Labor day weekend

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Epworth ForestGarbage Company Consolidation
Project

• Labor day weekend
• EFPOA Meeting
• Sept. 5, 2009
• StevE Perich
• EFPOA Treasurer

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Goals

• The goals of this project are
• To reduce the number of days per week that
  garbage collection trucks are travelling through
  EF
• One pickup per week for the entire community -
  Monday morning
• Road preservation - fewer trucks and smaller
  trucks
• Safer roads quieter community
• Lower cost - attempt to obtain large volume
  group pricing

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Selection Criteria

• Cost of Pickup Service
• Volume of trash per week included in price
• No Activation or Cancellation fees
• No other misc fees (e.g. Fuel, Environmental,
  etc.)
• Vendor understands seasonal nature of EF
• Offer Dumpster rentals for additional charge
• Smaller truck size
• NOTE A Recycling Program was not considered. Not
  offered by any local trash collection companies.

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Goal Avoid Big Trucks in our community
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Financial Competitive Analysis (1 of 3)
Provider Name Cost per month Amount of trash allowed per week Cost per bag of trash Cost per bag for excess trash (over allowed limit)
Borden Waste-Away 15.40 19.00 22.60 (HOA rates) Two 32-gallon bags, Three 32-gallon bags, or Thirteen 32-gallon bags 7.70 (2) 6.33 (3) 3.76 (6) 1.74 (13) 1.50 extra
Stafford's Solid Waste Service, Inc. 20.00 Five 32-gallon bags 6.66 (3) 4.00 (5) 1.00 extra
Stuckman's Sanitation Inc. 21.00 Three 32-gallon bags 7.00 1.75 extra
Sweetheimer Trash Removal 20.00 Four to Six 32-gallon bags 6.66 (3) 3.33 (6) Typically none as long as it is only one familys amount of trash
Veolia Environ. Services (formerly Ameri-Waste) 26.29 Six 32-gallon bags 8.76 (3) 4.38 (6) 1.00 extra (5.00 minimum charge)
Waste Management (WM) 23.20 Fifteen 32-gallon bags 7.73 (3) 3.86 (6) 1.55 (15) Will not take excess bags unless informed in advance and pre-paid. Call for quote.
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Financial Competitive Analysis (2 of 3)
Provider Name Current Pickup Day Service Agreement Required? 96-gallon Collection Cart rental available? Activation Fee Other Misc. Fees
Borden Waste-Away Monday YES Optional. Included in price. None 1) 1.50 extra for each item that cannot fit into collection cart 2) 6.2 fuel surcharge if diesel gt 3.50 a gallon
Stafford's Solid Waste Service, Inc. Wednesday NO NO None None
Stuckman's Sanitation Inc. Friday NO NO None None
Sweetheimer Trash Removal Monday NO NO None None
Veolia Environ. Services (formerly Ameri-Waste) Monday NO Optional. Extra charge of 3.86 / month 15 None
Waste Management (WM) Tuesday NO Optional. Included in price. 35 2 Admin Fee 13 Fuel Env. Fee chrged each qtr.
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Financial Competitive Analysis (3 of 3)
Provider Name Very Large (gt 10 bags / week) Medium (5 -6 bags / week) Small (2-3 bags / week) Billing Cycle
Borden Waste-Away Best Deal 2nd best Best Deal Quarterly
Stafford's Solid Waste Service, Inc. Tied for 2nd best Monthly
Stuckman's Sanitation Inc. Quarterly
Sweetheimer Trash Removal Best Deal Tied for 2nd best Monthly
Veolia Environmental Services (formerly Ameri-Waste) Quarterly
Waste Management (WM) 2nd best Once every 4 months
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Competitive Analysis Other Factors
Provider Name Collection Truck Size Pick-up of grass clippings branches? Pick-up of bags of leaves? Dumpster Sizes for rental
Borden Waste-Away 25 ft. tandem axle (large) Yes, included for no extra charge. Not included. Available for extra charge. 15 cubic yards, 2 ton limit up to 48 cubic yards, 5 ton limit
Stafford's Solid Waste Service, Inc. Large No, they cannot pick up yard waste. No, they cannot pick up leaves. 6 cubic yards up to 30 cubic yards
Stuckman's Sanitation Inc. Large Yes, included for no extra charge. Not included. Available for extra charge of 5.25 / bag 6, 8, 10, 12 cubic yards
Sweetheimer Trash Removal 15 ft. (intermediate) Not included. Available for extra charge. Not included. Available for extra charge. 6 cubic yards up to 10, 20, 30 cubic yards
Veolia Environ. Services (formerly Ameri-Waste) 25 ft. tandem axle (large) No, they cannot pick up yard waste. No, they cannot pick up leaves. 10, 15, 20, 30 cubic yards
Waste Management (WM) 25 ft. tandem axle (large) Yes, included for no extra charge. No, they cannot pick up leaves. 20 or 30 cubic yards (4 ton limit)
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The Preferred Vendor

• Based on the criteria of best value (i.e.
  lowest cost per bag, no misc. fees) and smallest
  truck size, the following vendor has been
  selected
• Sweetheimer Trash Removal
• 4950 N. 850 W-92
• Pierceton, IN 46592
• [phone]
• Locally owned, family operated
• Have assisted EFPOA with Large Item Trash Pickup
  for years
• Yard waste leaf pickup is available for an
  extra charge.

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Other Information

• Each Epworth Forest Property Owner
• will need to contact Sweetheimer Trash Removal
  directly to set up this service.
• will be directly billed by, and directly make
  payments to, Sweetheimer Trash Removal.

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Q A

• Any questions/comments/discussion?