WASHINGTON COURT HOUSE, Ohio — Fayette County commissioners opened bids Nov. 2 for the county’s transfer station waste hauling and disposal contract, with Rumpke of Ohio Inc. submitting the only complete offer at $628,800, according to the Fayette County Board of Commissioners.
A second bidder, EDENB LLC of Winchester, offered $376,000, but county officials said the bid was incomplete. The county engineer had estimated the contract would cost $650,000, the board said. Jason Little, the county’s sanitary services director, will review the submissions and recommend whether to award the contract, according to commissioners, who had flagged the bid opening on their agenda ahead of the meeting.
At the same meeting, commissioners approved spending up to $4,500 from the General Fund to install a new food storage container at the Fayette County Dog Shelter after resident Janice Vaught told the board the shelter’s conditions are poor. Vaught asked commissioners to provide temporary shelter space, add staff and do more to advertise dogs available for adoption, an effort the shelter has previously tried through discounted adoption events, according to the board.
Commissioners acknowledged Vaught’s concerns and said funding had already been set aside for the new storage container, while officials continue to look at options for expanding the shelter and raising money for it, the board said. Commissioner James D. Garland cast the lone vote against the $4,500 expenditure; Commissioners Tony Anderson and Donald L. Fleak voted in favor, and the motion carried.
Commissioners also voted to engage the law firm Bricker Graydon Wyatt LLP to help modify the county’s development agreement with Amazon Web Services, following through on plans outlined ahead of the meeting.
The information contained in this story was obtained from the Fayette County Board of Commissioners.
