To:
From:
Re:
DB. Motion:
Discussion:
City of Nashua, Public Works Division
Board of Public Works Meeting Date: April 26, 2018
Jeff Lafleur, Superintendent of Solid Waste
Single Stream Recycling Contract
To award a one year contract for the transportation and processing of the City’s
single stream recyclables in the amount not to exceed $400,000 to Casella
Recycling LLC of Charlestown, MA pending approval of the FY19 operating
budget. Funding through Department 168 Solid Waste; Fund: Solid Waste; Account
Classification: 55 Other Contracted Services,
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, 2018,
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 six potential vendors. The Solid Waste Department has worked with Casella
Recycling for five years and their strength in today’s difficult market conditions
leads us to recommend that the FY 19 one-year contract for Single Stream recycling
be awarded to Casella of the amount not to exceed $400,000.
