City Hall is seeking a firm to provide recycling services for municipal bins on Main Street and elsewhere, a selection process that could be more intriguing than would be typical for such a contract since there are the prospects of a member of the Park City Council submitting a bid.
An advertisement announcing the search for a firm was posted this week on City Hall’s website. Proposals are due on July 12. The municipal government wants to hire a firm to pick up recyclable materials in seven bins on Main Street. The deal will also include recycling bins at City Park, the Quinn’s Junction sports complex and Rotary Park.
A company known as Curb It Recycling currently holds the contract. It expires on Sept. 30. City Hall wants to select a firm to enter into a three-year contract with an option for a two-year renewal.
Tyler Poulson, who coordinates City Hall’s environmental programs, said the contract with Curb It Recycling costs approximately $25,000 annually.
He outlines a timeline that calls for the Park City Council to award a contract in late August for services starting on Oct. 1.
A member of the City Council, Joe Kernan, owns a recycling firm known as Good Earth Recycling. Kernan said he planned to review the information from City Hall and then decide whether he would submit a proposal.
If Kernan chooses to vie for the contract, conflict-of-interest rules would prevent him from participating in the selection process and the award of the contract. It would be highly unusual for a sitting member of the City Council to be seeking a contract with City Hall.