Scottdale Borough Council needs to decide on its next garbage carrier since its contract with Waste Management of North Huntingdon expires May 31.
Under the current contract, residential customers pay $15.33 per month for weekly collection. The borough provides monthly recycling pickup at no charge.
Three garbage firms submitted bids for a five-year contract, which would run from June 1 to May 31, 2013. Borough solicitor Randy Klimchock opened and read the bids at a special meeting Monday. He and borough officials will examine the documents more closely and make a recommendation at the next council meeting, at 6:30 p.m. April 14.
Veolia Environmental Services of McClellandtown’s bid for commercial and residential customers totaled $2.23 million with a fuel cost adjustment and $2.3 million with no fuel cost adjustment. The latter bid would bind Veolia to the bid no matter the cost of fuel.
Under Veolia’s proposal, residential customers would pay $13.44 monthly the first year for weekly garbage pickup, with rates rising incrementally to $14.68 in the fifth year of the contract, without a fuel cost adjustment. With a fuel cost adjustment, the base amount would be $13.05 the first year and $14.54 the fifth year.
Recycling without a fuel cost adjustment would cost $1.01 per month the first year and $1.14 the fifth year. With a fuel cost adjustment, recycling would cost $1.01 per month the first year and $1.11 per month the fifth year.
Waste Management of North Huntingdon submitted a bid for residential and commercial removal that does not include any fuel cost adjustments. The differences in prices depend on where the trash is placed. Rear alley pickup will cost $2.983 million and curbside pickup will cost $3.159 million.
Residential customers would pay $16.72 monthly the first year for alley collection, with the rate rising incrementally to $19.56 in the fifth year. For curbside collection, residential rates start at $17.94 the first month and will rise to $20.99 the fifth year.

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