Board awards transfer-station fabrication to Atlantic Recycling, approves electrical vendor pending revised quote

The town’s administrator presented updated quotes and a design for a transfer-station upgrade that would extend the pad, install steel runner plates to protect concrete from compactor rollers, and provide new compactors. Atlantic Recycling’s proposal — including two 4-yard compactors and steel plates — totaled $67,500; an alternate vendor, BB&E, had quoted $179,816 for a different configuration.

"With Atlantic's quote, including the steel plates and the maximum $13,000 for the buyout from Treano in a year, that price is 98,479 for that scenario," the administrator said while laying out the options and comparative pricing. Board members discussed pad length (extending to 49 feet to accommodate up to four units in the future), steel plate details (0.25‑inch thickness with 3‑inch channel), and OSHA height requirements (42 inches for metal fabrication guarding).

Committee member (speaker 7) moved that the town move forward with Atlantic Recycling to begin fabrication for the waste-management system; the motion was seconded and passed 3-0. A second motion to move forward with Wakita for the electrical work, pending a revised quote reflecting recent scope changes, was also seconded and approved 3-0.

Staff said the plan will keep household-drop and recycling services operating during construction and that the pad and compactors can be installed and brought online in a brief window (the household portion could be operational in two days, the recycling flows within the same week). The board asked staff to obtain updated concrete pricing and coordinate final specifications with the selected contractor and electricians before signing contracts.