I find it strange that the city council is being blamed for "oversights" in the RFP. City council members are unlikely to spend their time writing RFPs. That is city staff's job, and in this case, I'm guessing that staff would be Susan Young and the people who report to her. So in reality, Young is responsible for any failures in the RFP to address all items which should have been addressed. That she and her department keep recommending the worst of the three choices makes it look like they are taking bribes, in my opinion.
I reiterate the statement I've made before here and in printed letters to all 13 council members: the only reasonable choice for this contract is Eureka.
Waste Management and BFI fail to provide the maximum economic return to the city, fail to be reliable long-term contract partners, fail to protect the city from large liability and environmental risks, and fail the smell test. A vote for Waste Management or BFI is a sign that a council member is either negligent or guilty of collusion.
Chris Johnson Fulton
Sean Gosiewski wrote:
Doug Grow Article on Recycling Contract,
Thank you Doug Grow for your great story on the choice of the recycling processing contractor for Minneapolis (see below). I enthusiastically agree with Doug's points (see article below) and have one correction.
I believe that the City has more flexibility to choose Eureka recycling than stated in his story. Please see the Request for Proposals: Recyclable Materials Processing - http://www.ci.minneapolis.mn.us/council/2003-meetings/20031010/docs/04_Recyc ling_RFP.pdf " The City of Minneapolis reserves the right to reject any or all of the proposals or parts of proposals, to negotiate modifications to proposals submitted, to accept all or part of the proposals on the basis of consideration other than proceeds or cost and to negotiate specific work elements with a repondent into a project of lesser or greater expense and reimbursement than described in this RFP or the respondent's reply."
Sean Gosiewski, Corcoran Neighborhood [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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