Benbrook council awards sanitation contract to Best Trash North Texas

The Benbrook City Council on Oct. 1 unanimously approved a contract with Best Trash North Texas LLC to provide residential and commercial solid-waste services, following a staff recommendation based on a competitive request for proposals. Assistant City Manager Ethan Cox told council the evaluation committee ranked Best Trash top among five respondents and that the award follows interviews, best-and-final offers and successful negotiations.

"Best Trash is actually proposing a 6% per month rate decrease ... from $17.60 a month down to $16.60 a month for each resident," Cox said, describing the rate and service proposal that staff judged as best value. Cox said the RFP weighted price at 30 points and also tested proposers on qualifications, service methodology, capacity and references.

Representatives from Best Trash described their Texas operations and local readiness. Chad Perry, vice president of sales, said the company was founded in Houston and has expanded operations across the region. "We were founded in Houston, right here in Texas," Perry said.

Council members asked about contract details, transition logistics with the outgoing vendor Republic Services and customer protections such as cart warranties and grandfathering of assisted service. Cox said transition work will involve coordination with Republic Services and the Benbrook Water Authority for billing handoff and container replacement.

Councilmember Mackey moved to award RFP 26-001 and authorize execution of the solid-waste services agreement with Best Trash; Councilmember Phillips seconded. Voting was opened and the motion carried unanimously. Cox said staff will begin transition planning immediately.

The council did not specify a vote tally for each member on the record; the motion was announced as carried unanimously. The contract includes provisions staff described for a staggered rollout around the Dec. 31 contract expiration and Jan. 1 service start, a resident cart-purchase option and a Wednesday bulk/brush collection day.