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A brief update was presented
to the Board of Supervisors in May 2006 concerning the
Construction and Demolition Debris (C&D) processing and
recycling project. As a result of the advertisement of the
Request for Proposal (RFP), six firms submitted proposals
and four firms were interviewed. Based on the submitted
proposals and interviews, the selection committee identified
the two best qualified firms. Site visits and further
clarifications regarding the proposals will allow for a
recommendation to be made regarding the selection of a firm
prior to the Board meeting.
Currently, County staff is
conducting site visits of operating facilities, and
evaluating requested follow-up information. Through the
procurement process, it has been recognized that used
equipment allowing rapid start-up and a contractor to
operate the entire system are not economically feasible
alternatives. Therefore, all new equipment will be required
and recommended in conjunction with the purchase of some
services from a contractor to load materials into the new
recycling system. Installation and start-up will take
place in the October/November timeframe.
In addition to procurement
of the equipment firm, several other activities are
currently underway including permit application review,
grading/soils testing, procurement of an annual contract for
the concrete pad, procurement of improvements to the
recycling building, negotiating revisions to the Hamilton
Rich contract and/or purchase of mobile equipment, and
planning the DEQ-required public meeting.
It’s anticipated that after
C&D processing begins, it will be possible to reduce the C&D
waste stream to fines (dirt) and other small items. This
will allow a much reduced Construction and Demolition Debris
landfill operation, and extend the landfill life. One goal
is to postpone the capital expenditure for closure of the
existing Construction and Demolition Debris landfill until
July 2008.
Revenue from the C&D waste
stream provides more than 50% of the funds needed to provide
current solid waste management services. A diligent C&D
recycling effort is essential to maintain the current
revenue stream and to maximize landfill life. A 25% C&D
recycling effort will use all permitted landfill space by
2012, and a 50% effort will use all permitted space by
2015. Detailed planning and engineering activities are
underway to submit additional landfill permit applications.
Details of the planning effort will be presented to the
Board in a future work session.
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