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City of Nashua, Public Works Division
Board of Public Works Meeting Date: April 28, 2016
Jeff Lafleur, Superintendent of Solid Waste
Single Stream Recycling Contract
To approve the award of a one year contract for the transportation and processing of the City’s
single stream recyclables to Casella Recycling LLC of Charlestown, MA pending approval of the
FY17 operating budget. Funding through Department 168 Solid Waste; Fund: Solid Waste;
Account Classification: 55 Other Contracted Services
Casella LLC proposal.
Markets for recycling in general have plummeted and are showing no sign of recovery in the
near future. The City’s contract for recycling ends on June 30, 2016, therefore the City of
Nashua needed to secure a vendor. The Solid Waste Superintendent opted to solicit bids for a
one year contract and re-evaluate market conditions next spring.
The Solid Waste Department solicited bids for Single Stream Recycling Services from five
potential vendors. Two of the vendors submitted responsive bids — Casella Recycling, LLC. and
E.L. Harvey & Sons. The bids were evaluated based on an estimated 5,000 tons and 333 loads
of recyclables.
Processing Trucking Total Estimated
Vendor Cost Cost Annual Cost
Casella Recycling, LLC. $35/Ton $225/Load $249,925
E.L. Harvey & Sons $35/Ton $290/Load $271,570
Waste Management and Eco-Maine were only interested in bidding on a multi-year contract.
Integrated Paper Recycling did not provide a response to the request for bid.
Casella’s processing cost of $35/Ton is a ceiling price which will be reduced if the recycling
markets improve. Casella has submitted a formula that would reduce the processing cost through
a revenue share. E.L. Harvey did not provide for an option to reduce the processing cost and
provided only a fixed rate for the entire year of $35/Ton.
It is the recommendation of the Solid Waste Superintendent that the contract be awarded to
Casella Recycling, LLC of Charlestown, MA at an estimated annual cost of $249,925.
