City Of Fort Worth Appears Ready To Extend Waste Management Contract Without Receiving Other Bids

Arlington TX

21 October, 2021

6:17 PM

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By Jessica Priest, Fort Worth Report October 21, 2021 The city of Fort Worth is poised to extend an about $38 million annual contract with Waste Management without considering other vendors. If approved Nov. 6, the contract would last until 2033 and potentially forgo savings of up to $60 million. Scott Pasternak, who consulted with the city on this, said he initially thought the city might be able to find a vendor who would agree to provide residential waste collection services for between 7-10% less than Waste Management. But now, with the pandemic, there's uncertainty in the market, and Waste Management has agreed to waive the consumer price index adjustment for fiscal year 2022. That's estimated to decrease the contract for that year by 4%. It also has to commit to maintaining and raising customer satisfaction. "We think having a bird in the hand, if you will, is a better place to be, given the situation where the city of Fort Worth is, since you do have very good customer service levels," Pasternak said. To read the full article, click here. Fort Worth Report is a nonpartisan, nonprofit news organization that produces factual, in-depth journalism about city and county government, schools, healthcare, business, and arts and culture in Tarrant County. Always free to read; subscribe to newsletters, read coverage or support our newsroom at fortworthreport.org.