Richard's Disposal Inc.'s garbage proposal lower than competitors. See by how much

Richard's Disposal's proposals to the City of Jackson for trash pickup are hundreds of thousands of dollars less expensive across the board than competing companies.

With a March 31 deadline looming before the current Richard's Disposal contract with Jackson for trash pickup expires, Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba said in a Monday press conference after Mississippi Supreme Court ruled against him in his fight with the Jackson City Council over garbage collection, that he intends to put a new contract before the city council in the ongoing saga over trash pickup.

Last week, Lumumba issued a statement, saying the ruling "changes nothing."

Lumumba said that Richard's Disposal remains the winning bid and will continue to be the garbage contractor when the city's emergency contract expires at the end of March. The Request for Proposals process can take several weeks and the city council has did not take up the topic of garbage collection during a special meeting Tuesday.

According to figures submitted by the vendors in 2021 and provided to the Clarion Ledger from the City of Jackson, Richard's previous proposal for twice a week pickup with a cart is $756,000 a year while its closest competitor, Waste Management is offering the same service for more than $1.16 million, a difference of $360,720. Richard's Disposal's quote for twice a week pickup is less than FCC Environmental Services' quote for once-a-week pickup in every instance.

Also, according to letters provided by the city to the Clarion Ledger, Jackson has reached out within the last two weeks to discern if previous quotes are still valid.

FCC responded by saying their previous quotes were not valid because changing market values and likely would increase.

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Waste Management also stated their previous quotes are not valid.

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Meanwhile, Richard's Disposal says it will honor its previous quotes.

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Below are the original quotes from potential vendors in the 2021 RFP:

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Proposal 1 (1 pickup per week with no cart)

• FCC Environmental Services: $651,180.83

• Richard's Disposal: $585,000.00

• Waste Management: $753,300.00

Proposal 2 (2 pickups per week with no cart)

• FCC Environmental Services: $945,856.25

• Richard's Disposal: $652,500.00

• Waste Management: $858,060.00

Proposal 3 (1 pickup per week with a cart)

• FCC Environmental Services: $786,655.85

• Richard's Disposal: $686,250.00.

• Waste Management: $833,760.00

Proposal 4 (2 pickups per week with a cart)

• FCC Environmental Properties: $1,123,342.09

• Richard's Disposal: $756,000.00

• Waste Management: $1,116,720.00

This article originally appeared on Mississippi Clarion Ledger: See how much less Richard's Disposal wants to charge Jackson MS garbage