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Bowing to Public Pressure, Palm Coast Opts for Bidding Out Trash Hauling Contract

August 16, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 14 Comments

They're back in: Waste Management and Republic Services, the nation's first and second-largest trash haulers, will get to compete with Waste Pro, and very likely several other haulers, for Palm Coast's next garbage and recycling contract.

Citing an epiphany in the shower, Palm Coast City Manager Jim Landon reversed his recommendation to negotiate an garbage-contract extension with Waste Pro. The city will open up the process through a broader request for proposals.

Trash Flips: Waste Pro Lobbies Another County To Go to Bids While Urging Palm Coast Not To

August 15, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 9 Comments

Waste Pro wants to keep the $7-million-a-year garbage hauling in contract in Palm Coast, so it’s opposing a bidding process, but it’s arguing the exact opposite in Hillsborough County, where it’s hoping to win the contract.

Why Palm Coast Doesn’t Want To Lower Your $239 Garbage Rate and Bid Out the Contract

August 10, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 15 Comments

Palm Coast skims off $700,000 from its annual $7 million contract with Waste Pro. Cheaper garbage rates for customers means less money for the city, which is partly why the city is resisting bidding out the contract.

Garbage Cunning: Palm Coast May Skip Bidding Out $7.7 Million-a-Year Contract

August 8, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 17 Comments

The 5-year contract with Waste Pro is expiring. The city council Tuesday will discuss whether to renegotiate or go out to bid, though so far the city administration is signaling resistance to a bid process

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