environmental, for five years for a total estimated cost of $2.07 million excluding GST.
The current contract to process food and yard waste expires at the end of February.
The city contracts out the processing of residential organic waste collected through curbside and commercial programs. This is referred to as a tipping fee, and costs for collection is handled under a separate contract with Waste Management. Organic waste includes yard waste, food scraps, and food-soiled papers, and amounts to approximately 2,500 tonnes a year.
Staff noted the city received five bids, with prices ranging from $1.8 million to $2.6 million. The city gave Emterra the highest evaluation score based on competitive pricing, a strong record of environmental compliance, and proven processing capacity with experience servicing other municipalities.
Although another company submitted the lowest overall bid, staff did not recommend that proposal due to the proponent’s limited industry experience and insufficient technical and financial information.
Bob Meachen asked whether there would be any change for residents, and the operations manager noted there would not be, calling it a seamless transition.
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