Northampton council opens bids for dewatered sludge disposal; Waste Management submits lowest three‑year bid

Council opened sealed bids for transport and disposal of dewatered sludge and announced two offers received through Gilmore and Associates. The chair read the bids and asked the solicitor to review them before the borough places an award on the agenda at the next regular meeting.

Waste Management of Pennsylvania submitted a three‑year bid that broke down as follows: year one $457,154.70, year two $480,014.90 and year three $504,014.00, for a three‑year total of $1,441,183.60. J.P. Mascaro and Sons submitted a three‑year bid of $532,457.50 for year one, $550,848.00 for year two and $573,848.50 for year three, for a three‑year total of $1,657,154.00.

Solicitor Stephanie (identified in the meeting as the borough solicitor) said she would review the bids “with a fine‑tooth comb” and return recommendations at the next council meeting. No award was made at the session; council members were told the item will appear on the next agenda for formal action.

Why it matters: the chosen contractor will handle multi‑year transport and disposal of the borough’s wastewater dewatered sludge, a recurring service with material budgetary implications for the sewer enterprise fund. Council members asked procedural questions about the optional pricing for years four and five and confirmed the solicitation sought a three‑year term with optional extensions.

Next step: the solicitor’s review and council’s formal award at the next regular meeting.