SEATTLE (Recycling Monster): The Sioux City Council is slated to vote on a resolution to approve a 10-year long waste collection and recycling contract between the city and Gill Hauling, Inc. The proposed agreement, if approved, will come into effect on July 1st, 2023 and will be valid until 30th June, 2033. It also has provisions to extend the agreement for an additional two five-year periods, if agreed by both the parties.
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The new agreement comprises of a floor consumer price index adjustment of 3% to a ceiling consumer price index adjustment of 5% over the length of the agreement. It must be noted that the current agreement allows Gill Hauling, Inc. to increase rates by 2% annually through the remainder of the contract.
The City, in a news release, noted that the new agreement is in the best interest of its customers and that the city staff had worked with a solid waste consultant and the contractor on this agreement. The overall terms of the agreement are favourable, it noted. The low-volume users will be provided with an option to downsize to a smaller container so as to save costs. The agreement proposes recycling collection every other week.
Furthermore, the Council has the right to deny the agreement and bid out solid waste collection, recycling and disposal services to outside parties.
